The evening world. Newspaper, February 14, 1921, Page 8

ROBBED, BOYS SAY Parents of Providence Young- Sters Due Here To-Day to . _ Take Charge of Them. 4). Prank Cropper and Joseph McGuire, jth Afteon years ald, two of the four (R. 1) boys who de- “food and a place to sleep” ‘Lieut. Phelan of the High Bridge Station last night after, as Providence in a locked freight “for days and days,” changed story somewhat to-day when ed by John Harland, Super- of the Bronx Children's version given by young Crop- gnd corroborated by McGuire is they, accompanied by Hugh ly and Peter Walling, both years old, were late in return- home from the movies Saturday Two men, Cropper said, told to cut through the freight yards THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, ae CRAIG IN CONTEMPT OF FEDERAL COURT Comptroller Ordered by Judge Mayer to File Unqualified Retraction of His Oharges. In a formal order signed to-day In the United States Distriet Court, Judge Mayer found City Comptroller Charles L. Craig guilty of contempt of court and ordered him to appear before the court on Feb, 24, and file Qn unqualified retraction of cLarges he has made. United States District Attorney Caffey is directed in the order to notify the Comptroller to be In court on the date specified. Judge Mayer's order is based on a letter written by the Comptrotier on Oct. 6, 1919, to Public Service Com- missioner Lewis Nixon in answer to & request that he meet members of the Board of Hstimate, the receiver of the Brookiyn Rapid Transit Com pany and others for a discussion of the affairs of the RB, R. T. In this letter the Comptroller changed that Judge Mayer, who appointed Lindley M. Garrison receiver of the B. R. T., had denied the munictpal authorities the right to examine from official sources the condition of the B. R. T., had refused the municipal authorities the right to appeal to another court and, in effect, that. Judge Mayer, in the matter of the Brooklyn transit situation, stood between the city at thorities and the truth, —_ LEGLESS MAN FIGHTS TO SAVE HIS HOME ‘the two men beat him and McGuire of $1.50 took 12 cents from Donnelly 4 cents from Walling. They then pushed into the car and slammed. The car arrived Providence last night. boys were arraigned before in the Children's ‘d ite Levy ‘ to-day and remanded to the 4 's Society for trial Feb. 21 on of improper guardianship. Society was given permission to the boys over to their parents if they are called for to-day, ; BROKE IN PLANT TO "TAKE FLASHLIGHT 1 Am a German,” Says Prisoner - | Twice Successful in Municipal Court New Effort Is Made to Evict Him. was in the Brooklyn County Court to- day to fight a renewed attempt by his landlady, Mrs. Annie Cohen of No, 491 Livonia Avenue, Brooklyn, to eject him and his wife and five children from the store and two rooms they oocupy at No. 483 Livonia Avenue, Up to three years ago Horowitz made a good living as a master mason and bricklayer, “Then a malady overtook him which required the amputation of one leg. Friends set him up in the candy store. Two years ago his other leg had to be amputated. When his three-year lease was up last October Mrs. Cohen refused to renew it, Ghe admitted that he offered to pay inerensed rent and tnat he is not un- desirable. But she said she has been ordered to vacate her home on May 1 Who Tried to Photograph New Machine. Repeated thefts of tools from .the ‘of the National Cork Company, $5 Bogart Street, Brooklyn, Edward Burns, the manager, ‘establish a watch on the factory and Lest night he and Detective 4 Hemendinger of the Stags ¥ stmtion surprised and arrested a man calling himself Paul Harrick, of Rochelle Park, who was about to take @ BawMlight photograph of the model of machine which, it ts believed, Sle revotationize the industry. rick, when arraigned in Bridge Police Court to-day stood at at- after the manner of one of the in answer to “I am a German. % was linger was the to communicate with the Federal ties and dina if Harrick is on the suspected of German spies, it he dha haep emi QUICK TRIAL FOR POLICE. Bey Will Face Jury on Feb. 23. Judge Crain in General Sessions to- day set for Feb. 23 the trial of Cor- helius J. Flood and Robert A, O'Brien, Policemen indicted on a charge of first degree murder as @ result of the ‘death of James Cushing, sixteen years old, who lived on West 50th Street, on 4, 18. Both men plead not @ McGee, counsel for the de- 4 nts, had demanded an immediate his motion being opposed by 8. Whitman. Cushing was while feeding pigeons on a roof. and O'Brien were exonerated at time, but were indicted by the Jury which is now investigating affairs. TT WARD PLANTS CUT PAY. Bonus and Overtime at Wentchenster “Bows” Factories Discontinued, ‘The Russell, Burdsall & Wand Bolt @nd Nut Company, with factories at , Port Chester, N. Y., Pemberwick, Cono., Rock Falls, IL, to-day announced nuance of the attendance bonus time and a half for overtime, ef- ve Feb. 26, It amounts to a wage ion, it is said, of 15 to 20 it. The announcement explains | s quoted by competing concern forced this company to reduce its facturing cost, jitiam L. Ward, known as the Re- “poss” «ot Westchester County, next and wants to ocoupy Horow!tz's rooms, . Jacob A, Freedman, counsel for Horo- witz, declared that Mrs. Cohen “con- nived” with the landlord to have him order her out. Horowitz, he said, has deen ‘twice sustained in the case in Municipal Court, Judge Bayes asked that briefs be submitted and said he would give his decision on Friday. 2 RRB fe “THE UPPER ROOM.” Version of Paani Play to Be Shown Here During Lent. ‘This evening at the auditorium, No. 468 West 143d Street, Our Lady of Lourdes Dramatic Union will begin their seventh season in Mgr. Robert Hugh Benson's, passion play “The Upper Room." "This production was first shown in public in }914 after @ personal coaching by the famous English prelate and author. ; ‘The cast is composed of amateurs of the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes un- der the direction of Marie and Ger- trude Wainwright; the former starred in “Dear Brutus’’a few years ago on She is now ‘playing, with in her latest photo’ pro- dugtion “Polly With a Wa “The Upper Room" ‘be produced every Monday evening during the Lenten season. No admission fee will be charged. A collection will be taken up for the charities of the St. V: De Paul's Conference, Mica ———— FIGHT WAR VETERAN BILL. Mayors Oppose Favoring Former Soldiers tn @ivil Service, That the Mayors as well as the em- ployees of up-State citles are opposed to the Baumes-Martin Amendment to the Constitution, providing a preference In all examinations for veterans of war, was reported yesterday to Joint Committee of” the Patrol Benevolent Association and the formed Firemen Association by seph J. O'Reilly, 8 » who Just completed a to There will be a before the Assembly, tee in Albany to-morrow afternoon O'Reilly reported that Mayors roposed amendment ws detrinvcriet p will imental President, President of the corporation. class. Good Lamps—and only aes wt i i Ovington's February Sale ‘of lamps and shades comes but once a year! Good Lamps Table lamps and floor lamps, formal lamps and quaint lamps, lamps of almost every size and al- most every use—all are reduced for February by 10% to 50%, This February, furniture, too, travels the way of lamps and many charm. ing pieces may be had at discounts of 10% to 25%, OVINGTON’S “The Gift Shop 2-314 Fifth Ave. a of Fifth Avenue” Near 32nd St. Morris Horowitz, wao is without legs, | NEW LAWS TO HALT TICKET GOUGERS Speculators Bills Urged by|§x-Assistant Corporation Counsel! Mendell “Beleis Says They Find| Engaged ‘Couple Were Talking Evening Wor!d to Be passed Was Putting Away Revolver in ut Too Hard to Make About Wedding Plans When To-Night. Bedroom of Home, a Living. Rejected Suitor Fired. (Spenial to ‘The Bvening World.) Harford P. Walker of Islip, L. L, LONDON, Feb. 14.—-“Except for the Isaac Sedun, No. 5913 Bast Sixth ALBANY, Feb. 4 : ow 1 is believed that pre-|tece “one muse work an ‘The police say that Mike Capitano, broker's commission on the sale of OW" room. It po One must k and work to » f ry seata’to 60 conta above the bor-ofce| Puratery to putting the weapon, away/| make ovens poor living, Aimaya mea|who formerly roomed at the sirt's milk po isin — : ¢ wed to clean it are cf ng stones fro ie nd . 6 ( price. Both cdme up, one in each|{t was de Mantally eaaete always there are more stones to take |Mome and wanted to marry her, did ther f ; house, for fmai passage, each having| Six children and the ser aPOT cai tive a: ete en, Teme Le re eaceane. ve you f been already passed in the house in| Were onthe lower floor, heard, on They are alxars bisy tering | Migs Evans told the police that she Insurance. On this all which it ongina and hastening to Mr, Walker's bed- ” { 4 and Sedun had been discussing plans ‘\ COMRADE KILLS MARINE. ing of Triger Re- nin Death. 14. Faward Cade of the Marine Corps, is a prisoner at the New vy Yard as a result of th killing yesterday of the sume on sentry duty at the gate of the Fleet Street and 2d Avenue, York > eidents Richardson, a, Supply Base, Brooklyn. ‘Companions said Cade grabbed Rtch- ardson's service revolver and, aiming it, “Tm going to shoot Richardson also ahead.” trigger, said laughingly, you, sald, “go price the Richardson's breast above the heart He died almost inatantly. Richardson's home was at No. West 111th Street., service In April, from Indiana soon after the armistice ) Fa 8// er at Bog HA eae ¥: \ CB Se 2 « @ SS G xf Tl Ler = Se Cade accidentally the He had entered the 1920. Qi 2D) 6.) >, fi) co Ds co 8 The passage to-night’s session of the Legislature of the Walton-Smith ticket specula tors’ bills, brought about by the Eve- ning World’s fight on the Broadway theatre ticket scalpers, seems assured One bill makes it a misdemeanor to offer tickets om the street or other public place, for any theatre or any kind of a show. The second restricts H. P. WALKER KILLS SELF BY ACCIDENT JEWS IN PALESTINE COLD TO ZIONISM JILTED; SHOOTS GIRL, KILLS RIVA at | forty- even years old, former Assist- ant Corporation Counsel of New York City, accidentally shot and killed himself in his bedroom yester- day af*ernoon with his own revolver. elders, few Jows in cerned with Palestine are con- Zionism,” declared Men- dell Belesis, who was tried at Kieff, Rusela, on charges of committing a “ritual murder” and later went to Pales- leading to the apartment of bh Walker went with the revol © to his to America. Everybody n Palestine is room found him lying upon the floor with a bullet wound in the left breast, He was dead when a physician ar- rived, the bullet having pierced a lung. Mr, Walker, who was prominent as a lawyer in this city, held member- ship In several clubs. here and on Long Isla His wife, who was Jeanne P. Frost, died two years ago. Coroner Moore, who arrived with Dr. King of Kings Hospital, Bay Shore, pronounced the death due to accident, 61st Company, ac ot Joseph company. Jersey Jitmeyn Victors in Snit. A decree dismissing the action of the Public Service Railway Company against William B. Reinhardt of New ark and thirty-five other jitney bus operators was signed to-day by V Chancellor Griffin at Jersey City. aetion was to compel the jitney ope ors to avoid thoroughfares in wi trolley tracks are laid. Notice of ap peal was filed by counsel for the Public Service Corporation, "SALADA" TEA Jaughed and bullet entered 143 Famous for 30 years, and ever growing in popularity Cade enlisted Street, was standing in the hallway fiancee, Miss Mary Evans, No. 50 East ird § 7 Mr, Walker had loaned the wenpon | tine. Third Street, atter a visit to te to a friend, Francis B. Thorne, who] “I Start for America soon to make a| movies last night, when a man step- returned it to him yesterday after-|!!ving," he add “In Palestine T|ped up and fired two shots. One noon, After his friend left she house : ven years, I made &| pierced the hat of the girl. The other little money which I saved I can £0 | killed Sedum. Delicious in the Cup Has no equal for ity and fine flavor. for their marriage, which was to te | wive tip his room at their home, and: next month, when Capitano fited.|added that she told him she would She said he had f d her‘abou ; have him arrested if he did not leave jever since her mot asked him to | her atone L For Health Sake Drink More Milk e7 he liberal drinking of Farm Products Cong Cortlandt 1961, pa (Barr Gory Novelty Styles of Excellent Taste eAnnouncing the establishment of I. Miller on Fifth Avenue at Forty Sixth Street, occupying four floors of the Miller Building with distinguished presentations of women’s and children’s footwear and exquisite offerings of hosiery. rs Other New York Shoe Shops: 15 West 42nd Street 50 Church Street gs 1554 Broadway Open Kveniange In Chicago at State and Monroe Strects Footwear designed and mede by I. 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