The evening world. Newspaper, February 15, 1921, Page 1

Bina pre KING TELL WTS TS, t To-Night’s Weathon=FAln, ¥ EDITION WARMER. WALL STREET NO. 21 664—DAILY. Copyright, 1921, by 7 Con! (the ‘New York World), Press Publishing NEW. YORK, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ‘15, ANOTHER TYPHUS SHIP PASSENGER DIES 1921. Entered as Second-Clase Matter Post Office, . Ss w York, N. ¥. TRACTION BILL GIVEN OUT; CITY HAS NO VETO ON FARE BOOSTS OR “JUNKED” LINES Proposed Miller Com Commission Is to Have Full Power to Fix Rates. LITTLE HOME RULE LEFT. City to Have Say in Fixing New Routes and Veto’ to Protect Debt Limit. ALBANY, Feb. 15.— "Tho reoeiver- ship of a trolley line does not take it (the trolley line) away from the reg- ulatory powers of the Fublic Service Commisgion,” Gov. Miller declared to- day. The Governor added that the pro- | vision in the bill which will allow the commission to adopt its plan for the! city, in case the latter does not agree to it, waj inserted to prevent “ob- rasures, He said e had no doubt the com-, mission could take title to the lines | for the city and put the title in the, city’s name, structive By Joseph S. Jordan, «Special Staff Correspondent of The Evening World.) ALBANY, Feb, 16.—Gov. Miller's traction bill will be introduced in the Legislature to-morrow, and the pro- visions wjll be exactly as they were outlined in The Evening World more than a week ago, Scarcely a vestige of home rule is left to New York. The cily 4s robbed of all conteol of its) own streets for transit purposes, It Will have absolutely no say except in he fixing of new transit routes, when its consent iy required under ¢he State Constitution, and a veto power on projects pledging the city wredit or affecting its debt limt, The Rapid Transit Commission, to be composed of three New York City men, will have abso- lute power over the city traction situation and the exclusive right to increase or decrease fares. An advance statement of the pro- visions of the bill was submitted to the press last night by the Governor for general circulation and to invite discussion, The Governor haa thrown lls cards on the table. The whole traction programme is covered by a single bill, All power ever traction matters In New York City 1s to be vested in a Rapid Tran- sit Commission, All power over other public utilities in the elty and all yutside is given to the Public Service Yommission, HAS ABSOLUTE POWER IN FIX- ING FARE RATES. The term of the Rapid Transit Commission will be for five years, we members belug subject to re- noval by the Governor. | The bill carries the es se of the police power bf the State to modify rates etther by way of increase or te de up m: guards or r or contri ihe commission 1 Jurisdiction over matters throughout lodged the Public (Continued on Bighth Pu ap — FRESH EGGS DROP AGAIN. S5e Wholesale — Shoald Sell for 40. conditions, safe- ustm: of franchies rights or obligations, as y prescribe, gis and electricity the State is Service Com- nts ct in Down to ! housing propo Fresh eggs took another drop tn the wholesale market to-doy and ware quoted at 35 cents. Last week's closing price vas 42 cent In Clic: to-day the quotations were as low as 31 cents, which is in- terpreted to mean that the New York prices probwbly will drop at least to 32 before the end of the week, when the stall pric not to be more than cents, > ough: Steal EIR RETR U CER PC Eat cae ee nae a ae COPELAND BACKS HOUSING MEASURE BEFORE ALDERMEN Urges Exemption From Tax- ation of New Tenements and Apartments. Health Commissioner Royal 8. Cope- land was the principal advocate in a public hearing of the Board of Alder- ten this afternoon of the emergency 11 to exempt from taxa- tion for a term of years tenements and aps 1ouses ‘built to relieve the t congestion. less this exemption measure fs passed,” declared Dr, Copeliind, “T shail be tempted to turn Socialist and vote for the Soclalistic programme, whieh calls wpon the city to build homes and rent them to the people.” Dr. Copeland, réplying to criticisms | of a recent survey of tenement hous- ing conditions by the Board of Health sald that a re-survey showed that conditions are gotting worse. He specified two blocks in Manhattan which shelter 1,44 families number- ing 7,169 persons. Inadequate sleep- ing quarters, he 5s re furnishes to 1,176 of the in these two blocks, “If this provi Jated to encourage passed,” said Dr. Gopeland, "we will be submerged in ten years. In 1920 183,000 babies 122 miles of bables— were born in Naw York City, Add to this birth rate the flomd of immi- gration which is headed toward us and you will find that we can’t take care of our population increase with- out additional quarters.” Dr. Copeland told the board that the typhus situation Is serious, In our overcrowded condition, he said, the consequences would he indescriba- ble if typhus, brought in by unclean immigran should gain a foothold in New York. HARDING TO SEE VIERECK. Saya nm, which is caleu- building, is not He Cannot Refine Audience to Any American, ST. AUGUSTINE, F Fr 16, President-elect Harding announced to- day he expected to George Syl- vester Viereck. editor of the Path iand before Ame red tho war Viereck came here direct trom on vention of German-American, *T will bo President of the whole Uni- ted States and I cannot refuse to any American who wishes to come, Mr. Harding explained ‘Tho President-elect reports that he had from President Wilson augural arrangements, mediate answer was cause he had to wait for Mrs, to arrive in order to discuss ments with her, WHITMAN AFTER ANOTHER. Refore Grand Jury denied published norad a letter regarding He said an im- impossible Harding arrang ecking Indict- ment of ceman, Charles S. Whitman. Spr ‘Aasint- ant District Attorney, went befor Grand Jur: aftemoon with eight witnesses, Just before entering the Jury ‘room he intendéd to ask for the indictment of a change of accepting No report mt Judge Crain of General UM hie evening. A Wye SENATE REFUSES, 3010 20, 10 GIVE LOGKWGOD POWER Limits Grant Strictly to Lines] Set in Resolution of Assembl D | | | | | | | | ALLOWS MORE MONEY, | lee of Investigation Made to Cover Only Concerns Mak- ing Realty Investments. ALBANY, Feb, 15.—The Senate this | 30 to 20, Lockwood Hous-| further of “ant the ng Committee any powers | to conduct their investigation than | was provided in the Assembly reso- | lution. At the same time the Senate voted to place $7! of the committee, instead of $50,000. 000 at the disposal The vote came on a’motion of Sen- ator Lockwood to amend the Assem- bly resolution by providing that the| committee might have the power to| investigute the form of organization and businesses, practices, ment, affairs, and investments of all corporations and associations that have among other things the power to invest their moneys in real prop- manage- érty or in bond secured by mort- gages. As the resolution stands, the com- mittee can investigate only realty in- vestments by those organizations, ae TEN CARS STARTED IN ALBANY TO-DAY by Four in Troy, All Manned Strikebreakers—Six Arrests Made There. ALBANY, Feb. 15.—Ten street cara manned by strike-breakers in Albany and four in Troy emerged from the barns to-day and began breaking thelr way through tracks partially covered with snow and ice. ‘This was the largest number of cars operated at one time since the United Trac- tion Company began efforts to break the strike of tts 1,200 employees, now, in ite eighteenth day. ‘There were no disorders in Albany when the cars began running, but six men were arrested in Troy in ovn- nection with the strike, Police there found trolley wires, which were re- paired yesterday, had been torn down during the night for a distance of three blocks, and there were indica- tions, it was said, that water plugs had been opened to Iay an ice blanket over the rails, The company announced early this afternoon that it waa runnin cars | jon three of the eight lines in ATbany, | The public was beginuing to patronize |the cars in both cities, the company reporting nino passenge and ers in Troy threé in Abaoy yup to o'clock. WAR GAS REPELS THIEVES WHO OPEN VAULT IN BAN Forcing of Door Opened Can and Robbers Fled Empty- Handed. PONTIAC, Mich., Feb, 15. WO safe blowers opened the vault in the Farmer nd Merchants’ Rank at early to-day bw < by ofn had t ut ven bac aw that vault, handed, A& the “0 ud be t by bank officin y n that it when ths door was na | n su | ken of vau | “ | sald Dr. Copeland. | rival of any COPELAND CLOSES N.Y. TO INFECTED SHIP PASSENGERS Death of “Second | Immigrant From Typhus Brings Drastic Action by City. | WILL USE POLICE FORCE. ' Health Commissioner Says Ex- amination and Cleansing Will Be Extended to Cabins. Following announcement of the sec- ond de h from typhus among the im- Hoffman Island, Health Commissioner nd declared day that not one typhus-carrying per- be allowed to land in New mi nts a Cope! to- son will York. “This applies to passengers In all the cabins of ships arriving from Europe,” “The ru'e must be enforced 100 per cent. or it is no good, and it will be enforced if it takes every policeman in New York City. “Birst and second cabin passengers | should be examined. One perfectly | healthy person can bring in typhus. This was shown last week when a second cabin passenger from the / Presidente Wilson became iM after landing and was sent to Harlem Hos- pital, where it was found he had typhus, He Is now in Willard Parker Hospital and recove “Nobody who is not personally clean can land in New York without being held twelve days conditions, The work be done on the other side. 3 under the new really should The Mount Clo from that port, had all They had been right thing. arrived here clean passengers. treated and then held fifteen days at Hamburg before being allowed to embark. “If I had my way I would have an embargo declared at Ellis Island. Certainly there must be 4 change there, ‘The Government should pro- vide facilities there for cleaning up immigrants." Dr, Copeland said only would continue to immigrants arriving here from Burope, but also those brought by train or ship after landing in other ports, The New Haven Rail- road is co-operating and will notify the authorities of the time of ar- of {ts trains or ships carrying immigrants, @ Commissioner Copeland lared his staff would be increased by fifty new inspectors to-day. Doctors and nurses have canvassed all the houses within a radius of ten blocks of the home of James Halligan, the Brook- lyn boy who died of typhus, have force not inspect all directly his or in- (Continued on nd Page.) —_ PIE COUNTER” OPEN AT WASHINGTON} Harry Daugherty Establishes Head- quarters as Harding's “Liaison Officer.” WASHINGTON, I office! Feb. 15. ™ sident Daugherty, Pre t Harding's “laison Congress: opened headquart office building te-day ‘This, coming closely Mr ding’s telegram to House and leaders, urging sup of priation billy by March 4, w. with the Senate n fter Har- Senate appro- 8 taken clean Hamburg | iy the only city in Europe doing the | y, which | ws | SENATORS SEEK | TO STOP LOANS TO ) THE ALLIES Judiciary Committee Unanimous- ly on Record Against Advances Even on Commitments. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. HF. Senate Judiciary Commit~ T tee unanimously went on record to-day against the payment of any further money to foreign countries, even on commit- ments already made, until all the facts conedrning the loan’ are known to Congre: The committee's action was an effort to prevent Secretary Hous ton’s carrying out the policy whieh le told both the Judiciary and For- eign Relations Committe that he favored—the payment of about $ 000,000 on commitments already ma if the foreign Governments asked for it, Examination of Secrotary Hous- ton on this question, scheduled for to-day, was postponed until to- morrgw, as tthe Secretary advised the committee that the papers in the files of the Treasury had not Resisted All ae Supeedtions by Allies During the Peace Conference. By David Lawrence. | WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 15 (Copy- right, 1921)—Defending attitudes | may not be fashionable, but in the in- jterest of fair those who know the facts concerning the alleged promise of Mr. Wilson to secure the cancellation of the Allied war debt have no hesitancy in s ing that far from welcoming the suggestions made informally to him actually re- sented the idea. One man who was with the Pre dent during the peace negotiations tells a story of a dramatic incident that ac- curred at a luncheon given to Presi- dent Wilson by the members of the French Chamber ‘of Deputies, Mr. Wilson fully expected that the affair would be social and was nct prepared to talk shop. The President of the French Cham- ber was seated next to Mr. Wilson, and his attempts to get Mr. Wilson to com- mit himself in private conversation to xome plan for the pooling of war debts at the Peace Conference pla he was received with yuch a frown of dis- approval and with such emphatic re- marks that persons at the table related the incident later as un indication that 80 far us Mr. Witsor neerned there was hope of gettt: him to agree to any cancellation of war dubts ALL THE ALLIES WANTED TO POOL THE ASSETS, was ct | It te true that the prope was jnever officiaily made to cancel war bts, but at least a score of different suggestions and plans were laid in- (Continued on Twelfth Page.) WILSON ADVISER SEES HARDING Lamont Tells Him Wilson Made No Commitments:on Can- by many as evidence that Daugherty celling Allied Loan. here to see that Hanting's wishes | sT, AUGUSTINE, I Feb, 15.— led out President Wilson made no commit Ngreasmen ned | ments, either direct or remote 1 Daugherty'a hendquarte | garding cancellation of the Alliec of Beaat Wu larding's | debts at Paris Peace Conference, succeasor in the Senato, as “the ple| ‘Thomas W. Lamont, who acted ad a pounter,”” for they flocked there with | financia) adviser there, told Prewl- patronage plear { donteelect Harding to-day. ft ts understood Duug with Mr. Harding, he said, “is free as | spond consider time In Washing-!air’ in the matter of settling the tom prior tp We inauguration, Allies debt, CANCELLING DEBTS President | Wilson from attack for some of his | SEVENTEEN KILLED IN IRISH CLASHES; TRAIN AMBUSHED | Among Victims of Attack on Cars, FEINERS DIE, “Fight With Soldiers in Town Near Cork—Several of the Militia Wounded. CORK, were lost Feb. 15, in two Sinn Fein attacks Seventeen lives to-day in the region of Cork, Ambushing « tr Sinn Weiners Killed eight passengers, two of their own mumber being killed by the turn fire of soldiers, Seven Sinn Feiners were killed when they attacked a party of sol- diere near Mourne Abbe ‘There was a bad fight in which the military a in, ye- suffered some casualties, the num- ‘ber being withheld, In the attack on the ambushed train, which took place near In- nishannon, eight passengers, one a woman, were killed. ‘two Sinn Fein- ers were killed by soldiers, Four solflers and several passengers were wounded. The Sfnn Feiners were distributed along both sides of the track. Pra tically every window in the train was shattered by their fire. A relief train bringing the moat seriously wounded arrived here |shortly after noon. Among these | were two women, two railway men and several male passengers. Forty soldiers were on the train They were on the alert and the Sinn Fein fire had searcely begun before the soldiers were fighting back, dis- charging their rifles through the broken windows. This was the second Instance railway ambush within tho The first occurred in this region alvo. ‘The Sinn Feiners in large numbers were sald to have hidden themselves along the railway and to have poured a heavy fire into the windows as the train went by. Bombs were used also, Heavy troop movements were supposed to have occasioned the at- tacks, Innishannon is 23 miles southwest of Cork. DUBLIN, Feb. 16.—Francis Teel- ing, awaiting execution after sen- tence for participation in the murder week of Lieut, Angliss Noy. 21 last, es- caped from Kilmainham jail last night. The escape is said to have been offected in as sensationul a manner as that which marked the escape of De Valera, ‘Teeling hud been captured in a pitched battle with “black and tan: Au unsuccessful attempt was made to bomb the Dublin City Hall night, ‘The building Is occupied hast by (Continued on Second Page.) BORAH TRIES AGAIN FOR DISARMAMENT in Naval Bill Au- Three- Propases Change thorizing Call for Power Conterence. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, followed up hia proposals for naval disarmament to: day by Introducing as an amendment to the pending naval appropriation bi a provision authorizing aud requesting the President to call conference by representatives of Great Britain, Japan United States on the subject conference,” the amendment “shall be charged with the ) understanding or wileh nay reduced’ x years, > There’s One Man Who Rests Kaslly in Ireland. DUBLIN, Feb. 15,--A case of sleeping sickness was reported yesterday from | Mount Norris, County Arma This is the first case of 3 disease to be re- jported In Idd. at Sy Eight Passengers and a Woman | NO REPUBLIC IN IRELAND CAN BE WON BY VIOLENCE, WARNING OF KING GEORGE ‘Says in Speech Opening Parliament. That. Government's Act Is Well Under Way, and Calls for Unity— / Favors Commercial Treaty With’ Red Russia. LONDON, Feb, 16.-—Violence will not solve the Irish problem, King George sald to-day in the speech Throne to the two Houses of Parliament in rmaliy opening the session. “The situation in Lreland still causes me distress,” said the King. “A misguided section of the Irish people persists in resorting te methods of criminal violence with the object of establishing an independent republic, Neither Irish anity uor Irish. seli-govern- ment can be attajned by thiy means,” r —-————=— “Arrangements for bringing tate — FIVE US OFFICIALS en a ACCUSED OF COAL from the trust that tn the near future the ma. dority of the pesple will show thelr} determination to repudiate violence effect to an uet which eon- and give ’ fers upon Chem responsibilities of H self-overnine: and” provides ma. 5 oni by whien th can attain 4% ‘ Ir ty by constitutional means.” $ 4 vech was Ddrief, but roum vital questions touched ua nud ; ste oe confronting the’ C At the | Were in Positions, It Is Said, tol outser it reterrea to the coming eane Sell to Foreign Powers held in London and at- net ntatives of Al- Huge Protit. lied nations, Gertnany and Turkeys “TL earnestly trust,” “said King { WASHINGTON, Feb, 15.-A former | George, “that by this means further a sury, | Prosress may Ge made in giving ef- 4] official of dhe United States Treasury, | pon to treaties of peace, in. re-estabe i) Dix W, Smith, sought to arrange | ishing concord in Europe and restos deals in coal for bis own profit in| ing tranquillity in the Near East.” . " ‘1 FAVORS A COMMERCIAL TREATY ' August, 1920, George H. Cushing, ue , : 4 WITH RED RUSSIA. i Managing Director of the Wholesale} cing George expressed himeele as Coal Dealers Association, told tie| favorably disposed toward a commers { Senate Reconstruction Committee to- [ell treaty with Soviet Russia, enye ae . ing: “It ls my hopp that negotiae | i day. ons for a’ trade agreement with Mr, Cushing suid Mr. Smith had) Russia may also be brought to a @ae= i represented to him that he was as-| cessful eonclusion,"* ; sociated with four other Government] Solution of the problem of unesie officials, including an Assistant gee- volary of the Department ployment does not rest entirely with Parliament, the King declared ta of Labor, un official of the State Department {discussing this Important subject, and two other men who were con-| “Tho most pressing problem oom- nected with the foreign language di- | fronting us," he said, “is that of um vision of the Treasury Department, |¢mployment, which is a result of q Mr, Smith said he also was connected | Weridwido restriction of trade, This } with that division, according to Mr../M#y bo alleviated, but it cannot Be |” Cushing. Mr, Smith ropresented, be |eured by lewisiative means Th 7) added, thal @ls group was a posi. |Pblem, with Ite acute and distress. ing conse ences for hundreds of our tion to buy coul and sell it Lo foreign coved tents fellow citizens, is receiving constant “smith sald ho was ghe author of {284 anxious attention from iny mine isters, who are striving to revive several law book: Yushing continued, "trade and prosperity, and, in the 4 | ‘and had beon connected with the 8U-} 415 time, aawiae those who, inbortne i preme unt’ of New York, He nately, have no employmen' You fold me he had organized a Iwhor will be invited to pass a bill extend 4 partment for a South America ng provisions whieh wero made for public and could sell cou! to that coun-}the uncmployed under unamploy- try. He 4 he wan employed by t t Insurance ac United States Government as a doll (Th ac ovides that emi. a-yoar at ees puy romium against Later, Cushing id, Smith in- nployment, by which they re- vbtalnod 45 oon ve had mod was ready Government assistance if they are out of work.} BILL FOR SAFEGUARDING OF KEY INDUSTRIES, “A measure will be introduced in the House of Commons,” the King con. Unued, “dealing with the safeguardiag: of omential key Industries of te coum. try and with certain aspects of unfair and abnormal industrial competition. 1 carnestly hope these efforts may be seconded by the loyal and frank ee- operation of employers and employed, for it Is through co-operation of capital ind labor in a spirit of mutual trust and contidence that early solution of | this grave problem may be found.” King George announced the “deter- formed him he oval art tone ¢ iveries. BRINDELL GAINS POINT FOR A STAY signed an neh of the order of Robert P, Justice Supreme Court to-day to show cause asonable doubt Brin- why a certificate should not issue to dell, convicted of extortion and sen-| { tenced to not jess than five nor more in Sing Sin de returnable iorning, when arguments | Mnation of the Government to reduce hi expenditures to the lowes: level con patie aa sistent with the wellbeing of the ents Enulty Term of the Sit-| pire.” and le stated a bili would dw |preme Court, * presented dealing ib the sale of @i-