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hedeits WEATHER—FAIR AND WARMER. WALLSTREET. EDITION Che * ee Books: Open to All? | VOL. LXI. NO. 21,665—DAILY. Coprrighly A081, by (The New York World) The Press pouay VOLLEYS OF SHOTS IN GUN DUEL IN STREE: UP-STATE SENATORS MAY JOIN TRANSIT. FIGH UP-STATE SENATOR INCLINED TO JOIN IN TRANSIT AGH Home. Rule ie. Defenders Now Hope to Defeat the Gov- ernor’s Plan. VOTES ARE “IN SIGHT If City’s 23 Stand Fast, Three More Needed May ‘Be Obtained. By Joseph 5 Jordan. (Staff Correspondent of The Evening | orld.) ; \LBANY, Feb, 16.-—Representatives in wich would suffer with New York City | n (he removal of all municipal control pf thelr franchise contracts, shouid | the Miller traction programme 7! hrough, are hearing from home. AS a result the Democratic minority sees hope of gaining endugh support from up-State Republican Senators to block | the Governor's projected legislation in the Upper House. Whether the 23 Greater New York Senate votes will stand for the inter- eats of the people of Greater New York remains to be seen. They know what | the sentiment of the people is, and} know that to vote against that senti-| ment means political suicide | While no definite pledges have been | given dt js known that three up-State | otty Senators fell toward Gov. Mil-| ler’e bill about the same the Greater New York Democratic Sen- ators fall They are Senator !’. E. Draper of Troy, which city is unan- imousty against a fare increase; Sen- ator William Martin of Buffalo, where existing contracts with traction com- pantes which provide for a five-cent fare would be wiped out bY the Miller bifis, and Senator Holland S. Duef of Yonkets, who is a new man, has already shown that he camnot ‘be held in tthe party leash, Resentment is expressed against the activities here of George A. (yon, Chairman of the Republican State Committee, who was the chauf- feur yesterday of the Governor's jug- g¢rnaut whicl rolled around the Sen- ate chamber and crushéd the life out | of the Lockwood resolution, giving ; power to the Housing Committee to | nvestigate the affairs of the banks and other financial institutions, Hl The traction measure, one of the bulklest bits which was ever carried into, either House, was introduced to-day, in the Senate by Chairman Knight of the Public Service Com- mission, and in the Assembly by Ma~ jority Leader Simon L, Adler, Chair man Glynn has assumed the new role of the Governor's track-walker, He is one of the busiest men in laying the tracks for the passage of the measure, as he has been in the as + Continued on Ninth Page.) G. O. P. DAYLIGHT BILL IN ASSEMBLY ‘ as Reported Will Provide cal Option for the Cities. | Meas ire I ALBANY, 16.—The bill repeal ag the Daylight Saving law as ap- ved by the Republican caucus yes- erday » the Assembly Feb. was reports ley by the iral Coramit- ‘ ie measure provides | Mm the present dayligh aving |aWy but contains a clause crmitting municipalities of the slate to exctelse local option on the | juestion A provision is also in the bill which | will atlow courts, banks and other in titutions unde ale consol lw co form. to the time adopted by the mu- | secretary « Fr iy ee a a i © the Legislature of up-State cities |_ i FINDS OLD TRUNK CONDEMNS NAMING WOMEN TO OFFICE BECAUSE OF SEX E =r Service From Government Due Public, Says Nes Boardman WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 ECTION or appointment of women to public office be- of their sex was con- demned to-day by Miss Mabel Boardman, first woman Commis sioner of the District of Columbi n welcoming dele to the Na tional Woman's Party conventio; I do not belle men or women should be elec ppointed be. use of sex s Boardman d ri From Government 0: rs what is due the public is ef- ‘The party has spent according to the financial state- ment Mrs, Lawrence Lewis, Treasurer. Included in the item ized accounting was $15,386 picketing and headquarters penses during picketing. The “prison s upon which organizers toured principal cities of the country, cost $41,121.72, the statement showed, $754,747.51, of ex: pecial,” INVENTOR EXPLAINS ompates Analysis of Blood With | That of Attar of Roses | and Kerosene. | SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Albert Abrams asserts that his in- vention, the “oscillophore,” bh proved that Paul Vittorio is the father of the child he disclaimed. 1f| Dr. as’s invention la accepted| by Superior Judge Graham, Vittorio may be compelled to pay $180 alimony claimed by his wife. By analyzing a drop of blood with the “oscillophore” Dr. Abrams says he can reveal the age, race, ancestry, sex and personal characteristics of man, woman or child. “The question of identity,” said Dr. Abrams to-day, “is but the group- ing of the ‘electronic vibrations,’ At- tar of roses and common coal oil‘are the same structurally and chemically, but attar of roses, through its ‘elec- tronic vibrations’ gives an ethereal essence, while coal oil aches with its obnoxiousness.” The same principle. explained, applies to blood. Tho composition is alike, but character- istics of the porson are traceable to the vibrations of the (blood. the inventor FULL OF JEWELS Hungarian Finance Minister Un- covers Treasure in Treasury Building BUDAPHST, Hungary, Feb Finance Minister Hegedus hes covered a large quantity of pr stones in an old iron trunk unknown years ago in the building. The Minister wae searching the Treasury yesterday in the hope of finding relief for the Treasury's em barrassed state and saw the trunk which he bad contain papers. When it 8 thousands of opals and other precic stones appeared, the value of which js estimated at 200,000,000 crowns. BRITISH BREAK SHIP RECORD. Complete G18 Vensela of 2,055,024 ‘Tons in 1920. 16.— dis- cious sited ‘Treasury ao tet nt 5 POLICEMEN IN STREET DUEL -° WITH TWO-GUN MAN: LYNCH | i SHOUTED FOR BY CROWD — vent ‘and 125th Street Firing as He Goes. HE 1S CHASED IN AUTOS.| | Trapped at 7th Avenue, | One of the Policemen Beats | Him Down With Revolver. | See James Barnes, a negro of No. 234 | West 124th Street, quarrelled with Where | wa |John Wade, a negro of No, 312 West | 16th sitrect, Just. before noon to-day } at Bighth Avenue and 126th Street | and threatened him with a revolver. | IDENTITY MACHINE | waite catiea on Policeman Clarence *Ponser® of the Fordney Austin for help. As Austin ran up Barnes fired at him and ran behind an automobile at the curb, The policeman took shelter bile and the two exchanged four shots. the policeman’s right sleeve. 1¢.—Dr,| behind the other end of the automo- | One of Barnes's bullets went through | TRUST BENEFITS IN FORDNEY BILL Meat Section Would Tax Peo- ple $500,000,000, Packers Would Get It. Cig From 4 Silt Cervelo of THe Bie. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Tho “pmer- gency” tariff bill and theit trick measure appear to be gluttons for punishment. If the roll call stage 1s not reached by to-night, it is likely tire bill will cease to hold the right of way. : Yesterday in voted chiofly “Emergency” the an Senate was de to bill, attack on the Senators Smoot Barnes backed away and then turned gn4 wo@umber had to bear the brunt and ran toward Seventh Avenue. He was intercepted by Policeman Dennis of the assault, as practically all the Rodgers of the 125th Street Station, j other friends of the trick bill quit the who had heard the firing and, jump-| field carly in the action. ing into an automobile, overtook and ran ahead of Barnes and opened fire from the other side of the street. Barnes took another gum from his coat pocket and charged through to Seventh Avenue, firing both weapons. Sorgt. Abraham Cohen joined the chase in Seventh Avenue and Barnes turned towards 125th Street, where he took refuge behind an automobile on the northwest corner, The police- men, re-enforeed by Policeman ‘Thomas F. Burke and jo Police- man Robert McVeigh, closed in om| him, all @ring every time the negro fired In the doors of several 125th Street stores near the corner proprietors and clerks appeared with revolvers and joined in the shooting. There was @ general scramble of everybody on the sidewalks away from the corner and then @ crowd | quickty gathered at what was consid- ered a safe distance, Aaron L. Ingbar, janitor of the Marshall Stillman Athletic Club at No, 162 West 125th Street, ran into the battle beside Cohen. He was (Continued on Sepond Page.) ne JUMPED TO DEATH FROM WIFE’ s GRASP Held Him Suspended for Several Minutes Until Strength Gave Out. Morris Falum, a clothing cutter of No, 1155 Boston Post Road, the Bronx, had been eufifering from @ nervous ailment and this morning his wife, LONDON, Feb. 16.—AJI records for|Elsie, telephoned for a ductor, Some the construction of merchant vessels|time afterward Mrs, Falum went to were broken by the yards of Greatlangwer a ring of the door bell, 1920, when 018 vessels, |tniniing it was the physician Laie py| When sho returned to their apart- | rucord | ment on the third floor she found her | sure suys|huatand climbing through an open Lloyds T window and about to jump. she Secretary of Vale Mesias After| shouted at him, causing tim to hesi- Mth Mou tate for an instant, and then gratibed NEW HAVEN n ‘tim by the coat, Kor several minutes | rexignati We Ips|they struggled, but the stron of Hokus, of the wome finally gave way and her Piha the.’ Gaiveraiiy, abou! alum was found dead in the courts a an sei th ss al | of Senator Walsh of Montana, represents a wool producing section and was sepa to be Gouin Hes bait that the benefited, take the frozen meet | duties, and estimated that the con- sumers of meat In the United | would have to pay tribute to the ex- | tent of $50,000,000 as a result of these | duties. PACKERS WOULD REAP THE GREAT BENEFIT. “Reference was made a fow days| |ago to the amendment offered to the | bin imposing a duty upon frozen meat,” suid Senator Walsh. “T read: ‘Fresh or frozen beef, veal, mutton, lamb and pork, 2 cents per pound. Meats of all kinds, prepared or preserved, not specially provided | for herein, % per cent. ad valorem.’ | “It must be recognized,” said he,| “that those who immediately benefit ‘by that provision, whatever may ve the ultimate result, are those who ‘put meat upon the domestic market. | “We have been advised that the an nual consamption of meats of thie class in this country mounts up to an aggregate of 25,000,000,000 pounds, @nd we were told only a few weeks ago, in the discussion of what is| known as the ‘Packers’ bill, that the packers control and put upon the market 75 per cent. of all the meat! consumed in the United States, The result is, Mr. President, that whateves| benefit accrues to any one by reason this provision accrues first—to| the extent of 75 per cent. thereof— to the packers and other producers of dressed meats that go upon the} market. | *1¢ le easy to compute, Mn | President, that if the price should inore: 2 cents a pound on | 25,000,000,000 pounds it | mean an increased bill for the con- sumers of meat in this country of $500,000,000, 75 per cent. of which, ar ever $300,000,000, goes into the coffers of the packers of this would (Continued on Twentieth Page.) ~ » BURPAD, ib Vase er y Ber ‘aad orap.cs ‘a ahah nareourens Tam WoRLD TRAVE Arcade, Ti Wo i NEW. XORK, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, ENRICQ CAROSS “ETI HIS, WOOF ELAN OLoAST Qe “Circulation Books ve to All” le CARUSO HAS ONLY A SLIM CHANCE FO TO-MORROW'S WEATHER—CLOUDY, COLD al THE }INAL. “EDITION LE 1921. Rate Post Otilce. New Yerks N.Y. s Second-Cinsy Matter reat Tenor Who Is Gravely Ill; His Wife and Son Who Is at School Ove FIVE HOPE AFTER Last Sacrament provement. - | | | at noon to-day. | dition. ALL-NIGHT RACING : MOTHER 1, BURIED “WN GERANIUM BED IN HER BAGK YARD Children, Destitute and Unable| to Provide Funeral, Do Not | Consider Her Dead. 10, eb. 16—The body, M. Chamberlain, ninety~ one, whose ysterlous disappearance from the bon. of her daughter and granddaughter 1 an artists’ colony has been under investigation by the poltce, was found early to-day buried in the back yard of the apartment on 57th Street, where the family lived Two days of questioning by police brought from Mrs. Ruth Townsend, the aged woman's daughter, and Miss Marion Townsend, her granddaugh- only eryptic answers, such Mother is happy in lo’ Warly to-day Miss Townsend con- fessed the aged woman died of natu- ral causes last June, and had been CHICA Mra. Naw as buried by the two women in a flower ARTHUR WOODS VISITS HARDING; HAYS A CALLER Cabinet Said to Bi to Be Complete Except Naval, Commerce and ‘Labor Posts. -— for any six-day Dbicyele race con ST. AUGUSTINE Fie, Feb. i6.--|testant to continue in 4 race longer President-elect Harding again dis-|than #t& hours out of twenty-four. cussed Cabinet affairs to-day with Will and later he expected to begin s on the aubject Charles and several in party councils are ex pected here before the end of the week. confer- Arthur Wools, Commissioner of and a former official of the A #H. President of the New York Cen- also is in St. Augustine Harding within Hays, a series of conferenc Daugherty, Andrew Mellon with Har Hughes, others hig Another former York City Counci) Smith, tral Rallw and will see Mr. Police of ry h of Mr National ay, next few dayw. It is believed by Harding that completion of th slate Harding's ences to-day waa with 1 De those waits only oh definite 10, to Mr. Cabindy selections New the ~ WBE CONTESTS Use of Drugs to Stimulate Rid- | ers to'Be Forbidden Under roposed Ordinance. An ordinance to prevent all-night racing at six-day bicycle contests and the use of drugs to fortify the strength of exhausted riders is being consid- ered by the General Welfare Commit~ \tee of the Board of Aldermen. Alder- |man John F, McCourt, author of the | measure, says his object is to do away |with the brutality of six-day bicycle | contests | ‘The ordinance makes it unlawfal | With contestants coupled as they are in six-day races this gives the two- man team twelve hours of racing out | of each twenty-four hours. The | hours of racing each day would be from 7 A. M, to 11 P. M, ‘Another provision in the ordinance | calls for the assignment of health in-} spectors and policemen. The former wil prevent the use af drugs on racers and the Inspector must file 4 report of the results of hia examin- ation of riders to determine whether they are “doped” by thelr ¢rainers and managers. The policeman ia to see that each racer keops within the riding Mmit. The ordinance carries a penalty of a $100 fine for each of- KE, N KEEPS CARUSO AL PHYSICIANS GIVE LI ———+4- _Administered—His Son Hurrying to His Bedside—Friends in Tears — as They Get Fleeting Glance at the Suffering Tenor. Mr. Caruso has rallied from a very severe cotlupse. present condition is not satisfactory, but there is a slight i (Signed) ERDMAN) MURRAY, EVANS, LAMBERT, i ‘Yhis, the first official bulletin to be issued since Ensico Caruso. sut~ fered a sudden relapse early ¢his morning which brought him to deaéh’s door, was given out at the Hotel Vanderbilt by the attending Poyetciais It followed an hour’s consultation upon Caruso’s. cons PLANS LAW TOBAR | singer's illness is expected within the afternoon saying that | tion of stimulants. lat the day | Hotel Vanderbilt will risk positive out im the fight for life CONSULTA of the Church Dr. Murray announced at bulletins until 10.30 o'clock to-night It was indicated that the crisis in next twenty hours and that if the weathers it there will be’strong hel for hin complete recovery. The age tubes which were inserted the recent attack of pleurisy are in place and performing their tions properly, it was said. His o cavity was again dimined to-day. Park Benjamin jr., a brother of Caruso, came from the aick room lat 3 o'clock to say: “For the first they feel a little hopeful. ifr, cots ig now sleeping.” A telegram was received onrig It Enrleo Caruso jr, more familiarly known “Mimi,” the singer's eon, had Culver Military Academy and reaoh this city at 10 o'clock Co eerraa morning. It is only by the intermittent. of oxygen that the spark of Iie? being kept allve in Emriéo Carupo, At intervals throughout the he relapsed into unconsciousness & was revived through the administra: lo consciousness it was clearly seen that he recognized those about him, paf- ticularly his wife, who has bees at his bedside constantly since his lapse, and Antonio Scotti, hts close friend and fellow singer, who me mained with him the greater part NONE OF HIS PHYSICIANS i- RESS HOPE. Nourishnfent was administered to Caruso this forenoon for the first time since he rallied somewhat at 5 o' It seemed to be of considerable beme~ fit to him. But none of the physielaks attending him in his apartment at fhe surance that the great singer will that he 1s making. bed in their backyard, in which the|for the portfolios of Navy, Commerce] rang, or thirty days in jail, Those aged woman had carefully tended) 8rd: ee aos tevay it wanlene |RSS the “propristom occupant) geranium DIADYD. the two worn: |derstocd to contemplate the nppoiat-| oF lemee” of the Wwullding aad the| to tury the body secretly, Ming | ment of Charles Evans Hughes of New | “superin endent or manage’ sl | hip aaa 1 Police Matron | York for Secretary of State, John W. | race Townsend ¢ jenned tO ane wet FON! Weeks of Maasachu: oo for St ary ve é Mary Dolan. One by one the prized | of War, Andrew Mellon of Pennayl GEN. WOOD ON WAY | possessions of the family were 90ld,|vania for Secretary of the Treasury, . intit only the stand plano, on whieh | Witt U. Mays of Indiana for Postmaster TO SEE HARDING Marian develoned an unusual musica q M. Daugherty of Ohto| wnt remain Her Wallace} Said to Haye Been Chosen for the We had neither cof Sur Agriculture) (sv amorshiny of mine permit ad M to c 7 ca - ered up t body and Tsar unjums over Lhe improvised g CHICAGO. Major Gen us she dead; just buried t and unt onurd Wood in en route to Si, Au to f ts i do urtiste’ col- tine, Wa. © ne probally will hing about cause OW ; a fale | gardiy reported appointment aa happy in le Save {Governor (Ge Phitippines. | h F of} w od Kran Mra, 4 ad Abiow Derk !an | income gone, grad wally became dew, | Bi wrt ton Harrison. here | \ | courag “ceo ah stall bi Caruso has been unable for oevans jhours to speak to those about him, but be smiled his recognition of ibe wife. He tried to speak to her and also to Sootti, but the effort to make himself audible was too great for he’ slim strength, from sam When Scotti came | bedside the tears were coursing dowm) his cheeks, “I am desolate,” he ‘It is bard for me to talk wirh such 9p in my throat, For so mathe year¥ the great Caruso has been, dear to me. He looked 90 pale and helpless when [ saw him. But with death so near hié merry was sull evident. [ know he wag) great pain, but he smiled ar me, SUG Te it strange that all. ety ue & o'clock that there would be no more Ld in his periods ot —