The evening world. Newspaper, February 22, 1921, Page 6

pcichidjoaenns Will Forbid Boost ‘ares Pending Unified Con- trol Negotiations. BID FOR VOTES. Leaders, Fearing Bolt, Make Concessions on Measure. ALBANY, Feb. 22.—Foes of Gov. Miller's Public Segvice Reorganization Drageed to-day that they had victory when sponsora of the ampounced it would be #o *hat no fares would be pending adoption of the plan for @ unified city-owned transit sys- tem in New York City, Seasoned politicians saw in this oon- Neyer Fully Recovered From Her geesion & cortaipty of the bill's pas- | in both Houses with votes to are. Many Republican Senators and Assomblymen from the city, following thelr formal conference with Repub- County Chairman Koenig in York on Saturday, said they ‘ould not vote for the bill if a pro- Wision were not insorted prohibiting "+ iRerepac in fares pending negotiations {fora unified system. | Facing a bolt of these membors und geemingly not certain of enough up- State votes to insure the bill's enact- Ment, bandiers of the measure evi- Gently decided to take no chances. r tho announcement that the fare will remain at 5 cents while ne~ getiations are under way, mator Knight, ie Service Committee of the Up- fy House, and Republican Assembly Leader Adier, introducers of the Governor's bill, made public their ; fmtention to insert a waving clause el temporary raises in fares, mtly they sald: "We will later in the week offer amendments to the Public rv Bill. None will be offered we have all prepar: tone amendment will be to section | #9 At the end of the first paragraph Page 38. Lt will read: ™*Provided, however, anything’ contained to the contrary not- nding, that the transit com- shall not increase any rate | Vor other charge except as may | provided ip a plan of readjustment | under the provisions of ar-! sor this Shapts! SUSPEND GENERAL IN LANGDON CASE] if Japanese, Who Killed U. S. Lieuten- ~~ ant Acquitted, but Officers Are Punished. TOKIO, Feb, 22 (Associated Press). “One of the results of the official Ipvestigation into the shooting by @ try of Lieut. Langdon of the ited States cruiser Albany at lvostok in December is the Puspension from active service of Major Gen, Tamagoro Nishihara, gommander of the sentries of the 224 Brigade. Whe Associated Press also is In- that several of the minor in charge of the Viadivostok will be suspended for from “ wm to thirty daye for irregulari- im their instructions and failure them clearly to the sentries, Suspension of the under oMoers wil! accompanied by the obligation to ne themselves to their own during the periods fixed. rding to information from the source, the sentry, Toshigora wara, has been found blame- im the shooting of Lieut, Lang- us his action was due to in- tions which he misunderstood. | ——> © ACCEPTS CORN FOR CHINA. Meet Arrive There by May 15 to Relieve Famine Conditions, ING, Fob. 22 (Associated Press), he All-American Committee tor | ine ftellef in China to-day an- need acceptance of the tentative of 5,000,000 bushels of corn made American farmers for the relief of famine sufferers. The committee stipulated that the rain, in order to accompligh the pur- | intended, should arrive in China ‘the middle of May. “SAYS HOTEL MEN’ ~-ARE WORSE THAN i; JESSE JAMES ace HA CHICAGO, Feb. 22. ia International Association ta of Commercial [ravellers’ Organizations has sent out rs to its 600,000 members re- ;@vesting the names of hotels sp@harging exorbitant rates and go@4vising them to avoid hotels » found profiteering. +). “Jesse James was a piker in his Sypalmiest days when compared Sowith some hotel managers,” says = the letter, ** 4d, Hi. Hinckley, Director of the Biinots Commercial Men's Asso- in, which is federated with international Association, _ “This campaign does not pro- to call any strike. We are union. But we have a great iF of names of hotels that in to { Chairman of tne! MRS. JAMES SPEYER, WELFARE WORKER, IS CRITICALLY ILL Breakdown—Long Known as Children’s Friend, Doctors to-day said there was little hope for the recovery of Mrs. James Speyer, known all her life for her active interest in improving conditions among children and animals. This morning she was still unconscious at her home, No, 1068 Fifth Avenue. Late last fal) she returned with Mr. Speyer from Hurvpe, and has been in since November. She hus never fully recovered from a general breakdown two years agu, though her house has been open several times |" this, winter ingy. Mra. Speyer, with the Grace Dodge and the late Mrs. Richard Irvin, founded the first Working Girls’ Club in the United States thirty-seven years ago, Dleven years ago, with others, she founded the New York Women’s League for ‘Animals, of which she is President. She also founded the Work Horse Parade, an event for bettering the condition of work horses, She is a great lover of music and a benefactor of rising Totten musicians and is a successful hostess in society. for philanthroplc meet- late Miss O'BRIEN CONFESSED WHEN DRUNK, SAYS AUTO CASE LAWYER But Magistrate Mancuso Holds Ac- cuser of Police in $20,000 Bail. Thomas O'Brien, arrested on a charge of bringing a stolen automo- bile from Newark into this State, was held in $20,000 ball yesterday by Magistrate Mancuso in Washington Heights Court after the Magistrate had read ap affidavit by O'Brien ad- mitting he brought here ten or more automobiley since Jan. 1, for each of which he received $100 and gave po- Meemen from $26 to $75. Alexander Karlin, attorney for O'Brien, charged Acting Assistant District Attorney Groehl, one of former Gov: Whitman's assistants in the investigation of the’ Police De- partment, with having got his client drunk in order to obtain @ statement n him. Mr. Groehi dented this. O'bricn was arrested by Detective Reith of Mr. Whitman's staff of inves- tigators, He was accused of having brought into New York an automobile belonging to the Submarine Boat Cor- poration of Newark Bay. The car is alleged to have been left by Charles Lawrence, an officer of the boat con- cern, in front of the Elks' Club, New- ark, It was driven into the Manhat tanville Garage, 130th Street and Old | Broadway, the night of Feb, 10 by O'Brien. The next day O'Brien, whose real name is said to be Frank Moran, was arrested and later made the affidavit shown to Magistrate Mancuso, O'Brien is said also to have ad- jmittea that three others brought stolen cars into this city regularly. jTwo of them are in Sing Sing. O'Brien confessed, it is understood, because he was “sore” on the deteo- tive, who, he said, got $25 or more from the thieves for each stolen car and then received a reward from in- surance companies. Magistrate Man- cuso increased O'Brien's bail to $20,- 000 and held him for the Grand Jury. TEHERAN IS TAKEN WITHOUT A SHOT Gen, Reza Khan Reported to Have Overturned Government With Anti-Bolshevik Troops. PARIS, Feb, 22—The Government turned, according despatches to-day, ‘The despatches said Gen, opened negotiations with the Shab. Reza Kahn led 2,600 Cossack Na Feb. 20, encountering only slight re sistance. » The Vusly, some observers in Paris declar. ing it was a Nationalistic protes Shah’e Cabinet Russian Bolsheviks have encroached outposts withdrawing before them. The Per- sian Government has been frankly The Freneb Foreign on Persian soil, British pro-Bolshevik, OMice despatches would indicate thal General Reza has Gab er] Khan rons anti-Bolehevik forces and io srertaraing the Bay eRe of Persia has been peacefully over- to Foreign Office Resa Khan had captured the capital, Te- heran, without firing a shot and had tlonalists into Teheran the night of move was interpreted vari- against Anglophile members of the THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1921 WREATH IS LAID ON WASHINGTON'S TOMB BY BRITISH a ee Charge d’Affaires Acts on Be- half of Branch of English Speaking Union. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Although all executive departments of the Government were closed in observ- ance of Washington's Birthday to- day, both houses of Congress, facing crammed legisiative calendars with adjournment only ten days off, re- mained in session. In both the Sen- ate and House, however, business was suspended long enough to per- mit the customary reading on the floor of Washington's Farewell Ad- dress, Ceremonies at Mount Vernon to-day included the laying of a wreath on ‘Washimgton’s tomb by R, L. Craigie, British Charge d’Affaires, in behalf of the British branch of the English Speaking Union. Addressing mem- bers of the American branch’ who participated in the ceremonies, Mr. Craigie declared no man more than Washington would approve the work of the Union in “striving to promote good fellowship and understanding among the English speaking demo- cracies of the world.” The act of the British feet in low- ering Its flags to half mast at the news of Washington's death, Mr. Craigic sald, was typical of British sentiment of deep admiration and re- spect for the American patriot, which, he said, had “grown yet stronger with the passing of time.” Memortal Maas tm St. A memorial mass for dead of the World War and for de- Patrick's. the American CHICAGO ALDERMAN. 32 YEARS IN OFFIGE IN LIVELY ELECTION a 400 Police Guard Polls After Bomb Explosions Had Fea- tured Power’s Campaign. CHICAGO, Fob. 2.—A foree of four hundred policemen and scores of heavily armed detectives patrolied the Nineteonth Ward here to-day to prevent possible riots in connection with the Aldermanic election between Alderman Jobn Powers, thirty-two years, and Anthony D'Andrea, who is attempting to un- seat him, Three bomb explosions entivened the city during the campaign which ended at the polls to-day. Sixteen of D'Andrea’s adherents were in- jured while attending 4 campaign ineeting when a bomb, said to have been hurled by his political cnemies, exploded just outside, tearing a hole through the wall. At another meet- ing the doors were blown in but no ne was injured. Alderman Powers's ome was bombed several weeks pre- viously. Besides picking their Aldermen, the voters balloting upon the issue of $5,000,000 bonds to pay off floating indebtedness. A Nght vote was fore- cast, ARMED AND MASKED, GRABBED BY POLICE Prisoner Accused of Robbing First Floor Tenant of $57 at Point of Pistol. Porter and Anderson of th Street Station followed Thomas ‘Throckmorton of No, 341 Detootive the Wes! ceased members of the Knights of Columbus was celebrated this morning in St, Patrick's Cathedral, ‘The ¢olo- brant was Vicar General Dunn and the sermon was delivered by Chaplain Durty of the 69th Regiment. ‘Tho service wus attended by delegations fram forty-two councils of the K. of C., with the color guard of Charles Carroll Assembly in untform. Councils and fourth degree assemblies of the K. of C. held meetings through- out the country to-day in commemora- tion of Washington's Birthday. Masses were said in, 1,500 cities and 8. ‘At St, Columba's Church, at 23th Street und Highth Avenue, a mass was said thin morning for members of the Letter Carriers’ Association who lost their lives in the war, Historical Pageant tm American Marcum, ‘The 189th anniversary of the birth of George Washington was celebrated to- day throughout the city with memo- riat, patriotic and religious demonstra- tions. There was an historical pageant in the auditorium of the American Mu- seum of #Natural History under the auspices of the City History Club and the New York Community Service Nearly a hundred persons appeared in the pageant, which represented six Im- portant episodes in Washington's life. ‘The Sons and Daughters of the Revo- lution and other patriotic societies hoa- ored Washington's Birthday at a mvet- ing this forenoon in Carnegie Hall, for- mer Senator Beveridge of Indiana ud- dessing the assemblage. an SLAIN BANDIT IS AGAIN IDENTIFIED Another Cigar Store Clerk Recog- nizes Body of Murdered Man Found in Crotona Park. Bert Kohler, clerk in the United Cigar Store at Claremont Parkway and ‘Third Avenue, to-day looked at the vody of a man found slain Sunday night in West 17a Str ff whom they were suspicious, 423 West Zist Street just ‘There they said they saw the front and enter They went In after him and they reported to Magistrate Rosenblatt in Jefferson Marke Court that they found him masked, backing away from William Dudley, a first floor In whose face he had put the of % revolver, taking $357 from night him force door said ¢ believed ‘on could explain many of the robberies in the neighborhood re- cently in which a lone masked bandit had a part. He was held in $1,500 bail SAY HE STOLE EVEN HAT OF DEAD BOXER Shannon's Manager, Accused of » $872 Theft, Alleges Kahn Took Fighter's Watch. les Kolb of No, 15 James Street, Newark, manager of the late Ray McMillen, Known in she boxing ring as Mickey Shannon, was held in $1,500 ball In the Second Criminal Court, Jersey City, yesterday on a charge of embezzling $872 of a $1,009 purse the boxer was to have received for his bout with Al Roberts on Dec. 8 last, when Shannon received tnju- ries from which he died. The bout was held in Jersey City. On the accusation of Kolb, Joseph L. Kahn of she same address, a room- ing house, was held in the same amount, charged with stealing a gold watch belonging to Shannon from the room of Kolb. Mrs. O'Rourke said she recoenized a velour hat worn by Kolb at the funeral as Shannon's, and that on examining it she found Shannon's initials had been cut out. Kolb says he is entitled to the money for expenses, and that he guve $128 to Shannon's mother when he Crotona Park and sald the man was one of three who came to his store at about 11 o'clock that night and bonght cigarettes. He said the three conversed in low tones while they were in the store, then went out and turned into Claremont Parkway, which leads to the place where the body was found. From the series number of a cigar coupon found on the dead man he was further identified as having made a purchase In the store at about the time given. The body waa identified yesterday as that of one of the “gentleman ban- dits"" who struck down Jacob F, Mull, clerk of the United Cigar Store at Broadway and Gith Street on Feb, 15, and got $870. The pollue believe the murder resulied from a quarrel over the division of mpoll SAVES $25 FINE BY RIDE TO COURT IN MILK WAGON Speeder Commended by Magis- trate for Answering Sum- mons in Storm, Joseph Rittmeyer, of No, 224 Stanhope Street, Brooklyn, was served with a summons for speed- ing Saturday, returnable in Flush- ing Police Court yesterday, Un- able to get any other means of transportation, Rittmeyer board ed a milk wagon and made the trip with the driver. He arrived -| in Flushing a bit chilled, but in t} time for hig case, When the facts were called to the atten- tion of Magistrate Thomas Doyle he said: “Under any, ordinary circum- stances I would have imposed the ysual fine of $3 on you, but tne spirit you exhibited in answering t summons served storm for remaining away, was very commendable and 1 shall suapend sentence.” attended the funeral. 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