The evening world. Newspaper, April 20, 1921, Page 1

. ‘ BABE RUTH | To-Day's Weather—FAIR ANDO WARMER. THE reWING WORLD WALL STREET EDITION Che [* Ciroulation Books Weal to 4 | Pbk LXI. NO. 21 (119—-DAILY. Copyright, 192: (The by The Press Publishing New York Werld). MAYOR RAPS BILL TO RAGE PAY OF POLIGE AND FIREMEN: WHERE'S THE MONEY? HE ASKS At Public Hearing He Says Albany Went Over the Head of Estimate Board. HE HINTS AT A VETO. “Military Captain” of Police is Attacked by Civil Service Reformers. Mayor Hylan give a public hear- fing to-day in City Hall on legisla- tion mandatorily increasing the pay ef first-grade patrolmen and firemen from $2280 to $2600 a year. Argu- ments in favor of the increases were advanced by James P. Holland, pies- ident of che State Federation of Labor; State Senator “Marty” Mc- Cue, Lieut Joseph Courtenay, head ef the Police Lieutenants’ Associa- tion; Joseph P. Moran, president of | the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Assucia- tion, and Albert E. Guinness, picsi~ dent of the Uniformed Firemen’s A»- sociation. Mayor Hylan clearly indicated as #oon as Moran had begun to talk that he resented the fact that the patrol- men and firemen had gone to #!bany- to have mandatory legislation passed over (he hemi of the Board Estimate after {t had increased salaries of police and firemen during the last three years. “I¢ you're playing good politics, and I don't think you are,” said President Holland to the Mayor after that of- ficlal had cross-examined Moran ‘you'd sign this bill increasing the pay of the firemen and police and send it back to certain legislators in Albany who think they are trying to put you in a hol “It isn't good politics to play poli tics with the people's money,” re torted the Mayor, “So far as I am concerned I would like to tne polic the firemen and the schovl eachers get very t for I know they deserve it. the $700 So see and salaries, But tha’ isn’t the question. Because datory !egislation just lke this enacted in Albany without the con- gent of the governing body of tus city we are now and $27,000,000 partment of Educa cerned.” MAKE THE JOBS ATTRACTIVE, SAYS M'CUE. “If you want the firemen and the| police to keep their jobs and maintain interest in them," argued MeCu “you must make the salary attractive and worth while.’ 1 hole so far as De- ution funds are con- The Mayor's cross examination of| (Continued on Second Page.) Classified Advertisers Important! Cineaified advertising copy for "The Sunday World should be te The World office On or Before Friday Preceding Publication THE WORLD of man-| | viol between $15,000,000 | sessing nincty-two bottles of whis- | Had Permit to Shi HARDING ON LINKS FOR RELAXATION BEFORE 8 O'CLOCK Returns to White House Daily Grind at Time Most Men Go to Offices. WASHINGTON, April 20. LLOWING his hurried trip to New York and back, President Harding to-day sought relaxation on the golf links. The President left the White House before $ A. M. and motored to the links, taking advantage of the clear skies and balmy weather. He returned to the White House about the time that most Wash- ingtonians reach their offices, prepared for a score or more of conferences scheduled for him. Mr. Hamling reached Washing- ton about 10.30 o'clock last night and went to Knights of Pythias Hall here for a short speech at the anniversary celebration of the or- der, He declared that wars would for end if the fraternaliam as taught by the order could be made the Suiding principle of nations OLIVER MOROSEO HAD $2 BOTTLES IN EXCESS OF LIMIT p 40 Barrels to Los Angeles, but Dry Agent Arrests Him. Oliver Morosco, theatrical pro- ducer, was arraigned to-day before United States Commissioner Mce- Goldrick in Brooklyn ion of the charged with Volstead Act in pos- key which, according to an enforce | ment agent, had been bottled subse- quent to the adoption of the Vol |etead Act, Mr. Morosco waived ex nation and was held in $1,000 Recently Mr. Morosco applied to | bition Charles R. O'Connor, Federal Prohi- Director for New York State, for a permit to transfer a quantity of “I agree with you, but where are |! ; : ; eee iquor and wines from his home at ng to get the money?" persisted we i . Station Road and Hicks Lane, Great the ait Marilee he oon kad) | Neck, L. L, to Los Angeles, Cal, The {f you insist,” went on Mc-|Bverases Were put in forty barrels "night tell you where a few| fF transportation, and an enforce- ment agent called to Inspect the of city departments could be . ease Ae oity | goods to see that the terms of the “Pine,” said the Mayor. on,'t| Permit wer carried out We might lopp off some of the sal-| Meyer Kaplan, the agent, said he Er ey Gauspi lee” found ninety-two bottles in excess ‘Can't be done—it's @ charter pro- of that in the barrels, which bore vision,” said the Mayor. labels atleged to indicate that the liquor had been purchased after the | Volstead Act became effective, He | seized these bottics, and also hold up |the shipment of the barrels, The seized bottles bore the popular brands. | Leon C, Winstock, State Superin tendent of Prisons, a personal friend of Mr. Morosco, furnshed the bai] —_—— HAVRE DE GRACE WINNERS. FIRST RACH-—Clalm w olds: four furlon hoertainty, 114 (Rice), $6.40, $8.0, $2.70, first; Miles 8 17 (Parrington), $17.00, $7.40, 9 ‘ Friars Rush, 117 (2nsor), 34.00 rd ‘Time—0.49. Stola A. Dare, Delhimar Quick Run, Athgarven, Mad Neil a (Raving MOTHER WHO FIGHTS FOR MRS. STOKES AT DIVORCE TRIA ” DAUGHTER THREW "HER LIFE AWAY IN MARRYING STOKES Mrs. Miller Swears There Were No Kisses for Hal Billig. —Tells Inside Story of Lost $30,000 Jewel Robbery. the Stokes divorce trial late this afternoon, swore that when she had heard of the marriage of her daughter to the millionaire she said, “she has thrown her life away.” “What did you think of your daugh- MRS ARTHOR MILLER ALI 1 and she was asked if she had written this sentence to Mrs. Stokes: “All this talk of divorce and separation is so infinitesimal compared with the ter’s marriage to Mr. Stokes?” Mr. Smyth asked Mrs. Emma Miller, the _/eross-examination in the Stokes di- voree trial this afternoon, HARDING 10 REVOKE life away and brought disgrace on \us,"” was the reply. occasionally had a glimmer of hope. tried to make the best of it. pee A. When little Jimmie, my Toe witness said that Stokes had | written to her to say that if Helen - | Would Name T Them on E ffi-| coma have it. Political Ma anipuld ation. jmother of Mrs. W. E. D. Stokes, on “[ thought that she had thrown her | ete FOR Q. Did you always think so? Q. When did you first have a gilm lie only a faint glimmer. (Mrs. Stokes) wanted a divorce she ciency Basis Instead of By David Lawrence. (Special Correspondent of The Eve-|sreit work before you." ning World.) | Mrs, Miller took the letter in her WASHINGTON, April 20 (copy-4 hand and inspetced It ht, day “{ do not remember writing that. |1 will not swear that it is my hand- | writing, with all these handwriting masterships throughout the countey,| Cyoerts in my son-in-law's employ.” | “Hal Billig was never more atten- tive to my daughter Helen (Mrs, W D. Stokes) than to Beatrice and |Marcella, my other daughters. His : Hays talked| attitude toward her was that of President about the execu-| brother to sister.” President Wil-| q@nis was the reply of Mrs, Miller 1921).—President tackled Harding to- the problem of post- their removal and appointment on a basis that would make for efficiency instead of political manipulation and ineffictency Postmast with the tive order issued by General son whereby Postmasters were| when asked by Mr. Littleton to de- Placed under civil service rules.| seribe the deportment of Billig, one of There has been much misunder-| tne corespondents, standing about the Republican de-|" sy. Miller sald further that Hal sire to revoke that order, It has been! pie and his mother had visited the called a return to the “spoils sy8-| siier home in Denver for months at lakes Bie erste sie Sw illing | t0) a time and she was thus enabled to have { meaning attached to the note the relationship existing be- plans of his Administration in respect Se ee han sua her avin: to Postmasters, He does mean, how shoe FOURS: ever, to see to it that all Postmas-|‘°™ ters shall be appointed on a merit| With several emphatic nogs Mra system, Although no definite an-| Miller characterized as “absolutely nouncement can be made as yet, it|*lse” the testimony of Juliette Gars- looks as if the Adminstration policy| "¢% ® one time nurse to the Stokes would be somewhat as follows: children, who had stated that she saw ‘irst—Revocation of the Wilson | Billig embrace and kiss Mra. Stokes executive order whereby only one |on the stairway of the Miller home Also Mrs. Miller referred to the nurse ay “that paid witness Juliett Mrs. Miller admitted she had never gone on any of the week-end motor man was ¢ligible for appointment” of a group of applicants who had assed an examination. econd—Substitutton of an ex- ecutive order putting all Post- | trips from Denver, during which Hal masters under civil service rules | Billig drove the car, but said that one and requiring examination, but |of her daughters and the nursea and permitting appointment from any [children always accompanied Mrs one of the top three on the ell- | Stokes, Her daughter, Mrs, Miller gible list said, was always devoted to her chil Third—Recommendation to Con- | dren and never permitted herself to gress that legislation be enacted | be ‘separated from them for any inaking the system permanent so | length of time, "She is the best that every time a new President | mother in all the world,” the witness is elected the Post Office system | added shall not be ject to the whims Mrs, Miller related in marked de of executive orders’ but that the | tail incidents to show her daughter's responsibility for change shall ue | affection tor her children, such a’ with Congress as a whole. always putting them to bed and hear In support of Mr. Harding's plan, |ing them say their prayers. the ument is made that many of| @Q. The nurse, Jul as Lentified the Postmaste pointed under the | that you told your di rto n ah Laahiste Bard 1 dive from Mr, Stokes, A, That MIAN OMe NEE were placed ig not true, 1 do not approve of in the ¢ service classification | divorce. without examination and that it ts On one of Mrs, Stokes's rips to fair to permit the Demucrats to re- |New York In the fall of 1917 jewelry ames “Without | amounting to about $30,000 was s:olen lass "from her, Juliette Gassner testified chances in an open ox om. It that on this occasion Mrs, Stokes re- # insisted that both Kepublicans and marked, “Now, Mr. Stokes will learn dedi on Twenty-third Page.) \CunUnued op Second Page) ‘ 5 / ; F } \ 4 Mrs, Emma Miller on the stand at | A letter was shown to Mrs. Miller| BABE RUTH CAUGHT INBROADWAY AUTO CHASE AS SPEEDER Ordered to Court To-Morrow} | Despite Date to Play Ball in Philadelphia. | ing This Car Can Speed?” He Asks Cop. If Babe Ruth is as fast on the bases this season as he was at noon to-day in bs new touring car gving up ball out of the dinmond to make home. runs, This is the calm and-deliher- ate judgment of Motorcycle Police- man Merritt, who chased him and his | {car from 96th Street to 107th Street {and arrested him for busting the |speeding ordinances right on the nose. The Bambino is listed on the cop's little book as George Herman Ruth, and is under orders to appear at the West Side Police Court to-morrow morning. He is also under orders from Cols. Huston and Ruppert to appear In Philadeiphia to-morrow af- ternoon and perform in a ball game between the Yankees and the Philn- delphia team of the League. The policeman who arrested Babe is hot @ baseball fan. He didn’t know what he was doing when he picked up jthe trail of Babe's car and followed it through the mazes of traffic on upper Broadway. He says he had to put his motoreycle in high to head off the Ruth vehicle at 107th Street, “What do you mean," asked American the cop, “by running twenty-seven miles an hour?” “What do you mean,” sald Babe Ruth, just like that, “by saying that this car can run twenty-seven an hour?" "I mean just this,” gaid “Here is a summons.” “What is your name?" asked the guardian of the law as he to fill out the bad news, miles the cop prepared and I have to play ball in Philadel- phia to-morrow,” By this time a crowd had gathered and everybody in the cPowd knew the offender against the law. Judging by the demeanor of the populace the law has no friends. "Knock him for a four-sacker, Babe,” yelled a truck driver. “I'll pinch you, too," yelled the cop. “Ain't you in bad enough now? queried the truck driver, Eventually Babe was allowed to proceed to the Polo Grounds, driving slowly and carefully, ‘ROBBER! SO AM 1,’ SAYS GIRL FARE; HOLDS UP TAXI Passenger Shows Pistol When Asked for $5.90—Steals $24, Coat and Cab. CHICAGO, April 20.—The taxi- cab came to a stop. Exit the flapper, “How much Is the fare? she inquired. “Five dollars and ninety cents,” replied Alfred Purno, the feur “You're a robber said the girl chaut and seam I," As she spoke sh slipped a pistol from her hance bag, Without a quiver of hang or voice she poked the gun in Furno's ribp ‘Climb out, Billy, and fork over, | Do you get me? Furno did to the extent of 4 leather uniform eap and the taxicab itself, | “He wafked to the police s tion where he told hiv story. overcoat, a | ‘What Do You | You Mean by Say-; S SUMMONED AS A SPEEDER Circulation Books (“Circulation Books Open to All.” | Entered a Tost Otiee, New Yorks N.Y. To-Morrow’s Weather—INCREASING CLOUDINESS. ( ld. FINAL EDITION to Poe he 8 Second-Class THE -% NING WORLD PRICE THREE CENTS veacesaiseniti FRANCE TD SEE GERMAN U. S. WON’T MEDIATE TO AID GERMANY, BERLIN eb Has Refused to Attempt Settle- ment of Reparations Dis- pute, It Is Said. BERLIN, April 20. HIE United States, answering | German feelers, has refused to attempt settlement of the reparations dispute with tha | Allies, it was stated to-day in | diplomatic circles here. ASSAILS FRENCH NURSE.| CROWD _SEES C CAPTURE. HOT SENATE FIRHT Says She Is in Pay is in Pay of Plaintiff | ISON OVER TREATY Provisions Denounced Wadsworth — Kenyon De- clares It to Be Blackmail. defeat in their efforts to prevent rati- fication of the Colombian ble to Colombia. Senator Poindexter, Washington, of. fered three amendments, One proposed to 000,000 to $1 Colombia by the United States, other would eliminate the giving Colombia the rght to trans port free troops, munitions and war- ships through the canal and over the Vanama Railroad, and the third pro- vided that Colombia should be on an reduce from An- canal as to tolls, charg not on an equality with States as the treaty now provides. Poindexter, Horah and other anu- treaty Republic claimed to considerable Democratic support amendaments, limiting the privileges Columbia under the pact Segator Wadsworth, Chairman of the Se Military Af- Committee, said the — treaty would admit Colombia into the canal 8, &e,, the bu ns the: particularly one granted New York, fairs Senator Lodge untrue, but that Wadsworth and Borah showed that the treaty gives Colombia the right of troop transit through the naval zon all times." «ator Kenyon, Republican, ured the treaty wae “blackmail” American people would declare wa both a understand it "And it's not gving to be any easier to swallow becuuse the bottie is la- belled ‘Take with oil,'" said the lowa | Senator, suggesting that possibility of cancelation mous policy of buying frienaship." Answering opponents of ratifica | tion, Sena Lodge said the py | of 4 gYeat nabonal foreign »jected by resident: Har- toward oui neighbors in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres,” | “Lintend to support the President in |this initial step therefore,” he de Jclared. "It is a matter of opinion as | te hether this treaty is a re jon Jon Theodore Roosevelt and the United jStates and in my opinion such a re- Hection ts not possible. 1 think it to Jthe advant my country to heat Jan open sore whieh exits between Jthe United States cad the « whieh adjoins the Panama Canal necessary Jo that for nationa |defonse, ani for whatever advantage }to our Susiness may | Ned: | Senator Borah, in answer to Lodge said he approved President Harding's policy outlined in New York, but ne Owhy in the interest of © United States should f ime of which it ds guiltless,” -—VAITH COLOMBIA , Broadway he won't have to hit the! by WASHINGTON, April 20.—dacing treaty, Senators opposing it to-day began a vigorous campaign to secure amend- ments that would make it unacgeptar Acting for this group of Senators, 000,000 the sum to be paid provision equality with other nations us ng che United | have to the FRANCE MAY ‘SEIZE GERMAN INDUSTRIES ~—WIRE LINES AND MAJORITY HOLDING IN Bic INDUSTRIES |Premier to Lay Scheme Before Lloyd | George—Feared U. S. May Make ' Protest—Ruhr Valley to Be Occu- pied and Tax Put on Teuton Coal. PARIS, April 20.—When Premier Briand goes to London Saturday for ;® conference with Lloyd George he will carry with him a plan for taking over a majority control of Germany's industrial plants and for the selz- ure of the Teuton telegraph and te! lephone lines, as well as for the oc- cupation of the Ruhr Valley, with its great coal resources. ‘The British Premier will be asked to approve the programme, and the only real fear in the matter is that the United States will object, as it might be construed as @ blow at American manufacturers who are oening to compete with British and French producers. STEVENS HEIRESS ELOPES AND WEDS; IS KEPT IN SCHOO! —— Richard Fagan, College Boy | Who Married Miss Kate Stev- ens, Also Back in Classes. Miss Kate Stevens, eighteen-year- old daughter of the late C. Amory Stevens of No. 8756 Bay 27th Street, Brooklyn, ran away from school last week and married Richard Fagan, a Dartmouth student from Galveston, Tex., her mother informed George W. Wingate of College Surrogate Brooklyn to-day in a formal applica- tion for an allowance for her daugh- ft ZOne a eon jolatiom of the 10,000 estate of Cal- ‘They call me Babe ” BORE ND AEE CUNB LI ter from the $1,500,000 esi if Babe Ruth.” replied tnited states ugreement that the the driver of the automo! “but A vin. Btevens, my real name is George Herman Ruth |e Shewld Pe # neutral zone, and) pre young woman came to Brook- TOE SORHORI RIE COs USI RTERER liyn with her husband last week, Mrs. Stevens said, and was promptly seat back Miss Saywood'y school at Overbrook, Pa. from which she eloped, Young Mr. Fagan was also talked to 80 8€ sly that he to Dartmouth and finish before seeing his wife to go back his again, Mrs. cation course Stevens set forth in her appli- that under the will of his father C. Amory Stevens received $30,000 a year from a trust fund, the principal of which was in due season by Colombia of Ameri- to go to his heirs. On his death the can oil concessions was 4 factor in income payments ceased and Mrs, | support given the treaty Stevens sald she felt that at least t want to hear no more of econ- ¢19,900 a year was now required for leva ter under the difficulties she de- ¥ seribed. The proposed payment to Colom- _ jig, Senator Kenyon maid, would be ie eatie envon eu, would be! AMERICAN ON TRIAL “mtixina” on the name of Mr. Kooi veils weil un "a sickly, pushign-| FOR LIFE IN IRELAND BELFAST, April 20.—William Con- lon, said to be a resident of the State of New Je was placed on trial to- before a military court, with two other men, charged with the murder of Willlam McDowell Sept, 3 last. ‘The murder occurred during an attack on a driven by MeDowell, in McConville, cashier of a linen thread corpor tion's factories, was carrying £1,300 to pay wages McConville ts being tried separately in vection with the same affair. The Judge Advocate said that Conton was charged with the crime under the Restoration of Order in Ireland Act and the fnet of his American citizenship did not prevent his being tried. aceite THE WORLD TRAVEL Arcade, DNuiiaer World) uiidi flow, 'N. chy. Telushone Cloak rodm for tmazier and pare ee day motor which William REAG, R08 Pare agreed | ‘There seems to be but little anxiety felt ag to the attitude of British tax Payers, who are already hesitating at further stops“in the’ Occupation of German territory on account of the expense. It will be explained that only French troops will be used and that the burden will in that way fall mainly upon France, and that Ger= many will have to pay in the end. As now being worked over by Frenoh experts, particular attention is being paid in Briand's plan to measures to bring pressure to bear on Germany and force her to accept the responsibility of payment. Every ton of Ruhr coal that is sent to other parts of Germany or is sold to new tral countries will be taxed in gold. It is thought that this feature wifl be particularly pleasing to the Eng- lish, because It would help to main- tain the market price of coal. Inef- dentally, however, it may be asked whether France, under suoh subsi- dized conditions, won't be able to re- export German coal at dumping prices if market conditions require. It is announced that Marshal Foch and his economic advisers will complete to-morrow the plans for extension of the allied occupation. It is reported that Germany's fall. ure to place the Reischbank gold It Cologne or Coblenz, occupied respeds tively by the British and Americany may form the basis of an ultimatum to the Germans presaging immediate occupation of the entire Ruhr mining and industrial regions, Various semi-ofcial statements from Berlin as to new German pro- posals Jeave pe French cold. There is very little belief in Paris that the Germans will make an acceptable offer before May 1, LONDON, April 20.—The informal |conference of Premiers Briand ang | Lloyd George on Sunday next will be | held in the villa of Sir Philip Sassoo: |at Lympe, near Hythe, where Premier Briand, Philippe Berthelot, Generat Secretary of the French Foreign Of— fice, and Marshal Foch are expected arrive Saturday to meet Mr. Lloyd George, Karl Curzon, the Foreign Minister, Sir Philip Kerr and Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson. The conference is expected to ter- minate early Monday, when Premier Briand and his party will return to Paris. April patch from Fxsen to-day says the new 20.—A special des- customs control set up by the Allie in the occupied zone for the collection of duties under the penalties plan bes came effective at midnight last night. Passenger trains are being detained ten minutes for the inspection of the passengers and their bagwage. ns ' Panama Canal Telle end Teenage in March High Reeerd, WASHINGTON, April 20—A new high record for net tonnage passing through the Panama Canal and tolls earned was established in Mareh, The ag- gregate net tonnage of com: traMc waa 1.112818 end tolle amounted to $1,106,629, although tha, number of ships and cargo carried waa legs than in some previous montas, ‘The veewels wore longer, : gaviniae a ee a | | | | co ES ti open et