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i 23 = ae vas houses, ‘The nogroes wore nald , 9 A. M, took up his headquarters at ee . Cuards«verupded the arnoty, whily :— that the confilet stil waged. _ Ae Yhe fre enveloped tite houses Regrocs were seen to daft out from Gaming doorways with upraised Bands, shouting “Don't shoot!” As they dashed through the smoke they Were ordered to surrender and were quitkly ret he prison camps. State troops, under the command Adjutiint General C. F. Rarrett, ‘Gerived at 9 o'clock to take charge of the Situation, augmenting local anite Of Buardamen who were called out Inst night. At this time there were reports Of nparnitic shooting and the sitwation scerhed to be casing. NEGRO SECTION SURROUNDED BY CARS. Detachments of guaniamen were aeattored throughout the «ity pte- T pared to met all omermeocins with “machine guns ready for action. HARONG WANTS FREIGHT RATE UT WITH MEN'S WAGE Pays Informal Visit to Inter- state Commerce Boatd to Express His Views. HE TWO GO TOGETHER Roads Not Eager for Reduction but President Believes Now Is the Time. others sammie as fomMiKKeg up fr Rrocs and segregating thee $; t+ dail, convention hall, basebak ree fad other places which had ta turned into prison camps. By David Lawrence. The situation was further aggra- (Special Corr: int ef The Eve- vated this morning by reports from ning Wertd.) Muskogee that crowds of negroes = WAMITINCTON, Jude } (Copyright, urere mee arming themselves and 1921)—Pregident Hatding has taken Muskogee advices said that the oM- Mg the railway problem. Ie has to clals there were guarding all high- effect asked the Interstate Commerce ways to prevent the departure of Commission 40 reduce freight rated. Befroes from that city. 1 pa a As (he dawn. broke aixty or seventy MH dd not do so direetly—the man motor cars filled with armed white sed the thing very taetfully and men formed a circle completely diplomatically, Fora President In not around the negro section. Half 4 supposed to ask the Interstate Com- Sogn’ sirplante seittae overhead. merce Commission, which iy a quasi- Le ne eee i) al weg theralle Judievt! body, to render any decisions. road tracks was fired, but lack of Woudrow Wilson had some informil Wind prevented the flames from Conferences once with members of the spreading. A party of white riftcmen Interstate Commetce Commission and was roported to be shooting at all Was severely criticised fot trying to negrocs they saw and firing into !Mfiuence the commission to revise to Nod be returning the fire dispiritedly, | Vrgsident Harding adopted a much Dick Howland, the negro whoxe pt. MORE direct and even bolder course tempted rescue started the rioting, Which unquestionably will establish a was removed from tho county jail Precedent and brush aside for all time during the night and @pirited out of the technical criticism that a Presi- town by deputies from Sheriff Mo- Jent cannot’communteate with the In- Cullough's office. ‘They refuscd to tefetate Commerte Commiksion. Me. 4ivulge his whereabouts, Officers Harding walked to the Interstate sald the negro would be given a Commerce Commimtion building and speedy trial just as soon aa the aitua. tM the members of the commission tlon quieted down. that he recognized that sho commis- GEN. BARRETT IN CHARGE oF “oD 1 the rijé-making agent of Con- TROOPS. Breas and that inaxmuch ax he had AAjt. Gen. Narrett, who arrived at (Me offleial right to communicate to Congress any mennage he pleased, he therefore felt free to communicate directly with the ugent of Congress. With that delicate question of right of his mind, Mr. Harding entered City Hall and announced that Col, B. -H. Markham of OWahoma City would be in command of fie opera- teady mali earnings, But the Presi. dent takes the view that the present rates are more than the traffic’ can bear, and that if the rates are m- vined there will be more business for the raiirvads in the aggregate than ts possible now. Chairman Clark of the Interstate Jommerce Commision wrole several jetters a few months age asiating that rates could not be redeond, Sen. ator Cumming has seemed to think tates couldn't go down, Nevertheless Mr. Harding believes the ballr Will be better off if rates are lowered, ‘The Cabinet shares that opinion, and Mr. Harding has gone ahead blaring the trail almost alone, ax in Heuntly. fhe case with aa Kacculive, who in trying to stect ehip of alate in be of wages or gross Income. ——— $400,000,000 CUT MADE IN WAGES OF RAILROAD WORKERS Reduction Averages 12 Per Cent. | as Announced by U. S. Labor Wage Board. CINCAGO, June L—With tho deci- sion made public to-day slashing 140,000,000 1 year from the pay at! railroad = employes, the = Tatironad Labor Hoard will turn it altention CREM ISIE to 100 fine® whoke cto Have not yet been vonsidernd, but to whieh the Reception There for the Ceremonies. Present ruling will eventually apply. In the prisont decision, whieh te- combs effective July 1, the porcant- ages af reductions compu by Getter St te hanta dedd Ga ker Bing Sing prisoners are planning to give another reception to Sir Thomas age of 12 per cent. ; Lipton, the yachtsman, who is sched- The decision grants reductions uled to visit the prison some time varying from 5 to 12 cents an hour, or from & to 10 per cént., and in the case "at section ‘Inbarera completely FIRE INSURAN wiping out the incronse gtantod that, class of employees by the wage award | of July 2, 19%. For xeetion moh tho! Q reduction was approximately 18 per ) cent, switehmpn and shop crafts received a 9 per cent. reduction, while | Saks emron reer) UN Breuy CTARKG proximately 7 per cent. Car repair- era were cut about 10 per cent. en Bho) crafts employees and train ™, and oh atis bérvice men, except those | od Lan lta Page) bl cca yeh el A gts ole Mave oct A sky limit; that they are barred dor foreiceb 166 rodioed 10 dente as from Investing in bankrupt eorporr- hour. tions? A, Well, they are not allowed Passenger and freight engineers % iPvest In real estate, who reeeived increases of 10 to 13. @ What! Are you sure about that? A. Well, in a general way, yea. Q. Did you ever hear of the Fire cents an hour by the iv:d award are (Moe)) Fo LC Wen EFT) and WARDEN LEWIS We ste TOMAS LIDTOWS. ¢ SING ROMAS Cie 'S SILVER CUP FOR SING Sir Thomas to Have Anothe:| this summer and formally present the massive sterling silver trophy cup donated to the Mutual Welfare League, | Leon C, Weinstock, Vice President) of the State Prison ¢ over ty wes to keep until the ceremonies | n be held. sir Thomas gave the cup to commemmorate pis visit to Sing Sing last Auguat. and went to the courts. has hung since March, 1920. There it Mr, Unt intimated the At- tornéy General's office had been In- different in enforcing the order of Mr. Phill Similar experiences of other aprin- | kler companies were described. William M. Johnstone, chief engineer of the United Electric Service Com- pany, supplying private fire arms, took the stand. The company’s automatic alarm detects the starting of water through . sprinkler protective system either caused by fire or a Jeak. Then the! company notifies the fire depart- | Stillman fought it THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1921, Silver Cup Lipton Will Present Soon to Prisoners at Sing Sing —+- STULMAN CASE. ADJOURNED OVE BANKER PROTEST Referee Puts Hearings Over | Until Next Weék After Witnesses Gather. HUSBAND NOW FOR WAR Serves Notice There Will Not | Be Any Settlement Out of Court. (Special from a Staff Correspondent of The Evening World.) POUGHKEEPSIE, June 1,—Tho ‘iliman case was adjourned again day, Referee Daniel J. Gleason et the poxt hearings of the case for ‘Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week. The adjournment accomplished, was not easily as attorneys for Mr. for nearly an hour after the lawyers and witnesses had all been assembled in Mr. Gt son's office in the Poughkeepsie Trus: Building, apparently ready to go on. As soon as Mr. Gleason took his seat Abel I. Smith, associate counsel to Mrs. Stillman, asked for the ad- journment, stating that John DB. Stanchfield, chict counsel, was ap- pearing at that moment before Jus- tice Finch In the Supreme Court in New York in another case and that ho preferred not to go on in Mr, Stanchfiecld’a absence, Cornelius J. Sullivan, attorney tor Mr. Stillman, immediately arose in Opposition and he and Mr. Smith argued until Referee Gleason termi- nated the matter with the announce- ment of adjournment. In announcing the adjournment, Referee Gleason said that he would ment. The United Company's service was approved by the Now York Fire Ex-| change. ‘The company then got into active competition with the Automa- tic Fire Alarm Company, which had a monopoly. The bid $425 to The United cut Its accopt no further excuses; that the case must go on, beginning next Tuesday. Among the witnesses who were ready (o testify were Bernard Kelly and his wife Irene, the latter formerly maid to Mrs, Stillman. They arrived in an automobile with Outerbridge thons of the guardsmen. Con. Mirrett, who is working under the direction of the Sheriff, Mayor and Chief of Police, Said he would continue to do so until arch@ deemed it necessary to change ius command. The negrors assembled as refugoes -and prisoners at the bascball park, ©onvention Hall and other places ‘were being carod for by civic or- ; ganizations and private citizens who Voluntecred for the work. Ice water into a general discussion with the commission on the subjoct of rates, making delichte inquiry as to the progress the commision has made on the subject and expressing his own solicitude over certain clashes of rates, He mentioned partieulaty the rate on fruit casrying, which is s0 much a subject of compliant in the West. He was mu¢h pleased to lcarn that the commission waa endeavor- Ing to bring about a revision of rates, to be cut 6 and 8 cénts an hour, re- spectively, Passenger and freight Companies Hullding Corporation? A conductors, who récelved increases of | did not say they did not evade the 12% and 14 cehts in 15%, are cut 7% 'W. and @ cents rewpectively by the new| 9: That company represenix a schedule. bullding; where is It? A. At No. 40 ‘Train despatchers aud yard mas-| ters, whose monthly earnings at present avetnge $260 to $270, are cut 8 cents an hour, ‘The stnallest reduction will apply to office boys and other employces under eighteen years of age, Maiden Lane. It t# occupied by the Continchtal Fire Insurance Company, got the con-| Horsey, of counsel to the ex-banker. T the Exchange notjfied the| ONe of the witnesses for Mr. Sdll- \'nited that-its clients could have only ™an, Isabelle Armstrong, who was a half the Insurance reduction given srurse for Alexander Stillman at Grand to users of other devices “until Its Anse, was located in Los Angeles and devices were approved." They have wilted nine months for approval and , brought on here through the influence ‘ta subsidiaries and other tenants, Q. Do you know that in the assets of the Continental there are listed a mil- Non doflars each of the stook and bonds of the Fire Companies Build- ing Corporatoin? A. I didn’t know @f negtoes streamed westward ajong ously the rate was more than the and sandwiohes were being served and that the commission was procced- and the wounded or sick wefe recelv- ing on a plan whereby the railroads tng medical attention. would voluntarily reduce their scale Throughout the morning long lines on certain commutities where obvi- the wtrects leading to Convention trame could bear. Hall. Many wore their night clothes yigy PAR’ o and were barefooted. Their sunken ¥'*!T Lad none | told of a sleepless night and ‘ Mats cimen tasen beapoke gripping MT: Harding left the commteston fear. ,with a parting word that carried a en, women and children carried great deal of significance. He spoke bundles of clothing on their heads Dacks. ‘The articles they meveq Of Nie desire to be helpful and to re- were varied, and in many cases Main in closer touch with the work the eet Pe agi her lta Mis for the commission ts doing. of the situation. Here an old Now the visit of Mr. Harding was no n clung to a Bible, there rt With disheveliod hair carried a woolly casual affair, accidentally Brought tretted a litle girl with a dig wax about. It was deliberately thought out él. as & Means of convincing the country NEGROES WON'T ARE THE that President Harding recognized the FIREMEN, (necessity of lower freight rates and perv can't use our fire equipment that he hoped fhe carriers woukl sce re that was the exact amount. Q. Isn't that a violation of law? A. It ls contrary to law, | Q. Has your department ever raised an objection to that investment? A. No. But tt isn't a violation of Jaw. 1 -—_—.——_. FLORIDA WILL GET BRY: jebraskan Anne Will Change Céommending The World for its, meantime have been able to get no} f Arthur Beauvis, brother of the Can- contracts. adian guide, Fred, named by Mr. Still- Catt Gtth nas a fire detecting |M&n as corespondent and also as the device for which the mutual com- | father of Httle Guy Stillman. panies make an allowance of a 50 Her appearance ‘caused much spec- Efe Mia clyde the cost of | uiation, as the statement she recently inaurance, axe change would give an allowance of Signed in apparent behalf of Mr. only 10 per cent. Stillman is regarded favorably by at- Q. Your $100,000,000 st protected | torneys for Mrs. Stillman. Since she property has suffered only 1 cent of! came from the ‘West, Isabelle Arm- joss on each $100 In the last year?) J one who recelved $500 for the ex- penses of the Journey, has been stop- said the New York &. Yes, BOY WHO PERISHED OF FRIGHT OR SMOKE IN BLAZING HOME at : \ “ ~ ‘é Su , TOMMY MOONEY, 3 Years Olt “Prettiest Youngster in Block” Crawled Under Bed and Was Found Too Late. Scores of Tommy Mooney's little playmates went to the house at No. 410 East 234 Street thelr last respocts to “the prettiest 'itUle boy in the block,” as the three- dear-old chap was called, Tommy was suffocated, or died of fright, during a fire of unknown origin in the Mooney apartment yesterday afternoon. He crawled under a couch |¢ and was not found until too late to resuscitate him. His mother saved his cighteén-months-old brother, Billy, but could not find Tommy. CITY’S $4,000,000 FERRY PROGRAMME IN OPERATION SOON Clason Point, 23d Street and New Staten Island Lines Among Those to Be Opened. As a part of the new city ferry programme, as announced by the De- partment of Plant and Structures to- day, the ferry from Sound View Ave- nue, Clason Point, the Bronx, to First Avenue, College Point, L. 1, will be put Into operation as soon as the Clason Point slip is completed, probably about July 15. ‘The ferry from 23d Street, Manhat- tan, to Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn, will be taken over and operated as a city ferry at about the same time. The city will begin about Aug. 1 operating the ferry between Grand Street, Manhattan, and Broadway, Brooklyn, abandoned some time ago. In September the city will take over the ferry from Fulton Street, Man- hattan, to Fulton Street, Brooklyn, and those from South Ferry to Atlan- tic Avenue and to Hamilton Avenue, Brooklyn, operated. to-day to pay]! from the Criminal Courts Building and TOM OLE’ PLAGE S EAD SOFT STUFF WASHED I AWAY Famous Saloon Across From the Tombs |ost Its Kick Through Volstead. “Foley's Place," as the saloon at the Northeast cornor of Centre and Frank- lin Streets was started Foley, Voere, was known because it by former Sheriff Tom closed to-day. John bought the place from y Foley when the latter was elocted Sheriff, was one of the first saloon keopers arrested for violation of the Volstead act und on conviction was sentenced to serve six months in the jail at Caldwell, N. J. He was pardoned by President Wilson after he had served, two months of his sentence and made an unsuécessful tenipt to continue In business on a sort drink and near beer basis, ‘The big saloon, which is right across was who Ure Tombs, was one of the historic drinking places of the city. It was ppened by Tom Foley and Florrie Sui+ livun in 1896 at the time of the open- ing of the Criminal Courts Building and those who were fortunate enough to be present at that opening have no difficulty in recalling the celebration or the early part of it, at any rate. John R. Fellows was District At- torney at that time. After the clos- ing of tho courts he repaired with all his staff over to Foley's and in an eloquent speech welcomed “Bix Tom" and “Big Florrie” to the neighbor- hood. Among those present were Richard Croker, “Big Tim" Sullivan, then at the height of his career; “Little Tim" Sullivan, Patrick Keen- an, afterward City Chamberlain; John J. Scannell, afterward Fire Com- missioner; John F, Carroll, Billy Hanna, “Big Bil" Devery, Dan Finn, Col. Mike Murphy, afterward Police Commissioner; Bill Howe and Abe Hummel and Charlie Brooke, and about everybody else in town that umounted to anything twenty-five years ago. which are now privately If all the bottles of wine that ware opened that day were pl on the ground, end to end, they would ex- tend from the Criminal Courts Build- ing to a point approximately 262 yaids eust of Charles F. Murphy's summer home at Good Ground, L. 1 During the time Foley conducted the place it was an annex to the Criminal Courts Building. Many a case has been tried and settled over the bar or in the back room. The inspiration for many a brilliant oration in the crim- inal courts was obtained at two for a uarter from the bartenders in Foley's, ‘The new ferry line from Cortlandt | Many a judicial foot reposed on the Street, Manhattan, to St George, §, |brass rail. L, {8 expected to be in temporary | tict Attornese eli operation by the city about Oct. 1,and|of all kinds, in permanent operation by May 1,| fighters, acto next, Commissioner Whalen says the Assistant Dis- politicians, lawyers police officers, and theatrical nd reporters, agers, edito! campaign in behalf of disarmament meant to say it was contrary to the lentitled, “Salaburg’s Gesture of Des- and praising Its ¢ditorial of yesterday | xpirit\of the law. | Q. Do you believe $2,000,000 in the pair,” William J. Bryan, at the Hotel | money of the Continental Company 1s Chatham last night announced that | gctuaily invested in that building? because of the condition of Mrs.|q. 1 do. Bryan's health he intends to degert Nebraska and make Florida his per- manent home. “For some time,” read Mr. Bryan's statement in part, “I have been, po- Mtically speaking, in a state of sus- pended animation—living in Florida and voting Ih Nebraska. Beifig as mach interested as ever in (he problems of government and destring to make my remaining years as val- uable to my country as possible, I have decided to transfer my citizen- ship to Morida and thus make my Q. Oh, very well. other speculative stocks. Do you re- gard them as liquid investments ready to meet emergencies of need fot cash? A. Some of the corpora- tions are entirely sound, even though their atocks fluctuate, Q. Wouldn't bonds be safer—more reliable, more instantly available? A. I think that ts true. @. Do any of them invest in mort- Koges on real estate? A. Not to any extent. But as to these eet te woth mens the desirability of meeting public fireman's life to turn a atream of opinion and achieving economies in ‘water oh one of those negto build- | other directions, a. They shot at us all morning m we were trying to do some- thing, but none of my men was ‘hit, There is not a chance in the world to get through that mb into the Regro district. “We have fire lines protecting the warehouses on the Katy Railroad and 1 think we have them saved. If the wind # change the white resi- dence of the negto dis- alec ask tap sweet. Creenveed ren’ Street, gt tae bublineds sec- the & > & and Is sweepin; the white on the north has not touched.” Ohiet Aller indicated that he was Prepared to call for outside assistance ‘fn case It became necensary. -——— RAID PLAZA GRILL; * HEAD WAITER HELD Police Find Alleged Scotch and Wine in Locker, Following Complaints, Charged with having in his possas- sion about a quart of Scotch whiskey, & quart of red wine and a pint boitle of claret, Adotph Knuhi, forty yeara old, of No. 192 Claremont Avenue, e head waiter at the Hotel Plaza, was) ‘The whole subject was discussed at the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, after which it was announced that the President would do something bout rates the very next day. The visit to the commirsion was planned by Mr. Harding, not only after consul- tation with the Cabinet, but after it became known here aleo that the Railroad Labor Board would hand down a decision cutting the price of certain classes of tabor and eliminat- ing an estimated cost of $400,000,000 a year in wages, It was in the judgment of Mr. Hatiing the psychological time to fact. With wages going down, the Public has been expecting freight rates to go down. My. Harding gourht a chance to emphasise the Decesslty of the two steps being taken as close together as posatble not merely to hasten a return to nor- malcy but to console the laboring classes who will be accepting wage reductions with ttre Raowledge that tho raliroads will be obliged to re- duce freight rates too. Bone imbor leaders have insisted that the men would not object to wage decreases if accompanied by 3 Polke Herteg Wtius | reduction in frelght rates, which, 1m to the West 47h Street policemen found in ¢ tation. apeditien Gaile fer iver Deuht. ‘The Mulford Biological! expedition South America to ex- Fe SLE galled . been period turn, would be reflected in a revision downward of the eost of living. 7 | ROADS NOT EAGER TO CUT RATES. Mr. Harding consujied Senator Committee on Intérstate Commerce, and James A. Davis, Who bandies all the affaire Danging over from the when the Government had control of the railroads Steps will soon be thken to pay the roads large sums of money owed them dy the Government and to make It easier tur | them to pay gome of their debts. x Yet fire insurance companies actual residente my Jogal residence.’ nae three-fourths of their profits 9 If that ratio of Joss became gen- | eral through general adoption of your device, or similar devices, there would be a lot less of fire insurance busi- ness? A. Certainly, It would cut down the aggregate of premiums enorm- ously. A Mr. Coe aroused some merriment by saying his system “detected fires be- fore they startéd.” Q. By how many hours? A. It de- tects any peeuliar rise In tempera- ture. Q. The mutual companies which turn back their profits to customers encourage such devices and the stock companies—and the New York Ex- change—do not? A. Yes. Mr. Conran of the Conran Sprinkler Company was called. Q. Do you know the Sprinkler As- sociation? A. 1 do. I do. I know it very well. - Q. What is it? A. The Sprinkler out of real estate? A. A large pto- portion. Q. Don't you know that the of- ficers of fire insurance com- panies are far more interested in the manipulation of funds in the stock market than in the fire in- A. | wouldn't ay that. Q. Don't you know that the com- panier are constantly, in the stock market—in and out, day by day, week by week, buying and selling, hunting stock market profits throughout the year? A. They aro active. Q Do not the books of any one of them show at least a thousand stock —_——eE—_— TOES SHOT AT, SHE DANCED. en Eugtinecer Accused Of Conquering thd aut. Gupreme Court Juatioe Seager, ut White Pains, yesterday, grinted Mta. Baha F. Holland of Hye-on-the-sottnd an interlocutory decree of divotes from Arthur A. Holiknd, a miting enxineer, connetted with the American Gull Oil Company, No, 91 State Bircet, Mahhat- tan. ghe was ajeo allowed $600 « month alimony and custody of their daughtor, Elizabeth, seven, market transactions a year? A. I Frederick H. Scanlan of No. 145|never counted them. Broadway, Manhalinn, was allowed /CONSTANTLY DABBLING IN THE $0 courtee! fees. ‘Thete was no de- féne, Mrs. lottand testidéd he be- Meved ter trusband is in Bolivia. Mrs, HoMtand@ teatifed be had an inoome of STOCK MARKET. Q But it is not an exaggerated esti- mate. They are constantly buying and selling speculative stocks on the $2,000 and received royalties |matket? A, All the time, all through rom minthg compan! the year. ‘The compiaint ai that Holland had| = Mr. Untermyer then’ announced he Tah & round wotnan of] would lay aside the matter of in- rues gpartnients, No. 10) vestments until he “returned to the wh an nemiotant te ae | main branch of the inquiry.” He cara, In 1914, ‘of; took up the close alliance between ‘of Holland fot an'fheian | tie New York Fire Insurance Da- Waters gaid he occupied | Shange and certain automatle ‘sprin- aa with Holland, and on one oc-| kier manufacturers. casion segand Sie} lan maid! Mr. Deitschberger swore that re- hire by ring his revolver at her bare! duced rates because of aprinkler pro- fettion were granted only to persons who Installed certain “approved” fakes of sprinklers. The manufac- urers of the approved sprinklers are in a close trade combination, The New York Fire Insurance Ex- change refuses to recognize sprinklers outside the combination, Mr, Deutach- berger said, even though the device wad aausfactory to the New York Vire Dopartinent and the Bareau of Standards found them entirely satis- factory. The case of the Conran «prinkler was taken up in detalt. Willam F. Conran, President, after obtaining approval through the Fire Depart- ment and the Hureau of Standards, applied to the Exchange for recogni- (fon as entitling the purchaser to re- duced rates. This recognition was denfed, Mr, Conran appealed to Superinten- dent of Insurance Phillips, who after pe a LS MILLER’S GOLF NO BETTER. Governor Returns te City From Va- ention im New Jerecy, Saying ne hadnt read a pewspaper of ween & paillician in a fortnight but had devoted himself almost exclusively to golf during his yication at Lake- wood, Gov. Miller came te the oity yesterday. “1 don't know a thing, except that my golf hasn't tinproved much,” he sdid to repdriera, “so I fod mysrlf compelied to Interview you gentiemén.” “Weil,” yotumterred one of hi cailéra, “the Anti-Saloon 1 a few days ago eommended jayor Hylan and Pollce Commissioner En- ‘The railroads arent eager to re- euce pt i rates. They claim 1 , mould etill further decrease their al- a right for enforcing Prohibition. Do @ hearing found the Exchange was you care to comment on that? violating the law by enforcing a dis- ‘Trust. Q. I don't mean to ask you to characterize it, you know. A. Qh, I don’t mind, That's what it Is. Q. What do you know about the connection between the Sprinkler As- seciation and the Fire Insurance Ex- change? A, Just this. Every time I get into a battle with the trust the Exchange does the fighting for them. Q. Why don’t you go to the Under- writers’ laboratory in Chicago and your device approved? A. Oh, I that once. Their “test” took six years and four months. Then Mr. Robb, head of the Fite Exchange turned it down. So when he told me to take this sprinkler to Chicago for approval there 1 says “No, Mr. Robb, No, I'm not Jooking for this for my grandchildren. 1 want ft now. It's for me now! See?” And I didn't take it to Chicago. aes ANOTHER BRINDELL “ MAN PUT ON TRIAL Joseph Moran, Indicted With Stadt- muller for Extortion, Faces Jury. ‘The trial of Joseph Moran, business agent for the Bullding Trades Coun- cil, Rebert Brindell’s organization, who was jointly indicted with Peter Stadtmulier, business agent for the House Shorers’ Union, now in the ‘Tombs awaiting sentence, was begun to-day before Justioe MoAvoy In the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court Both men were Indicted for ex- torting, under threats of ooercien, $1,000 from Max Mininsohn, Pesident of the Interstate House Wrecking Company, on Sept. 23, when he was engaged in tearing down the bulld- ings at Nos, 96, 98 and 100 Maiden Lane. Moran's attorney, John J. O'Connor, who was also attorney for Brindell, wanted a postponement on the ground that the fifty talesmen had been the- The Governor shoe® me head and crimination, The Exchange ignored exiled, @n order to remove the discrimination gally sumoioned, but bis motion was ping at the Hotel McAlpin in New York, where, it 1s sald, Arthur Beau- vais has extensively entertained her. The unwillingness of Mr. Stillman to agree to another adjournment, It was said to-day, is due to a sudden change in Mr. Stillman's attitude. It {s understood notice has been served on his wife's lawyers that all negoii- ations for a settlement out of court are off and that the banker never again will offer to settle on any terms. Furthermore, according to the same authority, the banker has, through his lawyers, withdrawn his offer of $50,000 a year in settlement, and declared he will not pay his wite a cent except what he Is legally com- pelled to, In this connection it is said Mrs. Stillman's first demand for a settlement out of court was for $180,000 a year. This later was reduced to $90,000, with $50,000 of- fered by Mr. Stillman and declined. Mrs. Gtillman is confined to her bed to-day ih her home at Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street. She has a severe pain in her right lung, it was said at the apartment by Miss Klee, her svc- retary. It has not yet been deter- mined whetlter or not this is a fore- runner of pneumonia. In résponse to a question as to any subsequent negotiations between Mra. Stillman and her husband, Miss Klee said, “So far As I know all negotia- tions are closed.” Speaking of the reported offer of $100,000 to Mrs Stillman to go into the movies, th: secretary said, “Mra, Stillman know: nothing whatever of such an offer, ud as for the $100,000, that’s only a drop in the bucket.” oe BULGARIAN KING TO VISIT AMERICA Wants to Become Acquainted With Nation Which So Greatly Helped His People. SOBLA, Bulgaria, June 1.—Premier Stambullwaky of Bulgarta declared here esterday that iting Boris would visit ihe United Sta uring the coming autumn, and that he would accompany Boris on the journey, “lL am géing to America with King Borts,” declared the Premier, “to visit the great American people who have done #o much for Bulgarians.” Se ee a Com- P Andrew E. Dowe, superintendent of three boats for this line will be t last word in ferry construction. They will be very fast and will carry fitsy vehicles each. i The city will also build the Dyckman Street terminal for the privately op- erated ferry from that point to Engle- wood, N. J., the private company to pay 71-2 per cent interest on the in- vestment, Commissioner Whalen says that th whole ferry programme will involve an investment of about $4,000,000, Leaving the St. George-Cortland! Strect line out of consideration, it is estimated that the receipts from city ferries will be about $1,500,000, and the operating expenses about $1,200,000 a the Grand Jury investigation charges of corruption in the City Ad ministration, resumed his desk in Dis. trict Attorney Swann's office yester. expected to go to trial this month, several phases of which are not com: in the Elwell murder case, dence men and safe blowers mingled and exchan Foley's bar. ed opinions In front of Thim WAS the sloppy o 3 tk WHITMAN RESUMES DUTIES. Former Gov. 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