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ae To-Night’s Weathen—FAIR AND COOLER. PINAL ee) EDITION THE EULNING Descamps Tells Edgren Why Carpentier Tr ains in Secr et — see Page 6} Che “ Circulation Books Open to All.’’ “Circulation Books Open to All.’’ | To-Mori NAL EDITION % row's Weather—FAIR. VOL. LXI. NO. 21,758—DAILY. Covreight, 1021, by The Presa Publishin {The New York World). NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1921. Post Office, Entered as Second-Ciaas Matter New York, N. ¥. ——— Se PRICE THREE CENTS WOMAN AND BABY SAVED AS WILD AUTO LEAPS CLIFF Tilden Wins the World’s Cha USE OF BITUMINOUS GOAL URGED ON PU HIGH ANTHRACITE PRICES This Is Best Way to Stop Gougire in New York, Says Senator Reed. NEW LAWS PLANNED. Congress to Act Against Prof- iteering and Shortage, as Asked by Evening World. ‘ By Sophie Irene Loeb. (Special Staff Correspondent of The Evening World) WASHINGTON, June 4—After a conference with Senator William M. Calder, Chairman of the Committee to Investigate Coal, and Senator James A. Reed, also of that commit- tee, who has made a thorough study of the situation, it is evident that some Isgislation will be enacted de- signed to reduce the price of coal and to obviate shortage. 1 ‘This is a move strongly advocated by The Kyening World, which in its exhaustive investigation aroused the Senate committee to go into the mat- ter, following the unwarranted war prices. The first steps suggested by way of legislation will likely be: 1. Reduction of coal rat roads, 2. A cheaper railroad rate and con- sequently a cheaper coal rate in the ‘summer than in the winter. 3. Railroad cars for coal to receive priority so that there is no car short- rail- age. Senator Reed states that if ‘coal prices are reduced in the summer and the people fill their coal bins at least 50 per cent. during the sum- mer, the high rates are bound to go down. TROUBLE 18, EVERYBODY BUYS COAL AT ONCE. “The trouble with it all is," sald Genator Reed, “that everybody buys qoal at once, which creates a demand, the speculator has a chance to get im his profiteering business, and a high rate is thus artificially made." But why tho anthracite coal fields, which are so close to New York, should demand such a high prive for coal, and the charge to the New York con- sumer be practically more than doubie what it is at the mines, is a question I asked Senator Reed to solve, He answered: “There is one quick solution to this (Continued on Page Four.) ————_ —— MASKED MEN RAID SHIP, ATTACK CREW Eight Badly Hurt—Naval Aid From Hampton Roads Arrives Too Late. OLD POINT COMVORT, Va. June 4.—A party of masked men boarded the Shipping Board steamer Mitchell in Hampton Roads to-day and at- tacked the crew, badly injuring eight and slightly injuring several others. A naval detachment answered the Mitchell's call for help, but before the blucjackets arrived the attackers escaped. Chief Officer Henry Leon Dodge, temporarily in command of the Mitchell, said the raiders announced that they were strikers and proposed “drive everybody from American dded t the leader an American and (hat arently sought particu- | ef engineer of the ship, igned on despite on| the men arly the who h BLIC TO BEAT | COLORADO FLOODS MROWN HUNDREDS, SAYS LATE REPORT Property Loss Will Run Into; ‘Millions—Pueblo Chief Sufferer, DENVER, Col, June 4.—The first information that there had been loss of life at Pueblo in the flood there ‘was rece ved to-day. One report from railroad sources said there had ‘been “considerable loss of life and prop- erty," while a telegram to the Denver ‘Times contained a statement that “hundreds of lives have been lost.” ‘The Times announced it could not verify the report. Heavy rains continued to-day In Eastern and Central Colorado ané gave little hope for relief from the floods which yesterday swept those sections. Meagre repor:s indicated a loss running Into ths millions, with the heaviest loss at Pueblo, where a large part of the business section and several resi- dential districts were inundated by waters from the Arkansas River. The known loss of fe remained four. The situation to-day was: Pueblo—Inundated and cut off from wire communication for hours. TILDEN WINNER OF WORLD'S TITLE IN TENNIS SINGLES Philadelphia Player Defeats Washer of Belgium in Straight Sets in Finals. GETS A BIG OVATION. ‘Match Demonstrates There ‘Was No One in Tourney Able to Give Victor a Battle. ST. CLOUD, June 4 (Associated Press).—William T, Tilden of Phil- adelphia, world’s grass court tennis champion, won the world’s hard court tennis singles championship to-day, defeating Washer of Belgium in the finals in straight sets, 6—3, 6—3, 6—3. Tilden, although he appeared fa- tigued, outclassed Washer in the first set. The champion had difficulty with his service, which was once broken through, and in two other games his play was below his usual standard. He showed improvement, however, in the last two games, tak- ing the eighth from Washer on the Belgian’s service and then winning on his own service in the final game with the loss of only one point. In the second set Tilden rallied after being hebind, one game to three, and outplayed Washer, who was be- ginning to tire from his strenuous efforts to cover the court against Tilden's fine playing. The cham- pion's chop stroke, which had been offset to some extent by the Belgian's speed, now became more effective, and Tilden used it constantly. During the seventh game rain began to fall, and the commotion in the crowd, which began raising umbrellas, an- moyed the players, who suspended play for a short period, Washer is a left-honded player, and Private news despatches placed loss about $4,000,000. . Marshall—A town of 200 inhabi- tants, threatened by a break in the Marshall Lake Dam. Louisville — Inundated, several houses and other ‘buildings washed away. Loveland—Dikes of take broken and parts of town inundated; floods put out of commission electric power plant from which Weld County towns get their light and power, A cloudburst at Swallows, 16 miles west of Pueblo, at 3 o'clock yester- day, two hours later had sent the Arkansas River on a rampage, By 8 o'clock it had dverflowed into the town, inundated the business section and forced scores of families to flee from their homes in the lowlands. Highteen families were rescued in boats, and boats also were used to rescue several persons from the Fed- eral Building. Damage, to the Post Office alone was officially estimated at $600,000, Five feet of water was reported standing in the streets of Pueblo in a message carly this morning. A West- ern Union operator remained at his key in the Pueblo operating room sending a news despatch concerning the flood until the flood waters had crept around his ankles, The spillway dam of the North Sterling Reservoir broke yesterday emptying into Pawnee Creek and| causing the death of Mra, Carl Davis and baby child, Two other children are missing. Davis was rescued from the flood but may be fatally injured. | At Lafayette, Coal Cre wept over its banks and In¥ ed part of the town, swept over acres of farm | jand and drowned several hundred) cattle, according to reports, re Says He Fled to Escape Whitman's | | Agen T + June 4,.—Linn SAN ANTONIO. orders, ¢ officer was not on the oruers i |B. A. Gale of Albany, N. ¥., alleged The raiders, numbering thirty, came draft dese testifying in his own siongside the p in a large power) behalf in a habeas coopus hearing pe- boat, Scrambling over the side, they | fore United states District J Duval overpowered t aichman and at-| Wert here yest dec fed tacked the crew, injuring Ufteen of| them. Ch tt from the United ates tO escape poli. Uical prosecution {rom agents of Guy, dimen ef New York, oto. Tilden remarked, after the second set that he always disliked to play against a left-hander, as he has to revise his whole game, preferring to play the best among the right-iand- ers rather than even a moderately good left-handed man, ‘Tilden quickly ran into the Iead in the third set, $—0, and from that point on dominated the match. Washer won the fourth, sixth and eighth games when Tilden took things easily. The American forced Washer to make most of his shots from an awkward position and often forced the Belgian out of the court, so that Washer netted the ball and hit out with great frequency. ‘The match demonstrated that there ‘was no player in the tournament able to give Tilden a hord battle in the siugles. Tilden, in adding the hard court championship to his list of titles, cam2 through the tournament without at any time being really extended, The immense crowd which watched the play to-day gave the champion an ovation such as never has been given a tennis player in France. It cheered for fully five minutes after Tilden s beautiful pass down the sidelines, out of reach of washer as he plunged tc- ward the net, won the match for tho champion, The Belgian threw both hands in the air as a token of surren- der. Washer played gamely and showed great speed, in covering the court, un- til he tired in the second set. His forehand drives were made wiiu such Breat {force and accuracy that at times he fairly outplayed Tilden, Jt was the best tennis washer has dis- played in the tournament and proo- ably in his entire career. Gerbault of France and Alba Armenia, defeated Max Decu M, Borotta of ran of and rance in the men's dout 6—4, 7 64. Gerbault and Albarran therefore will meet Andre Gobert and Willian H, Lau- rentg of France in the finals, _—_——— (Raging Entries on Page 2) GES VER Policeman Pulls Them From Rear Seat of Driverless Car in Forest Park. HAND BRAKE RELEASED. Louis Glantzlin Leaped to Run- ning Board Instant Before Disastrous Plunge. An instant before their runaway |car plunged down a thiry-foot em- |Dankment, struck a tree and turned | turtle in Forest Park, Queens, last | night, Patrolman Louis Glantzlin of the Richmond Hill Precinct leaped to |the running board, gathered Mrs. William Andrews and her three-year- old daughter from the rear seat and Jumped to the road in safety. So quickly was tho rescue effected, any > narrow was the margin he- tween the resoue and the disappear- ance of the car over the embank ment, that William Andrews, who was desperately pursuing the car 03 foot duwo the main drive, failed to note it. He followed the car over the embankment and was striving frantically to remove the wreckage when Glantzlin and Mrs. Andrews managed to attract his attention from the top of the cliff. Andrews, who lives at No. 7618 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, had taken his wife and baby for a ride through Forest Park in a small tour- ing car last night. Mr. Andrews, on reaching the top of a stoep incline on the main drive be- tween Woodhaven Avenue and Forest Parkway, was told by a passing mo- torist his tail light was out. Bringing the car to a halt, Mr. Andrews set the emergency brake and went to the rear of the car to inspect the wiring. ‘The brake released suddenly and the car started forward with a bound, so quickly that Mr. Andrews was un- able either to grasp the car or to catch it. He yelled to Mrs. Andrews to apply the brakes, but the latter, either through panfe or through ig- (Continued on Second Page.) YOUNG EDISON SEES SEPARATE STILLS ON AUTOMOBILES Predicts That in Few Years Each Car Will Produce Its Own Fuel. BOSTON, June 4.—A predic- tion that automobiles within a few years would carry individual stills to produce fuel for their operation was made last night by Thomas A. Edison jr. Discussing carburetion at the graduation exercises of the Knights of Columbus Automobile School, the son of the inventor said he had himself been seeking a substitute for gusoline for ten years, The problem would be solved, he said, by the manufacture of in- dividual distilleries to be attached to cars, the stills to be operated by the heat and motion of the motor and to produce from pet- roleum and other ingredients a combustible mixture supplied as constantly as current is generated by electric cars while in motion, A cur of average power, in his opinion, could be equipped to pro- duce sufficient fuel to run itself and enough by-products to pay for ite maintenance, GRABS MOTHER WITH BABY FROM RUNAWAY AUTO AS IT 30-FOOT CLIFF LOors” GLANTZLIN MAIR IS LEADING HALE IN JERSEY GOLF TLE MATCH \Shackamaxon Player Has Lead of Seven Holes in the First Round. By William Abbott. SUMMIT, N. J., June 4—Newton Mair of the Shackamaxon Club rolled up @ seven-hole lead over J. E. Hale, Upper Montclair, at the end of the first round of the thirty-six-hole finals for the Jersey State golf title to-day at the Canoe Brook Club, Hale, who defeated ‘Travers and Reekie, two favorites, yesterday, was completely outclassed to-day by his twenty-one-year-old opponent, Mair, although competing in his first tournument played with th con. fidence and skill of a y. n, At the fifth hole the match was even Then Mair cut loose and won five holes in a row and during the ro mainder of the round the Shacka- maxon youth easily increased his lena. Mair drove a tremendous ball once he walloped a tee shot of 280 yards, This long range driving, usually ac- curately controlled, left only « ‘mash shot for the flag and Mair handied his irons as well as the wood a PEGGY JOYCE SOLD HER GEMS “TO BUY BREAD AND BUTTER” CHICAGO, une 4.—Peggy Joyre, show-girl hasn't a jewel to her name That's what her attorneys told United States Customs officiala here when an investigation int harge that Peggy was 9 smuggler, was started. “How ¢ when she Caldwell wou why P but Chicago I bread mmit himselr und n Par Py her Joyce lef eve ports placed the value @t more than $700,000, of her jewels SECOND LAWFIRM QUITS SERVICE OF MRS. STLLNAN Cadwallader, Wickersham and Taft Follow Stanchfield’s Lead and Retire. BRENNAN IN CHARGE. Lawyers’ Action Laid to Wife’s Insistence That Banker Make Full Surrender. Cadwallader, Wickersham & Taft, attorneys of record for Mrs. James A. Stillman in the divorce action brought against her, to-day followed the lead of John B. Stanchfleld, her chief counsel, and retired from the case, This leaves John F, Brennan of Yonkers in practically sole charge of her interests, though there is a possibility that Abel I. Smith, brought into the case through ass#o- ciation with Mr. Stanchfleld’s firm, may remain in an advisory capacity. Hearings in the action are to be resumed on Tuesday before Referee Daniel J. Gleason in Poughkeepsie and are to be continued on Wednes- day and Thursday, Mr. Gleason be- ing determined that there shall be no more delays in the case, Hfs in- sistence and Mr, Smith's familiarity with many phases of the suit make it more than likely that Mr. Smith will be present when the hearings are resumed, When her lawyers were able to obtain a settlement from Mr, Still man of $75,000 a year, the recognition of Baby Guy, separate maintenance of the three other children, Alex, James Jr. and Anne, a stipulation that she should live abroad for a year and In- dulge in no campaign of personal publicity, this was deemed to be a ood arrangement for her, But after that Mrs. Stillman went to Yonkers post-haste and engaged Mr. Brennan as her “personal attorney,” and from that time her pathway became rough. Mr, Brennan, not knowing all the details of the offer that had been made to Stanchfield & Levy by Mr. Stillman's attorneys, is reported to have urged her to hold ou: and dic- tate her own terms, she acceded to this, and her inflexibility, her de- mand that her husband “sign on the dotted line,” as it were, brought about a discon which resulted in the with- drawal of both the attorneys of rec- ord and Mr. Stanchfield and his part- ners, The whereabouts of Mrs, Florence Lawlor Leeds, named as co-respond- ent in Mrs. James A. Stillman's an- swer to he: busband's action for di- 4 sought for by her attorneys from New York to Florida, were to- day disclosed as being in\a com- munity of Catholic women, with whom she has sought asylum, ‘The disclosure came in a letter from a woman to the New York (Continued on Second Page.) faeces AT 102 HE THINKS SHORT SKIRTS FINE His Day Made Better Wives —Nature His Guide. BALTIMORE, June 4.—Elias Livezey celebrated his one hundzed and second birthday anniversary at Catonsville, near Baltimore, yesterday, A lifelong Quaker and for half a century a real esate operator. he is at his downtown office nearly every day, “L think the stylea are very pretty Jand the short skirts are just fine,” he |sald enthusiastically, ‘They are cer- jta lot more sanitary than when }the long skirts used to wipe up the |foor and streets. But the women of | ¢ made better wives ‘ot easier to get along with three girls, | In jore than I be- leve in theology and 1 consider it Is by il the best teacher,”* But Centenarian Admits Women of} his home in| by the father to-day at his home { Wossession of the postal immediately not come from the kidnappers, who were unsuccessful, IRISHMAN FACES FIRING SQUAD AS CROWD SINGS HYMAN Sentenced to Death by Court Martial for Attack on ' Police. LIMERICK, Ireland, June 4 (Ass0- ciated Press).—Thomas Keane, sen- tenced to death by a court martial on conviction of having been Improp- erly in possession of arms and having taken part in an attack upon the police, was shot by a firing squad In the barracks square here this morn- ing. Keane met his fate without a quiv- er, As the execution was being car- ried out large crowds outside the bar- racks offered prayers and sang hymns. DUBLIN, June 4.—Miss Kathleen Wright, daughter of a London vicar, was killed last evening by revolver fire when two armed men fired at a group of officers near her. The as- satlants escaped on bicycles. ‘The shooting occurred while large crowds were watching a cricket game. ‘The girl's flance was seated beside her. Another girl was wounded in the arm. A workhouse in Mill Btreet, Cork, until recently occupied by an aux- iliary division of the Royal Irish Con- stabulary, was raided last night by a party of armed men who took posses. sion of the building, removed its oc- cupants to an infirmary, and then sprinkled the premises with petrol, to which they set fire. The damage 1s estimated at 20,000 pounds, RUTH IS SUMMONED AGAIN AS SPEEDER It's Babe’s Second Offense and Such Cases Usually Carry Jail Sentences. Babe Ruth has been summoned to appear next Wednesday morning in the Traffic Court to answer a charge of speeding on Riverside Drive. This is Ruth's second summons for speeding. Magistrates in the Traifte Court have as a general rule lately been giving jail sentences in addi cn to fines for second and third offenses, Traffic Policeman Harry Yost charges that Ruth was making thirty-five miles an hour on the Drive c ae ee, Hey Hit by Auto Dying, |) Matthew Burkiwitz, al * by an automobile near No. | 302 ond = Str last 2 “Bec eet, doraey. Clty, night, and ls dying in St. Francis Hos- jt ical le: + weep scene * mpionship in Tennis Singles STOLEN BOY'S FATHER GETS DEATH THREAT FOR SELF AND HIS KIDNAPPED SON Fugitive Captor Likely to Abandon Varotta Youngster When He Finds Escape With Him Hope- less—Whole Force On Lookout— Five Held for Plot. , A Postal card threatening Salvatore Varotta with death as well as with the death of his kidnapped five-year-old son Giuseppe was received in East 13th Street. Detectives took and tried to persuade Varotta it did have had his child since May 24, but Apparently enraged by his falture to make good his assertion that Gta» seppe would be recovered within ® tew hours, Capt. Fiaschett! ordered all investigators except his detectives out of the Varotta neighborhood te day and declined to discuss the case, There were no indications that tbs discovery of the little boy’s fate was nearer than when five men involved In a demand for his ransom were ar- rested night before last. The higher police officials express confidence that the boy is unharme® and will be found. They believe the arrest of the five men will scare the person or persons now holding Giu- Beppe into releasing him, All police. men have been instructed to watch particularly for an abandoned boy in some out of the way district. The five prisoners are held in $25,000. ball each for a hearing Mon- day and are in the Tombs. The police say confessions of complicity in the holding for ransom of the Italian boy were obtained from two of th prisoners, On the other hand, their attorney, Robert E. Lev¥- \Inson of No. 61 Chambers Street, |said his clients told them the “oon- jfessions were made only after the police had beaten the men and held revolvers to their heads. The police did not contend that the kidnapper in chief was among the |prisoners. He, according to the story |at Headquarters, had escaped “be- fore his name was wrung from one |of the prisoners” and presumably had taken the child with him, ‘The detectives’ hopes that the boy would be found were apparently based on their asserted belief that the stealer had been scared off and would abandon the child. Salvatore Varotta ls hopeless of re- sults from the efforts of the detec- tives, He says he wishes they had given him the ransom money and let him get the boy back with it, taking their own time and methods to humt down the kidnapper with it. The performance of the Detective Bureau in the matter of Thomas Cas- amano was the principal cause of the father’s attitude, After talking with one of the prisoners, Santo Cas- amano, early yesterday the detectives took into custody his brother, @ baker: in whose shop Santo was ar- rested, The detectives said they only wished to learn from the baker the Whereabouts of his son, than whieh nothing was more important ip the whole case, The baker was | released from questioning 5 o'clogk yesterday afternoon, Half an hour jlater he was back at Police Head= {quarters with his son, Thomas, a chauffeur, who had been away jon a trip to Oyster Bay. The two sat about the Detective’ Burean [until 10.30 asking to talk to som@. | body abcut the kidnapping case, Nos | body was interested apparently, and they went home and returned at 6.30 |<'clock this morning. Nobody hid time to talk to them until an ning Werld reporter at length hunted up a detective detailed to the kid- napping case and introduced the Causamanor. . Young Casamano said he knew Varotta and was his friend; he also knew the kidnapped boy, but knew nothing at all of the kidnapping plot ia which his upcle has been involved, einen sineaii FER SLE RENEE LES RTH Ye