The evening world. Newspaper, June 9, 1921, Page 1

SIMS WiLL NOT RETRACT; SENATE ORDERS INQUIRY To-night’s Weather—PROBABLY FAIR. “40 TO DAILY WALL STREET FEATURE THIS EpitioN PS Che | et Books Open to All.”’ VOL. LXI. NO. 21,762—DAILY. Copyright, 192) Co,’ (The 1, by The Presy Publishing New York World), NEW =a THURSDAY, sue 9, Moe 21. rio, Entered ns Second-Class Matter Post Office, New York, N. ¥. To-morrow's Weather—PROBABLY FAIR. EDITION (ily PRICE THREE CENTS Head of the American Legion Killed in Auto COL. GALBRAITH, LEGION HEAD, INJURED IN AUTO WRECK, DIES ON HIS WAY Financier M. MJ. F LRelictiy and Henry Ryan, Another Legion Official, Are tured, FELL OVER BANKING. | Commander Had a Fine S| ord in the World War and Was Active in Civic Life. INDIANAPOLIS, June 9.—Fred- erick W. Galbraith jr. of Cincinnati, National Commander of the American Legion, was killed almost instantly and two officers of the Legion, Miltom J. Foreman of Chicago, and Henry Ryan of Indianapolis, were injured, he former seriously, carly to-day when the automobile in which they | were riding plunged over an embank- ment on the northwest side of this ality. Mr. Galbraith suffered fractured | skull .-d died within a few minutes. Toreman, who is tional Committee. | man f the State of Mlinois, and Chairman of the National Finance Comm , Suffered a fracture of the skull and injuries to his b k and shoulders. He is in a serious condi- nat the City Hospital Ryan is Chairman of the Ameri- canism Committee of .¢ Legion, He was badly bruised and lacerated but his injuries are not serious, physicians my Ryan's home was formerly in Boston. Ryan, who was at the wheel, said he had been driving rapidly from the Indianapolis Country Club, norw of the city, in order to reach the Union Stataon in time for ‘tr. Galbraith and Mr, Foreman to board a train for Chicago. He reduced his speed to a>out twenty miles an hour, he said, just before reaching the point where | occurred. Failing to car plunged over) the accident make the turn the the embankment, turned a somersault and landed on its side. All of the occupants were thrown clear of the car except Ryan The successor to Galbraith will be chosen by the Executive Committee ef the American Legion early next week at a meeting here. There are ive Vice Commanders, and any one of ‘them is eligible to the place. They are: John G. Emery of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Thomas Goldingay of New- ark, N. J.; Claudius G. Pendill of Ra- eine, Wis.; J. G. Scrugham of Carson City, Nev., and E. Jackson Winslett of Birmingham, Ala CINCINNATI, June 9.—Flags on all \elty buildings were ordered on halt- mast by Mayor John Galvin to-day when he learned of the death of Col Fred Galbraith jr. “Galbraith was one of the greatest men our city has produced for many years,” Galvin suid, “He was a real patriot and a true soldier. Our city was proud of him and his record dur- ang the war. ‘Since the close of the war he de- (Continued on Second Page) Sunday World Classified Advertisements Should Be in The World Office On or Before Friday Order Sunday World Classified Advertising | To-Day. The World TOA HOSPITAL ‘Ne LOW MARKS ~ FORTHE YEAR IN MANY SECURITIES S. Steel Sells at 76 1-2— Rubber, Baldwin and Beth- lehem Drop. U On a heavy volume of liquidation and short selling the stock market to- day suffered a severe sinking spell, land many prominent stocks jcarried down to new low marks for the year. Among these was United | States Steel, which sold at 76 1-2. Its previous low mark waas 77 3-4. | Internationay Agricultural preferred \proke 6 points followin the announce- |ment that directors had voted to sus- pend dividend payments on the stock, Mexcan Petroleum dropped more than \7 points, und Pan-American Petrol- eum fell nearly 6 points. Other stocks that touched new low were marks for the year were United States Rubber, Crucible Steel, Republic Steel, American Agricultural Chem- ical, Baldwin Locomotive, Bethlehem Steel and Chandler Mot The decline in the stock market was accelerated by further sensa- tional weakness in the foreign ex- change kets, Demand sterling was quoted at $3.69 3-4, an overnight drop of more than 6 cents. ‘This break comes on top of a 24-cent drop in sterling during the last three | weeks. SINN FEIN-SOVIET TREATY ALLEGED Text Made Public t by. British Gov- ernment in a “White Paper,” LONDON, June 9 (Associated Press).—-The Government issued as a “White Paper” this afternoon the text of what purports to be ‘he draft of a proposed treaty betwe 1 the Russian Soviet Government ané “the Republic of Ireland,” which, the Gov- ernment states, was captured in Dublin. A memorandum also accompanied the document, the Government states. ‘This was alleged to have been written by Mr.’ McCartan. This memorandum i9 quoted as saying: “The understanding at present is 1 shall be in charge of the mission and John T. Ryan of Buffalo will be an- other member.” According to the intercepted docu ments, the Government adds, this mis sion was to have ‘been sent to Russia to further the mutual interests com prehended under tho treaty. |BIDS OVER PAR FOR STATE BONUS BONDS Syndicate of N. Xe Banks Offers | 100.267 for $41,800,000 of | Total $45,000,000 Issue. AUBANY, June 9.—The Chase Go- cunities Company of New York to-day offered to buy $41,800,000 of the $4) 00,000 bond issue to pay veterans the World War a bonus, at 100,267. State Comptroller Wendell will | nounce his decision late to-day, an- ‘The offer tx contingent upon a favor- able test of the constituttonality of the soldier bonus act_on the courts The Chase uritles Corporation yn bids were eens Confirms Shipping Boar: ‘TON, June 9.—/The to-day confirmed the nominatio members of the Shipping Boa jby President Harding, The member, former Senator Chamberlain, was confirmed yesterday, COMAN TO QUIT THEATRE; BELASCO ALSO FIGHTS UNION Former Retires Both as Actor and Manager Over “Closed Shop” Plan. “WILL JUST LOOK ON.” | ‘Cohan Had Planned Produc- tions That Would Have Employed 1,000, George M. Cohan has decided to quit the theatrical business, Although David Belasco will not run up against the Equity closed shop problem unti] September, 1923, under a contract he has with the Actors’ Equity Association, he implied to an Evening World reporter to-day that jhe might not wait until the conclu- sion of the contract before taking action. “There may be other: he said, when told of Mr. Cohan's action. “1 Will not submit to the closed shop. 1 am very glad Mr. Cohan has the courage of his convictions.” Mr. Belasco has already announced that he is going to keep his elaborate production of Deburau in the store- house because, under the prevailing high transportation and salary con- ditions, he would be unable to make any money with it on the road. With the exception of Henry Miller, George M. Cohan is the only Broad- way producing theatrical manager who is not affiliated with the Pro- ducing Managers’ Association. He withdrew from that organization dur- ing the actors’ strike two years ago nd did much to help form the Actors’ players without union affiliations. Since then the Equity and he have not been on friendly terms. In the strike settlement the Pro- ducing Managers’ Association ob- tained an agreement from the Equity that there would be no closed shop, or Equity shop, used with their casts before 1924. At that time there was no Equity shop of- ficially, but several months ago the idea was adopted by the Equity and it is scheduled to go into effect Sept. 1, the beginning of the new season. Mr, Cohan's determination to quit was reached after it became appar- ent to him that the Equity was to enforce its Equity shop rule in con- nection with his casts, The Equity met last week and, according to Mr. Cohan, after that meeting people he had selected for many roles came to him and asked that they Se given Equity contracts containing the Equity shop clause. He had arranged to engage about 1,000 people for twelve or fourteen productions, soon to have gone into rehearsal, but all those were notified there would be no Cohan productions next season. “I am an actor, myself,” said Mr, Cohan, “and I was willing to risk my money—my OWN money, mind you— on a Jot of productions, signing up the players without regard to affilla- tions with any organization whatso- ever. I had many Equity people lined up, as well as numerous play- ers not members of the Equity, But when the Equity members came and demanded that clause in their con- tracts, I considered it unfair to the profession and to me, and I decided to quit the whole business, “I have always treated the actors right—in fact, have handled them from the human standpoint, Now I am through, and at least 1,000 play- ers—and possibly twice that many— will have to look elsewhere for work. “In face of the fact that the coming season does not look any too rosy, tt seems to me that I might have helped a lot of actors had I been permitted to, I might even have relieved dis- tress through giving p!.yers engage- ments who haven't had work for months, But the Equity has said [ must not employ Equity actors if I have any non-Equity people in my casts, and that means I'm through. I was not in the game to make money, 1 have plenty of money for my own yse, and, oh, well, I'm needing a rest, Snyway. J will now fust look on, Fidelity League, which is a body of | . | ing to the t&stimony of Willlam Knox, In connection | FEDERAL AID eeaeaigeetine Methods of Prudential Life In- surance Co., Bitterly Assailed by Mr. Untermyer. SCORES U. S. INACTIVITY. Offenders of Country-Wide Activity Have Gone Free of Prosecution, He Says. The Lockwood Committee on Hous- ing to-day ordered its counsel, Mr. Untermyer to ask the State Superin- tendent of Insurance, Jesse M. Phil- lips, ‘to use all the authority of his office’ to get at the facts concern- ing the bank holdups of Forrest 1 Dryden, President of the Prudentiai Insurance Company. ‘The Committee also directed Mr. Untermyer to seck the cooperation of the Federal authorities. in the Special inquiry proposed to be: held in Buffalo next week. Mr. Untermyer in connection with this latter move made another at- tack on the Federal Attorney Gen- jeral's Office for its failure to bring |to Justice the members of the na- tional trusts, or combines, in build- ing materials on the testimony fur- nished by the Lockwood Committee several months ago. n this arraign- ment he did not include the present | administration, Announcement, it was learned, was made at Washington to-day that the | Federal officials will give all posstblo assistance to the committee Home ‘builders and great realty corporations had to “come across” to jthe life insurance companies and |banks under the direction of men with respectable sounding names in the years from 1917 to 1 + accord- vice-president of the Bowery Savings Bank at the Bowery and Grand street, | with deposits of $156,000,000, who was called to the stand to-day. | Mr. Knox defended the taking of a) “shade” or “bonus” or “extra interest’: | or “discount” from the face of the bank's louns on buildings in two ways. He said the practice of pny- | ing the face of the loan in Liberty Bonds at 100 (though the bonds were worth about $5 less than par) was right because the banks at that time ‘had the money to loan and the bor- rowers needed the money. They were |glad to get the money in bonds for which the banks had paid par. Acting Chairman MecWnhinney (Senator Lockwood, who is counsel! for the Postal Life Insurance Com- pany, does not preside when ingsur- ance matters are under considera- tion) instructed Mr. Untermyer to telegraph the local and Wederal au- thorities for assurances of concerted action. Regarding the further examination the M of Mr. Dryden and Insurance Company, sald Prudential Untermyer, | | he housing lem P (Continued on Twe hihiiadads ——<»— N. Y. DEMOCRATS PLAN TO REORGANIZE | very Page.) Up-State Leaders Meet at Syr- cuse—Advisory Cam- mittee Urged. SYRACUS June 9 Democratic leaders from ai! up-state sections Ka thered here for a conference this af ternoon, will recommend the appoint ment of an advisory committer to di rect the affairs of the party in the In an atmosphere that offered many possibilities of trouble the up-state leaders prepared to go into a session tila afternoon and straighten out the diffieultles that they consider hindered Democratic success have past. Thoy want to reorgunize and ce the party on a footing for the 422 campaign | there BANK HOLDINGS OF DRYDEN TO BE PROBED BY STATE; IS REQUESTED 24 BRITISH TROOPS KILLED IN IRELAND IN WEEK'S FIGHTING Crown Forces’ Casualties 167, Largest in Any Seven Days Since 1916. DUBLIN, June 9 (Associated Press), | —The British military headquarters to-day reported that troops proceed- ing by train from Tralee, County Kerry, to Killarney were ambushed and that one soldier was killed and three of the attackers were seen to fall. The official Weekly Review to-day reported a marked increase in rebel activity throughout the country Casualties among the Crown forces amounted to 167, includimg twenty- four deaths, the highest record of a week since 1916, Eleven attacks oc- curred in Dublin during the week, and there were five murders of civil- fans, which the report attributed to nn Veiners, The report satd that had been raids on the Govern- ment mail during the week BELFAST, Ireland, June %.—A po- lice cycling patrol which was about | to rch ® house near Newry last night ran into men ambush of armed and a fight ensued in whicn one constable was shot dead and another was wounded. Two Republicans in the attacking party were killed and one member of the party was wounded. At Carrick uir, County Water ford, a constable was shot dead while bicycling to his home. SS MR. WILSON CHEERED BY THEATREGOERS Ex-President Receives a Notable Ovation When Audience Discovers Him. Sorcial From a Staff Oormapondent of The Erenine World) WASHINGTON, June 9.— Former President Woodrow Wilson received @ notable ovation last night when the audience at a local vaudeville theatre recognized him ag he was being as slated from his seat after the finn! curtain had descended. The crowd was halted momentarily to allow the | former President to without being caught in the crush. Catching sight of the ex-President rising slowly in a rear seat, the audi- ence broke into cheers, When Mr, and Mrs, Wilson reached their au- tomobile outside the theatre hundreds around and applauded. handclappiny and ing nowledged by a bow and a ner Dresident entered reach an exit RACING RESULTS AT BELMONT. FIRST RACH For two-year-olds | cluiming; purse, $1.026.60; four and one- hudf furlongs; stvaight.—Deamer, 110 | (J. Moor to 1, 2 to 1, 4 to 5 first; c 102 (Bullman), 6 to 1, 2 to 1, 4 to 6, econd; Berrington, 122 (Col 6 to 1, 2 to 1, even, third mp, Bountiful, Tutwar SECOND RAC lechase , $2, 1 are dx and up? about two ‘imilea— Dee n 3 6 to 4, out, ank i 1; ume, {Racing Entries on Page 24.) te | -| + | in SLAIN IN BARRICADE AFTER KILLING TWO POLIGE IN BATTLE Machine Guns, Grenades and Sulphur Used Against Man Besieged in Attic. “PATROLMAN A HERO. Shot Dead as He Swung ‘Over Roof to Get Maniac in Toledo House. TOLNDO, forty-eight, to-day June 9—Thomas Kelley, of Oklahoma, was killed following a battle with prac- tleany whieh | whien the entire Police Department, had lasted two ‘hours and in machine guns and hand gren- ades had been used to dislodge him from his barricaded room in the attic of his hoarding house at (No. 611 Wal- nut Street Before he was killed, Kelley shot and killed Patrolmen Harry Dowell and Harold Mossbreuger, who had been called to the house to subdue aim after he had refused to pay a foard bill and had flourished a re- volver and threatened his landlady, Mrs. Nelly Key and her son Allen. ‘The roof of the house was partially shot away by machine guns and |hundreds of shots were exchanged |between the officers and the solitary |stnman before he was finally killed. | Two machine guns were sent from Central police station and high pres- sure hose was used in an effort to cave in the walls of the house. Sul- phur candles were Ughted in the dwelling and other chemicals dropped into the attle through a skylight in an effort to smoke the fugitive out Patrolman Mossbrueger displayed the most amuzing courage wien he went to apprehend Kelly, He iount- ed to the roof of @ three-stor brick building, crossed !ts top under fire, swung his legs over a trap door for a five-foot drop to the floor of the at- tic and was killed by Kelley on the |imstant his feet touched the floor, The body of Patrolman Dowell lay | for two hours on the eidewalk sin front of the house where he fell when @ bullet reached him, policemen being unable to get the body away because of the intense fire of the barricaded man. After the machine guns had brought into play the house was |Tushed and Kelley, with two guns | loaded, was found lying across @ oot |dead. He had been hit twice, One of the weapons used by the gunman wid been taken from Patrolman | Mossbrueger. Kelley is aid to have chad a trunk full of ammunition tr the attic. Thousands of persons gathered to | watch the battle between Kelley, wh hid in the attic, and the police in the etree: who exchanged fusillades been of bullets with the fugitive. Two newapaper reporters caught in the lower part of the house and unble to get out because of the continuous |fire kept up by tho police, reported developments by telephane, Policemen in deorways and behind| trees sent bullets toward the attic windows whenever the defant room- ers form appeared. Attempts to reach Kelley by the stairway were abandoned on advice of Mrs. Key, who warned the otticers that the attic had many numerous narrow and dark passageways, where it would be easy for Kelley to kill them, Sulphur candles then were Ughted on the top floor and the hombardment by machine guns and hand grenades was begin, with the high-pressure hose tn re serve ‘ oe SUGAR DROPS AGAIN, ot Quarter Cent Srim Lowest Level im 4 Years, Mt to A decline of ane-quarter cent to 4.25 Taw mar to-day carried prices to Smash-Up SIMS WILL NOT TAKE BACK ONE SINGLE WORD IN SPEECH; NOT UN-AMERICAN, HE SAYS Has Not Yet Heard From Secretary Denby, but Is Expecting Message— Senate Orders an Immediate In- vestigation of His Address. LONDON, June 9 (Associated Press).—Rear Admiral William S. Sims, U. S. N., is quoted by the Press Association to-day as saying this moming with regard to the speech he delivered on the Irish question here on Tuesday: “T stand b all | said—every word of it, 1 shan’'t repudiate a single word I said, and I see nothing un-American in it, even if Senator Me» Conmick do OO Admiral Siras, who this morning ADMIRAL WHOSE [fram reported to tave bean sont Ben IHISH SPEECH HAS by Secretary of the Navy Denby in- CAUSED A BIG STIR quiring if the Admiral was correctly quoted in the press reports of his: i Sire speech, has arranged to have the bie message delivered to him as soon as It reaches London. Admiral Sims was a guest at a luncheon given by American naval of- ficers here to-day, and this afternoon was to attend a tea at the House of Commons. He will be present at a dinner given by the Queenstown As- sociation here to-night. aera |SENATE ORDERS SPEEDY INQUIRY ON SIMS’S SPEECH Naval Committee Given Power to Pass on “Jackass” Address in ‘London, WASHINGTON, June 9.—Investi+ Ration of the recent speeah in Lon- don by Rear Admiral Wiliam ® Sims, touching on Irish sympathizers in this country, was ordered by the Senate to-day without a record vote, The resolution was offered by Sena- tor Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi, ——— BESIEGED IN ATTIC, FIGHTS OFF POLICE - Alleged Wife Beater Finally Shot After Bombardment of Jars and Kettles. ROCHESTER, June 9.—Barricaded in the attic of his homo, John Ticacki, alleged wife beater, held off five policemen who were attempting to arrest him for more than an hour here to-auy. He met the rush of pa- trolmen by hurling fruit jars and jKettles upon their heads as they at- ear Admiral WILLIAM S. SIMS Taare wy VADLMvOCe SUSE Ree. IF MUZZLE 1S PUT ON SIMS, HOW CAN HARVEY ESCAPE? tempted to dash up the stairs and es Jeapture him. * ; Finally Ticacki was winged by a Admiral’s Irish Speech Puts! yu Patrolman Meehan, who the Administration in a.Very | braved the avalanche of chairs and = 7 ~ |boxes to sneak up the stairs, shot Sore Frame of Mind. bim ta t ht arm. - Ticacki then was overpowered and | By David Lawrence. ae to Jail (Special Correspondent of The Eve’ ANOTHER VICTORY ning World.) WASHINGTON, June 9 (Copy FOR MRS. MALLORY ehh) EL) “Everybody tn the B&-) American Singles Tennis Cham- tional pita onde Kk tonda " . rrp ae RCS '’| pion Defeats Miss McKang in what form of punishment, if any, will 5 ’ be meted out to Admiral Sims for Rowen Roe of cures ECKENHA. his speech in London declaring that ae PN ccciatad prasete ene, resolutions of Congress on the Irish | Moll: Bjurstedt Mallory, ‘inert 6 on : ed because |2ingies tennis champion, — defeat Sita a be Ignored because | iia M. McKane to-day in the ladies’ they are influenced by Tacks: singles in the fourth round of the ten- votes” in the American electorate. | nis tournament, 6—1, 4—6, 6—L Admiral Sims has been rebuked be +] Miss Elizabeth Ryan of California fore by Republican and Dem uc | ted Miss K, MeWane, 6-4, 4-$, Administrations for his indisere 8. M Fv Jacw) defeated the American, . but the reprimrands “didn't the The Harding Administration | 8 being besieged with indignant peti tions asking that the Admiral bo punished for his utterance. Pres!- dent Harding has taken notice of the Hunter, in men's singles, ——E Head of Sugar Co, Made a Barenct, LONDON, June 9. Dougtas Alex- ander, head of the Singer Manufactur- ing Company, with headquarters in the lowest |r vel in more than four years, ‘This new price was established on sales | of 6,700 bage of Costa Hican, Import duty paid. affarr, but prefers to await the out-| New York, has been made a baronet by eo od roquest fro :- | King Gea Alexander, whose home comme of the cabled roquest from ec, | King Ceagge. | Alexander, whows hore * PR eae 4 citizen of Canada @nd never has re- (Continued op Twenty-firat Page.) ‘nounced his British (gitizenship, | | 1] 4 |