The evening world. Newspaper, August 3, 1921, Page 1

Circulation ‘head 4 Open to All. To-Morrow's Weather—FAIR. VOL. LXII. NO. 21,808—DAILY. Copyright, 1921, by The Press ane Oo. (The New York World: NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, «1921. ntered as Fest office, Ni Second-Clase Matter York, N. ¥. PRICE THREE CENTS LANDIS BARS BLACK SOX FROM BASEBALL ACQUITTED PLAYERS BARRED FROM ORGANIZED BASEBALL FOREVER BY JUDGE LANDIS ROW OVER TAXES NOW WORSE THAN THAT ON TARIFF er President Must Step In and Force Action or No Tax * Bill Will Be Passed. PROTESTS POURING IN. So Much Trouble Already Re- publicans Expect Losses in Next Congressional Election. By David Lawrence. (Special Correspondent of The Even- ing Worl WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Copyright, 1921).—The differences of opinion that ere cropping up over the tax pro- gramme continue and already the sharp criticism directed by Republi- can membors of Congress at Secre- tary Mellon's tax proposals are mak- ing lines of cleavage. In the end Mr. Harding will have to step in and force through an Administration programme or there will be no tax bill at all. ‘The theory that a tax measure could be passed more rapidly than the tariff is being disproved. More indi- viduals aro affected by the tax pro- posals than by the tariff duties. Fur- thermore the tariff is not as readily grasped by the layman as is a tax programme. The mention of $Y tax on automobiles: wckly under- etood, whereas a fi <h of one per cent. duty on some kind of mineral dorsn’t excite much interest. Already the protests over the tax Proposals made public the other day are pouring in This is not unex- pected. Nobody wants any increas of taxes on anything and the whole country would like to see all taxes removed if possible, The plan to open up new @ources of taxation meets inevitable opposition trom those who were not previously affected. Con- gress with its varied representation and sectional interests immediate hears from the country, and the voices of approval are never so loud as those of disapproval. Ultimately the Executive has to in- tervene. President Harding js for- tunately away during the first tem- pest. It would be to his advantage stay away until Congress thresh the whole thing out and either react year asa (Continued on Second Pas CUT OF $1, 100,000,000 PLANNED TO SAVE INCREASING TAXES Republican Leaders Want no Im- posts on Autos, Checks or Any 3-Cent Postage. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. timate of Secretary of the isury Mellon that the Goyern- rhe e Tr ment would spend — $4,600,000,000 sing the present fiscal year niust be reduced $1,100,000,000, Re- publican members of the House Ways and Means Committee de- cided to-day Phe eut to a total expenditure of .$8,500,000,000 is absolutely im- perative to prevent increasing the present Federal taxes, it was de- Jeaders virtually Republican : the proposals of ed to Kilt Secertary Mellon for a tax of $10 on automobiles, a two cent bank check stamp tax and three cent port if it is found finally that Governmental expenditures n be shaved to anywhere near the $ 10,000 mark. The committee te to have r Jan agreement with hep- ntative Madden, — Uline Chairman of the Appropriations 1 the expenditures & Board, the Tai inistration, the Army i the Navy, and that all « Governmental agenvies be forced to adopt greater economy. | COMISKEY “Regardless of Jury Verdicts, Game Can Protect Itself) From Crooks, Both Insids| and Out,” Says Landis. Comiskey Also Banishes Black | Sox—Jurors Hold All-Night Celebration With Men They | Freed in Conspiracy Trial. (Bpecial to The Evening World ) CHICAGO, Aug. 3.—This is the cold, gray dawn of the morning after and the world does not look as rosy as It did last night to the seven former White Sox ball players who were ac- quitted by a jury after a five weeks’ trial on a charge of conspiring to throw games in the 1919 World’s Series. It was a great night for the salvaged seven, marked by a celebra- bers of the jury and the oourt at- taches inman all-night restaurant The ex-White Sox were flattered into the belief that the verdict of the ju amounted to reinstatement in base- National Baseball Commissioner, after he reached his office this morn- He issued the following state- “Regardless of the verdict of 3, no player who throws a ju ball game, no player who under- takes or promises to throw a ball game, no player who sits in a con- ference with a bunch of crooked players and gamblers, where the ways and means of throwing ball games are planned and discussed and does not promptly tell his club about it, will ever play pro- fessional baseball. Of course, | do not know that any of these men will apply for reinstatement, but if they do those are at least a few of the rules that will be enforced. * “Just keep in mind that regard- leas of the verdict of juries, base- ball is entirely competent to pro- tect itself against crooks, both inside and outside of the game.” SAYS HE NEVER COULD TRUST THEM AGAIN. The next slam was handed out by tion with their lawyers and the mem- | y| th Judge Kencsaw Mountain Landis,) blew up their evanescent hopes soon) HUSBAND IN PRISON, "WOMAN ENDS LIVE “DF GHILD AND SELF {Little Girl and are eter Found Clasped in Embrace in Gas-Filled Room. ———————— FOREVER LAGUARDIA OUSTS ‘26.0.P.CHIEFSFOR STAND ON PRIMARY = Oppikofer and Rathfelder Both Say Aldermanic President Demanded Support. ARE DISTRICT LEADERS. Stormy Interviews Preceded} Action by Aspirant to Mayoralty. Republican district leaders) lwere violently separated from their! jobs in the office of Aldermanic Presi- | dent F. H. La Guardia to-day be- cause they would not promise to sup- port #he Major in his primary contest) for the Republican nomination for Mayor. Two With her arms embracing her mother, three-year-old Marian _ Frederick ae ce sh ge " Virst Street, Brooklyn, lead Schmidt was found dead to-day be- | Sisteenth District, which SS a side her parent, Mrs, Elsa Schmidt, twenty-two, im a furnished room on the top floor of the tenement, No. 291 East 136th Street, Gas was flowing from an open jet through the Bronx. | 4 rubber tube under the bed cover “My last request is that you send Arthur ‘ling with me in my parents’ plot.” letter to and bury my was part of the scribbling made on the cardboard ton of a baby’s shoe box found in the apartment. The message had heen torn, but Patrol- man Levins of the Alexander Avenue Station patched the pieces together | “A year ago Mrs. Schmidt's hus- | band, Arthur, was sent to Dannemorg for a robbery commited in Brookiyn,” the officer was told by a tenant in the house. Dr. Alexander of the Lincoln Hospital worked over the two bodies | for an hour with a pulmotor with- out avail. Beside the bed the mother had laid out the baly’s best nite dress, 1 ibbo: and’ a pair of white ‘oa shoes | Mrs. Schmidt is said to have | brooded over the incaceration of her Jhusband and the death of her | parents recently The police are j searching for relatives, | —_ HYLAN SHATTERS | BREVITY RECORD | IN INTERVIEW His Reply to Question “Nothing,” Charles Comiskey, President of tae! on Nomination of Curran White Sox. He prepared a statement, as His Opponent. at the time Judge Landis was put- | Mayor Hylan to-day shattered ali Ung his own in Shape tor publication anu did not know that tne Judge nad) Tecurds for brevity in a hot weather joamshed his former players from) politic interview wien he was asked irganized baseball. But, even if Judge hid anything to say concern- Landis lad ruled that Wie accused ne hoMinaHlonOh HBRry it Gun. | (Continued on Pourth Page) | Sa SS |FORD SEES 100,000 PEOPLE IN A NEW SOUTHERN CITY Ms nn for Mills if He Se~ + Shoal wo Va “ RILIANGTON new city of 160.000 people Was prophe \eied by Henry ord to-day fo South, should the Government accept his proposition for the development of the Muscle Shoals, Ala. plant. He wi have a fertilizer plant, a cotton mill and casting foundries Ford touched on the report that cer in tain “big? bu: ents at South were oppo hat territory beoa | “An employer that stands #gain well paid labor is simply obstructing bh own development,” he deekured Supreme application of to-du jitneys fr on Company restrain Manhattan Borouch President, valition ticket. ran for Mayor on the © Phe City at the entrance to f he felt like was reminded interviewed at Replying with said he felt talka- humored met Hall, asked being interviewed. He that hadn't been length in some Mayor was he time 4 broad sinile nd lave you to suy, th of Henry H ponent for Mayor? he and Wha nomination Wen, ot the Curran us your « “Nott Then the 1is questioner work ne,” was his Mayor and mswer shook hands with began his day Important! advertaing copy for indy World should be tm The World office On or Before Friday served by the traction lines until — nenthe aaaee es | THE WORLD CUUse why they i Wot be A ‘s enjoined from’ further operations, eg: Coney Island, resigned ‘his $6,000 job| as assistant to the President — ne was informed tthat ‘his around the office would be "aimee vassing if he could not promise the support of his organization to his superior. Charles Rathfelder of No. 440 Hust 156th Street, the Bronx, leader of the Ist Assembly District in that | borough and an examiner in the! office of the President of the Board of Aldermen, at a salary of $4,000 a year, was dismissed “for being ab-! sent without satisfactory reasons and for making statements to news- paper men which were not war- ranted by the facts," according to his letter of dismissal. Rathfelder also resigned, but his letter of resig- | nation reached La Guardia after he | had been fired. Mr, Oppikofer said, after quitting his job, that La Guardia sent for him| this morning and asked him where he siood in the matter of support of the candidates for Mayor in the primary The Coney Island leader Ke hadn't made up his mind, Aldermanic President La Guardia, he said, in- sisted on getting a pledge from him and he finally told his boss: “Lf my continuation in your office |depends on my to support! jou I resign.” Forthwith he evignation. He has be little fifteen months. Mr. Rathtelder declares that Major La Guardia send for n at 10 o'clock to-day and said, “Where do you stand in this primary fight?" Kath- ielder replied, he says, that he had not made up bis mind what action le would take regarding the quar- tett. of nominees in the coming Ke~- promaries, said promise letter n office prepared a n over publican 1 Guardia then asked nim “Well, whom are t? 1 want to know." d he hadn't decided and ave him ten ten Rat you elder said going to supp Kuathfelder s La Guard, he asserts, minutes 10, Rathfeldey wassent for again declares, and the Aldermanic repeated the question, to tathtelder replied: will to my district or- eave that matter Y” ejaculated the ex-ayiator, your organization, Why Unt's yel-! to my rejoined, or- to ome allegiance Rathfelder which ardia replied, according | to Rathfetder:; “What bas the or- ganization got to do watt ; don’t | you know the primary Rath-| felder said he did, and he bowed his way out. Rathfelder immediately ‘prepared his resignation | La Guardia this afternoon said Mr. Rauthfeldey was dismissed for the reasons stated in the letter, He de- clined to discuss the matter further, He did say, however, that he would runevgn with Henry H, Curran in the primaries in Manhattan, carry the Bronx, @ucens and Richmond and “Haskell will chew Curran up in Brooklyn.” | He sald he had received assur- ances from quite a few Republican| district I particularly = Mrs, Olive Scott Gabriel, leader of the dis- trict in which Curran resides, | ed Oppikofer ot No. West, Wirst Street, Brooklyn, assistant to President Lat Guardia, sent in his res. ignation torday, He Republican Patt 16 Aoseinbly Dig trict, Kings Cowal). |COMMONS SITS UP ALL NIGHT TU LIFT BRITISH LIQUOR LID} Bill Ending War Restrictions on. Drinking Rushed Through at 3 A.M. LONDON, Aug. 3. Loud cries of approval in the House of Commons during the “wee sma’ hours” this morning greeted the tilting of the lid on Britain's pubs. The House passed the remain- ing stages of the licensing bill under which many of the wartime restrictions on drinking are re- moved. Despite recent opposition to late sessions, the members cheer- fully sat until after 3 A. M. to rush through the liquor bill. It gives London nine hours a day on week days, and eight hours in the provinces, with five hours Sunda: Supper drink- ing, in hotels and at dinners, is permitted until 12.30 A. M. The measure must receive the approval of the House of Lords, but this is considered Sasuret, ROCKEFELLER LOST MILLION TO-DAY BY STOCK DECISION Judge L; Must Pay Tax on Stock Is- sued by Oil Companies. Federal Judge Learned Hand to- day handed down a decision in litiga- and the United States represented by Col- lector of Internal Revenue, which if it stands, will cost Mr. Rockefeller $1,000,000. It probably will be car- tion between John D. Rockefeller | Tied to higher courts for review. The question involved is the pay- ment of income taxes by Mr. Rocke- feller and the estate of William L Harkness on stock of the Pri Line Company and flinois Pig Company These two companies were owned and contrelled py the Prairie Oil and Gas Company and the Ohio Oil Company and their severance was ‘ordered by Commission. ie Pipe Line The stock of the pipe | line companies was distributed to the owners of stock in 1915, It was decided by that this stock paid to Mr and Mr. Harkness but was income, der protest paid more than $700,000. The Government brought inst. Mr, Rocke Vi8, which was the sum owed excess of what paid he tax on tne ener par and of the stock Hand decided were income ind that the tax was The action of the eavcutors of the Harkness estate is dismissed, and a demurrer, filed in Rocketeller by the Government the answer set up to the Collector's suit Had the decision been y the cuurt holding the dividends in- $292.6 nst the oil company Government Rockefeller was not dividend Mr. Rockefeller un. upon it as incom an acwien for the it claimed had litte market feller in he that being betwoen the the value Judge shares that the new ander law legal the cane to s sustained the other wi und no the suit come Mr Her would have a claim for paid Rockete would have had than $700,000 nd he more protest the unde Oe | WHY DOES GASOLINE STAY UP WHEN CRUDE OIL DROPS? Senator King Thinka There Ave in- dications of a Monopoly, WASHINGTON, Aux. 3.—Invostiza tion of the drop in crude oil prices, at a time when gasoline and other refined products of crude remain a was demanded to-day 1 introduced by Senator King. King's resolution high price resolution Utah dirsets at the Pie o ‘qites Hand Hag aed He; the Interstate Commerce | LONG STEM ROSES -FORLUSK BECAUSE HES, OH, SO TALL! Miss Louise Hart, Assistant Pro- | fessor at Hunter College, Tells of Gift for Senator’s Aid. FLOWER TO LOCKWOOD Burns Tells Why Silver Gift to Mrs, Lusk Was Expected to Please Her Husband. American beauty roses with very long stems were presented to Senator Clayton R. Lusk and pink roses with quite short stems—two bunches for $60—were presented to Senator Lock- =| Wood by the teachers of Hunter Col- lege in appreciation of their support in passing logislation which increased salaries in Hunter and City College ) about $200,000 a year without the |consent of the Board of Estimate, Miss Louise Hart, assistant pro- jfessor in the classical department of | Hunter College testified before Com- | missioner of Accounts Hirshfield thie afternoon concerning the floral gifts. Before going into details about the |presentation, Miss Hart explained | that the expense of lobbying for the ‘bi were raised by assessments on teachers accordin gto ther salaries. In all a little less than $800 was sub- scribed tor “expenses incident to the passage of increased pay legislation.” All this happened after Mayor Hylan had told the Hunter College teachers that the city could not afford asy more pay increases Commissioner Hirshtield wantéd to know why Senate Leader Lusk was given finer flowers with longer stoms than Senator Lockwood, who actualy fathered the increased pay bill. “Well, you see, Senator Lusk is quite tat, and he is the leader of the Senate,” replied Miss Hart. ‘There- fore we thought the long stem flowers --American Heauties—would be more appropriate.” Although she did not say so, Com- missioner Hirshfield imphed from her explanation that the pink roses with short stems were given to Senator Lockwood simply because he is qu.te short % 2 The witness admitted that when she and another teacher trom Hunter College went to Albany to use their efforts toward passing the Increase pay bill they met Senator Lusk in his room at the Capt Lockwood was reluctant ot tol and that Senator also present sk favored the bill, according to the witness The Senator's wife, who did not (Continued on Second Page) ee = GARUSO'S FUNERAL TO-DAY’ A SCENE UNPARALLELED IN HUSHED, MOURNING NAPLES Will of Great Tenor, Made in This Country in 1919, Leaves a For- tune of 30,000,000 Lire to All His Relatives. to estimates in- the NAPLES, Aug. 3.—Enrico Caruso, according | His will, drawn in jhewspapers, Teft a fortune of about 30,000,000 lire. America in 1919, makes bequests to all his relatives. (At the normal value of the lira this would represent about $6,000,000. $1,254,000.) At the present exchange rate it would be equivalent to NAPLES, Aug. 3 (Associated Press).—Sorrowing Naples and Italy to-day paid tribute to the memory of Enrico Caruso, the great tenor, who died here early yesterday morning. : Thousands gathered at a sol- emn requiem mass celebrated at the Church of Madonna della Gracia, or stood uncovered along the streets leading to that edifice while’ the funeral cortege passed. In the choir which assisted in the impressive ceremonies were many men and women who have played stellar roles on the operatic stage. The sculptor, Cibariello, to-day took a death mask of Caruso. > ‘The Mayor and i] of Naples solemnly commemorated Mayor declared, was an irreparable |the room where he had died. From Drawn in 1919, It Names Step-|time to time the silent procession 8 to Italian lyrie art. nes of extre ae Qa os , would) pause while some man or Mother, Brother, Sons; WidOW | \oman would knesl tore taonient ter and Child as Legatees. unicipal Council 2 93 ne pathos were en- the premier tenor of his generation, Neapolitans of every class stood in line for many hours to file past the bier of Caruso, which was placed in | Veauvtus following the death of the The body was clad in evening ull day yesterday at the Hotel |man popularly acknowledged to be side the body and offer prayer, | clothes and over it was shed the mel- Enrico Caruso left an estate worth BaP accra ty 10 Hight of four candles, two at the approximately $1,000,000, according tO! nead and two at the feet At. the Constantino Jj Sperco, an importer of|dead tenor's side were garlands of No. 6 Harrison Street, and close] roses arranged personally by Mra, friend of the Ttailan tenor. Mr. Sperco, | Caruso A who ie a notary, told the Evening} 10° master singer, who had for World to-day that he rew ou the Nearly @ quaiter of @ opnttry enacted) orcay Se a 2) |roles in which death was an unseen tenor's will two years ago, just prior player, apparently, was cognizant of to the birth of Gloria, the young) his critical condition following his daughter {sudden illness on Monday. Just be- The will was witnessed by Bruno) (re ne Sere the'coms which was |vatore Pueito, a friend, and disposed) 1 fecl very 111, This time it wili be lor the tenor’s property in six equal] dificult to escape.” PRESIDENT FOUR |paris to Caruso's step-mother, Gio-| Newspapers of this city, in * amg MILES FROM PHONE) «ann: caruso; bis brother: Rudono| Of the death of Caruso, quote one of | | the attending physicians as saying: ind Hnrico jr, his two sons; Mrs] BE DIVAIGOADA i Deve | | “Land my colleagues believe Caruso Gets the Quiet He Wishes at| Caruso. the widow, and to his daugh-| never fully recovered trom his tines Weeks Estate—to Return Sat r Gloria. In case of the death of! in New York last winter. His long eday or Sundin iny of the beneficiaries the share will] sickness from pleurisy weakened his : \ Leena te vain be divided between t remain LLC LANCASTER, No H, Aug. 3-Presi-| ing pen rien | BS. Aug Te is not dead: dent Harding found to-day the seclu-| yp, sperco, who was constantiy in| Hy Jead!” With this ery ion an@ easement from cares of office ling oompany of the tenor w nyt 1 step mother of Caruso threw for which ne hus expressed a desire] New York, has more than 790 photo. | asta itody ¥, sob- w0 often since he became Chief EXSY leaps of him. Not ome pose ts * and kissing ‘hoes tive He the aon of & Wry! aruso never wore a necktia twice, | YO Witnessed were deeply We wt i ceuntry on the Mr. Sperco, They never ost joss » great singer aseialt “ to Me BAe, Hans ane 1 n $8 api importer now has heutirly lifetke, and upon wed priv ane 18 nS ay it one hundred at tian ad n his step-mother ch to their retreat, wh: tele echt y <1 to the bed, She phone, four miles away at the C00 eee mings like [entered the place where her son lay of the mountain, is the nearest co yw orce he mountain, i the mes Mo leaiae te miter aed ae Me | bY Way of a lane, forced by police ection with the outside world never got more than 3260 a perform. (tMuRn the immense throng of is expected that their only trips bh ae Was Tine Ors asst pled o it in expos ¥ tReet for singing ut ihe opera here, {mourners assembled in the streets outside the Weeks © during their ote ; the | Naiting for the funeral cortege. heme will ia DREEY ¢| Know, hecaus always saw the : 5a stay mew gel : etiedlat Flags ~ at halt-staff and many |courses and short 4 in the |checks. He never frfused the appeal) ndings we {eoursen an n 4 pe puildings were draped in black crepe. 2 Mount ni for aid trom a fellow countryman. ut . ye ere dé un peeipianll alwaeiaee Business was virtually suspended. \" The President aid Mrs. Harding Pica one ain bile. Le es The press devoted columns to Caruso, rei aay the Week late yes. | Peas | praising his voice and personality, erday by motor from Portland, Me.,|come tax in 1419 was $17 Last | erate they had lett the yacht May: |yeur it wax $185,000. Bad emphasing She ole he elayem |Hower after 4 cruise from Washing “ in the development of the opera; i ton Jorth America. ‘There were many THR WORLD TRAVEL BURD AL Pulltae Building, $3-63 Pare N pirie Tewaina 4060 so Treen ee OR AO oem a neal editorials expressing sympathy with the widow, She will probably return to New York soon after the funeral, Every hour appeared to intensity Pot i ple Aa “| the grief of the world at the death of its most celebrated singer, Cables Marti will succeed En- Metropolitan Opera TONDON elk, the rico Canise at the y House In Now ithovitative ar the Daily Au lyric News to-day, oo marr nee = | | | | |