The evening world. Newspaper, November 23, 1921, Page 3

Li < Fa POLICE NOT ONLY _* IN BRIBE FUND ty Go-Between Testifies Several, Others Paid Burke for Promotion. | 17 PATROLMEN CALLEL.. Men Alleged to. Have Paid $2,500 Each to Be Placed on Stand. George Henry White of No, ne! Thtrd Street, Island City, Long al-| leged go-between for Michael J. Burke, former saloon keeper, who is alleged to have “reached” members of | the Civil viee Commission in the interests of city employees seeking promotion, testified this afternoon bee | fore Commissioner of Accounts David | Hirshfield that Burke helped several other city employees besides ‘police- men. : Patrolman Patrick J. Twomey yes- | terday told the Commissioner he had | collected $1,500 apiece from seventeen policemen for Burke and White was called as a result. White had been | on the stand during the morning ses- | sion of the inqu and, declaring he | “would tell all,” gave his testimony. | Commissioner Hirshfield was not sat- isfied, however, and White was locked in the office library to think the mat- ter over. He added considerably to his testimony at the afternoon session. When he resumed the stand, White said Burke made a business of smoothing the way for city employees through the Ciyil Service Commis- | sion “L often camé down to the Municipal Building with Burke,” said White, “and we always went to the four- teenth floor and frequently we met Patrick Ryan, the finger print expert. Burke told me that Ryan and Secre- tary Stengle were good friends and would do anything they could for him. Many of the clerks called Burke ‘Mike.’ “[ remember the case of a named Armstrong who took the ex- amination for the cops and was six pounds underweight. He called on Burke and Burke met him on the fourteenth floor the next day. He was weighed and got the appoint- ment, and is now on the patrolmen’s eligible list. Burke sent a case of whiskey, he told me, to somebody in the Civit Service Commission, in pay- ment for fixing up the Armstrong matter. I was with him when “he fixed up a fireman named O'Brien and a policeman named James Barry, who were after better ratings. White said he had a lot of names at home of city employees who had employed Burke to help them in the Civil Service Commission, He was told to bring them in Tuesday morn- ing and was excused until that time. A lot of Burke's cancelled checks were produced in the proceedings this afternoon. White said he recognized one of them for $3,500 as having been given by Burke to a bootlegger named Guzetta. ‘Commissioner Hirshfield said Burke is at Clonnefens, Milltown Post Office, County Galway, Ireland. Assistant District Attorney O'Neill attended the hearing in an official capacity to-day. Four employees of the commission whose names have ‘been mentioned in the case were present when the inves- tigation was resumed to-day. They were Charles Stengel,/Secretary; Pat- rick. Ryan, finger print expert; Miss Berbura Widder, an examiner, and F, Mencke, an attendant. President Ab- raham Kaplan, of the Civil Service Commission, sat with Commissioner Hirshfield. ‘The opinion of Patrolman Twomey ati ether contributors appear to be that Michael J. Burke appropriated the bulk of the money and took it witb him to Ireland, where he is liy- Ing to-day and intends to remain. White was the first witness called to-~day. “I knew Burke about ten years,” he eaid, “and about five years ago I found he bad a big pull with the Civil man | Service. He could get people pro- moted. “Along about last June Twomey and I met by appointment one night on the Queensborough Bridge. Twomey sald he was going into an! examination and he understood I had a friend named Burke who had a pull Ad he asked me to see Burke. “Burke said he could fix it to pro- mote Twomey and his friends for about $1,200 each, but for me to col- Ject $1,500 each. I supposed Burke would give me something. Twomey was to put up no cash, but was to get the others in. “All 1 ever got was $300, which Burke loaned to me at different times. { went to the pier with Burke when he sailed for Ireland, He told his man- ager, Moran, to let me have money whenever 1 asked for it. 1 got no money from Moran,” Commissioner Hirshfield was not satisfied with White's story. The in- vestigation was suspended while the| Commissioner attended a conference at | the City Hall, and White was locked up im the library of the office with in- structions to refresh his memory. | chancellor’ ,the will of Princess King George, Queen Mary.| Court and Chancellor Bow to Will of Europe’s First Princess in Her Choice of Englishman. As She Had Planned From Childhood; She Chooses Viscount Lascelles, Sports- man and Rich, but Not 9% Kingly Line. Once upon a time romance had little place in the royal houses of Hurope. Romance was set aside for the exigencies of State. here were 8 to be considered. There were recognized alliances to be made ar atvengthene’. There were inter- | national matters not to be overlooked. | Romance was for tne commoners, not tor royalty. But Brincess Mary, the only daugh- | ter of King George and Queen Mary of England, has set aside all these things and her engagement, which has Ween announced by the King, is ample token that romance and noth- ing els@has led her outside of royal houses in choosing a husband. Al though her flance, Viscount Lacelles. is heir to an earldom, he is not royal and, in all tikelihood, in earlier years would never have been considered as |” eligible for the hand of the leading | princess of Europe. There® would | have been those chancellories, those: other courts to consider. Even so, there is doubt whether King George or Queen Mary would ever have been able to prevail againat Mary, Always she has shown possession of that will, that determination to cling to what her heart dictated. Long ago she declared—and it must ave given | a-vertajn shock to Queen Mary. if not to the ‘King—that she intended to marry the man her heart singled out | for her rather than one selected on | the a-marriage-has - veen - arranged plan observed by the reigning houses. ‘There was another keen intent of| hers, and this was that the man of her romance should be British through and through, from the roots of his family tree to the topmost branch. And it bas all come, just, as she wished, { Viscount Lascelles. Ro- mance isn’t just: for the commoners, after all. Although a rigid formality has, and perhaps always will surround the life of royalty, Princess Mary, from her earliest years, bas given evidence of her impatience with much of it, She was something of a tomboy when she was a girl and the playmate of her two elder brothers, the Prince of Wales and Prince Albert. Perhaps, too, she lorded it a bit over the younger ones, Henry and George. She went in for outdoor sports, live¢ as much in the open as she coull and at Sandringham, where she was born on April 25, 1897, was constantly in the saddle. She be- came the sturdy, ruddy out-of-doors girl which one éees everywhere about the English countryside. Whatever were her attachments in those eariy days, nothing is known of them, and perhaps there was none very serious. There was doubtless littie chance for them, as she was, surrounded by tutors and governesses and such-like mentors when she was not riding or fishing or on the tennis court, But thers was, none the less, a parental search of Europe for a hus- band for her. All the reigning houses of the Connent came under the royal eye. which appraised and estimated the eligible males with a view to an alliance with the House of Windsor, as the King has now decreed its name. Before the World War the family preference seemed to be settled upon and Duke ‘Adolf of Mecklenburg- relitz, but the great conflict ellmi- nated him, He went At once to fight on the Kaiser's side, There was an- other Teuton in the field, Prince Sigis- mund, son of Prince Henry of Prussia. but he, too, drew the aword against England. The Crown Prince George of Greece became ineligible because the German Emperor was his uncle. The Grand Duke Boris of Russia | faded from the picture because, for one thing, Queen Mary opposed his suit, When the wif, or other reasons, eliminated these royal suitors, others appeared in quick succession, There} were rumors that Princess Mary might marry Prince Regent Alexan- der of Serbia or the Crown Prince of Sweden, or another born to the pur- But nothing at all was heard from Princess Mary, not a Word as to what she felt about it, Asa matter of fact. she may already have had her heart set upon Viscount Lascelles, and King George and Queen Mary may have known all about a potential rebellion in the breast of the Princess against mating her to some one in whom her heart was in no wise interested. \ There must have been ever in her thoughts the determination to wed a Britisher, one of her own people if not of her own rank, But Viscount Lascelle’s name was never mentioned in any dispatch which came from England to America. And this seems | to be another proof of the true ro- mance that underlies this surprising engagement. If royalty uses sleeves | for this purpose, it is not at un likely that Princess Mary had Las- celles tucked away there, ready to pop him out in case her royal par- ents became too insistent upon Her alliance with a foreign prince. ‘There is a bit of disparity in the) ages of Princess Mary and Viscount | Lascelles. She is only twenty-four | while he is thirty-nine—still another token of romance. His family is one of the oldest in Yorkshire, going back Princess Mary Breaks Bonds of Royalty, - 1Citisens | of All Classes CITY EMPLOYEES, Defwing Tradition, to Wed ManSheLoves “e MOTHER TOLD HIM Groom 20, Bride 52; She Was Widow of Man With Whom He Had Worked. The Robert Hanson Place, Brooklyn, a Government meat circumstances under Brennan of No. 7 which inspector, asked an annulment of his Marriage were such as to cause Jus- tice, Kelby in the Supreme Cot 2 Brooklyn, to postpone his ‘decision until he could make further exam- ination, Brennan said that as a youth of nineteen he “came to the United States from Ireland and looked up a family to whom he bad been rec- ommended ky his mother. He ob- tained employment as a butcher in the same shop in which the man of the family worked. His friend died, he said, and, beinz then twenty-one, Brennan married the widow, Eliza- ‘beth, who was fifty-two; this was in 1907. Five years later his mother, Mrs, Mary Brennan, who now lives at No, 873 Blton Avenue, Brooklyn, called at his hore, which was then at No. 1839 Corona Avenue, the Bronx, and in- formed him that his mature wife was her own sister, Mrs. Brennan and a neighbor from Ireland corroborated his story in urt. “Did you know you had committed a crime by marrying your aunt?” Peace and Good greatest Peace and Good ave your friends a4¢ their to the first Edward. Furthermore, it) Twomey yesterday said that he col-|{, ox of the rich ones of the king- jected $25,500, which he gave to dom, the Viscount’s own fortune be- Burke. The money was deposited in j..¢ not less than two million pounds, a Harlem bank. Burke drew it all|which ne inherited from his out bat $8.50. uncle, the Marquis of Clanricarde. grand, Werld, New York. i v. MARRIED HIS AUNT; DION KNOW UNTIL Polunteer’s Pledge ‘ I want to help make Christmas, 1921, the world’s | 1 will ask fellow members te help in the movement. My services are available for. .. I suggest the following in addition to The Evening World’s tentative programme... rew's coupes te a meighber te sign and cond tm. Signatures on pista paper are quite acceptable. Mall to-day to The Mreaing E S S. KEYSTONE Justice Kelby asked the inspector. “I didn't know she was my aunt,” Brennan replied. “She didn't tell me.’ “Did she have any money?" asked the Justice. Yo” said Brennan, “There is more here than is plain.” said Justice Kelby, putting the case over, “There 1s nothing to explain why a young man of twenty should have married a poor woman of fifty- whether she was his aunt or not.” —— Up Again as Alleged Bargliar, Frank C, Ames, No. 142 Weat Street, recently released in $5,000 bail on a burglary charge, was arraigned this morning on another such charge in the He Forkvtite Court and held in $15,000. was arrested yesterday afternoon he complaint of Samuel Turkel, N Lexington Avenue, who uald him robbing his apartment, Bill !Good Will Volunteer? Hail Evening World Plan, a Peace Christmas Festival Called “the, Dawning of a New Era’—Com- mander Booth of Salvation Army and Bish-| op Manning Praise Spirit of Love That Benefit the World. | St Dou Approve of— Open and lighted churches, parish houses, Y. M. C. A.’s, K. of C. ¥. W. C. A's and all other similar gathering places, «clubs and tlement hous: and the holding of welcame receptions in all from Dec. 18 to Jan. 1; Community carol singing and community Christmas trees in all publi¢ parks and squa Frée matinees in theatres for poor children during the week of Deo. 18: Visits to neighbors and friends, ick in hospitals, and inmates of prisons and institutions; automobile rides for in- valids and children; The Inviting of a child’ or a stranger as a Christmas dinner The giving of a toy, old or new, by every child, to another child The supplying of Christmas entertainment for hospitals, pris- ons and Salvation Army dinners, if you are an actor, actress or mu- sician; The lighting of every’ public building, railway station, store bank or hotel with Christmas signs: A hearty greeting to every neighbor and stranger on Christ- mas Day, Or of the general idea of mak- ing Christmas, 1921, the gr it of Peace and Good Will festiva Then— | Fill in the coupon, sign it, and | send it to The Evening World. Are you going to be a Peace and Will you help to out. The Evening World's suggestion that Christmas, 1921, be made the world's greatest festival of Peace and Good Will? You'll find yourself in good com- pany—ministers, Government officials, business men—all are saying that The Evening World's idea is right and they intend to do their shate to make a bigger, brighter Christmas this year. Yesterday The Evening World pub- lished indorsements from the Re Caleb Moor, the Rey. Charles B. J ferson, Rabbi Silverman of Temple Emanu-El, Dr. Pickard of the Metro- politan Temple, Dr. Russell of Rut- gers Church, Walter T. Deack, Gen- erul Secretary of the Y. M. C. Aj James P. Hallinan and William P. Larkin of the Knights of Columbus, William A- Brady, theatrical producer: They vote unanimously for the great- est Christmas on record and they are going to work to see that it Is really so. a To-day comes Commander Evange- line Booth of the Salvation Army, with the assurance: that a light will be kept burning wherever the army may welcome man, woman or child. “The Salvation Army will do all that you suggest, and THEN SOME MORE,” writes Commander Booth, in a note to the editor of The Evening World, / That's the spirit that will make the festival bigger than The Evening World dreamed of when it ventured its Christmas suggestion. CITY OFFICIALS VOLUNTEER TO CARE FOR THE PARKS AND SQUARES. bark Department officials cordially indorse The Evening World's sugges- tions, and Acting Commissioner Ryan says he will co-operate In every wa: with organizations who participate the festivities suggested for the park? and squares, Mr. Ryan called atten- tion to the fact that there are few evergreen trees in the parks and none which can be destroyed for Christmas tree purposes. He suggests a “get together” meet- ing of the department with represen- tatives of the Community Service and THANKSGIVING DAY A Special Turkey Dinner * ? Celery Chicken or Cream of Oyster Soup Roast Young Turkey Will festival. I belong’ to | oo sere ames te yours, (ive te-mer with | Dressing and Giblet Gravy Cranberry Sauce Boiled Onions with Butter Sauce Mashed Turnips | Mashed Potatoes or Candied | Sweet Potatoes Bread or Home Made Rolls Mince Pie and Cheese ‘or Pumpkin Pie and Cheese Ice Cream. and Cake Tea, Coffee, or Milk Beene x? e | tront. Idea and See In It a| Will Spread Over and| other organizations that will take the, lead in this sort of celebration. Among other prominent persons who yesterday expressed commenda- tion of The Evening World’s Peace Festival Christmas are the following: From Bishop Willam T. Manni of the Epieos Diocese of New York—“I sthink it admirable to emphasize the Christmas season and its message in every possible way, In| the Bpiscopal Church it ts one of the greatest days in the year. On this day we celebrate the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ. ‘There is every reason why this year, more than eves, we should. give thanks for the bles- sings which have come to men through the coming into the world of the Child of Bethlehem, and for the new hope of realization of the song of the angles at His birth: ‘Peace on Men Good Wil Shubert, Play Producer and Manager—"I am in thorough sympathy with The Hvening World's project to make Christmas, 1921, ihe greatest peace and good will fest.val the world has ever known, [ believe the time in ripe at last, and the in- struments lay ready to our hands, I believe, as does The Evening World, we are entering a new era and can, if we will, shed our old prejudices und our outgrown hatreds, I ain. cerely hope that the Disarmament Conference is an augury of the dawn- Ing peace of the world and the Arc- ond coming of good wHl toward man, not only of good will from God to man but also of man to man, “L gincerely trust The Eve! World ‘6 alm to make Christmas, 1921, the greatest good will festival the world hes ever known will meet with the success it deserves, and T assure you of my hearty co-operation and the co-operation, I think, of every man who has the good of his kind at heart.’ ACTORS. MUSICIANS AND BOX- ERS VOLUNTEER. The volunteers ‘are rushing to the The stream of coupons into The Evening World office js steudy and strong. Nearly everybody who reads about the Christmas plan wants to help. ‘A musician, union violinist, wants to give his services for free enter- tainments any or all nights of Christ- mas week. “We Will Bo Our Part,” Writes Cvangeline Booth, Indorsing Cvening ONGRATULATIONS to The New York Evening World! You have C sounded @ keynote that heralds the new and better day when you 5 talk of a good will expression from all the churches and welfare organizations to all the people everywhere from Christmas week to the advent of the New Year, done for forty and do our full Founder You This Is the most dificult winter we suggegts that a campaign to give ‘down and outers” a new start be added to The Evening World's sug- gestion for Christmas activities. A boxer who has entertained the men in the hospital at Fox Hills Is ready for a bout with any bantam weight fof any Christmas entertain- ment. A mother, whose own Christmas will be her saddest, offers the toys of her own little voy, who died a month ago, to the children of the poor. Many children who have many will surely spare one toy to some other child, as The Evening World hag suggested, Mme, Pauline Dempsey, who sang at the camps during the war, wants to sing at Christmas for the soidiers. for the sick or for the prisoners, She is President of the Roosevelt Woni- en's League, No. 197 West 1334 Street. One’ of the league's activ- ities is the Empty Stocking Circle to provide food, clothing and other necessities for poor children, The Circle will welcome th stance and co-operation of any peacg and good-wil| volunteers. A. L. Bayne, a retired vaudeville and concert singer, makes his services available any time, but especially de- sires to help the Salvation Army in re- turn for what they did for him over- seas, Read The Evening World's sugges: ion for making the world's greatest Christmas. ‘There's some Christmas activity out- lined in which any man, woman and thing else to suggest the suggestion ‘A singer makes the same offer and will be welcomed anJ passed along. The Salvation Army has no churches. meeting places for its cor, city and thirty institutions for the relief of the needy men, women and children, besides its headquarters, but you can depend upon the Salvation Army to keep a light burning in every window, just as it has — wishers just inside the door at each place to make the visitor thrice welcome, ‘ way, and never close; but we will stress this period from before Christmas until pfter New Year's Day We will send you later a list of the places will burn our lights and make the javenter of 1 stranger especially welcome, Mu have hit upon a thing to do that will be fruitful of much good, child can join, or if anybody has some- | World Christmas Plan It has in various parts of the years, and to have genuine well- We have no hours any- part. have faced in years, but the spread- ing of good will everywhere will make it all much easier and doubly worth while. Depend on the Salvation Army to do its full part. THEATRE SCAFFOLD FALLS; SIX INJURED. Two Rescued From Wreckage After / Crash at New Brooklyn Structure. | Thomas Carmo of No. 231 South Fifth Street, Brooklyn, and Daniel Rie of No. 36 Catharine Street, Man- hattan, weye rescued from the wreck- age of a 40-foot scaffold at the new Commodore Theatre, Rodney Street and Broadway, Brooklyn, to-day and taken to Williamsburg Hospital, Where both are in a serious plight with spinal injuries. Dr. Brexler of Williamsburg Hos- pital treated four other bricklayer and helpers taken from the They were Benjamin Kemp of No. 615 Vernon Avenue, fingers crushed: Henry Nagler of No. 226 Ctieater Avenue, cuts on arms and body; Jo- seph Goldfinden of No. 244 Delancey Street, Manhattan, hip broken, and Thomas McNamara of No. 223 South Ninth Street, Brooklyn, head and legs cut and bruised. ‘They were ail taken to their homes. . An inquiry to fix responsibility for |the collapse of the scaffold was started. . 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