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and saw the gun. Levy immediately began firing, according to the confes sion alleged to have been made by Oata, intending, apparently, to shoot his way to liberty, Oats was shielded somewhat by a telephone booth, He began firing at the detectives also, he fe alleged to have confessed, bellev- tng they might force a way through. A bullet hit him In the back, but he was enabled to get away because the two wounded detectives pursued Levy, out into the street, firing as they went. No one remained to stop Oats’s Might and he went into the street, where he got a taxicab and had himself driven to his home. There he got first ald and changed his suit of clothes, but not his under- wear. Mrs. Oats said her husband came home wounded and refused to tell her where or under what circumstances he had been shot. After midnight + taxicab was summoned and Oats was taken to the Engelwood Hospital, over the 120th Street Ferry, by Mrs. Oats and her brother Norton, who lives at No, 1886 Park Avenue. The killing of Levy and the in- ferruption came about by a casual sit to the cigar store by Detectives McCarthy and Timothy Connell, Capt. Wines, In charge of the Bronx Detec- tive Bureau, had several messages from merchants of the neighborhood that two men who kept their faces covered were cruising along the avo- nue studying the stores as though planning a hold-up. Capt Wines sent out Detectives Randall, McCarthy and Connell w orders to “bring them in to be looked over,” “After walking the streets for as hour the detectives dropped into the cigar store to buy cigarettes. They i once suspected Lacy had come upon hold-up men at work, In iss time than it takes to toll it, the shooting began and they were certain of it. . Garry Grefeid of No. 1350 Wash- ington Avenue, manager of the store, was on duty with John A. Michaels, a clerk, of No. 881 East 179th Street. No customers were there at the in- stant the hold-up men chose for the entrance. One of them walked up close to Grefeld and as quietly as if asking for cigarettes, said: “Get in the back recom.” - TOOK CLERK’S PLACE AT CASH REGISTER. Grefeld, startled, fell back, but found a pistol muzzle against his stomach, and obeyel He was es- gorted into the back rom, made to turn his back and the robber tied his hands and tied him to « pipe. Then the Intruder walkod back to the door of the room and, holding his revolver Teady but concealed, stood guard there. 4 Michaels found 4 pistol boring against him at the moment Grefeld was held up. The second man leaned over the case, pointing a revolver ffom under his arm at Michaels, ““You go over on the other side and wrap me up a dozen boxes of that candy,” be ordered Michaels, “and tuko your time about {t. My gun will be on you every second.” “There was quite a rush of custom for a few minute’, The robber be- hind the counter attended to the cus- tomers, gave them what they asked took thelr money an’ made se. When McCarthy stepped up to the cigar case the robber was in front Just coming out of the back In response to Oats's shout, young holdup men wearing bine sui and light caps who Invated his saloo at No, 288 East, 152d Street, Bronx, late yesterday, Detectives bi lieve the robbers knew Sottili bad large sum of mone Sottili and hi Bastiano of No, ued at abou $500 on one hand in his pockets, — YOUTH FOILS HOLD-UP IN JEWELRY STOR } tomatic pistol at at. They hand out two or three rings. Edson did this, and after looking 4 them the man decided he wanted in the showcase valued at $1,600 son put the three back and started t tuke out the other, when he looked up Into a revolver, DRUGGIST HELD uP IN VIEW OF CROWD Three men stopped at then searched Ackerman’s pocke ts, getting $65 and his gold watch. They turned out all the lights ex- cept the one over the safe and started out, Ackerman partially freed him- | self, and one of the bandits, seeing him, ran back and knocked him sense- Jess with the butt of his revolver. Ten | minutes later he recovered consciot ness ed, the ) police, UNSET STONES WORTH $4,000 STOLEN IN CAFE Matthew Weiner, nineteen, a sales- man for I. Lowkowlts, jeweller at Sixth Avenue and 17th Stroet, with a box of unset diamonds worth $4,000 on a chair beside him, was eating In Jo- seph Greenstein’s restaurant, No, 133 Hester Street, at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when four men entered, One man stood at the door, another sat near Weiner and the cther two in the middle of the place. verybody stick up hands!" said the man near Weiner, waving a re- 's what I'm after,” said one of the men in the centre of the store, and grabbed Weiner’s box of dia- monds. “All set, let's beat it!” he said, 0, tap the till,” said the others, One of the robbers pushed Green- stein aside, opened the cash register and took $54 from it. Then they walked out and snapped the padlock outside the door, of the cash register, “Give me a cigar,” he said, naming the Jeading brand bandied by the United Stores. The man behind the counter hesitated, looked in the case and could not read the brand names oe down as they showed from his His hesitation confirmed Mc- Tends jeg everybody,” McCarth; shouted, ‘movin around th curve re the counter end, and Connell, drawing his automatic, stood beside him. This ht McCarthy broadside on and ‘yt this man began sho 5 first buliet, aimed at McCarthy's struck his jaw. The robber ag he fired. The bullet had MoCarthy about so that he in the way as Connell tried to the robber, who took advantage of the instant of confusion, ducked ldw and dodged into the street. -MeCarthy Connell were both wounded tien, for a bullet had mit Connell also in the jaw. They BS no gitention to their wounds ursuit. And they per- formed wes rs in marksmanship, for y did not scratch any of the hun- of men, women and children af about them and the man the: beyond him and around him, fired only eight shots between each eee | to ere giser df the fugiti u Retain trom tins tn tate a far the end of the block at Honeywell ue. ike a t he dropped there, his it, He was Reade shot thro bqay. THREE BOUND IN OFFICE BY BANDITS WHO ESCAPE Gilbert O. Wright, Treasurer of the Lighter Captains’ Union, was in his office on the second floor of 5 Court Street, Brooklyn, this At the point of a revolver they made him open the sat: From it they got only $20, for a pase TWO MEN ARE CAUGHT AFTER STREET HOLD-UP se ee Thomas Stankopsky, No, 839 Kelly Street, the Bronx, was on his way home early thie morning after visit- ing friends on the lower east side when he was attacked by three men at Stanton and Allen Streets. He was bleeding at the mouth from their blows when his cries brought Patrol- Clinton Street The trio fled, but two of them, af- terward identified by Werner, were caught. ‘They eve the names of Nathan Guekind, No. 103 Eldridge Street, and Philip Brandt, No, 279 Broome Street. Stankopsky said he had been robbed of $60 and the third man, who escaped, 1s believed to have had it. The prisoners were taken to the Essex Market Court on charges of robbery, —-— 2 CAUGHT, ONE FLEES, AFTER THEFT OF FOWL Patrolman Reyler of the East 67th Street Station, saw three men break the window of Samuel Sheckman's butcher shop at No. :462 Second Av.- nue early this morning and run away with three geese and a chicken, He pursued and fired one it. One of the ap at away, but the policeman arrested two, who said they were John Davis, No, 201 East 82d Street, and John Scott, No, 1474 Seventh Avenue, They were taken to Yorkville Court. palettes “MERRY XMAS,” SHOUT ROBBERS TO VICTIM As Nathan Backman was about to close his stationery store at No, 348 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn at 11 o'clock last night, three men, all Wearing caps, entered and pushed pistols in his face, While two covered him the third Jarge bank deposit had been made yesterday, But just as they were ready to leave another lighter captain came in. He was backed against the mon and robed of $104. en the John, entered, and against the wall, ‘put not bandits bound and gagged all three, warned to be allent for at least five minutes under threat of death, and escaped. oo SLAIN AS HE FLEES % WITH CASH AND GEMS] Pollak jumped at the robher and was struck on the head with the butt of the revolver, the robber saying he ‘pte. Hottili, forty-eeven years old, ‘Me, % Madison Strest, saved his rifled the cash register of $275 and took Backman's watch and cnain. With a “Merry Christmas” to Back- man the trio a LEAPS AT HOLD-UP MAN; LOSES $40; SAVES $150 While one man stood guard at the door of Joseph Pollak's delicatessen store at No, 60 St, Nicholas Avenuo late last night, another went in with drawn revolver and ordered Pollak 10 throw up his hands. “didn’t want to hurt an old man.” From one of Pollak's pockets wi ring end warn’ Jost bis} taken $40, but he boasted to the an. life when he tried to escape from two the were standing near the entrance the saloon when a Ford ear eontain- otes in When he binzed away with an au- two men who or- |dered him to throw up his hands in Ackerman’s drug store, at No. Webster Avenue, near 178th Street, the Bronx, when he was about ty close "in another pocket. - BRONX JAIL DELIVERY Christmas" was ing three roughly drevsed youths the ninety prisoners in the jail at grew up. As two of the occupants ‘Tremont and Arthur Avenues, Bronx, alighted De Bastisno walked benin vhie he “ the counter and the proprietor ateppud TUMOF of which reached istrict At into the rear room torney Glennon, Detectives were put De Bastiano the men hardiv in the jail as if they were prisoners. had entered the plece when they Michael McNamara, head night drew pistols and oriered him and Sol- Keeper, was suspended yesterday and till to throw up their hands, the Grand Jury at the same time be- of the body of the gan an investigation, The detectivés slain saloonkeeper sevcned that i9 had reported that Thursday night had a diamond ring y ' William Lindsay, offender for automobiles, had been Jong visit from a woman who had seeA nin, nearly every nigh In Lindsay's cell were found thres faw blad rteen inches long. f Lindsay had been able to saw his y out of his cell, release other prjs- ners and they overpower the fwo kuards, a general ¢ ia FLEA guWalre athe at No. 106 might easily have ensued, Bowery about 6.20 last night, Harry Edson, twenty-seven and about five feat tall, spread constornstion on the crowded thoroughf }. One of the men had “pald he wanted to buy a diamond ring for about $599. Because of recent hold-ups, jewellers MERCHANT FIGHTS now In most cases refuse to put out‘a tray of rings for customerd tu look WITH HIS SLAYER (Continued From Wirst Page.) jumped over her husband's body and caught the arm of the murderer They struggled until he wrested his arm free, put the muzzle of the weapon against her left temple and fired. He then turned and ran down at midnight. Leaving their touring the stairs without an effort at rob- car they drew masks over thelr faces, | bery, ran in with drawn revolvers and| Mrs. Mollar fell forward and down forced Ackerman to walk backward to the stairs, stumbling Into the apart- a radiator at one side, (ment of Herman Simms on the floor They paid no attention to the crowd | below as the door was opened by passing, but bound their victim to'bis daughter, Miss Amelia Simms, the feaintor oe pate Lig dS P iner | who had heard the shots, Miss 1 ogiste ° Lenk StU ncaa Anns geveral on they isimms ran to the window and wereamed, | She saw Westling running up Nel- json “Avenue She pointed him out truck driver, who had turned toa |when she screamed. The driver ran his truck up to the curb abreast of | Westling and leaped on him, West- jling went down sprawling and_ th two wrevtled until Policemen Hust nd Haase of the Highbridge Sta- jon, who had heard the call of Miss Simms, came. Meantime, Dr. Peter Friedman, passing the house, had gone up to the apartment, attended Mrs, Mollar and sent for an ambulance from Vordham Hospital. He said Mr, Mollar had been instantly killed and Mrs. Mollar had little chance for her life. “For a good many years,” Westling told District Attorney Glennon, who went to the scene of the murder im- mediately with Capt. Wines, “I was @ silesman for the Wickwire Spencer Steel Company, manufacturers of wire, I travelled between Buffalo | and Worcester, Mass, Recently my wife left me. I gave up selling wire and became a bond salesman for a Fifth Avenue brokerage house—its no good giving their name—and I wasn't very successful at it, “i was nearly broke and it was Christmas. I saw an advertisement of Mofar and thought I would see what he had and whether there was a chance to get it without paying for it, I had no robbery planned last night, But when I saw $8,000 worth of diamonds lying about on the desk in his parior in little boxes, I made up my mind to go back to-day and get al] of them at once, “I called at 10 o'clock because 1 thought the place would be empty then or that Mrs. Mollar would be alone. I am'of German descent and I know Germans are frequently stub- born and argumentative when told to move quickly; I made up my mind to kill one or elther of them if they showed signs of resisting. I carried out that plan. But when I realized the shots would surely stir up the neighbors, I ran without stopp.ng for the @amonds.” District Attorney Glennon said th case was already complete against Westling for a murder trial and he would go before the Grand Jury with it at once. At Police Headquarters Westling gave the name of his broker em- ployer as W. A. Brown, No. 500 Fifth Avenue. He tossed his heavy fur overcoat to a chair, crossed his legs and sneered while the detectives compared his fingerprints with the records, finding nothing. “You never got me before," he said, “I play the lone hand and divide with myself. Last night that old guy in the Bronx showed me his $8,000 regular stock and $22,000 more he said had been smuggled, and I made up my mind to get them if I had to kill the two to do it. I fell down, Now I'll never be able to pay the money I owe to my mother and brother, I had hoped to get out of hock." Westling said he was born Worcester, Mass. —S SHIP OUT OF OIL RADIOS FOR HELP BOSTON, Dec., 24—The United States Shipping Board setamer Mount Bvans is in distress 600 miles east of Boston, !t was reported in wireless messages picked up here to- day, The vessel is without fuel oil, the radios said, Charlestown Navy Yard officials ex- pressed the belief that the vessel has been taken in tow, but had as yet received no word to that effect. The Mount Evans was bound from Antwerp to New York with a val- uable cargo, She carries a crew of fifty officers and men. Two Hart by Fall ef Scaffel ‘rnest Welsch, thirty-elght, of No. 15) St. Ann's Avenue, the Bronx, and Frank Campbell, fifty, of No, 808 Myrtlo Avenue, Brooklyn, fell 20 focg to-day when @ scaffold wave away at 134th Street and Locust Avenue, where they were working. Welsch sustained a frac- tured right arm and Campbell a fracture of the left leg and right arm. They were taken to Lincoln Hospital. FALLS SIX STORIES TO DEATH, While attempting to got off an elevator which was in motion at No. 108 Has' Houston Stroet, a loft laine, Met Welnatein, forty-two Hoe Avenue, Bronx, lbaseenent and waa ihatantty killed. bulance surgeon who dressed tha wound on his head that he made it so hot for his assailant he saved $150 FOILED BY DETECTIVES “Get the boys out of the cells before the watchword of as a second burglary and stealing permitted a Pit old, of 1 fell fhe Floors to the TAR She Has Starred on Broadway Stages—Mr. Howard, Her Fiance, Is San Francisco Man. Announcement was made to-day of MES- eee the engagemtn of Mare Eames, ac- tress and the niecs of Mme. Emma Eames de Gogorza, opera singer, to Sidney Coe Howard, son of J. Le Howard, a rich San Franelscan, Ac- rangements for the wedding have not yet been completed. Miss Eames is a native of Cleve- land, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, den Eames of No. 2376 Kenil- worth Avenue, She is at present in thut city, Recently she achieved dis- tinction by her portrayal of tne row of Mary Stuart in John Drinkwater’s play of that name, and she also played the leading role in “Swords,” by tre same dramatist. It was in Franco, under the guid- ence of her distinguished aunt, that Miss Bames began studying for the taye, unishing her training in a dra- matic school in this city, Sho played with Margaret Anglin, aud appearod in “Declasse” and “The Prince ani the Pauper. Mr. Howard is a graduate of the \Iniversity of California and also took 4 degree at Harvard in 1916, As an rviator during the World War be brought down three German planes. JESSE JAMES BOYS ECLIPSED BY TWO BANDITS HELD HERE (Continued From First Page.) han lay on the sidewalk the lookeut shot him again with the rifle and also fired a couple of rifle shots along the street in two directions for the purpose of driving curious people indoors, Hoolthan is now an insane cripple in a Niagara Falls hospital. The bandits ran from the bank with a bag containing $12,500 they had gathered up, jumped into the automobile and started away. Po- lcemen chased them and they shot thelr way through the streets until they were clear of the city limits, Five miles outside the city their car proke down and they took to the woods, keeping together, About $2,000 of the money was divided. Coming upon a farmhouse, the bandits entered and took possession. They bought hard cider and food, and at dusk com- pelled the farmer to hitch up a team end start for Tonawanda with a load of hay. Five of the bandits concealed them- selves in the hay. The sixth sat witn the farmer and held the latter's five- year-old son in his lap. At a dark spot in Tonawanda the bandits ‘eft the wagon and scattered. The leader told the farmer that if he ever uttered word to the authorities the gang, or some member of it, would return, kill him and his family and burn down his property. The farmer has not said % word up to date, By devious routes the bandits mado thelr way to New York, On Nov, 3 they met here and divided the money, each man recelving something over $1,000. The custodian of the loot held out a couple of thousand dollars, Chief of Detectives Callinan learned a few days ago that Tower and Reid were in New York, He came here, consulted with Inspector Coughlin and laid his plans, With the three local detectives he walked in on the two fugitives yesterday evening and surprised them in a maine of pinochle with one John raham, a Walter, The other six Sandite left New York after the di- vision of the loot. Tower and Reid sald they went out only late at night and grown a mustache and blion- ained his hair, he told the detectives. eeueetiaeeiieemenetes LAND: On order sent out from Washington |and Dr. hy James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor, eleven hundred immigrants held up at Elis Island because the quota of the from which they came fad countrl been exceeded for 4921, were rel tu day. Bre NOT REGULATING SACRIFICIAL WINE, to Force Use of Grape Juice in Churches. Prohibition Director Ralph A. Day wishes the public to understand that) he does nut intend to try to force the Jews and the Catholles and the Epis- copalians and ministers and members of other religious denominations to use grape juice instead of wine In their sacramental services, He said that publication of the report that he had such intentions was unauthorized because he las never even considered trying to dictate to religious denomi- nations on the subject of sacramental wines, “All I have done,” -a.d the Proht- bition Director, “is take cognizance ut the request of Louls Marshall and others of bootlegg: ; activities which have grown out of the pro- vision of the law which allows rabbis to withdraw ten gollo~i of wine for each family in their co> -egations. Ing fake congregations, posing as rab- bis and getting permits for the ro. lease of thousands of gallone of wine, which of course, they have sold. tions from the rabbis upon by a committee four of the leading Jovvish ministers of the ci Rabbis 8. 1. Jaffe, G. W. Margolis, A. A. Yude!vvitch and B I Leventhal, use of sactamental \ nomination.” will be passed composed of ines to any de- =a SEES STRANG?R ENTER HOME, PHO!.ES POLICE; PRIZE FIGHTER CAUGHT Daniel Daly of No. 44 West Street saw a well dressed man aheud of him ascend the sieps of his ho and produce a bunch of keys th afternoon, Mr, Daly passed on and telephoned to the West 68th Strect Station. With Mr. Daly Detective Hugh McGovern entered through ti basement and found the intruder gu- ing through a dresser drawer. He said he was John Smith, thirty- five, a prize fighter out of work, liv- ing at the Mills Hotel and needing « little Christmas money. He had $150 in cash and seventy Fess Ve for Jewelry. qe Sse | HARDING SENDS XMAS GREETINGS TO FATHER AND A CHECK FOR $100 MARION, 0., Dec. 24.—Dr. George T, Harding, father of President Har- ding, to-day received a check for $100 from the White House, his son's usual Christmas gift. Asean WARDENS NOTIFIED TO FREE DEBS AND 23 Daugherty Sends Out Orders to Go Into Effect To-Night at Midnight. WASHINGTON, ! — Tele- grams were sent out by Attorney General Daugherty to-day formally advising wardens of the various Fed- eral penitentiaries of the Christmas ‘commutation by President Harding lof twenty-four persons convicted of war-time offenses, including Eugene 'V. Debs, Socialist leader, "The telegrams informed the wardens that the sentences the twenty- four persons had been commuted to expire Christmas Yay, Department of Justice officials said that while all of the prisoners, including the five 1,100 IMMIGRANTS ALLOWED TO| reo! ormer soldiers for whom pardons were also issued, could oe released at midnight to-night, but the hour of release was a matter for the wardens to decide, The wardens, it was sati, joubtiess would be guided by the wishes of those benefiting from the Presidential clemency. Se NEW HAVEN LAYS OFF 5,000 SHOPMEN Railroad Repair Works Closed at New Haven—2,500 Employees Retained. NEW HAVEN, Dec, 24,—Five thousani shon emp:orees of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail- road were laid off, to-day, with clos- ing of the shops here, It was unofficial stated that 2,600 other shop workers would be re- tained. eee of German , Arety Fifteen members of the German Em- bassy at Washington arrived to-day on the America of the United States Line, which was docked shortly after noon at Hoboken after a trip from South- Attaches Embassy ampton, One of the members of the party, who denied knowled, Ke who tho German Ambassador will Ge Wao n and her two children, who are on their first visit to. thi Baron von herman arrived a month ago to arrange for the ning of the embassy quarters, Carl Lang will be the Consul Generai in New York, Dr. Erle Krasko, Consul, GX. Retchel, Vice Consul, ROBBLING ESTATE #15,000,000, TRENTON, N. J,, Dec, 24.—Vaiue of the Estate of Charles G, Roebling of the OVER any cable and wire manufacture: js $16,355,671,32, according to the execu: tors account Ned here to-day. “When he Hise iso 4: More than $4, 0,000 in ‘ine ©, from lnvestssenits hes on SAYS DRY DIRECTOR Day Does Not Intend to Try conterence has arrived at/ the final “Dishonest men have been organiz-, “Hereafter all withdrawal applica- | Ido not wish to deny the | | 73th ¥j i rie tae a tHE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1921, NIECE OF SINGER WHO IS TO BE BRIDE OF A. E. F. AVIATOR ALL NAVAL ISSUES AT PARLEY 10 BE SETTLED BY JAN. 1 (Continued From First Page.) stage, when accomplishment of far- reaching importance is close at hand. ‘The spectacular and dramatic have gone by, but the decisions being made in the holiday week will transcend In effect the earlier discussions and pro- posals. For the Washington Con- ference Is about to complete the cs- sential parts of its programme, The following can be txpected to ma- terialize within the next ten days: First, a complete agreement on imitation of battlesiips and on a naval holiday of ten years, Tue submarine issue is causing the usttal amount of debate and will take a little time to settle, but It will be settled satisfactorily. Second, the conversations bet- ween Japan and China relating to Shantung give fair promise of ad- justment through the purchase by the Chinese of certain railroad rights in Shantung, Third, the Chinese-Japaneso , uestions will be embodied in a set of principles to be carried out by international commis- | sions. Fourth, the mutter of land armaments will be disposed of by a general resolution expressing the hope Uiat the major powers may unite-in reducing financial burdens by removing the causes for land armament. It will be the expression of a hope rather than a direct or specific recom. mendation. Fifth, the question of Japanese withdrawal from Siberia will be | urged by the United States. The | attitude of the Japanese is not | yet known. But, based upon the | record in the case, there seems no real reason for Japanese occu- pation of Siberian territory, It had been hoped that a plenary session of the Conference might be held on the day before Christmas so "3 to give the American people as a Yuletide gift the fopmal agreement to stop naval building for ten years, But the French attitude on capital ships iook up so much time In negotiation that, try as they might to make speed, the delegates had to abandon tho idea. But. for New Year's Day the public may expecta complete agreement on «ll nava) issues. As for the conversations about Shantung, the Japanese representa- lives here started the discussion without instruction from Tokio, but with the assent of the Foreign Office, as to see how far opinion might be developed toward an agreement. The Japanese asked that the Chineso |retain certain Japanese employees, | To this the Chinese returned a nega- |tive answer, as they did to succes- | Sive proposals of a loan by Japanese ankers to help the Chinese pay for the railroad in question. The Chinese asain refused and said they would Japanese, ‘that you are 80 ready to pay millions of dollars for the rail- road In Shantung when you haven't even paid your interest on earlier loans?" “Oh, for such a purpose as getting Shantung back," replied the Chinese, “our bankers will come forward gladly with funds,'" So the whole question has been ro- ferred to Toklo in the from of con- crete proposals, and some decision may be expected within a few daya. As for Siberia, tt will prove largely a question between the United States and Japan. These two countries en- but while the Japanese promised to tered Siberia together during the war, withdraw when the Americans did, it developed that the Japanese found excuses for a prolonged stay, The northern half of the Russian Island of Sakhalien {s still occupied by the Japanese as a reprisal against the massacre of certain Japanese in Si- beria. The Japanese have sald they intended to stay there. This, how- ever, is exactly how jeased territories and sphere of influence originace4, and the powers are not disposed at this time to put an end to the existing leases while sanctioning new annexa- tions of Russian territory on the other. The Republic of Chita, which has not yet been recognized, has sent emissaries to obtain @ hearing, but so far as the United States is con- cerned it is not ready to agree to the partition of Siberia. " Incidentauy, a curious incident occurred recently jn connection with Chita, The Depart- ment of State received an urgent cablegram from Shanghai telling of demonstrations there against the United States because of the pubii- cation of a newspaper ‘report that the delegates of China pad not been given diplomatic immunities and had not been received by the Secretary of State, but had been shunted off to the Far Eastern Bureau of the De- partment of State, Much excitement resulted in Shanghai. The Depart- ment of State got in touch with the American news agency which had ‘sent the report, and an investigation developed that the original cablegram read "the delegates of Chita," bur somewhere en route a cable operator made {t read “the delegates of China.” Of course the delegates from Chita were not given courtesies of diplomats, as Chita has not been recognized, Clara and Anna Sicca, No, 362 Bronx Park Avenue, were injured this morn- ing when their automobile was struck by a trolley car at 116th Street, and Seventh, J aly homes They were able ee ices [SE "| there was no Barmera have no difficulty raising a loan arsong Chinese bankers. “How. does it happen,” asked the! —_— TROLLEY RAMS AUTO, TWO HURT, | 108; Tules, BOOTLEGGERS NOW PUT POISON IN BROOKLYN HOOCH District Attorney Lewis Warns of the Use of Denatured Alcohol in Whiskey. District Attorney Harry EB. Lewis of Brooklyn announced to- day that chemists have reported to him that Brooklyn bootleggers are using denatured alcohol in the manufacture of contraband whis- key. Denatured alcohol is poisonous. Tt ig used legitimately in the mantifacture of lninpents and other lquids for external use. It contains acetone and benzine, which are added for the purpose of making it unfit for beverage purposes. Mr. Lewis has information that the ‘bootleggers and illicit hooch makers, finding the ,cost of pure grain alcohol high and the supply scarce, have resorted to denatured alcohol, tife supply of which is practically unlimited, __ there are few restrictions. SMITH ALSO SIGNS 1922 CITY BUDGET; NO FEAR OF JAIL |Contempt of Court and Prison Threats Regarded Lightly by Officials. Acting Comptroller to-day signed the 1922 chy budget. Mayor Hylan signed it yesterday and City Clerk Cruise will affix his signa ture before the end of to-day, com- pleting the necessary routine. The budget is for $850,288,140. vermpt of court threats by the United Realty Owners’ Association, of which nounced to-day that even though the ‘budget in which taxes in 1922 can be levied or collected, Even a legisla- tive measure to meet the emergency would have no effect on the legality of the budget, he added. “I signed the budget in the usual | now on « hunting trip in Canada, “1 acted on my own responsibility with- out consultng the Law Department dt has been learned trom a nigh le- gal authority that although tke char ter provides that the budget must signed by Dec. 25, Mayor Hylan, t Acting Comptroller, or the City Clerk need not have obveyed this provision while the budget was held up in cou the assumption being that the cou action superseded the City Charter ‘and the budget would not therefore have been nillified. Now that they have signed, thts to contempt of court if the Appellate py ael 's mandamus order is upheld the Court of Appeals, to which the Corporation Counsel has ap- pealed, The alleged offense would be still punishable in a retroactive sense, But no one in authority seri- ously thinks any of the budget sign- ers will be put in jail even if the Court of Appeals verifies the man- damus .ordcr from the Appellate Division restraining the Mayor, the Comptroller and the City Clerk from making the 1922 budget effective. Many expressed the opinion that if the city officials restore to the pension funds the $3,000,000 which it is alleged was illegally transferred they will be “let off with a warning or a scold- ing.” a NEW ORLEANS SELECTIONS. FIRST RACE—Midnight Leggo, Sweet Liberty, SECOND RACE—Skooter, Fuzee, tered. " ititinp RACE—Bullet, Modesty, Stock- Sun, Ora 1d Faithful, scotch Verdict, itichalians NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES. JEFFERSON PARK, New Orleans, La, Dec, 24.—The entries for to-mor- row’s races are as follo Ma Re WAC E—4 taunt jeiping: Tie Ie ito: aa pet "Uloy, 108; sit Shunt tha parka, 21, Soucek Liberty.” 108 Pd Mare Siexiin, i 10: vient Hb: W Jago. Mid: Fawen, i ou jive “Sandiego, + *Munby, ul SECOND at AOE 00; els fo carioblas” tte ha i rie "ub wo ps, = LANL Rochester,’ 108; Dare, 3 Lis, so elgbie HH “Barty in 10 Lat Me Buxton, AMAR RACE—9700: allowance u ody, als furlongs, —act, = — tot 3 Corns RU RTT AACE Ft00; clagming: ham aul ager “Mo c FH hay ig Saar Tos ‘fet, aes ae eh OF ‘et and about the handling of which * Henry Smith, The | The Mayor and Acting Comptroller signed the budget ig the face of con-| Stewart Browne is head. Browne an- | budget has been signed here is no| authority believes, they will be liable] *. ‘ait arlene —| or Bili | peor! GRIFFITH BELIEVES RECESS ASSURES THE IRISH TREATY ani egiads Thinks Sentiment of People Will Swing to Side of Pact as Time Goes On. NUBLIN, Dec. 24.—Political opinion here is divided as to the advantage likely to accrue to the cause of ratifi- cation of the Irish treaty with Britain from the adjournment, of the Dail Eireann over the holidays. Some think the spectacle of the inability of the Dail to reach a decision, after eleven days of debate may be taleu- lated to have an injurious reflex ad- tion on the sentiment of the country. On the other hand, Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith declare their be- lief that the country demands ratifi- cation so firmly that contact between Dail members and their constituen- cies must prove beneficial, Heretofore public budies have re- | trained from taking action one way |or the other, but the lead given in Mr. De Valera’s own constituency by the Clare County Couacil is expectod to be followed elsewhere, thus strengthening the hanas of the treaty supporters when the Dall reas- sembles, The doctrine enunciated by Mr. De Vulera's supporters that they are en- titled to disregard the views of those who sent them to the Dail has aroused resontment and the mass of Irishmen are sufficiently keen poli- ticlans to realize where that doctrine may land the country if it is admitted at this supreme hour, This feeling has added to the sen- |timent already favoring ratification, because this doctrine means elevat- ing M. De Valera to the position of dictator i: he carries a matory. against the treaty. His unwillingness to submit the question te constituencies until he has had time to start a propaganda against it is another expression of his objection to getting the question put fairly before the country. A cam paign, every Dail member knows means a nation-wide split, in whies the extremist minority would play « more Important part than their ada bers warrant. —— 13 SINN FEINERS TAKEN | WITH ARMS IN GLASGOW Other Munidioas Rifles, Bombs an way without reservations,” said Seized by e im Raid, acting Comptroller Smith who is; LONDON, © raided head of the F.nance Department dur-j« parochial near ling the absence of Comptroller Craig, | Glasgow t captured thir- cen Sinn Feiners numerous rifles, |te Lombs and ot } i NO BROKEN SWORD USE)? ON NEW SILVER DOLLAR Design Which Does Not Show This bol Finally Selected. WASHINGTON, Dec. ‘The being coined for December will not bear Director Buker of the now tion at a broken sword, cin Mint announced to-day, Two designs for the dollars, whieh mark the in the American liver dol ted. showed an American eng clutching a broken sword, but the other omitted the sword. The lai has finally been accepted and approved, the Director sa! Trade Mark. Advt. on page - Notice to Advertisers Hsing ty copy and release orders SROURTH | RACE—Tody, Abadane, ete aay. Souity oon ae ln Wworid Ye rewivco “ater D dhe da FIFTH RACE — ding publ an "BO inyeited only was Bunga Buel, ‘ippity Witcher eee | space may pera and in lender of feesbt at Ths out i ice Copy -contaluing © ‘Clean eons RACH—Sagaclty,” sturray, | Rea! o'r won” aie dred weed #2 aE Disslay advertinng, tpg copy for the | Supnle- ment Sections of tthe Sunday Wo be Frccived Oy i Te f, Toursday” preceding "publleas on "and release tet "be, eoaed by 20 0 niday. 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