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To-Night’s Weather—CLOUDY, —— ,VOL. LXIL. NO. 21,948—DAILY. Copyright (New York World) by Pree ePyePublishing Companys 192%. COURT OF APPEALS T NEW YORK, TU ESDAY, JANUARY 17, URNS DOWN HYLAN Entered as Second-Class Matter Post Office, ew York, N. ¥. PRICE THREE CENTS =p ——_ SENATE MOVE IS FIRST STE TO COLLECT GREAT WAR DEBT OWED U.S. BY THE ALLIES sera FLECTIONLAW HT THIRD BY REVISION, ~ SAVING $500 000 Called “Political.” Poll and Ballot Clerks Ousted NO MORE BORROWINGS. hy Bill Extending State System to City. Poincare Ministry May Soon Learn the Havoc Wrought by French Arms Delegates. By David Lawrence. pecial Correspondent of The Eve ning World.) WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (Copy might, 1922)—America’s { call to Burope to pay her war debt has gone By Joseph S. Jordan. (Staff Correspondent of The. Eve- forth. | ning World.) ‘The adoption by the United States! ALBANY Jan, 17.—A “hodge Benate of the resolution introduced | podre, is the destgnation given. to by Senator Medill McCormick of THli-|the present. Election Law in the re- nois asking the Department of ss port of the Legislative Committee on to submit to Congress all the in eri Wein mation in its possession with Reeodification and ction Law ence to the financial af s of th. submitted to the Leg- European Governments is the begin slature at noon to-day Ring of a movement which looks! ‘The report says the law comprises toward payment and not cancella-|ayout 490 sections, which the com- on of vpean debts Li eel PRAM mittoe has cut down: to about 294. Yor nearly tour years the = « bills to cover which were intro- jas kept quiet about the Allied wat qiced simultaneously in both Houses, debt, feari that the Lxeentiv « Re e Primary amended a branch of the Government might vo Primary Law, amended at th embarrassed, The fact that Mr. Me session to provide conventions Cormick introduced the resolution] for nominating State and judicial of- immediately after his conferences at] goors, is left as it ie » WwW ouse is taken generatly the ae : Rea aty Half a million dollars a year is the 03 a e President not oniy pOUMOA tng, tHe jsavin throughout the State which interposes no objection but that the | it is asserted the various economies Department of ate will not hesitate nh proposed will effect to ask the Treasury Department to Provisions have: been prepared to surnish all the dath necessary Jenforee the literary test for new vot- Just what the effect will be of the) a. in accordance with the constitu- Meial publication by the American) i oia amendment recently adopted, vernment of what it knows of the| .i14 the Massachusetts syatem am a financial affairs of Qurope is not. seri- sly thought of a he oment, t varie CH pusly Bho of at the:moment, by New York City the system, now the object is to let Europe know that AEST ae a tandichs the war{ Obtaining elsewhere, has been ex- Mabt, The policy of trance ne tha|tended which eliminates the services Rae renee of poll and ballot clerks, in the belief arms Conference is the direct cat M the change of sentiment in the|that four inspectors can do all the ones = . Work required for polling the vote. Senate from « policy of passive Other substantial changes tending ence to active interest in the pay f z u to economy, labor saving and con- Hnent of the European debt. Geeat : ? s venience of voters include: paritain has told the United states in- | YOR At Cee reiect lormally that she does not vx can- HON DOM BOF g aety Blecsion; outside of New York City, will open at noon instead of at? A, M, Election district boundaries are not to be published, but the posting of district maps annually in cities is re- tained, The pay of canvassing inspectors in New York City ts increased to $10, which still leaves the total compen- sation of election officers in a district ubstantially less than it is now, Present limitations on salaries of Commissioners of Elections outside of New York City are removed, leaving the matter entirely in the hands of the Boards of Supervisors, Card lists of registered voters are abolished except in cities of the first and second class, where only one set is permitted bellation but merely wants fair terms n the fixing of the dates of payment or principal and interest, France on Ine other hand has let it be known Nhat she considers the war debt as “a Political debt” and her statesmen here have referred to it (Continued on Second Page.) ALBANY HAS PLAN *. TO CURB INQUIRY BY UNTERMYER Tip From “Close to Governor” mM Is That Lockwood Committee Will Die With Session, 13 in the same P)\iSoectal From 8 St Core + sii ot The "he functions of the former State t ‘ALBANY, Jan. 17 Superintendent of Elections will be An “authoritative sourc pre- exercised in New’ York City by the ed to be very close to the . - Saar eae stated to-day that (Continued on Fourth Page.) Se PLAYMATES SET GIRL AFIRE, CHILDREN SAY Dies, and Accused Youngsters Allewe She Started Blaze, Five-year-old Anna Malter died to- ‘there was no doubt of the Lock- wood Housing Committee having ite legislation extended for an- )jother year, so far as the emer- Pigency rent laws are concerned, but that the life of the Commit- |tee would end with the expiration of the present session. she day in Harlem Hospital from the of H)_ The objection to the further | root af hurex autfered yesterday when| AND TESTIMONY STARTS H Mfe of the Committee, it is said, ‘er clothing’ was set on fire while Charwe ef iis the dominance Attorn, she was playing with other children,| = Seco! ime Samuel Untermyer, volunteer |all under six, in the kitchen of the Manstaughter: jeounsel for the Committee. home her parents, at No. 225 East} SAN FRANCISCO, Ja ide nce Nelaim is made that Mr. 110th § t in Roscoe (Fatty) A 8 Be ond ceeding. the Two of the children told pollcemen| manslaughter {ria z out of the Smyer is exe g f { othe ; Wy the Legislature in the [they and the others piled paness|dent of Virginia a Evested by the le u ind Anna and set fire to the pa-|lure this afternoon jommittee, in that he is extend~ rs with matches. The other ehil-| The jury is compos en his Investigation into flelds Jaren said Anna Ut a newspaper andiond one woman, with one vnd er than those of housing, was running around the room with it, cre man ae alternate ju ‘Chauffeur Who Casts Rope Is) Dublin Cabinet Directs All Of- IN TRANSIT FIGHT P STEER RUNS WILD AGROSS THE CITY; TAPED BY AUTO Breaks Away at 11th Avenue! and Has Exciting Chase to Third Avenue. ALLY IS LASSOED.: Arrested but Is Ex- onerated. Five steers got away to-day from cattle drivers of the Joseph Stern &|dent to the transfer of authority in O'clock this morning, it was decided | Co, abbatoir at 11th Avenue and 40th Street on the way from a North River pier. Four were easily headed off! and herded back to the slaughter one persisted in galloping away from the place of doom and made off up 11th Avenue to 56th Street and rambled town frightened into a shambing trot by shouts and waving arms. Rudolph Milter, sald to be a chauf- feur for the Stern concern, managed | to get ahead of the steer on First Avenue. It galloped north to ‘56th Street and west to Third Avenue. By this time a constantly growing multi- tude, hrowing missiles and making} all manner of noise, had the animal so frightened he was butting elevated railroad pillars and threatening sal les over the curb. Miller called on other chauffeurs for help and drew a cordon of them across the avrenu®.at 55th Street, which brought the steer to a halt From a neighboring shop a small boy brought a hank of and Miller lassoed the fugitiv: steer then was bound and gagged. Special Policeman Howard of the Ss. P. C. A., which had received score of telephone reports of the ad- ventures of the steer, arrived and telephoned for an animal ambulance. house; across a a Close behind him was Special Poli man McDonald of the Humane So- ciets When the ambulance trundied the back to the Stern slaughter McDonald» arrested Miller, sing him with eruelty. Magis- MeQuade in Yorkville Court said he thought Miller had showed commendable resourcefulness and had protected the public and let him go. Fe BANDITS SHOOT TWO, GET $12,000 PAYROLL steer trate Bank Messengers Attacked and Robbed in Chicago. CHICAGO, Jan. 17.—Two bank mes- sengers were wounded to-day in a@ battle with four bandits who escaped with a $12,000 payroll of the Ward Baking Company The messengers from the Citizens’ ‘Trust and Savings Bank were en route to the Ward plant when the bandit car pulled up alongside and four forvigners jumped out. firing without warning, Anthony Koefoot was shot three times and critically wounde Joseph Rose was shot jn the face bul was not ver- fously wounded . ——_ SELDEN, AUTO PIONEER, DIES AT ROCHESTER Inventor of Firat Gasoline Propelled Vehicle Was 77 Years Old, ROCHBSTER, N, Y. Jan, 17— George Baldwin Selden, inventor of the first gasoline propel vehicle and a ploneer in the present automo- tive Industry, died at his home here to-day, He was President of Selden Motor Company of t y and was seventy-seven years old =i - ARBUCKLE JURY CHOSEN FINAL SEPARATION Duggan and O’Higgins Ar- Had Terrorized Apartment. range Transfer of Machin- "a ery of Government. FOUGHT ON § Booze Blamed for “Rampa Which Resulted in Killing. TROOPS TO GO AT ONCE ficials to Continue Duties After an investigation conducted by for a Time. Assistant District Attorney Dineen, a, Chief Inspector Lahey and Acting In LONDON, Jan. 17,—Details inci- Svector Coughlin, lasting until 6 that Patrolman James J performed only good police duty in shooting and killing Patrolman Frank C, Brojer, who had attacked him Southern Treland Crown AG on from the Government to the Provisional ministration established in Dublin Saturday were considered here to-day. At the time Brojer, a Carnogie Eamon J. Duggan and Kevin O'Hig- Medal hero, was not in uniform and gins, delegates of the Irish Provi- O'Connell had no idea he was a/ sional Government, arrived in Lon- Polleéman. The shooting occurred | last night at No. 769 Columbus Ave- | don to confer with members of the nue and was brought about, the-ind British Cabinet relative to the invest~ vestigation disclosed, hy bad whiskey! ment of the new regime with govern- the slain man had drunk. inen night of roystering. O'Connell was suspended 1 mental responsibility DUBLIN, 17.—With ernment of the Irish the Goy- a mat- State in not placed word comes was deta tion ing at the West 100th St tation where all the witnesses of the tragedy were searchingly interrogated Brojer, twenty-six Jan, ter of department routine, but he was under Free arrest, though he complete control to-day from London that orders haye been sued for complete and immediate evacuation of Ireland by the British armed forces numbering 60,000 year Avenue, lived at No. 674 Cauldy The battalions which are to go at sale! 674 ‘Cauldwell ‘once| are. deslanated! an t 4 Pa the Bronx, with his wife 1d seven inUEA ee : at HM go gy Year-Old baby. He had been a now « hat othe y go a ee m “ ze fe St Se 8 will G0 a8 year and a week on the force. O'Con aan annaneport can be Provided. |nell has been twulve years on. the oe ee bess 1 peacean is force, has two honor medals. and lives 50 >rov ; bower the Provisional Government | witi, his wife and one child at Wood made public to-day a proclamation n hav The story of the tra outlining its temporary plans It directs that all law courts, cor-| projer was formerly sity fet) A EI porations, departments, state boards./Wost iooth Street. Station and his judges, clvil servants, peace officers! deatn occurred on his former post, and al} public servants and function | yConnell was patrolling that post for aries heretofore acting under the aU-/ in rst time last night, h thority of the British Government | ta isrerred from the Ln sa shalt continue to carry out their func-| oy tion which closed yesterday nh wunless and until otherwise or- || 4 Brojer were not acquainted dered by the Provisional Government, : Say pending the Constitution of the Far- | bast might Brojer, in plain clothes dy is simple ving been rent to his old post, where he was liament of the Free State, without | "ent to his old post, wher ; well known, Ordinarily he was prejudice to the full and further ex- i sober young fellow. The first know ercise by that Parliament of all its *° a : fan) gaan owers of his movements was when Jit z ‘ ee McCormick, a taxicab driver, wen back to his machine in front of the DEMANDS RELEASE jreconstruction Hospital, 1 190th OF ARMY OFFICERS Street and Central Park Wes!, af tting some cigarettes, anid found Brojer, whom he did not know. sit SEIZED.IN ULSTER | “Drive me around,’ ng on the front seat. ordered Brojer Sinn Fein Agent Warns British | srecormick replied he had two fares Commardant and Staff Must jin the hospital and had to wait for Be Set Free, them. Brojer displayed his shield, drew a revolver and replied BHLFAST, Jan. 17 (Associated! « You'll drive or you'll a smell Press).—Owen O'Duffy, Sinn Fein! o¢ jead.” Liaison Officer for Ulster, said in an| He got back in the passenger's seat interview to-day he had taken @ McCormick started south. H with the British authorities the gone only a short distance when the rest Sunday by members of the Royal) class behind him and thy 1 Irish Constabulary of ten occupants, were shattered as a bullet whlszed of automobiles on their way from) py his head, Near 98th Str Monaghan to Londonderry, who were reported by the constables to represented themselves as football players but who wore Republican Army uniforms. O'Duffy declared that one men arrested was Divisional ( ™mandant Hagan of the Nort! vision of the Republican Ar the others members of his staff. | less the men ‘were immediately leased, O'Duffy announced, he take action, ——E—E was a second shot and the lied into the gutter, g Tie cab, which was goir struck a tree a few feet further ¢ Brojer jumped out and dart */@ house nearby. McCormick wi the nearest telephone and not Gac I (Continued on ape °- HOEY GETS 20 YEARS cond | w IRELAND'S ENVOYS POLICEMAN FULFILLED DUTY TOU a ete = if ;O’Connell Exonerated For) | Shooting Down Sletth Who | O'Connell | COURT OF APPE COM SELECTS HOUGHTON | AS AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY | Judges Reserve | Rights Over O | ALBANY, Jan. 17.—The cons | 1921, creating the Transit Commis |by the Court of Appeals to-day. The decision was unanimous. he prevailing opinion {Laughlin and was concurred in by | Pound and Andrews, CITY WILL APPEAL ALARSQMBOUSHTON —-TO SUPREME COURT President Will Send His Name to| bees 2 " Senate Soon—Berlin Govern- rporation ‘Counssel O'Brien An- nounces That Transit Fight Will Cotinue. WASHIN 17, The Ger.) man Government has notified the} Corporation Counsel O'Brien uw American Government that Alanson| this afternoon that the city will take B. Houghton, now member of 1h€] ay appeal to the Supreme Court of © from New York, will be ace ceptable as Ambassé hal eng] He United) name of Mr. Houghton w sent Fee ce to the Senate this week ASKS 4 NEW JUDGES The prospective new Ambassador is sixty years of age and before the war TO TRY RENT CASES [Mas a frequent visitor to Germany, | simian! : jhuving been graduated trom the uni {Senator Burlingame Offers Bill | | | | | | | | | DEBUTANTE HELPS versitics of Berlin’ and Goettingen, Increasing Municipal Court Brooklyn. 17 ALBANY, Jan Senator Alvah W. Burlingame jr. Brooklyn, intro- duced in the Senate to-day a bill creating four additional Municipal Court Judges in Kings An additional Judge would be pln FIREMEN BATTLE FLAMES I HOME in the First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Municipal unt Districts to aid in clearing the clogged calendar of rent cases. See PUPILS CALM AS FIRE $100,000 Blaze Blamed on ALARM IS SOUNDED Frozen Hydrants—Seven Quit Exams, Form in Line and March From Building. Women Flee Ambrose Prush, an assistant janitor of the Bushwick High School at The home of Erskine #1. ttt, No. {ving Avenue and Madison Street, oe n.,,| Brooklyn, saw smoke coming from a 79.Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, Vice] third floor classroom at 1240 o'clock Vresident and Generak Manager of the| to-day. Prush ran into the building Flatbush Water Works, was badty| 04 found a heap of rubbish, lett by pean carpenters making repairs, was burn damaged this morning by fire. Frozen| ing. He sounded the aujomatic alarm hydrants, firemen said, delayed thelr] which rang in every classroom of the TO LIFE IN SING SING | ‘hat work, making it necessary to send for] building additional hose and bring water trom] Of the 2,100 boy pupfis all but 500 1 distance. Mr. Lott denied that the] “&Te out of the building or tn the id FANE INR ErGerant a basement reation rooms for the ma luncheon receas, The remainder wer te en apparently dit not know NOW li siing ‘Regents oxaminations under tn use them 4 the supervision of Principal MeDon The fire started tn the hack part of| aid and nine teachers, They, formed the basement and 1 h ick! lines promptly and marched out Mled with smoke, 1 Ww tl { the building by the rear door. A family had teen, \\ A “| minutes later, when firemen his wife and daught hd Mra. Lote} Engine 277, which is stationed a nt to the top floor t Neat k from the school, reported the {fie ao i dog belongin. one of ie ttle dog t ! | —— ’ sities It was feared f me|3 MILLER NOMINATIONS uffie’’ had be 1 to leat eS Baa "| CONFIRMED BY SENATE Mr. Lott said that even on th be et aad walls which were not od by the | Francis R. Stoddard Jr. Inctuded fire a number of painting cluding | in New Appointee me famous ones by (inoree Inncas,| ALBANY, Jan, 12 he Senate t 1 been destroyed ¢ Ny: dare in nfirmed Gov. Miller's nomina He estimated th : ‘ Dr Wloyd) Haviland iof At iuaesitene ‘ iy | bar dical members of the Stat saa Tane Hoespitn inission, Francis tt. stod Mi vanallareat iy | fard Jr of New York as State Super oath, found shelter me of | Intendent f Insurance, and Richerd Mr, Lott's brother, H+ \. Lott, at | Ho Curran of Rochester as a member No. B91 Ovenn Aven ¢ ate Industrial Board. The daughter, Misa se Lot ~~ Jonned on knlekerbocie an ind} toe.000 Attend Okama's Funeral. inatier seat and wont 4! TORO. J 17-One hundred thon ren, ivinne, Shows i endat the funera HH} ee M = of M st of the “Genro pier , mana ¢ I vanen" @f Japan, who Nefases to Tell Who Killed Police- | ARE YOU COLLEGE GIRL? man Neville, H CHORUS BEAUTY TEST witiam # the young ex — — cho was convicted last week Dewteld Finds Education Adds to ne Policeman Daniel J Grace on Stage. treet and Tenth Aven CHICAGO, Jan. 1 an ast, WAS Rentenced to Bee mais Wasservogel to serv, of far pars to in Sing Sing. T paging ality for second degree rr “The better educated a girl ma Recaune of the publication toniin the more spiritual and graceful ber °f an Interview with Hoey beauty becomes," said Harry S)oan, iid he waa innocent and w Ziggfeld's Western manager, to-day. x ied Neville, the District Atte ‘ “What college did you attend?’ |« Jorevh Rosaleky, counsel to the now the first question asked tale to him tn the Tonin chorus girl applicants. or a 4 Mr. Homalsky plead the next query is, “How high can you Howey to give the 0 | aise” murderer, Dut Hoey refused Heights Cusiny was written by ALS DECIDES MISSION WAS: CREATED CONSTITUTIONALLY ——_——__-+ Whole Act Sustained, Though Three Judgment on City wn Lines—Alder- /. men Vote $100,000 to Appeal. titutionality of the legislative act of sion for New York City, was upheld B. Me. Chief Judge. Hiscock and Judges Judge Che aes eae ca eee aad Judges Hogan, Cardozo and Crane | concurred in a separate memor; “but reserved thetr judgn the question how far the right of the City of New York in railroads, which it owns, may be divested or modified under Art Vi. of the act until that article has been passed in conformity with Article XIE, Section 2, of the Constitution of the State, since a de- cision as to the scope of the last men- tioned section is not necessary to the determination of this appeal and may be affected by circumstances and con- tingencies which are now imperfectly disclosed.” The effect of the court's decision, however, is to uphold the constitu; tlonality of the whole act. Questions raised by Mayor Hylan and Corporation Counsel O'Brien that the legislation invade! the city’s rights were knocked flat, the court holding in a practically unanimous de cision that the legislation as drawn by the Governor is entirely proper. ALDERMEN GRANT $100,000 FOR FIGHT ON’ TRANSIT BOARD Funds for Extra Legal Talent Voted Aid Hylan His Campaign. The Board of Aldermen this after- noon voted Corporation Counsel John P. O'Brien $100,000 for the employ- ; Ment of extra legal talent in the Hy- lan Administration fight against the Miller Transit Commission. to in “If Mr, O'Brien accomplishes for the people of this city what it is | claimed he will accomplish, and what 1 hope he will accomplish," said Al- derman Jaco Friedman, Republican minority leader, “the job will have been worth many times $100,000 “But. continued Friedman, shak- ing a warning finger at the Demo- eratic side of the chamber, “if M O'rien does not make good with all this money freely voted him by the representatives here of the taxpayers he will have officially cut his own throat, [t's worth a million to complish home rule for New York City, but we want to see the finar clal sinews of war used, not abused. I vote for the $100,000, T would Ike to see it used, not only in the tran- sit fight but in the gas and electricity legal battles as well.’ Alderman Bruce M. Falconer, alsc Republican, presented an amendment to the resolution calling for the $106 00 appropriation The amendment provided that ne part of the $100,000 be used in th 18 ate. ty aimed at United ates Senator Hiram nnson of \ifornia, who has been on the city's payrools some time in the capacity as spectal counsel in the Hylan-Miller transit war, “Hasn't Tamma will all tra tulent, enough leg brains to fight ia ro-called home ute tattles witho suing Al the yay acrom the eoualiy