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what happened at Taylor's Westiake Terrace bungalow on the fatal Wed- nesday night a week ago, when he Was shot through the back, is known to these witnesses and that it is being conecaled because of the emburrass- ment to financial interests which dis- closure would involve. PUT ARM AROUND HIM AND FIRED FATAL SHOT. An attempt to throw the guilt upon (he slain director's valet, Sands, wi.o has disappeared, is alleged by investi- gators, who advance the theory that ‘Taylor was shot in the back by a ‘woman who had her arms around him, ‘This woman, they say, hated Tayics Mystery surrounding the slaying, of Taylor is deepened by a statement | of F. Parsons, a member of the "Fly- ing Squadron” of the District At- torney’s office and the first man to reach the scene of the crime after ‘t was reported. Parsons declared that when he reached the room where the dead di- rector lay, the body had been “care- fully Jaid out, the arms arranged and a chair overturned across the legs. It was his bolief, he said, that this setting had been carefully arranged to throw the Investigators off the scent. Police investigators admit they have suddenly found a blank wall on every side. Evidence, once tangible, has been removed or distorted by well paid agents of the film interests, they declare. Strangs lethargy, it is also stated, has affected certain members of the Police Department since the finding of a pink silk night dress among ‘Taylor's effects. eanwhile, the Motion Picture Di- rectors’ Association has issued a tement declaring the murder of jor to “the one perfect crime from the criminals’ point of view.’ They announce their belief that the mystery surrounding the shooting of the director will never be solved. LETTERS AND TELEGRAMS FCUND IN TAYLOR'S BOOT. Mabel Normand, the film actress most prominent in the case, has suf- fered an almost complete collapse. Her condition was rendered more seri- ous by a report that her letters to Taylor had been found in the toe of one of the slain director's riding voots. About the same time the detectives said they found these letters, Henry poration Pacific. Authorities believe he may attempt to get to the lar Bast. There have been no developments in the search for a reputed brother of Sands, reported to have moved from Los Angeles to San Rafael, Cal., re- cently saemnceliiccemsaes DEGENERATE FEW BESMIRCH WHOLE MOVIE INDUSTRY” Carl Laemmle Says the Dirty Spots | at Hollywood Will Be vecause he rejected her advances, |. Cleaned Up. Carl Laemmle, President of the Universal Film Manufacturing Com- pany, to-day rose to the defense of “the great majority’ of movie ofi- clals and artists, and declared that tho whole industry is being besmirched by the actions of a ‘‘degenerate few.’ Ninety-nine per cent. of the film personnel is clean and sound," he said. “We do not intend to let the infin- itesimal ‘black minority’ wreck one of America’s greatest industries. The percentage of rotters in this industry is no greater than in others, and we are going to demand fair play. Did the Stillman case condemn the whole Vanking industry? Of course it didn’t. And the movie industry is not going to be condemned as a whole because 0! the revelations in the Arbuckle and Taylor cases, “Hollywood is not a ‘sink of sin.’ The great majority of its residents are decent. The scandalous few ure as conspicuous as a sore thumb, of course, but we are going to get rid of them, If you want my personal opinion of Hollywood I'll tell you: 1 am thinking seriously of building a home there for myself and my son and daughter. I want movie actors for my nelghbors. There are very few dirty spots in the town, and those few are going to be cleaned up quickly. —— aa ZUKOR LEAVES FOR LOS ANGELES Movie Circles Mear Newly Ac- auirea st Will be Serapped. Following the announcement in the ning World to the effect that the Famous Players-Lasky Jctures Cor- was planning to cease all film Peavey, Taylor's Negro houseman, activity on the West const and confine suddenly found a second handkerchief, this one bearing the initials ““M. M. M." A handkerchief previously re- ported found near the body, but since ddid to be missing, was alleged to Wave borne the letter Whe letters and the handkerchief Were turned over to the Chief Deputy District Attorney, W. C. Doran, by detectives Adams, Cahill, Cline, Cato wand Murphy. The substance of the letters was not made public. The United Press learned that a/ s¢ries of telegrams was exchange! in 1919 when Miss Normand was filming | “fhe Slim Princess’? at Culver City, @a}., and Taylor was directing Mary Miles Minter in ‘‘Anne of the Green’ Gables” in thé New England St. j References were said to have been) made in these telegrams to a promi- nent producer who is head of one of filmdom’s largest organizations. INVESTIGATING NEW “LOVE: CULT'S” PART IN CASE. The District Attorney's investiga- tion in the Taylor case is to include | an alleged “love cult," with whose | members Taylor was sald to have| been on intimate terms. The clique centred in Los Angeles and attempted | to steep itself in Oriental mysticism. Investigators consider it had a possible part in the events leading up to the tragedy, as the rituals of the cult were said to have affected its devotees to the point of fanaticism. It was learned that among thore whom the District Attorney will ques- tion immediately, will be many stars of filmland, including Mrs. Douglas Maclean, Mabel Normand, Mary Miles Minter, Claire Windsor, Neva jerber and also Henry Peavey, Tay- lor's valet. These persons are not connected by the District Attorney in any way with the investigation of the fMeged ‘love cult." ANOTHER “MAN WITH CAP” SEEN NEAR HOUSE. District Attorney Woolvine dis- Patched a special operutive from his office on a secret mis:on during the night, The alibis offered by the son | of an Eastern millionaire manufac. | Uprer several days agp and then ac- | oppted were to be retiecked to-day. ‘The investigators were told by the wife of a realty broker residing a few doors from Taylor's apartments that at 9.45 P. M. on the night of Taylor murder she saw a muffled figure, wearing a cap, crouching in the spruvbory of the grounds of the hionable Alvarado Hotel, two hocks from Taylor's home Public Administrator Bryon says Taylor's estate, believed to have amounted to $100,000, has dwindled to 940,000. A large additinnal sum, how- eyer, was believed to be on deposit in a New York hank and efforts to-day were being made to locate it, Hun- dreds of checks found among Taylor's| possessions showed that he had made | frequent large loans to prominent fig- uges in the motion picture business, | ‘Phe checks were turned over to the District Attorne The British Secret Service has he- come interested in the case through the finding in Taylor's home of army fecords und papers which indicate he Was at least 4 Lieutenant, if not a Captain, in the British forces during the: World War. { Among the records was a pass of have from duty in Dunkirk, dated April 4, 1919, naming Taylor at that time as a Lieutenant. An embarkation ticket, bearing the name of William D. Taylor, the of- ficlals stated, showed also that he ‘Was a Lieutenant, It bore the army number F-56979 and the regiment E PC. B.A. B,C. It is further stated Taylor was dis- charged with the rank of Captain Efforts to trace Taylor's army record are being made in London SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 9,—Police authorities here are keeping a close check on steamship passengers leav- ing this port to frustrate, they said, any attempt on the part of Edward Sends, former butler of William Des- their productions to their §2,000,000 studio in Long Island City, Adotph Zukor, head of the organization, left for Los Ankeles, While it is still vehemently dented at the local offices of the organization that the studios in Hollywood are to be closed, reliable information haa been received that the first official act of Mr. Zukor will be the scrapping of the recently acquired Real Art Studio which has n re-named the “Wilshire Studk ALLAN RYAN QUITS HIS POLICE POST Resigned as Deputy Commissioner When He Went to Europe, Enright Says. Police Commissibner Enright an- nouneed to-day that Honorary Dep- uly Police Commissioner Allan A, Ryan had resigned that position to which he was appointed April 15, 1915. The Commissioner stated that Mr. Ryan resigned when he had departed sor Europe recently, feeling that as he was going abroad he would not be able to give the attention to routine imatters that he had handled. ‘The Commissioner also confirmed the report that Fourth Deputy John J. Cray would move from Headquarters to the Old 20th Street Station to have c.arge of applicants for positions in ‘he departments, the boiler squad, pistol permits and chauffeurs’ licenses, so far as they are handled now. The «quarters vacated by Cray will be oc- cupled by Inspector Cochran of the Detective Bureau and his present of- fice will house departments now in the basaement of headquarters, Commissioner Enright sald he be- lieved that a bill now before the Leg- turestransferring to the Police De- artment from the Secretary of State the issuing of all automobile licenses here and from the City License Bu- vreau all chauffeur's licenses will be- rp a law. Commissioner Cray, he stated, will then have charge of this work, which in the opinion of th Commissioner, will aid the police in tue detection of crime. esas DECREASE IN ‘FLU’ CASES AND DEATHS Health Department Report Also Shows a Decline of Pneu- monia in the City. A decrease was shown in the num- ber of new cases and deaths from in fluenza and pneumonia in to-day's re- port as compared with the cases and deaths reported yesterday to the Health Department. To-day 940 in- fluenza cases were reported as against 1.300 yesterday. To-d pneumonia cases wer as compared with 342 es yesterday There 18 influenza deaths to were » & decrease of five under the aths reported yesterday, while to- day's pneumonia deathse were 69 against 83 deaths reported yesterday. _ “JOE” CANNON, NEAR 86, | ACTIVE ON HOUSE FLOOR Former Speaker Leads Congress Fund | Debate mand ‘Taviar. to encang pcross the | _WASHI ‘ON, %.—"Unele Je Cannon, nearing his §6th birthday, hopped into the thick of things In the House to-day, assuming charge of the Legislative Appropriation Bill, framed by # sub-committes of which he was Chairman When Representative Towner, Repub- Hean, lows, presiding, recognized tho “gentleman from Mlinois” for one hour the former Speaker remarked he only needed five minu The bill carries approxiniuately 81 400 to meet the expenses of Congress, Government Printing OMe neressional Library and several other legislative catablieh- ments during the c ming fiseal your, THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1922, THUGS FLEEING ~ IWAN AUTO FIRE | Goggles Save Flemming’s Eyes, Though Smoke From Pistols Blinds Him. LUNCH ROOM HELD UP. Patron Shot by Well Dressed Robber—Three Are Seized». as Suspects. 4 The police announced early to-day that three men arrested after an at- tempted hold-up, in which a man was shot, in Second Avenue, and a short time after occupants of an automo- bile had fired a shot that misacd a policeman by an Inch, have been tden- tified ag having taken part in recent hold-ups, To-day others will be asked to Identify the prisoners, Two men went into Samuel Gold- berg’s lunchroom, at No. 1439 Second Avenue, near 75th Street, about 10 o'clock last night, and, flourishing re- volvers, ordered the flve men and one woman putron to the back room, Goldberg ran to the hall and Miss Tillie Slage of No, 248 Hast 72d Strect ran toward the street door. The two thugs, enraged, began fir- ing thelr revolvers, and this brought threo other robbers, who had been walting outside. The six patrons had dropped to the floor at the first shots and cach of the robbers fired more than three shots, seemingly at ran- dom, without any care who or how) many were hit, ‘Thelr pistols emptied, the fiye ran to the street and had disappeared when the police arrived, Patrick Tigue, thirty-one, of No, 1305 Third Avenue, one of the patrons, was shot in the abdomen and is in Flower Hospital. Several mirrors over the tables and much crockery were shattered, and several bullets plerced the metal ceil- ing. The thugs left without taking anything. The robbers were men about twen- ty-flve years old and well dressed. Goldberg told the police. Miss Slago, sald that when she screamed one of the five, who appeared to be the leader, walked over to her and said: “Don't worry, girlie; we won't hurt you." ‘An hour aftef the restaurant hold- up, when Motorcycle Policeman Flemming was at 38th Street and Third Avenue, a limousine car, with curtains drawn, raced south along the avenue at reckless speed. Flem- ming started tn pursuit. At 334 Street the machine turned east and, reaching Lexington Avenue, contin- ued south along that thoroughfare Flemming gained on the machine enough to see it speed east through 32d Street. At Second Avenue Flemming caught up with the machine and, running alongside, ordered the driver to stop. Suddenly a window on the side nearest Flemming was opened, a pistol thrust out and fired. The bul- let passed within an inch of Flem- ming'’s head and but for his goguies the powder would have put out his eyes. The smoke from the pistol blinded Flemming for a few seconds. He was reaching for his revolver when the driver put on more spced, threw open the muffler cut-out and the machine disappeared In a screen of thick black smoke. Flemming reported the incl- dent at the East 35th Street station. Twenty minutes later Patrolmen Falvey and Downing, in 83d Street, near Second Avenue, saw a limousine stop in front of a house and five men alight. As the five acted suspiciously the policemen ran up to question them, The five darted toward the car. Two got to the front seat. Falvey grabbed two of the men an} Downing the third just us the c4> sped east. The policemen caught a glimpse of the license plate. ‘The first three numbers, they say, were "127." The three men were taken to the East 35th Street Station, There they Stephen Conw: said that they were twenty-four, No 401 East 74th Street; Stephen O'Ha- gan, twenty-four, No. 879 Second Avenue, and Jack Moran, twenty-two, No, 817 East 38th Strect. They we charged by Patrolman Flemming with having been occupants of the car he pursued. All three had pistols, (he police say. There were three empty cartridges and two that had mis‘ired in O'Hi gan's revolver, they declared, They were charged with violation of the Sullivan law and assault, According to the police reconis Conway was charged with robbery June 6, 1921, but the case was dis- missed, He was tried and convicted with John Little for a robbery July 7, 1921, und ts now out on bail on a writ of error as was Little when he was shot in the face during the re- cent hold-up in the model tenement bloc kin West 63d Street. Little under arrest for t hold-up recently escaped from the prison ward at Bellevue O'Hagan has been identified, ae cording to the police, as one of tha purticipants in the robbery of $4,009 from the antique store of Reese & Reese ut No Fast 40th street. He hi formatory and peni- tentiary xentences for petty larceny and dealing in narcot Moran has been identified, a ing to the police, ws one of thy 1 who raided O'Neill's resturant vt No, 420 Third Avenue tt Ai azo and took ' sath rexister. ON POLICEMAN { Churehitt |Fire in he | “BORNING-". * A temporary structure over the main U S. Treasury building in Washington caught fire yesterday and was extinguished after about $10,000 loss. It destroyed blueprints and tracings, but nothing that cannot be duplicated. President Harding saw the fire from the White House grounds, U.S. Treasury Building at Washington Watched by President at the White House OILOIN GS” 0,000 ARMED MEN GUARD ULSTER BORDERS AGAINST KIDNAPPER SOLDIERS’ BONUS A NIGHTMARE T0 AL CONGRESSMEN (Continued From First Page.) (Continu 1 From First Page.) the release of the Londonderry pris- oners. It develops that large numbers of trees were felled over a wide area, apparently in preparation for the raiding operations, and that many trenches were dug along the Ferma- nagh and Monoghan borders, ‘The operations were so extensive it 1s be- Meved hundreds of men were engaged in them. No communication was possible with Enniskillen to-day in consequence of the wires from this city being cut. Col. Wickham, commanding the Ulster Specials, has received a com- munication from Dublin Castle stat- Ing that the Provisional Government is sending special officers to investi- gute the kidnapping. Sir Dawson Rates, the Ulster Home Secretary, addressed a further strong remonstrance to-day to the Viceroy about delay in releasing the kidnapped Unionists, and demanding that they be set free immediately. Sir James Craig, the Premier, made similar rep- resentations to the British Cabinet. LONDON, Feb. 9 (Associated Press).—Winston Churchill, Secre- tary for the Colonies, stated in the House of Commons this afternoon that it was impossible at present to give a date for the completion of the withdrawal of British troops from Ireland. Sir John Butcher of York asked if, in view of the “anarchy in the South and West and of yesterday's appalling raid into the North,’ the Government intended to keep sufficient troops in Ireland to preserve order. Mr. was inclined to depreciate the statement that anarchy existed, and sald no munitions or stores of any kind had been sold to the Irish Re- publican Army, but that a quantity of police arms, ammunition and motor transports had been taken over by. the Provisional Government subject to valuation, Arthur Griffith, President of the Dail Kireann, went to Downing Street early to-day and conferred with Prime Minister Lloyd George and Austen Chamberlain, Government leader in the House of Commons, re- garding the kidnappings. Mr. Grif- fith expects to return to Dublin to- night. cism of the others who are compelled to pay the bonus. The feeling of the returned soldier that he has been neglected by Con- gress ever since he came back from the war {s coming to the surface In the demand for a bonus. Those who had no way of showing their dissatis- faction before with Governmental in- difference now are demanding the bonus simply because Congress is wavering about granting it. As one soldier writes, “I do not need a bonus, but if it comes I shall receive it as ungratefully as it is grudgingly given.” Many soldiers write saying they do not see why a government that can provide compengation for the veterans of the Civil and Spanish-American Wars cannot take care of the many millions more who fought in the war overseas in which the whole worid was saved from autocratic rule and militarism. One thing that is dawning on only a few members of Congress, and of- ficials too, for that matter, is that the payment of a bonus for the next two years will not immediately dis- pose of soldier compensation. After that will come further requests for aid, and Secretary Hoover believes the only solution eventually is to put all the soldiers and sailors on a basis which enables them to draw what amounts to a pension the moment they are incapacitated in civil life or lheeome too old to support themselves. ———__—_ ENTIRE EMBASSY HUNTING A HOUSE U. S. Officials Nearly Homeless in Brussels, Landlord Demand- ing Possession. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—'The tire American Embassy staff in Brus- sels has gone house hunting, it was disclosed to-day at the State Depart- ment. The building formerly occu- pied by Ambassador Brand Whitlock en- The name of Gen, Smuts, Premier|#as his home and the offices of the of the Union of South Africa, was] Embassy recently was sold and the mentioned to-day as a possfbk arbi-] purchaser is demanding possession trator in the Ulster boundary dispute,]| before the arrival of Henry I’. He was prominent in the early stages | Fletcher. of the negotiations leading to the Mr. Fletcher said to-day he had signing of the Anglo-Ivish treaty. been advised by Craig Wedsworth, american Charge, that housing conc tions in Brussels were quite as bad, it not worse than in the United States He was instructed to use every ayail- eble employee in the search for suit- able new quarters, i ae STRIKERS’ SEIZURE OF RAILWAYS. CORK, Feb, §.—The striking railway men at a mass meeting Inst night de- cided to postpone until Friday thetr anounced plan of taking over the railway IRISH nex and operating them themselves. | SCHERMERHORN DEATH far'selzing the ines “"* “™°) CERTIFICATE WITHHELD Mention of Use of Heroin by Phy- siclaun the Cause. The Health Department to-day fused to accept the death certificate of PETER BUTLER OLNEY, NOTED LAWYER, DEAD ret { New Qnee Die pel Aivarner: se 2 Edward Bugene Schermerhorn, who ‘weed, died yesterday at his home, No. 67 West 52d Street, pending an investigation Peter Butler Olney died to-day at his home Lawrence, Long Island. Mr. Olney was seventy-nine years old. He was onee, by appointment of Mr. Cleveland, District Attorney of New York County, Mr. Olney was born at Oxford, Mass., and was graduated from Harvard Uni- in 1864 and from the Harvard He began caused by the mention in the death cor- tificate that heroin had been adminis tered by attending physicians, Mr Schermerhorn, 4 m of the family which is among those which have had large realty holdings in this city since Colonial days, was eighty years old His nephew, Col. Arthur F. Schermer- horn, suid to-day that the action of the Healih Department must be due to lack of official information. Mr. Schermer horn had been ill for two years with bronchial trouble, and his physician had prescribed heroin in minute quantities to relieve pain and stimulate his weak versity Law School two years later practice {n the office of Evarts, South- mayd & Choate, and was associated with Charles O'Conur and Wheeler H. heart action Peckham in the prosecution of Bes ——_—- ‘Tweed. . wae Mr. Olney was always active in Tam-|POLICEMAN'S STRANGLE HOLD many Hall, He Was a member, wit STOPS RUNAWAY HORS! William C, Whitney and George’ Bilas,] Mighan Bazettigan, nineteen, of No. of the commission which revised the |a48 Third Avenue, was thrown against city and county laws into the Consoli-|an “L" pillar at 47th Street and Third dation Act of 18: Since 1897 he has] avenue to-day when the horse he was been senior member of the law firi riving bolted and ran away. Patrol. Olney pok. He was trus 1 George Hartwell stopped th of th College and a member! inal at 50th Street by throw ine | University, Harvard [arm about horaeta neck asd and 1 his right hand cutis | — | Bazettigan sustaced b ae , tusions and was treated 6 it WO QUININE oF the Flower Hospital, bi Ye you feel the firat symptoms of = Cold cominr on,—Advi. Rome, BRIDE, IN KNICKERS (5 NOT FORGIVEN, BUT SHE'S HAPPY (Continued From First Page.) find a friend with a willing purse and, their certificate safe in hand, Mr. and Mrs. William Raymond Brand cast off on the waters of matrimony. They came into port at the Barrett Manor, in Arrochar, cast anchor and this morning started out on their fruitless quest for forgiveness, First, they went to his father, William J. Brand, a prosperous arug- gist, who lives above his store at No. 18 Fingerboard Road, Fort Wads- worth, He said quite frankly that the Fingerboard didn't point in his divec- tion, so the bride and her new hus- band trudged off to her parents in Cleveland Place, New Brighton. There they met with a similar reception. So there was nowhere else to go but back to Barrett Manor. The romance of the young people began « year ago last May when they met in the public library at St. George, where both were continuing thelr musteal studies. The result of the meetings Brand's presentation to her of an engagement rinv. and they determined to be married last spring. But the two families inter- posed and Mrs. Gericke made her daughter return the ring and all the other presents. Night before last Miss Gericke went to spend the night with friends at Barrett Manor. Her mother followed her there with a young man whom she considered a much better match for her than Brand, and demanded that she return home with them. Miss Gericke slipped out, got a taxi- cab and fled to New Brighton, where ‘she remained the night, meeting Brand in the morning and arranging the plans which resulted in the wedding late yesterday afternoon, ae RED AGENTS IN U.S. COLLECTING FUNDS nent af Justice Watch- ies of Bolshevists’ “Relief Work.” ‘ WASHINGTON, Fe. 9.—Activities of Bolshevik agents in the United States in the collection of funds, ostensibly for famine relief in Soviet Russia, were understood to-day to be under observation by the Justice De- partment, Many inquiries have been received ly the department as to the connec- tion between a number of famine re. lief organizations collecting funds throughout the country, with the Soviet authorities. In many in- stances, officials said, it was believed prominent persons in different sections of the country had been In. duced to lend their names to some of these organizations as an aid to the f ine relief work. Secretary Hoover is understood to be looking into the use of his name by any organization in the collection of funds, “MARY ALL RIGHT” FATHER COMMENTS ON MISS MINTER Reads Proofs on Murder Story and Declares “She Is Not Involved.” DAL) S, Feb. 9. J. Homer Reilly, father of Mary Miles Minte reads proof on de- Bpatches regarding the Taylor murder on @ Dallas newspaper. The little girl is all right; she is not connected with the mystery, is all that he would say. Mary, whose real name, accord- ing Reilly, 1# Juliette Reilly, was in La., on | April 1, 1902, She went to New York when a litte child and acted born sreveport, | with many stage stirs Reilly frequently. says he hears from her CHANGES PROPOSED NNCONPENSATION LAW INTRODUCED Bills Would Make Owners of Property Responsible for Injuries, ALBANY, Feb. 9. — Important amendments to the Workmen's Com- pensation Law are incorporated in bills introduced in the Legislature to- day by the Joint Legislative Com- mittee on the Recodification of the Law. Among the changes proposed are these: To grant compensation for the loss of hearing in both ears. To grant compensation for the loss of two or more parts or two or more fingers or toes as a, proportionate loss of hand or foot. To restrict non-resident dependents of Allen workmen, killed in accidents, te wife and child under eighteen years. ‘To provide in the event of injury received by employee engaged in a branch of Administration service tn- cluded in lonyshore work and similar employment that the injured work- man and insurance carrier with whoin his employer has secured compensa- tion may jointly receive payment: The one to pay, the other to accept com- pensation under the provisions of the compensation law, and that such joint election shall constitute a waiver of any subject to the jurisdiction under the Federal Constitution of the State 4o legislate on that subject. To provide that the owner of real property other than farm property who for purpose of pecuniary gain contracted with another to perform a hazardous employment there, anil any contractor, whose contract in- volves a hazardous employment an: who sub-contracts all or any part thereoff, shall be liable for compensa- tion of any employee or any such contractor or sub-contractor unless the contractor or sub-contractor pri- marily Hable therefor has secured compensation for such employee a+ provided by law. 'To provide that the $1,000 required to be paid by the insurance carrier to the State Treasurer for every case of injury causing death in which there ure no persons entitled to compensa- lion, be apportioned as follows: $500 to the total permanent disability fund and $500 to the vocational rehabilita- tion fund, instead of $100, to the first and $900 to the latter as now. To provide that the acceptance of the premium, and the issuance of a policy thereon, shall prohibit the car- rier from accepting such premium and issuing such policy from claiming that the employment covered by such policy is not within the law and com- pensable. To provide that the ante-mortem declarations of an employee killed by occident while engaged in hazardous employment may be received, and, if corroborated by facts and circum- stances, may be sufficient upon which to found an award. To include among occupational dis- eases poisoning by zinc, formaldehyde and hydro-quinine. A list of general amendments are proposed to the State Insurance Fund provisions, the chief one of which would provide for payment of ex- penses of the administration of the State fund directly out of premium income, subject to suspension and ap- Pproval by the Board of Estimate and Control, and limiting the amount of administration expense to not more than 15 per cent. of the premium in- come. — VALUATION TOO LOW GAS COMPANY SAYS Bronx Corporation Attacks Figures Testified to By City Expert. Conflicting valuations made by the auditor o fthe Bronx Gas and Electric Company and by the gas expert for the City of New York were put in evidence to-day before Public Service Commissioner Charles Van Voorhis who is conducting the public hearings into the application of that corpora- tion for a gas rate of $1.70 per thou- sand cubic feet instead of $1.50 now in force. Archibald 8. B. Little, gas expert for the city testified that the value of the physical property of the company for the year 1921 was $989,852. Allan A. Searle, auditor for the company, testified that Mr. Little's figures were $270,238 below the company's exti- mate. Assistant Corporation Counsel Will- iam Schuyler Jackson's objection to the company’s figures, on the ground that the memorandum from which Mr. Searle was reading had not heen put in evidence, Was overruled $825,000 FOR PEARLS EMPEROR PAWNED! Godson of Jefferson Davis Buys Famous Necklace Owned by Maria Theresa. PARIS, Feb. 9 (Associated Press). —The celebrated pearl necklace which belonged to Marla Theresa, Queen of Hungary, and which has been on display here has been bought by Jefferson Davis Cohn of England for £200,000 ($826,000). Former Emperor Charles of Aus-| tria-Hungary pawned the valuable heirloom in Switzerland preparatory to leaving the country by airplane in his last attempt to regain his throne, (Jefferson Davis Cohn is a godson once M’CORMICK-BAKER ‘f WEDDING AGAIN IS UPSET BY BRIDE Chicagoan Waiting in Londen, but Fiancee Remains at Cali- fornia Retreat. CHICAGO, Feb. 9.—Arrangements for the marringe of Miss Mary Landon Baker to Allister H. McCormick have been upset again. L. Hamilton Mo-« Cormick, father of the repeatedly dis- appointed bridegroom, said to-day that Miss Baker will not sail for Lon- don, as had been planned, on Feb, 28, and added that he did not know when she would sail. Allister McCormick is in London and Miss Baker is with her parents at Montecito, Cal. McCormick before sailing said he expected to meet Miss Baker later in London and marry her there. The engagement was long rumored, but not announced until after the war. When 400 guests were guthered in the Fourth Presbyterian Chureh here for the wedding a few weeks ago the bride failed to appear, and it was an- nounced that the marriage had been again postponed, McCormick said it was because of Miss Baker's ill health. — OLD FRIEND OF ENO, BUT SAW NO CHANGE oo George Foster Will Cane of Deceased 0 tifles in fonaire, ‘George Foster Peabody was a witness in Surrogate's Court to-day in the con teat over Amos I. Eno will. Hae Was a friend of Ino for twenty or more years, Mr. Peabody testified that he had not noted ‘anything different in Mr, Eno's appearance or deme during ¢ year prior to his death and said he a peared the same as during their long friendship. It is the claim of the con- testants that Mr. Eno was incompetent during the last of his life when he made his will and was suffering from senile dementi. Columbus was glad to see the U.S.A. after his long trip. And when he could throw arope! A lucky strike for him LUCKY STRIKE, ‘When we discovered the toasting process years ago, it was a Lucky Strike forus. Why? Because now millions of smokers prefer the special flavor of the Lucky Strike Cigarette — because It’s Toasted* %— which seals in the delicious Burley flavor And also because it's OF. —ROSE at her resi Jerkey City, widow of 1 mother of May V. J. and Helen 7, Donoh fotice of funeral Lat O'REILLY.—ANNIE (neo Clarke), belove wife of Patrick F, O'Reilly, mother off Philip, Lawrence, Anna and Christina, suddenly Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1924. Natty of Knockebride, County Cavan, Ireland, Funeral from her late residence, 335 & 00th ot. Saturday, Feb. 11, 1922, Lo requiem mass 9.30 A, M., Ch of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Interment Calvary; Cemetery. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ‘When Death Occur Call Columbus 8200" [FRANK E. 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