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U. S. SUPREME COURT 4NTERBORGUart 10° FIGHT VALUATION To-Might’s Weather—CLOUDY AN} COLDER, “Circulation Books Open to All.’ | Copyright (New York World) by Press Fubnshing © jompavy, 1922. 3. SUP KZNE COURT DECLARES NEW YORK RENT LAW JUSTIFIED NEW YORK, BY TRANSIT BOARD Says $174,221,058 Is $120,- 000,000 Under Sum Sub- ways Are Worth. TOCARRY TO U.S. COURT McAneny Strikes Back by Say- @ ing Maximum Service Must Be Given. Proceedings before the Transit Com- Mission to-day in a me¢ called to allow representatives. of the street railway companies to file objections to or criticisins of the valuations of the properties of the transit corp a. fixed by “the Valuation Bureau of the conynission indicated that tie transit managers have clare war the sion’s plan traction systems cumpaign for fares, Hot were filed by agreed to de- on Transit, Commis- for ation of the reurgis and are pinning a authority to increase uations President inst the v unk Hedly, of the Inter- Third Avenue Kallway system, other Vs and luwyers repro- holder hold P traction manaxe senting socurity mittees of security and cum- s ‘The tone of the protests was that the valuations constitute confiscation and will be fought through to tie United States Supreme Court Chairman McAneny adopted rathey Higerent attitude in discussing the tters verve the meeting wlietr was attended by numerous counsel fo. the traction Interests. The Chair- man told the traction people that he will insist the without upon improvement of service unnecessary dela ind the position of the counsel for the traction corporations appeared to. be het they will contest the right of the nsit Commission to compel them © furnish additional accommodations or a five-cent on the ground hat such action ould be confis vatory. Counsel for the traction in- erests were greatly heartened by the ‘ecent decision of the United States jupreme Court in the gas cases. VILL INSIST ON IMPROVEMENT IN SERVICE. Explaining the position of the Tran- +) it Commission, Chairman MeAneny uid A without regard to the reorgar ion under consideration, this commi ion will insist that the companies hall give a muximutn of service. The arnings of the future must be predi- ated on the kind of service we Insist n having. Profits must be estimated + | n future service and not estimated n the restricted service rendered to- a Chairman McAneny assured the yetion men that the valuations are 1 4 “recommended” by the Transit (Continued on Second Page.) 1920 Measure Is Held Within Police Power of MONDAY, MARCH 20, rem a SUICIDE MYSTERY | WOMEN BARRE SOLVED BY STUDENT} AT RICKARD TRIAL; 1922. WASHINGTON, March 20,—The New York State Rent Law of 1920 was held valid to-day by the Supreme Court ‘The Supreme Court in its which was delivered by Clarke, held that the emergencies declared in the act existed at the time the law was passed and that the was a proper exercise of the police power of the State for the gen- eral welfare. McKenna, Van Deventer and McReynolds dis- sented, The cases rou Leasing € any, the decision of the courts holding the valid. Clarke stated that) private alfecting real estate must yield (o the exigenci-s of the public welline that the States in such tus have a wide discretion as to act Justices issue was presented in the Rdgar A. Levy Ine., to set aside New York State pt by ntracts and State to Protect Public in Emergency. the remedies which will apply. The opinion reviewed the work of the committees ‘and commissions ap- pointed to study the conditions und held that an emergency actually ex- isted which warranted the action taken by the Legislature. ‘The cases before the court were those of Edgar A. Levy Leasing Com- puny against Jerome Siegel and No $10 West End Avenue against Henr R. Stern, The Levy case attacket Chapter 944, which makes unreason- ableness of rent a defense against its payment, while the other case «t- tacked Chapter 947, which provide against ejectment of a tenant except in case of non-payment of rent, the purpose of the landlord to occupy the premises himself or his intention of reconstructing the building im prove it as a dwelling place. In both cases the chief argument of the plainuffs wus that no housing emergency existed when the luws were passed. North Blows Up All Bridges and Intrenches the Main Roads LONDON. 20 “The border line of Ulster ix das “"Hke w battle front by (Associated Mareh rm deseriby ss) the Evening News's Belfast spondent, who says rival forces of the Irish Republican Army and of Uister special constables are actually within rifle range and were continually firing at each other during the week-end, The combatants were too wel! con- craled for serious losses to be inflicted, and the exchange of fire was mainly intended to prevent the springing of surprise attacks. As an extra pre- caution, the area between the two forces was sprayed with machine gun fire at intervals, The rival armies, the correspondent continues, are gradually creeping closer to each other, and the first col- lision is expected to occur on the frontier near Caledon, County Tyrone. “The sound of the blowing up of bridges on the Ulster border during the week-end could be heard miles away." The despatch says, ‘The Northern forces were mainly re- sponsible, and as the result of their activities every important bridge leading from the Free State hag heen demolished, while hundreds of roads have been trenched and closed with trees. “The tension is already beginning corre: (Continued on Eighth Page ) | iger Life Club Also Ex- © pects to Hear “Guest of + Honor” Deliver Address. | LOS ANGELES, March 20 (Copy- *) ght 1922).—James M. Peebles, who Xd a fortnight ago, will be the guest | honor and principal speaker at his ‘thday party on Thursday evening, © message of acceptance has been | xelved from the spirit land, with | uch his friends and former asso- vtes say they hold constant com- anication. © Dr. Peebles, an eminent scholar of lependent means, loved and re- 1 octed in this community, where he © 4 mado his home for so many ) irs, would have celebrated his one © ndregth birthday anniversary on 5 rch 23, ©) dis friends, and especially his fel- members of the Longer Life Club, Wolans under way for a celebration ner re Dr. Peebles passed away || Dr. Peebles’s Spirit ‘Sends Pledge’ | + To Attend 100th Birthday Party © painlessly and peacefully while his ursoclates, hastily gathered at his bed. side, rejoiced in the wider freedom attained by his spirit through the mi dium known as death, Dr. Guy Bogart, executive secretary of the Longer Life. organization and one of the most intimate friends of Dr, Peebles, has announced the receipt of messages from the doctor that ie will be present in spirit at the party 4s guest of honor, Preparations for the dinner ‘have not only been renewed, but a larger attendance than at first ‘arranged for is assured. A chair will be set for the spirit guest and the programme calls for him to make the principal address of the evenit.s. Those who are arranging the dinner have not the slightest doubt of the materialization of the hono guest. The Longer Life Club bas on its rolis many prominent men and women who ure one in their faith im @ very human spirit world, FRING REPORTED SAY SHOW ‘ANGEL ALONG USTER UNE, ROBBED TO FINANGE LKE BATTLE FRONT BURLESQUE TROUPE Always Call for More Money, Asserts Boucher—Confesses Burglaries, Police Declare. An especially conducted bile tour of the city, the conductors being detectives of the Hast 51st Street Station, was made to-day by Miles Boucher, an enterprising young man who told the police—at least so they say—that had committed nearly two score burglaries, In effort to locate the places he burglar- ized. In this hoped that some of the loot he obtained may be located, as he thought he could re- member what he did with it if he could find the scenes of his adventur- ings. Boucher's arrest last night apartment house at No. oP Avenue, where he was “looking for a Mr. Oliver," was followed arrest to-day of his brother, Harvey, in the home both occupied at No, 15 West 65th Street. The pair charged with burglary. Harvey nied any-connection with crime, sov- ing he was keeper of a fruit stand in 42d Street near Sixth Avenue. The Folice say that Miles bought the stand and gave it to his brother to run as & “cover for his Uurglary, When Miles was arrested that he had taken to the appropria- tion of other people's belongings in order to get sufficient to finance a burlesque musical troupe ot thirty performers of was the “angel " Me added that it seemed to him that no matter how much he contrived to get there was always u automo- an way it is in by the were des own side-line o: he said money which he demand for more mone In his pocket was found a telegrnin dated from Washington, D. ( 4 signed by the manager of a burlesque co: pany which read: ‘May make mone soon. Things look rosy.'” In the confession which allege Miles made of the police the burglaries he hud perpetrated, some of the places which yielded returns were: No. 470 Park Av where he was caught last night during u eecond visit; No. 440 Park Avenue, and resi- dences at 96tl. Street nd Central Park West, two at 105 Street and Riverside Drive, onc Riverside Drive and 120th Street and one at Park Avenue and 167th Strect.. He is reported to |b e adinitted im- Reforma- prisonment in th nwuy tory of New Jersey ee THE WORLD TRAVEL BUREAD. Arcade, Pulttser 4 World) eg 63-63, Park How, N.Y. City. Telephone Beckman $000 Ghee room (Ur baFeage und ‘parcele open re) order and SFoveuers: © Brie for Adve eee 1088 World Almanac, the ready reference hook, 33 cents per copy oo stands; by mail, repaid, 50 ceats,” Address Cashier, orld, New York City, bi AD ‘ters Teil How Boston Woman | nded Life With Drau, . t He Gave. NOT REVEALED. Though He Furnished Poison, Tried to Save Her Life, but Was Too Slow. WHY (Special to The Evening World.) ROSTON, March 20.—The suicide of Otto Haldor Larsen with the dregs of the poison that killed the pretty divorcee, Pauline Virginia Clark, art. ists? to whom he opted the final chapter been a somewhat model, deeply attached, is to-day by the in what mysterious police as had u py. While the police were seeking him to question him, Larsen, a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology, was in seclusion writing an elaborate explanation of the girl's suicide and his own, both of which had been decided on some time ago, Hiis bedy was found yesterday ia the rear of the Museum of Fine Arts a few hours after death. A short time later two letters signed by him were received by a Boston newspaper and Medical Examiner Magrath, stating that he had obtained the poison at Miss Clark's request so she might end hef lire, but made her promise she would not drink {t until she had seen her mother. SOUGHT TO SAVE HER LIFE, BUT FAILED. Her attitude at the party last Thursday morning, when she laughed, danced and drank with guests called, it is believed, to see her die, con- vinced him she was not keeping her part of the agreement, and when she suddenly stood up and drank the potion he used all his knowledge of chemistry in an effort to save her, and then went for a physician, Larsen’s friends say he was deeply In Jove with the girl, and that it was the first time he had"shown any tn- terest in a woman since his arrival in this country. In his pocket, broken, and clasped in his lacerated fingers, was the bottle from which bis sweetheart had drunk and which, in one of his letters, he said he had taken away when he left the apart- ment. He had met her first six weeks ago, and in another letter he re- marked: “I wondered how she resisted sv long the temptation that death really is."" Larsen came to America in 1918 as one of ten students sent to America by the Norwegian Government to study American engineering methods His attachment for Miss Clark grew steadily. Some of her rich friends quarrelied with her over him and she was driven to choose between Larsen (Continued on Fourth Page.) Warden toSupply Woman an Outfit For Murder Trial Judge Orders Presentable Clot For Olivia Stone When She Faces Jury. Supreme Court Justice Aspinall in Brooklyn to-day assisted Miss Olivia M. P. Stone to get a new clothing outfit in which to appear at her trial in Brooklyn Supreme Court on a charge of murder i nthe first degree She ts charged with having shot und killed Ellis Kinkead, one time poration Counsel of Cincinnati, O., in Brooklyn last Noverber, The case | on the calendar for Wednesday Edward J, Reilly, Miss mn" counsel, told Justice Aspinall that his client “feels that her clothes shabby and is anxious to make a pi ing St sentable appearance in court.” He said Warden Moneck of Raymond Street Jail, refuses to permit new clothes to be brought to her. Justice Aspinall said the Warden felt he must take precautions, but that he would write and direct lim to do some shop- ping for Miss Stone, MM POISON) 3 JURORS PICKED eae Defendant Is Nervous to the Point of Being Shaky as His Name Is Called. CHARGES MADE BY GIRL. Reported That Kermit Roose- velt Will Be Called as a Character Witness. Three jurors were selected this morning to try ‘Tex’? Rickard on the indictment charging that he impaired the morals of Sarah Schoenfeld, fit- teen years old, of No, 92 Goerch Street Samuel J. Best of No. 37 West 126th Street, an architect and builder, was sworn as the first juror, one hour and a half after the trial began and after five had been rejected. The second juror chosen was Albert L.. Nash, a broker, of No, 106 West End Avenue. ‘The third juror is Charles M. Per- rin, an engineer, of No. 50 East 42d Hiteet, and living at No. 326 West Bad Avenve. Justice Wasservogel notified. the Captain of the court squad that if any women tried to get In throughout the progress of the trial they should be turned away. One hundred and twenty talesmen reported out of a special panel of 200 and filled the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court for the beginning of the trial on a charge of impairing the morals of the Schoenfeld girl. There are three counts in the tndict- ment, which includes a charge of ab- duction in addition to that of technical assault on the Schoenfeld girl, Three other indictments charging similar offenses against children rest against Rickard. It is the largest panel that has been called In the memory of Chief Cierk Penney and represents the difficulty anticipated in finding twelve men who do not know the defendant per- sonally or by repute. Candidates for the jury were ex- amined by Ferdinand Pecora, chief of District Attorney Banton’s staff for the prosecution, assisted by George Brothers. Max D, Steuer and Hyman Bushel appeared for ,the ac- cused Justice Wasservogel delayed open- ing the tria} for an hour because of the illness of Mr, Pecora which made it necessary for him to consult hiv physician before coming to court. ‘The lawyers estimated that it will take at least a week to finish the trial. Richard came foward, nervous to point of shakiness when his name s called, Isaac L. Phillips of No, 590 West cnd Avenue was the first talesman called. Mr, Pecora asked Mr. Phillips, besides the usual questions as to whether he had formed an opinion, if he knew Sarah Schoenfeld or Nellie Gasko of No, 725 Ocean Parkway, Rrooklyn, the complaining witness in one of the other indictments. He was sed because Mr. Steuer has tried eases against him, Other questions put by Mr. ¥ tended to disclose whether the w exc (Continued on Second Pa, CAR CROWD IN PANIC WHEN WIRE BREAKS Iness of Passenger Saves Others yn Trolley From Possible Danger. [ire tered as Second-Claws Matter Office, New ¥ N.Y. PRICE THREE CENTS UPHOLDS NEW YORK RENT LAWS aia — ss nee | renee eee HARDING AGAIN REFUSES TO TAKE ANY PART IN PLAN FOR PASSING BONUS BILL Places All Responsibility for Fordney Measure Squarely Up to Congress After Long Conference at White House. N. Y. GIRL MISSING FROM UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 5 DAYS DODGE DISCOVERS PRISON NOT SO BAD Previous Conceptions Erroneous— Millionaire May Have to Try It Again. Mich., conception and my conception prison life have erroneous. We ail we House Leaders Fail in Effort te Win President’s Aid as He Listens to Argument With- DETROIT, ‘Your March of been det of the edly spin fon that prison officials were cruct,| out Offering Comment. burly bruisers with no humanitarian - —- motives, . “We thought inmates of prisons By David Lawrence. Correspondent of the Eve ning World.) WASHINGTON, March 20 (Copy- right, 1922).—President Harding has passed back to Congress full respon- for enacting a soldier bonuy were, on the whole, coarse, illiterate | (Special ruffians, beaten and cowed until thers was no manhood left in them “We were wrong. “During my enforced incarceration Lt have been greatly impressed by one thing, that prison officlais are ex- | silty tremely humane and that inmates ave | bill, decidedly human The efforts of House Republicans tv MISS EDNA TAYLOR. Thus wrote John Duval Dodge, pos- | secure his Indorsement of the Ford- Bo eee - sessor of a fortune of $1,600,,000 who ~ Jieft the Detroit House of Correctign |8¥ Pil have failed, ‘The House ali thié morning with $8 in hi# pocket |#o ahead and pass the bill The completed a five day prison! Senate may or jay not ndopt ige at! jis SL sentence for atitomobil¢ — speGding. Jany ovent, the President indicated to Edna Taylor, Chicago Uni- His declagation was Written for versity Student, Leaves Note day clearly that he would reserve de- cision until Congress had acted. This is (he upshot of the conferene held at the White House between the ident Fordney 6 the House Ways and Means Commit- » Campbell of the Rul Lone. leaders. win Progress, the jail newspaper. Dodge's release, at 8 o'clock, was with great secrecy, at the request of the prisoner, He was allowed to slip through a back door and taken in a prison automobile to the home of his father-in-law. He escaped a battery of newspaper camera men. tee, To-morrow he must appear in court | Committee, at Kalamazoo and face a charge of reckless driving, following a wild ride during. which Miss Eaneline Kawa kernack, State Normal student, jumped from his cur sustaining seri- and Chairman Chairni Representative worth and ot House have be 1 insixting on the passage of & bonus bill despite the advice of See ‘ Pais retary of the Treasury Mellon ani and Vanishes. us Injuries, and also on a charge off ii. in the executive branch’ of the ja violating the Prohibition laws, le ‘ . : ahi th jovernment A letter held for postaxe th Mr. Harding's views on the question Chtearo Pont Oftice is the only now|PAWNSHOP HOLDUP |. Mr. ttavting’s views on the auestion clie this morning in connection with the disappearance of Miss Edna Tay ee F 5 the White House it was made plat lor, daughter, of Alfred H. Taylor of] Trio Sweeps Safe and Show Cases ised tees Goaaimeet vane F New York and New Caanan, Conn,, Clean of Gems in files tax as a meuns of from the University of Chicago, where Chicago. revenue for a soldier bonus or th 2 Pen postponement of the question alto she Isa student, CHICAGO, Mareh 20.—Three thugs Oia me. fa , The father, an architect with offices! aided the pawnshop of Markus Nler- The House vas discarded the sales at No, 188 West 65th Street, suid he man to-day and eseaped with $100,090 n jewelry tax proposal and has ignored the sug learned of this letter to-day in « tele tion of postponement phone talk with his wifr at New! shortly after the shop was opened! in view of Mr. H rding’s announced Caanan. for business three men got out of an| position, it wus nec ry to go to the Mrs. Taylor told mv he said, [automobile and entered. A chauff White House and enlist the neutrality “that she had received nx notice from| stayed the wheel Nierman ahdfof Mr, Harding while the House lead the New Caanan Post Office about the | #4 clerks, Joshua Fishman, and UG Jers pushed the bill through. For | ; 3 {[Colem: were ordered to thrown uptwas evi Mt many members of letter held in Chicago. Of course thelr hands the House would decline to act until hope id believe that this tter will Valuables were scooped out of sa they knew definitely whether the explain the whole situation. [ have}@nd show cases into a white bag, [President favored the bonus in the f after which the robbers escaped ordney bill wired the Chicago Post Office to de yiignlbiil eatemast Already much opposition has bee: liver the letter to'my son, who President Signs 8197,94%,900 Deel stirred up through the use of th the way to Chicago,"’ flelency Bill « President's name ‘0 reconcile ths Later! Mr; Saylor aaidt WASHINGTON, March 20.—The sec-| desires of the Hol leaders for son ond Deficiency Bill carrying $197,245.00 ling of legisiatfon and the demanas wus sig 1d by President Hardin of an insurgent Republican group th (Continued on Second Page to-day. fat, ne crancs Hepnyinen Pane yee the Prosident’s views be obtained an ding ® confer t the plan of The purpose of t) Last of U. S. Troops Ordered Home |!) 80) 800255 to threw From Rhine Section by July tricia ow ge a Manations ma of th new Fordney = —L — = bill, whieh tia n changed since h 1 - . . left V hington, and while Mr, Hare Two Thousand Exempted in Previous Order] (if yy ee ciation at the earns Now Scheduled to Leave—Two Trans- Bee Lele Iealen anae Ro, ports Bringing Men Back. ree See ae ll eee was momentary panic at Fulton and Adelphi Streets, Brooklyn, at noon to-day on a Putnam-Halsey car crowded with passengers bound for Park Row, New York The trolley wire snapped with a loud report and flames curled about The fright of the passengers chief cattse of danger, but 1 them might haye corse in with the live wire had not 1s Morris, No. 728 McDonough Street, 4 passenger, warned everybody away from the back door, where the one end of the wire was dangling Vatrolman+Mylett of the De Kalb Avenue Station and Mounted Police- man Veresh kept @ crowd away from the wires unt] emergency mea re- the eu wos the damage, WASHINGTO! March Or- | mployed in the return of the | mendation nt it o thestroops had been ordered continued up gers airecting tha return: to to July 2, by which date all of the Aska to interpret that statement United States, by July 1 al would have been withdrawn | sume of the t svallers pointed American troops now on the fine} from the Rh out that it might mean @ Presidentia ued to-day by Srerelu The order includes the return by the} *ixenature ultimately on the same nd of the tise ar of the entire} ground, that ¢ had by ma 1, force of approximately 2,000 men, ex-] jority vote expressed itself and that The action of the War Department] eee eae a trevious order of gev.|the Executive uld find himael was merely a continuation of the pol ' eks ago, under which the] persuaded to follow the will of Con fey, previously announced, { heward movement of the majority or ntended, however drawing the American tor the A 4 ' ntingent is] " ronald dhe i Rhine territory as early a prokre testo mipel Congress to Mr, Weeks said Secuehary Wee 4 not ntu de-} on t wo-t uns vate It was indicated that the stulus of]! t » the function exercised | ot Houses something whieh ad army legislation in Congress in no} hy Gon. Allen, in (he Rhineland Com. | mittedly ts ubtfitle tox" abe Bro way tafluenced the Department's 4 sion, and those of the American] ponents ¢ mus will have ditt cision and also that the controvers sat Ce would be trans-feulty 1 ug a simple majority in over payment by Germany for the}!<rred to th te He] the Sent maintenance of the Rhineland tre onfined his announcement to a It is precisely this, vagueness whic was not involved, tutement that all of the troops would | helps House leaders, The cer Secretary Weeks sald that the op-be back in the United States by|tainty of a L're 1 veto has been eration of two army transports now jJuly ! removed (or the The Execu- “ arr | ‘