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aca? r shutting off the request. rs five has declined to recommend the pending bill or to take any part in The House members, all ot whom come wp for re-election this fall, wish, however, to express them- solves on the bonus issue. tho matter. will help.them to that extent, no mat- ter whether the Senate or the Presi- dent blocks the legisiation ultimately ‘The President incidentally feels that ‘the text of the #tatement | the conference indicates cles he himself bas not changed ed after Nis post- This statement, issued by Mr. Mon- The vote ly that Line Customers to the President, with planation of the provisions remove the menace of excessive drafts on the Treasury in the detailed ex which immediate future and avoid any programme of added taxation, “The President went over the entire situation, with an appraisal of com- mitments mado. He advised the com- mittee that the legislation is « respon- ‘witility of Congress, ‘expressions previously made it essential not think recommendation," Bo the House leaders and in view of he did to offer any went away happy, and bent on passing the bill The President will not feel offended because the House exercises its right of expression, Secretary Melion knows through the eonference he held on Snturday with Harding that the President is standing squarely behind him. So all is quiet again on the Potomac. - and the chances of a soldier bonus bil! becoming law are as remote as ever. ponents SPEAKER BLOCKS MOVE TO TAKE UP BONUS BILL Refeses to Entertain Motion Pact on Vordney Measure, WASHINGTON, March 0.—-When the House met to-day Representative Garner of Texas, ranking Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, asked unanimous consent for Mr, Mondell to tell the House when the bonus bill would be token up. Campbell, Republican, Kansas, demanded the previous order, lett said no one would Speaker Gil- be recognized to bring the bill up to-day. “It fs not within my province) to when it Speaker. will come up.” raid the er. “It looks like the storehouse of tn formation either has been locked up or has gone dry,"” Mr. Garner responded. ene evdirg BONUS BILL PASSAGE BLOCKED BY SPEAKER Gillett Announces Hiv Ket Hecognise Fordney Motion. WASHINGTON, March 20..-Following the White House conference on Benus Bill to-day, the Speaker Gillett blocked, temporarily at least, the pas- sage of the measure through thy House. He announced just ‘vefore the House met that he would refuse to recognize Chairman Fordney of the House Ways and Means Committee for a motion to pass the bill under a gag rule. cissesecean os) 1 DEAD, GIRL HURT IN 3 AUTO ACCIDENTS Man Dies of Fractured Skull and Woman Is Run Down on * Merrick Road. Frank Lusch of No. 339 Linden Street, Brooklyn, died in the Nassau Hospital to-day from a fracture of the skull received when the automo- bile in which he was riding on the Merrick Road at Baldwin, L. L, over- turned last night. Two other automobile accidents 03- curred at Baldwin, in one of which ‘Miss Margaret Fischer was serious!y injured, She was crossing the Mer- rick Road with H. L. Terhune when both were struck by an automobile ja which, according to the polica, were Albert Linsey, K. J. Klemm and Joseph Jackson, ‘Square. all Miss Fischer was run ove-, of Franklin one wheel passing over her chest. He: collarbone was broken and she rm ceived possible fractures of two ribs and internal injuries. She was take) to the Nassau Hospital, where it was said she will recover. A headon collision in Harrison Ave- nue, Baldwin, wrecked the automo- biles of C. H. Luerssen and Richard Miller, ‘rene, flying glass. Luerssen and his daughter nineteen, were badly cut by 2 Uta eMe aS NEW YORK NET PLAYER WINS FIRST ROUND GAME FOR WOMEN’S TITLE BOSTON, March 20.—Miss Lillian Scharman of New York, a youthful player making her debut in national competitions, played impressively in her first round match with Mrs. 8. M. Fel- ton 4d of Boston for the women's in- door title here to-day, It was a back court game for the most part, but Miss Scharman pressed with play when nec- essary to gain her points. The summaries follow: First round: Mrs. J. B. Corbierre, Boston, defeated Mrs. 8. T. Crawford, Boston. 6—3, 6—3; Miss Isabella Mum- ford, Boston, ‘Burgess, Framingham, defeated Miss Cornolia 6—1, 6—0; Miss Miss Lillian Scharman, New York, do- teated Mrs. 8. 6-2, 4-6, 6—4, M. Felton 34, Boston, Miss Ceres Baker, i Myre. Saunders Taylor, Wilmington, Del., de- feated Mise Natalic Winslow, and Miss Margaret Houghton, Boston, defeated Mra. A. H. Rowbotham, Boston, by Pefeults. ——_o__. SYRAMSHIF FAIR HAVEN ABAN- DONED. @AN FRANCISCO, American ce r 4 ROBBERS HOLD UP|LUCILE, LTD, FAILS; |GLYNN BLAMED PATRONS OF LUNCH ROOM IN BROOKLYN) UPON PRORIBITION) HOUSING DEFEATS Up While One Thug Warns Pedestrians Away From Windows. Your men, each carrying two auto- matic pistols, walked into the Bt, Albans lunchroom at No. 1 Hamilton Avenue, Brooklyn, opposite the ferryhouse, and ordered Cosant) Bar- roa, the cashler, and fourteen ous- t stood away omers to put up their hands. One guard at ‘the door, warning Persona who gathered on the sidewalk looking in on the brightly of the cashler and the two remaining maié the customers form a line op- lighted robbery. Another took charge posite the cashier, ister and snatching a diamond ring f © They took $188 from the cash reg- rom a customer who tried to con- al it the man at the door shouted, “Let's got" The four warned everybody that any outery would mean a killing, went to a big touring car which was walting at Sackett Street and Ferry Place and drove away in in direction of Borough Hall. e a into roars of laughter had been searched $800 would have been found In their wallets. had just been paid off for a voyage. who was a awarthy foreign locking man, ing, INTERBOROUGH WiLL Commission's Bureau. the valuations are not final, Two big Swedish sallors, as soon as he robbers were out of sight, burst ‘They then xplained to the indignant cashier nd the other customers that if they They The robbers, except for their leader were described as good look- well dressed young fellows. FT VALUATION BY TRANSIT BOARD (Continued From First Maye.) He declared ‘The Bureau of Valuation placed a value on the new subways and the elevated $138,209,830.27. railroad improvements of President Hedley points out that up to June 30, 1921, the company had actually paid fo costs of construction and equipment of ments the sum of $149,525,098. the greater part of the expenditures wore made before the era of high war Dp v has been any depreciation and an- nounces that he will refuse to accept the valuation fixed by the commis- original cost. sion's engineers and demands arhi- tration, which 1s provided for by the contract f the old subways and L improve- As vices, Mr, Hedley protests that the alue now must be in excess of the He denies that there between the Interborough and the city, Mr. Hedley brings up some technical Points in the contracts which may ffect developments in the future. He submits figures to show that the pres- e a a 2 nt actual value of all the property nd equipment of the Interborough is t least $800,000,000 instead of $174,, 21,058 fixed by the Valuation Bureau. Here is a difference of $126,000,000 to start with, TOO LOW TO PROVIDE FOR OUT- STANDING BONDS. Grayson P, Murphy, Chairman of the Interborough Metropolitan 4% per cent, Collateral Trust Bondholders’ Protective Committee sent a formal Protest against the valuation as being Li ufficient to provide for the out- nding bonds and notes. Mr. Mur- phy suggests that before going into the proposition of valuations it will be necessary to reorganize the Inter- borough for the purpose of avoiding receivership. Receiver Garrison, taking the ground that he !s a temporary of- ficer and not empowered to dispose of the properties of the B. wrote a comparatively brief letter de- R. T. eribing his position. But Vice President H. H. Hobart Porter sent @ set of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Brooklyn City Ratlway Co., adopted last Friday, which virtually is a repudiation of u the whole valuation scheme and a refusal to check It up on account of sel to go into the courts and carry the question of the valuations and of fares to the United States Supreme Court. it is contended by the shareholders that placed on the property of the system is $84,000,000 under the actual valu- he excessive cost of an appraisal. It appears that the Brooklyn tran- lines have been advised by coun- In the case of the B. R. T. the valuation of 54,000,000 ation De Gersdorff, counsel to mittee composed of Kuhn, Co., and Kidder, Peabody & Co., who r notes of the B. R. T, and first mort- gage S per cent. Bonds of the New York Municipal Cravath, Henderson, Leffingwell & the com- Loch & epr holders ent of secured gold Sinking Fund Gold Railway Company aggregating about $60,000,000, filed @ protest against the appraisal. It is charged that the val- uation wet by the city is about $18,- 000,000 less than the requirements for taking care of outstanding securiues, TOO SMALL BY A MILLION, March 20.—The steamer Fair Haven, en route from Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, to San Franclaco, has been abandoned at sea, to a radiogram to the United States Hydrographic Office here to-day, —»—___ Te Cold tn One A Stop & De; “he genuine heare the signature of B. W. rove Be sure you get BROMO, 900.—Advt. of the bondholders of the Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban 5 per cent. bonds was read, ing bonds amount to $2,884,000. tl t uations recommended by, the com- SAYS FISK. A letter from Haley Fisk on behalf The outstand- In he interests of reorganization which he company contemplates the val- , | the fatture. THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1922. Fae aoe Se MOMEN BARRED AT KARO TR Husband, Wife and Little Daughter, Killed by Defective Water BLAME PARTLY LAID} BY UNTERMYER FOR sig 3 JURORS PICKED Henry Johnson, thirty-four; his wife, Anna, twenty-two, and thoir — daughter, Evelyn, three, of No, 431 (Continued From First Page.) oy vane mon had any prejudice as to the jus- tloe of a law which regards such wn offense against @ fifttemn-year-old girl, Also he asked whether taleamen had any {ocling against the Moclety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children which brought the charges agninat Mr. Rickard to the attention of the District Attorney, Mr. Steuer, when bis turn came, ked if talesmen had any prejudios against the promoting of prize fights asa business. He dwelt on this topic insistently. Mr, Steuer asked if the talesmen knew Frank H, Armstrong who hae sued Mr. Rickard for a share in the profits of Madison Square Garden. William Me. E, Espie of No. 2 East 120th Street, Treasurer of Aitken, Son & Co. of No, 417 Fifth Avenue, the second talesman, said he knew Mr, Armstrong well. Justice Wasservogel refused to sustain @ challenge for cause based on this acquaintance, Mr. Steuer used more than half an hour in the vain effort to get rid of Mr. Espie without using one of his twenty peremptory challenges, Beach 129th Street, Rockaway Park, were found dead at noon to-day, Death was due to carbon monoxide escaping from a gas water heater, Jubnson Was @ butcher with a shop a few doors away. When he did not open his place to-day a neighbor notl- fied his father-in-law who came from Brooklyn about noon and broke in the door. Mrs. Johnson was dead in the kitchen. Her husband had just step- ped from the tub in the bath room and the child had @ied sitting on the living room floor play with her toys. The three had been dead since last night. HOPE TO DISCOVER MISSING N.Y. GIRL BY CLUE W LETTER (Continued From First Page.) rumer that Kermit Roosevelt is to b: —_ ® character witness for Mr. Rickard, asked the talesmen if they knew the son of the late President. He also asked if the talesmen knew Harry Stevens, the owner of the restaurant concessions at Madison Square Gar- Manager Says Men Are Not as Liberal to Their Women Folk as in Wet Times. Next to Speaker, Most Potent Factor in Killing Bills, He Says—An$wers Machold. Lady Duff-Gordon, doing wasiness under the name of Luefle, Ltd., at No. 19, East 64th Strest, which is one of the largest modiste establishments in the world, has felt the pinch of business depression, it was learned to-day, when an involuntary petition in bankruptey was filed against the company. Liabilities mately $17 proximately Samuel Untermyer, chief counsel for the Lockwood Housing Committee, in na statement to-day answers the reply of Speaker of the House Mac- hold that Mr. Untermyer’s charges with regard to the defeat of some of the housing bilis were “fall of mis- representation and falsehood." “Why did Mr. Maohold,” the chief counsel asks, ‘‘when Assemblyman Jesse, a member of our committe notified him on the night of adjour ment that he intended to move to discharge the Rules Committee trom the consideration of the State Trade Commission bill, so as to bring it to a héaring on the floor, tell Mr, Jesse that he would not recognize him or permit him to make the motion? “On the same day the ‘Blue Sky’ bill was killed on the ground that having been aménded since it came from the committee, it should be re- committed, the elaborate amendments to the water power bill were passed were placed at apptoxi- 000 and assets at ap- 76,000, but these figures, it was, anid, inadequately represented the failure. The firm does a business of more than $800,000 annually, one account alone running up to $75,000 a year It is housed in luxurious surroundisss, its five-story building being one of the mowt attractive in the neighborhood, Business depression and frown credits were ascribed as the cause for Included in caunss of the former, according to G. H. Tolman, manager of the establishment, is the enactment of Prohibition, It wad ex- plained that men to-day are not as liberal with their women folk as they were before Prohibition became a re- received to-day from his attorney in Chicagé, Jesse Loenhaupt, a letter stating that in the search for Miss Taylor a lead was now being followed Hess den, ality. Also society is staying at home| Without committee action, largely] which the attorney thought woula| 2°: Retainer nine more than it did, obviating thé ne-[hrough the influence of Speaker|soon clear up the mystery. Mr, Tay- vara E. eres heh vue ee: cessity of the usual number of frocks|Machold. Why did not the same ar- , hen , an, WAS excuse ecause he had and gowns, gument apply to both?’ lor added that he believed the new|moved to Brooklyn last Thursday, The petition in bankruptcy was de-{| Mr. Untermyer asks Mr. Machold,|!ead to be concerned with the letter. rae peda tne Reg or dio’ list cided upon at a meeting held by cred-|in reply to his statement that there] “I received a telegram to-day trom We Re vided Aree tk ot tors Saturday afternoon, This mest.) was not suMicient time to study he|my daughter's roommates, Phylis| y,5u Nicholas Avenue, the first fi é y 8 lS | talesman he seemed inclined to accept: ing was attended omly by creditors] bills, if they Ladn’t been before the Kerr of New York ond Helen Kern] Frank C, Armstrong, J. G. Hop- who held paper for more than $260. Assdmbly as long a& they had before 2 ail Min Nickolas PB nh E Three petitioning creditors were|the Senate, which body not only had|°! Chicago, saying Edna had gone i <4 ; CHINE. 2 rady, Aukui signed to the papers. They were| time to study them but to pass them. y on Thursday, and had not been] Hecksher, Charles B. Jaqua, Jultus Harry Angelo, $3,000; Faber Hern, $637, and Irving Please, $8,600. Fed- eral Judge Knox appointed as receiv- James K, Cuddy and G. H. Tol- manager. Lady Duft-Gordon is in Paris, where she makes her headquarters. She also has @ branch in London. During the war she made her headquarters here, but returned to Europe three years ago, Mr, Tolman declared that the re- ceivership would not interfere with the company’s business, and that there are extremely good prospects of the firm doing a large Pomnses: ties ceipts for March, he said, eq aa ately . those of any month in 1920, the ban-|from my hands on Thuradhy noon} ‘I immediately telephoned hae and again studying it, as sure Mr,jToommates, but was unable to get = = ——==| Cumming, (the head of the Bill Draft- Lia, further informianion a ala ing Commission, whom I asked to see} Not know just what time she lef F106 BOC MI DID a Titiee chatade te [Mt MMeoboM fot (ie wiirpobe) that the ths anartment oF what train eho took dissenting to the valuations. bill was then atistactory to him?| from cl ee iC Simillar protest from the attorneys} Did he not, after thus committing eee acl aa he fe ffenias waceadk for the Coney Island and Brooklyn| himself, insist on ite being further e nee na bens wets Ratlroad Compuny was read into the | changed at the request, on the night} and may have tadinia ah Sosa record, Identical letters were réad|of the adpournment, of State Chair- |S =o vi - stu as La beet beat from the Nassau Electrio Railway |man Glynn who has been, next to Mr. AP lp bet c Mereieedone Soiee Company and other Brooklyn com-| Machold, the most potent factor be- eee er bd ee ss at Awad rn ir panies in the B. R. T. group. hind the scenes in killing these bills2”| several days because of her illness, The holders of the $7,000,000 B. R.| Assemblyman Thomas A. MgWhin- | she told her roommates she hi T. 5 per cent. gold bonds sent a Ist-|ney to-day characterized “the Roaaeendas aa iA aa eareie ter signed by John L. Wells in which | most infernal He ever published’ the | 'y 7M pyaar, we oe ’ protest was made against the vatua-/ohatge by Mr. Untermyer that Mo-| 91° Nee tuner ae tions as “oonfiscatory.” Whitney was one of the “‘traitors''|Siven by her father. is Characteriging the recommended | to the Commitee bille which} icicht, 135 pounds welght, blond valuations of the Manhattan Railway | were defeated. hair and complexion, regular fea- Company as “absurb, nfiscating”’| "it Mr. Ulterniyer continues a8) tires, Her roommates report she and “grossly inadequate,” Alfred |@duheel to the Lockwood committee 1] Vore a tan cloth tailor-made sult Skitt, President of the company, sent |¢an tell you that he will apologize to top coat and black sailor hat. x a letter to the commission, which was|mé béfore the whole committee, as _ read. It revealed that the company |he had to do to Superintendent Stod- ~ ~ is conducting @ survey of its own by data,” Mr. McWhinney continued. ‘ competent engineering firm, whieh| ‘The man ought to,be arrested and has advised the company that the locked up tn an insane asylum. He Transit Commission's valuaton ‘is so] doesn't know what he is saying. I erroneous and unfair that the value} have no idea what inspires his attacks does not even approximetely represent me." a wan. MecWhinney declared that in tbe, reoeenmain coe te Ste | tof is wl nas Cas ‘The letter further advised the com-| mission bill, he signed the commit. mission that the Manhattan Company | {¢¢’# report but openly dissented on will decline to transfer its securities | thia measure. to any holding company under the} ‘Mr. Untermyer says I had an un- plan until the court of last resort hag} @uthoriged conférence with the Su- passed on the status of the commis- | perini it of Insurance and repre- sion’s validity. Mr. Skitt's letter also} sentatives of the companies," he stated the Manhattan security holders poesia ar “This is an infamous don’t want the equivalent of their holdings in securities but in actua} enmnacenein, aanemupnnaal 6ITs FOR WEW UTRECHT HIGH SCHOOL APPROVED. He alvo asks the Speaker whether he Is a director in the Agricultural Fire Tisurance Company of Water- town, and, If 0, does he consider that he Had a right to take a leading Part—in fact, a controlling part in killing the insurance Dille. To Mr. Machold’s statment that Senator Lockwood agreed to the changes in the Insurance Rate Reg- ulation bill, Mr, Untermyer says that Mr. Lockwood was fooled into giving assent to them while he was busy in the Senate getting the State Trade Commission dill passed. “Did not Mr. Machold,” continues the counsel, “after taking the Dill Franke, Grace A. Ferguson, Leroy G. Duane, Frank F. Baron, Meleam P. eill, Dr. Al- Moore, Frank Fisher, Arm- counsel; Richard Curran, ries J, Koulter, Mr. Pissaro, Stan- Richter, Mr. Degnan of the Chil- ety. ime of which Mr. Rickard is accused is punishable by not more wen yeaes imprisonment. Pecona indicated to the tales- en that he would ask the court to keep them together and away from their homes throughout the trial. There was some congestion about the door of the courtroom at the beginning of the afternoon session, It was caused by curlosity to get a look at the defendant,, apparently. The crowd melted away when he went into court. There were comparatively heard from since. The three girls are ail students at the University of Chicago, my daughter being in the junior year, and occupled ment together at No, 1154 I Street, Chicago. “The other girls notified me that Rana left n nore saying she was go- ing to visit friends in Pittsburgh, and would then come on here to New Ca-) naan, The note did not give the names of the friends in Pittsburgh, and neither her roommates nor our- selves know of any friends she might be visiting there, Maloney, Thomas J. O° bertus A strong's Ch n apart- st 56th her ‘Taylor nty-one inches in cash only. Job E. Hedges, receiver for the New York Railways Company, wrote to the effect that he was powerless to nego- tiate for the delivery of the New York Railways Company property to any- body but the security holders, eset Nulla QUEENS’ SUBWAY TO BE EXTENDED TO EIGHTH AVENUE Four Stations to Be Estblished Along Proposed Con- struction, The Board of Estimate to-day voted $4,000,000 to extend the Queensboro subway, which at present ends at Grand Central Station, to Bighth Ave- nue and 41st Street and under Broad- way to Seventh and Eighth Avenues, ‘There will be stations at Fifth Ave- nue, Broadway, Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue. To-day's action ends a controversy which has been golng on for years, Mayor Hylan did not vote for or against the appropriation. Dock Commissioner Delaney, who was formerly a Transit Commissioner, appeared before the Estimate Board and explained the plan, which was adopted. James W. Reed, an engineer of the Board of Estimate, argued that if the extention was carried right along 42d Street $3,000,000 would be saved, In reply to en assertion that under the dual subway contract the city would own the Queensboro subway in ten years, Mayor Hylan declared: “You won't ows it if the Transit Commission plan goes through. This will mean that the city is to be foreclosed. But we have only started our fight. You won't see the city lose out as long as you and I are alive."’ The Mayor was looking at the Comptroller as he spoke ing were thet part of the tract 600 feet from the railway. jest End ay, and Bist st March 20th, JAMES, age won of Patrick 8. 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Highor V-neck... * 5.90 « Black, navy and sport shades. | derstanding was made within the knowledge of any member of the del- egation, Senator Underwood in @ brief but heated speech sald he could net allew fo go uncontradicted any such impl: tation of treachery against this Gey: ernment. ~ nnn ESTIMATE BOARD TURNS DOWN TRANSIT REQUEST Japan. “I suppose the Transit Commission thinks, every timo It asks us for more of the taxpayer's money, we must all drop dead in our haste to grant, it te them," said Mayor Hylan at to-day’ Board of Estimate mecting, while dis cussing a request for $600,000, is for salaries and oxponses of th Commission for the pertod ending 31, 1922, “I will not tote for th money unless IT am compelled to if the court. 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