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THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, logging, told him all was known and advised him to resign rather than to and be shamed by the proof of urges at a town meeting Bird was resentful, not to say disre- spectful, He informed the Police Commissioner that if he was looking for trouble all he bad to do was to try There were so many in- (Maurice FE. Connolly, Borough Pres- ident of Queens, to-day submitted to & special committee of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment a tenta- tive plan for the construction of a tunnel under Newton Creek, connect- His Star Never Tarnished by Hooch Trans- Would Connect Queens and] triumphantly trom the supreme test] (i. place on the witness stand before all]to prove that the police force was a ing for the last twelve months the Last night was set for hearing of 7 ‘Police F f Westwood, N. J ollee roree ol Wesiwoo * NEWTOWN CREEK actions, Officer Bird Maintains. ‘The police force of Westwood, N. J.. charged with bootlegging, emerged Brooklyn—Tube or Bridge "st night. Still oO ti terested citizens at the town meeting Mt a Question, the police force coud not! get to his the charges against him were with-] bootlegger. The matter was forced to drawn, The police force is Officer] town notice by the Hackensack lawyer Arthur S. Bird and he has been draw-]|the police force engage $2,200 a year that goes with the job. a s which Lee had been forced He reported to the Mayor a week us fellow Councilmen to father ago te t in the preceding night h ution of the gal- ing the Boroughs of Queens and Summoned to the home he gallant police Brooklyn. joner of Polic > mm every round was ex. In presenting the plan, President| 8° i the presence of two newspaper | onerated, winning the w plaudits reporters, hud charged him with boot- | of the populace on all sides Connolly said: “The borough engi- neers, at my suggestion, have for a Jong time been discussing the diffi- The base of the tunnel would be 72%| undertaken by this country, ‘Their loca- feet below mean high water. A slight-| tions will be Platts! Porto Rico, culties in connection with the crossing called for in Brook-|Camp Dix, Fort Hancock and Camp of Newtown Creek. It is a question would be an ascent| Vail Whether it Fea 6 6 i 3 per cent, along] Applicants may receive any further’ r it will be adv Lata to build iret The eave information d d from Lieut, Herbert a bridge or a tunnel, Hach has its E 4 1B. Mayer, A., Tel, Brond 6800, would be reached at about Green- point Avenue Rorough President Connol ng the plan, took adv; advantages and its disadvantages. I extension 61 am not prepared at this time to say which plan [ shall advocate. The plan for a tunnel was prepared in order that the committee basis for discussion.” nm pre- ge of ments Tunnel and of the con- arded by that com- OPPOSE PLAN TO REMOVE COLUMRUS AVE. CARS puld have a Yransit Board © Attacked at Ans Commission enginee! tract which was a’ wineer's Sche. rintion Dinner. e MHs conimittes, Which. conaldte of va 8. Cl 4 Bissldei ConbohY of Guescks Brest | Mumslon last Week Dr. Royal S. Copeland, ‘Travis dent Riegelmann of Brooklyn and] Mr. Connolly considers that the ve-] Whitney, Frank Carstarphen and Cope- hicular tunnel under the Hudson]}iand Townsend, President of the Cen- River, with one-half mile approaches}iral Park West and Columbus Avenu n either side from the bulkheads, | , would be much the same as that under Newtown Creek, as the approaches are ae Sart] te last night which w Commissioner Whalen, Department of Plant i made an in- speetion, yester the locality In which the brid r tunnel will be built, after the meeting of the Com- tion, were spe ers at a dinner at the Hotel Majes- sociation ended b; mittee of the Who pproximately the same length. The plan submitted by President|scction of the Greenpoint tunnel is a}more than 309 members. The proposat Connolly was prepared uncer diree-| duplicate of the New York-New Jer-]to remove surface cai ” Columbu: tion of C. B. Moore, Consulting Engi-]sey tunnel, whien gives adequate ex-| Avenue fe to Central neer of the Borough of Queens. It|haust space and air intake and pro-| Park West, which was made by D. would permit a 45-foot water depth| vides for a 20-foot roadway. The di-|- atigities ; for Newtown Creek. This depth would] ameter of the tube as proposed is 30 be all the department would - was y and will be adequate on the Queens side to go beneath both the Hennsyl ERAS TRAINING CAMP ROOKIES vania tube and the Interborongh ee i bag agate Boe 5 aha avenenbeld ’ ‘ and Columbus Avenue would be Rapid Transit tube; thence along Van TO GET “THE NEEDLE” |jepcparably injured by the proposed Alst Avenue, where the tunnel would sea change, with no c pnsurate. benefit, have an entra Nott Avenue. The tunnel would be within and under city streets. Men to Be and Inocu- Drm ALVEAR R Ns PEDLEIOE) It would not f any street Young men who attend t seven cit izens’ military training camps ott Avenue will be vaccinated against smallpox and ceive inoculation: nst typhoid and para fever, |The ¢ and the malls running east and west] wi vac vn alt , could be utilized for th s ianlv ‘i tga :> Pee From Nott Avenue the tunnel would ve Phe ca neck cee! descend at a rate approximately of! jug rhey Scare : Rutan als fs 2 per cent., until under Newton Creek. programme of peace-time training ever turns have only been “eC 1 this ye: aps will open. or on Sunda’ Aug. 2. They will form the greatest n electe Fifth Avenue ac 35th Street Established 1879 || Spring Fashions forWomen Specially Priced Costume Suits of Navy Twill - - - - 65.00 Dress and matching coat with blouse top and coat lining of contrast- ing crepe de chine in henna, gray, tan, periwinkle. The c is a smart new model, slightly longer, flaring, and with wide sleeves. The twill is of beautiful “quality, and very carefully tailored. Cape-Costumes of Tricotine- - - - - 49,50 A smart one-piece dress with blouse—top of the same crepe de chine that lines the cape throughout, forms sash-ends and narrow piping on the skirt. Navy tricotine, with grey, henna, tan, copen, navy or black crepe de chine. Smart Frocks of Canton Crepe- - - - 45.00 A particularly clever arrangement of frills and pleated panels gives distinction to a frock of canton crepe in straight-line one-piece style. In new spring shades, and in navy and black. At this price, also, smart tailored models of Poiret twill. Sizes 34 to 44. Radium Petticoats - - - - - - - - $,95 Hemstitched, straight skirt, or model trimmed with narrow ruffles. Firm, good quality of radium, in taupe, gray, tan, black or navy. APPAREL—THIRD FLOOR PETTICOATS—SECOND FLOOR TOMBS PRISONER BLINDS GUARD WITH PEPPER, ESCAPES josie Man Accused of Auto Thefts Attacks Keeper in Restau- rant and Flees. One of two prisoners in charge of Tombs keepers threw pepper into the eyes of his guard, Keeper Cornelius) McMahon, in a restaurant at 116th Street and Lenox Avenue yesterday noon and escaped. He {ts Sidney Brown, twenty-one, indicted for stealing automobiles and held in default of $10,000 bail by Magistrate Silberman since March 8. Brown was reported not known last’ address he gave when arraigned. \y close by the scene of his escape, The only suggestion of a plot in Preparation of an opportunity for Brown's escape was in his unusual application in a habeas corpus ac- tion, This compelied his production charged with larceny. His hearing was postponed to April 17 by Judve Gibbs. That writ availed only to get Brown out of the Tombs for the ride to the Bronx and a brief period of freedom except for custodianship of his keeper. Brown at lunch sat beside McMa hon, and Keeper Martin Kane had another prisoner with him. Brown put his hand in his side pocket, where he evidently had concealed some handfuls of pepper, pulled out hts hand, slapped the pepper in McMahon's eyes and was half way to the door before the keeper recov ered from the shock. Brown was gone before McMahon could ger started in pursuit. Kane did not reallze what had happened in time to be of service, and he had his own prisoner to look after. night at No. 7 West 116th Street, McMahon, nearly mad from the GB. Altman & Cn. 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A Blankets + per pair $7.50 ; per pair 11.50 Comfortables Figured mull, cotton-filled Sateen-covered (a figured designs) wool- ni each $5.25 ted mumber, plain or Med . each $7.75 White Bedspreads Satin-fimishec; scalloped Size 2 x23q yards Size 21/2x234 yards » each $4.75 ' « each 5.50 Muslin Sheets and Pillow Cases at invitingly low prices urth Floor; Madison Avenue section) Madison Avenues Mitth Avenue 34th and 35th Streets PAew Pork 1922. It] pain tn his eyes, rushed about the neighborhood spreading the alarm. He spent an hour In search before Warden Hanley said last night that this ts the first prisoner to escape from a Tombs keeper, outside the prison, in yesterday in the Mronx, where he {s| . returning to the Tombs. These Events Also at NEWARK STORE Broad Street and West Park. the thirty years Hanley has been (n|fees to Mrs. Adele B. Montfort, ned the Tombs a: uacd and Warden. |? init JUDGE REFUSES WIFE INCREASE IN ALIMONY Supreme Court Justice Lehman to-day at the Lucerne Hot ation from tired banker fort, Mrs. monthly was were married here until 1917 lived in St. refused additional alimony or counsel] National Bank it Montfort said the $400 paid her “grossly insuffient.” They April 18,- 1906, Paul, where Mr, Montfort was president of the Second bat These Events Also at BROOKLYN STORE Fulton Street Near Hoyt. West 34th Street—Thru to 35th Street Special Pre-Easter Events! Long Line Tailored SUITS Giving Expression to the Newer Vogue At the Very Low Price $39. That Will Commend Themselves To the Most Exacting Tastes No sooner does slender, long-coated specialized — collections here fashion silhouette, to the than presented turn are each exhibiting a degree of per- fection in execution which gives them pre-eminence among the fastidious. 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