The evening world. Newspaper, April 14, 1922, Page 1

NEW YORK == IT’S IN == * Ciredlation Books Open to All” | ILSON RECTION: OF TUMULTY GIVES Seen in Repudiation of Cox ox Message. BOTH KEEP SILENCE. Friends Recall Criticisms of Recent Biography by Long- Time Ai By David Lavvense: (Special Correspondent of The Eve ning World.) WASHINGTON, April 14 right).—Woodrow Wilson's repudiation of a brief and innocu New York political dinner by the man who for ten years has been his pri- vate secretary, none other than Joseph P. Tumulty, who lately has published a most laudatory biography of his former chief, has brought dis- alfke in the national capital. break between Woodrow Wilson and am intimate friend, another chapter tm the series of personal differences with his supporters which began first with the break between Mr. Wilfon and George Harvey and then between Mr. Wilson and Col. House? ‘The former President lives in seclu- maintained a melancholy silence. man who battled faithfully for his Mpieftain only to be publicly repudi- Med on a relatively inconsequential matter, for all political folks are agreed that what Mr, Tumulty brought to the New York dinner was 80 generally phrased as to be of no special significance, even though friends of Mr. Cox for their own rea- sons may have seen fit to interpret it as 4n indorsement of the former Ohio Ce“ Ta other days Woodrow Wilson newspaper in a different vein would have admitted having discussed the matter of a message to the New York dinner with Mr. Tumulty and would have said in a public sta that he didn’t intend his ren be construed for or against any can- tidate now or in the future, This would have confirmed Mr. Tumulty's own statement of his conversation with Mr. Wilson and would have dis- closed exactly how the misunder- standing arose between the two men The fact that Mr. Wilson, without consulting Joseph P, Tumulty, wrote a letter to a New York newspaper stating that the message read at the dinner was not “authorized” and did not see fit to confirm the conversation in which the remark attributed to face as an evidence of pique on the part of the former President and a ire: to show the public that Mr MEimulty is not his spokesman Incidentally, political Washington lias been buzzing for months with the reports of visits made to the Wilson hrine by worshippers of the former WPresident who are understood to have riticlsed severely some of the chap tors in Mr. Tumulty’s book. They fp said to have urged Mr. Wilson to fy something publicly write iesomething which would offset the im- pressions created by certain Tumulty writings. Many of these visitors are known (Continued on Se cond Page.) REAL ESTATE ADVERTISEMENTS for the Sunday World Must be in The World Office To-Day Before 6 P. M. Te lasure Proper Classification SHOCK TO CAPITAL Break With Foriner Secretary psly worded message conveyed to a} ‘may to Democrats and Republicans ‘What does it mean? [s it another sion, Nothing was said on his behalf to-day by anybody. And Mr. Tumulty It’s not a happy moment for the gs Robbers Help Breckenridge Tie Himself in Royal Insur- ance Building — Former Member of Police Reserve and Long Squght Accom- plice of Elwood Cox Adams. Admitted and guided by the ot watchman, a band of nit divided into squads. entered six office in the Royal Insurance Building t William Street and, Maiden Lane las’ night and opened safes, They were burglars, disappointed in their hope of finding the payroll money of the insurance companies for April 15 and got away, after heiping the watchman tie him self up, with only about $4,000. George. Breckinridge ‘of No, 1150 Avenue A, tho night watchtian, Is a former member of the Police Reserves and in his confession owned up to be- would have written to a New ee him were voiced is accepted on its ing the long songht accomplice of Elwood Cox Adams, stepson of a Brooklyn physician, and Jean Cun- ninghum, Adams's sweetheart, in thei $50,000 robberies of homes and offices ay ar ago. Adams was sentenced ti Sing Sing for ten years in Decembe by Judge Talley, ‘The girl, on her promise to reform and care child she for the bore to Davis, was allowed ispended sentence, kinridge, to get away from the police at the time 1 were investi- gating the activities of Davis, left No. 2 William Street, where he had been 1 night watehman and where Miss Cunningham had held ‘a clerical posi- tion, and was employed at the Cunard pier, There he became close friends with a burglar whose name he says he never knew, and they plotted to rob ‘fice buildings. With the ald of a letter signed by Capt. J. J, Wall of the East 67th Street Station, stating Breckinridge's servi a member of the Police Reserves and recommending him as honest and faithful, and another ref- erence from the Brokaw Building, Breckinridge was employed by Super- intendent Powers of the Royal Build- ing without hesitation According to the police version of Breckinridge’s confession, the night hman had no definite understand- ing as to the date on which the rob- Breckin- ridge’s neighbors in the Avenue A apartment say, however, he has had many rough looking caliers daily for the last few weeks. Breckinridge told the police that after he had left the engineer and some (Continued on Second Page.) Seal CHINESE FLAPPERS- TABOO SHORT SKIRTS Bobbed Hair and Jace (x0 on Oriental “Don't” Lint bery was to take place PHTLADELPH1 April 14 t skirts, bobbed i jazz mus) tabooed by ¢ Qappers ace to Wu Sing ug the Ch Merchants’ Associ onyention to-day “We do not oppose mental and social progress “among Chinese girls.” Wu Sing declared, “but we do oppose such things as bobbed hair, short skirts and Jazz. We do not look upon these as progress and therefore do not Uke the idea of Chinese girls taking them up," BURGLARS WHO GOT $4,000! FROM SAFES IN WILLIAM ST C ROEM “Win Dow .SHown) BY Sam OW The above photos show George Breckinridge, night watchman and e of burglars, Insurance ; window broken by Breckinridge in trying to prove victim of the confersed accomp!i and part of the STATE TAX OFFICES WILL BE KEPT OPEN FOR MIDNIGHT RUSH | caraen on the slopes of tho high Ha Flowing In Steadily Big Finish Is Looked For To-Morrow throughout ommission, which income able, will be kept open until mii night to-morrow fo: the last min fficially an- s who by bject to penal but thousands are in line to-moi One return receiv for 11 cents closed a dollar bill, y wa r in esting (he | Park Row, i the ]4000 ¢ NEW YORK, FRIDAY, ‘APRIL 14, MAN SHOT AT CENTRAL. PARK INVOLVED IN TRISH PLOT sailant, but Will Not Re- veal Identity. — SEIVED THREATS RE > Warned Year Ago in Ireland Life Would Fake, Detectives Learn. Nhe police thie aiternoon dec their conviction that Patrick Ce Ane one i e Vol Loe , f y a book- ke Altmon « whe was r own early lust 84th Street and Cen 1 Part know why and by whom this atiempt to kill him was made. Connor, who ts in Ieconstruction Hospital, reeovering, the surgeons be to unaw it to him, Mis only response hus ven u persistent shaking of the hew |. Detectives Hourigan, Farley und Law- less of the West 68th Street Station 1 aay asking him repeated questions, but without avail, They knew from Connor's father, with whom he lived at No. 488 Celumbus Avenue, that the young mun had been in tho volunteer army, had been arrested by the British and then released. They Knew too, from the sasie source, that after Connor's release trom im- prisonment he was accused of having given information to the British and that, thereafter, his life had been threatened It was when these threats were most menacing that the family packed up and came to this This was a year ago. ‘as said, too, that lately strange men had been seen loitering about Connor's home and that some ap- peared to follow him when he went out. When these matters were em- bodied in the questions put to him at the hospital by the detectives, he met the inquiries with the determined shake of the head, A second appeal was made this afternoon to the elder Connor, in an idea why the shooting had occurred But he promised the police to visit would give any information he ob- By | tained. MOTHER BELIEVES HE KNOWS THE GUNMAN. Connor's mother and father visited 34 MALLE ont him this afternoon, but told the police they had been unable to obtain any facts for them. Mrs. Connor said that one of the hospital surgeons told her (Continued on Second Page.) alae i SWISS SHOOTS CONDOR CARRYING BABY AWAY Uninjared After Set: With T-Foot Wing Spread. GENEVA, April 14.—Selzure of a Swiss peasant’s baby by « huge condor {s chronicled by the Oberlander Volks- zeltung, The mother, while weeding her 1. berg Mountains, left her baby on « but blanket on the grass. Her husband, see- Ul} ing the condor swoop down and lift the infant into the air, ran for hi , rifle and shot the bird, which feil sc slowly that the youngster was o: slightly injured. ‘The condor was found to have a w apread of 7 feet 5 Inche: 6 1-2 inches in length. condor, which Is @ native of the Sout! American Andes, is vouched for, accord ing to the newspaper, by Prof. Ochsen maul, University of Berne ornithologist. Sse i einer THUGS ROB OLEVELAND ELRY STORE OF 850000, CLEVELAND, 0., April 14,—-Three thugs to-day held up the Max Kurjan jewelry store here und excaped wit fairly [plunder valued at $60,000, Two of them to-day, 1 covered clerks with revolvers third looted the safe, which locked. SS as Sone worty TRaver OR! Arcade, Pulltner dee, rege Mi 3-63 N eekrnan eck i room tor ba ok it. Y checks for wal effort to disclose the assailant of the son, and he reiterated that he had no his son and question him, saying he re by Hird und a beak tit isa true cetives have | clow» 1922, PRICE THREE CENTS PLOT, SAY POLIGE) FROM SPIRIT LAND Connor Believed to Know As-]Letters ot Mother Who Killed Baby and Took Poison Found, SHE PROMISED ADVICE. “Go Where You Can Talk With Me,” One Letter ; Read, Mie Mand PFaneher, No. 110 t vk, who swallowed teamnoen after sluy- i Raymend, hope » her usband to huppt- ness He an emancipated spirit. She ie vor in City Hospital of her belief in spiritual- at dea The ste ig told in three lott niy pages written before she took the potson, one after the baby's death and the, thind ws whs hulf con eusel!. M fancher said to-day thut svon after they were married in Detroit three years agg they attended a seance ot ao private home,where they both “one of svent a long time at his bedglde tonTralked towtiwin dead parehte,., Mitiie that the, he silid, Mrs, Fancher had taken! great interest In spiiitualism. ‘Damn Spiritualism! her husband commented bitterly, “That vennee put the jvhole idéa into her head. fhe thovght she could do better for me if she were dead, and would guide me from heaven.’ Mrs, Fancher’s health had been very poor since the birt hof their ron ,and she felt, her letters indicated, that her death would relieve her hus- band of & severe handicap. She took the baby's life because she could not bear to think of some one else raising it, she said, One letter read: Dear, m yheart is breaking ut leaving you, and you love the baby so, too . But remember you are to get yourself another son and a sweet one, too, for I am going to guide you until you do. Another letter started: Darling beloved husband: I am writing you a Ine on this queer suicide and I know what everyone will say—Oh, she has lost her mind’’—but I haven't by a long ways. I know just what I am doing. I want you to get married again if you wish, You know about spiritunlism and I want you to go where you can talk with me. She directed that she and the baby be buried in the same casket and said she did not want the bodies shipped home to Detroit. She suggested that the husband dispose of all of their household effects and other property and return to Detroit to live. While physicians say there is little chanee for her recovery, she stated to-day that if she does ge= well she will try suicide aguin, and ‘next time,’ she said, ‘I'll (Continued on Second Page.) RAINLESS EASTER FOR NEW YORK CITY, WEATHER MAN SAYS Spring Bonnets and Gowns Will 3e in No Danger From Elements WASHINGTON, April 14 Waster paraders found a friend to-day Im the Weather Bureau, which Indicated that milady might go forth on Easter wearing her bright colored tweed sult and periwinkle hat without fear of rain Generally fair weather for Sun- day wes seen by the bureau for { portion of the country east of the Mississipp! River and prob- bly for the Southwestern States. Unsettled conditions, however, nu Prevail from the Great kes west to the Pacific Coast, was sald, Moderate tempera- tures Will be experienced through the South, while in the North the weather generally will be cool, but not cold N CONFESSES AIDING|SHOOTING VICTIM. \SHE SOUGHT DEATH |$100,000,000 HOUSING BILL N IRISH TREASON | TO GUIDE HUSBAND IS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR © Lockwood Lauds Evening World For Work in Housing Situation Support to Legislative Committee for Three Years of Incalculable Value to City. Chairman Wires From Albany. (Special Despatch to The Evening Werld.) ALBANY, N. Y., April 14 ‘To the Editor of The Evening Worl: May I extend to The Evening World my sincere thanks for the great aid and support given the Housing Committee forthe three years of its existence, especially to rent law which prevented evictions and kept rents reavonable; the tax exemption laws, which stimulated construe- Uon and now enabling the insurance companies to huild, under which the lives of cat Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, with policies on the 1,900,000 men, women and children of New, York City, has agreed to erect modern, sanitary houses with sunshine, fresh air and good transportation, to let for rents with modest incomes. within reach of the masses of people The support of The Evening World was of incalculable value to these measures and, I belteve, (o the people of the city of New York. CHARLES ©, LOCKWOOD, 250 IRISH REBELS: (WIDOW OF SLAIN SEIZE FOUR COURTS, OR. GLIGKSTEIN BUILDING IN DUBLIN Barricaded by Republicans as Headquarters of New Army Executive. BELFAST, April 14 (Associated Prews).—Two hundred and fifty men of the insurgent section of the Trish Republican Army under the direction of the newly formed Republican Army Executive, or Army Council, selzed at midnight the Four Courts Building in Dublin, which until the passing of the Irish Acts was the seat of the national courts of justice, it in an- nounced in Dublin despatches, The men who seized the building intend to utilize it as a permanent headquarters, it in stated. They have barricaded the windows with sand- bags, Jaw books and bundles of docu- ments, apd also have commandeered the adjoiniig Four Courts Hotel, Early this morning a strong party of Free Staters arrtved at Sligo in an armored car and took possession of the county jail. Later, armed Repub- lican troops took over the Victoria Hotel, which was previously used as a military barracks, the Town Hall and the Guild Hall, in addition to the post office, These buildings, together with the barracks recently evacuated by the constabulary, are now occupied by armed garrisons, A stormy Eastertide in Belfast is predicted by those who have watched the sequence of disorders here, as the result of a concerted attack on a patrol of special constables in Joy Street last night The members of the patrol were making their rounds after the curfew hour when a burst of heavy tiring from windows and roofs wounded four of the officers. The scene of the at- (ack is in the Binn Fein section of the city. Vurther shootings, although not bo- (Continued on Second Page.) psc at OPENS TICKET OFFICE FOR AIR PASSENGERS Plane Line, Unlike R. B.'s, Permits Reture Ticket Revale. MINNEAPOLIS, April 14,—IKeeping pace with the era of progress, an alr- Plane company which commerciallzes transportation, has opened » downtowr passenger ticket office here Under the sales rules, tlekets a transferrable, For insta Ke can make @ trip by alr to Chicago, wurn his return ticket over to some on? In Thicage who will be carried on the re- turn ight, while he may continue on his way, nm HUMPS 10 DEATH Seabee Husband Killed by Mrs. Raisen Who Is Now Awaiting Trial, Mrs, Anna Glickstein, forty, widow of Dr. Abraham Glickstein, who wan shot to death in his office at No, 535 Bedford Avenue, Deo, 10, by Mrs, Liltan Schaeffer Raizen, committed suicide early to-day by jumping from a third-story window at No, 611 New Jersey Avenue, Kast New York, where she had been visiting her mother, Mrs. Lena Tubansky. An indirect cause was the recent verdict acquitting Oliva Stone of murder, Mrs, Glickstein had brooded con- stantly over the death of her husband, Soon after his funera!, at which his mother dropped dead, she went to live with a married daughter in Bedtord Avenue, Her despondency grew she and her daughter, Frances, pid teen, went to Lakewood, N. J., two weeks ago, hoping the rest would help her. They returned a fow days ago and went to spend the Vassover holidays with Mrs. Tubansky, Frences, the daughter, said her mother’s condition became worse after Oli Stone was freed last week on a charge of having murdered Ellis G. Kinkead. She re- peatedly said she feared her hus- band's slayer likewise would escape punishment. According to Mrs. Tu- bansky, her daughter two days ago and again last night at supper talked of suicide, saying she was tired of Hving. Mrs. Glickstein retired about 12 o'clock last night with her daughter, who told the police her mother did not appear more despondent than usual, Soon after 4 o’clock 4 man sleeping on the ground floor heard a crash outside and found the body. Mrs. Glickstein had raised the win- dow and jumped out so quietly her daughter was not awakened, The body struck and broke an iron ralipost on the stoop and death was instantane- (Continued on S¢ oat Pills PRESIDENT COMES OUT AGAINST CUT IN NAVY Ureing 86,000 to Longwor ‘ the House / jttee in the al Appropriation will ¢ President's acti tak in te & Lon ne text of the letter was kept cloae secret, but "Blg Navy" advo plan to spring it as the “trump card in the House debate late to F to morrow, Lepisution to to Enable insur ance Companies to Make Loans for Construction of Homes on Large Scale Is Put Into Effect by Miller. Three Months in Advance Rental “Joker” Is Rendered Void by New Measure Which Also Goes Into the Statutes of the State. A ALBANY, April /14.—Kight of tt” nine Lockwood Committee ‘housiti * measures before Gov. Mille rfor con= sideration were approved by the Ex: ecutive to-day. Chief among the bills was one permitting life insurance com- panies to invest up to ten per cent of their assets in the -construction ¢ model apartments in New York City to rent fo rnot more than nine dollars per room monthly. Unde rthis new law, officials af the Metropolitan Life Insurance Campany ure prepared to invest 10,000,000 in construction of new low priced apart- ments in the greater city. Another measure receiving Execu- dive approval extend’ tHe" New ‘York City emergency rent Iawa until Feb. 15, 1934. A third extends for two years, or until September, 1924, the time in which may’be begun construction of new buildings that will be etax ex: empt until April 1, 1932. Numerous amendments t oexisting rent laws are incorporated in the fourth measure, the mos timportant of which Is a provision that the as» vesned valuation of property siall bn presumptive ‘evidence of the aclu value in trials of rent-actions. ‘Three other measures deal with the Insurance Law and are designed to re. lieve the housing situation, One ex- tendn the power of the State Super- Intendent of Insuranen over all the rate-making insurance organizations. with a purpose of greater regulation 18 to rates to be charged on buildings Another places Mutua! Life. healtit and casualty insurance compenics ‘on the same basis with stock eorpari< tions. The third prohibits the corm version of mutual companies inte stock companics. Gov. Miller did not approve the bill which was designo? to provide for t! returu of jury fees in a rent artie where two or more actions are bas on the same set of facts regardins upartments in the same bulldine ‘This measure hud been vetoed hy Mayor Hylan of New York. The Jaw permitting insurance com- panies to invest thelr assets in new buildings was accompanied by & memorandum from the Governor, in which he wrote: “This measure ut least offs somo immediate relief in the fle where the need ix greatest doubt that It will have the effec! of deterring others from building as some seem to fear. Certainly it will not stop what fs being done. It may furnish an object lesson. 1 have seriously doubted the wisdom of allowing Insurance companies to make Investments involving so great possibility of peculative risks. By considering the limited time during which such investments ure permitted the direct pecuniary tuterest of insurance contpanies in prope housing, the willingness of at least one company to Invest up der what appears to bo adequate sfeguards, my doubts have yield ed to the belief that there ts little langer of harm for thts 1 nd much hope of roul roilet nator Charles C Brooklyn, Chairman t c claimed 4 cure t mittye, th Miller have x wealth tatervated good health and lying co: ditions of the cities can reet tuation by erecting houses. | t | ' i]