The evening world. Newspaper, May 6, 1922, Page 1

He Ms eS eee a a. h at the his hat in nor nel ewe 1ores Ts: Zaesssasips< oz li a ile’ wy . “” i “IF IT HAPPENS IN NEW YORK IT’S IN THE EVENING WORLD” “BANKER DAVISON DIES UNDER OPERATION ~ To-Night’s Weather—SHOWERS. 4 [FINAL DITION | WORLD Che __F*Gireutation Books Books Open to Al al “Vou. LXII. “NO, 22,042DAILY. Copyright (New York _ Publishing Company,” Metis Pe by Press NEW YORK, SATURDAY, “MAY 6, 1922, ort 01 FAMOUS OKL STOWE SS A fill GUNMAN, TOO SLOW ON DRAW, KILLED IN DUEL WITH POLICE CHIEF... Bud Billew Resists Resists Arrest in Texas Cafe as He Starts on One of His Wild Sprees and Former Ranger Drops Him. Dies as He “Had Hoped “With His Boots on’”—His Oppo- nent So Fast He Has No Time to Pull His Pistol. WICHITA FALLS, Tex., May 6 (Associated Press).—J. W. MeCor- mick, Chief of Police here less than a month, was the cynosure of all eyes to-day, for day he matched speed on the ava aw with D. M. (Bud) Ballew, one of the few remaining typical old-time peace officers of the Southwest, a man with at least eight notches on his gun and known for his adroit handling of a six-shooter. Bullew dicd with his boots on, just as he repeatedly had predicted he would. His old.style, single action. 45 was only half drawn from its holster when his fell with five steel- Jacketed Bullets fired from a newer model arm by a man trained for years im the Texas Rangers. body Ballew, until a few weeks ago a deputy sheriff of Carter County, Oklahoma, gun fighter extraordinary and in private life a wealthy stock- man, came to Wichita Falls to act as judge in the annual Southwestern round-up. For a score of years or more, Okla- hhoma and Texas had known him in his peaceable moments as a daring, fearless guardian of the law, Van- quisher in man-to-man pistol duels of more than a half dozen truly Western bad men. In- his cups, Ballew re- verted to the type of pre-Statehood days. Drinking, Ballew was seized with uncontrollable desire to flourish his shooting irons, shout Indian war- whoops and fire shot after shot as fast as he could fan the hammers, Chief McCormick feared such an out- break yesterday, he said.) Within the last fortnight, Ballew on two occa: sions ‘had shot up small Oklahoma towns in broad daylight. Word came to the Chief that Ballew was drinking and might start trouble. The officer went to a soft drink par- lor, observed Ballew and, tapping him on the shoulder, charged him with drunkenness and demanded he hand over his pistol. Ballew turned half about with the 1, you're out o° luck’ The Chief said the Oklahoman (Continued on Fourth Page.) Youth Barred From His Bride By Her. Father on Elopers Parted When She Returns Home for Clothes and Blessing—Court Aid Asked. Bernard Harold Poss left his home at No. 112 East 84th Street early to- day on a mystery errand, Although the young man, who became of agt Tuesday, refused to say where he was going, it is believed he is continuing the search for his ‘gift of the gods" who was rudely stolen from him, so it Is charged, by his newly acquired fether-in-l L. A. Lincoln, a wealthy cigar manufacturer, of No. 286 West Sith Street. Bernard, a Columbia law student, fell in love with Dorothy (the Greek for ‘gift of the gods") Lincoln at a teng/s game some months ago. Thurs- day they were married by Rabbi Sam- wel Schulman, but when they re- warned to the bride's home, her father to give the parental blessing. 0 only, that, but be would not let TRAIN HELD READY BY LLOVD GEORGE TOLEAVE GENOA Premier Reported About to Quit If France Insists on Holding Out. ay 6 (A-sociated Press). rs correspondent here says to-day: “The final Russian decision is not ext d before *" nday or Tuesday. Meanwhile, it is rumored that Prime Minister Lloyd George's train is ready and that, failing a favorable chai in the situation as the re- sult of M. Barthou’s return, Mr. Lio... George will return to Lon¢on forthwith. Mr. Lloyd George spent the entire morning awaiting the coming of M. Barthou for the conference the latter had requested. But up to 1.20 o'clock this afternoon no further word had been received from him, It was ex- pected, however, that the French delegate would arrange a metting during the afternoon, Russia's reply to the Allied memo- randum will be a distinctly concilia~ tory document, not intended to ‘break off negotiations, Foreign Minister Tehitcherin said to-day. He declared, however, it would firmly state Rus- sia's inability to comply with the terms offered. ‘The most critical stage of the con- ference was reached to-Hay, arising through the differences in the ranks of the allied delegates over the memorandum to Russia and through the attitude of the Russians them- selves, according to an official Italian spokesman, “This crisis,” he said, ‘is more grave than the one the. conference sustained after the signing of the Russo-Germany Treaty at Rapallo on Easter Sunday, There are difficul- ties, but they are not insurmountable. “The Russians created a distinctly bad impression at tse conference with Sir Laming Worthington-Evans and Prime Minister Liody George yesterday, They ask billions and billions of gold Franos, and they do not ask them in the form of credits with which they can buy goods, but in cash—in gold.” on Wedding Day the “happiest man in the world’’ re- main or even see his young bride. The next day, Bernard—so he told Magistrate McAndrews in West Side Court yesterday—was informed his Dorothy has gone away to recover from a nervous breakdown. Neither family to-day would discuss the affair, which was made public through Bernard's legal attempt to compel Mr, Lincoln to release the bride. The youth's father is a police- man, It may be explained that though the hero and heroine of the romance live on the same street, they are as far apart, socially and eco- nomically, as the poles. No. 112 East 84th Street is in the tenement dis- trict; No. 836 West 84th Street is be- tween West End Avenue and River- side Drive, TOHURTINGITY BUS AS TROLLEY RAMS IT ON 73TH ST. Wet Rails Cause Cause Coll 1— Passengers Showered With Broken Glass. ALL THROWN TO FLOOR Nearby Hallway Turned Into First Aid Station by Hospital Physician. ‘Ten persons were injured carly this morning when a southbound Ninth Avenue surface car crashed into the side of an eastbound city bus at 79th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, hurl- ing the dozen men and women pas- sengers In the bus to the floor amid a shower of broken glass, None of the passengers In the surface car was in- jured, The injured were: Philip Lowenthal, forty-five, of No. 1187 Lexington Avenue; lacera- tions of the face. Harry Einger, twenty-seven, of No. 360 Amsterdam Avenue; contusions. Charles Lynch, thirty-five, of 425 East 83d Street; shock. 415 Lillian Short, twenty, of No. East 80th Street; sprained right shoulder. Sally Herbert, seventeen, of No. 223 East 95th Street; contusions. Margaret Grady, twenty-two, of No. 214 East 126th Street; contusions. The other four, according to the police refused medical aid. The injured were taken to the hall- way of an apartment house at 79th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, where they were attended by Dr. Jenkins of Knickerbocker Hospital, after which most of them left in taxicabs. The surface car was in charge of Motorman James Carr of No. 495 West 180th Street. It was proceeding south at a fair rate of speed when the city bus started across the tracks. Owing to the slippery rails the motorman was unable to bring his car to a stop be- fore it crashed into the side of the bus. The cries of those in the bus roused dwellers in nearby houses, some of whom ran to the street to give the injured assistance. No arrest was made IDENTIFY WOMAN KILLED BY AUTO Mary Elizabeth Craig Met Death in West End Ave- nue—Chauffeur Sought. Detectives are seeking the chauffeur of a coupe automobile that struck and instantly killed Miss Mary Eliza- beth Craig, fifty-six, housekeeper for Mrs. I'crbert C. Smythe of No. 847 West Seventy-first Street, at West End Avenue and Tist Street early this ‘morning, and continuing on Its way after the’ accident without stopping, According to Private Patrolman Cornelius McLaughlin, who was guarding private houses In the vicin- ity, the woman was crossing West End Avenue from the east when struck by the automobile, which was going south. She was tossed about ten feet on to the sidewalk Miss Craig's body wus unidentified at the Morgue until this afternoon, when Mrs, Smythe learned accident- ally that a strange woman had been killed near her home. —__._—_- BOILER BLAST SHAKES HOUSE HURTS 2 MEN a Another 1 ements. Porter Scalded ~ sured by F The explosion of a steam boller In the apartment house at No. 14 Morn- ingside Drive shook the neighborhood at 9.30 o'clock to-day. The house porter, Wilfred Ruch, was severely scalded and was cut by the fragmen’s of the boiler tubes. Morris Taer of No. 1640 Washington Avenue was slightly hurt. Both were taken to St. Luke's Hospital. $400, 000 Offered for Return oe ss $400,000 Offered for Fight Between Dempsey and Carpentier In Pershing Stadium, France Syndicate of Financiers Makes Proposition to Champion in Paris Hotel—Also Offer Ameri- can $60,000 for Six Weeks in Vaudeville. PARIS, May 6 (Associated Press) —A purse of $400,000, cent., to go to the winner and 25 per cent. to, the loser, was gffered Jack Dempsey, world’s champion heavyweight boxer, this afternoon for a return match with Georges Carpentier, the European champion, the fight to be held in Pershing Stadium here some time next autumn. The Associated Press correspondent was present in a hotel room here when Lewis Verande, representing a group of French financiers, made the offer to Dempsey. He also offered the champion $10,000 a week for six weeks to appear in the largest music hall in Paris 3 NEGROES BURNED AT STAKE BY MOB FOR GIRL'S MURDER the cremation and the mob leaders are said to have obtained his approval before lighting the torches. The lynchings were carried out de- Iiberately, There was no discharge of firearms. The bodies of the Negroes were mutilated, however, before being tied to the stake, With the exception of a few shouts and the screams of the condemned men, there was little to disturb the early morning quict of 75 per Prisoners Taken From Sheriff and Dragged One at a Time to Public Square and Set Afire. KIRVIN, Texas, May 6 (Associcted Press).<Three negroes were burned to death at the same stake here at 5} ti¢ backwoods community. The lot o'clock this morning by a mob of 500] where the burning took place is in men, following their alleged implica-] front of two churches. The first Ne- tion in the attack and murder of|&T sang “Lord, I'm Coming,"' us the flumes enveloped him, He kept up his chant as long us he was able. Miss Awsley was riding her horse home from school, several miles from Kirvin, late Thursday when she wa attacked. Her body was later found near the road with twenty-three knife wounds in the head, neck and chest. News of the murder spread quickly and late Thursday a band of sev hundred men from Firestone seventeen-year-old Bula Awsley, white girl, whose multileted body found near here Thursday night. “Snap” Curry, the firgt Negro burned, was taken from the custody of Free- stone County officers early last night as he was being conveyed from Wortham to some point west. It is alleged that he confessed to the mob that he had attacked and murdered the girl and that and Limestone Counties and a ta Sher. in his confession he implicated the two] ift's posse were scouring the neigh- other Negroes, J. H, Varney and Mose] borhood. Jones. The mob divested the Sheriff of his Curry was arrested wh told officers he had come n his wite home with keys to the Freestone Count, Jail, ne where Jones and Varney were being| Ms clothes covered with blood on the held, and took the two Negroes in| Mkht of the murder, Curry was taken charge. All. three Negroes were then {to Wortham and imprisoned in a bank rushed to Kirvin, the home of the dead | for safekeepipg. girl, where they were burned xt an] FAIRFIELD, Tex., May 6 (United fron stake. All three Negoes were employed on the farm of J. -T. King, prominent farmer of this community and grand- father of the dead girl,’ with whom she lived, Mr. King was present at Press).—Two white men are being held in jail here in connection with the killing of Eula Auslay at Kirvin for which three Negroes were burned there this morning, according to Sheriff Mayo, Business Men Not at Business, Seeking Something With a Kick, In Cellar When Dry Agent Scores Look-Out for Chambers Street Secret Place Tells Unwelcome Customer “‘All’s Right,’’ but It Turned Out All Wrong. If any one asks Charles Krutzer Proprietor of the restaurant at No 101 Chambers Street, what he thinks the business men be; uround, asking waht had go) Callaghan backed toward tl 1 milling of the ways of Federal Prohibition| Running feet sounds in the pas: agents, he is not likely to receive | way and a man apparently the look sotf answer. Krutzer has a summons] out, sudenly burst into the room. He in his pocket requiring his presence| caught the arm of the man ne before United States Commissioner Hitchcock Monday. And this is how it happened: Agents him, it chanced to be ang said in a whisper ow, just be quiet a little while. I've Upped off that there are two Federal Callahan, Cheatham and Bruno of Inspector Al Thomas's staff | igents upstairs, but they're not wise went to the restaurant yesterday at] it's all right.’* luncheon time. Cheatham and Bruno] ‘Then he ran out and upstairs again. ordered luncheon upstairs, but Cal-| phere he gave Bruno and Cheatham laghan, who had “heard something,"’ | (he ‘‘second-time-ove felt reassured went to a man at a rear door and] and down he darted to the crilar, this asked ‘‘Any one downstairs?’ The man nodded and Callaghan went down. He wandered through passage © turning on he lights and chuck- ng. Callaghan edged up to him y, I've been here fifteen minut ways to a door with a small Nght over | waiting for a drink, Please let me it and knocked three times. Whe | have It." this door was opened he was in The man went behind the bar, room quite filled with downtown busi: | poured out the drink and handed it te ness men who were not at business, | (uliakhan, The latter stepped as The place was so crowded that Cal- | p: ft Into his faithful eviden laghan couldn't get to the bar, so he] bottle and said to his host, ‘I'm a waited and watched. Suddenly the| Frivral agent, Here's a summons for lights went out und in the pitch dark’ you." . To-Morrow’s Weather—SHOWERS, New York, PRISONER ESCAPES FROM BLAZING TAX! DURING CAR PANIC Four in Cab “hued When Trolleys Jam It Between Them. MEN TRAMPLED WOMEN. Firemen <tinguish F \fter Explosion in T. Following Crash, HENRY P. DAVISON DIES — DURING SECOND OPERATION UPON HIM FOR BRAIN TUMOP Only Part of the Tumor Re- moved When Patient Ex- pired on the Table This Atfernoon, Operation by Dr. Elberg, Who Had Participated in Pre- vious Surgical Effort to A man whose name was sald to be August Smith, a sailor, sought this Save the Financier. afternoon to have a* questionable look- = : ing chock cashed at an upper Henry P. Davison, partner of J. P. side bank. He was arrested, and on Morgan & Co., and heard of the American Red Cross at the height of its war activity, was operated upon for the removal of a tumor on his brain at his home, Peacock Point, Glen Cove, L. 1., soon after noon to- day. A bulletin announcing his death was Issued at 2 o'clock, He died at 1.30 on the operating. table. The following official bulletin issued: Mr. Davison died shortly after the way to the station In a taxleab mi ly his escape when the vehicle was caught between two Third Avenue cars ‘The accident, which resulted in tn- juring two employees of the bank who were taking their prisoner to the sta- caused a panic in the trotley cars, several women fainung and men trampling upon all jn their way as they fled when the taxicab caught fire tion, Sa 22 HENRY P DAVISON Preregraph by INTERMATIONAL. The escaped prisoner was still at 1 e’clook this afternoon, following large late this afternoon, en ‘ beatae extinguished the blazing taxicab. av operation’en aniinfltrating tu- Tho sailor entered the bank of mor of the brain, which could only Lionallo 116th Street and be partially removed." First Av shortly after noon and I , . asked Paying Teller Martlo Assinelll of etait wa sa es to cash a check for $40, While the ye ste cons the perilous uncer- teller was examining the check the tainty of any operation on the brain faan'said: “I have & certified chack has been so well established that fel- for $9,000. Will you cash that, too?” low members of Mr. Davison in the ort denomination was mentioned eaices thelr actions: as. Coughi) ie he was su something was wrong. were at the crisis of an almost cer So he called Jumes J. Kane, formerly tainly fatal illness a police s nt, now special officer Caroli a Mote 4s of the bank, and they took the man South Carolina Teacher and) 4. p. eee: Ry Ligands, tHE acer. There Uh ina vias Officer Shot in Rooms house, arrived at Peacock Point at 9 trolman Frank Von Hol of Traffic a; 2 o'clock. rao closely followed by B, on duty at the corner, He placed of Treasurer. Gecrae ®, Finker ir,,.Sthoman Gopnmn the man, who now gave the name = Col. Lou T! s . of Smith, under arrest, and with the: ; 6. Goudy Rent Like homrpaom, D. B. Fomergy prisoner, Kane and Assinelli, got into] COLUMBIA, 8. C.," May 6,—Prof.Jand others. a taxteab to go to the Kast 120th] Ms Goode Homes of the University of | Dr. Elsberg with hit operating staff ion South Carolina and Ben Hale, the|Drs. Riley Kenyon and Stockey 01 hicle went to ‘Third Avenue] uiiversity marshal, were found shot}New York, arrived with Drs. Fred and started nortj. At 122d Street the Tilney, D: hn driver, seeking to make time, passed | to death to-day in the office of the iiney, Dr. John E, Weeks (who behind and to the left of a north-[ treasurer of the university. an eye specialist), Dr, Evan Evans bound trolley An instant later] «phe bodies of the two men were |and Dr. Medwin ‘Leale, the Davison @ southbound os r ran down upon him, found by W. T. Holland, a law stu-|famlly physician as consultants 1ere was a terrifle crash, an explo- " ‘ sion and a burst of flame as the taxi- [dent in the university, who, passing | There were fowr nurses cab became wedged between the two] the De Sassure Building, heard shots] Dr. Elsverx performed the pre cars. Windows in both cars werelana entered the Treasurer's office. |P4rY operation on Mr, Davison Inst broken And a panic and stampede of He reported that a pistol lay beside | Ausust ‘ Sin onc Rbhek ae callaler ull those] the body of the Marshal. Prof.{ A room on the second floor of the in the taxicab, including Louls Green-] Homes was a member of the Schoo! | P#vison home hud been prepared as wald, the chauffeur, of No, 281 St. Jor engineering faculty an operationg room. Ann'n Avenue, wore thrown together: 1” Coroner ‘Scott, after a preliminary | Members of the Davison family pres- in th coneunien the ussnes Tanteas examination, said the indications|°"t at the Glen Cove home to-day to extricate himscif from the wreck-| were that Hale had shot Homes and] Were: Mra. Davison, Assomblyman ¥ age und make his escape. All those] ¢hen taken his own life, probubly in] Tubes Pavison, Mrs. Alice Davison eft behind were more or less hurt.} ae o¢ gemporury 1 ity. Gates, Miss Frances Davison and Von Holle wus badly burned, Kane naa Guiry |Dawiacn: aa wall Rakha OR wus seriously cut and bruised and it) oon = are . was necessary to tak Assinelll to A bee Davison and Artemus Gates, ‘They Harlem Hospital in one of the two infornied inquirers thet Mr Davison bay ae ves that were sur though well aware that brain surgery had been extinguished Homes Bae: Renal OF he nee. Wes ee A police alarm was at once sent out sh ‘ Pe ordeal and wus ood-naturedly tmpa- Foc Hum ieee de ENG gear ned REE or Munareds tlent that “so much fuss should be w scribed as about fifty-five years Wh R d W Id Ad made by a little growth o0 bigwer thas old, 5 fect 8 inches tall, heavily built, 0 Nea or Be | % Hasel Hut For ulmost two years a tumor hus been pressing against Mr. Davison's brain, causing headaches und sleep lessness, Last August an attempt was made to remove the tumor, a small section of the skull being takes from behind the ear to relieve the pressure He was on the operating table for about four hours, and the tumor wae rnddy of skin and smooth n. He wore a black sult and a black soft hat His appearance was described as “English. —_ SHOWS PISTOL TO NIECE, THEN SHOOTS HIMSELF ‘The Real Estate, Apartments and Rooms to Let and Boarders Wanted advertisements in to-morrow’s World contain information of importance to homeseekers, Visitors to New York and those who expect to locate Thomas Dunn, fifty-two, a clerk Nving| here permanently will find these ads, [not remo then because it was with his niece, Mrs anor Crawford A found to beao pear & great (nacee exceptionally valuable. at No. 161 West 66th Street, showed entre. Mr. Davison -ccovered from Mrs, Crawford a revolver when he came 284 World “Real Estate” and) (he preliminary operatiy quickly. in at 1A. M, to-day and sald “Te Let” Ads. Last Sunday.) [Later he went to Tho: vsville, Ga, ie leet ve 5 n oved his doctors were Eleanor, I'm ‘going west Equally as Many To-Morrow |*”! % mprov dhl She ran to the street and found Po- hopeful enother operati a would not liceman William Fitzgerald. Aa the two be necessary. But last fanuary to feel a return of the trouble nd two weeks ago was ordered home. Read The Sunday World| hurried toward the apartment they heard » shot, Papago ge bile ine Real Estate Sec on. mn announcement from the Morgan hair with @ hole in his forehead i £e08 r + offices yesterday said Neapected du niAB, Snlsianee aurgeon found that the Houses—Alll Prices, Sizes, ».at'ons velopments" made the second oper pullet had glanced off the skull and fr atlon necessary, It was learned that to-day the sur- geons will attempt to remove the fieted only a flesh wound, so Dunn waa taken to Bellevue Hospital, a prisoner charged with violating the Sullivan lan. =remar