The evening world. Newspaper, June 1, 1922, Page 1

y i } “IF IT HAPPENS IN NEW YORK IT’S IN THE EVENING WORLD” MAN ON PHONE WARNED To-Night’s Weather—SHOWERS, — VOL. LXII NO. 22,064—DAILY. Copyright (New York World) by Press Pablishing Company, 1922. Oser Reiterates He Will Wed NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JUN WA E 1, 1922. RD TO ‘PAY UP” ‘To-Morrow'e Weather—SHOWERS, COOLE! Entered an LY. HAS HIGHEST GAS RATE. [OSER DECLARE NUS, DUE TO ANTIQUATED | MME MARRY “METHODS OF MANUFACTURE ds City and State Stick to the Obsolete Gas Oil and Water Gas Systems. sE NO NEW METHODS. st of a Series of Articles Showing Why Consum- ers Are Mulcted. By Sophie Irene Loeb. FIRST ARTICLE. view of the recent Supreme Court sions which declared the present York gas rate confiscatory, the ' York Evening World has made nvestigation as to why the people few York are forced to pay a gas averaging from $1.25 to $1.50y in some sections of Greater New even more. he highest and most exgiftisive is of making gus are used in this e, and these are taken into con- jon when the matter comes to courts and thus a high gas rate is itained. iis is what the investigation dis- ts: Greater New York has the ghest gas rate in proportion to © population of any city in the hited States. The methods of making gas in » city have become obsolete. The 22-candle power gas now use in this city, which the gas mpanies have neglected to ange in the past sixteen years, ild be changed, less gas oil yd; and a cheaper gas served to » public. Thirty States out of forty- ht have already adopted a tish ther standard, while w York has stood still. Besides, in other sections of the intry, ways and means have n found for making gas er. Se 'Standard Oil interests and gas interests include such in- ocki: directorates as would ke the profits of the product of one dependent on tho other. the pres- ‘expensive 22-candle power g: ought by the gas corporations his city mainly from the Stan- 4 Oil Company. hia self-same g if it wi bought by the gas corpora- &, would be practically use- , and the millions of dollars of jnue from this gas oil would withheld, since up to date no practical method has been sed for utilizing it. togressive methods elsewhere » developed the making of by- ucts which have produced low 9 and 10 8 per thoi ing to experts if all the by- lucts were properly utilized, price of gas to the consumer d easily be one-third the price that it is to-day—and lower— he course of development. of these methods 1s coke oven fontinued on Fourth Page.) unday World Real Estate ,dvertisements MUST BE IN THE World Office nor Before Friday Insure Proper Classification wr Sunday World Classified Advertising To-Day “he World LEGION SATISFIED WITH BONUS BILL ASIT NCW STANDS nough Votes Said to Be Pledged to Insure Passage of Measure. By David Lawrence. (Special Correspondent of The Eve- ning World.) WASHINGTON, Ju right).—The Aimericany Pre Leg- islative Committee fs thhroughly sat- isfled with the Bonus Bll as reported by the Senate Finance Committee. The changes made in the House bill are unobjectionable. ‘Phe next step {s to insure enough 1 (Copy- votes to give the measure right of way over the tariff. This is ad- mittedly a hard proposition, for, while the Legion has enough’ votes pledged to pass the bill itself, there’s a complication involved in getting the tariff displaced. Some members of the Senate who favor the bonus be found voting displace may against a motion tariff, to the By the time the American Legion's through = their campaign persuasion—and they been pretty effective about it thus far—enough votes are expected to be obtained to force a vote on the bonus. Speechmaking on the bonus is inevitable—those who are to vote against it being as anxious to tell their constituents the reason there- for as the Senators who favor it are anxious to demonstrate how actively they fought to put the measure through. But no filibuster is expected. The sentiment of the Senate is in favor of disposing of the issue this session one way or the other. Undue delay is not for a moment considered, though, to be sure, there may be sume prolonged argument on the motion to take the matter up and lay the tariff aside, The issue is not partisan. The fact that three Democrats voted with six Republicans to report the measure to the Senate is taken to mean that the Bonus Bill will receive Democratic support when it reaches a vote, The Democrats will naturally try to im- pose all sorts of amendments which would appear to be more favorable to the soldiers, but individually they will not assume responsibility for de- feating the main bill. American Legion headquarters here representatives get have (Continued on Fifth Page.) COAL PRICES CUT 10 TO 15 PER CENT. BY AGREEMENT 3 Maximum at Mines to vern During Period of Strike. WASHINGTON, June 1 The American public will pay 10 to 15 per cent. less for coal as long as the mine strike continues, under an agreement reached between Secretary of Commerce Hoover and tho non- union bituminous operators. Department of Commerce off- cials said to-day this cut from prevailing prices was assured as the result of the final conference between Hoover and the oper- ators. Prices to the consumer will be based on a rate of $8 per ton at the mine, from MIS MCORMIK Swiss Law Requires Consent of Both Parents; Could Isewhere. HEARS FROM HER OFTEN. Compromise Rumored as At+ torneys for Mr. and Mrs. McCormick Confer. June 1 (Associated Press) Swiss riding master, is Mi: young Rockefel in frequent Mathilde granddaughter ler, regarding their Intended marriage, »mmunication with Me the Dd. ‘ormick, of John it was learned to-day. The only com- ment Oser will make upon the oppost- tion of Mrs, McCormick, bis flancee'’s mother,,is that the marriage will take place in spite of all obstacles. Although he sal@_ he was naturally disappointed over Me sdetey, he was proceeding with wedding. preparations for the The Swiss law requ that under twenty years of « gir . whethe of Swiss or foreign nationality, must have the consent of both parents be- fore they can be married in Swit and. Consequently, it is constde here that whatever jhe American Court might ‘decide concerning the guardianship of Miss Mathilde, the consent of her mother would still be y under Swiss le But the wedding might another country, where ic unnecessary’ ce in such consent CHICAGO, June 1—A compromise in the fight between Edith Rocke feler McCormick and h:er divorced husband, Harold F. MeCormick, over the m iage of the daughter, M. thilde, to Max Os In prospect here to. Mrs, MeCormic of her attorney . Swi Jay. went to the office Charles Cutting, just before the latter was to appear in court to present additional rea- sons why the seventeen year old Mathilde should not marry the elder- ly Oser. 3 groom, is McCormick left for her Lake nome after a brief confer- ence whereupon Cutiing hastened to the office of Edwin Ca attorney for McCormick. “The petition may never bo filed,"" was all that Cutting would say be- fore he went into the conference with Cassells. The fight between the McCormicks started following the appointment of McCormick as his daughter's guard- fan. Mrs, McCormick yesterday peti- tioned the Probate Court lere to grant an order restraining her former husband from consenting to Mathil- de's marriage ROSENWASSER TO LIVE FOR ONE MORE WEEK Governor Granta Respite Over Jewish Holidays, ALBANY, June 1.—Because to- morrow is observed by the Jews as the feast of Pentecost, Gov. Miller to- day granted Julius Rosenwasser, In the Sing Sing death house and who was to have been electrocuted to- morrow night, @ respite of one week. Rosenwasser was convicted of Kdill- ing a man in New York City while robbing him. The time for his execution was fixed for to-morrow night by Warden Lawes in the belief that the holiday, period would be over, but investiga-' tion by the Govrenor showed that the feast continued from Thursday evening to Saturday evening. Usually electrocutions take place on Thursday evening. ee N: Y. HARBOR BILL PASSED BY SENATE WASHINGTON, June 1.—The bill by Senator Edge (Rep., N. J.) for Federal approval of the New York New Jersey project for development of New York Harbor, was passed to-day by the Senate and sent to the House, Second-Class Matter Post Office, New York, N. ¥. PRICE THREE CENTS _ Miss’ McCormick DEVALERA SAYS |WARD’S OFFICE CALLED UP BY PHONE . BRITAN CARN DICTATE TORI Cabinet Considers Means io Back Up Churchill’s Threat to Reoccupy Ireland. CRAIG IN CONFERENCE. Death Toll of 13 Overnight in Belfast—Truce on Border Sector. LONDON, June 1.—Eamon De Va- lera to-day defied the British ernment. Winston Churchill's challenge Ireland to uphold the letter and spirit of the Peace Treaty, or be placed once more under British rule, answered by the Republican leader in emphatie fashion. “Mr. Churchill's threats do not af- fect us," De Valera declared. ‘‘We deny the right of any English au- Gov- to was thority to preseribe what Irishmen shall and shall not do."* The British Cabinet met at noon to-day to consider the situation cre- ated by De Valera'’s attitude, Earl Cavan, Chief of the Imperial Staff, was called into the conference. Steps to back up Churchill's threat of re- occupation of Ireland were considered. Sir James Craig, Ulster Premier, and Lord Londonderry arrived here to-day and conferred with Winston Churchill, They were to see Lloyd George just before the Premier's de- parture for Criceleth on a holiday. ‘The Premier, {t was learned, has been tempted to forego a badly needly hol- iday to tackle the Irtsh Impasse, but has been persuaded to take a rest before formulating British policies for The Hague ference. After Craig and Londonderry had talked awhjle with Churchill, they went to Downing Street for a confer: ence with Lloyd George, Lord Birken- head, Churchill, and Austen Cham- berlain. Following this meeting, it was an- nounced Lloyd George would probubly defer his departure for a holiday at Criccieth until Friday owing to the gravity of the situation, Leaving Downing Street after the conference, Sir James Craig said: “I was summoned to London to dis- cuss a point about Ulster which | am not at liberty to disclose to the pres: We Ulsterites and the Imperial Gov- ernment here will work in perfect harmony. “As for the South I do not know and do not care what is to happen as long as they leave us alone, I am not going to meet Collins or Griffith.” Craig will meet Lloyd George and other members of the Cabinet's Irish Committee at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. It was said there was hope that Craig would reconsider his de- cision not to meet Collins and Grif- fith. Earl Cavan, Chief of Staff, was summoned to the meeting to discuss protection tof the Ulster border as well as plans for reoccupation of the South it the treaty is broken. BELFAST, June 1 (Associated Press).—It was officlally announced to-day that in the course of starches in the Falls area the police arrested two persons in responsible positions who were found in possession of doc- uments which were being investt- nated, The result, it was added, might be disclosures of a startling na- ture. Advices from the Strabane front (Continued on Fifth Page.) ieee SECOND INCOME TAX PAYMENT DUE TO-DAY Fifteem Days of Grace, Then Pen- alty Is Charged, Good morning! This is June 1. Have you paid the second instalment an your income tax? Fifteen days more to look for a loop iole and then a penalty if you fail to come to the bat, June 15 is the last call, accord ing to Collector of Internal Revenue Bowers, who sent out a message from the Custom House tower yesterday Defaulters will be ruthlessiy pursued, he said. /ROOF GARDE! AND DEMAND MADE FOR Girl Who Sued Ward for $10,000 Found in Los Angeles, Says She Was Advised to “Find the Girl” Declares She Can Throw Light on the Mystery Leading to the Killing of Peters— Will Tell It, if Asked. LOS ANGEL June Martha Kendall, who once filed a suit charging criminal conspiracy against Walter 8. Ward, under bond at White Plain: Y., following his confession that he killed Clarence Peters for al- leged attempted located in the blackmail, has been Hollywood district by a Los Angeles newspaper. The police of Pittsburgh are sald to have urged the White Plains au- thorities to hunt for Miss Kendall in the hope she could aid them in the present case. Miss Kendall, a modiste, sald had not seen Ward for several years, she since shortly after his father, George! 8. Ward, a wealthy baker, settled with her out of court on her $10,000 sult for damages against his son. She asserted the younger Ward had broken into her apartment at- tempted to kidnap her. and “I can throw light upon the mys- tery, all right,’ the newspaper quoted Miss Kendall. “I know a few things that those interested in prosecuting Mr. Ward would Ike to know. T'll tell all I know if they ask me—not till then. She said she concurred In the opin- jon of 2 woman friend in New York, fis expressed in a letter received to day, She quoted this friend, whose name she ined to give, as having written: ind the woman and you'll the solution."* PITTSBURGH PEOPLE RECALL WOMAN IN THE WARD SUIT Miss Kendall Now Located in Los Angeles Was Wait- ress in Smoky City. PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 1.—Miss Martha Kendall, whose name entered the Walter S. Ward cuse to-day from find Los Angeles, was recalled by Pitts- burgh people closely associated with the Federal Baseball League five years ago. Ward's father was inter- ested in the organization. He was an official of the Brooklyn club. “There was a Miss Kendall who was a waitress in a restaurant near the hotel where Federal League play- ers were Quartered when in Pitts- burgh,” said William McCollough former secretary of the Pittsburgh club. "I recall she had Ward ar- rested, and he was taken before an Allegheny Alderman, but I don't re- member his name, From there the case went to court, I believe, but it never came to trial, I have heard it was settled for $1,000, not because Ward was guilty or was afraid to stand trial, but because in the base- ball situation at that time he did not want the publicity, I know he was not guilty of the charge.’ Careful search of the Allegheny County District Attorney's office failed to reveal any papers bearing on the case, nor was there a record of a civil sult. R, H. Jackson, who was District Attorney at that time, was later disbarred, and his chief assist- int, discussing the Ward case, said e had no recollection whatever of such prosecutton Superintendent John (. Calhoun, when asked if the Pittsburgh police id unearthed anything if thé case, eclured the PRttsbu ce had not teen asked for i and vould no investigation until hey We ked ee TUESDAY, JUNE 6th, OPENING OF HOTEL ASTOR 1,—Miss ® RANT. PAUL SPECHT Mad WIS ORCHESTRA. DANCING. _ =-Ady. RECEIVER REFUSE 10 GIVE UP DER BOOKSNSUBPOEN mtroversy Over Ledgers Finally Is Settled and Both May Use Books. Manfred W. Ehrich, recelver for the bankrupt brokerage firm of FE. E. Dier & Co., and his counsel, Saul Myers, -refused to turn over the books of the concern to the District day in compliance Attorney to- with a subpoena duces tecum served yesterday Although the United States Su- preme Court in a decision handed down last Saturday ruled that the District Attorney has a right to ex- amine the books, even though the firm is in a Federal receivership, Mr. Ehrich, who $s a lawyer, and Mr. Myers took the grounf that they could not surrender them, The controversy was finally re- ferred to Federal Judge Mack who appdinted Mr, Phrich recelyer of the Dier firm. Judge Mack sent for Mr. Dier firm. Judge Mack sent for As- sistant District Attorney Benjamin FP, Schrieber, At the suggestion of the Judge it was agreed that the District Attorney shall set aside a room in the Criminal Courts Building for the use of Receiver Ehrich, that the books and records shall be removed to that room and the District Attorney and his assistants and accountants shall have free access to them After the Grand Jury had adjourned for the day Mr. Ehrich sent up five of the Dier books. Mr. Schrelber sald there were in all and that he had b they would be delivered later in the day. The matter will be taken up before the June Grand Jury, which will be impanneled next Monday The receiver and his counsel did not see District Attorney Banton but fasued thelr deflance to Assistant Attorney Schreiber, who has been as signed to the Dier case in order to as certain If actions of members of the firm and {ts employees in bringing about a $4,000,000 failure call for criminal prosecution Mr. Myers suggested that the books be sent to the District Attorney's of- fice in the custody of agents of the receiver, who would supervise the ex- amination of the records and decide what might be used. “LE don’t kno’ interjected Re- ceiver Ehrich, ‘whether we would be right in that or not. Just show us what you want In the books and we will jet you have transcripts of them."’ “We can't do business that way,” retorted Mr. Schrieber, ‘'L insist that the books be brought before the Grand Jury. It is contempt of court to trifle with a grand jury subpo you have na the way But to the continued insistence of the Assistant District Attorney that the books be produced before the Grand Jury, the receiver and his at- torney shrugged their shoulders and finally stated that they would lay the matter Lefore United States District Judge Jul W. Mack, They in formed the Distr Attorney they would let him know by telephone of Judge Mack's decision, CASH, “QUICK” + Nathan Rozenzweig, Known as “Nat Ross,” Convicted Blackmailer, Ex- amined by Ward in District At- torney’s Office Here—He Is Not the Missing “Charley Ross.” Testimony was offered to District Attorney Weeks of Westchester County to-day him as Charley Ross—hounded him phone and through the mails. tending to carroborate Walter 8. blackmailing plot against him existed and that the leader of it Ward's story that « known te at his home and at his office by tele Late this afternoon all grounds for belleving that Nathan Rosenzweig a convicted blackmailer, also known as Nat Ross,” was identical witt Charley Ross was eliminated. Rosenzweig was confronted by Walter § Ward in a room in the District Attorney's office here. tively he had never seen Rosenzweig before. Ward declared posi- Other circumstances caused Assistant District Attorney Ferriss to state he believed Ward was telling the truth. ee eee) MR. AND MRS. HEARST GUESTS AT LUNCH AT LLOYD GEORGE’S Entertained To-day by Brit- ish Prime Minister at Downing Street. LONDON, June 1.—Lioya George entertained at luncheon to-day in Downing Street Mr. and Mrs, William Randolph Hearst. Roonaan VALENTINO FIGHTS BIGAMY CHARGE ON MEXICAN WEDDING State Bases Case on Marriage Relation With Miss Hudnut in California, LOS ANGELES, June 1.—Rudolph Valentino opened his fight to-day, against the bigamy charges resulting from his marriage to Winifred Hud- nut, The film lover, whose Mexican mar- riage to the performer's daughter, be- fore his interlocutory divorce from Jean Acker wi made complete, was to appear hefore Justice Hanby. Valentino's defense is that he and Miss Hudnut were married outside the United States, at Mexicala, where the ceremony was legal, Powerful film interests and wealthy friends are reported to be backing the star. The prosecution will evafaLt to show that the Valentinos lived to- gether as man and wife at Palm Springs after their Mexican marriage. Jean Acker, former wife of Valantino, will be a witness. Mexican offictals, Including Judge San Doval, who performed the ce: mony, refused to attend to-da: hearing, Indicating that in Mextoo the marriage is considered legal. Valentino received the interlocutory decree here Jan, 10. Under the Ci {fornia law he cannot legally remarry before the decree is made final, on or after Jan, 10, 1928 pee WIDOW OF SLAIN POLICEMAN TO Ae) UNDER THE fy, per Mra. Anna Hay, forty, @ y, Ey Tinton Avenue, Bronx, widows.” ddrt- man Douglas W, Hay, who was shot and killed while on duty May 18 In the Bronx, was taken to Lincoln Hospital oarly to-day suffering from appendicith She will be operated on as soon a8 pos. sible. She was at her home when the Her husband laye: a Stock Quotations Page 24.) Michael Frad!- day to die In (Complete on Rosenzweig was convicted, with another man last July of extorting money from a Wal! street broker “by threatening to expose him to public ridicule?” The name of the complain- ant was suppressed from publicatior fin the interests of justice. Rosen- eweig's attorney then was William J Fallon who has recently intervened in the Ward case as a representative of the family of Clarence Peters, w According to Ward was killed in,try ing to collect blackmail with “Charley Ross" and a “Jack,” a chauffeur Rosenzweig was put on probation by Judge Mulqueen sent to prison, His companion was Fallon made reference to his former client in saying he woul! produce Charley Ross, | For this reason, at! the request of Mr, Weeks, Mr. Banton had the pro- bation officers produce Rosenwelix here for the Westchester authorities. Rosenzweig was accompanied by his counsel, Samuel Rosenswelg. He denied any connection with the Ward case, Mr. Ferris telephoned for Wal- ter 8. Ward, who came quickly, ac- companied by counsel and exonerated Rosenzweig. ‘The confirmation of Walter Ward's story of the ugly manner in which the blackmailing demands were came from an employee of the, Bakery Company's headq rs in the Bronx, who stipulated hid identity should not be revealed lest he lowe his Job. W WARD WAS THREATENED BY PHONE, According to this man there were two men, connesied wilh the bakery business, who called on Welter Ward frequently: The first time he was told the two wanted to see him, Walter 3. Ward, the employee said, carep,. out of his office to greet thei. Oat" R the men motioned to him to silent and none of the three spoke up to the time the door of the private office closed on them. According to the Information, neither of these men resembled Clarence Peters, the man who was found shot to death on May 16, either in features or tn dress. Rather recently, the employee said. a telephone call was received by him. in Walter Ward's office. The caller asked for “the Chief of Police of New Rochelle." “This is the Ward Bakery Com- pany," replied the olerk ‘That's all right," said the volce at the other end, "I want to talk to the Aw there who eays he Is ohief of x {y New Rochette.” ef Ward is Chairman of the ¢ Commission,” said the clerk. ‘That's the man I mean,” he quotes the other man as answering. The clerk replied that Mr. Ward was out and offered to take a message. “Tell him,” he says the other man answered, “we want the money he owes us on that debt and we want it damn quick.” Then the connection was cut off not abruptly. Efforts to get a solution of the case centered largely to-day into