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5 SBI FERRY CRA Ce ea | | | SHED BY GRAND REPUBLIC a eal a To: Night's Weathee—THUNDER SHOWERS, = Sse —— — | Vor. LXIII. NO. 22,115—DAILY. Copyright (New York World) by Press Publishing Company, 1922. She [© Circulation Books Open to All.” NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1922. Cclorld, To-Morrow’s Weather—FAIR. WALL STREET# S13 yen! WORLD | “Circulation Books Open to All. {QUSTED FROM CITY J0B FOR NOT BOOMING HEARST + High in Elk Order, Asked to Canvass Lodges Through the State, Expenses Paid and City ' Salary Continued—Masons, Knights of Co- cq ” ni’ lumbus and Other Orders to Be “Worked. bie | h we Mayor John F. Hylan is using the fraternal order influence of his rm tdappointees in the City Administration to further the Interests of the ‘political aspirations of William Randolph Hearst, is the open charge made Mby George A. Colgan, who was summarily removed last week from his f01$5,000 post as Deputy Commissioner of Public Markets. ‘Mr. Colgan charges that Mayor Hylan, through his confidential adviser, tl Francis P. Bent, who holds a lucrative job in the Board of Estimate, tried fe to force him to furnish a copy of the roster of Brooklyn Lodge of Elks, No. 22 of which he is a trustee and of every other lodge in the State fland asked him to make a tour of the State visiting every lodge of Elks S An the interest of Hearst. Hiv expenses were to have been paid. he says, ow salary was uehave \wh gaid aie SS eq Mr. Colgan further charges, on inioruation received irom Bent, that BiMoyor Hylan has asked city officlals owing their appointments to him +4 te eapttalize their popularity or standing in the Masonic Order, the Kulghts ragof Columbus, the Order of Moose and other secret and fraternal organi- ‘gations to the advantage of Hearst. Je (The City Record lists Francis P. Bent, of No. 781 Bushwick Ave- 4 ‘nue, Brooklyn, as a director, attached to the offiee of the Secretary ty of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, with a salary of $7,000 @ year.) After a conference with Mayor Hylan at the City Hall this afternoon Mr. Bent denied the truta of Mr. Colgan’s statements. Previously Mr. Bent had refused to “diginfy” them by discussion, ayor Hylan telephoned me,” said Mr. Bent, and told me Colgan had given out a statement and asked if I had seen it. I said I had not. He asked me to come over to the City Hall and showed me the statement After I had read it he asked me if there was any truth in it, ‘Your honor,’ I said, ‘it is false from beginning to end.’” The charges of Mr. Colgan are contained in the following statement which he sent to the reporters’ room in the City Hall at noon to-day: “Mayor Hylan, in a statement yesterday, is quoted in to- day s newspapers as follows: ““Balse assertions are being made in hostile newspapers that Pressure has been or is being put upon municipal officials in favor of one candidate or another for the Governorshiv or refrain from foliowing their own inclinations. At no time have I exercised personal or official pressure or used threats or inimidation for the purpose of influencing or controlling the judgment of any municipal official on behalf of any candidate for the Governor- ship “The Mayor is either in error or forgetful On Wednesds Ys June 7, | was requested, through his representative, Director in the Beard of Estimate Francis P. Bent, to call at his office in the Municipal Building. | did, After | met Mr. Bent, he said: “*The Mayor has requested me to ask you to take a man » — along with you and go up through the State, visiting every Elk if) Lodge in the interest of William R. Hearst. ““T know that you are prominent in the Order of Elks and a trustee of Brooklyn Lodge No. 22. I want a copy of the roster of 3rooklyn Lodge and all the other lodges in the State. All your expenses will be paid and your time and salary in the Markets Depirtment will go on.’ “I stated to Mr. Bent: ‘I will not bea Party to this request because | could not and would not use the Order of Elks for such a purpose. I have never done so and would not do so. Also, I alwi.\s pay my own expenses on any trip | ever take.’ “Mr. Bent replied: ‘This same request i: being made of others in Masonic, Moose Order and the Knights of Columbus in favor of Hearst.’ “I replied: ‘I do not care what others may do. 1 could not be a party to such a request.’ “Mr. Bent then said: ‘Won't further?” “L replied: ‘I'll sleep on it.’ “Mr. Bent then said: ‘It would be to not ignore the Mayor's request.’ ” Besides diplomatically calling the you consider the matter your interest if you do ‘ Mayor a Mar Mr, Colgan, who is a a\nghting Democrat, does not, in his, HINT TO AMERICA statement, indorse the accurac assertions made by Commissioner at IN BRITISH NOTE TO OTHER ALLIES Markets O'Malley in his letter dis- missing the Deputy Commissioner, LONDON, Aug. 1.—Great Britain to-day dispatched to France, Belgium which reads: ind Italy a note “Pursuant to our conversation, 1 regret exceedingly that your personal business is of such a nature as to take the In- tjup @ great deal of your time which | separability of International debts. An hq You ought to give to the city's busi-| inspired section of the press declares of Mess and that, therefore, your con-|/! & ‘‘plain hint to Amerca,"' nection will cease at the close of buai- e note was to have been de WM ness this day.’ ivered to the United States as well, Ai Mayor Hylan's protestations of | but at the eleventh hour it waa with. “\innocence of trying ta influence hix{ drawn. Reason for the withdrawal {yappointees contained In a statement’ was given—that it might have been construed as a request for remission (Continued on Twenty third Page.) of Britain's debt to America, N.Y. CENTRAL TURNS DOWN BY HYLAN, COLGAN CHARGES, | HARDING PLAN 10 REINSTATE STRIKERS WITH SENIORITY President Smith Asserts Road Will Stand by Loyal Men, but Others at Conference Here Refuse to Be Quoted. Committee of Rail Executives Drafts Reply to President— Indications Are Definite Understanding Is Reached. CINCINNATI, Aug. 1.—Officials of the Big Four Railroad announced here to-day they tad received a telegram informing them that H. President of the New York Central Lines, announced at the meeting of the railway executives in New York te day that the Central full oad would ne le from thetr Position regarding sentority. The telegram said Mr. Smith tod the railexecutives who are considering acceptance of President Harding's plan for settlement of the rail strike that the New York Central would support the old employees who remained faith- ful and the new employees who have made possible the transportation strike” Smith, continuation of during the shopmen’s These three points, it was empha- sized at the White House, constituted merely the basis for a settlement and the President in transmitting them to B. M. Jewell, leader of the striking shopmen, and T. De Witt Cuyler, Chairman of the Association of Rail way Executives, sent a letter ampli- fying and explaining them. This let- ter yas not made public at the White House. The Associated Railways ecutives, representing virtually every railroad in America are drafting a reply this afternoon to the proposals made by President Harding for the settlement of the strike of their shopmen, The personnel of the committee delegated to draft the reply was not made public when the association re sumed its conference at the Grand Central Terminal following luncheon While no definite announcement has been made, it is known a strong feeling haa developed against mee! ing the terms of the proposals President Harding, Executives who refused to be quoted for publication privately declared ther 8 as ab- solutely against the unconditional taking back of strikers and allowing them to retain their seniority in the service, “It can't be done in justice to the men who have remained loyal and {n justice to the men w since the strike have come nto the employ of the roads, “was the expression used by one executive, who explained that fully 25 per cent, of new men Hired are ex-service 1 One executive when asked regard- ing the chance of seniority being re- stored to strikers taken back sald “There isn't a chance In the world.’* The temper of the executives was evident at the morning session, Loud bursts of applause were heard at fre- quent Intervals, following the reading of the proposal by Presiiont Thomas DeWitt Cuyler. It was learned at the recess for luncheon t these out bursts were caused by members vote ing opposition to this provision of President Harding's plu While no executive { udmit a vote had been taken upon the pro posals, the appointment of « commit- tee to draft a reply was c¢ red as indicating that the 148 ré entative: of the roads had reached a definite understanding Secretary of Commerce Hoover pre sented President Hard eace pro- posals to the conference {n the Grand Central Terminal building at noon The executives met at 11 o'clock to listen to the proposals, The Secretary remained in the (Continued on Second Page.) HARDING'S THREE PROPOSALS TO END RAILROAD STRIKE Men to Get Jobs Back With Full Rights; All to Obey Labor Board. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (As- #).—President Hard- ing’s proposal for the ending of the rail strike provides with ref- sociated Pre ence to the big controversial point that ‘‘all employees now of strike to be returned to work and to their former positions with seniority and other rights unimpaired,"* This was revealed in an an- nouncement from the White House giving the basis of the Ex¢ settlement plan ag fol- of sentority 1—Rallway managers and work- men are to agree to recognize the valldity of all decisions of the Railroad Labor Board and to faithfully carry out such decisions 48 contemplated by the law. 2—The carriers will withdraw ali law suits growing out of the strike, and Railroad Labor Board decisions which have been In- volved in the strike may be taken, in the exercise of recognized rights by either party, to the Railroad Board for rehearing. All employees now on strike eturned to work and to their positions with seniority The representatives of the carriers and the representatives or the organi- zations especially agree that there will be no discrimination by either Party against the emplo: did or did not strik former and other rights unimpaired EN FIFTEEN KILLED IN HEAD-ON CRASH OF THO TRANS Locomotives Rebound, Hurl- ing Tenders Into Cars of Sunday School Picnic Party. CINCINNATI, persons Aug. were reported injured In a 1.—Fifteen killed and 50 head-on collision to-day betwe n a Negro southbound excursion train and No, 11 Cmeinnati, passenger the Northern train from Dayton, on Lebanon and Ratlrona at Lester Station, a suburb of Cincinnati, to-day The flve cars and the locomotive southbound in, composed into the northbound special three train of cars, several Negroes to a Sunday school picnic at carrying hundred Highland Grove. The a terri! two trains came together wit ic force, telescoping each other The splinter s, ripping crash, and hiss of steam was followed by ams of the Injured, The ¢ were entangled, twisted into eacl tier and presented a terrifying os pect as who were within tl zone of the crash ran to the scer » render atd Most of the fatalities were . the negro occupants of the train bea excursion party, members of ark Avenue M, EB. Chur Whe scomotives rushed toge sounded from the impact, hurl ing the tenders back through t in the rear Word was telephoned tmmediate to Cincinnati and five ambulances, life-saving squads and patrolmen and firemen were rushed to the scene, Great Hole Burst in the Front Of Grand Republic in Collision THREE DI, 100 POISONED BY ARSENIC IN CAFE FOOD singe es Former Cook Held as Material Witness—Two Girls and Man Dead, Others Stricken, After Luncheon—Arsenic in Deadly Quantity Found by Chemists in Pie Crust. One man and two girls died to-day as the result ‘of having arsenic In food served yesterday at luncheon in the Shelburn Re at No, 1123 Broadway, 100 other patrons of the were poisoned and some still are in a serious condition. Following the report of chemists that arsento in deadly quantities was at the owners No. eaten aurant More than restaurant SIGNALS BROUGHT NO RESPONSE, SAYS REPUBLIC CAPTAIN found In the ple crust served restaurant, the restaurant took Charles Abramson, thirty, 720 De Kalb Avenue, Brooklyn, former pastry cook in the place, t "I eau the offlee of District Attorney Banton, |QONly Danger Warning An- swered When Too Late to Avoid Smash. who ordered the man held as a ma terial witness. According to the story told District Questioned regarding the collision Attorney Banton, Abramson was between the excursion steamer Grand Attorney, Banton, Abramson Jett IAst | eeoublic andithe serryboat (Chautau Saturday, His place was taker AUS CARE TR BMifh er thu Chauiad Louls Mandell of No. 113 East ua said: We were mak the slip Street. Mandell told the District A a eo torney he found a large quantit ind the right of way when we were tough yesterday. He used this in t {t amidship on the starboard side by pastries and pies. the Grand Republic, Our main deck When scores of customers we was stove in for six or seven feet, our stricken by the poison, owners t : i estuurant rushed a sample of t ipper deck n rly as mu and we pastry dough to a firm of chemist have been damaged below the their report was that the do in- | water Hine."" ined “arsenic in deadly quantit Capt, William Lewis of the Grand As the detective was arrest Abramson, a telephone message cat tepublic mai this staterr t We om the police in Palisade, N. J iw othe Chuutauqua and pilot tating that Bernstein had d ew a long blast, meaning that the 2 result of poison and that he t rand\ Republia futended to hold eaten in the Shelbura Restaurant y any irse and 7 front of the ferry Shortly after his patrons starte at, ‘There was no resy and he tropping over after i, Sarmue nalled again that we tended exel, One of the proprietors of t traight ahead. A PR gers ant, rushed a sample of the t to Bendimer x hlessin respon nd oJ ™ 4 mists, at Third Avenue and Ter mminent. 1 ordered the danger sig t, To-day the chemists reports blown, The Ch saat 6 findiag of arsenic in deadly quar wledged that, but it sin the samples submitted hen to avoid a collision. The | 4 report was rushed to the Boar epublic's momentum the et Health, but not gatisfled that the which carried the Chautauy —_ downstream had by that time made a (Continued on Twenty-first Page.) collision inevitabl Entered ass Post Office, EDITION PRICE THREE CENTS cond-Clans Matter New York, N. ¥. GRAND REPUBLIC WITH 1.261 PASSENGERS ABOARD CRASHES INTO CHAUTAUOUA WITH 400 Panic Quickly Follows on the Big Passenger Ship—100 Boy Scouts Who Were Bound for Bear Park With the Others Help to Soothe the Excitement—Two Girls Jump Into the River but Are Saved — Both Vessels Claimed Right of Way. “Colgan Hands Bombshell to Mayor Hylan The Erie Railroad ferryboat Chautauqua, carrying 400 pas- Sengers angefifteen vehicles, was rammed on the starboard side by the big wooden hull excursion steamer Grand Republic, which had 1,261 passengers on board, 200 feet from the Chambers Street ferry slip at 9.25 o'clock this morning. The prow of the hull of the Grand Republic went half way through the men’s cabin of the ferryboat, tearing a hole thirty feet wide. LIST OF WOUNDED ® No one was Injured on the ferry- boat but a score or more of the ON GRAND REPUBLIC |“ OBTAINED BY POLICE Following is a lst of the injured on the Grand Republic as obtained by Police Inspector Underhill and Capt Sexton, in charge of the Police Re serves from the Beach Street Sta- tion ANDERSON, John, nine 19 Bergen Street, Brookly tusion of back. ARATA, Lena, sixteen, of No, 832 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn; submer- sion; to Broad Street Hospital. Res cued from water by Sam Krinsky of No, 807 Manor Avenue, Woodhaven, L,I. BELL, 1011 n, of No. n, con- Celia, twenty-six, of No. k Avenue, Hoboken, N. J.; sprained, Rebecca, Street; fifty, of Firth contusions of NEY, Robert, twelve, of No. 3 Bast 162d Street; contusions of back and left leg; to Broad Street Hospital HICKMA?D 64 Hull Str of left foot HICKMAD 64 Hull Stre HICKMAN, , Gladys, thirteen, of No. t, Brooklyn; contusions velyn, elght, of No. ; contustons of left foot Mrs. L., forty-seven, No, 64 Hull Street; syncope; Broad Street Hospital HIRSCHY, Alcide, fifty-five, of No. und Republic's passengers required medica! treatment elther for physical hurts or for hysteria, Two girls thrown from the top deck of the Grand Republic into the river by the shock of the collision and cued revived at were were r unconscious and lator Broad Street Hos- pital, A panic followed the collision on the rd part of the two upper decks of the Grand Republic which extend right out to the bow. These forward lecks were crowded with excursion- ists bound from the Battery for Bear Mountain who had chosen their posi- tions for the view and the air, Half a dozen were hurled bodily onto the upper deck of the ferry boat, Many children were trampled in the ush aft which started when it be- came apparent that the Grand Re- public was certain to strike the ferry- boat, Neither boat was injured be- ow the water line and both were speedily made fast to piers, to which the passengers hurried. The captains and pilots of both craft involved in the collision claim they had the right of way. All wit. nesses agree that signals were ex- changed and both the Grand Repub- lie and the Chautauqua continued at full speed, the navigators of each trying to cross the bow of the other, 3 3 Jackson Avenue, Jersey City; punctured wound of left wrist; to Beekman Street Hospital. MOLLER, Arthur, thirty-six, of No, #807 Park Avenue, Hoboken, N J.; lacerations of left wrist. O'ROURKE, Michael, forty-five, of No, 7 West Street; sprained right ankle until the Grand Republic was within thirty feet of the ferry boat. Then the wheels began to move backward and the speed of the big boat was slackened, but her momentum, even against @ strong ebb tide, carried her into the collision, GRAND REPUBLIC'S BOW STOVE O'ROURKE, Mrs, Michael, fifty- IN TEN FEET, two, of No, 7 West 16th Street; con-] The bow of the Grand Republic tusions of left knee wus stove in for 10 feet back of the SCAANGOSKY, Julia, seventeen, |prow tut above the water line. Fol- of No, 897 Third Avenue; submersion lowing the ilision the Chautauqua rescued from river by Sam Krinsky; |was headed against Pier 19, at the tu Broad Street Hospital foot of Warren Street, where the pas- SAL HilaMeight, of No. 1905] sengers were helped ashore by polices Bergen et, Brooklyn; contusions |men and longshoremen. Later the t ferry boat made her slip under her Esta twelve, same ad-]own steam and the vehicles were dis- 88; COL ns of right eye charg SALTZ, Sarah, thirty-five, same ie Geand Republic under her owa address; tusions of back. made Pier 17, at the foot of Murray Street, where she was tied up the outer and many of her Where Shall I SAMMeaROra LUETING CARLES TA nEEe ° dar surgeons from Volunteer, Broad pend My Vacation end Steet, St. Vincent's and Gouverneur Ho: tals attended to numerous rey . . women and children suffering from his Summer? ty apices fae et 9 one uised by jumping from the Grand R wblic t ths upper deck of the Many leave Chautauqua at the moment of the col- sntil the last moment, | lsic ar aliboita; Chautauqua left the Pavonia F ¢ minal in Jersey ¥ at 9.20 o'clock, acation ata different place} There was a thick hage on the river h sume The World's Resort} but the view of the pilot was not Ads. mention the accommodations} seriously impaired. On many. prevt- attractions at hundreds of places [U4 mornings the Chautagque and the - |Grand Republic had passed each tead t ads, t of t hambers Street slip “su ZR land the navigators of neither veasol D AQ6 rae rat sor neee lonia pettoulen uttention te ahatanee 2,4 6 ReSGRrs Lea E eee Oe they Rorcroachne tat point. 56 “) More Than the Next Hoth Capt, Smith of the ferry boat 1 J av Highest Newspaper. Jana Capt. Lewis of the Grand Re- public claims he had the right of Pee Med, sitore Macecieniens On Chee SS5 ay, Th te eatablighed thet eaek Gale ather New pork oewspapers combined. s whietle, Indicating that he intended RS ETHERS RD Ly PA rel ae Ie