The evening world. Newspaper, August 30, 1922, Page 1

END OF ANTHRACITE STRIKE IS AT HAND Cie To-Night’s Weather—FAIR. VOL. LXIII. No. 22,140—DATLY. Lopyright Copyrigh a (New York Worl) by Besse iblisbing Company, NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1922, _ PRICE THREE CENTS Actor Made Statement to Woman as He ta Dying in Street WOMAN WINES DISCOVERED WHOHEARD DYING STATEMENT OF MURDERED MOVIE ACTOR Actor’s Sweetheart Frankly Champions Ac- cused Movie Man in Statement—She and His Wife Agree That Scuffle Preceded Shot —“Deserved What He Got,” Girls Says. Capt, Dinan of the Edgewater, N. mess in the killing of Jack Bergen, Friday nigat, had been found. J., police said to-day that a new wit- movie actor, by George Walz Kline, Her name was not disciosed, The woman is said to have been passing the Kline home when Bergen tumbled down the steps, mortally hurt, and fell upon the sidewalk. She ran to aid him and it is understood that Bergen made a statement to her which is regarded by Prosecutor Hart as very materia! to the crime. Though Charles Scullion, brother of ® Mrs, Kline, has admitted going stairs when Bergen confessed his timacy with Mrs. Kline and attemp' to justify it by saying that “‘all women were alike,’ and bringing down a revolver which ne handed to Kline, there have been no indications as yet of action to be taken against Rime The first cobevent stutemeny was made by Mre. Kitné to-dul. Mrs. Kline insistea that her bus- band's tale of an agreement to fight a duel in « dark bedroom in their home was true and that what she heard in- dicated that his story that Bergen treacherously tried to shoot before the light was extinguished also was true. There was no muterial difference in Mrs. Kline's statement from that of Miss Thornton, Bergen’s former sweet heart, as published for the first time in The Evening World yesterday. Miss Thornton to-day added to that state- ment and came out frankly as a cham- pion of Kline in the tangled tragedies of the Kline household. WIFE ANGRY AT STORY OF AF- FECTION FOR ACTOR. Mrs, Kline dénied with angry indig- nation Miss Thornton's story that she had been unduly affectionate with Bergen before the affair at the St. Regis Hotel at Saranac “There is a lot to be said about that girl,” Mrs, Kline said. ‘More than that, she is not telling the truth. She will get hers at my husband’s trial.’* William D. Mackay of Hackensack, President of the New Jersey Senate, who has been retained by Kline, said to-day that hereafter all statements of the Kline family would be made by him. He denied a statement of Miss Thornton that she also, had re- tained him. Prosecutor Hart said to-day he would not comment on the additions made by Miss Thornton to-day to her statement of yesterday, so that It now conforms to Mrs. Kline's story of an agreement between Kline and Bergen to fight a duel in the dark. In the 100 names drawn for jury service at the term forty-nine are women dicates a mixed jury, particularly as it 4s understood both prosecution and defense want women on the jury that tries Kline. Prosecutor Hart insists that certain persons have not told the truth about what took place in the Kline home and intimates he may make additional arrests if the facts are not forthcom- ing by to-morrow. Mrs. Kline had talked to no one of the shooting except the prosecutor and detectives until at her home last evening, frequently in tears, she told reporters of her love for her husband, to whom she referred as a “big man, Sixth Page.) _ (Continued BURGLARS’ NOTE TOLD VICTIM HE’D BE SURPRISED Stationer Found It Pinned to Door—-True Enough, Store Was Looted. When Saul Liberman, erates stationery store at No #76 Prospect Avenue, Bronx, and lives upstairs, went to open the who op front door of his place of bust ness to-day he found a note pinned on the door reading “You'll be surprised.” He was, On opening the door he found that burglars had looted the yj Dlace to the extent of $500 worth his stock a She Snipes Street police were U.S. ANDN. ¥. CITY AT WAR ON ARREST ‘OF “DRY” VIOLATOR Patrolman Lasek and Deputy Kerrigan Punch Each Other Over Prisoner. As the result of a row and a fi to-day between Patrolman John § sek of Inspector Lahey's staff and Prohibition Enforcement Agent John Kerrigan over the arrest of a chauf- feur and the taking in charge a truck load of whiskey, an application will be made this afternoon for a warrant for Sasek’s arrest for interferring with a Federal officer. An order will also be asked from the Federal Court for the custody of the prisoner, Lous Lisman, and also of the truck load of whiskey valued at $5,000. Both whis- key and prisoner are now in the cus- tody of the city authorities. In announcing his intention of ap- plying for the arrest of Sasek, United States Assistant District Attorney Palmer Canfield in charge of Prohibi- tion enforcement prosecution told the enforcement branch that the time had come when there must be no further interference with them by the police, that the Federal authorities must work absolutely independent of the police and when there was interfer- ence by the police, if necessary to use force to stop it. The prisoner in the case was ar- raigned in Yorkville Court by Patrol- man Sasek. He was held in $500 by Magistrate McGeehan. Later Palmer Canfield, Assistant United States Dis- trict Attorney appeared and asked that the man be remanded to the Federal authorities. He was told that the case was closed and the police had jurisdic- tion Daniel J. Kenneally, the Fedora! Agent, says that he followed the truck from Tenth Avenue and 40th Street until it stopped in front of the Medico Distributing Company at No. 482 Bast 75th Street, and then climbed upon the a running board and interrogated the chauffeur. When he did this he says Patrolman Sasek appeared and claimed the prisoner Kenneally telephoned the local Pro- hibition headquarters and Agents Ker- rigan and Stafford were sent up. Ker- rigan says when he endeavored to take the prisoner Sasek truck him and he struck back, There was a lively fight for a few minutes and two other po- licemen sent for by Sasek, arrived from the East 67th Strebt Station. Sa- sek claims that Kerrigan pulled a re. volver on him The fight settled, there was an ad- journment of all parties to the Bast 7th Street Station, The Federal agents reported that they were treated with scant courtesy there, While they were reporting the arrest Louis Lisman of No. 1550 55th Street, the chauffeur of the truck, was taken to Yorkville Court, where he was held —_ TRE WORLD TRAVEL BURFAU, Arcade, Pulltzer (World) Bullding, 53-63 Park Row, N. ¥. City Telephone Beekman 4000. Check room for baggage und parcels open day and night. Money ciéers and fravelles# checks Loz salesmAdri, /OHNSONLEADS MOORE BY 31,000 IN SENATE PRIMARIES Apparently Successful in the Hardest Fight He Has Experienced. LEAD STEADIL Y GROWS. Opponent Asserts Late Re- turns Will Change Figures, Defeating Senator. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 80 (Asso. ciated Press).—Senator Hiram John- son continued to increase his lead over C. C. Moore during the morning count of yesterday’s voting in the race for the Republican Senatorial nomination The figures from 2,344 precincts of State's 6,695 gave Johnson, 104,- 74,819 Franetsco, th ‘11: Moore, an Johnson's home town, with only eight precincts un, showed a plurality of nea him. Moore had conceded 960 here reported, 20.900 fo Tohnson Heturns from-ios An, “8, Claimed by Moore adherents as a stronghold, came in slowly, Moore claimed 10,000 plurality in Los Angeles and half as much in San Diego. Returns this morning showed Moore about 3,000 ahead in Los Angeles, with only about a third ofthe precincts reported and slightly behind in San Diego County, fourth of the precinsts in. sssmen who had contests had a with about AN Cong in their districts apparently safe margin for renomination Friend W. Richardson, State Treas- was leading Gov William D, Stephens in their race the Republican Gubernatorial nomination. The latest count gave Richardson 68,224 and Gov, Stephens 67,908. The figures were from 1,904 precincts. On the Democratic ticket William J. Pearson of Los Angeles was unop- posed for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator. District Attorney Thomas Lee Woolwine of Los Angeles had the lead for the Democratic nomination for Governor. For 1,180 precincts the vote stood: Woolwine 7,411: Mattison B, Jones 2.754 Moore, in a statement early to-day, said: ‘The result still is tn doubt and indications are that it will be very close. Our success depends on returns from Sonthern California. The pre- heard from are John- urer, early to-day tor cincts alre: son strongholds “Hiram Johnson's star is rapidly on the wane, if indeed it has not al- ready set. ‘The boasted majority of his managers of 175,000 has vanished and the Senator is fighting for his political life, hoping to win by a nar- row margin. Whatever the final re- sult may be, the back of his political machine has broke! Broadcast Publictty With Absolute Privacy 1s Possible ossible when answers s are directed to ss. Sunday World ave the broadcast accrues to advertising ver 600,000 homes, The above is to_advertis: a World box a advertisements publicity that that is read i Employers » + business reasons prefer thata > ‘Help Wanted” Pieeattaeme addressed to a box address a red of absolute privacy WORLD ADVTS? LAST MONTH. Than Any Other York Newspaper. 142,147 60,916 s°: IT IS WELL TO REMEMBER SUNDAY WORLD IS READ IN. 600,000 HOMES JAPANESE CRUISER SINKS IN TYPHOON WITH 300 IN CREW nina Virtually All Hands Reported Lost in Disaster Off Kamchatkan Coast. DESTROYER TO TO SCENE, Loss of Niitaka Is ¢ Is Confirmed in Reports to Admir- _alty. TOKIO, Aug. 30 (Associated Press): —The Japanese cruiser Niitaka went! down ina typhoon off the Kamchatka) with virtually all hands, according to confirmed advices received by the Admiralty. coast Aug. 26, The naval report said that practt- cally none of her crew of 300 was Tho destroyer Maki has been ordered to the scene of the disaster. saved. The Niltaka 18 a second class cruiser of 3,420 tons displacement, in 1901, Gs cei lili 500,000 IN CHICAGO ASK FOR CHANGE IN 18TH AMENDMENT More Than Thirty-Nine Per Cent. of the Signers Are Registered Women. (Special to The Bvening World ) CHICAGO, Aug. 80.—The com pletion of the beer and light wine Petition will be celebrated to night at the Coliseum, More than 600,000 names — twice as many as are necessary—have been obtained for the petition asking the State to put to the voters in November a proposed modifica- tion of the Eighteenth Amend ment, allowing the manufacture of beers and light wines. The pe- tition will be exhibited in the Loop to-day until 3 o'clock, when it will be started for Springfield. It is said that more than 39 per cent. of the signers of the petition are registered women voters. pe Sa el AMUNDSEN GIVES UP FLIGHT THIS YEAR Explorer Plans to Hop Off Next Spring. NOME, Alaska, Aug. 29 (Asso ciated Press).—Capt. Roald Amund sen, Norwegian explorer, has definite- ly abandoned for this year his plan for an airplane flight from Northern Alaska ross the North Pole to Spitzhergen or Grant's Land, but plans to hop off next spring. This became known to-day with the arrival here of the coast guard cutter Bear from Point Barrow. Tnunched FIRE DEPARTMENT CHAPLAIN WHOSE . LONG CAREER ENDS FATHER W'GEAN, CHAPLAIN OF FIRE DEPARTMENT, DEAD Priest Long Noted for Deeds of Bravery and Many Charities. The Rey. Vincent de Paul McGean. for many years a chaplain of the New York Fire Department, and rector of the’ Church of St. James, at No. 23 Oliver Street, died to-day at the ree tory. He was forty-six years old With a mass of curly jet black hair above his florid face, 6 feet in height and weighing over 250 pounds, Father McGean was a gallant figure of a man. For ten years and more he was a chaplain, he never failed to appear among the first in response to a sec- ond alrm’ in any part of the city, called from his fectory by a gong above his bed. When the department was motorized, he refused to accept an automobile, saying the horse nnd wagon which the departnient had fur nished him suited hlin better The records of his acts of bravery before and after his appointment are a part of the history of the dangerous fires of the city in the last twenty years. He found time in the midst of his pastoral duties and ndance at (Continued on Second Page.) T N T Hooch Threatens to Blow Roof Off Police Station in Brooklyn 120 Quarts Imitate Manhole Explosion—Afraid to House It, Cops Pour It Down Sewer. One hundred and twenty quarts of what acted like T N T, whica an enterprising Brooklyn pootlegger had mistakenly concocted as a bever- &ge, was poured down a eewer to-day by police of the Poplar Street Sta- tion, that borough, in the fear that the roof of Police Headquarters would be blown off if they didn’t, The concoction, which had been se-zed tures weeks ago, was in large milk cans and all last night had ar\itiously deen imitating exploding mantole covers, The hooch was so active and noted 80 resentful over ita seigure that none of the regular police boozo Stations would accept it, charge of the station at 13! yeoo!ving Thora in Bireat and Harlem River turned 1: down and then Union Market Station oft! claln paid “nix,” Finally, Cap! Hubert Callahan of tho Poplur Strsot Station wes afraid that the sews! into which {t was poured ulso woul? refuse to aocept it in its present state,|in the warehouse of Danie! We be thinned {% out by mixing albio, 60 Chapel quart of water with every of heome before destroying | ouren, the usual ¢ hundred pop-eyed nessed the ceremony an: smell, but the aroma was that several found thety (vr ting thiok, Several ing the sewer led to, The boose was selsed by uate f about fiv: w d the strona njey the police ‘atle, at Chapel Street, Brookiya, 4 get-| LOCAL COAL MEN DEGRY FAMINE IN CITY SFUEL SUPPLY Confident. ‘Situation Will Be Cleared Up Before Leaves Fall. SOFT COAL AVAILABLE. Mayor's Committee Asks Hearing on Rapid Tran- sit Breakdown. e Be Optimism pervaded the atmosphere of the local coal companies’ offices to- day, big dealers expressing confidence that the situation would be cleared up in a few days more and the apprehen- sions of persons who fear the chill of next winter will have been dissipated before the leav begin to fall. One prominent coal offictal, who re- fused to be quoted, was asked what the people of New York are going to do to get conl, “Depend on the Lord and soft coal,’” he replied, and then explained that soft coal can be had now and it will burn suffictently to give the desired results. He explained further that for many years soft coal was burned throughout the West, both in the household and the factory. He said it would be two months before any coal was actually for household heating and hy that time the seareity needed will have ended. In substantiation of this latter op- tin the coal merchant said that that in May, 1902, there was a coal strike. Mining was resumed in Octo- ber and by November coal was avail- able. By the following January he de- clared the strike had been entirely for- gotten. “So you see it is easy to catch up once we get started,"’ he con- cluded. In other sections of the coal indus- try in this city it was stated to-day that coal dealers have contracted for the importation of British coal and Virginia coke. These coals have been bought at top notch prices and if the Pennsylvania strike is settled soon, they will be caught with the imported product on their hands at prices at which they cannot sci! it, “We are taking a gambl another coal mei chant declared, “and while the coal is not being mined, we are losing thou- sands of dollars a day, so you see this strike is of no benefit to us, no mat- (Continued on Sixth Page.) THREE STRANGELY SLAIN WITH IRON BAR; HOUSE ON FIRE Wounded Man Notifies Po- lice of Murders-—Is Held on Suspicion CANTON, ©., Aug. 30.—Two women and a man were murdered and another man wounded here early this morning by an unknown man, who lay in wait for his victims and struck them down with an fron bar am they entered the houan, The murderer escaped. The dead were Mrs. Freda Burns, twenty-seven Frank Burns, her husband, twenty- five; Mrs, Mary Nola, twenty, Luther Armstrong, twenty-two, suffered 4 severe scalp wound when the fron bar wielded by the murderer struck him 4 @ancing blow, When Armstrong and Mrs, Nola on- tered the Burns home, where Mrs. Nola resided, @ man hiding !n a room Just off the hallway, felied Mrs, Nola with a blow and then struck Arm- strong with the tron bar, eccording to tho story told police hy Armstrong, whom the pollea are holding on mus- picion pending further investi The bodies of Mre, Burns and husband were found 4 «4 rooms, The heads of « were orushed, "The jr used by tho slayer was found } 6 the door, Polloe say Mrs. 1 he husband were sepprat A pile of rags and wa.tr room in the house was biase evidently having bee. rod by the murderer with Intent to hide wvi- fens of his oxime, the pulicc assert. PRODUCTION OF HARD COAL DELAYED BY 0 Ne SMALL ITEM AS TODURATION OF CONTRACT Further Conferences to Be Held in Philadel- phia Expected to Reach Agreement on Point at Issue—Record Output Is Pre- dicted in Two Weeks at Most. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Associated Press).—When spokesmen for the anthracite operators and the miners’ union left Washington in the early morning hours to-day, after all-night conference, the only obstacle remaining to prevent resumption of hard coal production was sald to be a dispute over the length of time through which wage contracts would run, RUMOR OF “STICK” INPUNGH AT STORE OPENING! THEN OT Three Hurt Before Reserves Get Crowd Out of Narrow East 42d Street Shop. The Truly Warner Hat Company opened to-day what its oflcers char- acterize as their most beautiful store at No, 24 East 42d Street, after hav- ing announced in advertismnts this morning that they would serve a col- lation to customers and other callors. ‘The result was « small riot and panto, severe injuries to three men and a summons to the Vice President to appear in court to-morrow and an- swer a charge of having violated the corporation ordinance In arranging « collation a punch was added to the beverages, and in less time than it takes to tell it rumors began circulating through 424 Street that the punch had a “‘stick’? in it. ‘This was denied by officials of the company, but the denial didn’t have any effect on the remult. The store in 125 feet deep and eighteen feet wide. There is no exit and the entrance is like the neck of a bottle. Hundreds of men, women and children piled into the store until there were too many inside for move- ment and three youths were pushed through « large plate glass window in the rear of the front show window. The three were painfully cut The sound of crashing glass was the signal for a concerted effort to reach the street and the result was a panic and riot of no mean proportions. Po- liceman McNeil could make no head- way against the milling crowd and sent in a call for help Capt, William H, Ward of the East 35th Street Station came on the run with his reserves and they were forced to fight their way Into the store. They usecseded in restoring order and get- ting the crowd out Policeman MoNell served the sum- mons on Edgar D. Gould, Vice Presi- dent. He will be arraigned to-morrow in Yorkville Court. The injured were Frank Hinstein, twenty, of No. 1758 Park Place, Brooklyn; Thomas Connolly, nineteen, of No. 199 West 1884 Street, and An- thony Nathan, elghteen, of No. $26 East 87th Streot, All were treated for lacerations and went home. Real Estate Ads. — FOR THE — Sund: World MUS: be in The World Office FRIDAY Before 6 P, M. The mine operators, who have stoutly Ineisted that arbitration be adopted to fix permanent future wage levels, proj Lewis, the miners’ chief, has flatly re- fused to consider, aban- Gonea the position in the informal ais- cussions last night and early to-day, atter Senators Pepper and Reed of Lice age had given them assur- hat Congress intended setting i a past commission this winter which would officinlly investigate all phases of the industry and perhaps in some measure lay down a basis for wage payments, The employers did, however, insist that if work were resumed with war- time wage scales in effect, against the levels of which they protest, the new contract would terminate on April 1, 1923, and that wages should be readjusted then. Mr. Lewis, for the miners, desired @ much longer term through which to maintain the war-time wage rat which were in effect last April when work was suspended In the anthracite regions, The tentative discussion ended with this agreement unsolved, but with the arrangement to put the decision up to the responsible groups which speak for all the miners and all the employers concerned, Before leaving Washington, Mr. Lewis and 8. D. Warriner, spokesman for the anthracite operators, conferred with Becretary of Labor Davis and general optimism was expressed af- terward over the outlook, Govérnment officials familiar with the industry said, however, that an agreement could not be expected to re- suit in more than normal production of first week or ten das per cent. of a rd coal for the after the mines ‘are opened, and that a month probably Would lapse before the output reached the pre-strike daily average, Tt {8 said that while neither Lewis nor Warriner fs empowered to sign, they have agreed to the terms laid down and will recommend to both sides that they accept them. Pending the conclusions of the gen- eral representatives of both the em Ployers and the employees tn the an- thracite industry, it was further agreed the text of the suggested set- tlement proposal would be withheld, The miners and operators will con- ider the matter in separate gather- ings, Tho belief here ts that the further conferences on the subject to be held in Philadelphia would begin to-mor- row, Mr, Lewis left here for Phila- delpiia, but expected to go on to Soranton during the day, making it unlikely that he could take part in Any discussions in PhilniIphia before to-morrow PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30—The sub-committes of the anthracite mine workers’ scale committes will con- sider here to-night the liest sug Gestions offered for settling the pro- tracted in the har industry, Representatives of tly ferators are also expected to tas up 4 onoe the consideration of the sug- weotions made iy Washington late last suspension a a ©