The evening world. Newspaper, December 21, 1922, Page 1

To-Night’s Weather—FAIRy THE NING \ INAL WORLD PE DITION OL. LXIII. NO. 92,236—DAILY. COLDE mrs iNew York Wortd) ress Dal jog Company. whe eeranoe Books Vee & an?| ASKS CONFERENCE DF BIG POWERS 10 DISCUSS FINANCES 11 Economic Questions Covered by Borah Amendment. (O GERMAN REQUEST. Shamber of Commerce Chief Says Suggestion Is Wholly American. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (Associ- ated PB ) A conferenc of the world ywers to consider economic questions, to be called by President ' Harding, for discussion of possible agremecents to establish more stable \) fiyancial and business conditions and xo to bring about a reduction in land ‘and sea armaments was proposed by Idaho, in to the Senator Borah, an amendment offered to-day pending Naval Appropriation Bill. German overtures through informal channels for American intervention to obtain a revision of German repa- rations schedules, reported in London despatches, throws the first definite Ught on the method by which Amer- jean influence is being drawn into a new attempt at final adjustment of the vexing reparations problem. American ¢ have reported that without support of the indus- trialists the Cuno Government could not stand and that a Socialist Min- istry must replace it, probably to be folowed by political upheavals, If the Cuno Government is supporting the informal efforts toward a new agreement with nee on reparas uions, the the view is taken in ' some quarters here that jt means rec- ] ognition in Germany that she must : pay the cost of the war as far as her capacity will permit and is prepared to do so. > DENIES GERMANY Republican, servers Ad ‘efore I ASKED U. S. TO FIX j REPARATION BASIS nerce Head mber of Com ys No Such Request Has be Come From Ther s H. Barnes, President of the Chambe of the United credits of Commerce f| States, in a statement to-day, | 1 1 ! } | entirely to American initiative the j | movement looking to a survey of | economic conditions in Germany to serve as the basis fc tions treaty He says it is a mistah attribute the suggestion to German Chancellor Suno and pledges his organization to the support of any action the United States Government is willing to take, "This report probably originates" he says, in the recognition by all countries that a definite se’ Sof the reparation problem w Ae oa considerable gain on the road to world recovery. It is natural that business organizations of the world should look for aid in determining reparations, to America, which re- fused ut the outset to share in re- parations, and therefore has no self- interest in the question “It is manifest that our American Administration is propertly exploring } every avenue of hopeful progress in reaching a determination, in accord with France and the other Alles, but it is certainiy a mistake to say that such efforts have been suggested by Pe Chancellor Cuno or (rom any German ‘ee authority. The action of the Ameri- n Government is certainly not based on German initiative, but is inspired undoubtedly by the belief that the peace of the world and the recovery of the Allies could be greatly facill- tated by a settlement of the repar tions question.” SSS | BRAZIL AVIATORS REACH NATAL IN NEW FLIGHT] jy, Latest Jump Brings Them 250 Miles Nearer Rio, {!, Dec, 1 pl new repara- NATAL, B : Proce) —The se in which Lieut are (Associated Sampaio ¢ rrefa, Walter Hinton and his attempting a fight from New York to Rio Janeiro, under j the auspices of The New York World, arrived here at 12.50 P. M. from Aracaty, which they left at 7.30 this morning. The distance is 250 miles. companions CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT TAKEN FROM HOSPITAL FOLLOWING OPERATION Former President Recuper After Removal of Gall Stones— Secrecy Surrounded Hines, WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Chief Jus- tice Taft of the United States Suprem« Court is recuperating at his home to-day from a serious operation several days ago, Mr. Taft was removed to his home yesterday from Garfield Hospital, physictans stated. The operation was for gallstones, it was said. Secrecy surrounded his illness, POKER SWINDLE here STARTS ROUND-UP |" OF GAMBLERS HERE... Arrests Uncover Ca Card Scandal] The verdict which Involving Several Hundred Thousand Dollars. The persistent boast of the present City Administration that there was no such thing as an established gam- bling house in Greater New York was met to-day by charges of Churles F. Meyer of White Plains against Mark Reardon of No. 150 West 68th Street, and Richard, Menden of No. 215 West 924 Street, who were ar- raigned before Magistrate Hatting in the West Side Court on warrants for them as common gamblers. The two wero arrested their homes last night by Detectives Fur- long and Lyons of Inspector Lahey's staff. According to the detectives Reardon lived on the top story of the 58th Street house and maintained the lower two floors as "club rooms.’ Reardon, for whom his son Mark Reardn jr., and Leon Levy appeared, was held in $500 bail to appear before Magistrate Hatting In Essex Market Court Dec, 29. Menden was held in $1,000 bail for a hearing to-morrow. In his complaint Mr. Meyer sald he had lost $50,000 to Reardon and Menden in two and a half years play- ing poker. He said he first knew Menden as a member of the Man- nister Club in which Honest Jobn Kelly was influential at No. 156 West 44th Street—the premises which were raided last night by Inspector Troy and his men as “The Active Repub- lican Club,""—and between January and November, 1920, lost $13,722 to players in games in which Menden was always a participant. His largest loss at one sitting was $1,600. Meyer said he first played in the Reardon home Feb. 4, 1921, and lost $300 that night. Reardon, rds and chips The limit and Menden al- said. Meyer said d his largest loss e Reardon home was $500, He always pald his losses with checks on the Harriman National Bank made out to cash or to Menden & Co. These checks were offered as exhibits in the case. Meyer made his complaint to Police Commissioner Enright yesterday af- ternoon. The Commissioner was shocked to learn of what seemed like a brazen defiance of the law and called in Chief Inspector Lahey, and the detectives were sent to court with Mr. Meyer to get the warrants. Meyer is also understood to have told the police officials that the Active «c ontinued on Second F The Largest Clearing House for Business “Propositions at he said, furnished the and took down a “kitty. Reardon he was $5. ways played, he seldom won at one time in tl A storehouse of valuable jn- formation is daily presented to business men through The World's advertisements. Number of ‘Business Opport ” NOVEMBER, 1922) Ue THE WORLD The Times.. The American.. The Herald, The Tribune.. ee WORLD over all combined 8,340 ads. —_— 70% of ab the “Basiness tiss” are printed tn. The World, WIDOW OF BRUNEN, FREED BY JURY, 10 START TEA ROOM Mohr, Convicted of Murder, Insists He Is Innocent as Sister. PLANS ANO’ THER TRIAL. to Make Sacrifice if One Had to Be Made. Serr ad i of The Evening World. MOUNT HOLLY, N. ie Dee. 21. acquitted Mrs. Doris Brunen of the murder of ‘Hon est John," the carnival man, and in its second breath found her brother, Harry C. Mohr, gullty of the crime in its maximum degree, with recommen- dation that he be imprisoned for life at hard labor, brought no surprise whatever to the people of Mount Holly. It was not only just what they expected, but was in complete accord with the Kalisch. But it was much of « surprise to both defendants, go much, indeed, to Mrs. Grunen that she collapsed in a dead faint when her brother, man- ucled to Constable Jacobs, his close companion during the eight trial da started from the cell. charge of Justice courtroom for his ‘As long as some one has to make the sacrifice I am glad it is me and not my sister,’ declared Mohr in his cell to-day. “I am just as innocent as my sister. I still believe I hav chance and I have not my faith in God. blow, relinquished This is a terrific but I know the whole case was nothing but a crooked deal to get me. I don’t understand how a jury could convict me after Justice Kalich’s in which he pointed out fhe danger of returning a verdict of guilty charge, on evidence given by Poweil, a self- confessed murderer “I proved where I was on the night of the tragedy. Brunen killed. twice. Once during an argument with a man I never wanted I saved his life I stepped between them just as the other man had drawn a Another time, one of the Brunen‘s circus was him when I grabbed took a deep gash myself “1 hope my lawyer will be able to get me a new trial. I have some new evidence to prove my alibi and I believe that I would be acquitted Throughout the early hours of the trial Harry Mohr conducted bimself as if he wero absolutely sure of ac- quittal, He was even a bit swagger- ing In his walk as he camo tn and went out, Twice he indulged in angry outbursts toward Hazen Brunen, bis sister's stepdaughter. But he quleted down perceptibly on the last day of court. He was obvious- ly wondering what his fate was to be when the prosecution was less than half way through {ts summation. He tried to appear only mildly interested, keeping his eyes anywhere save on revolver. Indians in going to stab his wrist, and (Continued on Eighth Page.) ARREST OF AUTOISTS WITHOUT 1923 PLATES BY JANUARY 1 ASKED Motorists Slow tn Getting Licenses and Tax Commission Requests Police and Sheriffs to Act. ALBANY, Dee. 21, A request to apprehend all per- sons who try to operate a motor vehicle in New York State on or after Jan, 1 without the 1923 registration plates was sent by the State Tax Commission to-day to ali Bheriffs aud police officiais in the State. At the same time it was stated at the office of the Motor Vehicle Bureau of the commission that automobile owners in the State have been exceedingly slow in se- curing the new plates, TELLS JURY HER STORY OF HOW HUSBAND WAS SHOT AT L. I. PARTY 2s ‘8% OSCAR A. HIRSH 4, werarone view co- MRS. HIRSH DENIES. ALL KNOWLEDGE OF SHOOTING HUSBAND “Love Birds’? Were “Drunk- est Persons in World,” Witnesses Say. (Special From a Staff Correspondent of The Evening World.) MINEOLA, L, I., Dec. 21.—Mrs. Hazel Hirsh took the witness stand in h before the noon recess to-day and made a general de- nial of the r own behalf just charge of felonious assault for which she is on trial before County Judge Smith and a jury in the au County Court House. Miss Hirsh was indicted for an al- leged attempt to kill her husband, Oscar Wallie Hirsh at a party given on the lawn of the home of Miss Reine Davies at Freeport in June laast. Mr. Hirsh was shot and for a time his life was despaired of. Mrs. Hirsch, blond and very pretty, said she J only a vague recollec- tion of any of the happenings at the party. admitted she had con- sumed considerable liquor. Previous witne s had testified that both she and her husband were very drunk. The only thing she said she remem- bered was that she missed ‘Wallie”’ from the rathskeller, where they were drinking, and went outside to search for him, She said she saw him sitting on a seclu bench on the lawn, mumbling and fondling a pistol She ran to him, she said, and there was an explosion. When she again became conscious sho was in the Freeport Jail Everything was like a am, the defendant testified, She did not re- member '**Wallie’ kicking her In the face or hitting her, as previous wit- nesses had testified When you get ks in you, you are not the ed person (Continued on Second Page ) SHORTEST DAY IN YEAR IS TO-MORROW BY NOT QUITE ONE MINUTE Winter Solstice Usually Occurs Dee, but One Day Late This Year. To-morrow will be the sh: day of the year, Beginning § day, day by day in every way the hours between suurise and sunset rtest tur- will become nereasingiy and better, and the upward climb to spring and warmer weath be on in earnest. The winter solstice ordinartly occurs on Dec. 21, but this year {t occurs to-morrow morning at 9.57 o'clock, according to Weather Forecaster Scarr. As a con quence, to-morrow will be nearly a minute shorter than to-day or Saturday, To-day the sun rone at 7.20 A. M, and wil! aot at 4.38 P. M.; to-morrow It risen at 7.21 ond sets at the samo time, longer will NEW ‘YORK, “THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1922. Fatered as Second-« Vout Office, New York, N, ¥. To- Morrow's wi ther—FAIR. PINAL EDITION WORLD Mattor PRIC® THREE CENTS Club Women Protest Against Return a Arbuckle Films — CLUB WOMEN CLAIM UPSHAW’S DEMAND OFFICIALS Say “Pardon” Re Reverses Posi- tion Taken at Federation Meeting at Chautauqua. CANNOT FORGIV HIM. Opposition at Many Points; Clergy Say “Give Him a Chance.” BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec A meeting of the City Federation of Women's Clubs has been called to consider the reinstatement of Roscoe “Fatty’’ Arbuckle in motion pictures. Mrs. Charles Siegesmond, chairman of the moving picture committee of the federation, to-day declared that the organization would oppose the re- turn of Arbuckle, “We have been deceived by Will H. Hays," Mrs. Siegesmond sald. “Ke Promised the women gathered at the National Convention of Federated Clubs, in Chautauqua last summer, that Arbuckle would not be permitted to reappear in moving pictures. He hak reversed himself. The Buffalo Federation of Women’s Clubs will of- fer vehement objection to the reap- pearance of Arbuckle on the public sereen MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 21--"Com plete oblivion,” as far as the public is concerned, is demanded for Roscoe Arbuckle, film comedian, by the Fifth District Federation of Women's Clubs, A copy of their statement was sent to Wiil Hays, chief of the motion picture industry, and Jesse Lasky, head of the company wiheh formerly distributed the Arbuckle films LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21.—Roscoe (‘Fatty’) Arbuckle, comedian, was making ready to-day for his re-entry into motion pictures after Jan. 1, while members of the Los Angeles District Federation of Women’s Clubs announced they could ‘‘not recede from their opposition” to his plans, After Will H. Hays, titular head of the motion picture industry, an- nounced here yesterday that Arbuckle might have another ‘‘chance" to make good, the Los Angeles District adopt- ed a resolution affirming a previous one opposing his reappearance |n pic- tures. Mrs. J. C. Urquhart, President of the district, stated that although Ar- buckle, at his third trial in San Fran- cisco, had been acquitted of causing the death of Virginia Rappe, screen actress, the testimony ‘was of such a character as to bar hii fore appearing before a decent, specting public.’ WALLA WALLA, —Pictures showing Wash Roscoe Dec. Arb ckle (Continued on Fourteenth I MORE THEATRE OWNERS SURPRISED BY “PARDON” Say Public Opinion In Generally Opposed to Arbackle The following statement was made to offices of the Motion Pitcure ‘The Owners of America self -explanator day at the atre in regard to the Hays's decision in allowing one atty’’ Arbuckle to return to screen: “We, at the natic Iquarter of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America, were much surprised te learn of the Hays’ mov natate Roscoe ‘Fatty’? Arbuckle as a mo. tion picture actor the same was] revealed to us in article pape 8 theatre owners, ving the only direct contact w public, we know of no n development to change the minds of the people ‘of the Arbuckle situation “As the public alone constitute the judges of what should or should not appear on the screen, t Ameri people will determine whether or not they want the Arbuckle films. “No act of any official can make up the public mind. Telegrams coming to us indicate general opposition to the return of Arbuckle to the screen and we are now awaiting a more gen- eral expression opinion, an th same ts being obtained from the pub: lio by theatre owners {n different dis- trictn."" | Eh Urged by Additional Grand Jury Time Wasted Trying to ‘Convict Ur Under Mullan-Gage Act, It Finds—Hits Big Enforcement Cost. After consideration for a month of the countless cases of alleged violations of the State Proaibition Law, the Additional Grand Jury to-day handed up to Judge Francis X, Mancuso, sitting in General Sessions, a resolution calling for the repeal of the Mullane-Gage Enforcement Act. In the presentment the Grand Jury @ stated that it was the opinion and conviction of every member of the body that the time and efforts of Grand Juries are wasted in the con- sideration of cases of alleged violation of the Prohibition Law and should be devoted to the consideration of mat ters of more practical and serious character, The results obtained under the State enforcement law are utterly incommensura with the amount uf ate money expended tn its enforcement, they said “Hearing of these cases costs the county $800 a da said the resolu- tion, ‘and only one ont of every one hundred cases rosult in indictments. five out of every hundred al- leged violations under the State law are thrown out ‘There are 1,800 of these cases still waiting for the con- sideration of anoth jrand Jury, and Ninety the time and efforts of this jury will be wasted too."* The resolution went on to say the es are properly recognizable in the Federal courts, particularly in view of the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court that cases can be prosecuted in the State and Federal courts for the a.me offense, “We suggest the enactment of a law other than the Mullan-Gage Act,"’ went on the resolution, ‘that would be more in sympathy with the Bigh- teenth Amendment."’ ‘The presentment was the result of the work of a committee of the Grand Jury comprised of Willlam C, Cox, Milton H. Ernst and John T. Egan, amsisted by Assistant District At- torney Richard Murphy. Judge Man- cuso declared he would send a copy of the resolution to the Governor and othera to members of the Legisiture. FLOODS WHITE WAY |MEX. PETE JUMPS WITH BOGUS HOOCH:| 64 POINTS IN WILD 'U.S.AGENT’GONE| “CHANGE TRADING oe Water and Tea Labeled Gin and Whiskey Dispensed by Thousands of Cases. this Lynch” has cleaned up by time and is far, far but inquiries continue to pour into the Custom House about Mr. Lynch, who, as a customs in- the probabl away, ppresenting himsel spector attached to Searching Squad, has been selling water and tea labelled ‘gin’? and "Scotch’? In the Ww Light district In wholesale quantities. People began to call up and write In about him a week restaurant tail dressmak ore, and saloonkeeper r#, milliners, ticke. speculators, law- yers, hotel clerks and house detec ives, theatrical agents, actors, song cab starters, writers, box office men, doormen—all sorts and conditions of people complainiy at they had been stung by Me. byt ‘The complaints were referred to In spector Albert ©. Hokensen, in eharg of the Searching Squad, who called on some of the complainants, He found their stories identical in every in tance It 1 ar J, Gynel" early in Decembe senting him self 48 aA customs Inspector and show ing forged creder Id well to sev eral persons cases of real gin and real Seotch whl price w the be erae custom : m with the names of friend 1 wrote letters recommending his goods. From nun f victims who have reported it seems likely that there were a number of "J, Lynches’’ working at once and in the pursuance of a widespread conspiracy, It would not pay to water a few cases of alleged gin and cook up tea for a few canes of alleged whiskey, J. Lynch sold hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cases and made deliveries in the early part of his operations. Recently no deliveries were made, the bogus stock probably having been ex- hausted, n every instance Customs mre pretty gore about the affair, not only because a the customs nervice al his activities but because so m people in the wise part of the city so readily as mimed that a customs be crooked nspector could Erratic Oil Stock Lives Up to Its Reputation Without Much Effect on Market. On transactions totalling only 1,000 shares, Mexican Petroleum this forenoon gave another of its notori- ous upward spurts on the New York Stock Exchange by soaring sixty- four points. bast night the stock closed at 258, This morning it opened at and before the end of the third hour of business it reached at times jumping as much as twenty between sales. It later reacted to 312. The only interest the spectacular jump created in brokerage les was directed toward what action authori- ties of the New York Stock Exchan may take to remove the ssue from the trading list Several weeks ago the Pan-Ameri can Company, which had owned a majority of stock in Mexican Pete offered shareholders of the latter the right to exchange one share of their stock for two and one-half shares of Pan-American ck So m ny share eum were of Mexican Petrol exchanged under the terms of this offer that Pan American now owns 95 per cent. of Mexiean P common stock, This means that ther are only slightly more than 20,090 shares of the latter avail ing purposes, | ahares are so closely held that prob ably not more than 2,000 or 3,000 r re actually in the market at this time So much Mexican Pete stock 1 owned by the Pan-American Company the income account of th mer will, according to reliable mation, henceforth be cor with that of Pan-America Before thel ast offe te exchange a violent upwa in Mexican Petroleum, curred to-day would been a matter of erable concern te brokers at large, and would probably have had unfavorable effect on the general market. To-day, how- ever, the general list remained totally unperturbed Nevertheless, in brokerage circles there was outspoken criticism of now that pty infor olidated ms ment as move such have an wu thorities of the Exchange for permit- ting such a spectacular performer to remain on the trading list of the Ex- change when, it ts argued, gyrations such as were witnessed to-day cannot help but bring opprobrium on the Ex change, HAYS PROMISED 10. TAKE DRY OATH SHOCKS THEM BAR FATTY WHOLLY Repeal of State’s Liquor Law | with 500 Bootleggers at Cap- ital, Drys Plan to Smoke Out Secret Drinkers. WANT ALL DRY IN FACT. Believe Many Who Voted for Prohibition Have. Hidden Stock of Hooch, By David Lawrence. (Special Correspondent of The Eve- ning World.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (Copy- right).—Representative Upshaw’ s speech calling upon all officials of the United States Government, as well as the Governors of the several States of the Union, to take the dry oath themselves has tended to bring out into the open one of the most perplexing phases of the entire Pro- hibition question. , For it is an open secret that al- though Prohibition ts the law of the land and the National’ Capital is the centre of law enforcement and respect ‘for the statutes, the use of Hquors in Private parties attended by officials, high and low, is not frownéd upon, There Is a clash between pubic duty and private sentiment, Mr, Upshaw of Georgia is the fret to challenge that attitude of officials which seeks to impose the Prohibition Law in the abstract eense while coun- tenancing the use of liquor privately. No intoxicants are served on the tables of high officials in any public func- tions but, a8 the Washington Post, an Administration newspaper, said not long ago, “‘a census shows there are about 500 bootleggers in the District of Columbia and now if we could only have @ census of thetr private cos- tomers,"* the fact of considerable drinking of intoxicants could not be denied. But the law doesn’t prohibit drink. ing. Officials who use lquors can very well say there is no restriction in the Constitution or the statutes against the use of liquors or even thelr purchase but simply thelr man- ufacture und sule. The question raised by Mr. Upshaw of Georgia is that officials should, however, set an example and refuse to buy any So fur as stopping the boot- trade, the cutting off of the National Capital's supply of Ilfeitly. sold liquors would be a mere trifle In the entire bootlegging trade of the country The theory of Mr, Upshaw and the other drys who do not like to see Government officials drinking at all is that they will be better able te enforce the law if they privately be- Neve in it. There wets who think fust the opposite, namely, that € Government officials found them selves absolutely cut off from alt liquor supply they would better un- derstand (he public sentiment of those localities where the Hquor laws are openly flaunted by state officials as well as the most prominent citizens nf the community, nnings Bryan ts ohe of who have been in official life to champion the dry cause ity but to practice what he hed. He used to keep a book on liquors. legging Willlam the not few only hand so that any of his friends could sign the dry pledge whenever the im pulse moved them, It has frequently n charged that of the many so- called drys in ie House and Senate who voted the Volstead act as the Kighteenth Amendment have kept a private supply of Mquor since In their homes or in thet: offices. One local newspaper not so long ago won a good deal of ill-will on Capitot Hill by publishing photographs of empty liquor bottles carried aw from congressional buildings by the garbage man from time to time. There are of course hundreds of em- plovees in the capitol other then those who have a vote and there is no certainty that any or all the bot tles came from the legislators them selves, But the presumption of Mr, Up shaw that officials are not doing ali they might themselves to discourage pootlegging in the District of Colum. well many as