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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25
CHILD SLAYER TOLD
OF ROWS IN HOME
Mrs. Dunn Said Husband Had
Left Her.

PITrsTIEI.D, Mass. July 24.-The State
in presenting evidence In the trial of Mrs
GLADYS G. Dunn for the murder OF her
child. Joseph Allan Dunn. Jr.. called to-
day as its first witness Thomas T.. Bligh
OF the State district police, who told of
his visit to the home in Lenox on the
day OF the alleged murder and OF a
statement made to him at that time by
Mrs. Dunn.
According to Bligh. Mrs. Dunn said
she and her husband had quarrelled and
that he had left her. returning only the
night before the shooting. The morning
of the shooting they quarrelled again
and she attempted to use a revolver, he
quoted her as saying. but was prevented
by her husband.
Later In the day, following another
quarrel, the officer said Mrs. Dunn told
him she obtained possession OF the re-
volver and shot the child as it was sit
ting in it's wicker chair. She then tried
to shoot herself. but found that the
brute" had removed tho clip, leaving
only the one cartridge in the chamber,
with which the child was shot. Mrs
Dunn then said that she had taken
chloroform and was unconscious for a
time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25
SHIPPING STRIKE IS
NEAR SETTLEMENT
Union and Owners Both Talk
Of Misunderstanding and May
End Trouble To-day.

There is every indication of the ma
rine strike being settled to-day. An in
formal meeting OF the representatives OF
the American Steamship Association and
Of the striking stokers, oilers and water
tenders will be arranged for a discus
sion OF the situation this morning. The
strike is all a misunderstanding and the
alleged differences will be adjusted sat
isfactorily each side thinks.
The closed shop has been the obstacle,
or rather the idea that the union de-
manded a closed shop had been the b.
stacie, that kept the boat owners and the
strikers apart.
The engineers have been threatening
to strike and have orders TO do 80
August l, their national president, Will
lam S. Brown, said yesterday. unless the
ship owners meet their demands. This
matter. Mr.. Raymond said. could be
settled amicably, and he added that n
number of the engineers had protested
against their own union having any
affiliation with the strikers
A small number OF firemen. oilers and
water tenders aboard the Santa Marta,
one Of the United Fruit Company's fleet.
in from South and Central American
ports yesterday, shouted their intention
of quitting ship as soon as she locked
when they were urged to do so by fire.
men on a picket boat ranging alongside.
The strikers conceded a point. how
ever, in complying to the request of the
Shipping Board to furnish crews to TAXI
across six ships loaded with mich cows
for the French people in the invaded ter
ritory. Three of these ships are in New
York and three in Boston. The crews
will be furnished. the union promised. on
tho condition that the men be allowed to
quit as soon as they are returned or to
continue work II the strike Is settled
while they are voyaging. In the latter
event they are 10 receive the increase
from the date of settlement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25
NEW BOARDS NAMED
BY GOV. COOLIDGE
Wy1an Attorney General
and AttUiH a p. S. &.

Boston. July 25.-Immediately after
the Propagation OF the Legislature this
morning Attorney General Henry c. Att
will resigned. and was appointed Public
Service Commissioner to succeed Joseph
u. Eastman, now an Interstate Com
merce Commissioner. Gov. Coolidge ap-
pointed Henry a. Wyman OF this city
Attorney General to succeed Mr.. Attwill.
Mr.. Wyman is a professor at the Boston
University law school and was formerly
an Assistant Attorney General.
Gov, Coolidge appointed the following
to serve on the commission to investigate
street railways.
Robert +. HerTiyN OF Milton. Charles
G. Washburn of Worcester, George W.
Anderson of Boston. Oliver Prescott of
New Bedford and James l.. Doherty of
Springfield. Senators appointed were
James f. Cavanaugh, Leonard T. Hardy
and John Walsh. The representatives
were w. A Kneeland. L. Weston Allen.
g. J.. Young. Il. J. Maloney and w. II.
Mcdonnell. Salaries viii be fixed by the
Governor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25
GUNS READY TO END
ARMY PRISON STRIKE
Troops to Make Inmates at
LeavenwOrth Return to
Work To-day.
Special Despotch 10 THE Sun.

Fort LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, July "a
II is apparent to-day that definite in
structions have been received for
handling the striking prisoners in the
disciplinary barracks.
The attitude of the officers of the
prison indicates that when the prisoners
are ordered from their cells tomorrow
and told TO go to work the order will
be obeyed.
Prisoners committees to talk matters
over would have been welcomed yes
terday. Col. Sedgwick Rice, strolling in
front OF the prison to-day a confident
would have nothing to do with their
committees.
The air of confidence IL due in part to
the arrival OF additional troops from
Fort Riley, Camp Dodge and Camp
Grant to reinforce the barracks guards
tomorrow when the prisoners are re-
leased from their cells to go to work.
But the firm hand of Gen. Leonard
Wood is seen by some in the method TO
be used in breaking the strike. He is be-
lieved TO have outlined the policy Of the
prison officers. giving it defniteness and
force.
The additional guards arrived at the
barracks last night and to-day Machine
guns have been set up and the soldiers
surround the barracks.
An order to fall out for work will
be given to the prisoners, Col Rice said,
and a guard will be placed over each of
them to compel obedience.
The newly arrived troops. however are
prepared for fight. Members of the
permanent prison guard also are con-
not be subdued without fighting. Some
OF them believe the leaders are pre-
pared for combat with knives and dyna-
mite.
All beds were removed from the prison
cells yesterday TO prevent the strikers
using them as hiding places for knives,
firearms ar dynamite. Prison officers
would not admit after the removal hav-
ing foun1 any weapons. but it was ru-
mored almost every bed had a knife
hidden in the clothes.
Whatever develops in the crisis to-
morrow this will be the last strike OF
prisoners in the disciplinary barracks
Col. Rice declared to-day.
"The strike will not end when the
men go to work" he said We are de-
termined this time to quench radicalism
and wipe out the soviet as 1t is called
One OF the two prisoners caught while
attempting to escape last night died
early to-day. Both prisoners were
wounded by the guards who fired al
them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25
DECISION RESERVED
In INCOME TAX SUIT
Judge Knox in the Federal
Court Hears Arguments on
New York Law.
LEGALITY IS DISPUTED
Proceedings Pave Way for Ap-
peal to Highest Tribunal
at Washington.

Federal Judge John C. Knox heard
argument and reserved decision yester4
day on the motion Of Charles d. Newton,
State Attorney General. to dismiss tho
suit OF the Yale & Towne Manufacture
ing Company OF Connecticut, which chal-
longes the constitutionality OF the New
York income tax law Argument was
brief. 1t laid the foundation for argu-
ment before the United States Supreme
Court in October. The Oklahoma case
with cimilar issues is expected to reach
the Supreme Court at about the same
time.
DO you really believe that the act as
drawn is CONSTITUTIONAL asked Judge
Knox of James s. Y. WINS, Deputy state
Attorney-General. at the close of the
hearing.
We'll" responded the States repre-
sentative. the Attorney-General be-
lieves 1t to be his duty to test the con-
stitutionality of tho act in the highest
court If that becomes necessary"
Archibald Cox and Louis II. Porter,
counsel for Yale & Towne, argued
against the constitutionality Of the law
on two principal propositions. as fol-
lows:
The provisions of the law relating to
the taxation of non-resdents are incon-
sstent with the Constitution because
they discriminate against persons who
are not residents.
The provisions relating to the taxation
Of non-residents are inconsistent with
me due process clause OF the Constitu-
tlon because they seek to tax persons on
property beyond the jurisdiction Of tie
State OF New York and within the juris-
diction Of other States.
From these premises the lawyers
argued that II is not within the power
OF the State to levy any tax wha tever
within the Constitution. they argue. it
cannot be used to levy tax that dis
eliminates against non-residents.
The lawyers grouped alleged discrim-
nations under three heads, as follows:
The denial of the personal exemption ct
$1,000 for single persons and $4,000 for
heads OF families, The withholding of y
percentage of salaries or income at the
source as they are paid. Deductions
from gross revenue to ascertain taxable
revenue which are allowed to residents
but not to nonresidents.
The cause Of the first objection is
likely to be removed by an amendment
to the law when the New York Legisla-
ture meets in January. Gov. Smith Is
In favor of extending the personal en-
emption to nonresidents.
Mr.. Wins questioned the rights of this
plaintiffs on technical grounds. He as
serted that suit should have been brought
by a taxpayer instead of by a corpora
ton which objects to being compelled to
act as a Withholding agent for its nom
resident employees. He declared that
residents of New Jersey and Connecticut
who earn their livelihood in New York
city should be willing to bear a share OF
the burden of supporting the State gov
eminent. He added that the law had
been framed with the idea of exacting
from nonresidents sums in exact proper
ton to those required from residents ami
not a penny more.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25
CUTS HOLE IN A CAR
TO GET REAL LIQUOR
Enterprising and Thirsty
Borer Is Caught, Though.
Special DespotcA TO THE suS.

BALTIMORE. July ga sealed and
locked freight car has no terrors. at lea st
not for one enterprising bibulous person.
who was tipped off that said car con-
tained sixty barrels of high proof liquor
with millions OF kicks. 1t required but
a moment for the fortunately Informed
one to procure a brace and bit last night
and make an immediate attack upon the
floor of the car by boring through and
puncturing the bottom OF a barrel filled
with the rare fluid.
The energetic one, who had been tor
tured for months with Nightmares OF tho
prohibition enforcement, filled recepta
cles with more than forty gallons Of
rye. and probably stopped his labor az
love only when his game was discovered
by an employee of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The bored hole was neatly plugged
with a piece of broomstick. The liqu'r
was the property of a distilling company
and was in u ear on siding.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25
POETIC BURGLAR SET
FREE FROM SING SING
Ex-County Clerk of Queens
Also Among s Paroied.

Six Sing Sing prisoners whose SEN
fences had been committed with a condi-
ton OF parole we're set free at the prison
Yesterday after a meeting OF the State
Board OF Parole. Among them was
Abraham Roth. convicted OF manslaugh-
Ter in this city. who had served eight
years. The board also authorized the
parole OF Alexander Dujat, former County
Clerk OF Queens. whose sentence for
bigamy OF from one to three years ha 5
been cut 20 nine months and will expire
In August.
There were fifty applications for pa
role. all Of which were approved. This
is considered unusual and was said to be
due in each instance to the good conduct
OF the prisoners and the cheerfulness
with which they performed prison labor.
In addition TO Roth. those whose SEN
fences were commuted by the Governor
included Patrick Kenney and Thomas
Davegan. both convicted of grand lar
ceny In this city; Frederick Lawson. con-
victed here OF burglary: Meyer Gerber
and Ralph Danuzio. serving eleven years
for a conviction In Rockland county.
lawson was the prison poet, his verse
appearing in the Star-BuHetin, the Sing
Sing magazine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25
ULMAN Is POLICE "RAFFLES. "
discovered as Purchaser of $40.
900 Field Day Tickets.

Julien Stevens Ulman is the Million
aire Raffies" who for the last two weeks
has been buying IS worth of tickets for
the police games at Speedway Park,
Sheepshead Bay, from every policeman
who approach ed him.
Fourth Deputy Commissioner Frederick
A. Wallis. In charge of the Police Day
Field Games. found out on Thursday that
Mr.. Ulman had expended $4,000 for
tickets and that 1t was he who had been
buying tickets from the policemen in
five dollar punches.
Mr.. Ulman lives at "a East Eighty
first street He is one of the leading
men in the leather industry. with offices
at 81 Cedar street
Another man who bought $4,000
worth of tickets was r. A. c. Smith,
formerly Commissioner OF Docks and
Ferries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25
8 CENT FARE IS
QUACKENBUSH HINT
Suggests That Here, With One
Cent to City. at Hearing
in Washington.

WAsHINGToN. July 24.-Eugene y.
Foss. former Governor of Massachusetts
advocating Government ownership of
all public utilities and James L. Quack-
enbush, counsel for tho marlborough
Rapid Transit Company Of New York
who declared Mr.. Foss's proposals were
stuff and nonsense" gave the Federal
electric Railways Commission Today
the liveliest session since It started its
investigation OF the condition of street
railways in this country.
Private ownership has fallen down"
Mr.. Foss asserted. There is left only
public ownership with private operation
or public ownership and operat This
primarily means better democracy
We have got to democratiZe our trans
portatiOn; then we have got to de-
nocratize our industries. otherwise they
will be In the condition they are In
abroad"
Put n stop t. this cheap talk, TO this
old stuff " retorted Mr. Quackenbush.
THE thing to do is not to talk buncomhe
but to recognize facts. Unless we can
get an increase in fare between now
and January IL means receiver for the
Interboro. II you are going to do some
thing get busy. Put little oxygen
into the patient and then II a major
operation is necessary perform It,"
The other witnesses to-day were ]. y,
Mortimer. president OF the Milwaukee
| Electric Railway and Light Company.
and James .. Carr of Pittsburg, for
| merly member OF the New York up
State Public Service Commission. A
! letter from Thomas a. Edison was read.
in which he said
THE ironclad contracts between the
reads and cities made In pioneering days
under normal conditions have no pro-
tective clauses against the greatest
change that has taken place In CEN
turtles, due TO the world war.
The municipalities can exact their
pound of flesh II they so desire. with IN.
ultimate bankruptcy of these organiza-
tons, but the spirit that is now abroa d
In the world is against this We are all
| trying to play fair II suffer we must
let US all suffer alike. " prosperity
comes all should participate In a like
manner"
Taking up the present condition OF the
Interboro, Mr.. Quackenbush said the
company would be 5000 600 short on
January l OF meeting it's fixed charges
on cent fare He declared the com
pany had borrowed to it's limit and had
nothing b"vond a possible $4,000, 600
III we scr"pe the box" He suggested a
universal S cent fare in New York 1
cent TO go to the city TO enable IL Ia
moot nxed charges on its interest in the
property. He also declared there should
be reasonable adjustment on surface
lines where inordinste profits might be
made on such fare.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25
SPEEDING CAR COULD
LAUGH AT DRY LAW
Wine and Whiskey by Case
Punched With DriUer.

Special traffic officers have been as
signed TO catch speeders in the vicinity
OF st. Nicholas avenue and 1Slst street,
II developed at traffic court yesterday
One OF these officers. Motorcycle Patrol
man Edward stevens. said that a short
time after he went on duty a big car
came careening along at a rapid rate,
imperiling pedestrians and other We
hicles. and as II came near him side
wiped two other machines. Stevens said
he called to the driver to stop. but the
man gave no heed. Stevens made a run
ming jump aboard the machine and
seized the emergency brake. hating the
car
There were five cases of champagne
and whIskey on the car floor. he said,
and the driver was drunk He arrested
Charles A. Wadsworth. garage owner
OF Midland avenue, Bronxville, who
was driving, and William w Bagley, a
broker, of the Hotel Gramatan. Bronx-
vile, for interfering with the arrest OF
Wadsworth. Bagley apologiZed Z" '''a
court and was discharged. Wad p 80
was held in $500 ball for into ...,un
and paroled on a charge ~ reckless
driving.
Miss Caroline Ross. tAcer. APP
peared against Louis Llndenbaum, a
chauffeur, Of 173 Clinton street. charg-
ing that he drove his machine over her
foot, fracturing several bones and caus-
ing her to cancel years engagement.
Lindenbnum was fined $50. and being
unable to pay was sent to the Tombs
for ten days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25
DRUG AID DOCTORS
CALLED BOLSHEVIKI
Propaganda Urges Addicts to
Avoid Repatriation.

ALBANY. July 24.-Walter r. Herrick.
Commissioner of tho State Department
or Narcotic Drug Control, charactcrizes
those physicians who are carrying on
propaganda against the registration Of
drug addicts as the Bolsheviki OF medi-
cine
"a propaganda is being waged among
the addicts in New York city to instill
into their minds an uncalled for fear of
registration" declared Herrick tonight.
Il havo no doubt but that 1t is insti-
gated purposely by a certain class of
doctors who can be classified only as
the Bolsheviki Of medicine. The de-
partment has had trouble with them
before. They have shown open antagon-
Ism to the law Their policy In regard
to the law and this department Is de-
structive and never constructive.
However, they represent n small
minority of the profession in New York
The doctors of high standing have rem
dered great assistance. They are CO.
operating with us In our effort to eradi-
cate this disease OF drug addiction.
THE chief reason for registration is
that the department may have the sta
ustics upon which to work effectively.
One OF the greatest obstacles the de-
partment experiences In the fact that
the addict will not control himself and
will deceive tho doctors. The addict
will receive a prescription from one doc
tor and get sufficient drug for his needs,
but that he may get more than he
should have he will change his name and
apply to another doctor The use OF
registration and dosage cards will pre-
vent this.
Tile addict registering Is guarded by
absolute secrecy. No persons other than
the addict and the registrar know his
name or any other fact concerning him.
The registration cards are kept in a
locked file and are accessible only to
authorized agents OF the department"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25
BOSTON TO STAND
FOR FULL DEMANDS
Marine Workers Hear Moth
ing of Reported Compact.
Special Despotch TO THH suS,

BOSTON. July 24-Union leaders here
said to-day they had heard nothing from
their int irrational officers regarding the
reported agreement between the shipown-
ers and striking marine workers in New
York
Admitting that the International heads
had power to effect a settlement, the
Boston union leaders declared the union
marine workers at this port would hold
on. independently until their full de-
mands were granted.
Striking marine workers having heard
that several engineers had agreed to
take out ships carrying non-union
crews maintained a rigid watch at the
piers to-day to intercept the seamen.
There is no indication. however. that
strike breakers have been brought to
this port. Practically all the engineers
have declared their intention of backing
up the strikers and even the reported
discharge OF Il score or more has not
changed their attitude
II was stated tonight that 100 fire.
men and water tenders. dissatisfied with
the conduct of the strike. to-day applied
to the owners OF the vessels for rein
statement. The names of the men were
taken for use when men are engaged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25
RoTHsTEIN IS EXoNERATED.
Indictments Charging Him with
shooting Detectives Dismissed.

Two indictments returned early last
month against Arnold Rothstein. a we!
known sporting man, charging him with
assault in connection with the ''myste
rious'' shooting Of Detectives John J.
Walsh and John Mclaughlin of lnsPec-
tor Henry's staff We're dismissed yester
day by Judge Mcintyre In General Sea-
sons. IL announcing his decision, judge
Mcintyre characterized the presentation
OF this case 10 the Grand Jury AZ R
sheer waste of time and the pubic's
money.
Judge Mcintyre declared in dismissiNr
indictments against Rothstein that tho
record Is barren OF evidence tending d.
rectly or indirectly to connect the de-
PENDANT with the commission OF any
crime.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25
GAS RATE HEARINGS FOUGHT.
L. s. Coart bids Master Appeal
and Show Cause.

The city began yesterday an effort TO
stop hearings being held before A. S. Gil
bert. as a special master, in the suit Of
the Consolidated Gas Company to set
aside the so cent gas law as confiscatory.
Corporation Counsel William +. Burr
obtained from Judge Martin T. Manton
OF the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
an order requiring the gas company 10
appear to-day and show cause why the
ma ster's hearings should not be stayed
until the United States Supreme Court
decides the petition of the Corporation
Counsel to intervene and be made u
party defendant
Judge Julius NJ Mayer, who appointed
me master, denied the Corporation Coun-
avs petition to intervene, The appeal
cannot be argued before October.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25

Meredith, Bank OF Montreal, and others
OF position In the city and country. The
new principal 10 receiving training that
will give him a wide outlook in life and
society. and he will surely come back
to duty with convictions on questions Of
education that will ind expression In
the McGill forum.
An important step was taken during
the war by which the university ac-
duired about nifty acres OF land dag
onally adjoining the university and
further UP the steps OF Mount Royal.
splendid stadium has been erected on
the site. Here the students may sit and
see the games and like the Athens OF old,
gaze down on the city and It's activity.
with and for which all their training has
a relation. II Is also intended to erect
dormitories up there for 1900 students,
thus making the university life more
complete and self-contained.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25

BosTo%, July "a The public trustee .
OF the Eastern Massachusetts stree
Railway Company and of the Boston
Elevated Railway Company were re-
quested TO establish a cent fare OF
those systems in an order adopted ny tho
House OF Representative to-day. II VS.
requested that this fare be effective
until December l, by which time, It W. =
said, remedial legislat on probably would
be enacted by special session OF tho
Legislature, Tho fare now is 10 cents or
each road.