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New-York tribune., 1919-11-14

the Singer Sewing Machine Company,
was interested in this project, az was
William c. Roberts. husband of the
paintiff. The terms of the sale called
'or 500 600 at the time the contract
"as signed. $500 600 to be paid upon
the passing Of the title and mort
gage of 50 100000 for five years, to be
held by the insurance company.
The court record of the case shows
that when the time came to consum-
mate the transaction the Garden
600 to make the required payment
hbout this time threatened war with
Germany was reflected in the money
market Counsel for Singer asked the
New York Life to aid him to obtain a
loan Of 100000 or more on $500
shares of Singer stock. The insurance
company arranged for the loan, but
tie corporation that was to advance
the money insisted on having MIR. Sin
gers own note. Mr.. Singer did not
take the profTered loan and the pro
posed sale of Madison Square Garden
fell through, the Garden Tower Com
When the New York Life Insurance
Company refused to return the S100.-
600 posted as guarantee of the fulfill
ment of the contract. Mrs. Roberts, as
assignee of the Garden Tower Com
nanv, sued. One of the reasons given
by the assignor for its failure to take
the property was that there were liens
against it. This alleged objection WAS
met by the New York Life with the ex-
PLANTATION that the ''lens" mentioned
amounted to 50 500 a small doubt full
" y, a""inst The S2.10000O property
which the insurance company had
.fsred to bond tO Cuarar,ca that tho
Garden Tower Company would not
have to pay it. Aftcr Jus ice Green
baum had heard the plaintiffs case
motion was made by the defendant for
q verdict and the court ordered the
'ury o render a verdict in favor of
the New York Life Insurance Com
pany for the 500 600
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Louisville Judge Halts Dry
Law as Unconstitutional
in Case of Distillers
With Tax Paid Stock
Saloons Do Not Reopen
Wholesalers Informed They
Will Be Prosecuted if
u. S. Wins in Its Appeal
Special Correspo~denc

Special Correspondence
LOUISVILLE. KY, Nov. 1S.-Whis-
ky was sold here to-day by two dis
tillcries under protection of an injunc-
tion granted by Federal Judge Evans
here this morning, in which the gov
eminent was enjoined from enforcing
the wartime prohibition act against
these firms. on the ground the Vol
stead cat was unconstitutional.
The sales were the frst open trans
actions in liquors since July /. The
injunction applied only to Wright e.
Taylor and to the Brown Forman Com
pany. Saloonkeepers are making no eff
fort to resume retail sales.
The distillers sold goods on hand to-
day with the understanding they
would be liable to prosecution if Judge
Evans's decision is reversed in higher
court. The penalty is a iine of from
$500 to $1,000 for each ofiense.
When the injunction was granted
United States Attorney Gregory served
notice that he would appeal the case
to the Cincinnati Circuit Court of Ap-
Tor a writ OF supersedeas to prevent
sales under the injunction until the
appeal had been heard.
In his decis on Judge Evans said
Il am thoroughly convinced that the
plaintiff is entitled to this relief in
each of these cases. AS to what effect
It will have on persons outside, am
not saying anything. 1t cannot have
any d rect effect"
In taking appeal to the Circuit
Court, tne District Attorney filed an
ASSIGNMENT Of err0ra in which ho 90
serted the court erred in sustaining
the motion for temporary injunction
and in hold ng that the wartime pro-
hibition act and the act to enforce the
constitutional amendment on prohibi-
ton are unconstitutional
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Missing Wife Sought
Light Burns Nightly in Home as
Husband Awaits Return

On The night his VIE disarpeared.
October 90, Joseph Labarbera. q
Brooklyn tailor, placed light in &
window of his home at 1892 Pacific
Street. 1t has burned nightly ever
since. while his children, Henry, Annie
and Jennie nave taken turns as watch
ers at the window. Mrs. Labarbera
held q position at 16l West Twenty
bird Street. She failed TO report
there on the morning of her disappear
ance, and has not been seen since, al
though her husband received a letter
apparently written by her. sta ing thai
she was in a hosp al at Elizabeth,
n J. She was not there.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Calicia Is Swept by
New Typhus Plague
Red Cross Opens Headquarters
at Lemburg to Alleviate
Suffering of Victims

LEMBERG. Oct. S.-Gal icia has been
swept within few weeks by a new
wave of typhus, which reached greater
proportions than ever before at this
time Of year, say Red Cross re
ports. Hundreds of people have been
stricken and died without medical at
tcntlon in vi lages shat could not l.
reached by doct rs.
After more than five years of con-
tinued warning the country is almost
without the elemental hosp tai neccssi-
ties. 1t has been the battle Ground of
one army after another and the zone
for changing forces of occupation
Large areas are burned away. The best
equipped hosDit-ls have been COM
pletcly ruined and pillaged
According to Lieutenant Colonel Hal
ban. chief snnitarian of the Poll. gov
ernmcnt for the Gallo an front, the
typhus situation oc'ipses anything ever
known in this and whore typhus h IS
always been more or less epidemic
Withan unprecedented beginning in
the summer months, it is feared the
greater fury. The vermin which cause
Typ US incubate and multiply in the
cold season.
The American Red Cross has estab-
liahed headquarters here, in response
to the appeals of the military govern
ment autN critics. Intense activity is
already N progress for coping with the
distressing conditions.
Requests for hospital supplies come
into the temporary headquarters from
a sides. Ccnters have been selected
for vita ~ needed hospitals, but there
is such an utter lack o. material for
equiping them that all efforts to cope
WI the S tuation have failed. The
military and government authorities 5
are lending every possible aid in
Fastening the imm diate distr button If
tie Amer can medical supplies in an
attempt to check the disease before it
gains too much headwav.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Wife Is PRESUMED Dead
In Silrrogate's Decision
Husband, Richard Creig. Says
She Threatened 10 Drink
Herself TO Death

Upon the petition of Richard Greig,
of 239 East Seventy eighth Street, Sur
rogate Fowler yesterday handed down
l decision that Mrs. Betty Swanson
Greig lis presumed to be dead"
Greig formerly livcs in Baltimore
where he was trainer OF racehorses
His wife left him in 1907. She took
heir two year-oId son with her. Mrs
Nrcig often threatened her husband
SAID. that she 'would drink herself to
DEATH After Il lapsc OF several year
'rcig came to New York to search for
lis wife. One day he encountered
.cr in West 103d st, near Central
Park; She stopped long enough t.
ell her husband that their child h d
died and she wou d never return to
i'm. That was the last time Greie
saw his wife. He advertised widely
N newspapers, but without result
Greig expressed his belief that his
wife kept Ter threat
1t was necessary for Greir 10 obtain
he order judicialIy declaring his wife
dead because he had $3.50 belonging
to her end he could not dispose Of
this until he was appointed admins
-rator of Mrs. Griec's 'state
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Insurance Company Won
Verdict; Not Mrs. Roberts

Officials of the New York Life In
surance Company were indignant yes
terday over publication of an article
which errone ously stated that dcci
sion had been given against the com
pany in an action brought by Mrs
Mary F. Roberts. The judgment for
500 600. which the article said was
rendered against the insurance COM
pany, was as a matter of fact in favor
of the company and against Mrs. Rob
cts.
Mrs. Roberts sued as assignee of the
Garden Tower Company. a corporation
organized to buy Madison Square Gar
den from the ins urancc company
Paris f. Singer, q large stockholder in
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Fiat Search W0rraufS
Held Unconstitutional
NnccfnL Ent.recr1nfa In,


DETROIT. Nov. 13.-The provision
of the Lewis law, Michigan statute,
making it mandatory upon police JUS
tees to issue search and seizure war
rants was declared unconstitutional
and void by Judge wilkins in the Dis
trict Court here to-day.
The ruling sustained the motion Of
attorneys for William d. Moebs, pro-
prictor of cafe, in the states ca c
against him for violation of the liquor
law, to annul the search warrant under
which Moeb's establishment was raided
recently.
The court ruled that the Lewis law
exceeded ordinary search and seizure
laws in effect in other states in that
it required justices to issue warrants
instead Of giving them discretionary
powers. As the decision favored the
defendant, the state has no recourse to
an appeal
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Providence Police
StopBors Opening
Local Board Issues Order
Despite Injunction of
Court Fauoring 'Wets'

PROVIDENCE. Nov. ia decree
opening the way to immediate re-
sumption of the liquor traffic in this
district by bringing into effect the
pre- iminary injunction against the
enforcement of wartime prohibition,
-ranted yesterday, was entered late
o-day in the United States District
Court here. By it's terms, federal
fficials are enjoined from enforcing
he law against the Narraganset
Brewing Company.
4 Immediately after the entry of the
oecree, United States Attorney Harvey
a. Baker notified the court he would
appeal to the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals in Boston. His
request for q supersedeas to stay
he execution of the injunction until
he appeal had been heard was re-
used by Judge Arthur l.. Brown. Next
Tuesday was named as return day for
he fling of the appeal in Boston.
Although planning for resumption
Of the beer business, Rhode Island
tant over warning issued by George
+. O'Shaunessy, Internal Revenue Col
ector, which has been taken to mean
that saloonkeepers who take advan-
tage of the injunction and sell bev-
erages containing more than onehalf
of l per cent alcohol would become
liable to prosecution later should an
upper court reverse Judge Brown s
decision.
The Providence Board Of Police re-
fused to allow saloons to reopen to
sell beer containing per cent alcohol.
Walter A. Presbrey, chairman of the
Police Commission, declined to give
his reasons for the attitude of the
police.
Water H. Names. president of the
State Liquor Dealers Association, said
the saloon keepers would abide by the
decision of the police. Many cafe
proprietors, however, asserted they
would reopen under the protection of
the injunction just as soon as they
could get supply of beer from the
hreweries
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Tennessee Courts Hold
Seizure Act Illegal
SPECIAL Correspondence

NDTCTU N07TF7 T7VTT'CVtE
NASHVILLE, Nov. 13.-The state
storage act. under which liquor has
been seized by state officials, was de.
clared unconstitutional by Judge
j. B. B. Debow to-day in the Davidson
County Criminal Court. All liquor
seized un!awfully under the statute
was ordered returned.
The court ruled that the provision
for scare and seizure without warran.
or affidavit was violation of the state
and Federal constitutions.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14

law Is valid, it was added. will be Wig
orously defended until final decision
has been handed down by the United
States Supreme Court.
While enforcement Of the law 4,
stopped in the two states. United States
District ATTORNEYS. acting on prior in
structions, will proceed with prosecu-
tions OF violators in other communi-
ties. officials declared.
Department officials differed as to
the results of the Injunction. Some
held that. during the lie of the re-
strain'ng order, there was nothing to
prevent open sale of all intoxicants as
covered by the order. Others did not
agree with this belief
With regard to the effect on the
constitutional amendment by the Ohio
referendum overturning the legisla-
lures action, the Attorney Generals
view was said to be that action by the
Ohio electorate would not change the
date on which the prohibition amend
ment to the Constitution goes into eff
feet. Until the number OF states rati-
tying the amendment falls below
thirty-six. the Department will not
concern itself with the changes in their
identity, according to the opinion en-
pressed by the officials of Mr.. palmer's
staff
Reports of new attack to be made
by -prohibitionists in an effort to
stave off constitutional prohibition
have reached the Department of jus
tice from several sources. This assault
is expected to be based on the reversal
in Ohio's stand, it was said. Officials.
however said they felt sure of their
ground. None believed that more than
a reiSSuance of the proc lam alton of
ratification could be forced, while q
majority held firmly to the suggestion
that so long as thirty-six states re-
mained in the dry column the govern
ment need take no heed of the names
of the states.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Academy TO Honor Grey
Envoy To BE Guest a,
Banquet Here November 2I

Vlscount Edward Grey, British Am
bassador to the United States, vii be
guest of the Academy of Political
Science at its annual dinner in the
Hotel Astor on Fr.dav evenjnp No.
vembor 81. A number of de'eqates
TO the lnternaticna Labor and Inter
national Trade Conferences, now in
ses ION at Washington, have been in
Senator Albert B. Cummins, of Iowa.
CHAIRMAN of the Senate Committee on
Interstate Commerce Will be one Of The
speakers on Railroad Logislatj,, ;,
representative Schuy cr Merritt Of
onnrcricut. and Alfred P. Thorn, gen
cral counsel to the Associari N Of
h[ailway Executives, wi also discu S
the subj Ject llo ard Elliott. president
# he Nor hern Pacific Railway. vii
=, ,,The Revenue Needs Of the
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Tried to Rob Baggage
Of Dead u. S. Soldiers

Convicted Of having searched the
baggage Of soldiers whose bodies
were brought to this country on the
funeral ship Lake Daraga, with n
view % theft, Meyer Fayerman. thir-
ty-nine years old, Of 1914 Broome
Street, Manhattan. was fined S1O0 in
the Hoboken Police Court yesterday
by Recorder Carstcn.
After scathing reprimand by the
recorder, Fayerman paid his fine and
started for New York. 1t required
the protection Of several policemen
to keep indignant former service men
from attacking him. He was sent
across the Lacka wanna ferry. to
which he had been escorted by the
police.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Bay State Bre,uer Sues
To Nullify Volstead Bill
Court Is asked for Injunction
to Prerent Enforcement; Act
Is Called Unconstitutional

BOSTON, Nov. 13.-The hrst step in
an attempt to prevent enforcement in
this state of the Volstead act was taken
to-day when the New England Brewing
Company filed in the Federal court a
bill in equity seeking a preliminary in
junction restraining United States Dis
trict Attorney Thomas J. Boynton and
Acting Collector of Interna. Revenue
Andrew J. Casey from enforcing the
is unconstitutional.
Judge Geo'Y. w. Anderson will give
a hearing on N. bill on November II.
The bill alleges that the Volstead act
is unconstitutional in that it seeks to
enforce and provide for national pro-
hibiton during the period which must
elapse before the Eighteenth Amend
ment of the Constitution will become
effective and because it violates the
Tenth Amendment.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Five Firemen Overcome
Bv Coal Fumes at Blaze

Gas from coal smou' dering in the
cellar of a clothing company opposite
the Waldorr-Astoria, on Fifth Avenue
overcame five men Of a tire company
which responded to an alarm vester-
day. Deputy Chief James Walsh, who
entered the basement, found the men
stretched d on the floor unconscious. He
burst out "deadlicht" TO admit air,
and then called for rescuers. The men
were Cap ain Martin Callaghv and cour
rruckmen of Company "a. They were
revived by respirato.s.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Carolyn Cone-Ba.dw.n Gives
Recital at Aen.ian Hall

Carolyn Cone Baldwin displayed in
different at4ainmen.s at her n.ano re-
cital in Aeolian Halt last evening" Her
touch is firm and uncomrromis. NO. and
she has mere bowing acqu eintancc
w'h the mysteries of tonai nuances.
She therefore missed much Of The
60 or in Rave.'s sonatine and Debussy's
lie Terrasse dos audicuces du clqir de
lunr.' Ia other mus 9 = revealed an
impersonal force, ninab.c fingers and a
gencrsl disposition to content herself
W observing the conventional mark
OF expression.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
387 'Spitiers'' Arrested
Health Commissioner Copeland
Is Conducting the Drive

Health Commissioner Copeland made
known yesterday that he is conducting
a drive against promiscuous cxpcc.or-
atlng, with view toward minimizing
me chances of recurrence of the in
Huenza epidemic.
Within the last three days he said
%S7 persons have been arrested charged
with th's oilerse. OF these 27O we're
fined, sixty re cased on suspended sent
cncc and four discharged Fortv-two
are awaiting disposition of their cases
and warrants have been issued FOR
Q even.
The arrests were not made, Dr. Cop
land exp aimed until after a three
weeks educational campaign directed
at the evil.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Irish Nationalist MacVcagll
Is Suspended by Commons

LONDON, Nov. 13.-In the House Of
Cor mons to-day Jeremiah MqcVcaoh
Nationalist member for South Down
Ire and, was SUSPENDED beceusc h. told
James Ian MACPHERSON, Chief Secrc-
ia y for Ireland, not to be "impeTti.
ncnt" when the Secretary replied %
question with q remark which Mr..
Veagh cons dered as nsinuating
chat he was d Sim Fem sympa h izer
The member re used to withdraw the
expression, dec airing that before many
months had passed the entire House
would have the samc oNinion that he
he ID regarding Mr.. MacPherson
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Harreld Wins by 7O8 in
Oklahoma Official Count
Complete Returns Show Repuh.
iican Defeated Weaver for
Cou~~nsS;e~,,,, Scat

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, Nov. l3.-
J. W. Harreld Republican nominee and
anti-loague Of ma ions candidate, was
q ectcd to Congress over Claude
Weaver, Democrat, by majority Of
7oo votes in last Saturdays special
election, according to comp etc Official
returns as announced Today b the
State Election Board
The Election Boards dgures from
the total 253 precincts in the district ;
and Harreld ll,7o2
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Haase's Ashes DenositeJ

BERLIN. Nov. 10 (By The Associated
lPrc,ss).-Tfe ashes of Hugo Haase,
lender Of the Indencndent Socialists.
were depos ted in the Lichterre' de
Cemetery to-day. 1t is estimated that
% 600 men tramred THROUGH six inchc
Of Lush, caused by the heavy SNOW
70 hoh'rd thH hearse bearing the urn
20 the cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Brooklyn Man Is Convicted
OF Making 'Moon~h;nc' WEisk ,

David Leipncr of 275 South First Street
Nrcok yn, ca trial for three days in the
1 aderal Court. Brooklyn was found
guilty yesterday afternoon on a charge
of making whisky il!eg llly. An alleged
Illicit sti |. with capacity OF sixty
gallons a day was seized by govern
ment agents. Though indicted on five
counts. Lcipncr was convicted on on Y
one. The penalty is two years i'm
p' o. m VT = '~ Il both. He
viii be sentenced Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Charges Assessments Illegal

The Merchants Association an
nounced yesterday that its special
counsel was OF the opinion that the pro
cedure of the city taxing authorities
in evying assessments on personal
property is illegal. The association
adv es that all those who wish %
apply for correction of their assess
ments must do so on or before Noven-
Der 80 next, or they will forfeit ths
right to do SO.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14

decision by United States Judge WILL
lam C. Van F'ret upholding tho consti-
tutionalty Of the dry law.
Mrs. Annette A. Adams, United States
Attorney. stated to-day that any at
tempt on the part Of the liquor inter-
ests to question the validity Of the dry
law would be vigorously opposed.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
.4nti-Prohibition Rulings
Not to influence Palmer
Prosecutions for Violation of
VOlstead Bill to Proceed,
Except in States affected

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Attorney
General Falmer's position with respect
to enforcement of war time prohibition
has in no way been altered by court
decisions in Rhode Island and Ken
lucky, il was officially stated tonight
at the Department of Justice The gov
The Washington herald., 1919-05-11
Money Bosses the World;
America Is Doing 1t Now
The United States Today Holds More Than
Half of All the Gold Bullion on
Earth-Creditor Nation r.
By gibson GARDNER,
Washington Correspondcnt.

The United States has become the
great creditor nation of the world
Today In the United States there is
more than half OF all the gold bullion
on earth. But more important than
gold. which is only "a. medium and
measure of exchange. are the debts
owing US by foreign nations.
Probably IL would be a conservative
estimate to say that we will come out
OF the war Il billion dollars owing
from nations over the seas. We have
supplied them with food. with ship
ping. with guns. with cartridges, with
clothing. with metals and a thousand
and one other articles, and have taken
in return their ]. o. US.
We have become the great pawn
shop OF the earth. Every European
nation is lin hook" to US, and we
have charged good interest. II will
be years and years before these debts
can be paid. but in the meantime mill
lions OF dollars will be flowing into
our country in the form of interest
on these debts. Sometimes millions
will come as partial payments OF the
capital account
We have bought up millions Of dol
lars worth of railroad securities rep
resenting the ownership OF our United
States railroads which were held
previously in England. Holland and
Belgium. so we are like the man now
who owns his own house and has a
The Washington herald., 1919-05-11
HoU Peace Delegates
Enjoy Their Leisure

Paris-How do the peacemakers
relax? How do they employ their
orlet moments of leisure?
Here is a glimpse at the playtime
activities of q few of the delegates:
Lloyd George drinks tea with
newspaper men at the Hotel Ma
1estic and plays golf on the links in
the Bois de Boulogne. Sometimes he
looks in at a dance or an improvised
concert at British headquarters
Usually he dimes in the quiet old
house he occupies. with a few
friends.
President Wilson visits the the
ater occasionally and dimes general
ly with his doctor, Admiral Grayson
and Col. House. He Is usually in
bed by ten.
Bonar Law plays chess whenever
he has idle time.
Balfour gives little private dinner
parties. but usually works late.
Hughes of Australia is given to
long walks alone about Paris.
Lansing spends much time reading
the French philosopher. Bergson.
Gen. Bliss reads extensively on the
Balkan question. Turkey and Africa
Col. House devotes himself to the
reading of political reviews.
Chinda, Japanese Ambassador
dimes with his encourage. then re-
tires TO solitary study of the Peace
Conference problems.
Clemenceau scarcely stops for
meals, but works all the time.
kramarcz, the Czecho -Slovak pre-
mier, works from a. m. until mid
night.
Venizelos, Dmowski OF Poland
Emir Feusel of the Hedjaz are
among the delegates who are fond
The Washington herald., 1919-05-11
TRIPLE ALLIANCE
OPPOSED BY REED

st. Louis. May Ex-senator James
A. Reed, of Missouri. today came
out openly against the proposed
triple alliance" of the United
States. Britain and France.
Any such agreement -is contrary
to our traditional policies, which
have not as yet been abandoned.
and which I trust will never be
abandoned" Reed declared in a
written statement.
Reed declared no agreement should
be made unless the agreement be
temporary in it's character and
strictly limited to the enforcement
OF the peace terms" and only then
after careful study and care to
prevent embodiment OF the United
States in European politics"
The Washington herald., 1919-05-11
1000 NEW RECRUITS
ON WAY TO FRANCE

New York. May 1o.-The transport
Agamemnon is en- route for Brcst
today carrying an even thousand
freshly recruited soldiers for the
Army Of Occupation. Col H. Ia
Jackson. a regular army veteran, is
in command.
Col. jackson missed European
service, serving first in the Canal
Zone and later in the United States
during the war. Most OF his men
declared they had Joined the expedi-
tion because they failed to get into
action against the Germans. The
transport sailed from Hoboken yes
terday.