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New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Mayors s "Intinate''
Loses Hectic Wordy
Fight With Police
Nathan Schuss Uses Name
of Hylan to Stop Pay
ment of Taxi Bill, but
Court Decides "Cuiltv''

An intimate friendship" with Mayor
hylan was weighed in the balance
against the combined testimony of a
PLAIN policeman and taxicab chauffeur
before court of law yesterday and,
strange as it must seem in these hectic
times, the scales Of justice remained
on an even keel.
Nathan Schuss of 1875 West Seventy
ninth Street, is manufacturer and
also the self-styled "intmatev Of his
honor the Mayor. Schuss was arrest
ed Monday night in front of Reisen-
weber's, Fifty eighth Street and Eiphth
Avenue, after he is alleged to have re-
fused to pay a taxicab charge of 81
for ride from the Commodore Hotel
in car driven by Charles LoebcI.
Whereupon enters the patrolman.
Charles A. Haasis, of the West Fortv-
seventh Street station, who was sum
moned by Loebel. The patrolman told
Magistrate Corrigan, in the West Side
Court, yesterday that theTollowing took
place:
Would Not Arbtrate
IL told him." said Haasis, ''to pay the
amount, get receipt and then submi,
the matter to the Bureau of Licenses
The defendant turned on me and usee
indecent language, and said that | wa.
IN with the taxicab drivers DO yo,
want to know who amp he asked me.
Then, according to the patrolman
Schuss continued:
81 am an intimate friend of Mavo
Hylan and I'll have you busted by to
morrow morning. How dare yo,
speak like that to friend of MAYO
Hyan? Why, I am on Mayors com
mittee, and if | would show YOU tn
credentials | have in my back pocke
you would drop dead. Get me, off
Ger? Mayor Hylan's friend"
llaasis said he was taken aback, bu
not for long, and that after he wa
called more names he marched Schus
TO the station house. The chauffeu
corroborated the polceman's testi
mony.
Schuss said he was eliminate" wit
the Mayor, when questioned by Magis
trate Corrigan. He said Haasis ha
struck him on both checks. When tn
/ court observed that there were n
marks, Schuss called his own witness
and that proved his undoing. for tn
witness proved a boomerang. He wa
private Harry Hotchkiss, Of Compan
K, 18th Infantry.
The soldier said he heard Schuss cal
the chauffeur n vile name and that h
later applied the same epithct to tn
policeman. When asked whether h
had seen Haasis strike Schuss, the wi,
ness said he had seen both "go roun
and round" and that was all he knew.
"And you arc n witness for the dc
fcndant| the magistrate asked. 'Yel
Sir the witness replied.
Here Schuss interrupted to saw h
had not coached" the soldier witness
What do you mean by coach? 2" tn
court asked
well, | didn't have time to talk tn
matter over with him." Schuss reptile,
Then the blow fell.
'lf you had not called your witnes
things might have been different" sal
Magistrate Corrigan. II must find yo
guilty. will. however, suspend scf
tencc with n warning to leave cop
alone in the future"
| NOTE,@At Il late hour last niel
Patrolman Ilaaais had not been "bus
y eds"l
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Pav of | 900 Clerks Held Up
Board of Education and Com
sroIIer Craig at Odds

Nearly thousand clerks Of the
Board of Education have received no
pay since the first Of the year because
Of an order by Controller Craig hold
ing up their January salaries. William
l.. Ettinger. Superintendent of Schools,
said yesterday that the action of the
Controller was unwarranted.
There is no reason to keep these
clerks waiting for their money" said
Mr. Ettinger. "They get from $500 to
50 900 a year, and the delay in paying
them works a genuine hardship.
Mr.. Craig. when told of Mr. Ettin-
gers statement, said: THE trouble is
all due to the pighe edness of the
Board of Education officials. They sent
us a payroll for January which does
not correspond with their appropria-
tions for this year, and |, therefore,
can pay them no money. If they would
only comply with the law there would
be no trouble
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Inspector B0ettley
Closes Up Man u ho
Had Tip on Costiga1,

ON last Friday morning The Tribune
stated that gamblers knew of the in
tentions of Police Commissioner En-
right to reduce Inspector Costigan to
the rank of captain and deprive him
OF all power over gamblers, two weeks
before Costigan did himself The story
also told the fact that a gambler whose
name was mentioned prominently dur
ing the investigation of the Rosenthal
case, had opened up for business less
than an hour after confirmation Of
Costlgan's demotion was announced by
commissioner Enright at Police Head
quarters.
The commissioners comment on the
story was "If they did know of it they
must be mind readers"
Following the publication of the
story, Costigans successor as IN
spector of the first inspection district.
William f. Bocttler. with some of his
men, went to the place on st. Marks
Place. and without ceremony over
turned the furniture in the place and
handled the men there in fashion that
recalled to those that heard of the
story yesterday of the days of the
activities of the "strong arm squad. "
One of the men in the place who
came in for mauling was said to be
the proprietor.
Nobody WAS arrested
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Citizens Union Asks
For Costigan Inquiry;
4cting Mayor Refuses

The Citizens Union yesterday sent
the following letter to Acting Mayor
Robert L. Moran asking for an i'm
partial investigation of the facts sur
rounding the demotion of former In
spector Daniel +. Costigan.
"The Citizens Union hereby re-
spectfully requests that, as Acting
Mayor of the City of New York, you
order public investigation of the
facts and circumstances surrounding
the demotion of former Inspector Cos
tigan to the rank of captain.
"The Union is aware, Of course, that
under the law the Police Commissions
er has full power to denote an in
spector to the rank of captain. When,
however, that power is exercised to
reduce an officer whose long service
and demonstrated efficiency and in
tegrity have earned universal conf
dence the public is entitled to clear
and cOgent reasons for such action.
Especially is this so in the case of
Captain Costigan, because his demo-
tion must certainly tend to the en-
boldening of the lawless element in
our city.
Explanations Unsatisfactory
"The explanations so far aov vlnced
by the Police Commissioner are wholly
unsatisfactory. Captain Costigans de-
motion was originally announced with
out any statement of the reason there
for, except that there were too many
inspectors. In response to widespread
public inquiry the Commissioner next
in a letter co the Mayor, stated that
Captain Costigan had been inefficient
and gave statistics Of arrests to sup
port this claim. Finally, when the ac-
curacy of these statements was uucs-
toned, he admitted their incom )lete-
ness and justified distrust of theil
fairness.
an this situation, if the morale OF
the Police Department is to be main
tained and the powers Of disorder
kept in leash. it is essential that the
action of the Police Commissioner bt
thoroughly and publicly examined
through unbiased investigation"
Acting Mayor Declines
Replying to this letter. Mr.. Moran
stated that he did not believe 1h
method of administration Of the Polio
Department should be dictated from tn
City Hall, and that he had every con
tldence in the ability of COMMISSIONS
Enright, who is the one to "know VIII
should be his competent executives"
When Mayor Hylan left the city,
the acting Mayor wrote, "he repose,
m me the esponsibility of conductln,
his Office IN a manner fitting TO tn
dignity Of the office of Mayor | d.
not think it would be in good form
nor in keeping with faith. for NE t.
change condition which prevailed a
the time he departed
-, therefore, feel that I must Qen,
your request which, | think, IS in
tended to bring about a state Of chao
III the Police Department OF the city
rather than one OF intended bettelmen
during trying period of unrest"
Persons familiar with the politica
history of the city called to mind yes
terday the fact that John Purro,
Nltchel while Acting Mayor in the alb
sonce of William J. Gaynor was re
quested TO order an investigation int,
vice at Coney Island Mr. Mitchell or
dered the Investigation and caused an
upheaVal IN the Police Department.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12

police measures through the Legisla-
ture. The second of the three bills
aims to make the rank Of inspector per-
manent and to change the title to
"major."
1t was pointed out as significant that
the meeting was held, not before, but
Just after the demotion of Inspector
Costigan, who, had he not been doing
duty that evening as captain" in the
deserted Beach Street precinct, would
have been present at the meeting, and,
according to his friends, he would
have registered his opinion of pro-
posals alleged to have been discussed
there. In fact, it is an open secret
among those we'll informed on police
matters that if Costigan had had the
right to enter the meeting it would not
have been held.
1t is said that among those present
at the meeting was former inspector
from Brooklyn whose name creeps in
every time the alleged plots against In
spector Costigan are investigated.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Enright Is in Error,
Mr.. Swa,,r, Declares

DISTRICT A T T o R N e Y
~ SWAMI took issue with
Commissioner Enright yesterday
when the latter reiterated that the
District Attorney had never for
mally requested him to assign In
spector Costigan to Mr.. Swann's
office to get evidence against gam
blers and underworld criminals.
commissioner Enright is very
much in error" said District At
torney Swami. 81 am quite sure
that | wrote to him asking for
Costigan's exclusive service. At
any rate, l certainly made the re-
quest orally, which is just as much
a formal request
"Did you ever get any promise
that he would be so assigned?"
was asked.
"Never," replied Mr.. Swami.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Ellen O'Craely Denies
She's No Longer Good
Friend OF Anne O'Huro

Ellen A. O'Grady, Fifth Deputy Po-
nee Commlssloncr. yesterday denied
the report that she had broken off
friendly relations with Anna O'Hara,
executive clerk OF the Police Depart
mcnt, relative of Mayor Hylan.
Sure. Miss O'Hara is the gcntlest
woman irD the world" said Commission
er O'Grady in her office. "Wc're the
best of friends. The story that she had
her office removed TO the commission
er's office the middle of the summer
because Of the press of work down
there AS for the report that we don't
come to work in the same automobile
-wey, we live in different sections, and
couldn't. Sometimes when | meet her
going home, | give her lift, just as
I'd give you one, but we don't meet
Verv often -
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Mayor Says He Leaves
All Police Affairs in
The Hands of EnrigIt
Special Corrospondcnce

Spectdt Correspondence
PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. 11.-Mavor
Hylan made it clear tonight that he
considers affairs of the Police Depart
ment to be entirely in the hands of
commissioner Enright, and the Mavor
IS not going to be drawn into any con-
trOvcrsy.
This was when the Mayors attention
was was called to the statement of John w.
Con, Jr., former Deputy Commissioner
that "Honest Dan" Costigan was on the
toboggan from the moment Commis-
sloner Enright went into office. The
Mayor said he had read about the mat
ter IN papers reaching Palm Beach to-
day, and added:
II leave police affairs to the Commits
sioner lie Is in charge of that depart
ment."
The Mayor spent to-day resting. lie
had talk with Richard Delaiield, pres
ident of the Park National Bank, and
win Samuel untermyer, but both con-
gested by the Florida sunshine.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Subway Workers Strike

One hundred men employed by BooA
g. Finn, Ltd, in the construction Of
shaft at the North Seventh Stras,
Brooklyn, end of the Fourteenth Stree.
Eastern Parkway subway have gou. .,
strike. Forty-five drill runners war.
the first to quit work, and as resuls
the remainder were forced to Law OF
In making this announcement Va,
terday the Public Service Comm;sss;.oS. s.S.
stated that the drill runners some t;ma
ago received an advance in wages fror'
$3.50 a day to $3.50. Recently Il ';s u
said the contractor returned the wscas
to $3.50. and the men went out Nv
strike as consequence. W
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Arthur Woods Tells HOW
Police Force Should Work
Essential Basis of Depa rtment Is Character and
Physical Power of Individual Men, Says Former
Commissioner; Not All Crime Can BE Prevented

IHere,rith first of articles by Ao WOODS
srbo made Police Department the most etce ana
clcane 10 history Woods made Police Commissioner oy
Maur John Prry Mitchell gaze him fl authority to deoelop
the depytcnt political influence These oces
are particularly interesting this time tolng closely the demo-
to of onest Dan Coqan Erigh aud durng
The time nhen the Commissioner trying Explain y h chose to
edyce the one man n the depaytment and integrity
the orerooe citizen the most contdonce
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Rockefeller Board
Said to Rule Houston
DR.. ". j. Spillman Maxi.
Charge in Address Before
Farm Conference
New " York Trbun,
Washington Bursass


Washington Barsss
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE ehs,.. ~
that Secretary Of Agriculture Hou..ss
has been dominated by the Ro.s.
rada fellsr Ser General taa EdScation @ % Board was
man, former chief of the Office Of p,ll, Fpnl
Management, in an address befora la ~
annual conference of the Nat;osaass ,as
Board OF Farm Organizations T,'s M';a
domination, DR.. Spillman declsraas
was responsible for Secretary Enn.
toms antagonism toward the worL :.
the bureau and resulted in defeat;s0ll VI
the investigation of farm costs.
He recited the details of his relation.
with the Secretary in the larm cost n.
vestigation. declaring every word u" II.
Secretary Houston's report to tho s.s u
ate Agriculture Committee was os' a.
liberate falsehood.r "e
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Inspectors Meet to
Push Bill That Would
Make Jobs Perr,aslen

1t was learned last night that the
meeting Of inspectors held last Friday
night IN the Riverside Drive police
clubhouse clubhouse given by Special Deputy
real ty get together" to devise "wnvy
and mcans' for putting the three pct
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12

to repeat that he would send for the
reporters if there was any statement to
make.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Citizens Ask.
Moran to Act
On Costi;gan

Continued from page l
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
EGG TRADE HAS
 BEEN TOLD TO
 STAMP PRODUCT
Dairy Commissioner Says Law Will Be Enforced
 Henceforth.

Thomas Holt, state dairy and food commissioner, said yesterday that be- ginning November 15 the dairy and food department will insist on a full observance of the state egk law, which has been practically inopera- tive since America entered the war The law requires the stamping on all eggs of the words, "cold storage" "preserved." or "incubated," as the case may be. He has written to the egg trade of the state that the law must be obeyed or prosecutions will follow. The text of the letter fol- Iows:-
 Chapter PA. Public Acts of 1917. provides that
 Section Any person who shall sell or offer for sale any egg which has been preserved. by any artificial process, or which has been kept in storage more than fifteen days in any place where the tempera ture is reduced by means of chemicals or other agents, or which has been in cubated for twenty-four hours or more, unless such egg shall be plain ly stamped with inde1ible ink with the words "cold storage" "preserved' or "incubated" as the case may be. shall be fined not more than twenty five dollars.
 A short time before this act became
 effective l was yisittd on several oc-
 castons by representative of the egg trade, and the claim was made that on account of war conditions it was almost impossible to get help to ever candle cold storage eggs, and that it would be an unnecessary hardship and expense to enforce the act requiring the stamping of individual eggs After consultation with the attor- ney ge- T it was decided not to en- 1 force this law during the period of l the war, unless evidence was procured 1 by interested parties and a prosecu- 1 tion insisted upon.
 1 There was a strong sentiment for 1 the repeal of this act during the leg 1 islative session of 1918-1919. Several 1 hearings were held before the prop 1 CT committee, but the law-making l powers of this state refused to repeal 1 the egg stamping law.
 In view of the fact that the law 1 has not been enforced and war con. l ditions are supposed to have ceased 1 to exist, we deem it only fair to the | trade to State that after November 1 5 l 1919, we shall expect a full observance l of the law, and where evidence of vio- i lation is found, prosecutions will fol. 1 low.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
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provision being made for the hoard ing of necessaries produced in surplus quantities seasoably, which may be stored against the period of scant or no production. The statute makes it my duty to institute libel proceedings for the condemnation of hoarded nec- esSaries. I hope and believe that it will be unnecessary for me to exert this power. I know that the citizen ship of Connecticut will cooperate in the vital task of maintaining an equable distribution of the available food supply, but especially in view of possible shortages at this particular time. I deem it my duty to warn househoIders and dealers alike that violations of these provisions will be punished.
 The penalty for violation of this section is S5,O0O fine or two years imprisonment, or both.
 Third - The act forbids any dis criminatory or wasteful practice. As
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01

early as December, 1917. the food ad- ministration held so-cal1ed comhina- ton sales to be a wasteful. unfair and discriminatory practice. That is still the governments construction of the law. It follows that dealers, whether wholesale or retail, who, though sell ing commodity for a reasonable price, sell it only upon the condition that other commodities are purchas- ed in combination with it, are acting in violation of the statute.
 The penalty for violation of this section is s5,0OO fine or two years Imprisonment, or both.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
COMBINATION SALES ILLEGAL
 SAYS CROSBY
Conditional Sale of Sugar Is Violation of Lever
 Act.

The Lever Food Control act which became effective on October 23, for bids any discriminatory or wasteful
 practices. The food administration
 of the United States as far back as December, 1917, held so-called com bination sales to be wasteful, unfair and discriminatory. Consequently any merchant who refuses to sell his customers sugar or any other com modity unless the customer buys other commodities is regarded as violator of the law, under statement issued yesterday from the office of
 the United States district attorney
 and the merchant is liable to a fine of $5,000 and an Imprisonment for
 two years or both fine and imprison-
 ment. The law forbids the charging
 of excessive prices for any necessaries
 The statement issued by John F.
 Crosby, the United States district at
 torney for this district, is as follows:
 Because of conditions which have
 arisen and seem likely to arise I
 deem it advisable to call again to
 public attention three substantive
 provisions of the food control act, as
 recently amended.
 First-The act forbids the charging of excessive prices for any necessa- ries. Necessaries are defined as wear ing apparel, food, feeds and fuel. Upon complaint that a dealer has sold necessaries in excess of a reasonable price, I shall order an immediate in vestigation to establish the facts of the sale and the reasonableness or unreasonableness of the price charged. In all doubtful cases, I shall request the assistance of the fair price com mittee to enable me to determine at what poir+ a price becomes unreason- able. When a case of violation of this character has been established, I shall immediately institute prosecu- ton against the offender.
 The penalty for violation of this section is s5,000 fine or two years inn 1 prisonment, or both.
 Second-The law forbids hoarding of necessaries. This provision applies equally to dealers and to household CTS. Hoarding by householders is de- fined as the hoarding or contracting | for any necessaries by any person in l a quantity in excess of his reasonable
 requirements for use and consump- | ton by himself and dependents for
 reasonable time. For household pur- poses, the having on hand of more than a 30-day supply of any article of 1 food of which there is likely to be shortage, will be deemed prima facie hoarding. Hoarding for a dealer is the holding or arranging for a quan-
 of the requirements of his business,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
)Ev()N-

A visit to the night school found MT. Holbeck with about 20 Polish students under his instruction en- gagged in a reading exercise, the life and adventures of Hop O My Thumb being under consideration. The keen interest of the pupils was evident, and ability to handle English sur prising. The droWsiness that is apt to characterize a night session was en- tirely absent and there was no lack of honest effort or waste of valuable time either on the part of teacher or the pupils. AS the class grows, it is probable that it will be crowded, so that the more advanced may not be held back for students not so far along.
 The Girl Scouts of New Haven are engaged in a campaign to increase membership and are holding enter tainments nightly at the Calvary Baptist church in that city. Last evening party of scouts from Wood mont attended under the leadership of their captain, Miss Ethel McClus- ky.
 The Askam Rubber Co. has only a months supply on hand, but may depend on the dealers for the rest That concern has five cars on the way, but of course in danger of be- ing diverted to railroad use. Alto gether it would seem that in case of the strike 0. the bituminous coal miners, Milford Is well fortified.
 The Milford chapter of the Amer ican Red Cross is proud of the show ing given in the annual reports last week. The armistice naturally re- duced the enthusiasm of many work CTS; but patriotism and loyalty on the part of some have produced the following results, according to the re- port submitted by Mrs. L. F. Ral- ston 2,364 refugee garments have been completed and shipped; 332 garments are ready for shipment. In addition to the above figures a large case of completed hospital garments, and three boxes of knitted articles were recently shipped. There are still hos pitaI and refugee garments unfinish- ! ed, and a small quantity of yarn for | knitting.
 day, Tuesday and Friday afternoons, and many workers are needed to fin | ish this work and thus complete Mil ford's allotment
 The funeral of Mrs. Arnedia N.
 Smith, who died at her home on liar
 borside Drive late Wednesday will be
 held at that place tomorrow afternoon interment being in Norwalk, Conn. l Tomorrow at St. Peters Episcopal church Holy Communion will be held at a. m.. in co1nmemoration of All 1 Saints Day.
 1 Mrs Cecil H. Trowbridge entertain
 ed a party of friends at her cottage 1 in Woodmont yesterday afternoon Before a cheerful fire in an open
 hearth, cards and refreshments were enjoyed.
 l The cases against the two Rosen- baum students arrested for creating
 a disturbance at a local theatre, were nolled, when called in the town court Iyesterday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01

A WEDDING GOWN-"Is a low necked gown appropriate for a bride at an afternoon wedding?''
 (Answer.) An authority on dress says: For a morning or afternoon wed ding, the waist should be high in the throat and long in the sleeves. For an evening wedding, a waist cut open in the throat and without sleeves is good taste.''
 To prevent scorching in the oven, place a little salt beneath the baking tin.