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New-York tribune., 1919-02-08

Block produced what he declared
was substantiation of the claims OF
the company in the annual report of
the Minister of Mines for the year end
ing December, 1917 1t is the official
report Of the Minister of Mines for
Victoria, British Columbia.
On page 1875 Of this document was
blue pencilled this passage:
"The Cariboo Mining Division occu-
pies an important place in the his
tory of mining in the province. The
great gold rush to the Cariboo in the
early CO.'S formed the commencement
OF mining in British Columbia.
These earlier placer operations CEN
tired around the old town Of Barker
vile, where for some years the creeks
yielded phenomenally rich pay From
two miles and half of Williams
Creek and two miles of Lightning
Greek at least $30,000,000 OF gold
have been taken out, and the end is
not yet in sight"
That far did Block read. If he had
continued reading little further he
would have struck the following:
The placer production Of the Car
1000 DIVISION reached maximum pro-
duction about 1868; since then the
annual output has gradually de-
creased, although huctuating I'D and
down. During the last ten years it
has averaged about $225,000 year"
Production Not Profit
That was the production, not the
profit, of the Cariboo division, of which
the Lightning Greek Valley is only a
part. And unverzagt's company, own
ing only part of the Lightning Creek
placer fields, promises an annual divi-
dend of 100 per cent on a capital OF
S5.00O.O0O. The annual report OF the
Minister of Mines states on page 1888:
CAT the lower end Of this creek
meaning Lightning Creek), on the
property of the Lightning Greek Gold
Gravels and Drainage Company,
tober At the present time | am un-
able to learn just exactly what is
being done"
Zeitung" were aware Of the character
If the advertisement is Indicated by
the letters Of protest sent by some OF
those who had read the advertisement
and appraised it at its actual value
One such letter, signed by Charles
Haager, with offices at "A Broad
Street, concluded with this paragraph
at is easily apparent what chance
any investor has of ever seeing his
money again. AS the poor usually
are blinded by such promises,
wanted to call your attention to it,
At the Office of the "Staats-Zeitung
nobody could be found who was will.
ing to discuss the gold mining adver-
tisement that held out such remark
able inducements. Bernard H. Rid
der, president of the "Staats-Zeitung
Company, refused to make any com
ment on it.
Victor Ridder said that such ad
vertisemcnts were in the hands Of the
president of the corporation and that
nobody but Bernard Rdder could dis.
cusS them
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Federal Control
OF ALI Waterway
Traffic Is Urged

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-Federal su-
pervision of water transportation, en-
larged jurisdiction of the Interstate
Commerce Commiss ion over water and
railways, and improvement of all nav
gable streams upon which commerce
could be established were recommend
ed to Congress to-day in a declaration
of principles adopted by the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress at the
closing session of its fourteenth an
nual meeting.
The convention declared it was the
imperative duty of Congress to sys-
tematize and improve the waterways
in such manner as to serve the pub
lie interest, and that this duty could
not be escaped. 1t went on record,
however, as indoraing improvement Of
only such streams as could be utilized
for commerce., and rebuked those who
| advocate appropriations for "ulteror
or secondary results"
Coordination of rail and water facil-
tiles and abolition Of destructive COM
petitive warfare between the two we're
favored, and the congress expressed
its @'unity and sympathy with trans
portation by rail, highway and air"
The advent of the aeroplanc was hailed
as an important factor in transporta-
ton.
A system Of waterways that would
most effectually serve the largest areas
of the country was advocated, with
preference given trunk or through
streams.
Free interchange Of traffic to be
carried between points of origin ard
destination, partly by rail and partly
by water, was declared to be essential.
Wherever this was not effected volun-
tarily it should be compelled by law,
mandatory in its terms and under com
petent supervision, said the declara-
ion
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Attempt Made
TO o'Frane-Up'
DAN Costigan
Continued from page I.

morning and afternoon. Early in the
day, when asked by reporters whether
he would have any further statement
to make on the Costigan case, he re-
piled.
Good morning"
In the afternoon, however, the
Mayors office issued copies OF q let
ter received from the Police Commits
soner justifying at length his stand
in the matter.
Costigan, Enright said in his letter,
was neglectful of his duty His rec
ord, the Commissioner stated, was "by
far the worst" of any inspector in the
department.
Costigan's assignment to the First
Inspection District was the first step
that the department took to get out
of the way a stumbling block to GER
tain influences within the organization.
From that time on he was continu-
ally under observation. Squads from
the staffs Of Chief Inspector Daily and
Inspector Thomas J. Mcdonald were
always on the lookout in Costigan's
district. Costigan and all of his own
staff were aware of that
Unable to involve the inspector
through supervision, some members of
the aliti-Costigan party in the depart
ment resorted to another plan They
determined to "frame up" the man
they wished removed and to implicate
him so deeply through this trap that
he would be removed from the depart
ment entirely.
"A certain man who is almost daily
visitor to Police Headquarters laid
plans to open three poolrooms in Co.'S
tlgan's district. One of these was to
be situated on or near Park Row, a sec
ond on Grand Street and third in the
nelghborhood of St. Marks Place.
Hundred Men Engaged
II is known that the quarters for
these rooms were rented. 1t is also
known that plans were made to install
telephones and equip the resorts with
the usual poolroom 2araphernalia. In
addition 100 men were engaged to run
the places
The rooms were to have opened on
January 4. On January 9, The frame
up" plan provided, squads of men were
to be thrown without warning into
Costigan's district, the three poolrooms
were to be raided and after much pub
liclty had been given to the action the
"derelct" inspector was to be tried
and found guilty of conduct unL ecom-
ing and officer and neglect of duty"
He would then have been removed from
the department.
An official of the District Attorneys
Office baked this plan. Just before the
poolrooms opened, messenger from
pis official called at Headquarters and
directed the attention of certain men
to Section 581 of the penal law.
This declares it mjsdemeanor "to
commit any act resulting in the per-
version or obstruction of justice" or
for persons to conspire in the collcc-
tion Of false evidence to be presented
before any regularly constituted legal
body.
The emissary from the District At
torney's Office made it clear that i'm
mediate action by the county authori-
ties would follow any attempt to open
the poolrooms. They were never
| opened,
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
GEORGE FRANKLIN

George Franklin, lawyer, living at
1OS Hauxhurst Avenue, Weehawken, died
suddenly yesterday at the Lincoln The
atre from acute indigestion. Several
in the audience who saw him collapse
rushed to him, and DR.. A. E. Olp pro
nounced him dead. In order that nc
disturbance might be created in the the
atre, his body was permitted to remain
IN IN the box until the close of the per-
f0rmance.
Mr.. Franklin was a son of a German
,merchant, julius Frankenstein, and was
born in Berlin, Germany, July 20. 1874
he was educated in the Berlin Imperia
Gymnasium, but came to this country
as very young man and was graduated
from 1 the high school in Jersey City
He studied law in Columbia Law Schoo
and was admitted to the bar in 1895
In his practice he specialized in rea
estate and commercial law. He had beer
resident OF the North Hudson section
where he lived with his mother. who
survives him, for about fifteen wears
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
OBITUARY NOTES

JOHN I. BECKWITH, a prop,,n..,
CITIZEN OF New London County. a;sS a;'s. !.
Mantle, Conn.,, Wednesday, For Ny ~ !:
century Mr.. Beckwith held var;aa. ;a''
offices. He had been Assemblvmsn Wv
state Senator, was a member ~ ~ ~
1nited Workmen, the Order of Iln;,aS
American Mechanics and trustee !.
the First Baptist Church in Niantic "
GEORGE w. KETCHAM. w;s.,
known in Dutchess County and in ssi, ts;'
city, who died at White pls;n'
Wednesday in his eighty first vsss
will be buried to-day, following sssa n.
funeral services at the Secoad psn,;., MY
Church, Dover Plains, at | u. m Th.
train leaves Grand Central TermirsI
Harlem division, at $3.50 a. m.
MRS. WENDALL BAKER. one of ~,
organizers of the Vacation Association
oled Wednesday at her home, $40 parl
Avenue. Mrs. Baker was Miss Jeann;,
II. Held, daughter of the late Mr, anr
Mrs. Samuel J. Held, of New York. anf i
had been active and energetic in ysr
Gus phases of war work.
WILLIAM R. j. M'NEILL died .,
Norwich, Conn, yesterday afternoon q,
the age Of forty years. He was locs
cashier of the American Railway FS,
press and is survived by wife and
six children
FRANCIS COLEMAN VAN TASsEY1
who died at his home, 264 Eighteenth
Street, Brooklyn, yesterday. was CON
nected with the Brooklyn firm of z =
Webster & Son, silverplate manufac
turers, for thirty years He was borr
seventy years ago, Ut Little Britton
near Newburgh, in Orange County. H
is survived by his wife, a son, daugh
ter and two grandchildren.
REV. ROBERT F. HAYES. a retire,
minister, found dead in bed at his hom
in Roselle Park, n. j., suffered a fal
two weeks ago. Death has been at
tributed to the shock sustained. A
the time of his retirement. fiftee,
years ago, he was pastor of the Mont
gomery Street Methodist Church, New
ark. Funeral services will be he'll
Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08

lished letter making charges against
this company and we probably will pro-
ceed against it,"
In the literature of the company the
promises Of profits vary from 100 per
cent to what appears to the casual
reader to promise 1000 per cent profits
annually But this last figure is so
hedged about that it is not quite GER
tain whether this sum might be ex-
pected.
Here is one paragraph, however,
which "conservatively" sets the ex-
pected profits at 200 per cent year:
The Estimated Earnings
"Four years of actual work on the
gold lead through this property
showed an average monthly produc-
tion of about 900 during mining
operations, which were then about
eight months in the year, but can
now be carried on during the entire
twelve months. This work, on
twelve months basis, with the same
average results, would mean, after
deducting all possible mining costs
of every nature. that there would re-
main, as a net annual profit, fully
the sum Of $40 per share, or 200
per cent annually on par"
The percentage thus paid on stock
purchased below par, it is shown, would
show much more than this compara-
lively modest profit.
A Table of Profits
The tabulation Of expected profits is
thus worked out by the company's stat
lstlcian, and published in its circulars
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
DR.. P0rkhurst Sees in
Costigan Dem notion
Warning of Big Work

Demotlng Inspector Costigan to the
rank OF captain may mean, the Rev. DR..
Charles II. Parkhurst said yesterday,
that civic morality is approaching a
point whore there Will be work for his
Society for the Prevention of Crime.
The society was watching vigilantly,
he said, and would be ready to act
when the time came.
DR.. Parkuhurst's warning has behind
it the weight of the work done in the
COS. which brought the Lexow investi-
cation and the end of New York's "Red
Light" district. DR.. Parkhurst is still
a director of the society.
"The dcmotion of Costigan," read
statement by DR.. Parkhurst, "is symp-
ton; it is the symptom of a disease
with which this city has been familiar
lr times past.
at is evidence of disorder which
lurled in the municipal vitals during
the previous mayoralty administration
but which, by the concurrent efforts
OF Mayor Mitchell and Police Commis
sioncr Woods, was held severely in
again break on with wonted virulenca Tcura
as soon as the old gang recovered the
upper hand.
Now Under Tammany
I'VE arc under Tammany; we may
as we'll realize 1T. 1t is an cid friend
OF nine, and my intimacy with it en-
ables me to speak with authority.
"Costigan has been for a long time
a magnificent officer. We say of death
that 1t loves a shining mark; so does
lammany. Costigan, therefore, must
consider himself complimented.
Il do not know who was responsible.
only know that noble man and a
fine officer has been degraded and no
satisfactory reason stated. | believe
he was held in such respect by the
majority Of the force that his demo-
ton viii be to most Of it's members q
surprise and a modification, and also
an occasion of alarm to such as have
been nspicuously faithful in the dis
charge of their police duties.
eat meeting of the Society for the
Prevention of Crime to which I was
recently invited I told them that they
would probably have heavy work on
their hands before long
The society IS excellently equipped
for service and we'll tuned up for ac-
tion az soon as the situation has ar
rived ~ surnclently debaSed condi-
ton. The date Of its arrival there will
have to be determined by the heads Of
tho department or by the organization
to which they are responsible"
IL. c. Barber Discusses It
Further comment on the Costigan in
cident came yesterday from Howard
Clark Barber, superintendent of the
Society for the Prevention Of Crime.
He said
"lr view of the extreme and persist
cnt confidence placed in Costigan by
many former administrations, his de-
motion at this time comes ns a sur
prise to a public which trusts his in
tegfity. In the absence of charges,
am at loss TO understand the motive
for it.
sit has been pleasure to note the
confidence widely expressed, not only
in him. but in the men he has directed.
| have the FULLEST confidence in him
personally, @sa as n director of men,
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Police Commissioner Enright Tells
Mayor Why He Denoted Dan. Costigan

Police Commissioner Richard E.
Enright yesterday replied to the wide
spread criticism of his demotion Of
Inspector Daniel E. Costigan to the
rank of captain.
His reply was in the form of let
ter to Mayor Hylan and was as fol-
lows:
"When, little more than year ago,
you appointed me Police Commiss ion
er, with full authority, you stated
that | would be held responsible for
the proper administration of the func-
tions Of the Police Department, and
any way that would serve the best
interests of the people of this city.
Among other things, 1 discovered
that the department was topheavy
made so by former Police Commits
sioner Woods, who in the last month
of his administration had increased
the normal number Of inspectors from
nineteen to twenty-six, several more
than necessary. Hundreds of police
officers were doing detail duty, that
is, holding soft jobs, and too few
were on patrol in the streets.
Sent Back to Patrol
Cone of the first things l did was to
put an immediate stop to this condition
by eliminating unnecessary details
and sending several hundred policemen
back to patrol duty who had been hold
ing sinecures. The inspectors were
Immediately summoned and informed
of their responsibility for the enforce
ment of law, and the elimination of
vice and gambling within their dis
tricts, and they were directed to devote
their attention to the criminal element
and to provide the necessary protec-
tion to law-abding citizens, and main
tain general order and decency. 1t
was made very plain to- the inspectors
that any dereliction of duty would be
promptly and severely dealt with.
"Such changes as have been made
by me in the Police Department have
been made to increase its efficiency
and to render increased and better ser
wee to the people of this city Methods
of procedure that | found in the Po-
lice Department when | took control
Of it, that were built on sound prin-
ciples and were to the advantage of
the people of this city and not in con-
filct to the proper administration of
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08

fees here that up to the first of this
year it had paid no profits to it's in
vestors.
In spite Of this fact it is pictured in
its literature as "a mining project pure
and simple" and is declared to be SELL
ing shares to the small investors who
now are being solicited merely to keep
this rich plum with its unheard of
promise of profits, out of the hands Of
the rich spectators who are supposed
to be greedy to get control of it.
c. H. Unverzagt. listed as treasurer
of the company, could not be seen at
the Offices of the concern at Lexington
Avenue and Forty second Street. Vic
tor Block, who said that he represented
Unversagt and had charge of the
German business" appeared willing to
discuss the project until he learned
that his caller was Tribune reporter.
"Wherc did you read our ada" asked
the cautious Block.
"In the Stats -Zeitung,'" was the re-
ply.
"How long ago."
"probably two weeks ago"
"That's about right" agreed Block.
"Since that time it hasn't appeared in
verzagt is out of the city. Are you a
private citizen ?"
The reporter agreed that he was.
Invitation to Invest
"Do YOU wish to invest money!"
The reporter said that depended
upon the information he might be
given.
Block then produced numerous cir
culars and in the course of fifteen
minute discourse on the merits of the
project, which is located in British
Columbia, spoke with certainty Of tre-
mendous profits.
"Please let me see the balance sheet
and | will be able to see for myself
just what the profits amount to-" sug-
gested the caller.
"Ah, but you will understand that
you must first develop your property
before you are in position to pay
dividends" said Block "And to de-
velop our property we are selling
stock. AS soon as we have sufficient
mines"
"Have you made no profits? Have
you mined no gold ?"
NO." was the reply.
"All of your money has been OBJ
tanned through the sale Of your secur-
tiles ~
eyes"
Block said that during eighteen years
of the company's corporate existence
Mr.. Unverzagt had been its general
manager, but that nothing had been
produced in all that time that resulted
in dividends.
When the caller admitted that he was
a reporter Block Immediately showed
his indignation.
Don't dare to attack this company"
he said. "The Tribune once before pub
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08

and l cannot believe he would not well
come the daylight of truth upon any of
his official acts or personal conduct
Costigans reduction was branded as
spite work" on the part of the Hylan
administration by Leonard NJ. Wall
stein, counsel to the city government
committee OF the Citizens Union and
formerly Commissioner of Accounts.
"The demotion of Costigan,'" he said,
without Mouchsafing To the public any
reason that would justify such action,
is merely more than usually impor-
tant piece of spite work of the kind
which this administration has fre-
quently perpetrated. This instance is
more than usually important because
it serves notice on the underworld and
on its friends in the Police Depart
ment that the police official best quail
flied to protect the public has been
thrown into the discard"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
FREDERICK MEICHNEP

Frederick Meichner, a mason and
builder and for fort weight wears =
well-krown resident of Lindenhnrst
L. l.. was found dead last eyenine in
the back yard of his home. He bad
believed himself to be fully recovered
from a recent attack of influenza. bnt
1t IS thought that the ailment weak.
ened his heart. Mr. Meichner was ot
German birth, but came to This conn.
try at the age of thirteen. He was
member of Breslau Lodge, No. 524
l. y. .. F., and of the Lutheran church
from which the funeral will be helc
on Sunday afternoon. His wife anS
four sons survive him. '''A'
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08

the Police Department. have been re-
tanned, and any readjustments have
been deducted solely by desire to in
crease the effectiveness of the Police
Department.
Calls Newspapers Reckless
"The newspapers Of this city. now
and then. both in their news and edi-
torial columns, have made statements
in regard to the conduct Of the Police
Department which recklessly disre-
garded the truth. This was particular
~ true in connection with the demo
ton of one inspector.
"A short time before you took office
on October 19, 1917, Daniel +. Costi-
gan was promoted to the rank Of in
spector. Only few months prior he
had been prom oted from lieutenant to
captain, without ever having served q
day as a police captain in charge of 3
precinct, and having spent but little
time on regular police duty as a lieu
tenant His activities in the Police
Department had consisted entirely OF
'shoofy' work, and with the so-called
vice squad.
"Inspector Costigan was assigned tc
the First Inspection District. and dur
ing 1918, while in command of this
district, 316 arrests were made fol-
SdHloliHS NllNlu MS UlSlrlCL pE SHlel
Inspector Daly's special squad and by
the Special Service Division. During
the same period Inspector Costigan's
own men made only forty-one arrests
for gambling, of whom thirtyone were
discharged, five convicted and five
cases are still pending.
Calls 1t Worst Record
"This record is by far the worst
made against any inspector in the de-
partment, Notwithstanding the fact
that gambling has been usually more
prevalent in other parts of the city
than in the First Inspection District.
"a record has been maintained. and
intend to continue TO maintain it, OF
the activities of each inspector in re-
gard to tho suppression of vice in his
own inspection district, and unlezs they
perform their duty in satisfactory and
decisive manner they will be displaced
MY policy toward the inspectors will
continue tc be in the future the same
as it has been in the past, and that is
e exact honesty and efficiency in the
highest possible degree from each one
of them and from every other officer
and man in the Police Department"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
REV. EDWIN A. GERANT

Rev. Edwin A. Gerant, NJ. A., rector
OF st. Paul's Episcopal Church. East,
chested, N. Y, died yesterday at his
residence, 335 South Fifth Avenue
Mount Vernon, N. Y.
MIR. Gerant was born in Leesport
"a, on February 20, 1856. He was
graduated from Franklin and Marshall
college, Lancaster, Penn, in 1878, and
was Later ordained by the Reformed I'd
Church at Franklin and Marshall Sem
mary He was in charge of the Zion
reformed Church of Allentown, Penn.
and four years later entered the Epis-
copal ministry. i'''
For i1tteen years he was rector of
Chrlst Church of Towanda, Penn. and
iater OF church in Brooklyn. He is
survived 81 oy one son and one daughter
ternity - d
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
MISS ELLA ]. MAYER

Miss Ella j. Mayer, seventy-seven
years Odd, who was struck by a south
bound trolley car just after leaving
her home in Valley Street, Maplewood
N. j., Thursday afternoon, and who
died two hours later, had been a resi-
dent of Brooklyn for nearly her entire
life. She had sung in the choir of St.
Thomas Church in New York After
moving to Maplewood she continued d
teaching vocal music there and in
Orange. Miss Mayer was born in Al
bany Her funeral will be held at 10
o'clock this morning at the home of her
sister, Mrs. William NJ. Seymour, of 80
Haywood Avenue, Orange. A brother
also survives her
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
FREDERICK L. JENKINS

Frederick l.. Jenkins, who died early
yesterday at his home. 121 Bainbridge
Street, Brooklyn, was for twenty-seven
years secretary of the Police Depart
ment of the old City of Brooklyn. Sew
eral books on criminology from his
zen resulted from this association.
Born in the old 10th Ward of Man
haitian seventy-four years ago, Mr..
Jenkins enlisted in the government
transport service at the outbreak of
the Civil War. He saw service as an
officer on the Sam Colt, said to be the
first vessel to reach the United States
after Lees surrender at Appomattox.
In 1900 he was made head of the Sc
curity department of the National
Bank of Commerce, in Manhattan. His
Masonic connections were many, en-
bracing Stella Lodge, the Brooklyn
Veterans of Illinois. Mr.. jenkins is
survived bv his wife