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New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
Woman in Wheel Chair
Disappears From Home
spec4o. Dispatch to Tho Trt54ne

BOSTON, Dec Mrs. Jane Eng
land, fifty years old, cripple with
but one leg, invalided and confined to
wheel chair which she has been un-
able to leave without help for two
years, is missing. Her disappearance
is battling her relatives and the au-
thorties.
Charles Kelly, nephew with whom
Mrs. England emakcs her home at 92l
Blue Hill Avenue, reported to the po-
lice to-day that she had suddenly and
mysteriously disappeared during his
absence. He has TO explanation as to
how she could have gone without aid
and he knows Of no one who would
have an object in taking her away.
Neighbors declare that they saw her
wheeling about the yard earlier in the
day, but say they saw no strangers
about and are equally puzzled In ad-
dition TO Mrs. England, Kelly also
makes q home for his mother. who is
blind and deaf.
Police detectives are at work, on the
case and their initial Investigations
have served to bring no light on the
woman's strange absence.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
Arrest Made Here
In Countrywide
Auto Theft, Plot
Part of $lOO,OOO Detroit
Plumber Traced TO New
Work; Effort TO Sell Car
in Connecticut Failed

The smooth working plans Of what
Department of Justice agents Of three
states believe to be the best organized
and most successful gang of auto
mobile thieves in the country were
interrupted yesterday by the arrest of
Sven Nyquist, of l04 West Ninety
sixth Street
Nyquist is charged with receiving
stolen automobiles brought here from
another state in violation Of the Fed
cral lay. He was arraigneo before
Samuel Hitchcock, United States Com
His arrest is the latest made in the
course of an investigation by the
divisional Offices of the Department of
Justice in Detroit, aad Hartford Conn,
end by the local Office, into tie mys-
ferrous disappearance Of new cars,
worth more than 100000. from the
Cadillac factory. Almon and Lawrence
.,.c-.uGn' a.c said to be under arrest
N Detroit as is James G. Burrows in
Bridgeport, Conn.
Ten of the stolen automobiles have
been traced to Norway, according to
-ItNNtll -. MHt-Uth, -ASSiAtal~ L III tcu
States Attorney.
The automobile involved III the Ca Sc
against Nyquist is said to have been
found in a warehouse in Manhattan
packed ready for shipment to tina:
country.
Department Of Justice agents say
they traced this particular car from
Detroit, moving under its own power,
to Bridgenort. There the identity Of
the car was changed. It went into
the possession of another than the
person who had brought it from De
trot. An unsuccessful attempt was
made to sell it in Wmsted, Conn, and
then it was brought to New York
whcrc it is said to have been turned
over to NyQuist.
Just how many OF the stolen auto-
mobiles have been sent 10 Norway :
not known. The Gangs work is 80
we'll done and so Widespread that, Mr.
Mattuck doubts whether all Of them
will ever be traced.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
Big Interests
Urged to Stem
Business Drop
Merchants Association Is
Warned Against Wage Cut
and Advised to Substitute
Increases in Production
Prices Will Go Lower
Banking Situation Called
Strong; More Intensive
Use of Railways Needed

The vital needs that face the credit
ard the carrying industries of the ma
tion were discussed yesterday at the
luncheon of the Merchants Association
at the Hotel Astor.
Archer W. Douglas, vice-president Of
the Simmons Hardware Company. St.
Louis; julius Kruttschnitt, chairman Of
the executive committee Of the South
ern Pacific Company, and Willis II.
Booth, vicc-president of the Guaranty
Trust Company of New York. were the
speakers. The cooperation of big bust
ness interests was pointed to as most
necessary to stem the tide OF busi-
ness decline that is bound ia follow
tn inflated markets Of the war period.
Production Cut Predicted
Mr.. Douglas declared that the winter
would see continued declines in prices
and probably lessened production while
Mr.. Booth said that any reduction Of
wages, even regardless Of tn, value of
the dollar. is bound to be associated,
temporarily at least, with unrest.
Wage reductions should be made
slowly" he said Wage adjustments
can be made either by reduction in the
amount OF wages or increase in the
productivity of ihc individual laborer
We have every evidence that the latter
process is now in effect to a consider
able degree, and to this extent wages
have been decreased"
Mr.. Booth said that the banking
situation throughout the country is in
an unusually strong position, the diff
culties reported being local and in
significant and largely due to crop
values.
The successful operation Of tie
business in the future will not be as
easy as it has been in the past" he
said, "but ours is a nation whose out
standing characteristic is adaptabilty.
1t we can keep our courage and do each
day the tasks which our business re-
cuire us to do, developing gradually
by experience a familiarity with the
uncertain elements in our commercial
life, we will learn to adapt ourselves TO
the new environment. 1t will be a
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
Bryan Opens Campaign to
Control Democratic Party
aleeting of Nebraska Leaders
To-day Is the First Move;
State Behind Him
sDecta! Dispatch to The yrtburs

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec 1.--Wllliam J.
Bryan tomorrow will open his cam
psign for Leadership and control Of the
Democratic party. The campaign will
De launched At state wide meeting Of
prominent Democrats which will be
held in Lincoln Thursday evening. The
meeting has been called by Bryan lead
ers and IL sponsored by Charles W
bryan, brother and political manager
.or the Commoner.
>. Democrats Of both the Bryan and
a'tcncock faction have been invited
hAe part IN the meeting. Bryan
oehocratH have replied in the af-
nnfmative IN q MAS. The Hitchcock
snocrats, with the exception Of three
" 1our scouts, gho will make private
report Of the meeting, will not be
.aeIe. Inc meeting is gched uled az Il
t1ss c"gether conference, but the
;na'Nncock faction, seeing the Bryan
ar ar IN control Of the meeting, are re
ansany TO take part.
me plan, as commonly rcported d
ssnon2 Democrats, 10 for the Bryans to
GET together" and obtain control OF
"s party in Nebraska With this az
:, sNpping stone, the Bryans are then
feach out and attempt 70 wrest the
TAcsfship Of the national party from
.,A or Wlson, whichever one is in
,,g1ntroi The Bryans, according 10
Gsasis friends, are satisfed that neither
'x TX nor Wilson can retain control Of
~ party. and that since new leade r
1ss ns chosen, that leader might just
wsil be William .. Bryan.
iran will attend the next meeting
r. tne democratic National Committee.
VII have the PROXY Of National
Esssmmistseman w. n. Thompson, Of
s....'askA, ~. and will occupy Thompson's g
a. the conference table. With
wsofaska safely behind him and With
80 support Of cer.ain Southern states
Wi az coms Northern ones, Bryan
isnss~ N be rscoRnizsd ar the national
~1sf III tns party at this neettnY
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02

the Senate committee on immigration,
announced yesterday that he would in
troduce a bill calling for total sus-
pension Of immigration for six months
while Congress was drafting a general
law to cover the whole immigration
question. "Thc admission af aliens
to this country must be made more
difficult" said Senator King. THAT
is clear"
Senator Thomas Sterling, of South
Dakota. said he would introduce a bill
calling for the creation of an immigra
ticn board which would pass upon the
numbtr Of immigrants that should be
admitted. He said he would not go
so far as to support d measure for
total suspension.
"The most obvious solution is
through an immigration boa~d," said
Senator Sterling. at would consider
the asslmilablity of each ethnc group.
the standards Of living of each
group and how their standards would
compare with the standards of Ameri-
can Workmen.
Ship Lines Encourage Immigration
II have been informed that some of
the steamship lines are encouraging
immigration to this country, and that
they charge enough for the steerage
passage over to pay the expense Of
carrying the immigrants back if they
are not admitted"
Figures given out by the Department
of Labor at Washington yesterday show
that during July, August, September
and October Of this year 500 1857 immi-
grants were admitted. That is more
than $4,000 month If the present
rate is continued the figures for the
year will be ,O79,42S, but officials say
that the monthly average is rapidly in
crcasing. At present tne influx is Off
set by the return Of large numbers of
cmigrants to Europe.
Commissioner Wallis yesterday re-
ceived a request from officials of the
Western Passenger Association for a
conference on means of inducing some
of the immigrants already here and on
their way to settle in the West The
conference will be held at Ellis Island
next Wednesday. Mr.. Wallis will ap-
pear before the immigration commit
tees at Washington to-day to furnish
data for proposed legislation.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02

great game if we don't weaken. There
tore, let US say to all comrr ercial Amer
lea, even in the faue of the troubles
which beset US: Stand firm, stand fast,
stand true''
Present Industrial Status
AS to the present status Of indus
trial concerns Mr.. Booth said:
concerns whose arrangements have
been bad and which have not within
themselves the sustaining power neces-
sary to live under competing conditions
undoubtedly will have difficult row to
hoe. Every business which has Il le-
gltlmate right to survive must be SYM
pathetlcally supported by banking ard
commercial creditors to the very limit
OF business prudence. The funda-
mental conditions of this country are
so sound that by far the majority Of
It's business enterprises are in good
financial position, and the credit which
these enterprises possess must be
passed on by them. wherever good
Judgment dictates, to their debtors, to
the end that this very essential CHAR
acter of cooperation will hold our bust
ness structure intact"
Mr.. kruttschmitt, ~ discussing the
problem of transportation, said that
OShO1 y uiiUSl CA mug w Dullu new lilies,
which can only be done with heavy ex-
penditure of time and money, immed d.
ate relief can be had by more intensive
use Of existing facilities. He urged
loyal cooperation on the part Of the
administration forces Of the railroads,
the employees and the people who must
be served by the various lines. Such CO.
operation, he said, would result in OBJ
tanning the best possible results from
the means now at hand.
How to Help Railroads
He suggested that The public could
help the railroad situation in the fol-
lowing ways:
BY continuing the splendid coopera-
ton that you have accorded the rail-
roads since their return to their own
erS.
"By repeating laws limiting the
length Of freight trains and compelling
the employment Of unnecessary men.
by cancelllng regulations imposing
punitive overtime pay. which puts a
premium on inetficiency"
Mr. kruttschnitt IN discussing the
could help the situation BY increasing
the capacity of existing lines by re-
duclng curves and grades: conserving
fuel by educating their men in the use
VI iIIpI OFtC QcNiCcS, TSpldClnG ODSOlcCo
locom olives, shops and tools by modern
ones, these being matters of great i'm
portance. he said, because of the great
increase in wages.
The introduction generally of labor
saving devices, together with the COM
mon use of tracks and terminals wher-
ever possible, also were suggested as
was a way by which the railroad COM
panics can greatly increase capacity
aad efficiency.
Finally" said Mr.. Kruttschnitt,
"managers and employees jointly can
render incalculablc service to their
corporations and to the public by cul-
tlvating friendly, harmonious and CO.
operative relations that were danger
ously weakened during governm ent
control. and, above ali, by establishing
a thorough realization of the obliga-
tions If public service, 30 which we all
owe fidelity"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
Foreign Market
Held, ,Stinulant
Farm Prices
Eugene Meyer Advocates Re.
vival of War Finance Cor.
poratiOn to Cultivate
Greater Export Demand
Federal Credits Opposed
Houston Objects to Accept
ance of Any Additional
European Obligations

from Tae Trt5une's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.~+If the War
Finance Corporation should be revived
by Congressional action or by order of
Secretary Houston of the Treasury De-
partment its function should be limited
to finding a foreign market for our
surplus food and raw products, Eugene
Meyer jr., former director of the cor
poratlon, told Senators at the Capitol
to-day He is unalterably opposed to
use OF a government agency to lend
money to farmers so they can hold
their crops for higher prices.
Mr.. Meyer strongly urged that the
war finance board be brought to life
again. 1t is his view that opening of
foreign markets-Germany, Czecho-
Slovakia, Poland, Russia-will go a
long way toward curing the unrest
among farmers due to the slump in
farm prices.
Mr.. Meyer saw Senator Kellogg, of
MSiinnesota; Hitchcock, of Nebraska; ;
,Capper, of Kansas; Norris, of Ne
blaoKa, and number of others who
are studying the farm marketing
crisis. Members of Congress generally
agree with Mr.. Meyer that the govern
ment should not furnish credit for
farmers to prolong the holding
movement.
There is a difference of opinion as
to whether the War Finance Corpora
tion can do anything toward opening
foreign markets. Secretary Houston
will be heard at the joint meeting of
the Senate and House Agricultural
committees Tomorrow He objects to
revlvIng the corporation. He is op-
posed to the government encouraging
the acceptance or backing up of anv
more foreign bonds in this country.
His belief is that Europe has gone into
debt to the limit already.
The Treasury Department, it is un-
derstood, is ready 20 cooperate with
Congress in extending credit to farm
ers on a small scale. Officials of the
Federal Reserve system are repre-
sented as favorable to the Hitchcock
bill, which would authorize the use of
earnings of the Federal Reserve banks
in financing Federal farm land banks.
accumulated earnings total about $65,-
100000, it is said. This sum is only a
drop in the bucket t. what is being
asked. but it would serve TO help out
in cases where the need is urgent.
There is a feeling at the Capitol that
if Congress should undertake to
finance the farmers, manufacturers,
merchants and business men of ali
classes hit by the price slump would
demand money. Ii the Treasury is
opened to one there is danger Of it
being opened to ali. There would be
no way to say one man is entitled to
government help while his neigh Dor
must take care OF himself.
In his conferences with Senator'S Mr..
Meyer said the opening of foreign
markets through the War Finance Cor
poration would not result in soaring
prices
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
School Principal Exonerated
On Charge of Beating Pupil

Magistrate McCloskcy in Gates
Avenue court, Brooklyn, yesterday cx-
oncrstcd Ambrose Cort, principal of
Public School 73, McDougal Street and
Rockaway Avenue, who was accused
by Frank Whitenack, fourteen years
old, Of 105 Hull Street, Brooklyn, of
having beaten him.
The boy had testified several weeks
ago that Mr. Cort had beaten him. Mr..
Cort denied the charge and Magistrate
McC1oskey reserved decision after he
had heard the testimony Of teachcrs
and pupils that Whitcnack's charges
were untrue.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02

othclal duties. He was represented at
the conference by Edward f. Boyle,
chairman OF the State Industrial Com
mission and member Of the executive
committee of the State Reconstruction
commission, who delivered the Gov
ernor's address.
Governor Smith called attention to
the TACT that the only answer to the
rent difficulties prevalent throughout
the country IS more houses and that
this problem must be dealt with BY
each state individually rather than b.
the Federal government. He said:
IL does not seem 10 me that tbs
IS the time to create national hous-
ing fund OF any kind. II seems clear
TO me that the individual states should
themselves work out systems Of state
credits for state purposes. Out OF Ia
telllgent attempts to solve the cues
ton on this small scale we can evolve
q national housing policy
1T is time that this country made
adequate provision to meet the prob
lem. | do not believe that Federal
legislation alone would meet the sit
uaton. The whole problem is 700
colossal to be solved by single bu-
reau at Washington."
Cities of State Fail to Act
He discussed the extraordinary ses-
sion of the New York Legislature and
said:
The Legislature enacted only
emergency relief measures. In acting
on my recommendations that some
thing be done TO stimulate building
construction. permissive statute Wax
passed, allowing local communities ts
exempt from taxation new construcs
ton. The net result of this has beer
that only one community-New Nor.
City-has made any attempt to pass
tax exemption ordinance and. although
two months have passed since the Leg
islation was enacted, no act is as ye-
on the statute books. and new con
struction is as far as ever from being
undertaken"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
Wisconsin Rail Rates Rise
|. C.. G.. Orders Intrastate Tariffs
To Be Increased

WASHINGTON. Dec. l-Railroads
operating in Wisconsin were ordered
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to-day to put into effect immedi-
ately increases III intrastatc rates COM
mensurate with the advances author
lied in interstate tariffs
Similar orders were made applicable
recently by the commission ir the
cases of intrastate rates in New York
and Illinois.
The increases authorized for Wis
consin include 20 per cent ,4creasc
in passenger fares and charges. excess
baggage charges and rates on fnilks
and cream and also surcharge ol
sleeping and parlor car accommo oda
tions amounting to so per cent.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
CovernorsMeet.
Start Drive to
Save Farmers
Conference at Harrisburg
Decides to Appeal to Con
gress to Avert the Ruin of
Hundreds in Price Drop
May Ask Return of Losses
Foreign Credit Bureau to
Open Up Export Trade
Also Will Be Suggested

HARRlSBUR RG, Pa, Dec. 1-Gover-
nors and Governors-elect. reuresentine
more than half the states of the Union,
voted during their annual conference
here to-day to begin an inquiry into
what was variously called the acute. 4"
"alarming" and ."tragic" situation fac
ing farmers Of the country, with view
to recommending Federal legislation to
assist them.
AS first step toward carrying out
fneir plan, which was suggested by
Governor W. l.. Harding of Iowa, the
conference appointed committee con-
slstlng Of Governors Harding, Beckett
OF North Carolina, Holcomb of Connec-
tcut, Parker of Louisiana and Good
rich OF Indiana to make n preliminary
survey and report back before the con-
ciusion of the Governors conference
After that, it is contemplated to send
the committee to Washington to urge
legislation before Congress. which con-
venes this month.
The object of the state executives
which is said to be without parallel
IN the history of American govern
ment, IS for the organization of Gov
ernors to suggest to Congress and
actively advocate passage of legislation
necessary to refund the debts Of farm
ers who are plnched by falling markets
with heavy stocks of surplus products
on hand, so as to give them a wear or
more in which to recoup losses and
wait Tor Strengthening market. 1t is
proposed to do this through extension
or adaptation of the Federal Reserve
system.
Urge Plan for Foreign Sales
second proposal, also scheduled to
receive consideration by the committee,
Is another by Governor Harding. thai
foreign trade corporation be formed
to finance purchases of American farm
products by foreign countries unable.
through present lack of funds, to come
INTO the American market.
Apprehension regarding agricultural
and industrial conditions through out
the country characterized most of the
expressions by speakers addressing the
Governors to-day
Several states, represented by their
chlef executive or Governors elect
were reported in condition verpinc
"' biiC CAtl SiuciE CIIllCdl, Wnllc SDOKCc
n;en tor most of the others assented 10
the general proposition that there was
genuine cause for alarm in the outlook.
Conditions in Iowa, Governor Har-
ding said, menace the very existence If
the agricultural industry. H urged on
every state of1icia. the necessity If
emergency legislation to protect farm
crs from impending ruin.
Production of fOOG s11ffs will noci
lively cease in the Mississippi Valley
within the next two years if better
conditionst are not quickly brough
about, Governor J. B. A. Robertson Of
Oklahoma told the conference when he
was introduced at a luncheon given to
the visitors by the Harrisburg Chamber
Of Commerce.
Governor Alfred Z. Smith Of New
York had been invited TO present a
paper on housing, but was unable to
leave Albany on account Of pressing
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
Barrett Holds
Electric Rates
Are Temporary
Service Commissioner De-
clares New Tariffs Will
Drop With Price of Coal:
Says Raise Is Justified
Cannot Suspend Increase
City to Begin Injunction
Proceedings Against Com
panies to Halt the Charge

The general surcharge on electric
rates, which went into effect yester-
day, was the subject of controversy
between Alfred +. Barrett, Public
Service Commissioned, and Col4oratiop
Counsel John p. O'Brien.
Commissioner Barrett said yesterday
that the increased charges were merely
temporary and were virtually a slid
ing scale, which would decrease soon
with the price Of coal. He also said
that by allowing the surcharge by
which small consumers as we'll as large
business concerns shared in the in
creased cost of coal to the companies
the commission had avoided a long
rate case and a costly revaluation of
the plants of the electric lighting COM
panles, which would have followed if
:he companies had asked for an in
creased basic rate, which they intended
to do.
Corporation Counsel O'Brien, after
conference with the Mayor, an
rounced that he had been dire cted to
begin injunction proceedings against
he New York and Brooklyn Edison
Companies and the United Electric
Company, to prevent the increase al
owed in the rider. He said that such
action, if it did not serve anv other
purpose, "at least will lead to some
judicial determination as to how far
consumers should be notified of in
creases in rates, and how far there
should be publication of rates under
the requirements of the public serv
zee law"
Barrett's Statement
Controversial statements were issued
from both offices with regard to +bo
report of Randolph II. Nexsen, electri-
cal engineer for the Public Service
Commission, recommending that the
surcharge be approved. Mr.. Barrett
I'm an interview attributed to Cor
poratlon Counsel O'Brien, IN regard to
the surcharge on electric rates, the fol-
loving partial quotation from the re-
port of Mr.. Nexsen is made:
The amount Of information on ilo
with the commission is not sufficient
to warrant my recommending that the
contemplated changes in unit coal sur
charge should be approved
The tense Of the paragraph was
changed. 1t should read: The amount
of information on file with the commits
sion was (not "is") not sufficient to
warrant etc.
"Mr. Nexsen's meaning" said Com
missioner Barrett, OBVIOUSLY was that
when the tariffs were filed his informa-
tion was not sufficient to justify rec
ommendation that the surcharge be ap-
proved, but after he had investigated
the matter and obtained supplemental
information he came to the belief that
the surcharge should be approved"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
E PluribuS Unun

Should be the motto over every
Knickerbocker Ice Plant-savs
a longtime patron. He has lived
in many sections of the city and
always found Knickerbocker Ice
from whatever plant-of the
same high quality. There ate 10
plants in and around New York.
all turning out uniformly
clean, pure product.
This means that rqeyy tlanf is or< Of
many in the hest tossibie equ bmrnf, tlc
latest scicntfc method and the mo,f
scrutnloW care. 4na from qohicheqer
one of tie mary tlanfs you'r< srtuea-
tie ser7iCe IS 80 regular yon Can aimosf
set 1onr ciock by ihc dyiq'r,'s arriz.aL
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
Italian Women Nearer Vote

ROME, Dec. l. - The Chamber Of
Deputies to-day adopted the electoral
reform bill providing for proportional
and woman suffrage. The
vote was ,93 TO 1873.