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New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Leather Riding
{: Outfts Make Hit
AT Atlantic City
Spring Styles Also Seen ON
the Boardwalk; Work on
the Rebuilding of Big Pier
Foundations Is Started
Special Corrs.pondene.

ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. 10-Women
vho appeared in the morning parade
=, the Boardwalk attired in full
,..ther riding outfits caused something
~ A sensation this week. The togs
vorn for morning gallops before the
noon promenade include smart leather
..ms and stocks of soft suede in con-
ty,stire colors to leather breeches and
coats Of the regulation riding length.
Several bright, sunny days brought
ont some new styles with spring
t;nee. including suits of plaid. A few
stvle pioneers wore straw toques
dseked out with the first flowers seen
On the Boardwalk as trimmings this
year. Golfing costumes of heavy tweeds
sslso were noted in the costumes of
the women folks who paraded the walk
or rode in rolling chairs, which are
hi,h in favor for winter Boardwalk
travel this year.
clerical garb was much in evidence
during the meeting of the Interchurch
World Movement Federation, which
held its sessions here this week. Prom
inent speakers pointed out the neces-
sity of high organization to combat the
growing religious unrest caused by the
war. Expert field secretaries are being
recruited to carry the work out through
the churches.
Heads of Rotary clubs met to con-
sder plans for entertaining what is
expected to the greatest Rotary gath
ering in history here next June. De-
cision was made to take over the Steel
Pier and to establish elaborate recep-
ton quarters for meeting delegates
who are coming from many countries.
Several other important meetings are
to be held the coming weeks.
Work was started at rebuilding the
foundation work Of the big Million
Dollar Pier used as headquarters for
the American Railway Association, the
National Car Builders and other bust
ness organizations which stage ex-
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Tourists at Daytona
John d. Rockefeller Jr. Will Re-
turn North After Coast Trim

DAYTONA, Fla. Jan. 10.-John n.
Rockefeller jr. and his daughter, who
have been guests of John d. Rockefel-
ler sr. at The Easements, Mr.. Rocke-
feller's winter home at Ormond Beach,
made trip by automobile down the
east coast and soon after their return
to Daytona will go north.
Admiral r. R. Ingcrsoll and MIRA. In
gersoll, who for years have closed their
home at La Porte, Ind, to spend the
winter at Daytona, arrived this week
at Ivy Inn. DR.. E. H. Lyons, Of
New York, anchored his yacht, the
Regina, in the Halifax River en- route
to Jacksonville, where he was to meet
friends from the North and return 10
Miami
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Allen. of Sears
dale, have arrived at the Princess Is
sena. Others include Mrs. William c.
Crerie, of New York, and MYs w. J.
Mahon, of Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
Hot Springs Visitors
Enjoy Mild Weather
Spec,ai CoYrkspondeucs

Special Correspondence
HOT SPRINGS, Va, Jan. 10.-The
mild weather here has been favorable
for outdoor adventure, the colonists find
ing much diversion in long walks over
the trails, and riding is greatly in vogue.
Baron and Baroness Rosencranz have
returned from their trip to England
and are again at Roseloe, their cottage
on the mountainside, where they will re-
main until the summer season.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Twombly ar
rived from New York for visit.
Harold Phelps Stokes also came from
New York early in the week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin B. Bryan jr. arrived
from New York for weeks visit. Mr.,
and Mrs Arthur Kendrick, Mr.. and
Mrs. William A. Kerr, Miss Anna Kill
bane, Miss E. NJ. Macshane, Kenneth A.
Hopwood and Murray Rappaport were
arrivals during the week from New
York. Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard Atkin-
son came from Brooklyn.
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New-York tribune., 1920-01-11
From Ne,u York
At Camden for Winter
Special Correspondenc

Special Correspondence
CAMDEN. S. c., Jan. 1O.-Arriving
from New York at the Court Inn are
Mrs. Edwin P. Merwin, Edwin P Mer-
win jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur E. Whit
ney and Miss Margaret Whitney, Mrs.
J. Sharpe Hunter, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Gardner Colby jr. Mrs. H. B. Stearns
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10

In connection with the latest dis
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
Poilu's Body to Rest
At Arc de Triomphc
France Will Honor Fallen He.
roes in Armisticc Day
Celebration

NERDUN, France, Nov 9.-The bodies
of eight unidentified French soldiers,
cxhumed from as many sectors of the
former battle line. from the Belgian
frontier to the Nosgcs, arrived at the
Nerdun citadel to-day. From among
these Minister of Pensions Maginot
Will tomorrow request a private SOL
der to choose one body, which viii
then be transported to Paris to be laid
finally at rest beneath the Arc de
Triomphc in Thursdays Afmstice Day
cele bration, as a symbol of the thou
sands OF poilus who sacrificed their
lives for France in the great war.
The seven other bodies Will be buried
with military honors on the Verdun
battlefield.
1t was originally intended to disin-
ter nine bodies, but in one sector of
the front which the military author
tiles refuse to divulgc German and
French bodies were buried in common
graves and are so closely informing ed
that the officers in charge of the work
Of exhumation decided it would be un-
safe TO disinter a body there. as the
honor Of burial beneath the Arc de
Trlomphe might quite as likely be af-
forded TO former enemy soldier as
to gallant poilu.
Long after the last body had dis
appeared behind the battered walls and
the famous fortress gates had been
closed and night was settling silent,
barehcadcd crowds awaited the com
ing Of the ninth body, dispensing only
when the commander of the fortress
informed them that no more bodies
would arrive.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
Hylan Called
To Testify ON
Building Bids
(ContInued from paes onc)

expected to give the details of the
transaction Mt to-morrow's hearing.
The Additional Grand Jury, that is
giving all of its time to the criminal
phases of the investigation, examined
more witnesses and adjourned until
tomorrow. 1t is reported that addi-
tional indictments may be handed
down. The indictment Of George S.
Backer, the millionaire contractor, is
the only one so far made public.
Letter to the Mayor
Mr.. Untermyer's letter to the Mayor
reads, in part:
II gather from your statement as re-
ported in the newspapers of Monday
morning and from the endless stream
of interviews emitted by your ire
pressibly garrulous and publicity
Commissioner of Accounts that YOU re-
gard certain assertions of fact con-
tanned in a letter from me to the Comp
troller as unfair to you in the partcu-
lars indicated in your statement.
Nothing is further from my wish or
intention or that of the committee than
to do you or your administration or
any other person an injustice. In order
to avoid just such q contingency 1T was
announced at the opening of the hear
ings, at my request, that the policy Of
the committee would be that whenever
fact is brought to its attention to the
prejudice of any person the taking of
further testimony must be suspended
so as to afford the person so affected
instantaneous and full opportunity for
explanation.
"In view of your public statement. the
committee is desirous of now invoking
that rule in your case and Of extending
to you the same invitation that has
been uniformly offered others. 1t has
accordingly been arranged that when
the committed reconvenes on Thursday
the 11th inst, at 10 o'clock you will be
promptly and fully heard. Having re
gard to the concluding paragraph of
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
5000 Bodies of
American Soldiers
Back From France
1000 More Await Shipment
at French Ports: Removal
Work Expected TO Be
Completed Next Summer

PARIS. Nov. 9.-~Ncarly nine thou
sand bodies of American soldiers who
died or were killed in France during
the war have been shipped to the
United States and turned over to their
nearest relatives, and one thousand
moro await shipment at French ports,
the United States Graves Registration
Service announced to-day. The work
of removing the bodies of fallen Amer
leans VIII be completed by next sum
mer, and plans have been formulated
for materially increasing the working
stats and facilitating operations.
Nearly 60 per cent of all the bodies
Of American officers and enlisted men
buried in French soil will be returned
TO the United States. according to re-
cent estimates Az frequent intervals
parents and wives of dead soldiers have
come to France to remove the remains
Of their relatives. but, upon seeing the
cemeteries here and learning Of the
extreme care taken Of them, have de-
cidcd upon France as the final resting
place for the fallen.
The exhumation Of bodies within the
war zone began on September Is, and
since then work has been completed in
seventeen cemeteries. Operations at
Bony, the first OF the big American
cemeteries, VIII begin next Saturday,
and 55 per cent Of the men buried there
will begin operations in Belgium next
ly two thousand men will work all win
ter in order to complete the removals
by next summer. The task of eXhuming
the bodies of soldiers buried in Great
Britain was finished three weeks ago,
so per cent Of them being shipped to
the United States.
Removal of bodies from occupied
areas in Germany and Luxembourg has
just been completed, and all Of them
we're sent to America. Working forces
Will bcgn operations in Belgium next
month. and from cemeteries in that
country ,031 bodies will be removed.
The work of cxhuming bodies in the
Brest, Bordeaux and st. Lazare areas
has been completed, and now the ef-
forts of the Americans will be concen-
trated on the war zone. 1t is not prob
able that the first Of the uniform head
stones recently decided upon by the
War Memorials Council will be set in
the four permanent cemeteries until
next autumn
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10

your statement, we have the right to
assume and have assumed that this AZ
rangement will be entirely satisfactory
to you.
Calls for Correspondence
"Perhaps you will be good enough to
bring with you from the files of your
Office any correspondence and other
data, if any, that you may have relat-
ing to or concerning communications
with Messrs. Brndell, Hettrick or
others and with any branch or officials
of the city government bearing on the
making or execution of bids or con-
tracts for the Courthouse, the schools
and for other public work during the
last two years of your administration
The committee rs satisfied that this
will afford the best and most expedi-
tious means of clarifying the situation
and you may rest assured that if any
wrong has been done any one it will by
this means promptly right itself in the
public mind
II ought perhaps to add that know
ing what | do and what ] feel. Won
and your subordinatcs should have
known as to the collusive character of
many of the accepted bids for public
work, am personally more than ever
satisfied that the contracts based on
such bids should not have been made
and should now be Cancelled and pay
ments withheld, but the committees. as
well as myself, will meet the subject
with an open mind.
I'VE shall expect you on Thursday
morning. Very truly yours,
SAMUEL UNTERMYER,"
Letter to Hirshfield
The first letter to Hirshfeld in which
unteimeyer charges the Commissioner
of Accounts with indulging in self
advertising schemes" and clogginr un
the work Of the committee with his
town gossip and petty junk" follows,
IN part
~"November 9, 1920.
! greatly regret to have 20 reply to
your d'slngenuous letter of yesterday,
with It's mclOsurc, in the terms that
It so richly deserves, but ny time and
energies are just now too heavily taxed
with serious business to permit them
TO be diverted by your endless self
advertising schemes, of which this is
one.
81 fear that you lack sense of pro-
portion and have thus far failed to
grasp the broad and constructive pur-
poses Of the inquiry. The affidavit of
Corners, of which you yesterday sent
me copy, after distributing it to all
the newspapers as though it were n
piece Of valuable evidence discovered
by you, is of the most trfinx and IN
consequential value. besides being
largely hearsay and inadmissible.
If the committee were to receive
this sort of town gossip and petty
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10

junk which forms considerable part
Of tho Conners affidavit and were so
unjust as to lend to it the force and
dignity Of evidence, the committee
would become general dumping
ground for every one with a grievance,
would do untold injury to innocent peo-
pie and would be in session for years,
besides which the real purpose of the
inquiry would be buried in a mass of
triAing and immaterial side issues. 1t
purposes to hew rigidly to the line for
which it was appointed.
~ understand you are a lawyer by
profession and I know that you have
whiled away many idle though doubt
less pleasant hours as a spectator at
the hearings Of the committee. You
must therefore have observed that
there has not been day when COM
petent and direct evidence Of impor-
tance has not been presented covering
the identical subject matter of the in
competent hearsay gossip detailed in
tho Connors affidavit.
Begs Him to Desist
"May I suggest that the best and
only service you can perform at the
moment is to refrain from further tax
ing up our time and injecting yourself
L
of your self exploiting mania.
"Incidertally, you might perhaps OK
plain Why for almost two months you
deliberately withheld from the public
the Hcttrick letter 20 the Mayor and
then suddenly published it after Hct
tricks papers had been seized.
"You are quoted in the public prints
as having said by way Of defense that
you disclosed the letter to a World
reporter. but you forgot to add that
you pledged him to absolute secrecy,
which he, of course, strictly observed.
' ou know that there is no class of mer
in any profession so unreservcdly TO be
trusted to keep such a promise and
that your secret would be guarded.
"And yet you try to create the i'm
presslcn in the public mind that this
secret disclosure was intended az a
publication Of the letter of which YOU
were so careful not 20 let the public
know until your hand was forced.
every truly yours,
SAMUEL UNTERMYEP." d"
Hirshficld Again Rebuked
The second letter to Hirshfield ap-
pears to have been called forth by
Hirshheld's disclosure of the testimony
of Mr.. Sherwn. 1t reads:
"Since writing you this afternoon
find from the newspapers that in
your Unsuitable mania for self-adver-
tis.ng you continue to embarrass and
obstruct the work of the committee
Your last offensc is the premature
publication of the details of transac
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10

covcries of alleged bribery. Commits
soncr of Accounts Hirshtield said, Nj.
Sherwn testified that Brindell expected d
to get "a Of l per cent on all the Staten
Island pier work. The aggregate cost
Of these Jobs is said 70 be $16,250,000,
Il Of per cent of which is $81 $50
Craig Sees Untcrmyer
Comptroller Craig was in conference
with Mr.. Untermyer yesterday on the
matter of city contracts said to be
based on collusive bidding. The Comp
troller later made public letter to
the committees counsel in which was
inclosed additional informal on the
same subject.
Mr. Craig draws particular attention
to facts in connection with the New
town High School. He declares that,
while the school building was projected
in May, 1916, at an estimated cost OF
$399,187, various causes have contrlb,
uted to raise the cost to $986,7o0. VI
this sum $50,SS4 has been paid, but the
building is not finished. =,
The weekly meeting Of the brindell
Building Trades Council scheduled for
yesterday at it's headquarters at IL
St. Marks Place did not take place. 1t
was reported by members that no more
sessions would be held, pointing to a
probable dissolution of the organiza-
tion
Joseph Kelly, vice president Of the
United Brotherhood Of Painters and
Decorators of America, said yesterday
that the membership of his body issanx-
ious to know what action is going to be
taken against Brindell at the quarterly
meeting of the building trades depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor in Washington tomorrow.
He referred to the efforts of John
Donlin, head of this department, to
have Brindell's charter revoked because
of the latter's efforts to break the
painters organization in revenge for
its refusal to join his council
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
Mistrial in Furey Case
New Jury Summoned After De
fcnse Finds Friends i'm Box

When IL was discovered that Ran
dolph Newman, counsel for Edward H.
Furey, on trial for extortion in the
Court of General Sessions yesterday,
was acquainted with two Of the jurors
selected to try the case, Judge otto
Rosalsky Immediately declared a mis-
trial The work of selecting anothe r
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10
Raw Sugar Price Drops
TO GA Gents a Pound
Retail Quotations Expected To
Be Lower as the Result of
Slump in Demand

The price of raw sugar dropped to
Ga cents pound on the local market
yesterday, q of cent under the
lowest quotation of last week and q
new low price for the season The
price reflects a further slackenng of
demand and is decrease of II cents
from the highest of the seasons quo
tations, last May
Local refneries report continued
decreasing demand for sugar and
sweetened products of all kinds, both
for domestic and export consumption
which, they say, is expected to result
in prompt reductions in retail prices.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10

ton into which you intruded TO the
detriment of the inquiry.
"The only way you can be offs any
service to this committee is by ceasing
your mischievous interference with our
work. If the Mayor cannot or does not
stop you other means must be found.
Knowing nothing of our plans you per-
sist in course proving most detri-
mental. | hesitate to believe you are
acting from design and prefer to adopt
the more charitable view that the
mainsprings of your activities are
ignorance and sclf-exploitation again
ask you to stop. Yours truly,
SAMUEL UNTERMYER."
The letter to Hettrick was occasioned
by the report that he had been located
at his summer home at Sea Bright,
n. j., yesterday. The committee had
been looking for him several days, but
was unable to find him, his office having
been cleared of all furniture.
When asked if he would appear be-
fore the committee tomorrow Hettrick
said, II decline to talk" He added,
however, that counsel for the COM
mittee knew where he was, had his
telephone number, and that he had
made no secret of his whereabouts.
This was fatty denied by the commit
tees counse! yesterday.
According to neghbors Hettrick has
been at his cottage all summer. Re-
Gently he bought additional property
adjoining it. 1t is said that he and
Mrs. Hettrick have been taking long
walks daily, and have not kept in the
background, despite the fact that he
was reported missing.
Letter to Hettrick
The letter to Hettrck reads:
"November 9, 1920.
"An afternoon paper contains the
announcement that you are now So
journing at your country home in New
Jersey, beyond the reach of sub
poena from the committee, and that
you deny that you are evading the
process Of the committee.
81 beg to remind you of the fact
that your testimony is uncompleted and
that you arc still under subpoena
Notwith standing this fact and that re-
peated calls were made for you at the
hearing and at your office we were
told that you had not recently visited
your office and were unable to find
any way of communicating with you.
eve should be pleased, however, to
take your reported statement Mt it's
face value and to have you appear and
continue your testimony at the next
meeting of the committee on Thurs
day next at o'clock in the afternoon.
Yours truly,
SAMUEL UNTERMYER."
In connection with the latest dis
New-York tribune., 1920-11-10

jury was started at once and the ,,;,,
will proceed to-day.
Furey, who also is under indictn.,.
in connection with the bond th.f..
from the financial district. was pIss.s
on trial Monday. When the mist,
was announced, Furey remarkss.
well, what the he'll do you IN
about that? Back to the Tombs ~.
me-" -''
When the jury was b.inx sel.e..,
Assistant District Attorney John
Dooling neglected TO ask the m., :;
they were acquainted with the atto,,.r :.
for the defense.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-10-13
\ SHOWS UP VAClLLATINC
POLICY OF HARDING IN SERIES
OF fine ADDRESSES TUESDAY
RAILWAY TRAFFIC MAN
FOILED ATTEMPT TO ROB
MAIL TRAIN In IRELAND
tBy Associated Press. !

6ellast, Ireland, Oct. 13.-Henry
FORBES, railway traffic superintend-
ent, recently foiled an attempt to rob
mail train at Drumber, a lonely halt
on the Donegal Ballyshannon section
OF the line. Nine armed men sprang
from concealment and held up the
train crew. Some of them proceeded
to ransack the mails, but Forbes left
his compartment on the offside of the
train and creeping along the foot
board revolver in hand, surprised the
men who were holding up the driver
and fireman.
Forbes opened fire and the men
bolted for the station waiting room
from where they returned his shots.
The other raiders made off across the
cornfelds pursued by Forbes who
captured one man and eventually
handed him over to the police.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-10-13
MANY NEGRO WOMEN
ARE ARRESTED FOR
FALSE SWEARING.

Jacksonville, Oct. 13. Warrants
for the arrest of five hundred negro
n~N alleged to have sworn falsely
in registering for the November cleo
en- have been issued, and general
round up has besn started. It is al
legged that a conspiracy existed to
egister negro girls, and that some OF
them were threatened with death il
they did not swear they were over 81
years of age. A negro woman named
Junita Allen first directed attention
along this channel by divulging to the
county registration officer, Frank
Ironmonger that she had been forced
Ey threats to register, and that to do
50 it was necessary for her to swear
falsely as to her age. Many Others are
alleged to have lied regarding their
place of abode, as well as other mat
ters essential to registration. The
law provides drastic penalties for
false swearing, and it will be very diff.
fcult for any illegal voters to get
by with it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-10-13
AWAIT
CONFERENCE With
THE PRESIDENT
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, Oct. 13 Representa-
tiyes of the agricultural interests
meeting here were hopeful today that
President Wilson would give them an
audience to discuss the downward
trend of present farm products, and
hear protests against the currency
defation policy of the treasury de-
partment. Southern cotton growers
were active in the meeting
Senators 0verman of North Caro-
lima and Harris of Georgia, both of
whom are connected with the move
ment, called at the White House yes
terday to prefer a request for a con-
ference with President Wilson They
were told by Secretary Tumulty that
they would receive an answer today
The treasury department came in
for a severe roasting in the meeting
yesterday at which 1t was decided to
appeal directly to the president 1t
was said that the farmers stood to
lose billions unless the government
acted to check the fall Of prices.
A charge by Former Senator Mar
ion Butler Of North Carolina that of
ficials were in conspiracy to force
down the price of farm products
brought protest from John ] Nc
Swain of South Carolina.
The representatives of the farmers
all intimated that the producers were
determined to stand together at all
hazards and prevent a decline in the
prices