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New-York tribune., 1920-08-21
'!Tickle Me" Chorus
Girls Questioned
About '.Tea'' Flasks
38 of Cast, With Critics, APP
pean Before u. S.Atforney
in Dry Inquiry; Whisky
Rises 25 TO 40 Per Cent

In the governpent's anxiety to know
if whisky was served to 700 patrons
of the premier performance of "Tickle
{ Me" Tuesday night, the thirty-eight
members Of the cast and chorus, along
with critics who reviewed the show
were summoned before United States
Attorney Benz njamin A. Matthew yester-
day. They probably will be subpenaed
to appear before the Federal Grand
Jury Monday.
They were asked what they knew
about the contents of the hundreds of
small TASKS labeled "Carstairs" which
they distributed among the audience.
Their answers were not made public.
Arthur Hammerstein, manager Of the
production, who will be the defendant
If the grand jury brings an Indictment,
SAID the TASKS contained tea. 1t is ex-
pected he will be subpenaed Monday
Holds Flask as Evidence
James Shevlin, Supervisor of Pro-
hibition Enforcement, who was the
cause of the inquiry, is holding as evi-
dence one-ounce flask, which had
been drained of all but a few drops.
me odor Of these drops has convinced
MN, he SAID, that they belong not to
the genus tea, but are real old-fash-
ioned whisky
The price Of whisky has gone up
from 25 to 40 per cent in the last two
weeks due to the strict enforcement of
the policy of allowing only minimum
withdrawals upon permits, according
TO Charles r. O'Connor, State Director
Of Federal Prohibition
dealers have been complaining that
the price is soaring" he said This is
the best indication as to whether or
not prohibition is being successfully
enforced in this district
Mr.. O'Connor installed a card index
system in his Office yesterday for the
purpose of keeping track of the num-
Der of permits sent in by parties who
have the right to purchase whisky. He
SAID previous trial of this system has
shown 1T to be effective in checking up
on illicit liquor
Art Shop Raided
The art and jewlry shop of Louis
simon, at 80 Sixth Avenue. Greenwich
Village, was visited by Prohibition
Agents Ernest Langley and Robert
ampbell yesterday, who after a search
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21
McGraw Goes
To Chicago to
Guide Giants
"They Need Me; 1t Is Criti-
cal Time in Pcnnant
Race, ''He Says, Departing
Against Doctors Orders
Swami Has All Facts
Prosecutor Says He Knows
Who Hit Slavin; Liquor
Inquiry To BE Resumed

John ]. McGraw, manager and par
owner of the Giants, Joined the team
in Chicago yesterday, but was not
seen on the field. Before he departed
from this city Thursday night his
attorney, William y. Fallon, informed
Assistant District Attorney p. f.
Mario that If McGraw was wanted ir
connection with the injuries of Johr
Z. Slavln, the baseball manager woul(
return in forty eight hours.
"Ihey need me; it is critical time
IN the race for the pennant," was part
of the statement McGraw left with
his attorney. His head was bandage(
and he made the trip against the
orders of DR.. William F. Bender. il
was said
District Attorney Swami announced
last night:
81 know exactly who hit Slavin and
how he came to be hit"
lie refused to give the name of the
persons, however, or any of the cir
cumstances. AS far as could he
learned the status OF his investiga.
ton remained unchanged.
Liquor Inquiry to Go On
The inquiry of James Shevlin. supcr.
visor of prohibition enforcement into
statements of McGraw that he pur.
chased liquor at the Lambs will be
resumed early next week.
"A ponce sergeant in the 9Th Inspec
1lon District said yesterday that state
ments alleging liquor was sold at the
LAMBS have opened breach between
the police and the prohibition enforce.
ment agents of the district.
lie said that policemen arrested {
club employee and confiscated Gouo,
being taken from the club about ter
days ago. This was not by accident
as has been reported, but because they
had been stationed at the rear entrance
Tor that purpose. He added that the
pollce have sought in vain for a search
ana SEIZURE warrant against the clut
Tor more than week, but this has beer
refused by United States Commits
sloner because it is the opinion of Su-
perVlsor Shevlin that such procedure is
unWarranted.
Two prohibition agents went owe,
the premises a week ago, under the
escort OF a house committee official
and saw no reason to suspect the club
or members of any violations.
"A. y. Brown, chairman Of the house
committee, said last NIGHT: "I noticed
IN the morning papers Shevin is going
to subpoena officials of the Lambs.
see Mr. Shcylin every day, and there
IS no reason why he should subpoena
anybody. He doesn't need to. SO fal
as can learn there are only two per
sons to subpoena. One is John J. Nc
Graw and the other is the employee
OF the club from whom McGraw saws
he bought liquor, if he did buy any
Liquor Purchase a Mystery
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21
Roads Denied ri gs,ht
To Apply New Fare
Rates Within City
Public Service Board Also
Refuses Plea to Put Into
Effect Increased Freight
Tariff Oh Dairy Products

The Public Service Commission for
the First District yesterday denied the
New York Central, the New York,
New Haven & Hartford and the Staten
Island railroad companies permission
to put into effect on short notice the
new schedule of passenger tariffs pro
mulgated by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. This affects the com
muters who travel on these lines
within the city limits and is supple
mentary to the action of the Public
Service Commission of the Second Dis
trict. The Long Island Railroad and
the Westchester & Boston also have
applications pending before the com
mission, but in their cases the in
cent provided by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
The application of the three first
named companies to apply increased
freight rates of 20 per cent on milk,
cream and allied products also was de
MED. The commission, however, per-
nitted the companies TO place the gem
eral freight rate increase Of 40 per
cent allowed by the Interstate Com
mercc Commission.
1t was said the action of the Pub
lie Service Commission in the latter
respect does not imply any considera-
bic grant, as its jurisdiction covers
only New York City.
The application was presented to
the commission by C. c. Paulding, gen
eral solicitor of the New York Cen
tral, who acted as legal representative
Of ali three railroads. Deputy Com
missioner DonNelly presided. P ".
Moore. representing q group Of ship
pers. appeared in favor Of the in
crease in rates and said it would be a
serious mistake if anything were doue
TO interfere with their uniformity
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21
Roads Entering NesU York
TO appeal Rate Decision
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion VIII BE AskeA to Deal
With Public .Seyrice Board

A large increase in passenger traffic
on the New York Central Railroad is
expected if the State Public Service
Commission succeeds in holding the
passenger rate TO the existing 9 cents
a mile, against tho 3.6 cents a mile
granted by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
All roads entering the city are ex-
pected to join in an effort to remove
what they term unjust discrimination.
1t has not bacn determined whether
the railways will appeal separately or
as unit to tho Interstate Commerce
Commission against the state commits
sion's decision on passenger rates. 1t is
their intention toAask for national sup
port in dealing with the state board
The New York Central says it ex-
poets to lose SG,000,000 q year. based
on $75,000,000 annual revenue, if ex-
.ating rates are retained in New York
and new rates are in effect elsewhere
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21


existing pficcs. Rumors that the
market was due for q severe drop
caused their alarm. Mr.. Floyd an
nounced that the refners were of the
opinion that there is not now avail
able for purchase in Cuba more than
100000 tons of raw sugar, while the
monthly consumption in the United
States amounts to approximately $780,
000 tons.
As pointed, out however. the United
States is not wholly dependent on
Cuban sugar. The Louisiana cane
sugar crop will also soon add to the
American supply.
Despite all pessimism. the concen-
sus OF opinion yesterday was that 20
cent sugar is the most Immediate pos
sihihty and that the price will set a
new low retail les-el fo- some time to
come.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21
Chicago Bars BALLOON Race
Has No Field With Suitable Gas
Connections for Aircraft


The Aero Club CT Illinois yesterday
telegraphed the Aero Club Of
America, that it would be impossible
to ho tte national am, international
balloon races for the Gordon Bennett
trophies in Chicago this year, because
of the inability to obtain a suitable
balloons. st. Louis recently refused
for the same reasons
Augustus Post, secretary of the Aero
Club. said the races would not be
called off despite the difficulties so
far encountered. 1--WE have had some
difficulty in finding suitable starting
place" he said, "and it is possible that
some other middle Western city will
be chosen"
Fifteen American balloons are en-
tered in the national event and eleven
balloons in the international race.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21

meeting of representatives Of all Re-
publican organizations in the state. to
be held in this city on Monday next,
to discuss action to prevent Durrell's 8
reelection in November.
Burrell is an unorposed candidate
for denomination at the primaries next
month. Harry N. Brown, whose name
was to have appeared with his on the
Republican ticket, withdrew after the
discovery that some of his nomination
papers were irregular. Mr. Brown and
James Ray, also a Republican, have
announced that they would run for the
office as independents.
Some time ago it became known that
Burrell, who is an advertising agent,
had been soliciting business from
banks. When this was called to his
attention he said that his agency had
solicited such advertising as matter
of private business and that it had
no connection with his conduct Of the
Office of State Treasurer.
After the crash Of the financial
schemes of Charles Ponzi and the clos
ing by the State Bank Commissioner of
the Hanover Trust Company it was
learned that $125,0OO of the states
money was on deposit with the Han
over Trust Company. Ponzi was a
stockholder and director of this bank,
through which he had checked out
millions of dollars. This was one of
the institutions from which Burrell had
solicited advertising.
Criticism of the State Treasurer
broke out afresh, pasNticularly after he
had refused to disclose the amounts of
state money on deposit in the differ
ent banks of the state. Early this week
Governor Coolidge took hand in the
CIf hN hnt 4
no longer approve as a state depository
any bank which placed its advertising
through Burrell's agency. Burrell
shortly afterward announced that he
was making arrangements to withdraw
from the advertising business and de-
vote all his time to the work of his
state Office.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21
Railroads Begin to File
Higher Rates Schedules
Have Until Midnight Saturday
to Place Lists With Com.
Tnprce Gov,r,;se;
1erCe (OmraIssinn

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Ra;l.,,
began fling with the Interstate co.l gnas
mfres n e ad,,,o1 Commission =. to-day blanEe, e
rs the increased passenger and fsrs. fra;ck..
rates recently authorized. Under de'ta' IA
ruling the new tariffs become o,a. we
atlve upon five days notice. and pJ'. Il.
roads have antil midnight Satorylsv 'as =.
file IN order to put them into CO 20
next Thursday. as announced ss'
Representatives Of lines in all pav..
OF the the country wero arriving in . >
ages Of the new schedules. T5a 'res- 49,.
changes include passenger fare rae
creases Of 20 per cent, a surcharos ~ ~
% per cent on Pullman space and ep. y
cess baggage and 20 per cent adysesr e@,
IN mix charges, ,.as well as tae eenssa5 ,s',.s
freight rate increase Of from g n a. n
per cent according 70 territory. rbsy
are are. expected to increase annual IN.
500, 900. wa" s4,-
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21
New York Slayer Escapes
From Sing Sing Prison

oSsINING, \. Y. Aug 20-Jame,
McKenna, a long-term prisoner ss,
fenced from New York for rnanslaneS cl
ter on May II, 1916, failed to annssr ~
in the supper count at Sing Sing nrison
tonight. Whether the prisoner ',S" eS
capped over the walls is not known bn,
when a second count was taken as IN
O'Clock tonight it was regarded ~ ~
fairly certain that NcKenna was he.
yond the prison limits.
Mckenna is twenty four wears old
He was sentenced By Judge WadbsmS
for term Of rot less than eight years
and six months and NOT more -has
seventeen wears.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21
Nation Wide Search Started
k0r Missing Kansas Citv Girl

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 5o.~Na-
tion-wlde search was begun to-day for
Miss Harriet Howard Kimball. nine
teen years old, daughter of Howard
H. Kimball, q wholesale shoe dealer.
Miss Kimball left home Monday night,
leaving note asking her parents not
to seek her. Her description is being
sent broadcast by the Kansas City po-
lice.
The girl had suffered intermittently
from melancholia. relatives said, and
she frequently expressed the desire to
work as an interior decorator
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21
2O-Cennt Sugar
Predicted for
Coming Season
Arbuckle Brothers Drop
Price to II LILO Gents, a
New Low Level for
Product AT Wholesale
Brokers Are i'm Panic
Local Department Stores
Sell Staple AT 10 Gents:
Market Is Demoralized

Retail sugar at twenty cents a pound
for the forthcoming canning season
was the forecast yesterday OF disin-
tercstcd Observers in the New York
sugar market 4 current report that
the. grocer would soon be handing the
commodity over The counter fer rs low
as Is cents was declared highly I'M
probable
Arbuckle Brothers, one Of the largest
firms dealing in sugar in the United
States, yesterca5 dropped their quota
ton to a new low level, Iii cents
q pound to the wholesaler. The
reason for the decline was not an
nounced Competitive dealers. amoug
whom are the American SUGAR Rein
ing Company, the National and Fed
eral Refining companies, despite the
ArbucAle drop, We're maintaining yes
tcrday their quotations at % and % y
cents pound With the approaching
beet sugar crop and heavy receipts Of
the product from Cuba, Polt Rico. South
America and even Java a drop in pre-
vailing prices has been in sight for
some time.
Frenzied Price Cutting
The market has been further de-
moralized BY frenzied unloading and
price cutting among Wholesalers and
brokers, mostly in the Middle West
These same merchants, while unloading
aJ reduced prices, have wired hundreds
OF cancellations OF orders to the New
} ork refining companies during the last
two days.
One nrm OF sugar Wholesalers in De-
troit were reported unloading their re-
fined sugar @t II cents q pound.
Sugar experts here declared that this
trm and all others doing likewise
were unduly excited and would ind
themselves faced with the proposition
Of restocking their Warehouses at
higher insteat. OF lower prices for
some time TO come.
Certain department stores in New
York yesterday had sugar for sale
st 10 cents pound in their grocery
departments.
In Richmond Hill, Queens, some
grocers quoted it at the same price.
mere pcssimistic view of currently
reported l5-cent Sugar than found IN
New York market circles was de-
veloped yesterday by John S. Floyd.
specl&i agent or the Department OF
justice flying squadron" after con
ferrlng with repreaentati Of wboe e.
sale grocors from every part OF the
COZ .try and officials eff three large re
fning companies. lie predicted a pos
sibNity OF even higher sugar prices
before the new year and no drop be-
fore that time.
The executive Offices of the Amori-
can Suga" Refining Company. the Fed
oral sugar Refining Company. the
Warner Sugar Refining Company;
James N. 1icLauren, representing the
Southern Wholesale Grocers' Associa-
ton, James B. Newman. Of the Ma
tion4l Wholesale Growers Association
participated with Special Agent Floyd
in the conference.
Twenty-Cent Sugar Likely
The meeting was cslta at the i'm
stance OF the wholesalers who had
made contracts with the rehners for
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21
Men in Oagn Party to
Fight State Treasurer

BOSTON. Aug. 2o.-political oppo-
sition within his own party to State
Treasurer Fred J. Burrel, who has
been publicly criticized for maintain
ING private business relations with
banks in which the states money is
deposited took definite form to-day.
The executive committee of the Re
publican Club of Massachusetts called
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21
Denver Car Men STAY Out

DENVER. Aug p. StriaIne train.
men Of the Denver Tramway ComDaay
meeting here to-day, voted TO DESTROY
500 signed applications for reemplov.
ment and remain on strike. The men
viii meet at a latter date to formulate
a statement OF terms under which they
are willing to resume work
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21
Indiana Appeals TO
congressman for
Aid in Fuel Crisis
EiGlaty-hve Per Cent OF
Coal Consuming Public
i'm State Lacks Supply:
Many Industries Closed

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 2O.-Tha fnel
sunn,v situation IN Indiarn i c,;+ioa,
", 'N'i''''' - '''e'' :,
o'' ', a. ''+'' ''ee'''' '''''" o.
'he l""'~"" '"oA'c service Nommls-
sion, declared to-day in telegram
sent to all the Indiana members of
Conoross ,,rr;n~ 4han, - .nI.~ as.;s,,
00''e eS'' III Ing '"ein 10 ''Ne "ec'oh
10 prevent a calamity now threaten
ing the people of this state" Mr..
NcCardfe's TELEGRAM 10 +hc Conrreee-
r.,,.
''en '01lo"s'
THE Public Service Commission.
being advised as to the need of coal
for the consuming pubic Of the state.
appeals to YOU for such service as
you can render to set the Droner gov
ernmental apercv to act ut once in tbe
production and distribution of coal.
"Eightv-hve ner cent of the coal con-
suning public have no coal. MANY
utilities have only one days supply.
Conditions could not be worse.
Should dre oriajnate i'm MANY cities
total loss would obtain.
decided action should not be de-
layed to prevent calamity now
threatening the people Of this stata.
Public Service Commission Of n.
diana.
"JOHN W McCApDTE
"Vice-chairn1an -
81, '''''''
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21

seized many bottles containipv a..
alleged, liquor. tae2
Detectives who arrested petor
yvania, of 172 Humbolt Street s..rS "a
lyn, who, they allege, was transaor.'d ~.ook'
five one gallon cans of alcohol ,.',as -
automobile, charged him with s+ta-a ~ MS
ing to bribe them with $50. IT,. e"p'1
Savanna offered them that sum ;s lssy
would let companion 90 free eley
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21
The Stage Door

The "Florodora" company, headed
ny EIcanor Painter, leaves to-day for
Atlantic City. After week there the
company begins an engagement in
Philadelphia.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21

blue Eyes" new musical comedy
"ill be produced soon by Morris Rose
Mr.. Rose has June Walker under con.
tract for three years
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21

Jean Ncwcombe, lately seen in
Sophie" will return to the musical
stage in Lady Billy a Savage pro
duction now in rehearsal with Mitzi IN
the star role.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21

The Mosconi Brothers and sisters
feature dancers, will appear in "Hitchv-
koo, 1920" IN which Raymond Hitch
cock will present Julia Sanderson. G
P. Huntley and himself next month
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21

ziegfeld's new "Midnight Frolic" will
nave ITS premiere on the New Amster-
dam Roof Tuesday, August 81.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21

Otto Kruger has been engaged for
the leading role in Marc Klaw's forth
coming production of "Sonva." from
the Polish by Gabriela Zapolska.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21

Margaret Anglin has commenced re-
nearsal of "The Woman of Bronze, >
by Paul kester. She will open her New
York season at the Frazee Theater Sep
tember T.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21

Frank Crumit. lately seen in "Bettv.
Be Good" has been added to the east
of The Greenwich Village Follies
1920" ''e'
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21

Annie Sutherland has been engaged
by, Henry W. Savage for an important
role in "Cornered,' the new comedy
IN which Madge Kennedy will return to
the stage
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21

Edgar Selwyn has forsaken "The
Love Woman" as the title for his new
play in which Florence Reed viii be
the star. He has returned to "The
Mirage" his original title for the
drama, which viii be presented at the
opening of the new Times Square
lheater next month
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21

Michio ltow, the Japanese dancer.
VINO IS staging some of the dances for
the new Greenwich Village Theater.
VIII lnaugurate a season of Noa dramas
in New York this winter.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-21

Tho meeting was called at the in-
stance OF the wholesalers who had
made contracts with the rehners for
sugar several months in advance Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
By FRED H. GORMLEY
 Montgomery Bureau The Age-Herald


 Montgomery, June 29.-(Special )-Coun- ties may continue to receive the services of short term felony convicts for use on their public roads The court of appeals Tuesday reversed its previous decision Tn the case of Clifford Fox of Etowah coun- ty and eliminated every portion of it's opinion which held that every person convicted of a felony must be given an indeterminate term in the penitentiary. Fox had been sentenced to hard labor for grand larceny, which is a felony. The court of appeals held that the indeternii- nate sentence law makes no provision for indetermnate sentences for hard labor convicts and ruled that every per son convicted of a felony must go to the penitentiary for an indeterminate term. This would have taken hundreds of per- sons given short hard labor terms for felonies from the county roads and sent them to the penitentiary.
 Many road camps would have been broken up as there are not enough per sons convicted of misdemeanors to main tain the overhead expense of county road
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
CHAPLIN'S ORNATE
 HOME LOOKS QUIET
Dr. Copeland Back From Portland
 With Shriners

eve had wonderful trip says Dr. Miles A. Copeland. who with Miss Cope land has returned from the Shrine con- vention at Portland.
 We took in Los Angeles. San Fran cisco, other coast cities and best of all, Portland The hospitality of the people was wonderful. They received us with open arms and feted us royalty. People were sleeping in churches, and practically every home was providing for one or more of the visitors.
 "One of the most enjoyable features of the trip was visit to the magnificent home of Charlie Chaplin at Los Angeles. It was the most extravagant thing in the way of residence l have ever seen. Hammered brass ornaments decorated the exterior, while the yards were inter- lined with miniature streams and canals, spanned by bridges. The house alone cost more than million dollars
 "We looked into the garage. which IS the wonder and talk of Los Angeles. There were two cars there, and neither of them was the Rolls-Royce which the famous comedian is said to possess, the one on the western coast. Charlie has separated from his wife, and the grand old house has a deserted look. lie spends most of his time at the Los Angeles Athletic Club