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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
CHASE LANDS THREE
IN S4,4OO HOLDUP
Fourth Man Escapes After
Forcing Woman Cashier to
Give Up Payroll.
FIRED AT PURSUER
Police Say Envelopes Contain
ing $2,527 Were Found
on a Prisoner.
FIRED AT PURsUER

Three masked and armed men entered
the offices of the Paterson Silk Dyeing
Company at 1853 Madison avenue, Patet-
son, N. j., yesterday afternoon, held up
the cashier, Miss Jennie Krowitz. and
fed in an automobile with s4,400 of the
company's payroll, which had been
placed in envelopes preparatory to pay
ing of later in the afternoon. The au-
tomobile, with engine running and with
fourth man at the steering wheel. had
been waiting at the curb for the ban
dts.
As soon as the three men left the office
Miss Krowitz gave the alarm, and half
a dozen employees of the plant ran into
the street and Jumped into an autoino-
bile owned and driven by John Gillespie
OF Lakeview, N. J. Gillespie set out at
once in pursuit Of the robbers and fol-
lowed close behind them as their car
turned into the Hazel road.
Gillespie was only few feet behind
them with his machine, and when the
bandits slowed down to pass heavy
wagon at Main and Piaget avenues Gil-
lespie drove his machine at full speed
int the rear of the other car The
bandits automobile turned upside down.
throwing the four men into the roadway
Gillespie and the other men climbed
from their automobile, but none of them
was armed and they hesitated when the
three bandits drew revolvers. One of
the four men fired at Gillespie but
missed and then they abandoned their
wrecked car and ran through an open
field. BY this time a crowd of several
hundred had gathered and most of them
pursued the robbers into the field. One
was finally caught near Highland ave-
nue..
Meanwhile Capt Benjamin r. Turner
and Sergt Charles Monks or the Passaic
police left their headquarters In an auto
mobile and started toward Paterson
Two miles from Paterson they came upon
two men picking their way through the
underbrush at the side Of the road The
policemen covered them with riot guns
and arrested them. They were taken to
the Passaic police headquarters. where
the police say envelopes containing
$2,527 were found In the pockets of one
who gave his name as Neil Struck of
1o4s East Twenty fourth street, Pater-
son.
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THEFT or $500, 900
CHARGED TO BANKER
Treasurer of Wilmington In
stitufion Is Held.

WILMINGTON. Del. Dec. I7.--William
Bush. widely known resident OF this
city, and well connected socially. Is In
the New Castle County Workhouse to-
night charged with the ENLIGHTENMENT Of
100000 In securities OF the Wilmington
Savings Fund Society. Of which he was
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Bush was COM
mitted to-day In default OF 100000 bail
TO await the action Of the Grand Jury.
officers of the Savings Fund Society
said the securities we're hypothetical
with Wilmington brokerage firm 10
cover stock market speculetions. Bush.
the bank officials say. made a statement
admitting his Irregularities.
Discovery Of the alleged embex1lement
was made week ago by auditors. ac-
cordins to n statement issued by Fred
erick M. Stone, president of the society,
which IL nearly 100 years old. and has
sound assets Of more than $4,000. 900.
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Man With Gun Taken
as He Eyes Tifany's
WITH his coat pocket saggins

WITH his coat pocket saggins
W from the weight of .3S
calibre automatic pistol and his
waist encircled by belt contain
ing thirteen cartridges, Vincenzo
opposite, an Italian, unable to
speak English, was arrested last
night by Patrolman Floyd Ham
ilton ut Fifth avenue and Thirty
seventh street, opposite Tiffanys.
He was taken to the West mir
tieth street station and later to
Police Headquarters.
Patrolman Hamilton saw the
man walk back and forth across
the street from the big jewelry
store. He noticed the bullying
pocket and ran across the street.
Esposito started to run, but
Hamilton caught him. opposite
told an interpreter that he had
Just come from Chicago, but re-
fused TO say why he had the gun.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
MILLER CONSIDERS ACTION
ON CRIME WAVE IN CITY
GovenorElect Says 1t Is Becoming Serious Matter
Expected to Take It Up in. First Message

Governor-elect Nathan L. Miller. 1t
was learned last night is considering
taking cognizsnce in his first message
OF the unprecedented wave Of crime that
has beer spreading unchecked over New
York city. In just what way he may
handle the subject is not yet clear. How
ever tho Governor has the power of re-
moval over a Police Commissioner and
Sheriffs which would give him the right
10 warn them about the prevalence Of
crime in their districts and to threaten
some action In case dereliction OF duty
could be properly charged.
Judge Miller was not inclined to dis
cuss the matter last night. At first when
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asked whether he was considering the
prevalence Of crime here, he replied
IL read the newspapers. IL is getting
10 be a very serious matter"
"Have you decided to say anything IN
your annual message to the Legislature
about III
'~rhat question has not been deter.
mined. 1t is one that requires good
deal Of thought"
Some one brought UP the idea that
the police powers' resident In the state
were simply delegated to individual
communities, making the preservation oil
law and order a natural subject for the
consideration OF Governor. Judge
Miller nodded his head. es II In assent
but went no further.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
u. 3. MAIL ARRESTS ABROAD.

VIENNA, Dec. 17.--Several postal off,
ciais In Budapest have been arrested in
connection with thefts from American
mall. says despatch from Budapest
to-day About ys00 900 has been stolen
from American letters. the despatch
states
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
BAYoNNE POLICEMAN KILLED.

Patrolman Thomas Hunter Of Bay
onne. N. j., was killed last night when
a patrol wagon In which he was riding
struck an automobile at Twenty-sixth
and Broadway. Bayonne. block from
Police Headquarters
The New York herald., 1920-12-02

To THE New YORK HERALD: This
country might settle the immigration
problem through a strict language test.
For their own benefit all immigrants
should be able to speak the national
language of the United States fairly and
intelligently. Without this proficiency
trouble and hardships must come to the
new immigrant
Any one passing such a language test
satisfactorily has a fair chance of TAX
ing care OF himself in the new country
of his adoption. and, Irrespective. of the
country Of origin of the immigrant. there
is small chance Of such newcomers ever
becoming burden to the Government,
and he must therefore be considered
desirable.
No one in the wide world could blame
this country for protecting itself against
being made a dumping ground for the
surplus population of other countries. The
signs of the times are such as warrant
such reasonable measures to be taken
as will protect this country against the
evils of an overlarge immigration in an
urdesirably short time.
II. LoHRMAN
NEW YORK, December /.
The New York herald., 1920-12-02

they put their money in a scheme OF
which they knew nothing and from
which fabulous returns were prom
ised- III PoSzI thought he could keep
up the payments he promised he too
was ignorant. Thus ignorance cost
most of his customers their money
a few shrewd investors may have
drawn out with their profits before the
crash came-and led PoNzI to the
practices which sent him to jail.
The Ponzi affair cost persons who
cannot afford the loss millions of dol
lars. They will receive much sympa-
thy. Yet If this experience should
warn others not TO put their money
in get rich quick schemes it would
serve useful purpose. Unfortu-
nately such exposures of the folly Of
short cuts to riches are quickly for
gotten. PoNzI will have successors,
and PoNzI's victims likewise will
have successors.
The New York herald., 1920-12-02
Lenine i. as wilhelm III.

That intrepid tanner Of the Bofshe-
Wiki, WASHINGTON d. VANDERBILT, Is
in the way of becoming hero In his
own esteem. His almost daily exposi-
tions of things Russian are calculated
to entertain an unsophlsticated world
while 1t waits breathless for his ST.
berian trade scheme to be measured
for other than phantom vestments.
His latest is message which treats
Russia as the scourge of the japanese,
chasing them down to watery death
Off the shores Of Kamchatka for in
terfering with "the open door for
which America has been clamorlng
for thirty years."
But Mr.. VANDERBILT as he explores
his dreams does not seem to be cog
infant of the news Of the day. Other
wise he would have known that In q
recent official utterance from Moscow,
published In the London Morning
Post, an explicateur OF BolshevIsm
pointed out that In giving to WANDER
LIP concessions In Siberia LENINE
hoped to embroil the United States
and Japan and divert attention from
the Bolshevik programme for a world
revolution.
This recalls other days. Count
wrTTE. guiding hand In Russia's pre-
war international intrigues, draws q
marvellous picture in his memoirs in
the Worlds Work Of WILHELM H.,
then German Emperor, as a juggler
Of nations one against another. VIII
Helm during n visit 60 the Gar de-
scribed by WITTE induced NICHOLAS
to occupy Port Arthur. ostensbly that
Russia might gain control OF the Pa
The New York herald., 1920-12-02
THE FIFTH AVENUE RIOT.
American Public Opinion Regarding
Hyphens Already Made Plain.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Such ex-
hiNitions of intemperate and disgrace
full violence as occurred on Thanksgiving
Day within the shadow of st. Patrick's
Cathedral, when a mob of persons OF
Irish sympathies attacked priVate
building because lts owners saw Mt, ior
reasons of International courtesy 10 ny
the flag of Great Britain in conjunction
with the flag OF our cwn country ana
that OF France do nothing 10 gain SYM
pathizers with the cause they themselves
espouse. Quite the reverse. for by such
actions they forfeit their right to be re-
garded as Americans of undivided ai!e-
glance and bring once more into promi-
nence the hateful question of hyphens.
The citizen with memory will point
out to Irish-Amercans, especially 10
those who acted on exhortations Tor an
America that might well be called the
Greater Ireland" that the people Of this
country have already declared them
selves on the question Of hyphenated
allegiance The hyphenated American
cannot hope to benefit for long by the
passive attitude of his traditionally good
natured fellow citizens Of unquestioned
and undivided loyalty.
Patience after a while wears thin, and
it is worn very thin now. Those who
parade the streets with the flag of the
Irish Republic" and hang it in their
windows, and even on our municipal
buildings. and then turn their hostile
hands against the flags of nations with
whom we are at peace, should take care
lest their hyphenated sympathies lead
them into the same sorry ways that the
feet of other hyphenates have had to
tread.
A little more provocation is all that
is needed. Let them be very careful how
they stir 1t up. j. A. d.
NEW YORK, December 1.
The New York herald., 1920-12-02
Time of the Cork Mems Arrival at the
Cathedral.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: May
call your attention to the report of the
attack on the Union Club as printed in
your paper of November 26?
attended the IL o'clock mass at the
Cathedral on the date of the disturbance.
/ left with the congregation at the con-
clusion of the mass at about II $50 A. M.
I passed the Union Club and there was
at that time no semblance of disorder.
Walking north at F'ifty-seventh street
l met the Cork Mems Association march
ing in formation south with the flags at
the head OF the procession and some
women in the rear. II. as your paper re-
ports, this mass was said at their re-
quest can testify they were not pres
ent to assist at 1t. as the ceremony was
finished when they were at least half a
mile away.
On page two. column two. you say !:
"As the Cork men emerged from the
Cathedral they despatched foraging
groups right and left in search of am
munition." &c. You can realize the false
impression this statement Is likely to
create, and I feel sure all Catholics and
fair minded citizens would be interested
in my version of the unfortunate affair,
so l take the liberty of asking you to
publish this letter.
JOSEPH JOHN KoEN.
NEW YORK. December /.
The New York herald., 1920-12-02
u. S. WARSHEPS SUNK
SIX TIMES IN BATTLE
Special One Founder Blanks
ProUe Most Deadly.
BIZ the Associated Press.

ABOARD u. s. S. MISSISSIPPI, PACIFIC
FLEET, DRILL GROUNDS. Dec ALI ves-
sells participating In the mannuvres of
the Pacific fleet here yesterday were
sunk at least six times, but as the firing
consisted OF harmless special calibre
one FOUNDER blanks arranged on the
larger guns Admiral Rodman viii be
enabled to bring the seven dreadnoughts
eighteen destroyers and cruiser Birming-
ham into port. barring future unseen oc-
currences
Capt. william A. Moffett of the Mis-
sissippi explained that the maneuvres
were technically known as torpedo de-
fence, but to the "landlubber'' corre-
spondent II seemed as II the destroyers
were bent on seeing how close they could
come TO the dreadnoughts without COL
liding. Hidden behind smoke screens.
darting in and through the dreadnoughts'
formation they crossed bows and shot
across sterns, avoiding collisions SEEM
lngly by inches, and. after momentary
pause, wheeled and thundered back
again so fast that the ocean seemed 20
be filled with rushing greyhounds.
Meanwhile the dreadnoughtS special
calibre arms poured one Founders amid
exultant shouts of the gun crews telling
Of the "slnkIng Of another enemy" Muz-
zles of evil looking bulldog fourteen
inch guns swung back and forth in the
turrets following the movements of these
destroyers. hut not firing.
A dark gray. sullen sky and a heavy
sea was the weather for the mannuvres.
The bau'eship Mississippi rolled more
than any time since its commissioning In
1918. according to its officers.
The New York herald., 1920-12-02
Not What We Spend for Education,
but Win t We Get for 1t.

The population of the United
states, comprising one-seventeenth OF
the human beings on earth, spends an
nually as much money for education
as the other sixteen-seyenteenths, ac-
cording to P. p. CLAxToN, the United
States Commissioner of Education.
Mr.. CLAxToN's deductions from this
fact were laid before regional edu-
cational conference In Chicago this
week. Unfortunately the news report
before us does not tell what they
were
AS every taxpayer knows, we are
spending great sums for education,
The public schools and State universi-
ties, parochial and private schools, de-
nominational and non-sectarian en-
dowed schools and colleges cost
great deal to maintain. In 1918 the
total expenditure for the public
schools was $763,67s,0S9, the number
OF pupils enrolled was 20S53'51O, and
the average attendance was 1534S,-
914. In that year the population be-
tween s and 1S was estimated at ~
csc. .476. There were 650,709 teach
ers. 91sO superintendents, 5,1l9 su-
pervisors, and 1851 principals.
But. Notwithstanding this great
army of educators and the vast cost
there are a discouraging number OF
illiterates here. The census for l9lo
put the percentage Of persons or III
and more unable to read and write NJ
76 for the whole country. This rate
was based on 5.516,163 illiterates over
10. of whom 1,37S,SS4 were native
whites of native parentage, 155,3SS
wore native whites of foreign or
mixed parentage, 1,650,361 were
whites of foreign birth, and 2,227,73l
were negroes. The number OF Hit
crate males of voting age was
2.273,603
These figures show that either we
are not spending enough money vi
education. vast though our annual
outlay is for this purpose, or that
we are not getting our moneys worth.
The fact that we pay out for schools
ms much as all the other people IN
the world put together do Is matter
of small consequence. The fact OF
grave Importance is that there are
adult iliterates in America where
there should be none. When we have
reached q point at which we can say
truthfuuy that every adult capable of
instruction In all the land is able to
read the Constitution of the United
States and to sign his name we shall
be able to take 100 per cent. pride In
our educational system.
The New York herald., 1920-12-02
A Puzzle for the IdeaIists.

The steamship companies report to
the Commissioner of Immigration
that 100000 Europeans wish to
emlgrate to the United States.
Haven't these millions heard that
this country, after rejecting Mr.. VIII
SONS Covenant, is going to be a ter
rible place to live in? Don't they un-
derstand what the World and the
Evening Post have been laundering
that an America outside the League
is an America isolated, militaristic
and commercially embarrassed?
Don't these 100000 would-be en-
igrants believe what the World and
the Post have been saying about the
tremendous advantage Europe and its
League will have over this reaction
ary country?
The heart Of the world is breaking
to get to these wicked shores.
The New York herald., 1920-12-02
Wars Effect on Suicide.

That veteran collector of mortality
statistics, DR.. FREDERICK l.. HOFFMAN
Of Newark, has in the current issue of
the Spectator tabulation of the sui
cides which have occurred in 100
American cities in the last twenty
years. 1t is cheering to discover that
in 1919, noted for its homicidal rec
ord, suicides decreased. The rate to
100000 was only 14.2, whereas in the
four years Of the war it was 1872 and
in the four years preceding the war
it was 90.
The effect of war on the suicide
rate is interesting. In 1914 and 1915,
when Europe was In battle and the
United States was supposed to be neu-
tral in spirit as well as in deed, the
rate was 21--almost the highest on
record In 1916, when 1t became evil
dent that America must join the con-
flict, the rate fell to 1871. In 1917,
when we entered the war, suicides
Stiil lul lllcI uCIlCdSctl, " IO.C anu
in 1918, when American soldiers were
actually in battle, the rate descended
to 146.
War evidently acts as a stimulant.
1t Is not conflict. but dulness, that
leads TO self-murder. May not this
account for the curious contrasts in
the suicide figures Of various cities?
The supposedly ideal cities of the Pa
cific coast, such as Los Angeles, San
Diego and Sacramento, have an av-
erage of more than thirty suicides
among each 100000 of population an
nually. The rate in Fall River, Mas
sachusetts, Is less than z; In Scranton.
less than @; in Jersey City, less than
20. Perhaps there's such thing as a
town having too much outside sun
shine in its life.
The New York herald., 1920-12-02

or other building. used partly or
wholly in numbering operations. nor
any employee thereof, shall use, con-
sume or have In possession at any
tine deer or moose. under penalty
of not less than 800 nor more than
$500. respect has been gained for the
law and violations are few, If there
are any. In time the sentiment con-
demning the killing of bull moose out
of season and of cow and calf moose
when opportunity affords viii make
itself felt.
The wanton slaughter of caribou
continued for years in Maine until the
awakening came too late, for by 1880,
when the shooting of caribou was for
hidden, there was none left. Only by
the strictest enforcement Of the game
laws can the remnant of the Maine
moose be preserved. Names caribou
have disappeared within the memory
OF sportsmen who are young to-day
The future or the moose of Maine lies
with the present generation of men.
The New York herald., 1920-12-02

ciAc and Germany control of the At
dntic, the pair to polish off England
md France and take the world for
their own. But the Kaiser's real aim
was to get Russia into trouble with
Japan, which he succeeded in doing.
The Russo-Japanese war left Russla's
western borders unprotected and put
The Kaiser in a position to dictate an
agreement to the Gar binding the
latter TO aid Germany in case Of war
with France; this despite the fact that
Russia already had an alliance with
France.
Similarly the German Emperor used
the Moroccan affair TO create a rue
tion between France and Russia. He
played one nation against another and
tried to get them quarrelling until
eventually France, England and Rus
sia joined hands against the Kaiser.
The rest is now history.
The conduct Of LENINE begins to
iOOh dS II uC iNuu w .
history and intends to emulate his
schemes. but with necessary improve
ments here and there. "Tell Amer
lea to send us locomotives and our
armies will never rest until every
japanese Is under the ground or in
the sea-" is the plea Mr.. VANDFRLIP
transmits to this country as coming
from the Bolshevik Government. you
occupy Port Arthur and my forces
will invest Kiao-Chau. You'll be Ad-
miral Of the Pacific and l will be
Admiral of the Atlantic" was the sub
stance of the Kaiser's advice to the
Gar in 1897. which, Count WrrTE as
serts, changed the whole history of
Russia.
The New York herald., 1920-12-02
JUSTICE FORD ANSWERED.
A Defence Of the Appellate Divisions
Assignments of Judges.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: The at
tack upon the integrity of the Justices
of the Appellate Division by Mr.. Justice
Ford is to be regretted, and is a stab in
the back by one who misreads the votes
cast for his name in the last election
and emphasizes the correctness of the
decision of the Bar Association In it's re-
port that he was not possessed of the re-
quirements for Supreme Court judge
The Appellate Justices are obliged to
designate the judges to hold the differ
ent parts, and to ascribe to them jeal-
ousy or unfairness in this regard and
cite as proof that he, Justice Ford. had
not as many appointments as some other
Justices to Parts I. and II. of the Spe-
cial Term Is unfair and not correct.
These terms do not embrace equity
causes. There are no trials in them.
They attend to the mechanical end of the
work. The hearing and deciding of tech
nical motions and appointments of re-
ceivers and referees are their work.
What on earth could the judges of
the Appellate Division gain by not as
signing or by assigning Justice Ford to
these parts? Nothing. They are obliged
to exercise their best judgment in maxi
ing their selections among all the judges.
Justice Dugro pleaded not to be assigned
to these parts, but he was; Justice An
drews the same.
For Justice Ford to ask the incoming
Governor to change the law and not
point out how he can do so is not much
help. The Justices of the Appellate Divi-
sion asked the lay judge to send them
their own choice as to the different parts,
but they could not agree. Some one has
to do this disagreeable job. and they do
II to the satisfaction of litigants as well
as they can.
Such an attack upon his brethren by
Justice Ford Is unfortunate, as It seeks
to hold the courts up to criticism by the
public without cause, and this is bad for
the courts and the people and accom-
plishes no good.
The bench and the bar know more
about the qualifications OF the judges
for the work they have to do than the
public, and the bar has not pet.tioned
the Governor to give Justice Ford special
work to do. The Characterization of the
upstate judges made by Justice Ford
is insulting.
l do not believe II right to let Justice
Ford's statement go unchallenged by the
bar. and my talks with many members
of the bar lead to this letter.
JOHN II. JUDGE.
NEW YORK, December /.