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BARGE FIRE. KILLS .
SON OF CAPTAIN
Another Boy Injured and Father
Burned Attempting Rescue
Off CliffSide, N. j.

An explosion halted Capt. Alden
Sparks just as he was going TO bed
in the aftef cabin of United States
Government Barge No. 121, doclSed at
Cliftside. N. j., early this morning.
He rushed forward and saw his oldest
son, Norman. fifteen, crawling out of
the forward cabin, beating DANES
from his night garments. ..
"oo down and get Charlie, father" B"
the boy gasped. Hes down in the
corner-I put blanket oyer him"
Capt. Sparks crawied to his ten
year old son and dragged him out
Charles died later. Capt. Sparks and
his other son are in North Hudson
Hospital, badly burned.
The evening world., 1920-04-20
Defendant in an Action for Divorce
just Begun in the Su-
preme Court.
prenne Court.

Mrs. Adelaide Wilson BllsR daugh-
ter Of Francis Wilson, actor and
comedian. President of the Actors
Equity League. during the strike last
year. was named defendant in';a di-
vOrce suit filed in Supreme Courts
yesterday by her husband. Russell
Adams Bliss. The papers have been
sealed and details of the charges
have not been made public.
Mrs. Bliss Is now living in the
Chelsea District of Greenwich Village.
The divorce recalled the wedding
Nov. 20, 1914. which was social af-
fair. The bride wore pearl and
diamond brooch, presented to her by
her husband. The wedding took
place at the home of the brides
parents. No. 20 Gramercy Park. The
parlor was a bower OF flowers
brought down from the Wilson sum
mer home at Lake Mahopac. A re-
oeption. at which there were 500
guests, followed.
Mr.. Bliss was formerly in the insur-
ance' business.
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NOTED SURGEON DIES
"a WHILE OPERATING
Or. Sidney F, Wilcox Was Just
Finishing Case in Middletown
Hospital When He Collapsed.

DR.. sidney u. Wilcox, prominent
surgeon OF No. ~ West 5lst Street,
died to-day at Middletown, n. y,
where he was stricken last night while
operating on IA patient In Thral Hos-
pltal lie was formerly q professor In
the women's Homeopathic Hospital
here and OF recent years has been a
consulting specialist.
lie was removing tumor from Mrs.
Mary Terhune in Thrall's Hospital.
Middletown. and just AS he was fin
shing the operation he collapsed, DR.,
Noses A. Sptvers OF Mddletown. acting
as his assistant. stepped into his place
and continued the operation. the an
aesthetist and attendant remaining
where they were, The hospital physi-
clans diagnosed DIR. Wllcox's disease as
Rpoplexy
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ping instruments, eavesdropped on
Adele GoodeAs telephone from s

ping Instruments, eavesdropped on
Adele Goodell's telephone from s
to o'clock the night OF Nov. 12,
1919, before the arrival of the man
and woman said to be Porter and
his woman companion.
Sorger repeated the story told by
WheefwTight on the stand yesterday,
of the way IN which Porter and the
woman entered the flat Sorger said
ne was admitted by Wheelwright,
who had entered by way of a fire
escape.
Speaking very slowly, pausing be-
tween syllablcs, Sorger said:
81 saw a mantle defendant-now
- known - 10 - me as Augustus -
Drum-Porter, standing-in-his-u
s-in-the-centre- of - the
| room.
"Wheelwright went out of the room
with Porter and came back.
"Wheelwright said to me, DO you
! know who this man is" / said, NO,
! who is hep He said, Third Deputy
Commissioner Porter Are you sure,
7 said, and ~ answered Positively,
yes And ! said, You better be
! aiirp' '"
The evening world., 1920-04-20
SERVICE
GAINING STEADILY;
ALMOST NORMAL
Lackawanna Will Take Back
Men Still Holding Out Only
as New Employees.

New YorIt's transportation situa-
tIon was closer TO nOrnaa this morn
ting than II had been at any time
since the outlaw ruiiroad strike be-
gan Freight was pouring into the
oity. markets were receiving great
shipments Of food, raw material was
reaching factories that had been in
danger Of closing and there was about
hill passenger service, except in the
unique cnse Of the Hudson tubes.
Strikers were returning in great
numbers to their old jobs. and finding
that these jobs, thanks 10 acclnnu-
lated difficnties, are going to be
rather strenuous until the tangle is
Strengthened.
About 1000 switchmen and train
men were In session at Grand View
Hall, Jersey City. to-day, waiting for
the return OF Edward McHugh. who
tried in vain TO get a promise OF a
hearing at Washington on their COM
plants. They did nothing but talk
In groups while they waited. The
general opinion seemed to be that he
would advise them TO return to their
Jobs "as individuals" and that most
Of them probably would do so.
There were three otlAr meetings of
strikers. One was this afternoon at
StapIeton, s. l., where 1t was said that
grand lodge officer would urge the
men to 90 back to work. Another was
at Odd Fellows Hall, Jersey City.
where General Chairman Parks, Of Di-
vision SO OF the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers advocated the back
10 work movement. And there was a
meeting OF hremen nd engineers at the
city Hall. Hoboken.
The Baltimore & Ohio planned to
move eleven freight trains from Gran
ford Junction. N. j., to st. George,
3. l., to-day. Seven trains were thus
handled yesterday. Passenger SER
vice on Staten Island is still badly
crippled.
ohicials OF the West Shore said
only a few clerks and yardmen had
returned to work. The passenger
service was described as normal, but
freight, excepting the perishable kind,
was still tied up.
The Jersey Central handled thou
sands OF shipyard workers this morn
ing, tho Pennsylvania and the New
York Central reported normal service
in both passenger and in freight de-
partmentS the New Haven restored
parlor oars to service and there was
full service on the railroad ferries.
j. ]. Mantell. who acted for all the
railroads during the strike, quit that
task yesterday and went to Port Jer-
Wis to supervise the freight situation
there.
f. NJ. Ryan. general manager OF
the Lockawanna. said the strike wa1
considered as q thing OF the pas
and that strikers who have not ye'
returned 10 their jobs will be takeT
back only as new men, losing theiI
seniority. He said passenger servic'
! on the Lackawanna was 100 pc
cent" and the freight situation wal
rapidly clearing. up,
c.. l. Leipcr, General superintendent
J Of the New Jersey Division of tn
Pennsylvania. said that all freigh
operation OF the road west of New
ark were practically normal, but h
admitted that the eastern terntna
yards were somewhat handicapped
by the failure OF many yard em
: ployeNs to return 20 work ..-
The Erie reported that the freigh
Jam at Port Jervls had been broke
and that coal and food were movin
, from there In both directions.
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j. S. SHIP ASHORE
ON ADRIATIC COAST;
73OPERSONS SAFE
Susquehanna, With $50 Pas
Sengers From New York,
Grounds Near Pola.

TRIESTE, April 20 CBy the Asso-
ciated Press.)-The American steamer
Susquehanna, with 45O passengers
aboard and a crew of 2sO men, is
ashore near Lusino on the Dalmatian
Coast near Pola.
The passengers. all OF whom are
safe, are being transferred to the
steamer Argentina.
The Susquehanna, a vessel of 10,Ojs
gross tons. was formerly the North
German lloyd liner Rhein. She is
owned by the United states Shipping
Board and operated by Phelps
Brothers Company of New York in
the Italian trade. she left here
March 81 for Patrias. The ,Susque-
hanna was seized at Baltimore when
the United states entered the war.
Representatives here OF Phelps
Brothers Company said the ma tority
of her passengers were third class.
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SAYS PORTER RECOGNIZED HIM
IN RAIDED FLAT.

Sorger said he doubted Porter's
Identity and said: 'Tf you are the
Third Deputy you ought to remember
me, because you had me down in the
Northrup investigation" and he said:
"Oh, yes; l do remember you very
we'll"
Lieut.. Sweeney gave Sorger, the
order to tap the telephone wire TO the
Goodell fiat in the course of investi-
eating a complaint. Littleton asked
many questions regarding Sorger's
report OF ARREST No. 1884" which was
that OF Adele Goodell. The names
Wolf" and Margaret Boyle"
were on the memorandum.
o. You knew that report was false
and meant to be false? A. l was
ordered to
Q. Answer A. l did.
@. Did you examine the affidavit to
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HEARING FOR CLOTHING MEN.
Delegation of 200 on to Albany to
Discuss Rent Liquidation.

A delegation of 200 representative
OF the clothing industry and f. II. La
,Guardia, President of the Board Of AL
lermen, left this morning for Albany
to attend a hearing on rent legislation
before the Cities Committee OF the As
sem'bly.
The members of the delegation OCCUPY
loft buildings. the rentals OF which
would be regulated by the pending leg
islatiOn. They left on the Empire State
Express. occupying two extra cars.
The evening world., 1920-04-20
RUSH TO CITIZENS
ANTI-STRIKE UNION
Many Women Among 1000 Volun-
tiers for Service in Any
Emergency.

More than 1000 men and women
have applied for membership in tho
newborn CitiEsns' Protective Union.
Il was announced to-day by Charles p
CwyRls. Secretary Of the state Cham
her I ~ 1coynFneree. No. 6S Liberty
strsS x fpaaeF whose auspiclOas the
uqlqh was launched last Friday.
k1'ht. IPuTpose--tO perform, emerE-
eHey service wherever a strike menaoes
IN pbbiic NonyenIence and interest
hfb Appealed 10 Increasing numbers. A"
~ QwynnA said. "One OF the pleas
an surprises has been the number OF
re4pOnses from women They offer 10
sa3se as stree. car conductors. chauf-
feuraa truck drivers, and some say
tlleySere ready 10 tackle any kind OF
q aobi&
- GWynne said he had many re-
sl4hetg fTom clubmeD and business
mn vino offer. their leisure time,
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"OUTLAWS" CALL OFF
RAILROAD STRIKE

CHICAGO, April 29,--The "outiew''
rail strike win Nend tomorrow, otfcdals
OF tho Chicago Yardmens' Association
Announced to-day
An effort will be made they said, to
persuade all strikers affiliated with the
Chicago organization to report for work,
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TELLS
OF FINDING PORTER
IN WOMAN'S FLAT
tcostlnusd From First Pase.I

TO show he had intimidated the police
man by reminding them OF the cases
in which the courts had condemned
you'd sapd sorger." .
oh cross-examination Smith un-
dertBok to dispose of httleton's in
ttmation that there was no reason
for an arrest to be forbidden.
, Q. When you entered the room in
which you found the man and the
woman, and you saw conditions
there, did you intend to arrest the
wUunan7 A. Yes, for violating the
Tenement House Law.
IAttleton returned to the attack at
Seo.
1. Q. You kicked open a hooked door
Md then meant to arrest a woman
for indecency behind that door?
A. Yes.
q. You knew the woman was not
professional street woman and
didn't mean to arrest her for that?
A! No.
Q. You snatched away the clothes
with .Yhich she covered herself, and
then meant 10 charge her with in
denency? A. did, yes.
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Hunt in Vain for Disabled ship
william O'Brien.

BOSTON, April 20.-Continued search
for the wooden steamer William
O"Brien. which asked for assistance last
Sunday saying she was taking in water
rapidly. brought no word of her to-day.
The Coast Guard cutters Seminole and
Acushnet and the steamers Baltic ana
Minnekahada have been on the lookout
for the disabled vessel. The OBrien
left New York April Is with coal for
Rotterdam. Her last cable gave her po-
sition as about 500 miles east of Phila-
delphia.
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SEVERAL KILLED BY TORNADO
FIFTY More Reported Injured in
MIHaiasippi Town.

ABERDEEN, Miss April 9O'-Sev-
eral persons are reported to have beer
killed and between forty and fifty in
jured In tornado which struck Alb
erdeen to-day,
Early reports estimated the property
damage at approximately 100000.
The evening world., 1920-04-20

New York wanted TO know what the
object OF the hearing was ~ 1t were
intended that the members OF the
,eomnittee were TO sit like lot Of
dummies without right OF procedure.
IL assume" returned Chairman
Martin, that the bills were sent to
the committee because the Rules
Committee OF the Assembly hAs no
power 10 hold heArinEB."
The evening world., 1920-04-20

Bronx. BY Patrolman Edward F. Adlum
OF the Alexander Avenue Station. The
truck bore the name OF the secco Trans
portation Company, Newark. n. ].
Details concerning the robbery were
refused by the police.
The evening world., 1920-04-20
"PoTATo KING" INDICTED.
PrOhteerInE Charged AERInst SuIlI-
van, FIeminE and Schultz.

van, FLEMING and schultz.
The Federal Grand Jury to-day re-
turned two indictments charging prof.
teering in the retailing OF potatoes. One
of the indictments is against Eugene A.
Sullivan, known as 'the potato king"
in business at No. 639 West 34th Street,
and William NJ. Fleming and Henry H.
Schultz of the New York and New
Jersey Produce Co, OF No, COL West
2eth Street. The men. who are now out
on ban, will be called tomorrow for
pleading before Judge Knox.
The Grand Jury has taken up the
case of Nicholas A Echenbrenner of the
Lewis, Mears Co., OF this city and
Boston. Echenbncrmer vas arrested last
week for a transaction involving 67O. -
000 pounds of butter, upon which IL is
alleged the company made about $67,
600 profit.
The evening world., 1920-04-20

WASHINGTON. April 2O.-The Cen
sus Bureau to-day announced the fol-
lowing 1920 population results:
Gary, Ind, .55,3I4, an increase In ten
years OF 3s,54e or 22o.4 per cent New
burgh. N. Y, SO,272 an increase OF
2,A67 or SO per cent DunlSirk. n. Y,
1886, an Increase Of 2,115 or 1913 per
cent.
The evening world., 1920-04-20
FIND STOLEN AUTO AND RUGS
Police Conceal $1,000 Robbery as
Abandoned Car Is Found.

one hundred and twenty-five stolen
rugs valued at $4,000 we're found last
night in an abandoned motor truck In
front Of No. 1872 Willis Avenue, the
The evening world., 1920-04-20
POLICEMAN TELLS OF TAPPING
n TELEPHONE WIRES.

4 Policeman Fred Sorger, who worked
with wheelwright in the Special Ser
vice or Vice Squad. was called. He
began his testimony by reading the
notes taken while he and Wheel
wright and Cushing, with wire tap
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WITNESS ADMITS HE CONCEAL
ED THE TRUTH.

Littleton repeated the question
with variations and souted: You de-
liberately misrepresented the truth ?"
and Sarger' meekly answered: "Yes,
sir"
Q. You were asked If you knew
whether the man you found was
really Clarence VOL of Brooklyn?
And you said you had askd if he had
any credentials and he said no.
Wasn't that a deliberate falsehood,
A. No. He had said his name was
Wolf.
Q. But you know he was not Clar-
ence Wolf. \. Yes.
q. You had been before Deputy
Commissioned Porter in the Northrup
case and had a good look at him; hut
you say you hadn't the slightest idea
who he was when you found him at
Adele Goodelps. A. never seen him
in his underwear and eyeglasses.
Q. After testifying falsely, you con-
tinued as a member of The Special
Service Squad? A. Yes.
Q. Do you remember when you
were transferred? A. Wheelwright
said he knew why we were trans
ferred; he told the Inspector it was
because we had got a Deputy Com
missioner in a flat. The Inspector
said he didn't understand. Wheel
wright said I'VE got Commissioner
Porter in a flat some time back and
he told us not to say anything about
it. l guess that's why"
Q. You agreed with Wheelwright,
| A. don't know. We don't know yet
| for certain why we were transferred.
A. Do you know that in the super
seding indictment against Col. Porter
you and WTheelwrigIht have been
charged with a crime? A. Never
heard of it.
Q. You have never received a war
rant. You have never been arrested
for this crime? A. No.
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3bof which have already attracted at
i11et a hundred Of more members.
But ones before when Congress was
proparing 70 10 away Mr.. Wilson
stepped In and delivered q message on
thtahs high cOst Of living. Something
alEks this " being contemplated. II has
lsfet thken shape as yet; but a general
6olburst from the white House on the
- ft8i6ct Of neglected legislation Is
ssahout due. When stories were circu-
fnIflod the other day that Mr.. Wilson
wns planning 20 get actively 10 the
campaign SUFFICIENT account was not
Ren OF the physical Strain that
m Be implied By the word -active-
~iEs The President will not get out
make speeches. He is too much
blck man 20 do that But there is
4 .asthing wrong with his flow Of Lam
~ruAga.
kooRAMME THAT WILSON
-akAip BEFoRE THD coN0RESs..
fEere are some Of the things which
1ahs White House says are stih on the
Congreasional doorstep. Indeed the
memory Of Congress is logged by the
NuZUMlnk nfnhttAIea
Wilson's latest messaee;
Il hope tsht Congress will bring
s-sAs-a conclusion al this session
legislatione looking to the estab-
he,h4hsnt o. a ADudget system.
4AhOther and not less important
aaoaut of he prOblgm is the aBcer-
tnsnnienG q the eoonomy and effi-
Gency. with which moneys appro-
tt1Rt6d aro expended
No one In authorized OF equipped
a ascertain weether the money
has been spent wisely. economic
a-h hiiy and effectively. The auditors
enahould be highly trained Othcials
~01fli- -xSnranRsnt tenure in tho
hilf9Siatirys Department, free % OBJ
rNliOns 10 or aBotives az conetder-
Rion OF this OF any suoSoquent
AdmAntstratton. -,
!kNliva ~ dmmedlats consideration :
kS the pfobfefn OF future taNnttoE'
0implication OF the income and
rOdita taxes has become an I'M
tHnedlate necessity.
tx The Congress might well con
ider whether the higher rates OF
%Income and proHts taxes can In
tk4n mace times be effectively pro-
SDctiye OF revenue and whether
aney may not, on the contrary
a destructive Of business activity
tkRnd productive OF waste and IN
1hiciency. ,r..
RaWhatevsr may have been our
Ehtews during the period Of growth
~ American 0uEiness concerning
Marin legislation, we must nov "A &
khsSet our own economic life TO
hanged condition growing out Of
aS fact that American business Is
kNdn grown and that America ~ the
fenteSt capitalist in the world.
KkmonK the Industries TO which
becial consideration should
zven 81 that q the manufacture
dyesaufns and related chemicals.
skh5gWe must see 10 " that our re-
nrning soldiers are assisted IN
sAry practicable way 10 hnd the
kAaces for which they are fitted !
fhe daily work Of the country.
Wb ss The Secretary Of the IN
st4or has pointed the way by
khich Faturning soldiers may be
ikAstped TO find and take up land IN
~ tr1hherto undeyeloped regions OF
htlaas, oosIntry, which The FEEDER y
~ th StAsiksleYit has alneady prepared q
40, fIl1O NratraFe for cIlNiVa-
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,1aANx opnER QUESTIONS PUT
~ ~ aEfoRE coNoREes.

E-a-- OGFSNN@ SSsNN'N-
other items such as improvements
marketing, studies OF farm man
rement, better forestry methods.
federal aid 20 good roads; the mark
be of an goods In interstate com
herce with the price At which they
~ the hands od the produces" and
hwu requiring Federal licenses OF
brporationa engaged In Interstate
|pmmerca 50 .as ''Io prevent uncon-
ionable profits in the method OF
harkcting" are an unacted upon.
u II 10 trns fhe president has not put
uch pressure on Congress during
he dast fRg months as was his wont
hiring this Democratic Administrn-
on, but the White House has con-
!, antly maintained since the Repibb-
caps took posseBsion OF the Senate
M House that the Executive would
Hereby recommend" and not coerce.
The purpose OF that policy IN being
vealed. II iH now intended to hold
Ibngre,s responsible for inaction.
md the Republicans will naturally
bnd IL al back by insisting that the
resident INTERCEPTED the covenant OF
Be League of Nations and delayed
Be settlement OF domestic as well as
reign problems, on the merit or de-
Merit OF which the voters OF America
nH have an opportunity to pass
IlgWent ~ the polls. 80
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which you swore before Magistrate
Jean Norris before you signed it2 A.
Yes.
Q. You swore you saw an "un-
known man" enter the nat with n
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FARE GRABPLOT 4.
GETS TEST Of VOTE.
HEARING WAS Joke
tcontinued From First Pagel b..

tie vote for II was. not TO DO compre-
hended how any member from Great
er New York would vote for the bills
and against the interests OF the city.
Had both been present and voting
as they might be expected to vate.
the bills would have been killed.
Chairman Martin, In committee.
made the contention that the bills
had no right In the commltte and thai
their proper place was with the Rules
Committee. This was objected to and
upon an appeal his decision was
overwhelmingly defeated.
HEARING ONLY A BLUFF"
SAYS MR.. MARTIN.
But on the vote TO report the pro-
posed measures favorAbly 70 the
Ruies Committee. the absence Of the
two members, one Dmocrat and one
Republican from Greater New York
won Chairman Martin his point.
Mr.. Martin, in opposing the
Jesse resolution on the floor of
the Assembly lasI night, made ,
the same remarkable assertion
again that the bills did not belonh
TO the judiciary cOnmittssI that
notwithstanding the public hear
Ina granted by. the judiciary
Committee u had no right to act
upon them. r..'' D.. r. 90 "a
This ahowS not only that the
bills were scheduled from the ,
fret 10 90 through the Assembly,
but the "publIo be damned" atti-
tudS OF the traction interests,
AssemhlymRn Jesse asked Chair
man Martin what the result would
have been II the maturity vote had
been to report the bills adversely. and
was told that II would have made nc
difference: that they would have beer
sent to the Rules Committee. As
Semblyman Stitt one Of the absen-
tees, absolved Chairman Martin from
any attempt at aubterfuge In taking
action on the bills IN committee Fri
day morning.
ABSENTEE sTITT "AeREEp
WITH CHAIRMAN.
Il went over the resolution extend
ing the life OF the judiciary Commit
tee with Chairman Martln," he said
"and we both agreed that II did no
permit action by the Committee OF
the jerks bills. That was the un
ldsrstanding when ! left Albany.
want to absolVe Mr. Martin from an
attempt at deception"
Then why was the commItte
meeting called on last Friday II ther
was 10 be no actionY" demanded As
semblymRn Evans, the other alb
J seBtee.
"The judiciary Committee wa
called toEethern answered Mr.. Mar
tin. ''tO consider the Anderson mat
ter Then Mr. CuvlilieT moved 20 .rl
. port the jerks bills Adversely. bel
. at that time that these measure
were not under consideration. bI
\ was oyerrulec on an appeal from III
Chair"
Asqsnblyni Maurice Bioeh
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woman and later found the same "un-
known" man? You swore to that?
A. Yes.
O. You knew that was false? You
were guilty of perjury? A. l was un-
der orderR II Was not perjury when
| was under fear of losing my job.
(Answer stricken out)
q. Did you2 A. Yes.
Q. You We're asked who was this
man I? sand you said: He gave the
name of Wolf You deliberately
concealed the truth. You knew and
you deceived the Court in spite of
your oath. A. No.