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The evening world., 1920-11-13
SLUMP IN TRAFFIC
CAUSES RAILROADS
TOLAY Off MEN
Pennsylvania Follows n. Y
Central and Reduces Shop
Fope by 1850.

Following the announcement BY
the New York Central Railway that
500 men were to be laid or next
Monday in the West Albany chops,
word comes from Philadelphia that
the Pennsylvania has reduced its
force In the Altoona shops by 1850
men.
II was said that the policy Of the
system henceforth would be TO curtail
tho working forces to the greatest
possible degree. A serious reduction
in tIafic has already set in, accord
ing 70 ofic!als Of the railroad, and a
worse slump Ia expected in tho near
future They expressed the belief that
the present industrial depression
would strike the railroads with fun
force in about six weeks, seriously
hampering their operation.
The official notice issded by the
railroad READ:
Notices have been issued to-day,
dropping from the payrolls Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad ct the Altoona,
Pa, works, 1850 men. or approx
mately. Is per cent. Of the total force
effective at the expiration of the Gus
tomarY fve days notice. This Is a
permanent reduction in force and not
a temporary lRyoff. II Is necessitated
by a reduction in volume Of repair
work now going into the shops. All
departments are affected, except the
iron and brass foundries, in WHICH
there is still SUFFICIENT work for the
present force.
''rhis action IL taken in accordance
with the company's policy TO cut its
operations down to the bedrock OF
efficiency"
The evening world., 1920-11-13
REDS TAKE CRIMEA
GATEWAY; WRANGEL
IN GREAT PERIL
BolSheviki Advance Beyond
Perekop, Capturing Huge
Amount of Material.

PARIS. Nov. i3.-The Russian
Soviet forces have won control OF the
Isthmus Of Perekop. leading to the
Crimean Peninsula, and the situation
.of Gen. Baron wrangel, the Anti
Bolshcr!k Commander in the Crimcn,
is extremely bad, according to de-
spatches received to-day b. the
French Foreign once.
The Allied fleets, 1t Is stated. are
preparing to aid in the evacuation Of
certain districts in the Crlmea.
The Bolsheviki have advanced be-
yond Perekop. the advlces show. and
have captured l2,OO0,OOO cartridges,
eighteen cannon, one tank, three or
mored trains. 10000 shells and much
transportation material.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
WOMAN Halter"
WINS PROMISE OF
MARRIAGE ON SEA
Alexander Eisemann and, Mrs.
Harry James to Be Welded
Thanksgiving Day.

Admitting smilingly to-day that lie
had won the promise Of marriage
from Mrs. Harry James on the high
seas while on the steamship Baltic,
which arrived yesterday, Alexander
Eisemann, international engineer,
stetl contractor and multi millionaire,
who has been known. as a confirmed
woman-hater in metropolitan club
and engineering circles, declared;
There is nothing in this woman
hating stuff when the right woman
comes along"
Upon debarlling from The Baltic
Mr. Elsemann, who is engaged IN re-
construction worG for France, and
Mrs. James, whose maiden name was
Miss Josephine Lowenstcin, an At
liUnta girl, daughter OF one OF the
largest candy manufacturers Of the
South. went directly to the home
Of Mr.. EisemanR's parents Mr., and
Mrs. Emil Eisemann OF Franklin
Avenue, Far Eockaway The we'd
ding, it was said. win take place
Thanksgiving Day.
Il met Mrs. James quite by chance
at st. MOritz," said Mr.. Eisemann
"She told me that she had received
Wonderful news from New York
news OF her final divorce decree.
never lost a second. l proposed At
once, but she did not accept me until
we were on the high seas
Harry James, the divorced husband
Is a wealthy cotton manufacturer vi
AlInnta md Now YORK.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
TEACHERS MAKE LESS
THAN MESSENGER BOYS

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. lS.-Dr.
Ph,landg ClaXton, National Com
missioner Of Education, speaking
to-dayron the necessity OF training
the children and citizens. before
the convention OF the New Jersey
Congress OF Mothers and Teach
ers' Association. declared the
average pay Of the teachers in the
United states for the present year
was $3.50, or less than a messenger
hoy received, He advocated an
average Of $4,000 yearly, adding
that unless immediate steps we're
taken properly to compensate the
teachers an alarming shortage will
soon prevail"
The evening world., 1920-11-13
GOT PRESENT FOR SOLDIER?

WASHINGTON. Nov iS-ChristInas
packages for American troops on the
Rhine must reach Hoboken by Dec. 8
TO insure delivery before Christmas
Day, the War Department announced
to-day They should be sent in care
OF the General Superintendent. Army
Transport Service. Hoboken.
Parcels for men stationed IN Hawaii
and the Philippines should reach the
Depot QuaTtermaster. Fort Mason. San
francisco. not later than Dec. g. Will,
those for shipment TO the Canal Zon,
and Porto Rico should be In the hand
o. the GeniIH SnpeTiatenoeint arm, ARM
I'm, By Nov. 20.
Packages for Germany must not eX
eeed seven pounds in weight or be owe
III inches IN combined length and giTth
Those TO men on duty In the Cana
Zone and insular possessions are limite'
70 twenty pounds.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
PRESIDENT NAMES
NEW SHIP BOARD
Rear Admiral Benson Reappolnted
Chairman-Four Democrats,
Three Republicans.

WASHINGTON. Nov. l3.-Reappoint-
ment Of Rear Admiral william s, BenS
son ns Chairman Of the Shipping Board
was announced to-day at the White
House. AT the same time announce
ment was made OF the appointment OF
six other members OF the new board
authorized by the Merchant Marine Act.
They are:
Frederick /. Thompson, Alabama
Democrat, term Of five years.
Joseph N. Teal, Oregon, Democat,
four years.
John A. Donald, New York. Democrat,
three years. 49,
lican, two years,
Guy b. Golf, Wisconsin. Republican
Charles Suffer. Missouri, Republican
Admiral Benson Is appointed from
! Georgia as a Democrat and his term u
| six years. The appointments are recess
| ones and are subject TO approNb by IN
| SENATE.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
HYLAN LOSES GUM
AS BRYAN APPEARS
In Hurry TO Greet Commoner, His
Favorhe Between Meals"
Dainty Is Lost.

William Jennings Bryan was an in
terested spectator yesterday at the
Lockwood committee hearing, He had
come in. II was understood. because
he was TO be Nj. Unternfyer's dinner
giest later The assemblage applaud
cd him and he took n seat--bow-
ing slightly--at the head OF the horse
shoe OF tables, The Mayor rushed
from his place and around the room
To greet the Commoner. Somewhere
on the way be lost-or more probably
disca rded-his gum.
While Mr.. Hylan was sitting there,
rather proudly It seemed, with MI
Bryan, he made another effort to ask
questions Of the witness, the boss OF
the school buildings.
mo: there will be no circus; nc
| disorder, no general baer garden
here" declared IIntermycr Mr.. Bry.
an turned his head away but didn't
crack smile, while the Mayor al
the while was plnking up again.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
WAGON DRIVER
REMAINED FOR AN HOUR
At SCENE OF DISASTER
Continued From First PageD

been worn until he was working in
them. He had some kind Of a shirt
on with a collar OF the same kind of
material as the body. but that is all
that / have been able to recall.
AT that time we did not know that
a horse and a wagon had figured IN
the explosion. We did not know what
had caused it, But when We heard
that there was a horse and wagon in
II, and when Clark told me that this
fellow had said he wanted to see what
happened to his horse, and when l re-
membered that when 1 talked with
him he seemed kind OF perturbed, l
said TO Clark:
"'By God. Clark, we ought to have
grabbed that fellow; il we had we
would have this whole thing right in
our hands,"
You really do think, do you, that
this man may have been the driver
of the bomb wagon" Fleshner was
asked.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
BAD WEATHER KEEPS
HARDING OFF LINKS
Roads Are So Slippery He Can't
Get Away from Point
Isabel.

POINT ISABEL. Texas. Nov. H.
Almost impossible roads, following q
2a-hours rain, left Senator Harding
virtually stranded on Point Isabel to-
day.
Fishing was made impossible by the
heavy norther which hRs ragged two
days. The President had
,planned a day golfing in Brownsville,
but roads in this part Of Texas are
unsurfaced and slight rain makes
them exceedingly slippery and miry
IN spots.
But the Senator has the prospect OF
"a big turkey dinner. The Chamber
of Commerce at Cuero. Texas, sent
him a mammoth gobbler in crate
smAdeled in the form OF a miniatur,
White House.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
COTTON CONSUMPTION LESS.
Amount Used In Manufacturing In
October Lowest In Six Years.

WASHINGTON. Nov I3.--Curtsil-
mcnt OF cotton manufacturing, whicA
has resulted in tine complete shutting
down Of some mills and the placing o.
others on part time. vas reelected Il
the October cotton consumption State
tbs announced to-day by the Census
Bureau. The amount OF raw cOtto
used for mauufa curing purposes iast
month was the SINE Hest Of any month
IN the past six years.
The qualify used IN October was
3ag ,SS7 bales, or $4,000 bales less than
used during October last year and 81
600 bales less than used during Sep
tembCr this year.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
REcHTs CONNECTION WITH THE
ZARANKo UNION.

Zaranko himself demanded to be
called as witness by the Lockwood
committee late yesterday In ordo'
that he might make a statement clear
ing him OF lmputations against hIs
character and that Of his union, which,
he said, were in circulation, though
not circulated in the newspapers, liz
caused to be put in evidence the nu-
merous letters printed In The Even'na
World yesterday showing what deS
porate efforts no made as the Pres''
dent OF No. 95 70 got the city ant
union authorities 10 aid his union anC
10 members in the grinding ana mad
The evening world., 1920-11-13
OPPOSED TO SHIP CANAL.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. i3.-The New
York state waterways Association at
the closing OF its convention here yes
terday went on record as being unal'
terably opposed 20 the proposed u
Luton adopted said in effect:
y "Tha proposed ST Lawrence canal
and power project Is ecOnomi cRlly i'm
practicable and no return in the form
~ benefits at all commensurate with
the necessary expenditure can be eN-
pectud from II, and for these reasons
| the association is opposed TO the
project"
The evening world., 1920-11-13
BRYAN ASKS WILSON TO QUIT,
Repeats In Interview Here SuE-
gestIon of Resignation.

william jennings Bryan IN New York
to-day reiterated his suggestion 70
elevate Senator Harding Immediately
to tn, Presidency by the resignation OF
Mr. Wilson and Mr.. Marshal after the
nrnOintrncnt 0f the President e'cvt as
Secretary Of state had placed him nv
ton,atically IN succession 10 the high
.st LuaitiOn In the land.
Mr.. Bryan argued. In support OF this,
that Mr.. Harding is committed TO an
association Of nationr For President
Wilson to struggle with a Republican
Congress is futile" said the Nebras-
kan.
NO enemy" Mr.. Bryan added could
wish the President anything worse
thon tSat he should waste his rcmain-
| ing strength in such a fight as he has
| bcfore him when every days delay
| post pones the very action on which his
heart is set"
The evening world., 1920-11-13

dening oppression they felt they were
suffering from Brlndell.
The first Of the letters OF House
Wreckers' Union no. 50 to Brindel
was signed by Charles Recht who
was understood previously to have
been an official OF the union. Mr..
Recht stated last night that this let
ter was written by him before IA
ranko assumed authority as President
OF his union, to which office he had
been elected May 10, 1920. Recht was
then counsel to the House Wreckels.
He was also counsel to Jim Larkin,
the labor agitator, now serving a sem
tence in Sing Sing for criminal an
archy, and was counsel for Wcinstein
and other I. w. w. persons in their
efforts to resist deportation as unde-
sirable aliens.
u wrote that letter for the union"
Rocht said last night, "as part OF a
clean straight out campaign Of pub
licity | had planned TO get the wrongs
/ inflicted on the Polish House Wreck
ers by Brndell before public officials
| and the public.
"Zaranko came to see me about that
| time. He submitted TO me the ar
( rangement he wanted TO make with
the union affecting his employment
/ as President and business agent.
4 cannot discuss the nature of thai
agreement with anybody. My ncso.
tiauons with him were those of law
yer and client. But that relation
. tNsg,-
from my employment as counsel u
/ the union"
The evening world., 1920-11-13
SEEK GIRL IN JEWEL THEFT.
Burglar, Who Admits Luke Thett"'
10 he sentenced Wednesday.

Leroy Green. the young burglar who
confessed robbinR the home of David
l.. Luke. n Tarrytown millionaire, will
DO sentenced to White Plai9s next
Wednesday OF the $4,000 worth Of
jewels he stole. Sheriff Nossiter has re.
covered about half And deputy
sheriff has been sent to Chicago 10 looh
for the negress to whom Green says
he gave one OF Mr.. Lures diamond
pins worth $1,000
Treat the girl easy and YOU will &c
the pin" advised Green, but II you
ruffle her youLwill never lind IT."
Green has enjoyed q number OF auto =
mobile rides lately ~ n result OF his
statement that he .hrgw away about
$40, 600 worth OF me jewels in the
woods near the Luke mansion. Sevnr1 Z
pieces of Jewelry have been found on
| these trips
The evening world., 1920-11-13
Yves, ] really do" he answered.
FEDERAL AND CITY OFFICIALS
BUSY.

A study Of the mass Of details as TO
the facts OF the explosion rearranged
in accordance with The Evening
Worlds disclosure that the tragedy
was due 10 an upheaval OF murder
ously ugly feelings between two rival
unions OF housewrecking workers
caused by BHndelrs graft methods,
kept both Federal and city authorities
closely occupied to-day.
Attention was called to-day to the
statement attributed 10 Robert p,
Brindell as OF March last in the testt-
mony OF Albert A. Volk before the
Lockwood committee regarding dan
gerouB tendencies toward law and order
or the so-called Polish Union OF House
Wreckers more properly known as
Local No IS.
VoIk, under examination by Samuel
lUntermyer, counsel for the Lockwood
COMMITTEE, said ne had called BrIn-
dell on the telephone late in March
1920, 10 protest against the stopping
OF workers on an excavation contract
at Columbus Circle and seth Stree
for. the Gotham Bank Building by
pete stadtmller Brindelrs agent.
81 said to Mr. Brinden, testified
Volk: Mr.. Brlndcil, your man Stadt-
miller has struck my job Of excavat,
ing. He had no business 20 do that
lie said. Yes, he had. We don't in
tend 10 work with anybody but mel
who belong 70 the building rrade'
Council that We recognize. said t,
Mr.. Brindell; These men are "A reEu
larIy formed union and we have
signed agreement with them II
said, We don't want TO have anyhtn
TO do With them they are Bolshevlk'
and thore is not an American in tn
| crpUd "
The evening world., 1920-11-13
Fire Alarm sent Ih-FiFemcn nt
Another BlaEe.

Fire In he home OF Mrs Dexter A
Hawkins Of No, 60 East 67th street.
was discovered this morning Nv her
grandson. WalcOtt Warner. who Sent an
alarm from tho hoN, at Park Avenue
md 65th street after running to the
fire house on 9th street near Sd Ave
nue and finding the men were az
another fire. The fire, said to have been
caused by an oveTheRted furnace. was
couflaed to the front haln The damage
was slight
The evening world., 1920-11-13
COULDN'T GET HEARING FOR
HIS UNION.

Zaranko has stated in some detail
that he got authority from his union
Aug. 10 lasLto order a general strike
in the houscwrcCking trade against
the lockout OF Local No, %. He said
the actual calling Of the strike VIII On
would have led his men 10 interfere
VITA work prinE done by BrindelIs
Local No. '14S6, was postponed at the
request Of President La Guardia or
tho Board Of Aldermen; when he was
unable TO get hearing for the union
from the city authorities the strike
movement was renewed,
II was dropped when Zaranko
learned that the constitution Of tho
parent international union would not
allow aaocal to 60 on strike unless us
charter was more than six months
old.
Rut a study Of the labor news pub
| 'ished in various newspapers after
! the date when Zaranko now says
| strike talk was abandoned reveals
items like these, published in the
World Wednesday Sept 10, the daN
before the explosion:
| House WreCkers to the number o.
10000 are threatening to strike TO-
day, according to William Zaranko
business agent
Another article published the pre-
ceding saturday said: because of IN
determination shown against them By
the Building Trades Association
members Of tho House Wreckers
Union claiming TO have a total mem
bcrship OF more than 10000, arc pre-
ps ring to strike Monday unless build
Id employers recognize their union
The evening world., 1920-11-13
MeNAMARA ELBoTED PRESIDENT

Ambrose Mcnamara was elected
President Of the Brooklyn College
Athletic Association at the annual
election Of officers yesterday. Rob
art Viekers was named Vice Presi-
dent and Frank Morgan, Treasurer,
The college will be represented by a
varsity basketball team for the first
time.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
MAGRuDER AWARDED u. 5. VI.

PARIS. Nov. ls.-HuEh e. Wallace
American Ambassador 10 France. with
out special ceremony conferred the Dis
tlngulshed Service Medal to-day on Rear
Admiral Thomas y, Magruder. Naval
Attache TO the American Embassy here
and Capt. o. ID. Stearns. and the Navy
Gross on Capt. z, Il Madison
The evening world., 1920-11-13
THEFT OF AUTO CHARGED.
Accused HAD No Gas or Cash when
Arrested.

Joseph Borget. twenty-siX, who said
he lived in Cleveland, was arragned
to-day in the West Side Court charged
with stealing on Armlstice Day the
automobile Of Isador Rendelman OF No.
81 East path street. Brooklyn He was
arrested in stamford, Conn.
According TO the stamford police
Borget ran short OF gas after running
the car all day and. having no money
to buy more stopped at Police Head
quarters there and related his expert
ncs. lie was arrested.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
AFchbishOp Of Seville Made PrimHte
nl Gnnin.

MADRID, Nov, l3-Cardlnal Enrique
de Alvaraz Santos, Archbishop Of Sc
Vile, has been chosen Primate ot span
10 succeed the late Cardinal Giisa sofa
ssvs the newspaper a. y. c. 1t IS said
the decree has been sent 20 London
for the signature OF King Alfonso
The evening world., 1920-11-13
KILLED IN TAXI CRASH.
brennan Paying for Ride When
Run Down by T.. $. Car.

Robert brennan, twenty-three years
old. a railroad fireman OF Engert Street,
RoSsville, Staten Island. was killed by
a taxicab early to-day at Rossville Ave-
nue. and Barry street there.
He had stepped out OF another taxi
ana was paying the driver when the sec.
ond auto. operated by Thomas Maloney
OF No. 293 LenOX Avenue, Manhattan
for the Public Service Commission
s,ruck him and the car he had just left
Maloney was detained at the Totem
vile Police station.
The evening world., 1920-11-13

that the plaintiff company had in
aerfered withr his quiet possession
and that Mr.. Swami had threatened
10 prosecute the. plaintiff for SO do
ing.
The evening world., 1920-11-13

VOR COLDS, GRIT OR INFLUENZA.
IsEs Groves LAXATIVE BRoMo Gull
NINE tApiets, The genvins esars ths zig
nature VI \. W, oreTs' hoe'-AaN'
The evening world., 1920-11-13
led TO AID THE SAND
BAGGED" WRECKERs.

Recht did not discuss the relations
between the members of the union
while he was its counsel and the other
persons with whom he was in close
association at the !. w. w. headquar-
ters at No. y East Fourth Street, a
block away from the Zaranko union
headquarters at No. G4 East Fourth
Street, or at Manhattan Lyccum, dc-
customed meeting place OF foreign
born radicals at No. 50 East Fourth
street. lie said he had tried to help
the house wreckers who were being
sandbaEEcd out Of their livelihood by
Brlndell. because he was always giaI
to he in any struggle " aid the down
trodden and oppressed.
There were many city and Fedora
and private detectives in East Fourtl
street yesterday seeking information
as to the intcroCking acquaintance!
| between the various social and trade
interests having headquarters there.
! Zaranko, as a witness before tn
! Lockwood committee, testified, aside
| from introducing the letters published
| In The Evening World yesterday a
! follows:
| O. Since you were last on the stant
there have been numerous statement
published concerning your reliabilit
and your honesty, and you want I
come TO answer them. Is that right
! A. Yes sir
q. phere has also been some tail
in the papers that you wanted T.
answer about you or your union bein
connected with the bomb plot In Wa
street? A. Yes. | don't know any
thing about II,
Q. Do housewreckers use dynamite
A. No, Sir; we only use the crowba
and the rope.
Q. DO the eNcavators come on IN
property until you have got through
A. Yes. sir.
O. Then they come on with IN
dynamite to do the cNcavatin8? J
Yes, sir.
O. Your people don't handle dyno
unitp9 A No air
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-19

ings or for purchase of any object on
sale in the stores OF the capital. the
resolution reads.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-19

]. E. Cathell. Mrs. Clara Kinert, Miss
Madge Kitchin. Miss Gladys Kitchin,
Miss Gertrude Williams. Mrs. Pau
Kennedy, Miss Marguerite and Miss
Miriam Burbanck, Miss Marian Cheno-
weth, William Burbanck, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Widener, the Rev. and Mrs. George
G. Burbanck, Paul Comstock, Harold
Taggart, Luther Lemon and Fred
Bates.
Mrs. Mary Moore, who goes to Mum
Gle for residence next week, entertain
ed members of the Alice Carey cluo
with a farewell luncheon Thursday. At
the luncheon the club presented Mrs.
Moore with the club pin. During the
program in tie afternoon Mrs. Laura
Walters gave an interesting account
of her recent travels in China ana
Japan. Responses were on peace.
Miss Emma Lindemuth read paper
on Waterways. Roads, and Railroads
Of Alaska" William Price, who mas
been doing government forestry work
in California for the past two years,
was a guest of the club.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-19
Boy, IL Years Old
Reaches Highest Note
(Rx Associated PreSs)

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Among boy
prodigies, Edward Roche Hardy, IL
year-old Columbia freshman. may
boast the mastery of dozen lansu-
ages and Samuel Rzeschew ski, 9-year-
old Polish chess wizard, recently
checkmated 10 West Point strategists
in row-but neither of them can
sing. Robert Murray, II, of Tacoma
Wash, can. Yesterday before a group
of famous metropolitan stars lnciud-
ing Nine. Frances Aida, who "dlscov-
cred" the youth last summer, Murray
not only reached with ease the high
notes in arias of Galli-Curci and Te-
trazzini fame, but, to the astonshment
of his hearers, he transposed those
high notes to a higher key and breath
ed them with equal facility and reson-
ance. The singers who heard the per-
Torrance asserted this was the high
est note ever reached by the human
voice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-19
Southern Governors Attend
NEGRO Education Conference
fRy Associated Press


ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. ia c1tl-
zan's conference having as its aim the
Improvement of facilities for the edu-
cation of 100000 negroes in south
ern states opened here today with
number of southern governors ana
state superintendent of public In
struction in attendance. 1t continues
tomorrow.
The meeting was called by United
States Commissioner of Education
Claxton and in addition to state Of
ficials, the presidents of white and
negro industrial schools, colleges and
universities and prominent men and
women of the South were invited.
Two sessions of the conference will
be devoted to a discussion Of colleges
of agriculture and mechanical arts for
negroes as set forth in report by DR..
Walton c. John, Of the Federal Blu
reau of Education, who has just con-
Guided a survey Of these institutions.
Industrial education in schools other
than the land-grant colleges, which
are supported, in part, by federal
funds, and the training Of teachers
for negro schools will be discussed at
other sessions.