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The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-27
JURORS WANT MORE
POLICE FOR QUEENS
Enright Promises to Ask for
Additional Cops to Pro-
tect Borough.

Police Commissioner Enright ap-
peared yesterday before the Queens
County Grand Jury to describe police
conditions in that section OF the city and
TO defend the department against intima-
tions OF failure 10 suppress crime. Fol-
lowing his departure from the Grand
Jury room presentment was handed
up commencing the department but de-
claring the force inadequate to guard
the borough
In statement given to reporters Mr..
Enright, recalling crime statistics COM
piled In the early part Of 1917 and COM
pairing them with figures made up for
the first half of this year, declared the
work Of the men In the period just
passed showed up best
I'VE are in good shape in Queens
compared with 1917, when conditions
were at par" he said. by that mean
before the war and its aftermath. The
police and detectives OF Queens have
being doing good work and recently
have partly solved serious crimes. such
as attempted bank robberies and
murders. The number Of felonies I'm
Queens has decreased
This investigation by the Grand
Jury. as / understand Ii, is helpful, and
| will help them as much as ! can"
In the preaentment the jury, after
expressing the opinion that the force
In Queens is inadequate, called for more
men. Effectual protection demands such
an increase, II was stated. Mr.. Enrlght,
It was revealed in the presentment, told
the pury men an increase in the force
Is impossible at the present time and
that he must wait until the Budget Com
mittee makes allowance for extra men.
The Grand Jury's study Of the police
conditions in the county grew out Of the
attempted robbery of the Corona branch
OF the Bank OF Manhattan, 1t has been
stated.
There was an investigation Of the cir
cumstances surrounding the robbery, and
II is said that four detectives who were
subppnaed for questioning told the
Jurors the bank did not have sufficient
protection from the Police Department
According to one report, one OF the de-
tectlves said there are too few policemen
in Queens and that the territory covered
by each man Is too large.
Mr. Enrlght said he would ask the
Board OF Estimate to provide money for
$50 extra policemen. They will be avail
able for duty by the first of next March,
he said. He gave the following figures
on crimes in Queens county:
Burglaries-In 1917, 334; In 1920. 1T.
Felonious assaults-In 1917, 9S; in 1920.
55. Robberies-In 1917, 25 in 1920, 49,
Homicides-In 1917, Z; in 1920. 12.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-27
ASKS PARDON so SHE
MAY BE DEPORTED
Presidents SOn-in-LGW Signs
MOIIie Steiner Petition.

Harry welnberger. counsel for aliens
held at Ellis Island for deportation, said
yesterday that he was circulating a ma
tionwide petition for granting amnesty
to Mollie Steiner. the dimInutive Rus
sian radical who is serving a fifteen
year sentence in the Federal penlten-
tlary at Jefferson. No, for distributing
circulars In war time advising American
citizens to resist the draft Mr.. Vein
berger says that he has the signatures
OF some noted Americans 10 the petition,
including Francis B. Sayre. son-ln-law
OF President Wilson; Ray Stannard
Baker, Norman Hapgood and many col
lege professors. magazine and news
paper editors. The petition asks that
pardon may be granted so that Molle
may be deported to Russia. Mr.. Vein
berger declares that Mollle really is
anxious to return TO her native land.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-27
LIFE OF PHYSICIAN
PROVES AN ENIGMA
Man Who Died a Dishwasher
Once Led His Profession
in Pittsburg.
KEPT PRIZE DOGS HERE
st. BernardS He Boarded on
$18 Weekly Salary Whine
for Their Master.

A letter containing reference to coal
and oil lands OF which the man was the
owner added yesterday to the mystery
surrounding Dr. Harry Il. Campbell
dishwasher at Shanley's restaurant al
1T West Forty-second street. whose
death on Sunday night revealed the
fact that he had once beer a prosperous
Pittsburg physician.
This letter had been written shortly
before the elderly mans body was found
by his landlady, Mrs. Johanna Hunting,
on the floor OF his room at 2O5 West
Fifty-sixth street. II had not been
mailed, and with come OF DIR. Campbells
other effects it has been turned over to
the police.
From the tone Of this letter It appeared
that the Observation-Disclosures expected
the property 10 be on a paying basis in
the near future. but that he was some-
what Indifferent to 1t, saying that II
didn't matter much" to him whether
he realized anything on II or no.
Many details cleaned yesterday re-
Rarding the doings OF this INA. .nHuc
him appear like character OF fiction,
He seems TO have lost all interest in
everything excepting the career of a
Mrs, Eleanor Cochran. a
concert singer, and in two prize ST. Ber-
rard dogs he owned.
The stepdaughter was the only person
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-27

who made a practice OF calling upon
him. and Bho saw him, according 10 the
landlady. whenever she came TO town.
Pittsburg dispatches confirmed the
statement OF the landlady that DR..
Campbell had expended very large sum
OF money In having this stepdaughteFs
voice cultivated abroad.
Each morning when he left the kitchen
OF Shanley's restaurant he would take
with him n largo bundle OF bones which
he would convey later In the day 10
dog fancier's establishment at 333 West
FIfty-third street. where Queenie and
Baby, two OF his pets, were being
boarded. He would spend two or three
hours each day sitting In tho place and
talking to these big St Benards.
e. z. ohlendorf. proprietor OF the
kennels, said DIR. Campbell had paid
him IS a week for the keep OF these
animals. The physicians room rent
was IS week and his salary Sis. 80
that when he had paid for the board
Of himself and the dogs he had only
IS left.
Yesterday. Mr.. ohlendorf said, these
two dogs missed their master and every
time that the front door OF his store
opened they would set up a whining.
He said that DR.. Campbell had cx-
hibited to him number OF ribbons that
Queenie, which is a very fine type OF
ST. Bernard, had won at various dog
shows. The physician -dishwasher also
had told him that he had a dog named
Prince" which had called of many
honors, This dog could not be located
yesterday.
II was learned that when DR.. Camp
bell came to this city three years ago he
brought ten St. Bernards. boarding them
with John Mcnamara, a blacksmith at
551 West Forty-ninth street. He Is be-
lieved to have sold all Of his dogs ex-
cept Queenie, Prince and Baby.
From Pittsburg dispatches It appeared
that DR.. Campbell had suffered severe
financial reverses, and that his fellow
physicians had gone TO his assistance
three years ago His surgical instru-
ments had been seized at that time, but
the other physicians bought them from
his creditors and gave them back to him.
They were In his room yesterday.
Dr. J. w. Shreck Of Pittsburg said
that DR.. Campbell had been one Of the
best diagnostcians In the city and at
one time had a very large and lucrative
practice.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-27
H. G. WELLS TO HAIL
WASHINGTON IN u. S.
Sir John Harvey Also Joins
Pilgrim Celebration Here.

The personnel OF delegation OF rep
resentative Englishmen and one woman
who will represent that country this
autumn In the tercentenary celebrations
Of the landing OF the Pilgrim Fathers
was announced yesterday by John A.
Stewart, chairman Of the International
Sulgrave Institution. which has ar
ranged for the celebrations this year in
England, Holland and the United States.
II. G.. Wells. the novelist, is the mem
Der probably best known in this country.
The others include Sir John Harvey, Sir
Arthur Shipley, dean OF Cambridge and
master Of Christ College; Sir Francis
Trippell, Sir Arthur and Lady Herbert,
Sir John Cockburn, Stephen Udale and
II. s. Perrls historian. The delegatio0
will sail for the United States aboard
the Caronia on September II.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-27
s HOUR DAY ADDED
TO B. X. T. DEMANDS
I 900 Conductors and Motor.
men So Decide.

After noisy meeting In the Brook
lyn Labor Lyceum last night 1000 mem
bers of local 918 of the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees Of America, who are
conductors and motormen on the B. r.
T. surface lines, voted to demand an
eight hour day from Lifidley M. Garri-
son. receiver of the company.
The demand will be added to the
many others which will be presented to
Mr.. Garrison tomorrow by the various
employees Of the company. James Sheri-
dan. president Of the local, presided, and
none but union members was permitted
to attend 1t.
Other railroad men have likewise de-
cided to ignore the offer OF 10 per cent.
made by Mr.. Garrison. and sweeping
demands in the matter of time wages
and working conditions are expected V
be made.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-27
IT. J. n. Brown Acquitted.

Theodore ]. r. Brown for twelve
years Prosecutor OF the Pleas Of Ocean
county, N, j., and more recently assist
ant claims attorney for the Central
Railroad Of New Jersey. was found not
guilty yesterday Of charge of at
tempted criminal assault on Esterbelle
Wilbur. IA years old, by a jury before
Judge Lawrence at Freehold. N. J. His
defence was that the alleged assault
Was a "frame'up" to induce him to grant
his wife control of his realty holdings.
The jury was out only fifteen minutes.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-27

HUFFMAN. Both cops shouted 10 the "a.
cupantS Of the car 10 stop. No attention
was paid and the two policemen began
TO shoot.
The flivver sped through West EiKhth
street and passed tho station hoUse.
dozen policemen waiting 10 report for
duty tried TO block its way. but tho
chauffeur paid no attention 70 them,
More shots were fred and then earne
HUFFMAN and McClosl1y IN a big touring
car which they had stopped.
At Sheepshead Bay Road and Yves,
Sixth street the chase ended. Joseph
Motto, 2l years old, OF 81 jefferson ave-
nue.. Maspeth, and Joseph Fiorentino, ls
years old. OF 27s Mott street. wero the
men arrested.
Thomas o'Brien OF SOC Mott street and
James J. McGill OF S72 Rider avenue,
The Bronx, were locked up last night In
Alexander avenue police station, The
Bronx. on charges OF assault and at
tempted robbery after. Il 10 alleged, they
tried to steal an automobile at Rider
avenue and 1880 street. Thomas Fer
raro. 3s years old, Of 10 Hoboken road
Hackensack, ". j., and his cousin,
Thomas FerraaD. Of 1ls Oliver street,
Peterson. owners OF the automobile, wers
engaged in a fist fight with the prisoners
when the police interfered.
The Ferraros said o'Brien and McGnl
we're trying 70 make OF with the auto
mobile when they surprised them.
Ten indictments were returned yester-
day by the Federal Grand Jury in casea
OF automobile stealing. In indictments
alleging conspiracy. Robert Grogan. an
Inspector OF the State Automobile License
Bureau in Manhattan. is named with
Orlando Claude Stephens, a formet
soldier. and Morris GInsberg Of East
Fallsburg. All three are now out on
bail
The last two were arrested July q, in
this city, and an automobile said TO have
been stolen the day before from a garage
In East Orange, was recovered. Three
other men, who have not yet been ar
rested in connection with this and two
other cases Of stolen automobiles, were
also named in the indictments.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-27
MAYOR HALTS CITY
PAY BOOST PLANS
Unexpected Change Of Front
Checks Tammany Grip on
20 Per Cent. Increase.
HOPE FOR POORER PAID
Measure Sent Back to Board Of
Estimate for Revision
Wigwam Men Agree.

On the verge OF cutting the Tammany
salary Increase melon In such wise as to
overfeed the faw and starve the ma
jority, Mayor Hylan paused yesterday to
consider the consequences Unexpect-
edly he underwent change Of mind and
vetoed the Aldermanic resolution as
slgnIng a flat increase of 20 per cent. to
all city employees, regardless Of deserts.
with a memorandum that echoed what
the Republican minority and the sighted
majority had been protesting. the Mayor
sent the measure back whence II came
with a request that 1t be resubmitted to
the Board OF Estimate ana Apportion-
ment for a thorough remodelling. AL
though he had voted for 1t before, he
conceded that It proposed a highly In
equitable distribution OF the S5.000,000
fund authorized by the Legislature for
salary purposes and raised by municipal
bonds.
+. II. La Guardia, President of the
Board of Aldermen, who headed the op-
position to the 20 per cent. plan, i'm
mediately construed the Mayors stand
to mean that a complete revision OF the
contemplated increases would be ef-
fected whereby the poorer paid city en-
ployees would receive the bulk Of the
S., 900. 900 and in such proportion as TO
narrow down some OF the existing dis
PARTIES in the salary schedule, And III
stead Of giving, in some cases, nearly
81, 600 more to high salaried men. the
revised distribution would limit them
10 5000 al the most.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-27
Protests Forced Action.


Since July 10. the date Of the adop-
tion of the vetoed measure, the storm OF
protest has spread among the clty's
43. 600 employees included but variously
rewarded in the proposed increases.
Some OF the poorest paid city servants
would have received an increase OF only
S34 year. On the other hand, John
II. McCooey, clerk Of the Kings County
Surrogate Court and Tammany cheftain
in Brooklyn, would have received an in
crease OF $500. and he already draws
a salary Of So 900 a year.
Politically formidable bitterness took
root, especially in the Police and Fire
departments They had suggested that
employees getting over $4,000 a year be
limited to a $500 increase, and the poor
est paid workers be given enough to
counterbalance the high cost Of living.
Those who drafted the 20 per cent
plan. however. ignored all suggestions
proposing to limit those in command Of
the situation. Amendments offered by
Republicans in the Board Of Aldermen
we're overridden. Two members OF the
board, both Tammany men. William p
Kenneally and Frank Cunningham, vice
chairman and chairman, respectively, OF
the finance committee. stoutly fought for
the 90 per cent. increase. Each was to
get $1,000 more under the 20 per cent.
distribution.
Throughout the long list Of already
well paid officials. the unequal distribu-
ton would have applied. The Mayor
became the natural central point Of the
attack. and while he voted for the 90
per cent programme in committee he
did so with a reservation, and an
nounced afterward that he would not be
deaf to suggestions.
In endeavors to fathom the Mayors
reversal and what seemed to be direct
breaking away from his organization. a
good many plausible explanations grew
up during the day, but the one most dis
cussed was his recent controversy with
the newspaper reporter he had barred
from the newspaper mems pit in the
Board OF Estimate meeting room In
City Hall. The cause of the Mayors
animosity was an article saying that he
had broken with Tammany, or was
about to break with Tammany. His
veto OF the. Tammany melon cutting
fitted in best with this theory.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-27
Tammany bows to Veto.

Whatever the behind the scenes
manipulations may have been that
wrought the changed attitude, /. had
all the outward sembla1ces OF being
general among the Tammany leaders. II
not among the disappointsd. Alderman
William r. Collins. Democratic floor
leader announced that the Mayors re-
quest would be obeyed and 'he measure
returned 10 the Boar or Estimate.
The measure would not oe passed over
the veto, he promised.
Comptroller Craig. .'tr>ng sponsor Of
the 20 per cent. idea. resor;cd TO taci-
turnity in the face Of developments.
THE Mayors action speaks for itself"
was all he would say. Late n the af-
ternoon the committee IN finance met.
but avoided the salary question entirely,
1t was reported. For 'he present the
veto lies inert, under tiG rules until the
Board Of Aldermen mee;s in regular ses-
sion when II will be referred to the
Board Of Estimate. Mr.. La Guardla
said that he hoped TO get both sides to
agree to an early meeting to expedite
the reshaplng of the NEE sure. In any
event, the revision will te fought out
next Friday by the Board Oi Estimate
at its regular meeting. The Mayor in
his letter accompanying tho vetoed reso-
luton said.
Upon reflection. 7 am convinced that
more equitable distribution can be
Tade Of the proposed salary increases
by modification Of the schedule adopted
by the Board OF Estimate and Appor-
tionment on the ninth day OF July. 1920,
and in order that this subject may re-
ceive further consideration by the Board
Of Estimate and Apportionment, re-
turn herewith the resolution of the
Roard of Aldermen. dated the 18th OF
July, without my approval, and would
request that the Board OF Aldermen re-
turn the same to the Board of Estimate
g.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-27
River Victim Identified.

The body OF man found In the Eas.
River was identified yesterday as tnat,
OF Thomas Thomson, 81 years old, mste
OF Cunard vessel. who lived in port AZ
Sl9 West Eleventh street. Mrs. Emma
Ferrick, his landlady, said she had last
seen him two weeks ago.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-17
Twenty Parents Fined for
Violating Truancy Law

Parents who believe their rcyponsi-
oility ends when they send their chill
drcn ont OF the house with the ad-
monirion TO 90 h s~hooi, were treated
70 sevcre lecture by Magistrate
Charles r. Harra, in. the Municipal
fsrm Court yesterday, when eighty
two defendants had been summoned
~ attendance officers for violation Of
she compulsory education law Mag
istrate Harris declared il was up 10
The parents 10 see that the children
arrived at school and promptly fined
about score, whose records warrant
I'd 1t.
A continuous two-year legal contest
estween Mrs, Josephine Lappino, Of
s73 East Houston Street, Manhattan.
and the Board oS Education, resulted
In decision by the magistrate that
relieving economic conditions III home
was much more important than cdu-
cation. hrs. Lappino testified that
Sas and her husband we're unable t.
work and that snc vas compelled TO
send her fcurteen~year-o daughter,
Annie, 70 Work in order To pay u
grocery biil of $40 that had been etand-
sng for some time.
Magistrate Harris declared that IT,
vas up 10 the city authorities ~ zee
mat the anily mar prowded with the
necssxitiss NJ life before he would or-
Ter the girl 10 return TO school Tae
esss was adjourned for one week n
IRE what relief could be obtained fran
ne sharisy associations Ia the city.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-17

early Christian writer's. / was infu
enced in particular py the writings Of
st. Paul. also became convinced that
cellbacy was not obligatory on the
clergy.
about two years ago left the
monastery and the church Since then
l have passed my time in Washington
and in Warrenton, with occasional
trips to other cites.
81 think the Presbyterian form Of
church government is the mosC demo-
cratic.
81 may take up the ministry here. I
am in some doubt. At present am
not affiliated with any church"
Son OF Former Diplomat
Mr.: Biddle is son of Thomas Bid
die, former Minister to Cuba and Ec-
uador and direct descendant of Cen
eral Biddle, who served on the staff oe
Genera Washington in the American
Revolution.
y The late Colonel Caldwell Keppel
biddle, Sd Regiment, N. G. p. was one
OF his brothers, and the late Cadwal-
adef bldd.e, penologist was his uncle.
ie obtained his middle name, Cornell,
from his greatrrandmoth Rebecca
Cornell, Of Rhode Island. She became
the wife OF Clement Biddle, of Cen
eia' "ashlngton's staff She was of the
same family as the founder of Cornell
Mrs. Biddle has three brothers.
City; Colonel Greenville Gaine, and
John Smith Gaines, both of Warrenton
She has one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Fos-
ter Gaines Smith, widow of Colonel
Ihomas Smith, who was the son Of one
OF Vlrglnia's Civil War governors.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-17
20 Years a Trappist Priest,
James C.. Biddle Takes Bride

from The TrSosne's Washington sureou
WASHINGTON, Dec. l6.--James Cor
nei' oiddie. of one of Philadelphia
Oldest and wealthiest families. who
l0r twenty years was a Trappist monk
and lived In a Kentucky monastery un-
I'll two years ago, yesterday married
Mary Lena Gaines, Of Warrenton, Va.
daughter of ore Of the Old Dorninion's
first families. They had fallen in love
at first sight soon after MIR. Biddle
left the monastery. Mr.. Biddlo is
hfty-two years old and his bride Is
iorty-eight.
The ceremony was at st. Matthew's
Rectory, the Rev. H. Allen Griffith
chaplain Of the United States Soldiers,
Home mere, officiating. Owing to the
fact that the brides family is in
mourning, no invitations were issued
and only family party attended
The couple are now at the Cairo
apartments, Washington, and plan 10
go 20 Paradise, the brides old coIoniul
homestead, near Warrenton, after New
Years Day.
Ideas Changed With Study
II was a convert to the Catholic
Church" Mr.. Biddle said to-day. "The
monastic life appealed to me, and /
entered the Trappist order, passing
through the probationary stages until
was ordained priest.
"As the years went on my studies
IN church history convinced me that
the Protestant form of church govern
ment was the form favored by the
New-York tribune., 1920-12-17
Burglary Suspect
Slain i'm Duel i'm
Auto After Capture
Constable and Chauffeur Are
Wounded, but Ovcrpower
Other Prisoners Taken on
Road at Huntington, L. /.

HUNTINGTON, l.. L., Dec. 16.-A
burglary suspect was killed and q con-
stable and his chauffeur were wounded
here last night when one Of three pris-
oners in custody Of the officer tried to
shoot his way out of the automobile in
which he was being taken to Jail.
The dead man was Wilbur Severance,
of New Rochelle. Constable Amza
Biggs and Russell Sisco, chauffeur,
are the wounded. Biggs was shot twice,
in the stomach and the left hand. and
Sisco was struck in the right shoulder,
The bullet that killed Severance passed
through his head.
James Scott, who would give no ad-
dress other than pennsylvania, near
Philadelphia" is in jail charged with
the shooting of Biggs and Ssco. The
authorities do not know who fired the
shot that killed Severance. A bullet
grazed Scott's Jaw, but he was not seri-
ously hurt. A third member of Scotts
group is James scmmer, of Thirty
third Street, New York City.
The shooting resulted after Sever
ance, Scott and Sommer had been ar-
rested by Constables Biggs and Charles
Wenzell in the Halesite district The
officers have been touring Huntington
and its outskirts every night because
of the many ~robberies in this section
recently and employed Sisco to drive
them. When they came upon the trio
they were carrying a suitcase and act
ing suspiciously. 4 search Of the suit
csc revealed clothing and liquor which
had beea sto en- from the summer home
cf Thomas L. Jovens at Halesite, and
the suspected men were bundled into
the automobile for the trip to jail.
Soon after the car got under way
Scctt, who had not been searched,
drew out e revolver and opened fire
on the constables and their driver. He
fred six times and ceased only when
Constable Biggs replied with two shots.
Severance keeled over in his seat fatal
ly shot in the head. Scott was sub
dued only after a fight
A search Of Severance and Sommer
disclosed that neither of them mad been
armed, the officers said Scmmer and
Scott insisted that they took part in
none of the robberies, but they refused
to tell how they had acquired the suit
case with the Jovens property.
Both Constable Riggs and Sisco were