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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02
JOIN FORCES TO END
SHIPPING THEFTS
Underwriters and Trade Associations
Report SiS,oOo,ooo Loss
Since War.

4 COMMITTEES Of marine insurance
underwriters IN CO operating with rep
resentatives OF trade associations With
a view 10 arranging a plan for ending
thefts Of goods In transit. which since
the war are estimated 70 have RpproEi-
mated tib.O0O.0o0.
The thefta have 70 increased marine
underwriters would give up insuring
goods In transit n they could como 20
soi. agreement with European com
panies British Arms have been as hard
hit ha those IN the United States. The
rates here have 20 Increased that. 20
cite an example, consignment OF
shoes 20 Italy on which the rate be-
fore the war was One-haif TO one-quar-
ter OF one per cent OF the value. IL
now 5 per cent The rate 10 the Levant
IL rs 10 20 per cent.
The Insurance men tell OF one case
In which a whole barge load Of cotton
WIS stolen from alongside a vessel IN
port OFTEN a box supposed TO contain
a piano n found 10 contain only bricks
Many marine insurance men believe
most Of the thetts occur IN tho United
States.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02
MURDER
CLUES WITHDRAWN
FROM PUBLIC SALE
Police Request Halts Auction
of Objects That May
Solve Mystery.

Photographic OF about seventy-five
women, tho 'blue icimono" that aE-
ured prominently IN the Elwell my
stery, tho roulette wheel over which
stupendous sums Of money were re-
ported 70 have passed, and other OBJ
!ects which the police believe may
still help IN solving the mystery
were withdrawn to-day az the re-
quest Of the police from the Fifth
Avenue Auction Rooms. In which 'ars
on display about ti75.OOO worth Of
paintings and other art objects,
jowolry. furniture. etc. formerly In
the home Of Joseph Bovine Elwoll,
No. "a West 10th Street and in his
Long Beach bungalow.
The other objeots personal prop
erty OF tho bridge whilst king" who
was murdered I'm his West 10th Stree,
home the morning OF June II. viii
be auctioned on next Wednesday.
Men and women friends OF the late
whilst king are expected to attend
the sale to secure remembranees
from his collection.
The most valuable object In the
dwell collection 10 a Rembrandt
painting. vouohed for a. genuine. OF
Christ carrying the cross. Tho paint
Ing II said TO be worth $4,000. A COL
lection Of carved Chinese bado. large
Chinese Buddha, q lockwood dining
room set, a royal Vienna dinner set,
Louis XVI. table. beautifully
carved and bearing paintings OF Louis
and court ladies'; a ruro jewel case,
containing many gems; tapestries
silver loving cups. many books, in
Guiding works on whist, are among
the other objects 20 be sold.
one OF the art objects displayed r.
a handsome oil painting, entitled.
The Woman In Gray" This "a ex-
citing especial attention because Of
the testimony OF a chauffeur in the
murder mystery investigation that
tho day previous TO the shooting Of
BlwOu no had 'aS fare from the
whist kings" home IA woman in
gray. Was the woman who posed
for the painting the same mystor-
Ious woman In gray who visited
Elwell in his homo a few hours be-
fore he was slain7
The police and detectives OF District
Attorney swans once have been
banled In all their efforts TO learn
the woman's identity. win the
woman pictured in oil appear at the
auction 20 bid on her own likeness
VIII she send a commissioner to pur-
chase the painting? II Is understood
that the possibility OF tracing one
OF the much desired witnesses
through tho medium Of an auction
sale Ia not being overlooked.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02
MOTHER LOSES $3.50
IN PARDON SWINDLE
Former Convict Told Her lie Had
Influence 10 Procure Her
Sons Release.

Meyer Heck. a Sing Sing convict.
told the prison attendants yesterday
that his mother had been swindled
out OF 500 by an eK-convlct who pre-
tended he had influence enough 10
get Heck pardoned.
The mother, Mrs. NJ. n. Heck. who
went to the prison from New York
city TO tell her son the good nows -
wept when she was told that she had
been defrauded out OF her savings,
She said that "A young man, rep
resenting himself as being "lsadOre
Rosenhelm," former Slug Sing
prisoner. with Influence al Albany,
told her n she would give him $3.50
he could get pardon with It, She
gave him the money Thursday. The
eX-convict evidently had heard OF the
Indictment OF two men accused OF
playing a similar game.
Warden Lawes has taken steps 70
look up a former Sing Sing prisoner
named Benjamin ROsenheim, a sec
ond offender. He was released seven
teen days ago after serving a sen
tono OF four years for grand larceny
IN Westchester County, Rosenhelm
knew Heck In prison. Heck has
several more months 10 serve. The
PrisOa Department and the New
YORK police Will try 10 md Rosen-
helm and question him.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02
THEFT OF $4,000
CHARGEDTOWOMAN
AND HER 4 CHILDREN
Police Say They Caught Her
Robbing Trucks and Passing
Booty to Little Ones.

The noise Of hammering. followed
10y the equally familiar sound or
boards being ripped from a box. al
tracted the attention Of detective. 20
the barn Of Angelo saiomons. a we'll
to-do truclsman. at No. ts7 INLAY
Street, Brooklyn. last night oood~
amounting 20 thousahda Of dollars In
value have been stolen OF late from
shipments from this city 10 FOREIGN
parts. salomone has the contraof fo~
hauling goods shipped BY the New
York Forwarding Company 70 over
sea cities. Sometimes his trucks. en-
laden are stored overnight In the
barn and taken to a pier IN the morn
ing. 30 the detectives watched.
What they say they cav was lfrs.
salomone az work. surrounded b. h,r
four children. shs wa opening =
case Of cloth and passing the bolts q
tho children 10 BE- carried 70 tteir
home, which q at No. ga Van Brunt
street just back Of the barn.
After the watchers had roen hsr
open four cases and send away nine
teen bolts IN the arms OF her amau
children, they entered ths place ana
arrested her. Tho cloth. the poiica
say. was destined for Norway.
After that n search was nads a.
the saiomone home and there, 90 ths
police state, were found oameraa.
typewriteru. manicure sets. cloth ana
other goods 10 the amount Of not Is--
than $4,000. Il required sevsrul
hours work for the patrol wagons 20
load the stuff and take Il 20 fla
Hamilton Avenue Police Station
Whom Mrs Salomone, who b
thirty-six years old. was locked up on
charge OF grand larceny ana the
four children, Dominic, fifteen: 10
seph. thirteen; Frank. twelve. ana
Salvatore. nine. had been placed "a
the care OF the Chiidren's Society, m
police questioned the mother. she
stated. according to their report thaa
not long ago her home was robbeG
Of $4,000 worth OF things aud aha
had 20 get even some way"
saiomone. the truclCman. u not ao-
cused IN connection with the chars
made against his wife. who was err
raiGned In the Fifth Avenue coura
to-day and held In 5000 bah for en-
animation next Thursday.
The Children, accompanied By TIER
father. appeared IN the Chiidrunan
Court and at HIS request the examine
ton was put of tn Oct IN ordar
that counsel may be obtained. Ialor.
Salomone was closely auestioned -
the Districtc Attorney.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02

crowded. Every foreman and All
subcontractors are members OF the
Cunard Club. We meet here once p
day for lunch. We run II and sup
port II ourselves. When the Job start
"a thcro were few OF ua, 90 we took
turns doing the cooking, but now We
have a chef and a waiter"
The lunches cost the members so
cents each. The Friday lunch con-
sisted OF h0hbut. pOtc toes, onion ana
tomato salad, bread and butter, oof-
Zee and chocolate pudding with
whipped cream. Tho variety and quail
ny could not be duplicated In any
downtown restaurant for three times
what II costs the lunch club mem
bers
The lunch elnb owns a phoporranb
and while the meal was being served
John Mccormack and other dietin-
guished singers entertained the com.
pany Then, luncheon finished, "jaEz'
records were played while the
younger men played accomplishments
with spoons and forks on glasses. Ia
bic tops, and one artist achieved a
triumph with a tin tray full OF table
silver that outjaEzed any Jazz band
on Broadway.
You wouldn't believe what those
Jazz records do for us" said Glenn.
They all 90 out laughing and leap 10
the work the way n young FELLOW
would run TO a fox trot partt.Y
LEARNING THE VALUE OF
ACCURACY.
Glenn couldn't understand how in
formation concerning his personality
could help the housing situation, but
was Induced to part with the informa-
ton that his father before him was n
builder; that from boyhood he has
been bewitched by the fascination OF
building; that when a youngster no
quit school and went TO work on his
own hook. later on Joining his father,
but again cutting loose to "go II
alone" Once. out OF n job and hard
pp he held the combined Job OF pri-
waite secretary and construction SUI
perintendent for y. w. Browning and
another time canvassed the building
at No. 1903 Park Avenue for ANY kind
OF a building JOB" He got one at SIS
week as supply clerk. and was
charged up with ~ cents for a gallon
Of kerosene he gave the carpenters for
their oil cans.
This was his first lesson IN exact-
ness OF accounting necessary for sue
cess In building operations. He says
II was his turning point and. having
been given the job on the thirteenth
OF the month. having FIRST worked on
ii3th Street. and having been married
on the Goth o. the month-twice thlr-
teen-Glenn believes Is IS his lucky
number, and his private Office on the
ion is Room ~.
Room 10 Is furnished with a bed, two
chairs and a table.
II only get home 20 Scarsdale twice
week and sometimes only once a
week" he explained when he showed
me the ''ofhce." IF you want 90 get
away with a Job like this you must
stick 20 IT,"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02
TWO MORE KILLED
BY AUTOMOBILES
President of Newark Iron Workers
Union and New York Boy
OSe Lives.

Albert c. Walters OF No 1877 Plain
Street. Newark. President Of Local No.
II. Iron Workers Union. was killed
early to-day by tho overturn.ng OF an
automobile owned by the union at a
trolley crossing In Verona. N. ].
Timothy J. Herman OF No. ls HIgh
Street, Newark. business agent Of the
local. suffered fractured leg, Charles
Walter the driver. Of No. l37 Plain
street. brother OF the dead man. es-
capped unhurt The men we're return
Ing from a labor meeting at Dover. ~ ].
John Mullin, thirteen years old. OF
No. sSi Pearl STREET. died at Volunteer
Hospital OF injuries he received In try.
ing 10 board moving automobile op-
street. at Frankfort and Clln Streets.
to day
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02
EXIeENclEs OF WAR PRODUCED
INCOMPETENT oVERSEERS.

THE war opened a new era. saw
bosses in Government construction
work who came out OF buttonhole fac
tories and shoe shops. They had been
foremen. so on the theory they could
handle labor they were put on as
construction foVmen. Bricklaycrs
were worked so thick that two would
have 70 step back while n third one
laid a brick and then he would step
back while the others took their turn.
The waste was something shocking
Because n man who did not know
his business set three men 20 doing
zone mans work on Government con-
strdetion, do you think one bricklayer
will turn In now for a man who does
not know his business and do three
mems work? II there Is only enough
brick and cemen TO last a day do
you expect briclSlayers TO speed up and
finish the job In half q day and then
ask TO be hred because materials are
Out7"
We went 70 the top floor on one Of
the little elevators used To hoist
mortar, and walked down, Glenn
pointing out piles OF bricks, tile, ce-
ment blocks and other materials
awaiting the workers.
81 don't expect them 10 work on
materials that aren't here no OK
planned. III men arc held up from
their work by failure OF supplies II
would be an easy Rlibi to say they
wouldn't work ] have the stun on
hand. all planned out a week ahead.
have men that can do the work. and
they know expect them 20 get II
done. know a fair days work and
expect no moro for a fair days pay"
"A days pay is a good deal more
now than before the war" sug-
Fested.
Glenn pointed to one OF the brick
layers
"He used to pay SIS month rent. A."
he said. Now he pays SSs, He used
10 get &c q dav Now he gets $40"
Modelling shops and even a studio
where the decorations for the dome
and corridor ceilings are to be
painted have been built on the
promises.
1T cuts out breakage, trucking and
running back and forth. This helps
20 cut down expense in these days
OF high prices" Glenn explained.
How about car shOrtage?'
Glenn chuckled.
This gang would move bricks In
Pullmans II they thought / wanted
them badly enough" he said, up TO
date we have not had to go quite
that far"
How do you keep the gang feel
ting that wayf'' I asked him.
GIVE them square deal and
know your business and men will
always feel that way"
Somewhere in the maze OF steel
girders outside the once a whistle
blew.
Lunch time" said Glonn Come
on into the lunch club" and he led me
70 a dining room which already was
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OF course let us give due credit "a
Butler and Rodman, architects and r
+. Paul s. Co., contractors. but-but IL
was Mrs. Jane Dutton. business man
ager for the Woman's Exchange who
saw 70 II that the building was ready
ON TIME. II was woman's will
which would not take mo" for an
answer.
Yesterday when l called at the new
building which was just opened but
doing business as usual overheard
Mrs. Dutton In an argument with two
contractors, and l knew then the real
secret Of why the building was finished
on time.
Standing In a military position. this
energetic, capable business woman
gOWned.in Cutc nttle in affair, hel
iron gray hair twisted artisticaly in
a becoming coil, held her own and won
her point at the conclusion.
mo SIR" she said with just the
slightest stamp OF her foot and1a shaISt
OF her head, you said you would
charge but 500 for that work and am
not going 10 pay 800. That's tlnu.
DO you wish 10 continue the work or
shall ] get some one elsey'
But the deal was concl uded and
Mrs. button had won. OF course they
would do what they agreed and 80
forth ana 70 on.
And that's Just how I've had
10 be all tho way through" laughed
Mrs. Dutton when we we're seated
ia her private Office and able to dis
aha Of al a IFf
all she has.
What did you do with the labor
unions and the strikers?" / asked.
Il either got other people or else
/ started some other work and waited
for them to come back" replied Mrs.
Dutton II have had excellent co -
operation with all the boss carpenters,
head electricians and such men, but
IN order 70 get tins place ready on
the date planned / had 10 literally
work with the men. When the
would say they couldn't do "a cerlain
piece OF work l would say, Very well
then / can DO IL ! would start 10
moving chairs and ladders and boz
fore knew II they were working RICH;
along with me,
'The ground for this building was
broken Jan. /. and the building TO be
opened Sept. q. As The Woman's EN.
shange had no home and / was mos
anxious 70 move In ! just put my
whole energy into the thing and were
here. I haze Worked seven days at q
blme and twelve hours zach day
When a workman told me that he
could not finish certain Job because
he could not get the material
always said, II get the material foi
you will you finish itT Gaining ms
consent l hired truck and saw 10 II
that the said material was there thai
day,
ION one especial occasion the boiler
contractor did not deliver the pipes OF
boiler when he promised He wrote
that he could not get men 10 deliver
the goods. / wrote that / would ge'
my own truck and he wrote bach
cOnfossinE that the boiler was moi
completed. That made his contract
VOID % cancelled tho order and pur
chased elsewhere"
80 that is the why you kept thingi
going with the clock and the calen,
dar," said as we smiled az the will
and nervous energy OF woman
woman, the creature who is priv
legged 70 change her own mind a.
/ much as she pleases bat always man
ages 10 Keep men 10 their oontrAsts
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02
COAT ON BRIDGE
CLUE TO SUICIDE
Note in Pocket Says Wearer Had
Decided to End His
Life.

Two men crossing Williamsburg
Bridge at / so a. NJ. o-dAy In a taxlcab
found mans coat on the south road
way, near the Brooklyn end. and took Il
to the Clinton stree Station.
In a pocket was a letter addressed 10
John stilmokaites. No, SIS Grand Street.
Brooklyn. and beginning Dear
brother" Il said that because OF poor
health and failure IN business the wri-er
had decided TO commit suicide. a po-
nceman who wen. 20 the Brooklyn ad-
dress found Il was a florist shop that
had lately changed hR adA and there was
nothing to indicate the present owner
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02
IN NEW YORK, TO-DAY.

Community Councils, mass meet
ing, Carnegie Han SIS =. NJ.
New York Mozart Society, rehearsal.
Hotel Aston. afternoon.
New York Puzzle Lecture COTpa, an
nual dinner. Hotel McAlpin, evsninE
Greeting Cards ManufReturers' A.
ISOLATION, meeting and luncheon. Hotel
Aston. 10 a. NJ
Accountants club, dinner Hotel
Astur. 7 r. VI.
Alpha sigma Club meeting. Hotel
Astor. $50 NJ
Manhattau Beokdaie Club. dance,
Hotel Commodore, oUninG.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02
senator calder aud Gov. smith %
Discusa Housing Tonight.

United States Senator Calder and
Gov. Smith will be the principal speak
ers az general mass meeting AZ Car
negie Hail tonight called by the Com
munity Councils to discuss the housing
situation. Senator calder will dwell
upon the national aspects OF the con-
ditions; the Governor VIII discuss tho
crisis In the State and city. Their
talks will bo supplemented by motion
pictures showing how housing dinicul-
Ties have been solved IN England and
elsewhere.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02
.VASSAR GIRLS MATTRESSES.
Shortage OF Help Makes Volunteer
Services at Table Necessary.

PoUGHKEEPsIE. Oct. unable To
get help enough 10 walt on the tables
the students at Vassar act as maids.
and members OF all classes have Of
fered 10 serve one or more meals each
day
In the main building the seniors will
help serve breakfast. Help from this
city Is obtained for the noon meal. In
the other dormltories the students serve
breakfast and luncheon. HiEh school
girls from this city MI vacancies for
the evening meal
Miss Barrett, chief housekeeper said
to-day no relief Is In sight and the coll
iege girls probably would have to con.
tinue their volunteer services through
out the winter
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02
GARAGE OWNERS
MEET AS STRIKE
TIES UP SERVICE
Auto Washers Demand S7-Day
Car Owners Must Polish
Own Machines.

the Garage owners- Association Il
meeting this afternoon az Terrace
Sarden to deal With the situation
caused By the sudden strike OF
washers polishers and other em-
P'oyees who demand shorter hours
ana more pay
s'anley l. clarke Secretary Of the
aA'ooA4t'on' said wage Increases arc
impossible because the public would
not stand Tor Increased costs. He said
owners would wash and polish their
own cars or leave them unwasAod
ana unpublished, rather than accept
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02
DRASTIC REFORMS
IN THE AUTOLAWS
URGED BY EXPERT
Control Should BE Taken Out OF
Hands of Secretary Of State,
Says Cornell.

Col. Edward 8. Cornell, secretary OF
the National Highways Protective So
ciety, said to-day that the only way
to check the constantly increasing
number Of deaths due to reckless au-
tomobile driving. was 70 take the Au-
tomobile commission out OF the juris-
diction Of the Secretary OF State. and
20 make drastic reforms In the auto
mobile laws.
Connecticut has done this" said
the Colonel, with the result that fatal
accidents have decreased II per cent.
m New York, during the past year,
here has been an increase OF 20 per
Tent. In fatalities
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02
This Man KNOWS MEN
His "JAZZ" and FORCE
Do a 100000 Job
ON TIME
Robert Glenn, Construction Superintendent on the Cunard
Building, Keeps Happy Worrmen Keyed Up
to Record Efficiency.
By STANLEY Mitchell.

Tow
sense of fair play and thorough knowledge
and how to do IT, proving that efficiency building
&ioOoooOo Building. street
Todd Robertson
1850 efficiency
that YOU can't
&c the out of hema lnce he
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02
When Man COULDN'T
This Woman COULD
Complete Big Building
ON TIME
How Mrs Ida Dutton Used Her Wits Overcome Labor Union
Material and Contractors Troubles in Forcing Constric
ton of New Womans Exchange.
BV Fan Stevenson.

Id building being ON TTAfE7 Did
architect whose building acu
ally named7 And especially these post
days Of labor strikes an everything7
Well happened large looking building has
hIad.on took tho threuahl
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02

IT was not until he was convinced
that the information might be Of SER
vice in getting at a remedy for the
housing shortage that Mr.. Glenn con-
scented to admit an outsider. Hugh
Robertson OF the contracting firm
gave his consent
HE PROVES THAT LABOR HAS
NOT LOST ITS EFFICIENCY.
Once won over. Glenn opened the
doors wide. He showed me every
corner Of the huge structure that
might be Of interest in explaining the
labor condition, gave me permission
to 60 anywhere he might have over
looked showing. and gave access 20
the records which many builders in
New York would like very much TO
peruse.
His only request was that precise
figures be not given. The records
show that the average time TO lay a
brick on the Cdnard Job Is less than
20 seconds. That means three bricks
In less than Que minute. Any one
who thinks that is not rapid work for
80 precise a job, might experiment
with a trowel Of mortar and three
bricks. The written records were
backed up by the Performance OF the
men "clOcked" without knowing they
were being timed. This was not
"sprinting" but the steady, all day
performance OF the master crafts
men who are helping put up the
Cunard Building.
The hundreds OF men In the various
crafts moved about their tasks ike
men who wanted TO work-not shirk-
ers. They did not speed up when tho
boss approached. They did not slack
en- when he went away.
Lay down on the job2" said Glenn,
answering my query. I'VE don't know
those words on this Job. There "
nothing the matter with the efficiency
Of labor There " plenty OF lack on
the part OF bosses. The present day
building mechanic Is n different bird
from the one OF fifteen years ago.
They used TO sign payrolla with X
marks Now many OF them are pub
lie school or even high school gradu-
ates. They are educated, intelligent
men who are capable OF higher pro-
duction than those In the last genera
ton. They know whether a man
knows his business or not. II the boss
doesn't know the building business,
why should the mechanics try to
teach him7
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02

4 An 'Tnst ana Fouhd~ aruslsg
Advertised IN the Woria o. reported
10 'Ilost and Found BuFsau." Room
1OB, weird Butiding, viii ~ listed
fOF thirty days. These iist6 can ~
seen 81 any % The WsTld's OFFICES.
"LOst ana FOnnd~ Advertisements
can b lstt AZ any % Ths WoTida
Advertising Agencies. or can b
toisphonod directly 20 Ths World,
Gall 5000 Besicman. New York. o.
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02
California Raisia crop 1T1.ooa
Tona.

FRESNO. Cal. oct. 1.--rhs ratson
crop this year for he STATE viii Be
shout i76.00O tons q which the CAN
fornla Associated Raiain Company win
nouncod to-day By President Wylia III
Gffen. Last war the STATE crop Wa1
about 10000 tons.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-02

Debt Of U. =. Reduced F2aT,aib 200.
WASHINGTON, Oct 1.-THE nations
gross debt was reduced ~ S237 SIS. 995
Ia September, according 10 figures made
public to-day by the Treasury Depart
ment.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-09

Carnations, red, white and pink. this
week end Phone 105. Hal kohn.
4-9-1t.