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New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
BRIT. Car, With Strange
Crew, Strays Into Jamaica
Officials Finally Rescue Trolley
From Line of Independent
COMPANY in Nassau

A field Investigator for the Public
Service Commission included in his re-
port yesterday the tale Of a flying
Dutchman trolley car of the Myrtle
Avenue line, which set out from Ridge
wood, bound for Jamaica Avenue, Rich
r,ond Hill and Queens.
Neither motorman nor conductor
ever had been in New York until they
came to apply for jobs as strike
breakers. and the patrolman who acted
as guard came from the Bronx and
never had crossed the East River cx-
ccpt to go to Coney Island.
When the car reached Jamaica Ave
nue. it's crew failed to recognize the
junction as terminal and sped on
ward out Jamaica Avenue, needless of
the shouts of an inspector. Clear
through Jamaica they ran the car and
did not halt at the outskirts of that
community save to switch the car to
tic continuing line of rails leading
into Nassau County and belonging to
al independent trolley company.
They were we'll on their way to
Mineola when B. r. T. officinls, who had
pursued them by automobile from
Richmond Hill, overhauled them and
informed them that not only were they
or another company's track, but it was
single track line and q car bound
in the opposite direction might appear
al any moment. The crew then re-
vcrsed the trolley and went back to
the Ridgewood depot to study gcog-
raDhy
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Denies Martens Charge
Secretary Colby Asserts Soviet
Seized Relief for Civilians

From The 7ribunc's Washington bureau
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. The charge
made by Ludwig C. X. Martens, So
called ambassador of the Soviet gov
crnment, that the American govern
ment appeared cnllous to measures Of
mercy toward stricken peoples, when
the shipment Of medicines and relief
supplies to Russia was refused. was
answered to-day by Secretary of State
Colby, who cited instances whore such
shipments were confiscatcd by the So
Wet military authorities and never
reached the civilians for whom they
were intended.
Secretary Colby said that as far back
as the spring of 1918 British supplies
that were dispatched to Russia for the
relief Of civilian populations had been
seized by the Soviet authorities and
sent to military hosnitals, despite the
assurance from The Soviet government
that distribution of the supplies would
be confined to the non-miitary peoples
Mr. Colby said that the shipment Of
supplies destined for the civilian popu-
lation of Russia, If handled by the
Soviet authorities, would enable them
to put up a. false front of efficiency
further to deceive the people.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Massachusetts Treasurer,
Under Inquiry, Resigns
Bank Officials Testify State De
posts Increased When They
Advertised With Burrell

BOSTON, Sept. 3.-Fred J. Burrell,
State Treasurer, announced his resig-
nation tonight. In q statement he
said time would demonstrate that his
conduct Of the office was without re-
proach. He asked his friends and
we'll wishers" not to vote for his re-
nomination at the primaries next
Tuesday.
William II. Stickney, vice-presidcnt
and treasurer of the Metropolitan
Trust Company, testified to-day before
the committee investigating the State
Treasurer, that his bank had placed
about $4,000 worth of advertising with
the agency conducted by Burrell.
After the advertising had started in
April last, he said, the deposit of state
money in the bank was increased.
NATURALLY I drew the inference. y
81. Mr.. Stickney, '|that if we would
advertise with the State Treasurer we
might at least keep what balance of
state money we had and it might be
increased"
Robert E. Fay, vice-president of the
Exchange Trust Company, said his
bank began the advertising in Feb
ruary. The state deposit at the bank
was doubled, but in August had been
reduced again.
Mr.. Fay, said the officials of the bank
did not think that through its adver-
tising it would get greater state de-
posits, but they felt it would be GOOD
business policy
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Wife, Accused of Murder,
Kept From Mott Funeral
Several Thousand Persons At.
tend Services for Trunk
Victim at Bridgeport
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Sept. s.
Police reserves were called out to
handle the crowd of several thousand
De rsons which swarmed around tho
Undertaking establishment from which
the funeral of George E. Mott, trunk
murder victim, was held this afternoon.
Half an hour before the time set for
the funeral police officials decided
against bringing Mrs. Mott to the
funeral. The woman is charged with
assisting in the murder of her hus-
band, and feeling runs high at the pres
en- time.
Ruth Not. and her brother. George,
arrived in charge Of Mrs. Dolly Down
ing, Of 1861 Stratford Avenue, the
woman to whose home the decoy trunk
used in the murder was sent when the
trunk containing Motifs body was taken
to the quicksand swamp in Easton. The
funeral services were conducted by the
master of Corinthian Lodge of Masons,
OF which Mott was q member. Burial
was in Mountain Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Mott, Elwood B. Wade and John
Edward Johnston will be arraigned in
City Court Saturday morning, charged
with first degree murder. They will be
bound over to the higher court.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Bridge to Staten Island
Across sNarrOwsAdvOcated
Transit Engineer Calls Span
Plan More Useful in Scope
Than Tunnels

One Of the seven proposed methods
of connecting Staten Island with the
existing rapid transit system Of
greater New York is a bridge across
the Narrows. Daniel NJ. Turner, chief
engineer Of the Transit Construction
Commission. in his report to Commits
sioner John H. Delaney suggests the
bridge as proposal No. 7. The other
six are for tubes under the Narrows.
In support of the bridge idea Mr..
Turner said:
"None Of the other plans for rapid
transit tunnels contemp!ates joint
freight and passenger service For the
proper development of Richmond, in
terconnecting facilities must be pro-
vded not only for rapid transit traffic,
but also for pedestrian, trolley; freight,
railroad and vehicular traffic. A bridge
would provide for all these facilities"
Mr.. Turner's report states that tun-
nels providing for equivalent facilities
would cost three times as much as the
proposed bridge. The expense of the
bridge, Mr.. Turner said, could be borne
jointly by the various trunk line rail-
roads, rapid transit companies and the
municipality. He also suggested that
such bridge would serve as suitable
memorial to the heroes from New York
who sacrificed their lives in the war.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Strike of Longslloremen
Fails to Delay Liner
Baltic Will Sail To-day Despite
Claims That Irish Sympa-
thy Walk-0ut Spreads

While the longshore strike in SYM
pathy with the women pickets' demon
stration for free Ireland continued
yesterday and longshorcmen partici-
patng contcnded it had spread, the
White Star Line announced that the
liner Baltic, the source of the original
trouble, was ready to sail on scheduled d
time to-day.
Strikers claimed spread of the
movement to Brooklyn, strike on one
ship in Boston and sympathetic action
by longshcremen of Hamburg, Ger
many. They predicted trouble at
Philadelphia.
On the other hand, officials of Fur
rcss-Withy Company, Ltd. and Lam
port &. Holt, the two chief British
lines with piers in Brooklyn, denied
that they had been affected by a strike
The Witty line said four ships were
being loaded, about 100 men being en-
rloycd OH each. On the Lnmport e.
Holt line, officials said, about 700 men
were unloading seven ships
Joseph Ryan, vice-president of the
international Longshoremcn' Associ-
a:ion, reiterated yesterday that no
official action would be taken by the
union with regard to the strike.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Strikes Hurt Business
In All Parts of Britain
Manchester and Liverpool News
papers Unable to Publish;
Many Walk Outs Threatened


From The Trtbume's European Bureau
Copyright. 1920, New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Sept. 3.-Strikes' and labor
disputes are affecting business in all
parts of Great Britain. The news
papers in Manchester and Liverpool
have been unable to publish for several
days because of a strike Of compostors
who, in walking out, acted contrary to
the advice of their leaders.
Seventy thousand workers in the pot
terry district have decided to quit work
at the end Of the month. The cleo
tricai and engineering trades are
Threatened with stoppage tomorrow
Because Of discharge of one workman
there is danger of strike on the
Scottish railways.
These manifestations of unrest in
industrial life are overshadowed by
the action of the coal miners who have
voted to lay down their tools Septem-
Der rs. The fact that the labor leaders
are now trying to justify themselves
for calling the strike is regarded as
good sign, and the public is inclined to
think that the negotiations will be re-
opened soon and that settlement will
be reached before the date set for the
strike.
The new labor general council is
expected to act as an intermediary
between the miners and Downing
Street. 1t is estimated that coal
strike would within three weeks throw
25O0O,O00 persons out Of employment
and that the funds of the strongest
unions couldn't stand the strain long.
Premier Lloyd George will return
from Switzerland next week, and if
settlement is not reached meanwhile
he is expected to take a personal part
in the efforts at conciliation.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Smallest Race of Bees
Honeycombs Are No Larger
Than Child's Hand

In some Of the East Indian Islands
and on the mainland of Hindustan is
found the smallest race of honey bees
in the world. These dwarf honey COL
lcctors are known to entomologists as
apis forea. Their honeycombs are no
larger than a child's hand and the ccl.s
arc about the size of small pinhcud.
The little creatures build the combs
on the branch of low tree, and as
they do not have to provide for winter
they work all the year through.
In the same land there is race
OF giant bees as large as crickets.
These monsters of the bee world build
honcycombs that are from 6 to II feet
in length, 4 or more feet in width and
weighing from 800 to 400 pounds
ch.-Detroit News.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
kemal Expected to Flee
Rather Than Surrender
Turk Nationalist Forces, With
out Bolshevik Aid and Lack
ing Artillery. Are Dispiritcd

CONSTANTlNOPLE, Sept. (By Tho
Associated Press). -Mustapha Kcmal
Pasha, leader Of the Turkish Nation
alist forces, is reported to be feeling
that his efforts TO hold out until the
November rains block the roads and
give him q respite during the winter
are becoming impossible. He is said
to have lost hope Of receiving immedi-
ate Bolshevik aid and lacks artillery
with which to fight the Greeks, his
troops being dispiritcd 1t is antici-
pated here that he will fec rather than
surrender.
At the same time 1t is forecast the
new Cabinet to be named here will lean
toward the Nationalsts. 80 that the
Sultanbs government may be accepted
throughout Turkey. Overturcs to the
NAtionnlists are going on to this end.
Prince Omar S.lmi son OF the late
Sultan Mohammed V. has gone to An,
CORA, the Nationalist headquarters.
ostenaibly To Join the followers Of
Mustapha KenAl, but it IL thought here
that possibly he is an emissnry Of tho
Sultan. Mustaphn Kemal Pasha, who
has been bsiridden since the recent at-
tempt TO assassinatc him, has tempo
rsrily been replaced by Colonel Ismct
Boy.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Court Refuses to Enjoin
Union Mems Discharge
Action Was Sought to Prevent
Move Against Employees Be-
cause of Labor Affiliations

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. 3.Application
for an injunction to prevent discharge
by the Old Dominion Railway Company
of certain employees because Of union
affiliations was denied today by JUS
ticc Siddons in the Supreme Court. Dis
trict of Columbia.
The court held against the contention
of counsel for the railroad that the line
was not excepted as an interurban con-
nection from terms Of the transrorta
ton act. While not passing on The
validity. of the act, the opinion added
that if the legislation undertakes to
restrain the power of employers to dis
charge their employees for joining a
labor union, the act would then appear
to come within the denunciation Of
such legislation in the opinions Of the
Supreme Court"
The right to labor was an individual
right which carried with it the right
not to work, Justice Siddons held. The
opinion added that the Supreme Court
Of the United States had upheld also
the right Of the employer to "impose
conditions upon those who seek en-
ployment."
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Richmond Asks Car Service
Citizens Urge Court to Direct
Midland Lines Be Reopened

The Brooklyn trolley strike has not
deferred the residents of Staten Island
from action in regard to their own
transit troubles. Fifty citizens of Rich
mond Borough, including several wom-
en-. appeared yesterday before Federal
Judge Chatfeld in Brooklyn to ask
hi::, to direct Receiver Jacob Brenncr,
of the Midland Railroad Company, to
purchase new cars and obtain power
for resumng the operation of the lines.
The committee was headed by Mat
thew Cahill, Democratic leader of Rich
mond. They called attention to the
opening of the schools next week, and
said the children were without trans
portation facilities. Judge Chatfcld
said he would be glad to ask the re-
ceivcr to restore service on the Mid
land and would do everything he could
to bring about better transit conditions
on Staten Island.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Nine Indicted as Gamblers
Cases Are To Be Heard in Sara.
toga Springs Next Tuesday

SAkAiOGA SIX MS. N. l., Sept. 3.
Nine sca.cd indictments were re-
turned to-day in Supreme Court by the
extraordinary grand jury which has
been investigating alleged gambling in
this city. Justice Van Kirk immcdi-
atcly directed that bench warrants be
issued and eet the arraignmcnt for
return of the indictments the grand
jury adjourned until Wednesday morn
ing.
No intimation was given as to the
nature Of the indictments, but unusual
Importance vas attached to them by
court attendants. who said they were
drawn last night in the Office of the
Attorney General at Albany. by Wyman
$. Bascom, who has represented the
Attorney General during the investi-
cation which has continued four weeks
During this tune Mr.. Bascom has con-
Quoted number of raids in this city
and Corinth.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Government Control of
German Mines Urged
Commission ON Specialization
Recommends That All
Profits Go IN State

BERLIN, Sept. 3.-The special COM
mission appointed to investigate the
question of socialization of German in
dustries has published the result Of it's
deliberations with regard to the pro-
posed specialization of coal mines. All
the members of the commission agree
that farreaching elimination Of capi-
tallst profit in the coal mining industry
is indispensable.
Two reports are presented, one ia
voring immediate and complete sociali-
zation and the other proposing a grad
ual change without total elimination of
private capital.
The majority report Of the commits
sion proposes that the entire industry
be placed under the control of an i'm
perial coal council. which would hand
over ell profits to the state. The whole
product of the mines would be deliv-
cred to the council at cost This body
would fix the selling price and the pay
ments made to the colierics. 1t would
be empowered to buy mines, to close
them or to open new ones
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Mayors Terms
Read; No Vote
Taken by Men
1000 Strikers i'm BROOKLYN
ChecrAnnOuncemeutThat
Judge Will Be Ignored I'm
less He Recognizes Union
Fight To Be Continued
Speakers Declare Issues Are
Like Those at Stake in
the Irish Insurrection

Judge Mayors proposals concerning
the settlement of the B. R. T. strike
were read to about 1000 strikers at
Brooklyn Labor Lyccum last night and
received with jec-s. James Sheridan
chairman Ct the meeting, who read the
letter, said that he would not permit
the men TO vote on the proposals.
"You will not be permitted to vote
on these questions" he said, NOR will
you ever be permitted to vote on any
proposal Of Judge Mayer which does
not come to us addressed to the Anal
gamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees of Amer
ica"
Terms Read; No Vote Taken
Prolonged cheering greeted this an
nounccment. When it had subsided
Sheridan continued:
~ only read the letter in order
to let the news go back to it's
sender, Judge Mayer that it was read
to you and that you were not permitted
to vote on it,"
Sheridan was followed by Louis
Fridigcr, attorney for the union, who
had brought the letter to the hall.
II have a statement to make,' he
said, land | make it in the full knowl-
edge that if any part of it can be
proved to be untrue l shall be sent to
Jail. 1t is this: I have reliable in
formation that last night members of
the National Publishers Association
n nj fif,I
facts in favor of the Is. r. T. in article >
relating to the strike and to suppress 3
all news of accidents caused by green
motorncn"
The meeting was'a most enthusiastic
one and at times the audience seemed
fairly beyond Sheridan's control. AT
every mention of the possibility of
going back to work there were Kisses
and jecrs and cries of "No. MOI" At
every appeal to stay out and beat the
B. Il. T. the men leapcd to their feet,
fling their hats into the air and roarc d
their approval.
Like Irish Insurrection
Some of the speakers declared that
the strike OF the b. r. I. EMPLOYEES
was on all fours with the insure ction
in Ireland. that both were fights waged
by patriots for freedom. With the
utmost fcrvor, they urged the men to
remember MacSwincy. and stick to
their guns.
The audience appeared to think that
IT was a most reasonable comparison
and assured the speakers vociferously
OF their intention to free themselves
and Ireland too
Charles Solomon, one of the five
elected Socialist Ascmblymen, was the
tlrst to tel the men that they were
fighting 1rcl:nnd's cause, and urged
them to keep it up. Joseph D. Can
non, Socialist candidate for Governor,
who followed Solomon, took the same
line.
1t was announced that to-night's
meeting would be at Palm Garden,
Greene and Wilson avenues, Brooklyn.
a hall which will accommodate many
more persons than Brooklyn Labor
Lyceum. The latter place was crowded
to the doors with last nights audience.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Attempts to Wreck
BRIT. Cars Result
In Many Arrests
Milk Bottles Are Hurled at
Trolleys and Rubbish Is
Piled ON Tracks; Police
man Hurt Fighting Mob

There was little open violence in the
streetcar strike in Brooklyn yesterday,
although occasionally a striker would
throw something at passing car and
then take to his heels. There was an
attempt to wreck streetcars, however,
end policeman, who had arrested q
man for throwing milk bottles at an
open car filled with passengers, was
wounded in the hand.
He was Detective Abt, of the Vernon
Avenue police station, who, with other
detectives, had pounced upon two men
who, they said, were throwing bottles
at DeKalb Avenue car at Sumner
Avenue. About two hundred persons
surrounded the policemen and their
prisoners, shouting threats and jostling
them, and the detectives had to draw
their revolvers to open q way to the
police station.
1t was at the police station that Abt
discovered his hand was cut. An am
bulance surgeon took two stitches in
the wound.
The prisoners said that they were
Charles E. Calm, of 925 DeKalb Ave-
nue.. Calm is on strike and Fink said
that his father was.
The car wreckers were at work on the
Third Avenue line at Fifty-sixth Street,
where they placed barrels and cans Of
ashes on tho tracks. Hayden Payne,
of 121 Bay Twentysixth Street, strik-
ing motorman, was sent to the work
house for five days for his part in the
unsuccessful attempt.
Louis Fridiger, attorney for the
union, announced that he would pay
500 for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of any policeman
who assaulted member of the union.
Tho police arrested Joseph Di Mario,
conductor on Vanderbilt Avenue
car, on the complaint Of strikers. who
said that he was carrying a "concealed
weapon" 1t was found that he had a
baseball bat. He said that he hadn t
used it on any one and was carrying it
in self-defense, striker having kicked
him in the leg the preceding day.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Driver Quits With $4,000
San Francisco Bank Receivers
Car and 44.000 in Silver

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. "a reward
Of thousand dollars was offered TO-
day by the Anglo and London Paris
National Bank for the arrest OF
Charles w. Hayes, a chauffeur, who
disappeared Wednesday with an auto
mobile. said by bank officials to con-
tain $50 900.
dsyes. a new employee. had been
deesNed to drive two bank collectors
over downtown routes. He disappeared
when the days work was nearly ended.
Detectives were informed by Mrs.
Hayes that her husband a few days
be had destroyed photographs Of
himself.
Early to- day the automobile for
which the police had combcd the city
WAS found in the business district,
bot car which had been parked near
the same point was missing. In the
recovered automobile the police found
- 900 in silver.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Labor Department Holds
Mine Conciliators Ready
Prepares for Possible Interven-
ton by Government in Walk
ont Of HarrI Co,l NJ

- WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The Labor
Department took steps to-day toward
preparing for possible conciliatory in
tcrventlon by the government in the
situation in anthracite coal fields
created by the vacation" walk out of
miners
Three officials of the Bureau of Con-
cil!ation.-J. J. S. Rogers, Charles J.
Fury and j. Purcell, said to be among
tho departments most experienced
agents in dealing with mine labor dis
putes-were ordered to Washington for
conference. They will discuss the
situation with department officials here
and be held for assignment to the
anthracite field, it was said, should
need for then services arise.
Telephone reports to-day to the de-
partment from officials of the United
Nine Workers placed the total number
OF mine workers who have taken IVA
cations" at 10000. Reports of greater
numbers out were said to be "exag-
gerated."
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Elevator Cable Defective
Cause Of Fatal Accident Deter.
mined at Brief Inquiry

An inquiry into the cause Of he ele-
vator accident in the Clarendon Build
ing, Eighteenth Street and Fourth Ave-
nue.. last uesdav came to an end yes
terday after Assistant District Attor-
ney Mario questioned three witnesses:
The accident resulted in the death OF
three persons and the injury Of four
teen. Those questioned were 2. r.
Foley and Charles Dreier building in
spectcrs. and George F. Woods. inspec-
tor of the Aetna Insurance Company.
Foley and Dreier inspected the ele-
vatcr on April and found it 10 be in
good condition. Both inspectors ex-
amined piece of cable taken from the
wrecked elevator and reported defecs
on the inside of the cable which is nos
noticeable on the outside
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Senate Committee to Hold
Inquiry i'm Chicago Housing

Special DiSpdtch to Tho TribNnc
CHICAGO, Sept. 3. - The United
States Senate will inquire into the
fight Of Chicago tenants against prof.
teering landlords. The Senate Com
mittce on Reconstruction and Produc-
ton will open an investigation Of
housing facilities and high rents here
within few weeks, probably on Sep
tembcr 22, according to an announce
ment by officials Of the Chicago AS
sociat.on of Commerce.
The committee, of which Senator
William N. Calder, Of New York. is
chairman. was requested by the Asso-
citation Of Commerce and score Of
civic and industrial organiza tions to
conduct hearing in Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Three Say Body Is Husbands
One Convinccs Officials She Il
Wife of Boxer Who Killed Self

BOSTON, Sept. 3. - The bot; of
Flash" Rogers, a boxer. who commit
tod suicide by gas, was given to-day
to Mrs. Ruth f. Rogers, of Houston,
Tex, "a that of Manuel A. Rogers, her
husband, after two 9th ,r women had
claimed it. The description which each
woman gave of her missing husband
fitted the body almost exactly and the
romes were identical, but the possi-
hllity that he had married Nil three
war eliminated by the dates they gave.
1t required several hours for the
authorities to dispose Of the conflicting
Claims