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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06

only watching the truck for another
party"
Four men arrested on suspicion Of
impersonating Federal revenue agents
and driving off with two truckloads
of liquor valued at $4,000. which was
being moved under permit to Green
wich. Conn.,, were held by Magistrate
Levine In the West Side Court In $4,000
ball each for examination The trucks
were driven away from a garage at
81 West Fifty-second street October o.
Later they were found abandoned, but
without the liquor.
The defendants were James Gavin.
$50 West Fffty-first street; James Shee-
han, 1856 Columbus avenue; James
Leahy, 952 Columbus avenue. and James
keenan,. 604 West Forty-eighth street.
Federal Judge Garvin Of Brooklyn.
who on Thursday announced he would
impose nothing but Jail sentences where
convictions were found for Volstead
act violations, imposed a fine of S26
yesterday upon Jacob Van Clief OF
Merrlck road and Howard avenue.
jamaica. who was arrested last April
on charge OF selling liquor.
Van Clief pleaded guilty. Judge Car
vim then suggested that the arrest had
taken place long time ago. and he be-
lieved justice would be furthered IL Van
Clief paid his sentence instead OF serv-
ing It. The Judge suggested $50 would
be about right. Counsel for Van Clief
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06
NIXON REVERSED
IN FARE DECISION
Appellate Division Permits
Double Five Cent Rate on
Flatbush Ave. Line.

In an opinion written by Supreme
Court Justice Page and concurred In
by Presiding Justice Clarke and Jus
tees Laughlin, Smith and Merrell, the
Appellate Division OF the Supreme
Court reversed yesterday the order of
Lewis Nixon, until yesterday Public
Service Commissioner. prohibiting the
Brooklyn City Railroad Company from
charging two cent fares upon its
Flatbush avenue line.
1t appeared in evidence that the
Brooklyn City Railroad Company
leased the Flatbush avenue line to the
Brooklyn Heights Railroad and that
the lar~er established 5 cent fare
for continuous trip from one end Of
the line to the other. When the lease
expired the Brooklyn City Railroad
Company took the line back and de-
cided to charge an extra fare upon that
part of the Flatbush avenue line which
is beyond the limits Of the city line of
Brooklyn as 1t existed In 1850.
The court held that Public Service
Commissioner Nixon erred In restrict
ing the owner of the franchise to the
fare established upon the line by for
mer tenant. The effect OF the deci-
sion Is to compel patrons OF the road
in distant zones to pay three fares to
go to or from Manhattan by elevated
free transfers between the surface
and elevated lines of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Compan, the same trip
could be made for cents. When
the d. r. T. went into the hands OF a
receiver and was separated from its
subsidiaries the fares were raised.
The court said In part: THE COM
mission did not purport TO inquire into
the reasonableness OF the rate or to
exercise any of its powers to regulate
rates. The question determined by It
and the sole question before us Is the
legal right of the Brooklyn City Rail-
road Company to charge more than one
cent fare for each passenger carried
by It from any point on its line TO any
other point on its line under existing
franchises and the effect thereon OF
general legislative enactments.
1.-THE Legislature has not fixed rate
OF fare, specifically, TO be charged on
this road. Nor has tho Public Service
Commission attempted TO fix the rate in
the exercise of power to regulate rates
delegated to IL by the Legislature"
The opinion called attention to pro-
vision in a contract between the city of
New York and the Brooklyn City Rail-
road Company In 1916. stating that the
rate of fare shall be cents, unless
rate OF fare In excess of cents may be
lawfully charged therefor"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06
FINANCIER CHARGED
WITH SIS, 400 FRAUD
Man Who Offered so p. c.
Denies He Is a 'Ponzi.

Adolph Pricl<en. president Of the
Coastwise Warehouses. Inc, with Of
fees at b34 Washington street, was ar
raigned yesterday before Magistrate
McCloskey In the Adams Street Court,
Brooklyn. on n charge OF grand lar
ceny. He was held In $4,000 bail.
The charge against Pricken involves
SIS. 100. but Il is declared that frauds ap'
proximating nearly $4,000 are involved.
According to the police, Prlcken com
pleted a term in Sing Sing In 1915 for a
series of larcenies and since that time
there have been many complaints from
investors who claim to have lost thou
sands Of dollars In his companies.
Thomas Fynes OF $s Washington
street. Brooklyn, IS the complainant.
who declares he invested $l5,40 In stock
in one OF the Pricken companies. Dis
trict Attorney Lewis said from the evil
dence he had gathered Pricken had In
duced Fynes 10 invest money In his con
Germs, promising to pay interest IN the
form OF dividends as high as 80 per cent.
Peter r. Smith. who represents Pric-
ken. declared that there was nothing OF
the Ponzi about his client lie said
Pricken Is Innocent Of the charge and
free from any wrongdoing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06

settle the contempt case In which ne
held the Comptroller when Mr.. travis
refused TO answer questions about MS
personal finances. before proceeding
with hts decision.
The other sections OF the penal law
which Mr.. Jecora suggested had been
violated were 1853, 1854 and 1872 In the
chapter relating to public officers.
Section 1868 makes II felony for any
State official to audit or pay any fraud
ilent claim upon the State. II carries
a maximum penalty OF fvef years In
prison or a $4,000 fine or both. Section
1884 makes Il felony for any state
official TO receive any part OF the pro-
ceeds derived from the paying OF q
fraudulent claim. rhe punishment Is
from three to Ave years in prison or .
fine not exceeding ave times the amount
converted from the State funds. or both.
ana the loss of the Office held by the
defendant. Section 1872 makes It q
felony FOR a person to fraudulently pre-
sent bills or claims to public office for
payment. The punishment is not pre-
scribed.
More Paid Than Market Price.
Mr.. Pecora argued that as II mad been
shown that in every one OF the seven
teen deals m which Judson figured the
State had paid more than the market
price for the bonds. Judson violated
section 1879 by presenting sworn claims
for amounts higher than the bonds were
worth. Mr.. Travis violated section 1858,
ne contended, by auditing such claims
when he knew they were fraudulent
and directing the State Treasurer to pay
Them. He did not go into detail TO show
where section 1864 might have been vio-
lated except to refer to the peculiar way
in which Judson disposed of his immense
profits.
Justice Kcrnochan agreed that possible
crime under these sections might be
found but he was dubious about possible
grand larceny.
The session UP to tho point where the
Justice refused for the last time TO allow
questioning about Wendelps personal
finances was a stormy one, In which
Justice Kernochan threatened to hold
Wendell In contempt OF court for refus-
ing to answer questions.
Wendell, who was on the witness stand
for all but few minutes, was repre-
scented by new counsel. Louis Levy OF
Stanchfield G. Levy. who said he was act
ing In behalf of Mr.. Stanchfieid, who
had been retained recently At his other
appearance Wendelrs counsel was Col
William Hayward.
Several times when Mr.. Pecora asked
questions along new angle Mr.. Levy
advised Wendell not to answer or OBJ
ected on the ground that the witness
rad not had time to discuss that phase
with his new counsel and that thereby
his constitutional rights were being
violated.
The witness finally answered that he
could not recollent ever having seen or
written the six letters alleged to be miss
Ing from his files, which william s..
Fanshawe. bond broker. produced. He
was hazy also as to other details Of the
$2.013.500 moral obligation" DEAL on
which the State made the tremendous
overpayment.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06
BOOTBLACK SLAIN
AT GRAND CENTRAL
Three Men Held and FugifiUe
Sought.

Commuters who came pouring into the
lower level OF the Grand Central Term
inal at o'clock yesterday morning
heard three revolver shots and saw a
man dart from the direction OF the shoe
shining "parlor' up the ramp to thu
upper level and tho street. There was
a general rush toward the stand. Near
II lay Giuseppe Louria, 70 years old. n
bootblack, OF 173 Seventh avenue. He
had been killed by bullet which
lodged In the chest.
Police OF the East Fifty-first street
station learned that Louria had quar-
relied with another bootblack employed
at the stand and are searching for this
man. Three other employees who we're
in the Mushroom adjoining the stand
were held for questioning.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06
CITY DENIES RUMOR OF
$50, 900, 900 BOND SALE
Issue to Be Withheld for 4 IL
Per Cent. Rate.

City officials denied yesterday re-
port in Wall Street that the city Is con-
sidering the immediate sale Of $4,000 coo
or ssO.Wo.ooo of corporate stock or serial
bonds. The impression was conveyed
by those officials that the report was
circulated purposely to frighten present
bond holders into unloading their hold-
ings.
Sooner or later It will become neces-
sary for the city to Issue bonds for
subways, docks and similar improve
ments, as was done annually prior to
the war; but II Is stated that Comp
troller Craig has devised means OF get
ting along for the present without such
an Issue. The Comptroller himself Is
authority for the statement that the
city will sell no bonds until a rate Of
AZ per cent or less Is obtainable.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06
PEDLER CONVICTED OF
NOT HAVING LICENSE
Familiar Figure May SerUe 2
Years in Workhouse.

Simon Goetz. 70 years old, who with
his crutches and pencils has been a
familiar figure In the vicinity OF Thir-
ty-seventh street and Fifth avenue
and on Broadway, was sentenced yes
terday TO the workhouse. He had no
pedler's license.
II was alleged by detectives that
Goetz had valuable investments in real
estate. He demanded a lawyer after
The case had been heard. Goetz had
been arrested several times before. but
received suspended sentences or light
terms, according TO the detectives
The pedler may spend two years In
the workhorso
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06
BANDITS IN BROOKLYN
GET $4,000 PAYROLL
Line Halted at Window as
Cashier Is Robbed.

A line Of twenty-five men waiting to
be paid off I'm the branch office OF the
United States Trucking Company at Isl
North Seventh street, Brooklyn. was
halted at the pay window and the cash
Ter robbed shortly after o'clock last
night by three bandits. armed with re-
volvers, who arrived outside the plant
in an automobile.
One of the men held the line OF en-
pioyees with ievelled revolver and two
others walked behind the desk and
held I'D Charles Spring. the superin-
tendent. while one held a revolver to
Springs ribs the other took 1900 from
the pay drawer. The three men then
ran out. jumped in the automobile and
eacapef-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06
81 CASES OF BOOZE
SEIZED AFTER CHASE
Jersey Police Fire at Truck
When Occupants Try
to Escape.

An automobile containing fifty-two
cases OF whiskey was seized yesterday
at Perth Amboy. N. j.. shortly after II
had been driven from a garage by three
men. Samuel Schlessinger. a salesman.
OF Mcclellan street. Perth Amboy. was
asleep in the back of the truck when
the men boarded and drove out OF the
garage without observing him.
Schlessinger jumped out and called
Patrolmen Klein and Jorgenson, and a
chase ensued in which several shots
were fired by both officers. Two OF
the men jumped from the truck and
escaped, and the third. who said he
was Barney Dunn. was arrested. Schles-
singer was arrested also, charged with
possessing liquor. He insisted he was
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06
NEWSY STAMPS OUT BOMB
FOUND BURNING IN HALL
Saves Lives of Two Brothers When He Extinguishes
Fuse of Internal Machine Left in Their Home
Dsclaims Credit for Deed.

The life OF Jacob Boschia, Clifton
On. J.) newsboy. was near extinction
yesterday when he ran into hallway
at PSI Dayton avenue. Clifton, on his
morning rounds 10 deliver his papers. So
were the lives OF the Agnello brothers.
who run a barber shop on the ground
building.
The newsie stumbled against a pack
age which had been left at the door OF
the Agnellos' sleeping quarters above the
shop. Looking down, he saw there was
a fuse attached 10 the package and that
Il was burning slowly
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06

Without thought for his own safety,
the boy picked up the package and Its
splitting fuse and carried II to the side
walk. Setting II down. he stamped on
the fuse till he made sure II was out.
Then he woke the Agnelio brothers and
told them what he had found, and left
with his papers.
Examination by the police showed the
package enclosed bomb set in con-
crete casing. Last Easter bomb was
thrown into the Agnello shop and ex-
ploded. damaging the house. but injur-
ing no one. Boschia modestly disclaimed
credit for his prompt courage.
That's muffin" he said. with a grin.
'isut gee. wasn't IL lucky came along?''
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-06
COURT IS ASKED
TO HOLD TRAVIS
FOR GRAND JURY
KernOchan to Act To-day
on Fate of Judson, Also
in Bond Deal Case.
S850.00O is INVOLVED
Penal Law Sections Cited
by Prosecutor in Sum-
ming Up Testimony.
WENDELL IS A WITNESS
COmptroller-Elect Tells Very
Little About His Personal
Finances.
S85O,OOO is INVOLVED
WENDELL IS A WITNESS

Ferdinand Pecora, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, asked Justice Frederic
Kernochan of Special Sessions yester-
day to hold State Comptroller Eugene
NJ. Travis and Albert l.. Judson bond
dealer, whose profits on transactions
with the State exceeded $3.50. 900, on
charges Of violating several sections
Of the penal law. These include Sec
ton 1890, which refers to grand lar
ceny.
He made the request after the JUS
tice overruled final effort TO get the
personal financial affairs OF James A.
Wendell. Comptroller-e ELECT, into the
record Of the John Doe inquiry Of the
States bond purchases. Following his
failure Mr.. Pecora made 1t known that
ne intends Immediately to place the
Wendell matter before the Grand
Jury. He will place the whole affair
Of the States bond deals before that
body. he said. Irrespective CT what
Justice Kernochan's decision may be
when announced to-day.
Testimony about Wendelrs personal
deals, the prosecutor maintained, would
provide the necessary weight to place
the present Deputy Comptroller In the
balance with Travis and Judson. JUS
tice Kernochan disputed this.
IF he was brought close enough to
these profits-if there wa evidence
that he got away with anything'-Pd
side with you" the Justice remarked.
81 know what you expect from this tes-
timony. think. and feel that even II
you do bring out everything you expect
don't think II will help me In my par
ticular task of deciding whether any
crime has been committed.
Court Excludes Testimony.
ut may help you at some other time.
though. think II perfectly proper for
you to try your utmost to get such tes-
timony In. but the responsibility for ex-
Guiding II Is one that I must assume.
Fortunately. II a magistrate makes an
error OF this kind. you have another
place to go. although I don't believe I
am in error In excluding It"
The Justice told George D. Medalie.
counsel for the Comptroller. that he
wanted Mr.. Travis to be In court this
morning when the decision is handed
down. II Is supposed that he wants to
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-24
COLORED COMMUNITY
CAMPAIGN STARTED

Because of the bad weather and
cold the Financial Committee and
Executive Committee of the colored
branch Community Service have de-
cided to continue the financial drive
until next Tuesday The campaign
has not met with such brilliant sue
cess due to the very cold and stormy
weather. and yet some of the solicit
tors have done remarkably well.
There is a lot more to lie done yet
before the $4,000 mark is reached,
and it is hoped that as the weather
breaks up the solicitors will go out
with a new determination to make
the drive success Every person
is asked to contribute something TO
the cause.
All solicitors are asked to make
their reports not later than Monday
evening. Reports are to be made to
Community Organizer Spady at the
Community Club, "A Calvert street
All workers are urged to get their
reports in.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-24
CRESCENTS ORGANIZE
BASKETBALL TEAM

The Crescent basketball team will
make its initial appearance on the
local court when it clashes with the
U. S. Marines on Tuesday night at
the Bladen Street Armory
The Crescent five is composed OF
Annapolis fellows. all of whom have
been associated at one time or other
with a local team in recent years
The Crescents represent the home
town and should have the loyal sup
port of the Annapolis fans Show
the team that you are lacking it by
coming out and roofing for it on
Tuesday night. Tuesdays lineup will
be: Brewer, rf.; Kalmey, If; Hoff,
c.; Williams, r.g.; Craig. lg.
Arrangements are already under
way for games with the High School
and the Home Guards. The Cres-
cents are also DESTROYS to schedule
games with the Sailors and any of
the Prep School teams in the city.
Communicate with Lee w Kalmey,
20 Carroll street, phone 496-R.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-24
AT THE PALACE TONIGHT

When Nine. La Grange was called
upon by a friend of a murdered man
to learn. through the medium of spirit
ualism. who had killed him. she little
dreamed that the girl who was sus-
pected of the crime would turn out to
be her own daughter When she faced
this situation, how do you think she
felt when she realized that. in her
trance. she might be told by the spirit
OF the dead man that her daughter
really @as the murderer 1t would be
the spirit speaking through her lips
that would convict her daughter, whom
she had thought lost.
This is only one of the many tense
and gripping situations in that master
mystery story. The Thirteenth Chair.
by Bayard WELLER, which played TO
capacity houses for over year in New
York. 1t is fact that, during its long
run, acknowledgements from the audi
ence were the rule. not the exception.
Leonce Perret has given Mr.. Veiller's
story an excellent screen presentation,
with a cast headed by Yvonne Delva
and Creighton Hale Marie Shotwell
plays the role of the clairvoyant, Marc
MacDermott the murdered man. and
others in important roles are Christine
Mayo. Walter Law. Suzanne Colbert
and George Luxembourg. This Pathe
picture will be shown today at the Pal
ace theatre.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-24
ARTICLES OF FOOD
REACH RECORD PRICES

Twenty-Five articles of food reach
ed record prices in December, ac-
cording to report issued by the Blu
reau of Labor Statistics. The prices
were 26 per cent. higher than in
November. per cent higher than
in the preceding December, and SO
per cent. higher than in December,
1918.
OF the "A articles of food for which
prices were obtained during the month
November Is to December Is, % in
creased in price. IL decreased and 10
remained stationary. Increases were
as fellows:
Caobage, SO per cent; onions, II
per cent; graduated sugar, 16 per
cent: strictly fresh eggs. ii per
cent; potatoes, 10 per cent: raisins.
8 per cent. -four, per cent; but
ter and storage eggs. per cent.
each; fresh milk and canned salmon,
2 per cent. each; lambs, evaporated
milk. oleomargarine. cheese. maca-
roni, rice. canned peas and bananas,
l per cent. each
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-24
THE OPAk SUPERSTITION
RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING

The superstpution associating the
opal with bad luck is rapidly disap-
pearing- according TO dealers. and
this beautiful gem is now in the high
tide of popula rity.
Few people realize the tremendous
demand recently appearing for Aus
tralian opals. The world has never
seen more gorgeous gems than the
FIRE opals mined in the Lightning
Ridge district of New South Wales.
which fash with fire in all the colors
Of the rainbow. For years the finest
opals in these fields were gobbled
by representp tives OF London and
other Europe markets. Now the
American trasle has agents in the
field.
Competition lis SO spirited that it
has placed geEy opal in the same class
As the most precious stones as far
as price is concerned They bring
from $500 10 $4,000 apiece and are
bought up so rapidly THAI the supply
is not equal to the demand
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-24

San Francisco, Jan. 24.-Just so
years ago the pony express, which car
ried letters from st. Louis TO San
Francisco in eight days was in
augnrated. Today plans are being
made to establish a transcontinental
Airplane mail service. and trail-blazing
fights have been made as far West as
Omaha.
It was a great achievement when the
pony express was started TO carry the
mail to the young, but bustling State
Of California in 1860. Its Inauguration
was preceded by the publication in a
81 Louis paper in March, OF that year,
OF the following advertisement.
ITO San Francisco in eight days
The first carrier of the Poney Express
will leave the Missouri river on Tues
day, April 3. and will run regularly
weekly thereafter. carrying letter mail
only. Telegraph mail eight days, let
ters ten days to San Francisco"
The population OF San Francisco and
other California towns eagerly well
coined this service. bringing them into
touch as 1t did with the States from
which the gold hunters and other for
tune seekers had migrated.
Ten riders going each way, with
changed horses every twenty-five
miles brought the pouches of mail
across the thousand mile WILDERNESS,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-24
PUPILS TO CONTEST
IN ESSAYS ON ARMY

The War Department has started
school contest throughout the
United States, open to all school chill
dren. Here's the plan:
On april 10 next, a board of
judges. consisting of Secretary Ba-
ker. General Peyton c. March and
General John j Pershing, will an
nouncE 10 the awaiting juvenile
world the names of three boys or
girls whol on February 20, 1920,
wrote the best essay on. the subject:
What are the benefits of an enlist
ment in the United States Army?"
Then, on May 5, 1920, these three
boys or girls, accompanied by pa
rents or guardians (railroad fares
and all expenses paid to Washing
ton and return for both winners and
parents), will be presented with
medals by Secretary Baker himself
Gold medal, suitably engraved. to
the winner of the first prize; silver
medal, suitably engraved, TO the win
ner of the second prize; bronze med
al. suitably engraved, to the winner
of the third prize.
In addition, three beautiful silver
cups, suitably engraved will be pre-
sented, TO the winners by Secretary
Baker, TO be carried back home by
them> AS prizes for the schools they
attend