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Manchester Democrat., 1920-10-13

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New-York tribune., 1920-04-09
Boy Who Saw Mother
Slain Describes Scene
Italian Held Without Bail in
jamaica: Club. Hatchet and
AK Used, Child Saws

Twelve -year-old Genero RHpp, Oh the
stand in Jamaica Police Court yester-
day, described how his mother, Mary,
thirty-siX had been beaten 10 death
in her home at Rockaway Road and
Water Street, Woodhoven, Queens, last
Saturday afternoon. Angelo Rocco,
forty-two, a boarder in the Rupp home,
was held without bail on charge Of
murder by Magistrate Conway.
The boy said Rocco and his mothe r
quarreled when she told him another
man had annoyed her
Hc slapped my mother and then he
picked up a club and hit her on tho
head" Genero said After that he
dragged her down into the cellar and
hit her with hatchet until the head
flew off it. Then he hit her with the
handle. After that, he saw an ak lying
in the cellar. He turned to pick II up
and mother ran.
He caught her in the back yard. He
grabbed her by the hair and dragged
her into the cellar again. Then he
began hitting her on the head with tho
ak. She kept begging for mercy, but
Rocco said he was going to Kill her.
Pretty soon she fell down and couldn't
get up. When Rocco saw that he be-
gan to cry. He told me to run and
get doctor, but to be sure TO tell
him my mother had fallen down
stairs"
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09

clarcd the members Of his association
urged the broadening Of the housing
laws to curb Office building and loft
rent hogs" He dwelt on the tactics
of owners of large Office and loft
buildings and characterized Vincent
Astor as 400 per cent American~dur
ing the war and q 400 per cent protiteer
after the war"
John L. Parish, representing the ad-
visory board of New York Real Es-
tate interests, and Oliver D. Burden
of Syracuse, representing building
owners of that city, opposed the plan
to extend the provisions Of the housing
laws. They argued that by placing re-
strictions on Office buildings the Legisr
ature would not furnish any relief
but, on the contrary, would discourage
the erection Of new buildings.
No decision was reached by the com.
mittee following the hearing. The op
posing factions We're asked to submi'
'ricfs, to be in the hands of the CON
mittee by Wednesday.
A bill which would lift the restric-
tions on tenement house construction
to increase the number of available
tenement houses was introduced in the
Senate by Senator Loring NJ Dlacl
jr., Democrat, OF Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09
Police Attack
Hylan-Enrigght
Bill at Albany
Measure to Create Dctec-
tives' Division Is Called
Move to Provide s'Soft
Berths' for Select Few
Friends Make Admissions
Rapid Promotion Possible
for Favorites of Com
missioner, Says Freschi

ALBANY, April S.-The Hylan-En-
right police bill was attacked by the
three big organizations in the New
| York Police Department at hearing
before the Senate Cities Committee to-
day.
Representatives of these organiza-
tions-the Patrolmen's Benevolent AS
sociation. the Sergeants' Benevolent
Association and the Lieutenants' Be-
nevolent Assocation-charged that the
bill breaks down all the Civil Service
regulations and that if it becomes a
law it will demoralize the Police De-
partment and strike at good govern
ment in New York
Frank J. P1fal, president of the Civil
Service Forum, which includes 15O0 900
city. state and Federal employees,
mostly residents Of New York City.
charged that the bill under carefully
camoufaged language broke down the
very thing it pretended to conserve
civil service safeguards.
"The Civil Service Forum" said Mr..
Prial, opposes it because it believes
that if there is any merit at oil in the
bill it should be so drawn that it would
not work irreparable injury to the
I 1000 patrolmen Of the city as this
bill does"
Joker Found in Bill
Lieutenant Thomas p. Cummings Of
the Lieutenants' Association, pointed
out joker in the bill to the effect
that the supervisor and superin-
tendent created by the bill, which seeks
to establish a division of detectives,
could be transferred to the uniformed
force and would rank above lieutcn-
ants, captains and inspectors.
"Police Commissioner Enright," said
Cummings, "at meeting of the Lieu
tenants Association recently, admitted d
that this could be done. He admitted
that man who had had but two and a
half years of service or a patrolman
assigned as a bodyguard or chauffeur
to serve city officials could be made
supervisor or superintendent, and
though he might never have done q
days detective work in his life he
would rank above men who took twenty
lieutenant, captain and inspector. This
bill is not fair, for it places all ap-
pointments in the hands of the police
commissioner, and while seemingly
only deals with the detective bureau in
reality reorganizes the entire uni
folmed force.
"Ihe bill absolutely abolishes all
civil service regulations in the Police
Department. Detectives, while seem
lngly given permanency Of rank by this
measure, are in reality made subject to
the caprice of the Police Commiss oner
Fear Demoralizing Influence
"This bill, if it becomes law, will
throw the department back into politics
and demoralize the department as i;
never was demoralized before.
"The bill is a blow at good govern.
ment and is 80 unjust in all its pro-
visions that no amendments could save
it or make it satisfactory to the mem
bers of the uniformed forces
The next speaker against the bill was
Sergeant Joseph Courtney. president OF
the Sergcants' Benevolent Association.
"This BILL" said Courtney "delib-
erately shut out the rank and file q
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09
Insurance Men
Again to Raise
Burglary Rate
Value of Goods Stolen and
Number of Thefts Last
Year Greater Than in
Any Other IL Months
Police Secrecy Scored
Detectives Demand ''Rake-
Off, Charged; Enright Is
Condemned for Transfers

All burglary insurance rates are TO
be incr\sed within the next few days
The increase will vary with localities,
the greater being assessed in districts
recently popular with burglars. This
was announced yesterday following 8
meeting of the Burglary Insurance
Underwriters Association at the Hotel
McAlpin
The rates were increased 20 per
cent on December 10 last, and the new
increase will 60 into effect as soon as
the statistics Of the various members
cording to localities.
A member of the association said
after the meeting:
"The burglary situation in this city
is very bad. Not only is the appraised
value of the goods stolen in the last
year greater than in any previous
year, but the number Of hurglaries has
greatly increased.
"The burglary companies are reused
against the Police Department. Com
missioner Enright has transferred all
good detectives and filled their places
with incompetent men.
"The situation has become so bad
that no member of the Police Depart
ment will now work on any burglary
case covered by insurance unless he
is assured by the burglary insurance
company that he will get certain per-
contage Of the value Of the goods for
their recovery. l had case only re-
Gently where the goods were found by
the detective in pawnshop. but he
would not tell US where they were until
we had promised him a return for the
information. The policy of secrecy
that the Police Department has adopted
in connection with burglaries helps
such detectives in their schemes
The association issued the Following
statement after the meeting:
"At & meeting held yesterday at the
Hotel McAlpin it was decided to post
pone the effective date Of the increase
in residence rates which was adopted
at last weeks meeting. No new date
has been set, but it is understood that
when the experience of the members
which is now compiled is ready for
consideration increases by locality are
foregone conclusion"
The increase of December last was
occasioned by the fact that people were
not, according to the members of the
association, exercising the same care
in engaging help about their houses.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09
S. p. Colt, Sued in Cattle
Deal, Charges Deception
Chairman of Board of u. S.
Rubber Co. Files Answer
to Action for $4,000

Samuel P. Colt, Of New York and
Providence, chairman Of the board OF
the United States Rubber Company and
director in thirty-four other corpora
tions, says he was imposed upon In q
cattle deal.
Mr.. Colt makes his statement in an
answer and counter claim filed in the
Supreme Court yesterday to a suit
brought by T. J. Cooper & Sons, of
Coopersburg. Pa. 20 recover more than
$4,000 for thirty-nine head Of Jersey
cattle delivered at the farm Of Mr..
Colt at Bristol, R. I.
Mr.. Colt says in answer that r. J..
Cooper, senior member of the plaintiff
firm, acquired his confidence and pre-
tended to give him friendly advice with
regard to the stocking of his farm. In
connection with this alleged plan, he
says. Mr.. Cooper induced him to take
into his employ man who was under
obligations to Mr.. Cooper, who passed
on the cattle. which were represented
as Jersey cattle Of good breed; this
employee also approving Of the price
charge, which Mr.. Colt asserts was far
IN excess of the true value. Mr.. Colt
says he never authorized tho expend-
iture Of more than $7,25O, Of which he
has paid $4,000. He also alleges that
Cooper agreed to take back part Of the
cattle, but has refused to do 50. He
alleges that he was damaged by the
deceit practised on him and files
counter claim for s21 300, part Of which
is for feeding the Cooper cattle since
January 26, 1918
In a separate defense Nix. Colt says
the suit cannot be determined without
having an expert examine the cattle in
Rhode Island, and therefore the action
should be dismissed for lack Of juris-
diction
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09
Senate Passes
Bill to Dust
Chamberlain,
Hylan Lobby Meets Reverse
After Having Measure
for Busses and for Pur-
chase Board Advanced
Wide Powers for Whalen
Legislature Expected to Put
Through Craig's Plan
Over Veto of Mayor

ALBANY, April 8.-The Hylan lobby
headed by the Mayors righthand man
Grover A. Whalen, Commissioner OF
Plant and Structures, came here to-
day to get the numerous salary bills
and other Hylan measures through the
Legislature and to kill legislation
aimed at curbing the power Of the
Hylan administration. The lobby met
with some temporary luck and one de-
cded setback.
vote Of "a to IA. passed the Downing
bill abolishing the Office Of Chamber
lain and transferring the powers to
Comptroller Craig, who Is conducting
q little war on the Mayor and his cab
met.
The passage of the bill by the AS
sembly is foregone conclusion, and
while it is expected the bill will be
vetoed by the Mayor the Legislature
is prepared to pass the bill over his
head "to stop the juggling of the
city's finances
The baby Of the Hylan bills, the
Cotillo-B och bill, giving Whalen a
stranglehold on every city departm ent
so that he will WELD more power than
any other one man ever in the city IS
history except the Mayor himself, was
advanced TO the order of third reading.
Gives Whalen Wide Powers
This bill gives Whalen, as chairman
Of the newly created board Of pur-
chase. Che power to prescribe rules for
making contracts for equipment in all
departments.
There is one joker in this bill. 1t
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09

delay they need in these extraordinary
circumstances
In all cases where evictions were
sustained the tenants won MINOR VIC
.orieS by getting stays until June I.
One OF the cases which were put over
was that of Dclahanty vs.. Cohen con-
cerning an apartment occupied by the
Delahantys, at 9S7 Washington Avenus.
Cohen, living in West l27th Street, de-
clared that negroes were moving into
Che neighborhoo ood, and that he wanted
to get his own house to live in. The
Justice decided the excuse was invalid
since negroes are citizens, but put The
case over to April ID
4 Mrs Schultz. whom the Tiebou'
Construction Company was trying to
evict from 1921 Ticbout Avenue, wor
her own case under coaching from the
Mayors committee, by saying that the
papers served did not specify that the
increase from S26 to $50 demanded was
reasonable. In q case where twenty
seven tenants showed that their land
lord had increased the rent 2S per cent
the Justice refused papers.
Justice Davies, in the 7th District
Court, dismissed about a third Of the
250 cases before him because Of faulty
papers. The justice not only handled
profitcerinC landlords severely, but he
gave warning that other plo.iteers, in
Guiding servant girls, would be next or
his list.
1--WE are going to stop all profteer-
ing" he declared. "First VIC are get
ting after the landlords. Next we will
consider the servant girl protiteers
then the shoe dealers and flour dealers
and so on down the list
The justice did not grant Il summary
Il bn Cn,r r
one case Justice Capprcy. in another
term of the 7th District Court, came to
the owners defense. Assistant 'Corpo.
ration Counsel O'Sullivan had put ii
a counter claim for excessive rent
against q landlord who succeeded IN
proving that he had actually lent
money to the woman against whom he
was proceeding.
Mr. C'Sullivan gave bad scare to
the landlords when he declared that he
intended 20 make counter claims when
c,er it was shown that excessive rents
have been charged.
Il maintain" he said. chat there is
70 provision in tho new laws prohi b.
ting the institution of counter claims
by tenants in these proceedings where
IL can be proved to the satisfaction of
The court that excessive rents have
been collected"
Justice Levy issued n general warn
ing to other members Of the bench
against too drastic decisions.
81 have advised my fellow justices
TO go easy" he said, "because it would
be folly to prevent building in an ef-
fort to punish greedy landlords. do
not believe we should indiscriminately
give complaining tenants Il years lee
"ay when four or six months is
enough.
at is all right to punish the rent
hogs. But we must at .hc same time
hc careful not to stagnate building
and investment. 1t would be wrong to
antagonizc tho title companies and
other investors to an extent that would
cause Withdrawals Of mortgages and
stop all building"
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09
Brings Money for Memorial
British Officer Has Sum for
Monument to L. S. Sailors

Major Evelyn Wrench. secretary Of
the English. Speaking Union. arrived
here yesterday on the Cunard liner
Carmania. with $4,000. gift from
Great Britain, to be used for the erec-
tlon of memorial commenorating the
work Of the men of the American NAVY
who served with the Dover mine-sweep-
ing service.
The monument, he said, would per
haps be a replica Of the shaft erected
at Dover in commemoration of the
! British sailors who served with the
patrol. Major Wrench brought letters
from Ambassador Davis and other
Americans in England and will confer
with Secretary Daniels regarding the
acceptance OF the gift, the plans for
the monument and a site.
While in the city Major Wrench will
be the guest of the American Flying
Club.
Another traveller on the Csrmania
was Sir William Wiseman. a fnancia!
agent of the British government, who
is on his way to Ottawa
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09
Courts Bar.
Evictions i'm
1000 Cases

status remain for year. Morris isdoa
agreed TO similar plan for his seven
teen tenants at 302 Glenmorc Avenue
anc Max Kusisnof accepted it for ten
at 3s5 Alabama Avenue.
EVERY appearance of q riot was pre-
sented when $40 tenants, 200 or more
landlords, about $50 baby carriages and
uncounted hundreds Of screarninc chill
dren tried 70 crowd into Justice Pob;t-
zek's courtroom. ring Of court at
tendants fought throughout the morn
ing TO protect the justice from tho on
siaught of tho ltigants. The justice
POUNDED IN vain for order till his collar
wllted and his voice and gavel broke
alternate waves of cheering and kissing
momentarily drowned out the screams
OF the babies. For more than three
hours the uproar continued. At the
close the justice looked hopefully for
ward TO n worse session day.
nc majority Of the cases were de-
clded by allowing the landlords 25 per
cent increase in rents, but this was a
victory for the tenants. The 25 nor
cent was based on rents Of last April.
ana almost always resulted in Il cut
from what the tenants have been pay
ing Tor the last few months. Land
lords showed decided willingness to
accept these terms, however.
In about 10 per cent of the cases the
justice threw out the papers, on the
ground that they did not state that the
increase demanded was reasonable. if
above 20 per cent, or that in other
ways they failed to meet the new laws.
Landlords and their lawyers became
furious as case after case was dis
missed, and one lawyer hnted that the
justice was browbeating the landlords s
and threatened an appeal.
60 ahead and make your apncal."
SAID MIR. Robitzek. I'm not so anxious
about my record for reversals but that
I'm willing to take Il chance on one or
TWO II | can grant these tenants the
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09
:'Ceneral'' W. p. Snyder
Committed to Matteawan
lie Told Court He Was Deputv
L. S. Attorney General Tn.
der President Garfield

William p. Snyder, known as gen
eral," who says he was u Deputy United
States Attorney General when Garfield
was President and was personal coun-
sci to Secretary Russell A. Alger of the
War Department ~nen &c a. " .a,
President, was sent to the Matteawan
State hospital for Criminal insane ye,.
terday by Judge Malone in General Ses-
sions. An insanity commission report
ed that he was suffering from senile
dcmcntia. He is seventy four wears
old
An ind ctment was found ngajnst
Snyder last November charging him
with grand larceny in inducing await
ors, many Of them ex-service men, to
buy stock in his Aerial TRANSPORTATION
90. Of America. Snyder is said to have
represented to his customers that the
concern was equipped to enter the
passenger and freight business in the
air and that good Jobs would be found
Tor them. He is said to have obtained
about s1l 900.
His wife told the insanity commits
sion that Snyder had not been normal
Sincc footpads struck him on the head
/ twelve years ago
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09
Fish Prices Cause Riot
Jewish Women Fling Flounders
All Over Markets

Jewish women who were enragcd at
the overnight advances in the price Of
fish they wanted to buy for the Pass
over feasting, rushed riotously through
the Bathgate Avenue Market, the Brook
Avenue Market and the Prospect Ave
nue. Market in the Bronx. They flung
founders about as though they were
throwing the discus, and extra police
who were summoned had all they could
do to save the markets from demolition
After the disturbance had been
quelled the women grudgingly paid the
prices asked. Live carp, a favorite
Passover dish, were selling at 80 cents
pound, instead of the usual 40 cents.
Dead carp were 40 cents q pound, about
three times the normal price Floun-
ders were bringing 40 cents q pound and
Che aristocrats of fshdom were selling
for ST pound. The market men said
that the harbor strike was RESPONSE
bfp
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09

empowers the Whalen board of pu--
chase to waive apparent errors or
technical defects in bids when it shall
be to the interest of the city to do So"
This joker would permit the award
ing Of contract to high bidder who
stood IN better favor with the Hylan
administration than the lowest bidder.
Contracts for equipment, from soap
trays for hospitals to new $l,OOV0Oo
treboat for the Fire Department could
thus be set aside by the Whalen board
of purchase, the lowest bidder shelved
and the contract awarded to favored
bidders.
A third New York City bill-thc
Lynch measure empowering the Hylsn
administration to ebuild, buy, operate
and control busses to run anywhere in
the city-was reported out by the Sen
ate Public Service Committee and ad-
vanced to the order Of third reading.
Senator George F. Thompson. chairman
of the committee, saiG ne would not
attempt to move the bill for passage
until after the hearing mex. Tuesday,
which was granted at the request of
the B. r. T., which is opposed to the
measure.
Five Democrats With Majority
The passing of the Downing bill do
ing away with the Chamber..a,n's Office
was marked by half-hearted attempts
on the part of some of the Tammany
leaders to defend the administration,
but before the vote was taken several
Of the Democratic Senators ducked, Ind
five voted with the Republicans. They
were Senator'S Dodge, Cotillo, Dowling
and Downing, of New York, and Black,
Of Kings.
The passage Of the bill was accom-
plished by the introduction Of special
rule by the majority leader, Senator J.
Henry Walters, of Syracuse.
Walters said the juggling of the
city's finances made the passage of the
bill Immediately necessary, and ,ex-
hibited checks drawn by the City Comp
troller which were marked "No funds
because City Chamberlain Berolzheimer,
Mayor Hylan's appointee, had trans
ferred the funds to another bank the
day before without informing the
Comptroller.
Majority Leader James J. Walker
declared that the interest of the Re-
publicans in putting over the Down
ing measurc-Downing is q Democrat
was to stir up more strife among the
New York City Democrats.
torted Walters, "the Comptroller has
payments Of the city's just debts be-
cause the City Chamberlain has with
drawn overnight funds deposited with
q bank against which the Comptroler's
warrant had been drawn and refused
to transmit sufficient funds~ to meet it.
This is condition which should be
remeGied at once
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09
Wife Hears Death Sentence
Weeps as Husband l. Con.
demned to Die i'm Chair

Betraying not the slightest emotion.
Michael Rossi, sixty-three years old. o.
Tuckahoe, yesterday heard Supreme
Court Justice Platt, a. Whit. Plains.
sentence him to die in the electric cha;5
at Sing Sing on May "a. The prison.
er's wife wept as her husbands door,
was pronounced.
Rossi Was convicted Of the murder %
Antonio Orlando, at Tuckahoe. Tia
condemned mans counsel. James Demp.
sey. had moved that the verdict be ses
aside on the ground that it was con.
trary to the law and TO the evidence.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09


she had with Gunson and Maloney.
Straton in Room an Hour
Detective Gunson is already under
indictment on charges of bribery and
extortion and his trial is to come up
this month.
The Rev. DR.. Straton remained in the
jury room for more than an hour and
when he came out refused to say what
Information ne had given, but admitted d
that he had told the jurors q great
many things that would not sound we'll
from the pulpit of Calvary Church
He said he had been questioned by
district Attorney Swami and that the
investigators appeared to be interested
in what he had to tell.
Mrs. Humison followed Or. Straton
on the stand and is reported to have
told a story that corroborated in a
general way that related by the clergy
man.
Inspector DAILY spent an hour in the
jury room, but refused to give re-
porters any statement when he came
out. 1t is said he was questioned
at considerable length as to conditions
IN the 4th Inspection District and the
number Of arrests he had made over
the head of Inspector Henry.
The walters from Peters restaurant
who were indicted are Diovolio Canepa
LUIGI Tusi and Cali Ottavio.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09
Loft O1rners and Tenants
Clash Ouer Legislation
Same arguments as in Housing
Dispute Raised; Bill to Lift
Restrictions Is Adnnnccd

TONt q NTdD C0fTTSpoNdent
ALBANY, April S.-Owncrs and ten
ants of offs and office buildings
cNashed to-day before the Legislative
housing committee on Legislation which
would extend the provisions of the
recently enacted housing laws to in
cludc office buildings.
Frank NJ. Franklin, representing the
Association OF Office, Industrial and
Mercantile Building Tenants, de-
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09
Carmania Brings 50, 100000
In Cold From Liycrpool

The Cunard liner Carmania. which
arrived yesterday from Liverpool,
brought $4,000 600 in gold. 1t is the
third gold cargo to arrive here within
three weeks. The other vessels bring
ing about $10000.000 each were the
Lapiard, the Saxona and the Mime
tahda. Soon after the vessel docked
.he gold was transported under armed
guard to the Sub-Treasury. On the
Curmanla came 1888 bags Of mail.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-09

is said to be due to the experience
she had with Gunson and MaIoncy.