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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-22
.PICKETS ATTACKED,
SWAMI Is TOLD
District Attorney Promises
Clothing Workers to Give
Men Full Protection.
COUNTER CHARGE MADE.
Manufacturers Say Gangsters
Injure Workers in
Picketed Factory.

Intimidation or union pickets by
gangs In the employ OF the clothing
manufacturers was alleged In formal
complaint filed yesterday with District
Attorney Swami Sidney Hillman. pres-
ident OF the Analgamated Clothing
Workers. accompanied by Max Lowen-
thai, w. D. Embree and Max Spelkey'
attorneys for the union. visited the DIS
trict Attorneys office and submitted
according to Mr.. Hillman. specific cases
of assaults.
II also was called to the District At
torney's attention, Mr.. Hillman said.
that guards in the employ Of the manu-
facturers are being armed with revolt
vers and other weapons. and that many
gangs have been recruited recently by
the manufacturers He was assured by
the District Attorney, he said, that the
pickets would get full protection.
Counter charges were made by the
manufacturers. They declared that yes
terday afternoon gangsters had attacked
girls and men on their way to work IN
picketed factory and had inflicted IN
juries on at least a score OF the workers
and the guards who were acting as
escorts. The trouble was reported as
occurring in front of the factory OF ).
Friedman & Co., 121 West Nineteenth
street The police of the West Twen-
tieth street station had no record or the
trouble.
Yesterdays developments in the night
between the manufacturers ana the
union indicated no immediate prospect
of an adjustment
William Bandler. president Of the
manufacturers association. referred to
talk on the part Of the union about
return TO sweatshop conditions as IAN
attempt to befog the Issue and to divert
attention from the position OF the union
that. regardless Of conditions, the union
will under no circumstances recede from
the conditions and wages exacted during
the war" It's ultimate object he as-
serted, Is to destroy capital and the
employers and to put the organised
working class in actual control OF the
system of production.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-22

1859 MORE COPS ARE
VOTED TO END CRIME
Estimate Board Also Defeats
Plans for Police Inquiry
and Enright's Removal.
CRAIG AFTER LA GUARDIA
Comptroller Calls Aldermanic
Presidents Statement
"a Dirty Lie"
CRAIG AFTER LA GUARDIA

AT tie request OF Police Commissioner
Enright the Board of Estimate author
lied yesterday the addition OF 769 new
patrolmen to the police force to cope
with the crime wave, and asked the
Board of Aldermen to authorize the Is
suance of sufficient special revenue
bonds to pay for the increase. II de-
veloped at the meeting that only 4oo
additional patrolmen are upon the civil
service eligible list. but the Commits
sioner is authorized to add the rest when
available.
r. II. La Guardia, President OF the
Board Of Aldermen. fought the resolu-
ton on the ground that the city has nc
money with which to pay the new pa
trolmen. Mayor Hylan conceded that
the money is not visible and will have
to be taken from funds he had hoped to
divert to the use OF the public schools
which are $4,000, 900 short Of enough
money to run them to the end OF the
year.
Two efforts to have the Police De-
partment investigated and one asking
outright for the removal Of Enright
were blocked by the Tammany cohorts
With the danger of a hostile investiga-
ton eliminated, the Democratic majority
of the Board of Aldermen prepared for
a Tammany investigation Of Enright
which critics of the Hylan-Enright re-
gime said merely presents the Commits
sioner with an opportunity to whitewash
his administration. That inquiry is pro-
vided for in O resolution introduced by
Alderman William T. Collins. Tammany
floor leader. and will come up for action
at the board meeting Tuesday.
VIII Inquire Into Crime Wave.
According to the Collins resolution
the purpose OF the proposed inquiry is
ito obtain all The information possible
in regard to this alleged crime wave
which seems to be countrywide, with a
view to the taking OF some action look
ing at least to mitigation OF these
conditions"
The resolution calls upon the Police
Commissioner to submit list Of arrests
made this year and such other infor-
nation and suggestions as the Police
Commissioner may be able to furnish In
regard to this inquiry"
Two other resolutions directed at the
Police Department and introduced in
the Board Of Aldermen by Republicans
met speedy death from the Tammany
majority over Republican chorus Of
noes" One resolution, introduced by
Alderman Bruce NJ. Falconer. called for
the removal OF Enright as head of the
Police Department The other. intro
duced by Alderman William F. Quinn,
called for an investigation by the Board
OF Aldermen and action by the Mayor
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-22
COURTS LEND AID
TO POLICE CRUSADE
Severe Penalties Dealt Out to
Those Convicted of Crimes
of Violence.
MANY ARE MERE BOYS
Magistrates Hold Prisoners in
Heavy Bail When Brought
Up on Robbery Charges.
MANY ARE MERE BOYS

The courts gave evidence yesterday
that they intend TO back UP the police
70 the fullest degree in their fight to rid
The city OF criminals. Three men who
had been found giilty OF theft and a
murder charge by juries in Brooklyn
were sent to Sing Sing prison for terms
ranging from one to ten years. Per-
SONS arrested In connection with recent
crimes were held by magistrates In
heavy ball for the higher courts.
Judge McDermott IN the County
Court. Brooklyn. sentenced Elias Bosch.
to from FIVE to ten years. Bosch. who
admitted that he was an enemy of this
country and that he did not believe In
God, had been convicted Of burglary In
the second degree.
George Zumsteg was sent to Sing Sing
for from two and half to five years by
the same Judge FOR manslaughter.
Zumsteg shot and killed Peter Bayer Of
20 Tompkins avenue during a quarrel.
The third prisoner to be sent away by
Judge McDermott was Salvatore Pele-
grino, II. of Flushing avenue. His sem
tence was for from two and half to
FIVE years at hard labor. He was found
guilty of grand larceny
! Samuel Polizz. 80. OF 236 East 125th
street, was held In $4,000 bail by
Magistrate Ten Eyck In Harlem Court
ON charges alleging the robbery OF Fred
erick Hoffman. grocer OF II East lo7rr
street in hallway In East 10Sth street
Hoffman lost 800. gold watch and
chain and a diamond pin.
Mrs. Ivan Paris OF 152 West 1926
street told Magistrate Schwab in Wash
ington Heights Court that Clarence
Rufus, a negro. OF PIT West 140th street
tried to snatch her handbag containing
| 1928 while she was walking through
12sth street Monday night. She seized
the negro and held him until Detective
William Hunter of Inspector Cahalane's
staff. who happened to be passing. came
to her aid Rufus was held in $1,000
bail for trial.
Detective William Dauptman OF the
West i25th street station. arrested
Ronald T.. McGilvary. is, of 246 Man
haitian avenue. In a pawn shop in WesI
l25th street while the youth was trying
to pawn lady's gold watch. Dauptman
questioned McGilvary and the latter ad-
mitted, the detective said, that he had
stolen the watch recently from the home
Of a friend where he had been playing
cards Magistrate schwab held him in
81. 900 bail.
Alfred Benjamin, II. OF 1909 Brook
avenue. The Bronx, and Claude Saun-
ders, IS, Of zoe Morris avenue. Jamaica.
were held In $4,000 bail each on sus-
plcion that they robbed the apartment OF
George Nakayama at COL West 19lst
street The youths were employed in
tho building as elevator boys. Mr.. Ma
kayama's loss amounted TO $3.50 worth
OF jewelry
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-22
LACK OF FUNDS MAY
CLOSE NOTED SCHOOL
BolOdoin Medical College Is
100 Years Old.

BRUNSWICK, Me-. Dec. zI.--One hun.
bred years ago last June the Legislature
of the new State Of Maine. just set apart
from Massachusetts,. voted to establish
the Bowdoln Medical School In this town
In order to promote the health and hap
piness OF the people. Tonight President
Kenneth NJ. Stills OF Bowdoin College an
nounced that the school would be closed
as part Of the college next June unless
some way were found to obtain funds
to keep 1t In its rating of class A of
medical colleges In this country.
President Stills said this action had
been decided upon by the trustees and
overseers because recent deficits amount
ed to more than $4,000. and the school
required $4,000 for immediate equip
ment Of laboratories and assurance of at
least $50. 900 additional income for more
teachers and other expenses
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-22
Coler Has Lone Dollar
to Buy Gifts for Poor

RIRD S. COLER, Commissioner
of Public Welfare, who had
this time last year $4,000 for the
purchase Of gifts for the city's
wards, stated yesterday he had
received this year only a single
dollar. There are about 10000
children and many old persons
in the care of the city for whom
the Commissioner desires to pro-
vide some sort of a Christmas
present. He issued an appeal
for contributions. Either money
or articles of any sort the public
would like to give will be ac-
ceptable, he said.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-22
NINE HELD IN $25o,ooo THEFT.
Score of Boston CONNECTION En-
pIoyees Are Implicated.

BosToH, Dec. 21.-Thefts Of bakers
and confectioners supplies worth $780,
600 are said to be involved in the
charges against nine employees OF II. A.
johnson & Co.. Inc. who were arrested
to-day.
1t is alleged that employees OF the
wholesale grocery firm formed COM
binat,on with restaurant men in various
cities for the disposal Of goods stolen
from q firm. A score OF other arrests
ore said TO be In prospect.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-22
/, 900, 900 POUNDS BUTTER HERE

Tho scandinavian American liner
ffslig Olav. IN yesterday from Copen.
hagen, brought million pounds Of but
fcr. exported by the Cooperative Croains
ariet 81 Denmark, that will be marketed
N this country at about fifty.five cents
4. pound. -...
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-22
Tailor Held Up in store.

James OTeuce, tAllor OF $50 Eatt
Twcnty-first street. was told to elevate
his hands by two men with guns, who
pushed their way into his store After
taking the tailor's watch and what
money they could hnd, they locked him
in a closet and fled.
Hair a dozen members OF the auto
mobile squad OF the Police Department
were eating In a saloon across the street
from headquarters when the automobile
OF Sooman podell. a law clerk of 1923
f'lftysseventh street, Brooklyn. was
stolen. The machine had been left at
Baxter and Grand streets. and was In
plain view OF detectives In the Bureau
OF Criminal Identification. and OF those
IN the ONCE OF Inspector Coughlin. head
OF the detective division.
IL was learned yesterday that Mrs.
David Belasco, wife OF the theatrical
producer. was the victim Monday OF
pickpoekets while shopping In Fifth ave-
nuc. Her handbag. containing cash and
jewelry was stolen. Mrs. Belasco got
out OF her automobile In front OF large
retail store and felt tug az her bag.
a woman was scen 10 dart through the
crowd. Mrs. Belasco screamed but tho
thief got away. Mrs Belaseo refused 10
cay what her loss was.
Maurice Bloch, lawyer OF 81 Cham
51crs street. who will be an Assembly
man after January !. announced that no
viii introduce an amendment 10 the
penal law making robbery and burglary
in the first degree punishable by life I'M
prisonmcnt II a weapon 10 used. Mr.
bloch made his announcement after o
conference with Judges John +. Mcintyre
and Otto A. Rosaisky OF General Ses-
slons. Soon afterward Judge Mcintyre
ordered that 100 persons out on low bail
on burglary and robbery charges be put
On his trial calendar for to-day no they
may be brought before him and their
bail Increased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
NEBRASKA FARMERS
 BEGIN COOPERATION
RY AasecIatsl PrNsa

Lincoln, Neb:. August 7.-What is said 70 be the largest cooperative organi- ,ation of farmsers in the United states las just been formed here. It VIII mar ket the grain of the 10000 members or he Nebraska Farmers Union and elim- nate middlemen and brokers.
 The organization, known as the Na- ional Cooperative Company. with a apital authorized at $2.000,e00, accord ng to c. H. Gustafson of Lincoln, pres dent of the state union and organizer
 nd president of the company has l,ooo ocals. 300 grain elevators. 30 general torres. three creameries and two flour hills, besides nearly "a hundred ship ing associations.
 The union also has a live stock com iission office in the yards of Omaha ;joux City. St Joseph and Denver, ana big wholesale exchange in Omana hat carries everything from farm im- clements to groceries to supply its re- tail stores.
 A regular commission business VIII be conducted for local companies par ticipating, MT. Gustafson said. and net profits will be pro-rated on the basis of business done. after the company pays per cent dividends on it's stock.
 The corporation also plans to find market for all farm products, to locate and build elevators and to give techni- cal assistance in bookkeeping and ac- coutning methods to participating members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
KING CHRISTIAN
 VISITS SCHLESWIG
By Associated Pres,


 Copenhagen, July 21.-When visiting Tondern. King Christian recently re- ceived a committee of prominent Schles- wigians who were held as hostages by Prussians at the beginning of the war. The spokesman said:
 The Germans lighted the fires of hatred and vengeance in Schleswig German lord lieutenant said on this spot at that time: When war is over Daneism in schleswig must be quashed.' Thank God, the result is otherwise"
 King Christian replied: 'I am indeed glad to shake hands with you. We must remember the old saying. do not return evil for evil There is some thing in our national character which makes this natural to us. I could think of something happier than hToodins over an old injustice. Let us work to- gether in trying to forget hatred and strife. and. in thinking of our future set ourselves new goals.
 calls for a complete aerial transporta- iton system for both passengers and goods, regular air mail service and the establishment of international air routes
 Study of routes which will join Italy with France. Switzerland. Austria Jugo- Slavia. Greece and the Italian colonies also is being made by the gov ernment authorities. Two dirigibles are now operating successful touring service between Rome and Milan and between Venice and Milan, and plans are being made to start the Napole- Palermo route. Four other local routes are In operation and experiments are being conducted on five otherA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
Ho,u Uncle Sam Takes an
 Annual Census ofHis Seals

their young, leaving in the fall to winter lin the north Pacific and it is during the summer that the census is taken.
 The killing of the animals is also done
 in the simmer, this under the law being confined to the surplus males. Last year lack of labor resulted in 10000 fewer animals being killed than govern ment officials had planned. Japan and Great Britain, along with the United States. share the revenue produced from the seai-kill, a treaty giving this coun- try D per cent of the animals with the other two countries each receiving 10 per cent.
 s'In the old days" says MT Smith. 'when 10000 seals were being killed annually, the government obtained $lo per skin, while now we are getting $40. which nets us about s12o per skin. h. crease in the value of furs and the diff |>ferent method of conducting the busi- ness explains this.
 Besides the sale of belts, the govern ment is operating fertilizer plant on the islands for disposing of the carcasses from which there also is extracted an oil used for dressing tops of automobiles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
RIVER STEAMERS
 ID GET HERE SOON
New Boats Coming, Old Ones Now Towing Loads
 Upstream

Announcement comes from Jefferson vile, Ind, that the towboat Cordova will be ready for her trial trip about September 10. If that proves suc- cess. which is anticipated. the boat will at once come south to commence service on the Warrior river
 The self f-propeller, City of Birming- ham, which was launched at St. Louis last week, is promised for the middle of September It. therefore, appears that two of the seven modern steel ves- sells built for Warrior service will be on the river in the early fall.
 The three towboats. the Cordova, Montgomery and Demopolis. were all .launched~ some time ago; They have been lately receiving the finishing touches in installation of machinery. The Montgomery and Demopols should follow the Cordova very shortly in river service.
 The following craft are steaming up the river with portions of the 4,000 tons of Brazilian manganese ore for the steel works at Ensley and Fairfield:
 The selfpropeller Eutaw, the self propeller Jackson, steamer Darling with tow and steamer Clio with tow. Steamer Volcano will follow with am other tow.
 Ore buckets have been installed at Port of Birmingham and movement of ore from barge to freight car will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
SEES DEMOCRATIC GAINS IN THE WEST

Washington, August 20.-tSpecial.) )-The democratic ticket gains in the west, ac- cording to Representative James F Byrnes of South Carolina, who has ,dS' returned to Washington.
 After visiting Oregon, California, wy, oming. Washington and Montana, saiu Br Byrnes, T am confident COX wil carry nearly all the states Of that sec ton that Wilson carried four years agr Where a year ago the republicans con fidently claimed all the west, they now admit that it is a horse race Tn Una section. Vesterners regard Senator Hard lins A g the candidate of Penrose, and De lieve that the old guard was so conn dent of winning that it determined l. risk one who had always proved rrue to them. The independent westerner wanting to know what the senator na eSer done for the people to 1ustfy n nomination They say that lnsteau ol q nlatform the republicans at Chicago co's- stracted d fence and on the fence piaeee
 a straddler. Viewing Coxs record, tne9 expect him to knock the republican can didate off the fence before the campaigi is over.
 aDemocrats admit that prior to the re- publican convention the repuohcai', zseemed to have the better chance. pu' since the convention western democrats have become optimistic, while gloom ha
 settled over the camp of the repuolicahs'
 feel confident that Cox will carry Moi'
 tana Utah. Idaho and California, anu
 that the democrats have the best or th- fight in Washington, Wyoming and Coio-
 rado."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21

caption. Which Contains Teeth?' he prints those sections of three platforms. the democratic. the republican and the prohibition, regarding profiteers and the necessity of putting them out of business. The republican platform is ultra-con- servative on this subject. the democrati, platform as strong as legal bounds would permit and the prohibition utterly rad icaL There is no other conclusion than that in the opinion of Mir. Bryan, tt'e teeth" are contained in the prohibition platform, and that in his opinion it is preferable to either the republican or the democratic.
 The idea obtains that Mir. Bryan amt the entire prohibition element which Is organized will remain 'hands-off' in the fight They would have no hope of elect ing the prohibition candidate, and in et- forts to do so would necessarily aliena'c the great bulk of population-contribut- ing popuation-which comprises the two great parties. And quixotic course in this particular would give certain restless members of Congress a good excuse to bid the league good-by and enjoy a fres- don, from, it's thralldOn1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21

wheat. The enormous output of Man churia is handled by the South Man ehuria Railway, which at the same time, transports yearly some 30O,O00 Chinese coolies from Shantung province to Man churia, where ,they labor in the rice lands of the northern province. Siberia in the great belt extending south from Irkutsk and Omsk is a wonderful grain field, if regularly cultivated. capable of helping in the solution of the world food problem.
 ''The grain center of Winnipeg, Cam ada, said A leading Japanese business man to the correspondent, bids fair to be rivaled one day in world importance by the city of Harbin. on the border o1 Manchuria and eastern Siberia. Harnin is admirably situated to handle the grain arteries of the far east and I predict a great commercial future for that city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21

since 1S6S-and she asked, You live in Birmingham do you know the Smiths, the Mudds, Martins, Hawkins, Earles, Porters and others? Did l not tell the truth about these splen did folks in my stories of Jones val ley?"
 She lived in the past; wreck of a woman, mentally and physically; father, mother, brothers all gone, re- fusing to leave the loved spot where they lived and died although her neices and nephews were more than kind, anxious to move her where they knew she'd be more comfortable, But she died where she wanted to die with the memory of her mother so fresh on her mind that she spoke O.. her presence with her then and seemed to think her near. Instead there was a faithful colored friend who had in- herited the care of Miss Mary Duffee from her mother-Mary Points-a good old colored washer-woman who was a long time ago a part of Blount. Miss Duffees relatives paid for her serv- ce-but that young negro woman gave of herself and walked miles each day for years to make Miss Mary as comfortable as she could--and she did it until she was no more. Is not this service the kind that the true spirit demands and the reward will not be left to man, alone.
 Miss Duffee's religious belief was often auestioned She went to no church and spoke to no man her hope, so we grew up thinking she was with out faith-but this idea banished when she bade us farewell on our last visit few weeks ago, when she raised her head and spoke earnestly:
 May the God of all mercies keep us
 And watch us always,
 And when the bugle sounds the last
 May we. both of us. be found ready"
 And this spoke volumes of what she had always believed and how she felt about going away,
 Miss Mary sleeps today on Duffee's mountain by the side of the mother and father, who anxiously left her long ago and there lies her brother. Jim Duffee, whom all north Alabama knew There stands near the graves some old worn-out winesap apple trees and beech and sweet gum and there seems to be foot prints of Fath CT Time-but this was all yesterday. The old family of Duffees are all sleep ing there and the leaves falling with the breezes are the only sounds which will linger-for yesterday must sleep on. Such history hardly enters other lives, such legends as were those which lived with Miss Mary Duffee will never be known to woman again She lived her own life and died in the midst of nature with the birds mak- ing the last notes she ever heard and these birds live on Duffees mountain and will continue to chirp where she sleeps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
By Assoelated Prs.

Washington. August 4.-The, annual census of the seals now being taken py the bureau of fisheries is expected to show about 6O0,000 of the animals, or three times as many as when the gov ,rnment undertook the custody Of them q half score years ago
 Although the seal spends much or US fife at sea, it's habits make the census ,aking comparatively easy Hugh M. Smith. commissioner of the bureau or isheries explains the count of noses 5 of importance to prevent blind Kill nru of the animals for their furs, pos sibly resulting in their extinctlon'
 Under present government control, MT. ;mith asserts that the seals are increas- ng about 10 or l2 per cent of their num- ,er annually Last years count showed 5000, of which 26,000 were killed for heir belts.
 In the middle of Boring sea. lying bout forty miles apart, are two islands St George and St. Paul-the only lana Q which the seals ever resort Every Dring they visit the islands to raise