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The New York herald., 1921-04-01

tive to centre responsibility and author
ity somewhere. After the most careful,
consideration reached the conclusion
that the only place where authority
could be centred was in a body which
could completely exercise the regulatory
powers OF the State.
IAN the bill does which is said TO be
SO radical is 10 prevent obstruction to
the efficient exercise Of those powers
Let those who for political purposes
threaten to continue their obstructive
tactics say where they would have CEN
tired authority. how they would attempt
10 remedy conditions daily becoming
more intolerable.
"I can.assure you that nothing but fit
ness will be considered in the selection
OF the commission.
"I trust that only such properties will
be included in any plan OF reorganlza-
ton az are. and will continue TO hN
needed in the public service and that all
properties will be valued at their real
worth for such service No rule could
safely be prescribed by statute.
1.-THE question Is, what are these prop
critics fairly worth in their present con-
dition for the purpose OF reorganiza-
tion and rehabilitation? 1t will not re-
quire as much time to decide that ques-
tion as it would to 20 into the last de-
rate cases. As YOU say, the question is
one to be decided upon business prin-
ciples by men Of judgment.
1.-The consideration to security holders
for the concessions required Of them will
be security with an assured fair re-
turn in place Of one with uncertain or no
return. Necessarily. therefore. the rate
Of fare will be an important element Of
any settlement and cannot be determined
IN advance thereof, certainly not in adj
vance Of the deposit by the companies
Of the necessary consents TO clothe the
commission with ample power to put
into effect whatever plan may be de-
termined upon
1.-THE task before the commission is
not an easy one. feel confident that 1t
can be done. if approached with resolu-
tion, courage and the determination TO
do exact justice. There must be no such
haggling over terms as has attended
prior negotiations. The commission must
first decide what is just and fair and
then insist upon that-no more. no less.
"1 believe conditions are ripe for a
constructive work OF monumental public
Importance. The satisfaction of doing
such work will be the compensation for
the sacrifice which those who consent
to undertake It viii; have to make"
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
FROGS SACRED
TO IRISH SENATOR
DoWning Fights Bill for
Change in Open Season.
spectol Despatch 70 TJs NEw yoRk HEE.Lp
New York Herald Bureau,
AlhanN. March 81.

Specal Despatch 70 TJH NEw YoRk HEn.Lp.
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany. March 81.
Senator Barney Downing il TRUE
friend OF the little green frogs he
made an eloquent appeal FOR them To-
day in talking on the Fearon bill chang
ing the open frog season
Does the Senator who introduced
this bill know that frogs belong TO the
rsnidss family" asked Senator Down
ing. Think OF il, Under this bill Mr..
Fearon would permit the taking or these
poor little ranidaes ny spearins. angling
or with rakes And, Senator Fearon,
you. whom / have likened 20 Abraham
Lincoln and thought had the heart Of
Lincoln, you would even let them be
dubbed to DEATH"
Mr.. President, may / ask the Senator
question:" interrupted Senator
Walker. "Have YOU noticed The date
upon which this bill was introduced"
ITS March Il, replied Senator Down
ing. picking up copy OF the bill
Now look at line 10, page !. where X
speaks OF green frogs u not that your
main objection to the bilg''
Yes, Mr.. President; don't want any
thing green clubbed 10 death--and 10
think that this was all fixed up on st.
Patrick Day.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
METZ is ON COMMITTEE
Rate of Fare Subject to De-
velopnents, but Solution
Will Be Just and Fair.
ENDS LOCAL WRANGLING
Governor Wants to Know
What Hylan Regime Has Done
in Last Three Years.

Ssectai liesputch to THg New YORK HERALD.
Albany, March 81.
Gov. Miller outlined to-day just what
he expects the new Public Service
Commission to do in reha bilitating
New York city's transit systems. He
laid down his policy in letter written
10 the Brooklyn Chamber OF Com
merce. which wrote to him on March
1s expressing its fears of the effects
OF the bill. Frederick l.. Crawford con-
tractor, is chairman of the committee
which addressed the Governor and
Herman A. Metz is a member.
Public apprehension regarding the
transit bill centres around these points
the committee said: The personnel of
the commission, the possibility of an
Increased fare and the valuation to be
placed on the railroad properties.
Il believe the bill which I have just
signed paves the way for just solu-
ton of the transit problem in the
public interest" the Governor wrote
His letter continued:
"The basic principle OF the bill is that
the regulator powers OF the State
shall be exercised to secure concessions
from the companies which will make It
possible to rehabilits .e existing facilities
and to put the transit system Of the city
on sound and permanent basis so as
70 give the public efficient and econom-
ical service and provide for extensions
which are imperatively needed
Those regulatory powers have never
been delegated to or exercised by the
city. They have been exercised all along
by State body.
The new act simply prevents mere
obstruction. 1t seeks as far as posi-
BILE to eliminate the opportunity to play
politics with a great business. economic
and social problem. It merely centres
responsibility where the regulatory
power has been exercised all along.
THE unwisdom OF divided RESPONSE
bilty has been demonstrated many
times. 1t has twice been demonstrated
in the handling of this very problem.
first by the prolonged negotiations cul-
nlinating in the dual contracts and next
by the wrangling of the last three
years.
mo one Of sense can doubt that in
the existing emergency 1t was impera-
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
AVERAGE 1919 INCOME
TAX IN STATE $6O.I2
20, 900 Unmarried Women
File as Heads of Families

ALBANY, March 3l.-The average IN
6iyidual iacome tax paid to the State in
1919 was s6o.f2 Figures made public
to-day by Comptroller James \. Wen
dell showed that 61S,5o5 persons paid
total Of 31.ls9.372.
At least $50 persons in the State in
1919 had incomes Of 100000 TO $3.50,
coo, while persons receiving incomes OF
3. 800 to $4,000 numbered 309.504, re-
turns sled with the state Income Tax
Bureau indicated. More than two-thirds
oi those fling returns had incomes be-
tween $1,000 and 5000. More than
%, 900 unmarried females with incomes
from $1,000 20 $4,000 filed returns as
heads OF families"
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
GOULD DIVORCE SUIT.
is FOUGHT IN COURT.
Decision Reserved on Plea Of
Husband That French De-
cree Is Binding Here.

Justice Mulian in the Supreme Court
reserved decision yesterday on an sppl-
cation made by Frank j. Gould, asking
that n divorce action brought against
him in this country by Edith Kelly
Gould be dismissed on the ground no
and she have been divorced already by
French decree that is binding in the
United States
At the hearing yesterday Mr. Gould
was represented by Samuel Seabury and
Mrs. Gould by Roderlc Weilman. ma
single issue before the court was whether
the French divorce was binding. and
counsel in discussing the question of the
domicile OF the Goulds referred fre-
quently TO the circumstances under which
the French decree was given.
1t was explained that the Goulds were
married in Edinburgh, Scotland, and re-
sided abroad between 1910 and 1913 ex-
cept for occasional visits OF short durs-
tion to this country. In 1913 they set Up
their fixed abode IN France, and after
their divorce in 1919 Mr.. Gould contin-
ied to live there. The decree was granted
on evidence OF Mrs. Gould's misconduct
with Mario Cassasus. z Princeton stu
dent who drove a French ambulance dur
ing the war. Mrs. Gould made counter
charges, but the court held that she did
not establish them.
In reviewing the French case Mr.. Sea-
bury insisted it had been brought upon
grounds which are adequate in this
State that Mrs. Gould submitted to the
French courts jurisdiction by setting Up
a defense, and that the Goulds were bona
fide residents OF France. Mrs. Gocid's
answer was that in all the French court
papers Mr.. Gould was described as
Frank j. Gould Of Tarrytown, y. g.. an
American citizen doniciled in Paris"
In her present action for divorce Mrs..
Gould alleges that Gould drank to excess
and abused her and maintained relations
with other women. She declares That
there were periods when, through excess
sive drinking. he was virtually insane.
and that several times he attempted 20
l-ll haf.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
SMITH TAKES OFFICE TO-DAY.
Veteran Tammany Man Become 4
Public Administrator.

Thomas F. Smith veteran secretary
cf Tammany Hall and ex-Representa-
tive in Congress. will, be formally APP
pointed Public Administrator or New
York county, TO succeed William NJ
hoes to-day. Mr., Hoes. who had held
the post for twenty-nine years. ever
since II became 4 statutory Office. has
been retired on a pension by the Board
OF Estimate.
The salary is $4,000 year James
]. Frawley. formerly State Senator and
oidtimc Tammsny leader, will be named
as deputy at $1,000 a year.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
O'CONNOR IS NAMED
ON INDUSTRIAL BOARD
Longshoremen's Leader Made
Member of NeU Department.
SEccial Despatch to THE NEW Yofk HsaALI
New York Herald Buroan.
Albany, March 81.

SEcctai Dsspotch 10 THE NET Iofk HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, March 81.
Gov Miller to-day named 7. II o'Con-
ror Of Buffalo as one OF the three mem
bIrs or the Industrial board OF the new
State Industrial Commission. Nj.
O'Connor is said TO have the !ndorse-
ment OF the Harding Administration at
Washington. having recently been APP
pointed by the President on the com
mittee 70 Investigate disabled soldiers.
Mr.. OConnor is president o. the Inter
national Longshoremen's Association.
He was a member OF tile National Adj
justrnent Commission with Herbert Hoo
yer during the war and also vas di-
rector OF the stevedores and merchant
workers division Of the United states
Labor Department The other two nen-
bers OF the commission probably viii be
Frank Higgins Of Oswego and Mrs Ros-
allie Lowe Whitney OF Brooklyn.
Henry Sayre. one OF the present In
dustrial Commissioners. will head the
new department. according 10 an an
nouncement by Gov Miller in New York
last week.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
Chicago Menu Lists on
Fixed Percentage Scale
Special osssesen to Tx Nsw yoas

Special Despatch to Tx Nsw ycaS
HERALD.
CHICAGO, March sl.-Menu
prices amounting to twice
the wholesale cost Of the food
have been agreed on by Chicago
restaurant men and representa-
tives of the City Councils COM
mittee on the high cost of living,
as a reasonable charge in Chi
eago lunchrooms.
The 100 per cent. margin
above the food cost, according to
the estimate, will cover all over
head expense, waste in cooking
and cost Of service.
Reports by investigators for
the high cost of living committee
have indicated that many restau-
rants are charging from 500 to
500 per cent. above the present
wholesale cost of food.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
VAN NAMES EVE on CONGRESS.

Calvin d. Van Name. Borough PIesi-
dent of Richmond announced yesterday
he would not be candidate for re-
nomination. He had declined the offer
of an appointment to succeed City Mag
istrnte Fred S. Nullan. he said, and in
ti,nated that If an additional Congress
district was ma dc in rhe redistricting by
taking Staten 1slard and { part ., Bay
n'dsc he might be candidate to
,.aorxsent It,
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
ALDERMANIC DISTRICT
BILL IS PUT THROUGH
Loss of Two Democratic Mem
bers Predicted.
SPECIAL Despatch 10 THE NEW yoxK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany. March 81.

Albany, March 81. /
Over the protests Of the Democrats,
who charged that Il was a political
gerrymander, both houses OF the Legis-
lature to-day passed the Jesse bill,
changing the Aldermanic districts in
New York TO conform as nearly as pos
siblN 10 the Assembly district lines.
There will be sixty-six Aldermanic
districts. against siXty-two Assembly
districts. Senator Walker declared that
the bill VIII reduce the number Of All
dermanic districts in Manhattan BY two
and would mean the loss of two Demo-
cratic Aldermen. The only Republican
who voted against the bill was Senator
katlin, who said that it would result
in turning one Of the Aldermanic wards
IN his district. which is normally Repub-
lican, over TO the Democrats.
The bill will probably be vetoed by
Mayor Hylan, but he must return il 10
the Legislature in ten days, when. it is
expected. it viii be passed over his dis
approval.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
STATE LABOR PLANNING
FALL ELECTION FIGHT
Delegates Will Meet in AL
bdny on April II.

Srecdt Despatch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, March II.
Organized labor. under the auspices
o. the State Federation OF Labor will
meet in Albany April "a to plan for the
election campa ign next autumn Chars-
ing Gov. Miller with promugatins rcac-
t.onary legislation. the la Dor leaders. it
is declared. will fight all candidates in
the municipal and Assembly district
campaigns who stand with the Gov
ernor.
Amons> the speakers Will be Samuel
Gompers. president Of the American
Federation OF Labor. and James r.
Holland, president OF the State Fedora
ton. Among the measures they viii
favor will be the Initiative. referendum
and recall The Governor. II IL said,
will be called upon TO veto any measure
interfering with the direct primary avs.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
NEW BLOW STRUCK AT
FAKE STOCK PROMOTER
Bill Expedites Issuing Of In
functions in State.

Special Despatch 70 THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, March 81.
Believing that more enforcement ma
chinery Is needed for the prosecution OF
fake stock promoters, Assemblyman Bar
kowski of Erie county introduced to
day bill giving greater powers to the
Attorney General for this work Under
the bill the Attorney-General can apply
Immediately and without notice TO the
Supreme Court for temporary injunc-
ton wherever he believes that frauds
are being attempted.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01

ksectdi liesputch to THE NEW YORK HHRALp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Alhany. March RI
The Washington times., 1921-11-16

nection with the meeting Of the four
allied Admirals-Beatty. Kato. De Bon.
and Acton--under the chairnnanshfp Of
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt, to consider the practical APP
plication Of Americas proposals.
Admiral Beatty, II was said. would
merely present his views as the dis
cussions progressed. but had prepared
no program and was under no instruc-
tons to stick TO hard and fast prin-
ciples. ~. 'l
Although the Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour
said in his speech Of yesterday that
Great Britain might favor scrapping
the submarine fleets Of the worlds
nayies. 1t was indicated today that
there Is no ,unamimity OF opinion con-
corning this on the part Of the Bri-
fish experts.
Just as there Is In the American
Navy, there is "A division of opinion
among Britian's experts. concerning
the value of submarines-one school
Of thought holding that the battleship
Ia "old fashioned" and powerless when
confronted with the submarine men,
ace, and another that the submarine
should be scrapped In favor OF light
cruisers, airplane carriers and other
more modern naval weapons.
10
The Washington times., 1921-11-16

snip. i understand that some Of the
captured German ships were sent ia
the bottom. 1t is,a crime to sinI,
metal like that. The world has need
Of It,. SO please state that even
though the powers should be willing
only partly to disarm on ti,e sea, that
l will buy whatever ships they may
agree to withdraw from their navies,
Scrap Them AL"
But they ought to scrap the
whole lot There Is no reason why
a warship should be left upon all
the oceans in the world. II these
diplomats mean business. they will
accept my proposition and disarm
These diplomats say they want naval
force only as protection.
Each one denies that he wants
for purpose OF aggression even the
remnant that the Hughes plan leaves
each nation. Well, IL that IL the
case. why should not all of the gov.
ernments sell their ships to Inc? I'll
promise not to use them to fight
anybody with. I'll melt up and make
them into things that will make life
better instead Of worse.
Put the American fleet into my
hands and Japan never need be
afraid Of IT again. Put the Japan.
csc fleet into my hands and America
need not be afraid of 1t. Put the
British fleet I'm my hands and neither
America nor any other nation need
fear It. With these fleets In my
hands no people would be taxed to
maintain them. Nobody would be
harmed apd everybody. would be
benefited.
eff the powers will sell me their
navies. / will help them solve their
unemployment problem. The unem.
ployment problem ia going to be
worse, even with the disarmament
plan that Mr.. Hughes proposes.
III warship building is going to be
stopped for ten years, thousands OF
men who are now working In steel
mills and shipyards will be deprived
of employment. Something should be
done for these men. ! will do some.
thing for them IL the powers will sell
me their warships. I will not only
give employment to thousands more
men In my tractor and automobile
works, but indirectly, / will give en-
pioyment to many more thousands.
when / employ men to make n
tractor, for instance, cause en-
ployment TO be given to the railway
men who take to market the wheat
that the tractor helps to grow, the
mi!lers who grind IT, the bakers who
make 1t into bread, the clArks who sell
il and TO the drivers OF delivery
wagons who take 1t to the homes.
1T is a very dangerous thing to
leave in existence any fraction, how
ever small. of existing navies. Each
Of these parts. II left, will ultimately
lie expanded into a big navy again,
and we shall have the present situa-
ton all over again. The world does
not need any of these ships. i need
all of them. II can buy them, l will
manufacture things that will make
people happy instead of sad"
The Washington times., 1921-11-16
Ailing Mlwaukeeans
Are All Right Now,
Beer On Sale

MILWAUKEE,, Nov 16.-Mrs.
Edward H. Piszczek smiled happily.
Business" she said, was simply
immense"
Mrs. Piszczek owns a drugstore,
and it was there yesterday the first
line formed at the right for medici-
nal beer
Jake Schneider, an invalid Of sing
ular cheeriness, was the first patient
in the United States to receive q
twenty-four-bottle case of real beer.
The price was $5.25.
Behind Schneider was line OF all
ing who, despite their infirmities,
showed considerable alacrity in
pushing forward with their pre-
scriptions.
When the supply ran out thirty
five persons holding prescriptions
and who had been partly conva.
lescent until informed THAT'S all
there is; there won't be any more, .
seemed on the verge Of complete col
lapse.
The Washington times., 1921-11-16

FAR EAS I
DISCUSSED
IN SECRET.
CONTINUED from First Pase.)

comes into her own today. She is
now given an opportunity to present
her proposals. understood to be about
thirty in number, for the protection
of her sovereignty and her territory.
The Chinese delegation, although ap'
pointed by the Picking government
which is at war against the South
China or Canton government, claims
to represent the whole of China.
The Far East was passed over en-
tirely in the two open sessions of the
conference. Both Britain and Japan
have pledged their support to the
fundamentals of the naval reduction
scheme, but In the case of japan there
is an interlookiRg of naval and Far
East problems. While one phase OF
Japan's position has been made public
the other irelating to her protested
requirements In the Pacific) is not
known.
Supporters of diplomatic secrecy"
declared that sudden revelation of
Americas specific aims in the Far
East before the opinions of the for
eign powers were sounded and pro-
posals were discussed would endanger
The aims of the conference. The fact
that this sounding process has taken
place here indicated the Far East pro-
gram of the United States was not
communicated to the foreign chan
cellories in advance.
The Washington times., 1921-11-16
CITIZENS ASK CHANGES IN
HIGHWAY BRIDGE APPROACH

Changes in the approach to High.
way. Bridge. so that there will be
no recurrence OF Fridays traffic
jam were asked last night by mem
bers Of the Kalorama Citizens As
ISOLATION.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President. A.
Coulter Wells, first president, James
w. Murphy; second vice president,
Mrs. Anna r. Hendley; secretary,
Edward r. Walton, jr., and treas.
urer. Lawrence J. Heller.
President Wells and Edward s.
Hege were chosen to represent the
association at the Federation of
Citizens Association.
The Washington times., 1921-11-16
TWO WOMEN NAMED BY
WIFE IN DIVORCE SUIT

Naming two correspondents and al
leging misconduct. Mrs. Catherine
e. O'Neill today filed suit in the
District Supreme. Court against
James e. O'Neill for absolute divorce
and alimony.
The wife, represented by Attorneys
Francis l.. Nedbeck and George p.
Hoover, also asks that a receiver be
appointed to take charge Of funds
on deposit in the name OF defendant
in the National Permanent Building
Association and to determine the
ownership Of the money.
The couple were married in this
city Apri, IS, 1899.
The Washington times., 1921-11-16
COAST GUARD SERVICE
PAYS 1000 PER CENT

For very dollar paid officers and
men of the Coast Guard Service,
$l1. worth of property has been
saved from loss by storms at sea.
This remarkable showing is taken
from figures of the guard report
just made public. and does not in
clude a large number of lives saved
or the possibilities Of additional
wrecks from dangerous, derelicts
into ports and destroyed.
The total value of ships and car
goes saved amounted to $50, 000, 00O
and the salaries OF the personnel
is only $4,000, 900. including the cost
of the cutter and beach patrol serv'
ices, as we'll as the services rendered
On the Great Lakes.
The Washington times., 1921-11-16
FORDOFFERFOR
SCRAPPED SHIPS
INTERESTS navy
Ships, # Strapped, Will Be Sold
For Best Cash Offer, o.
ficials Declare.
ny I.serh4tienal Nsw. ssrylce.

:
II the armament conference agrees
to the American proposals for naval
reduction, the Navy Department will
receive offers from Henry Ford and
any. other bidders for the purchase OF
ships to BIZ scrapped by this nation,
1t was announced at the Navy De-
paItment today.
Happy TO Receive Offers.
II Ia not the intention Of the AID,
ministration TO sink the vessels which
may be scrapped but an effort will be
made to get as much money out Of
them as possible, It was stated.
Naval officials said today that II
Ford desires to show that his pro-
posals are In earnest. undoubtedly the
Bureau OF Supplies would. be happy to
receive offers from him Immediately
for seven obsolete battleships which
are now tied up In various navy yards.
Big Advantage for Ford.
!. Ford could purchase battleships for
their Junk value at greater advant-
age than almost any other concern In
the United States, II was said, as he
would be able to scrap the ships on a
large scale and would have an imme-
diate use for their metals.
The sinking Of the German battle
ships by the allies was an economic
loss to the world, II was admitted by
naval officials, but 1t was defended
on the grounds that II was great
moral lesson to the world.
II the present scrapping program
goes through, It viii be the purpose OF
the United States to turn its strapped
ships to the greatest profit possible.