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The New York herald., 1921-02-18
TRANSIT BILL FOES
RAISELAUGHWITH
SLUSH FUNDSCARE
Moneybags Bugaboo Turns
Up at Albany on Time,
Just as Predicted.
ALL KNOW 1T rs UNTRUE
If It's Author Gets Out of
Hiding Legislators Plan
Some Sharp Action.
REFORM is SURE TO WIN
Gov. Miller's Policy Now Ap-
proved by Two-thirds Of
Both Houses.
ALL KNOW TT rs UNTRUE
REFORM is SURE TO WIN
Special Despatch to THn NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
ALBANY, Feb. IT, (

Special Despatch to THn NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany, Feb. II.
Opponents OF Gov. Miller's transit
bill to revamp New York's traction
system have resorted to the ancient
expedlent OF charging that a slush
fund has been raised to jam the re-
form measure through the Legisla-
ture. Having failed at every step in
their campaign against the Governors
policy, the obstructionists who are
trying to create a political issue out
of the transit situation have resorted
to the money bag" scare as their
latest attack.
1t has been anticipated for about
ten days. Announcement was made In
THE NEW York HERALD that the slush
fund accusation would make Its ap-
pearance the day after the bill was
presented. The scandal" followed the
schedule. True to prediction, the ink
was not dry on the bill when the cry
started that the slush fund was ready
and on its way.
Every member OF the Legislature,
page boy and newspaper reporter in
the State Capitol knows that the
charge is baseless and absurd
The politics Of this form of fighting
legislation is simple. BY merely max
ing the charge that the money bags
are here to buy votes the enemies Of
a bill seek to frighten members of the
two houses. They endeavor to spread
blyman who votes for the bill sup
posedly backed by the sush fund is
open to the suspicion Of bribery. The
lawmaker jealous of his reputation is
put on the defensive, for opponents OF
the bill seek to create the presumption
that If he votes for II he must have
been bought.
This latest attack from the Tam
many-Hearst camp has failed as COM
pletely here as has every other false
charge put forth in connection with
the transit programme. First was the
cry that the Governor was a party to
an eight cent fare grab, the object of
which was to permit the traction rings
to reach into the pockets of the strap
hangers and get millions of nickeis
The fallacy of that was exposed by
the Governor and proved by the pro-
visions of the transit bill.
Next there was the big fuss over le-
nying home rule to- New York city and
taking away the right of the munich
pality to have any word in the settie-
ment of the rate Of its own traction
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
BOARD OF ESTIMATE
TARGET OF HEDGES WIT
Members No Longer Function,
Except Voc0lly, He Says.

Job Hedges, receiver for the New York
Railways Company. made IL plain last
night that no matter how little the
Board of Estimate, individually and col
lectively. thought of him. he thought less
of the board.
"As good citizens we should consider
that those elected by the people are
honest and intelligent" he told the
young voters az a meeting In the Hotel
Pennsylvania Of the New York Young
Republican Club. IT did for quite a
while, but then found that each one of
the board had said that all the others
were untruthful. and each one had tes-
titled that all the others were unintel-
ligent. and then all voted the same way.
good citizen may say that 1t is true
that .he Board OF Estimate has ceased
TO function except vocally."
Mr. Hedges declared that the city no;
only won't but intellectually cannot
handle the transit situation. Although
fhe Board Of Estimate was the chief
target Of his wit. he also found time TO
take up the matter Of the transit
trust" lie expressed the opinion that
those back OF II must be "a lot of dubs. =
since they are represented by a receiver
in bankruptcy. and added that he would
not buy by weight some of the stock
they we're supposed to be manipulating.
RE defended Gov. Milier's plan as the
only way to get out OF the transit diff
Guilty, and then returned TO the Mayor
and Board Of Estimate again.
''T don't desire TO be flippant with the
board of the Mayor. because IL would
he too easy he said. hut the fact Is
that some ono " trying 70 persuade
somebody that something that isn't so
is so Just to carry an election"
Travis " whitney, former Public Ser
vice Commissioner outlined the growth
OF tho transit facilities OF the city. Mr.
( whitney. In response TO n query. said
the fnterborough had paid q 20 per cent.
! dividend In 1917. but explained that op-
Grating costs were not jumping at that
/ time Another member expressed tho
4 opinion that street car lines we're obso.
] lete and that buses and subways would
/ handle Manhattan passengers in th,
future.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
CLOSED SURFACE LINES
NOT LIKELY TO OPEN
Barrett and Garrison Confer
and Are Pessinaisfic.

An announcement yesterday by Alfred
NJ. Barrett, Public Service Commits
sisner, following a conference with Lind
lev NJ. Garrison receiver for the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company. indicated
that the receiver offers small hope of
Improvement of service under present
conditions The Commissioner and the
receiver discussed surface line service
particularly.
Mr.. Garrison said the financial condi-
ton Of the company is such that opera
ton of the Church avenue line, Brook
Ign. which carried 100000 monthly be-
fore II was shut down. cannot be re-
sumed without abolishment OF the trans
fer privileges. Six hundred thousand
riders used transfers. The receiver said
also that operation cannot be resumed
over the Metropolitan avenue surface
line between Dry Harbor road and
Jamaica, in Queens, because the ter
ritory served Is too sparsely populated
The commission has petition with 500
signatures asking that that line be
started up.
Mr.. Garrison will devote the coming
week to gathering data for which Com
missioner Barrett asked and will confer
with the Commissioners again next
Thursday.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18

gramme OF expenditures built up under
the preceding administration. He said
the Committees on Ways and Means
and on Finance have gone two-thirds
of the way through the proposed state
budget and have chopped virtually all
departmental requests below the ngures
Of the actual budget OF last year. and
in nearly every instance department
heads have stated they could stand the
cut and still conduct their departments
efficiently.
He advocated the passage Of pend
ing amendment to the labor laws en-
powering the Industrial Board TO inves-
tigate conditions and Ak maximum
hours of work for women in industry,
giving a leeway according to the de-
mands OF the industry instead OF f1xing
a fiat eight hour limit. He opposed an
other amendment giving power to fix
minimum wages on the ground that the
logical elaboration OF the theory would
lead to Socialistic principles incompau-
BILE with our form OF government.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18

fare. The fact that under the MANAGE
ment OF city administrations for the
last twenty years the city's transit
situation had drifted to the present
crisis did not dissuade the Tammany-
Hylan combination from denlanding
that they be left alone to work out
their salvation through establishing half
a dozen bus lines.
The Governors bill lays down in three
distinct provisions exactly how ana
when the city may make it's voice
heard. But it does also provide that
II the Board of Estimate fails. as II
has failed up TO this time. to make up
its mind the new commission can step
in and do something.
No one here Is alarmed, or even con-
cerned, by this newest cry about the
slush fund. 1t Is giving the legislators
big laugh. II the charge Is repeated
often enough II may amount to more
than its perpetrators anticipated. The
temper of the legislators is such at pres
ent that II slush fund charges are made
by a responsible person some one will
be called before the Legislature to tell
about the fund" forthwith.
The absurdity Of the charge is shown
by the fact that under the rapid transit
law as 1t now stands in the statute
books. and as revised by the Governors
bill, the traction companies are COM
PEELED to itemize every cent OF expendi-
lures. They are obliged to show how
money liz spent down to the last penny,
and the State has full power to go into
each and every account
The fact Is there is no need for such
a slush fund here, and no one knows
IL better than the politicians who have
discovered" the fund. Sentiment in the
Legislature Is strongly in favor OF the
Governors policy. The bill will win
without the exertion of organization
pressure. The leaders are fully confident
that two-thirds Of the members of both
houses stand ready to-day to vote for
the bill
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
DAYLIGHT REPEAL BILL
GOES TO THIRD READING
Assembly to Rush IL Through
Next Wednesday.
Special Despatch 70 THE NEW YoRK HEsALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Alha nv. I

Special Despatch 10 THE NEW YoRK HnsALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany, Feb. IL.
All opposition to the Belts daylight
savings repeal bill was flattened out to-
day II the Assembly when the measure
WIGS rushed through TO third reading
and nade special order for final pas
sage next Wednesday. The bill. with
the amendment giving 20 municipalities
the right OF local option. was advanced
IN spite Of the protest OF the minority
leader, Charles d. Donohue. He de-
oinred than many powerful organiza-
tl0ns representing thousands who want
ed TO be heard. had asked that it be re-
ferred back 10 committee so that a
hearing could be given. The Merchants
Association ~ Now York was among
iiiose desiring 10 BE- heard.
Although expecting strong opposition
from the city members the legislative
leaders are confident that the bill win
be passed. They say they have SO votes
for IL. II was made n party measure
az a caucus Tuesday.
The same bill has been introduced IN
The senate by Senator Lowman. ana the
advocates Of daylight saving undoubt-
edly will demand n hearing on II before
the Senate Committee on Agriculture
crap shooting ana otne- forms OF
gambling 10 pool and billiard rooms Is
forbidden by terms OF bill introduced
to-day by Assemblyman William Duke
~ Ailcgany county. A. would license
nl such establishments ana force then
10 give bond of $500 guaranteeing
that gambling would not be permitted
Better provision for parents In tn
disnOsal of estates where there is n,
will Is made in dill OF Assemtlymar
r.. v. Rayher OF New York. Under TIM
present law If there is o widow she geti
half OF the estate ana the other hall
~ divided among the other near rela
tives Under the Rayher bill the widow
~ 20 get half and IL there be NO chill
Grcn the mother or father of the hus
band is 10 get the other half II botl
arc living they arc to divide II amoni
ihcW
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
More Ice
More Comfort"

In the American Magazine a
writer tells how she solves
household problems. Il have
Manila envelopes labeled Gro
ceries, s., etc. If / use my ice
allowance, and run short, I know.
by looking into the empty en-
velope, that must cut some
where else. I note that the
meat envelope always has a
surplus, SO I cut down on that
for the sake of ice. which
makes for more comfort"
Kaicksrbocksr not only msars "More
Conforr bscauJe Of Quantity, but be-
canse oI Qaaiify--fht comfort Of knotc-
iro your ics uppiy Is abSoinieiy Pare.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-02

IN HOCKEY GAME
ColIegians Clash in Feature At
traction at Bank and Trust
League Carnival

The Penn hockey team will take part
in the first OF two games scheduled for
this week when it opposes tho fast Co
lunIba scxtct in the feature attraction
at the Bank and Trust League carnival,
at the Ice Palace tonight.
In addition TO tho ice horkcy game
thcr" will be a special set Of amateur
speed races at 220 and $50 Yards and
two miles, in which the majority of
the representatives will be from the
| Wanderers Club.
This will be Penn's first game since
holding Carnegie Tech TO tie in an
extra period match in Pittsburgh last
week
Coach Orton gave his men their final
practice at the Ice Palace yesterday nt
noon when he sent them through fif-
teen minute scrimmagc after giving
them a long drill in passing.
Penn has shown great Improvement
during the last two weeks aud based
on form should take the measure of the
! New Workers tonight despite the fact
that Yale was forced into an extra
period to beat Columbia few weeks
ago.
The Bank and Trust League officials
also have arranged for n special pro
gram for the members Of the associa.
tion. There will be prizes for the con
tcstants in the special races and other
competitions.
Twenty five entries have been re-
ccivod from the Wanderers Club. The
entries follow: Shrop, Adler, Bowers,
Shcpperd, Kane. Edwards, Lake,
NnrtC niIpOinO Malta StonInr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-02

JIMMY JORDAN VICTOR
Former Pittsburgh Boxer Wins
Close Decision Over Gus Franchettl

Jimmy Jordan, formerly of PITTS
burgh. but now residing in this city,
came through " ith close victory over
tw- Frauchctti i'm the main bout at the
Auditorium \, \. last night Tue con.
tr,t vas oIo,oly ougod throughout the
eight rounds, Iordan earning tho YER
dI'r by repeated ~" Of body blows.
While it LASTED thc sru.iwiud .up
proceed 10 be 4 highly Sensational affair.
Tho way Tommy Loughran and IIughcy
RIair started it did not appear M il
either would be able to last out tho
round. Loughran, however, was the
stronger of the two. lie used straight
left jab, puzzled Blair 10 such an ex-
t"ut that the latter vas not on his
guard "hrn I."Ughrau shot over his
rigM in the second round. The blow
cuugm Blalr >uunrcr an the iap. and
>,m HIN down for rh, complete ruunt.
li'Hir had four pouuu- ON IUughlHn.
lie weighed ~ puuud,.
WIFE" Thona, won from Jimmy
Downc, in ,iH rounds, Young Nor
rocco defeated Terry Mitchell. Nlry
! Doyle and Nellie Brown boxed q draw
In tho opening contest,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-02
PENN IN CRUCIAL
BASKETBALL GAME
Meets New York University Here
Tonight in What Visitors
Call Title Game

The college basketball worlds series
game will be played here tonight at
Wcightman Hall between the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania quintet and tint
five from New NorL University. Not n
ticket remained uu-oId this morning for
the contest
Three hundred students from the lat
tor institution are expected to attend
the game. The graduate manager Of
athletics at New York University asked
that at least that number Of tickets be
sent TO him to accommodate the de-
lnandS of his student body. They arc
coming over by train, trucks and auto
mobile.
Tonight's game is a result of chal.
lcngc made by tho Niolcts last spring
after PENNSYLVANIA had defeated Chi.
cage for the ro'I"gc championship OF
America. New York won thr \. y. | .
rhun.pi"n.hip aD Atlanta after going
through tho season with but a Ningl"
defeat, West Point turning the trick.
Penn last year Won nineteen straight
before dropping a game to Chicago IN
the Windy City. New York University
denied the right of Penn TO call itself
champion, and after much bcwailinR
by New York newspapers this year
game was the result.
Penn students are anything but "hct
up" over the game and expect their
favoritcs to win. rs they usually do.
MidyCnr examinations are causing
enough worr! TO Red and Blue students
without the addition of basketball. New
York. ON tic other hama. II IN frenzy,
Newspapers over there call 1t the
"Amcricun college championship game,
meaning that, no matter what occurs IN
tnc future, the winner should be given
the title Of champion. And they are
50 insistent, these New Workers, that
they are going to be crowned the title
! holder that they are willing to wager
real coin of the realm, The latter,
however on ono proviso, that Penn give,
! odds OF > TO s. Penn students rctOrt
that If they arc so Certain Of victory
oven money is about the right bet. and
if there Is any betting done 1t will be
on til" fifty fifty basis.
Both Penn and New York University
/ have clrau states this year, with Tn" Req
and blue leading with nine Victories to
seven for the visitors. The Violet stu
dents point with pride TO the fact that
they defeated Syracuse % to l6, whiIc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-02
Moose" Mccormick Here

HARRY MOOSE" MCCORMICK, the famous pinch
IL hitter of the New York Giants, who gained fame n
few years with his rock en- and sock en- stuff at
critical periods in the ball games is located in PhiIadc.
nhia Moose is in business here and intends TO remain
permanently.
Two years ago hc scouting tour in the West
and had chance to study Jimmy Mitchell the now in q.
fielder Of the Ianks, u action.
''Mitchcl will make good" SAYS Moose "hrcsusc hc
hustling ball player and loves TO play tho game lie
i'n sensational. bur after every ball With both
hands and gets his throw TO first in time to beat the
runner He is not spring chicken By any means He
IS about twenty eight years old and looks like smal Ter
edition OF Arthur Fletcher He weighs about $50 pounds
Mccormick probably will manage ono of the sCmipro
teams around Philadelphia this year He wants to keep
in close touch with the game.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-02

Stalngs completed for the exhibition games
with tho Pills in the South In April and also filed
order for all supcrduous players the local payroll
Il have ball club in tho making said Stall ngS.
When | started bad ball park aud n franchise.
Now have half dozen players and fifty promises. IL
can cash in tho promises should have good team.
Fred Mcrkc will play first base, and expect him do
great work in the international League lie is far from
being has been. There several years of baseball
left in him.
What need most is catcher. but expect to land
ono in short time wish could get like Peters.
who purchased by the Pbls from BIRMINGHAM last
year. Peters Is Of the best Young Cachcr have
Sccn. and have looked at lot of them discovered
Bill Kcfer Jimmy Archer. Ed Swccny and other stars
in time Peters should go big in tho National League.
His hitting might not be tho mark. but he
catcher"
Barney DrCyfuss told me tho same thing broke In
President Baker. Barney tried get Peters last year
but faicd Out in Chicago he told that Peters was
high class performer. This is the first time ever hav
heard l'rcyfuss prais" Young player
BIl killc(cr Is visiting his wfc's relatives in West
chester and will b" hcrc all week. lie will leave for tho
coast IN couple Of weeks aud do preliminary work
before the squad arrives. Bills injured finger in good
shap" again and he expects no further trouble.
I'VE will have hgbtiug ball club this year he said
Johuny Eves has 6ock of young players to be tried
out and somr said to be stars We need hard hitting
outhcdcr and first bascmau and il they discovered
VIC will make things interesting the ther clubs The
pitching department will be strong and that is than
30 per cent of tho club
DILL DONOIiN ,ciH lcarc for Gaiucyriic. FIn.,
~ on FCbrHHw 2S Tih Sam Payuc. TLc ball
1,ouHdS wH be balt socd and hcrcd, 10 say poiLing
Of cca"cd and pressed, under WiUyUuS c11'c cyc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-02
Linc-Up for Tonight's
Big College Game

the best Penn could do against the
Orange was II TO s.
Penn students, on the other hand,
state that at the time their favoritcs
played Syracuse Coach Eddie NcNichol
and his aide, Joe Fogarty. were expert
mCntiug. II will not be so tonight.
RiSie Rosennst and Walter liuntzinger
will play the forward posts, Bill Grave
will be at center and Captain Danny
McNirhol aud Al Vocglin will hold
down the guard places. This LING up.
which smothcrcd IIafayctt" Saturday
night last, j. said TO bc even better than
last years aggregation. Tonight they
will get their first real test. g.,
Coach Ed Thorp. of the visitors, Will
depend on Aaron Holman and Frank
Goellcr, forwards; Robbie Robertson,
ccnter. and Captain Max Baker anu
Ed Delaney for tho defensive positions.
Baker. Delaney. Gocllcr and Holman
arc veterans Of the championship team
of last year. GocllCr was the team S
high scorer last year and is said to be
one of the shftiest forwards in the COL
Icge game. He will probably have Danny
McNich0l TO look after him tonight.
Holman il brother Of Nat, said TO be
the largest check drawer in professional
basketball.
The New Workers. will be minus Tea
Cam and Paul Mooney, the two stars
of last years team when they linc.up
tonight. The students from the town
that lies just two hours away from
| Philadelphia state that the team this
! year Is every bit as fast as last, and
/ that Penn is in for an unpleasant sur =
prise. The Gothamites depend on the
short passing game with the five man
drfcnsiv" system inauguratcd at Penn.
+ They never shoot for the basket out
side Of the 1J-foOt mark, according to
an ,cntcrprising press agent from the
Violets' domain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-02
AGROS7OLOGLST LATEST TYPE
OF GOLF EXPERT IN DEMAND
ST. Louis t.. e.. Scene OF Next Amateur. Calls for Help and
win Be Wen Agrostologizcd-Briton Yarns of
international Luck
By SANDY McNIBJICE
A GROSTATIC golfologists are with


a "koSlAIlC GoltoIoglsts are with
a us. Golfers arc clusscd in many
divisions, from the dufcr UP, but the
agrostologist is the last word in human
golf perfection and ngrostology in the
Tie pioneer assurncrs Of this high.
falutin' name win make their bow TO
solfng society Mt ST, Tonis this summer.
It's not 10 ho n Klan That GOES about
in mask and gown TO spread terror
among golfers. With secrecy as its mid
die name; nothing like that,
The fairways Of the 81. Louis Coun-
try Club. where the rcyt amateur golf
championship of the United States is to
be held, suffer each summer with vari-
Gus complaints, so II grpoars.
The United States department Of
Agriculture. hearing Of this. volun-
trercd TO send couplc of ngroStoIogists
ont there, Tho officials of tho club were
n little locrv at first.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-02
Wagner ClO,uus No More

A l. WAGNER no longer is n clown boxer. This young
~ man. who used to much JOY and mcrrimcnt
every mc be- boxed couple of ago, has improved
wonderfully and should be- out the front rank in very
short time On Monday night he outpoin ted Mende
at the Olympia and deserves much credit. Mcndc is
mighty good boxer and it takes a good man to gain
dCCiS him.
Wagner is hitting better and shows moro class than
ever before. No longer does he waste punches or hon
around in an attempt to be funny His judgment of dis.
tancc better and he is taking his training more seriously
Cory-tVit, 1921. by Public Ledger Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-02
NINTH CHURCH A WINNER
Defeats AlI-Stars in Cage Contest
Second Team Also Mlns

Ninth Church won an exciting bas-
k"tball gam" from the All Stars by the
score Of 10 to t. The work of Bocttnct
NJ center vas III" feature. he making
four Of his teams nine baskets from
the field.
In a preliminary contest, Ninth
Church ,ocond won over the Inns by
=" to 20. Parsons at forward played
4 S"n@ati"na' game and made ten field
goals.