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The New York herald., 1921-09-15
RATE
MAY CUT S1.4O GAS.
,. S. Board, However, Adjourns
Without Action in Brook
lyn Company Case.

William A. Prendergast, chairman of
day adjourned the hearing in the Brook
lyn Borough Gas Company rate case
subject to the call OF the commission
without ordering a change In the pres
Announcement was made. however, that
another and temporary rate might be
ordered before the next meeting.
Yesterdays hearing was or an order
temporary rate OF s1.35 should not be
fixed. Edward NJ Bassett. the COM
pany's attorney, offered no further evil
dence. which he said would be reserved
until later when an application for
permanent rate would be argued.
William S. Jackson. who represented
the city as special counsel, said the city
experts were os the opinion the rate
should be fixed at 81 a thousand cubic
feet. He asked for an adjournment of
a week In order to give the city's en-
gineers time to check up the inventory
submitted by the company. The belief
that a rate of 81 was sufficient was
based on reductions In the price OF gas,
oil and coal, Mr.. Jackson said. lie
added that the matter OF alleged IN
efficient management would enter into
the city's arguments.
Charles A. Villas, counsel for the
Bronx Gas and Electric Company. which
Is seeking to obtain higher rate
from the commission. refused to recog-
nize tho city as q proper protestant
against the proposed increase. Com
missioner Charles Van Voorhis withheld
ruling on an application by Joseph
p. Morrissy. Assistant Corporation
Counsel. for a permit for expert ex-
aminers representing the city to go
over the company's books. Mr.. Villas
opposed such proceeding. although he
said the company would throw open
its records to any authorized rspreScn-
tative OF the Public Service Commission.
Robert A. Carter. .Jr., assistant engi-
neer OF manufacture and son OF
vice president of the company, produced
a schedule showing the cost of making
gas as 10.5S c=neA = 1000 cubic feet.
Under examination by Mr.. Villas. Mr..
Carter said that condensation and Leak
ege in the mains. slow meters and
registration changes due to pressure
and temperature cause the largest lose.
Walter r. Addcks. the companys
vice-president, exhibited contract with
liz otdlludTu VII Company OF view JeI-
sey for so. 10000 gallons OF crude petrol
cum to be delivered TO the consolidated
companies between July /. 1921. and
April ]. 1922. at six and half cents q
gallon. on cross examination Mr..
Addicks said that although oil pro-
duction greatly exceeds the demand and
shipments the price nevertheless con-
tinues TO remain high. Mr. Morrisey
attacked the testimony of Mr.. Addicks
regarding the advisabili,y of the con-
tract between the consolidated COM
panies. OF which the Bronx concern is
one. and the Standard Oil.
The New York herald., 1921-09-15
HIRsHFIELD CASE HANGS FIRE.
Martin Postpones Action
on Motion to Dismiss.

Justice Francis Martin in the Supreme
Court handed down memorandum
Yesterday postponng action on the re-
quest Of Commissioner 90 Accounts
David Hirshheld to dismiss the libel
Indictment which was found against
Hrshfeld last November. Hlrshfield
was indicted by the Almirall Grand Jury
for statements no ls alleged to have
made concerning James +. Smith. who
was conducting an investigation for the
District Attorneys office.
Justice Martin said that while he he
lleved he would be justified in dismisslng Z
the indictment for failure TO prosecute.
he had decided TO give the Attorney
General an opportunity to bring the
case TO trial
The New York herald., 1921-09-15
HINES TO APPEAL
FOR VOTE RECOUNT
Continued from First Page.

sured by Taminany workers tnat they
would line UP behind Hines and give him
the district and for that reason few
Hines workers were assigned. The de-
feat came only by double cross. the
Hines workers claimed.
Hines carried the Ninth Assembly Dis
trict. which lies between Eighty-third
and 101st streets and extends irreSu.
larly from the Hudson River to Central
Park West. Thomas Williams has been
the leader OF that district for three years.
since he beat Ross Williams for tho
place while Ross Williams was overseas
with the knights or Columbus. thus
Murphy hoped. ending leadership which
had not been at all times as faithful
as he desired.
Hines, of course, carried his own dis
trict. the Eleventh, which lies generally
avenue and l01st and 10th streets. al
though. he said. they had their best
safe cracking cops on the Job at every
voting place
August Wise Bowicd Over.
In the Thirteenth district-Hudson
River. 11eth. Manhattan avenue. 136th
street--August NJ. Wise had his first
taste of battle since he was designated
leader several months ago by Murphy
to succeed the late John II. O'Connell.
Hines put him under the table.
The Fourteenth district runs generally
from the East River to Lexington ave-
nue., between Fifty-fourth and Eighty
fourth streets, and is ruled over by
Thomas NJ. Farley for Tammany--or.
not infrequently, against Tammany.
Farley beat John v. Coggey. Murphy's
leader. there in April OF last year, and
political observers took Illness victory
over Farley with something OF n wink.
In the Twentieth District-East River,
115th street, Fifth avenue, 1S4th street
Hines outgeneraled Percy Nagle. or
whom Murphy thought enough in his
telephone booth convention to put on
the Tammany ticket for Sheriff. Hines
carried the district by to !, and the
victory came just at o time when Nagie
had been back In the good graces OF
Murphy only year or so. having been
given the gate as district leader by the
boss half a dozen years ago. 1t is
understood he won the district back and
his place on the ballot largely through
his record overseas, having gone In the
service as a private and came out
major There was much speculation
Yesterday as to whether Nagle is losing
his cunning or just didn't choose to
work himself to a shadow In the Hines
contest.
Edward Hoiahan. Deputy REGISTER of
New York County. was the leader who
couldn't deliver In the Twenty-first dis
trict. lying generally between the Hud-
son and Harlem rivers from l36th to
l55th street. Holahan became leader
when the district obtained new boun-
daries from redistrictng.
Joseph Mccormick. leader of the
Twenty second. bounded roughly by
Hath street, the Hudson. st. Nicholas
avenue and 165th street, lost his district
as did also John Mara, for two years
leader OF the Twenty-third district. lying
between the Hudson and the Harlem
above 165th street
The contest was ve-y close In the
The New York herald., 1921-09-15
shaIIeck Terribly Beaten.

Shalleck had three blackjack wounds
about his head, one of which broke his
chin. Another blackjack blow broke his
right hand. There were forty stitches
taken In his scalp and chin. His body
was badly bruised as If he had been
kicked, and there was a streak across
his chest which he said was the blaze
OF bullet which some one fired while
he was on his back and being beaten.
He said his right hand was broken by
blow from a blackjack welded by a
man in plain clothes. from whom ne was
trying to protect himself with that hand
whlo his left hand held the nightsticS
with which a uniformed policeman was
trying to hit him. He said he was flat
upon his back on the sidewalk outside
the polling place while that was going
on. having been forced outside after
being beaten inside. DR.. Lester Roos,
233 West 117th street. who Is attending
Shalleck. fears four ribs are broken and
will make an x-ray examination to-day.
1T was learned yesterday that others
OF Illness forces who received slight
injuries In the Seventeenth street melee
were Thomas A. Flynn, 21d West 102d
street, and his brother. Joseph A.. OF
20 West Ninety-ninth street; Mchaelt
O'.Neill. 1856 West 105th street, and
Nicholas Lynch, address uniearned. who
is said to have had a hammer used on
his face.
Alderman William r. Kenneally,
Murphy's right hand man, who was
said TO have been at the polling place
when the fight started, denied yesterday
that he was present. William T. King,
an official OF the Anawanda Club Muir
phys nearby club which was said to
have been fred on from passing auto
mobiles, corroDorated Kenneally's story
that the frst known at the clubhouse
was when women workers rushed there
from the polling place In Mysteries and
said there was trouble.
Kennealy said his information was
that "a bunch of Illness guerillas in
vaded the polling place and tried 10
steal the books
No explanation was obtainable as to
why no arrests were made IL that was
the case.
The New York herald., 1921-09-15
Adhercs to His Warming.

"You adhere to it?'
II do"
II notice you say, Why paint and
renoyatc the interior OF a building when
there are essential items of fire preven-
ton work to be performed, which would
naturally operate to safeguard life and
lessen fire risk"
THAT Is a question of judgment"
''You state further. i would earnestly
recommend that the Board OF Education
adopt resolutions for transmission TO the
Board Of Estimate and Apportionment
stating the stern necessity OF prompt
action upon the boards request for
funds to enable the department to I'M
dertake Immediately fire prevention
work that is absolutely necessary II we
arc to safeguard properly the lives OF
the children entrusted to our care That
Ia your letter."
II believe It Is: yes. SIR
Mr.. Snyder told of efforts to get
money for fire prevention work. He
estimated that the cost OF making the
schools safe by wipipg out the 1000
violations which have been reported and
recorded would be $4,000, 900. The
Ifylsn administration appropriated
$3.50. 900 last spring, and that Is the first
money given for the purpose
These letters you wrote to the Board
OF Education warning against fire dam
gers represents your state OF nind?"
I'VE are anxious TO get this work
done. We don't want any accidents"
Delay In building schools and the gen
eral slowing down OF school activities
during the last three years arc due to
friction between the school officials and
Board OF Estimate. DIR. Ettinger told the
committee. This 10 due partly 10 con-
flicting laws and divided authority
There arc 10000 pupils In double ses-
sion classes, he said, and the part time
situation II very serious. About 10000
children are receiving partial instruc-
tion. The double session system has
been extended to Its limit.
The hearing continues to-day.
The New York herald., 1921-09-15

as against little over s7.Ooo.oOo at the
present time"
Without any increase In the cost OF
operation"
when you use the word operation
you have an entirely different thought
In mind from what have"
You tell me what thought I have In
mind and will tell you whether you
laugh.
When Mr.. Brown insisted that the
Commissioner get down 20 answering u
question at one time Mr.. Hubert said
Some OF us want to get at the sum
without knowing how the example is
done; that Is the way with my little
girl when she comes home from school
She wants to know the answer without
knowing how to do IT."
Il thank you for comparing me with
Your little girl like II. 1t shows you
must think lot of me-" Mr.. Brown
said.
According to Tax Department figures
the value of the piers is about $212 2.O00.-
600. but tho commissioner disputed those
figures and said he had been trying for
years to get an accurate valuation
Operating expenses OF the department
were shown to have increased from
$4,000 in 1917 to s1.202,0o0 in 1920.
but this will be reduced by 10 per cent.
cut in wages and so per cent. cut in
costs Of supplies for next year. The
gross revenue increased "a per cent.
While he did not want to take too much
credit to himself Mr.. Hubert admitted
he thought he had done more than any
one for harhor development.
The New York herald., 1921-09-15
Claims Wholesale Forgeries.

Hines declared that already from some
districts ne has affidavits from more
parsons who voted for him than there
were votes recorded for him by the cleo
ton officials and that he will turn
that evidence over to the proper au-
thorities. He stated also that some OF
the books at polling places showed as
many as eighty names in a row written
in the same handwriting. He continued
that he knew where there were blllots
that had been cast for him but now
bore erasura marks and cross mark
before the name of Miller.
Il expected that sort of deal,
though" Hines said. THE only thing
that surprises me is that they were so
raw about it..
Hines said that Sha;leclS, his mana ger,
was beaten up when he found suspi-
cious registrations at Murphy's poll
ing place. Seventeenth street and Liv-
ingston place.
Shalleck lay In his room at the Hotel
Marlborough all day IN great pain, un-
able to turn over In bed and speaking
only with difficulty. His mother.
two sisters and brother were with him.
1T was stated last night his condition
had improved sufficiently for him to be
removed to his home. 257 West 112th
street,
The New York herald., 1921-09-15
Violation of Fire Rules.

Testify!ng regarding violations OF the
city's fire prevention rules In the city
schools, Mr.. Snyder said, answering
queries:
I'VE have not prepared any schedule
which would be at all accurate as we
were not In position to have the viola
tions removed. do not think any state
ment has been prepared regarding the
violations since 1915. We have not made
up any list OF what you regard as serious
violations"
This question of doing away with
violations OF the fire prevention rules
has been a matter OF a good deal OF
concern to you for several years. hasn't
TT"
"And you have made efforts TO secure
moneys for the purpose Of correcting the
conditions?"
Yes, sir"
"You have reported IL frequently to
the Board of Education?"
II have"
II see In your letter OF March Is,
1921. that you say: The condition In
relation TO fire prevention with the con-
tinued growth Of schools and consequent
overcrowding and congestion. causes me
great uneasiness and distress of mind
Is that true?"
"It was"
"It the fire prevention work was and
Is required for schools under normal
conditions. how much more important
must II be when buildings contain quite
one-half or moro in excess of the nor
MALI"
Yes, sir"
"You stated in your letter. I sincerely
hope that resumption of the carrying
out of this most important work may
be brought about without the stimulus
represented perhaps by some awful ac-
cident either hero or elsewhere You
said that. didn't your
THAT ls in the letter. yes"
The New York herald., 1921-09-15
shows oity's sbortsishteduess.

piers OF tho port OF New York arc
really more essential to the prosperity
OF the city than are It's streets because
the pier IL the first thing for which
rcw York was created. and the streets
were for tho service OF tho piers, and
yet they are not looked upon the same.
Nobody dreams Of giving special priv
ileges for the streets: nobody dreams
OF having them supported other than
by general taxation; nobody dreams Of
making revenue out OF the streets. and
yet here In your port even the city
itself is making revenue out OF it's piers;
!, allows a large part Of this essential
public utility to be privately owned, and
The New York herald., 1921-09-15

entire pier. This Is an average case.
Some OF the piers have accommodations
for four ships. two on each side. That
pier would turn in a profit OF $500 a
DAY. II pier were rented out on this
basis for even 100 days in the year the
proft on each would range somewhere
above $500 1t is regarded as reason
able to suppose that some piers have
made profits as high as $4,000 TO $780,
900 a year for their leases.
The New York herald., 1921-09-15

Third district. fronting on the Hudson.
between Fortieth and Tenth streets.
which Is led by Charles Culkin. Charles
Dalton and Frank Goodwin. Hines
claims 10 have carried the Cuikin END
OF the district and Hines workers say
that CuIkin displayed very generous
lethargy regarding the outcome.
The Seventh district, fronting on tne
Hudson between Sixty-third ana Elshty-
sixth streets. and presided over os oai'eS
Hagan, Is doubtful
"Did YOU get any help from any OF
Murphy's district leaders," Hines was
asked.
mot a Bit" he said. "Many OF them
indicated they would like TO help me and
some that they would. but Murphy Is
sued his orders and they shivered when
they heard their masters voice.
While Hines is preparing his courr
actions to-day his workers VIII be
busy with the organization OF bor-
oughwids Anti-Murphy League. which
is to have It's headquarters at liines's
club. the Monongahela. at nth street
and Manhattan avenue. That will be the
organization under which his fight will
be fought IL he succeeds In getting on
the ticket. and II not will be maintained
as a permanent organization against
Murphy.
Regarding the alleged frauds. Hines
said that he has evidence enough al
ready to "send lot OF people to Jail"
Il hate to see any underlings get hurt
in this thing" Hines said. so you
can say for me that IL anybody wants
to get out from under they better begin
to move now. because | am coming
and ] am coming hard. That is not
a threat. 1t Is notice that ! am going
TO carry out my soiemn duty. wh!ca
the vote OF my friends has entrusted
to me--that OF ridding the Democratic
party Of Murphy
The New York herald., 1921-09-15
How Hines Hit Murphy

THE following table shows what
dent was made in the
straight Murphy" vote by James
J. Hines, running for the Demo
cratic nomination for President
of the Borough of Manhattan
against Julius Miller, the phone
booth" selection of Charles
Francis Murnhy.
The New York herald., 1921-09-15

10 privately owned naturally revenue
must come from it.
'All OF this causes congestion, II Is
impossible 10 get berths always even at
the rates charged. An operator came
In here with a valuable cargo OF sugar
and coffee The least he could get a
berth for In this port was 1915 day.
Add TO that the trouble with the exces-
sive lighterage charges. add to that the
difficulties about the unloading OF trucks.
the excessive trucking charges and all
the other charges and you will see what
is the matter with New York
Further documentary evidence In the
hands of tho Meyer committee dealing
with pier leases includes correspondence
between the International Maritime Cor
porstion. the United States Shipping
Board and the Tropical Steamship Cor
poration. This deals with Pier 2 and
Pier 81. North River.
$500 n Day to shipping Board.
Steamships belonging to the Shipping
Board occupied the berth on the north
side OF Pier 3l for $50 days and both
sides of Pier for 10t days. Pier 2
was leased from Carroll. Hagan Sc Car
roll on a monthly basis from April 10
10 June l3, 1920, at $500 a day. Pier
81 was rented for s40O a day. The
Tropical company went into the hands
OF a receiver and the Shipping Board
made inquiry regarding its operating
costs.
Statements in these letters show that
the Tropical company paid SIS, 900 to
Carroll. Hagan & Carroll for Pier 2
and s63 445 to the United States Trans
port Company for Pier 81. Charges
made against vessels obtaining berths
at these piers amounted to s19S,65S.
The amount paid by the Shipping Board
was S10l,sS6.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-07-22
Mr.. A. G. FOWLER

Desde hace dos dias, sc encuentra
en- esta capital, ell distinguido caba-
Hero norteamericano, representsnte
especial de la famosa casa de uni
ted State Export Co. Ltd, de Nue'
va York, quien acaba de llegar de
su viaje de negocios pOr los paises de
Sur America.
Accompanied de nuestro excelente
amigo don Rafael R. Pietrantoni, de
la acreditada firma "Pietrantoni Y
Sojo", de esta plaza, tuvioron la cor
tesla de visitar nuestra Reduction.
Ell sefor "A. G. Fowloer, represen-
tante viajero de la muy solicitadl
gonna "Royal Cord" permanecera 8
semanas entire nosotros.
Grata estadia le deselmos al ex-
celente caballero, que es. una persona
muy culta y distinguish.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-07-22
.NumGTOSOS timOS en-
Ia Ciudadde S. Juan

Personals de verdadero yaler han We
nido quejarse a nnestra Redacci6n
acerca de unos cuantos tipos que hacisn
dose pasar pOr periodistas invocando
el nombre de la prensa, han tratado do
ejercer preston sobre muchas y distin-
guidas personas, para venderles fOlletos
o cartulinas impresas, con Ell pretexto
de que han tratado de honrar la memo
ria de los que fueron insignes hombres
publicos De Diego y Muhoz Rivera.
LlamamOs la atenci6n de la Policia
respectO de 10 sucedido, para que de-
tenga los farsantes.
Nuestras autoridades, celosss del de-
coro pubico, deben impedir q. ciertos
vagabundos, que solo viven del asalto,
traten de denisrar la memoria de nues-
tros mas ilustres hombres p1bhcos, va
hendose de tales artimafias 9 insultan-
do a las personas dignss que Sc ME
gan a que Sc les despoje.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-07-22
IngIate[[a pide una
reunion en- BOIOnia
tPoR GABLE FRANcEs)

PARIS, julio 21.- Fl go6ierno bri-
tanico ha respondido q la nota france
sa relativa a la Alta silesia c insiste
en- que Sc celebre una reunion del Con
sejo Supreme en- Bolonia, antes dc
dia ultimo del corgiente mes. Segdn de-
claraciones del corresponsal del period.
CO "Le Petit Parisien" la respuesta
de Alemania a la nota francssa sobrC
la sltuaci6n de la Alta Silesia sera en-
viada mafiana al Embajador de Fran
cia. segin informes del periodico "LC
Petit Journal, la ohcina de Relacio
mes Exteriores transmitira esta noche :
Francia la respuesta de Lord Curzon
Mr.. BRAND. jefe del gobierno france
sobre Ia necesidad de enviar refuerzc
a la Alta silesia. Y conhrma, adsmas.
ell referido peri6dico, que Ell Gobierno
britanico no considera necesario el en-
vio de refuerzos, pero insiste la veg
en- convocar una reunion del cOnseio
Supreme de la Paz.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-07-22
Ell. ASUNTO De LA So
CIEDAD "SODRINOS De
PORTILLA" HA QUEDADO
SATISFACTORIA M E tie.
ARREGLADO

Suplementando la information que di
mos en- nuestra edici6n de aver respecto
a los procedimientos iniciados en- la
Corte Federal sobre liquidation de La
importante sociedad de esta plaza $50.
brinos de Portilla'', informamos hoy
que las diferencias surgidas entire los
socios que integran dicha sociedad que
daron satisfactoriamente arregladas por
los interesados. Deseamos tambi6n acla
rar parte de dicha information.
La acci6n iniciada por la frma de
abogados "soto Gras siaca", en- re.
presentation de Itho de los comandita
rios, Don Eugenio Portilla, tenia pc,
objeto ell nombramiento de su "Recei
ver'' para efectuar la liquidation ju-
dicial de la referida sociedad "Sobri.
nos de Portilla", cuyo t6rmino social
habia expirado. Sc alegaban en- la de
manda desavenencias surgidas entire los
socios y otras irregularidades desde Ia
techa en- que vencio ell termino socia'
actual, que harlan necesaria la intsr
venci6n de administrator judicial pa
ra efectuar la liquidation de la casa.
Arreglados todos los puntos de con-
troversia que existian entire dichos So
clos en- el dia de aver, sera prorrogado
el contrato social por un nusvo termi-
no, con ingresO de nuevos socios y ms
joras en- la administration, que asegu-
raran en- el future la buena marcha de
los negocios de la sociedad de re1eren-
cfa