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New-York tribune., 1921-04-18
Last Act of
Session Kills
Hylan Veto
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sion armed with drastic powers to deal
with the city's traction tangle and the
creation Of a state public service com
mlssion with jurisdiction over all
pubic utilities except the New York
City traction lines.
Development of the states water
power by private capital under strict
state supervision.
Inc reorganization of the State In
dustrlal Commission through the aboli-
u!on OF the present five-headed commits
sion and creating in its place a state
labor commissioner and an industrial !
board Of three. - '"'
Enactment of state dry law which
enrolls New York among the states
which have joined hands with the Fed
eral government in the effort to en-
force the national prohibition amend
ment.
Legislation paving the way for crea-
t1on OF New York-New Jersey port
authority, which is to present a COM
prehenslve port development program
TO the legislatures of the two states.
innate and Control, which takes over
the budget making fuctions of the leg
lslatlve finance committee;
The abolition of the state Narcotic
Control Commission, the state Bureau
OF Elections, the state Military Train
ing Commission and the reduction of
the number of port wardens of the
Port of New York and placing them on
tee basis instead of salary;
The Discrimination Of the publica-
tion of the session laws;
The consolidation of the states tax
collection agencies in a new state Tax
commission assuming jurisdiction over
the gathering Of taxes, the supervision
the Secretary of State and the State
Comptroller
Farmers Compensation
lnsuring compensation to farmers
whose cattle have been killed by order
Of the Department of Agriculture be-
cause they were infected with danger
Gus diseases
Relieving the state education de-
compulsory education law.
Amendments to the workmen's COM
pensation law, partially restoring the
direct settlement clause
Disseminating the employment of
most of the departmental counsel. The
work heretofore done by lawyers en-
ployed by the various state depart
ment boards and bureaus is now to
be performed by the Attorney Generals
Office.
Two recommendations made by Gov
ernor Miller which did not pass the
Legislature were the ones which would
give Governor added powers under
the Moreland act by permitting the
Executive to investigate local officials
on his own initiative and his sugges-
tion that proposal be submitted to
the people relative to bond issues for
bridges over state canals.
The Governor abandoned the former
and did not insist upon the latter rec
Practically every measure affecting
veterans of the World War which had
been approved by the American Legion
was passed. The most important of
these was the veterans preference
New-York tribune., 1921-04-18
Chilean President Asks u. S.
Aid for Pan.American Harmon,


SANTIAGO, Chile, April 17-United
States Ambassador Shea rendered a
banquet at the embassy, last night to
President Alessandri and number of
prominent Chileans, in anticipation of
his departure for the United States on
May for vacation
President Alessandri departed from
the custom of Presidents not to make
addresses at dinners, answering a cor
dial address by Ambassador Shea with
the declaration that his administration
would foster every movement tending
to bring about harmony in Pan-Ameri-
can relations and solving pending prob
lens according to law and the histor-
ical rights of parties. He appealed
for the aid of the United States, with
its high moral attitude, in accomplish
ing this task.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-18
Nine Injured
In Collision of
Surface Cars
One Near Death From Crash
at West Broadway and
Grand Street; Motorman,
Hurt, Is Under Arres;
Police Fight Back Crowd
Noise of Smash and Cries
of Victims Draw Hun
dreds to Wreck Scene

Nire passengers were injured, one
proF ibly fatally, when an eastbound
Grind Street surface car crashed into
northbound Sixth Avenue surface
car at West Broadway and Gran
Street yesterday. The noise of tn -
collision was audible for blocks, ana
the screams of the injured drew hun
dreds Of persons TO the spot.
Henry Litman, thirty-one years ole
motorman of the Grand Street car. j.
at st. Vincent Hospital under arrest
charged with felonious assault. He s
said to have been injured internall>
when the vestibule struck the other
car amidships and telescoped, pinninc
him in the wreckage.
Fathers Thomas Roche and John
dag, of St. Alphonsus' Church, in Wesr
Broadway, between Canal and Crane
streets, rendered assistance in ex-
Treating the injured and administered
last rites TO Vincent Baritone, thirty
five years old, of 238 High Street
brooklyn, who also was injured in
ternally.
The side of the Sixth Avenue ca
was smashed in and passengers in the
cars, both of which were crowded, were
thrown violently to the floor anc
showered with broken glass. Police
reserves were summoned from the
Beach Street station, and in less thar
fifteen minutes four ambuIances had
arrived. The police had to fight back
rapidly augmenting crowd while Drs
Morgan and Tandy gave emergencv
treatment TO the more seriously hurt
Others taken to ST. Vincent's Hos
pital were Sadie Goldsteilf, thirty-fou
years old, of 60 Second Avenue. suffeI
ing from contusions, and Sarah Vein.
niger. thirty-six years old, of sol Bay
onne Street, who suffered injuries l.
the right shoulder and arm.
Those sent home after being treatesi
were Lorenzo Minci, thirty-four year
old, 8l22 Boulevard. Rockaway Beach
Anna Savage, ten years old. 612 Harr.-
son Avenue, Jersey City; Joseph Tin
COLA, fifty years old, Ill Chrystio
Street; Sam Feldman, forty two year.
old, go Grand Street, Jersey City:
Frank Gadda, thirty-nine years old
SAT East Twelfth Street.
Motorman George P. Childs, of 81
West 115th Street, is said to have bee
travelling at a low rate of speed, Will,
the Grand Street car was running very
fast. Traffic was delayed for more
than an hour before the street was
cleared.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-18
Dr. Sawyer to s'Pinch Hit for
Harding at Banquet Table
fresldent's Physician to Recome 'sCol House, Of
administration, View of Washington Observers:
.onfesses Embarrassmentto to Army, Navy Men

did not deprive any other officer Of de-.
served promotion, for the reason that
it Is temporarily added place.
Having thus barred his fears to the
very men whose scorn he had feared
Dr. sawyer proceeded to thank them
warmly for the way he had been treat
ed since he had donned the uniform
ne told the men interested in the use
or gas and chemicals in war that he
had peen much impressed by the arpu-
ments, and assured them that the com
mander IN chief-President Harding
would get favorable report on the
whole situation.
Wnereat there was loud applause,
that being just what the chemical war
1are boosters had been hoping would
happen.
But what official Washington is in
terested in tonight is not so much
what General Sawyer will tell Mr.. Har-
dlng about the need of appropria ton
and support for chemical warfare as
the 1ntlmation that the General is to be
sent to various functions and meetings
as the Presidents personal presenta
tive, not only to relieve the President
or going to functions which, if he &C
cepted all the invitations even that he
would like to accept, would prove toe
mucn Tor his physical endurance, but
also to make reports to the President
for his guidance
General Sawyer, some observers here
are commenting, is going to have the
functions of Rear Admiral Graysor
and IN addition will be the kind of per
sonai representative in Washington
which Colonel House was abroad for
President Wilson. 'A
New-York tribune., 1921-04-18
Survey Will Be
First Task of
Transit Board
Merchants Associations
Data on Financial and
Physical Conditions at
Commissions Disposal
O'Brien Ready to Fight
Unofficial Conferences Will
Be Held This Week by
Governors Appointees

Although the new Transit Commits
sion, appointed by Governor Miller on
Saturday under the terms of the
knight-Adler law, expects to be sworn
IN and Installed in Office by May / it's
first orders, designed to improve the
transportation situation, probably will
not be issued until month later.
George McAneny, chairman of the com
mission, said yesterday that his con-
ferences with Leroy T. Hardness and
Major General John F. Organ, the
other members. to be held this week
will be unofficial in character.
One OF the first acts of the commits
sion, it is expected, will be to take up
the work of formulating a survey Of
the physical status Of every subway,
elevated and surface line in the city.
rms work already has been accom-
pllshed in part by committee appoint
ed by the Merchants Association. Act
ing entirely on its. own initiative, the
association more than year ago had
a transit survey made by d citizens
committee of which Charles E. Hughes
was the head
The result of the survey was the
gathering of statistics pertaining to
The financial and physical condition Of
all the lines. Recommendations were
purposely omitted from the considera-
tlon of the committee because it was
the intention of the association to
gather only facts that could be used BY
Just such commission as the Cover
nor has appointed The purpose was
that if an official body were created
there would be no long delays in gath
cring necessary data. An official of the
association said yesterday that, al
though its data cannot have any official
standing, it will be placed at the dis
posal of the commission whenever
called for
Corporation Counsel O'Brien's Office,
which has asserted that it will fight
every move made under the Knight
Adler law on the ground that it ignores
contracts made by the city with the
transportation lines on a ive-cent-fare
basis, meantime is assuming a wait
ing attitude. Mr. O'Brien and Senator
Hiram W. Johnson, of California, en-
ployed by the Hylan administration to
fight the Governors plans, have de-
clared that the city will attack the new
law on the ground that it violates both
the state and Federal constitutions Mr..
O'Rrien has never indicated in just
what way court action will be begun.
but it has been learned that Senator
Johnson recommended as first step
that taxpayer bring suit and that the
suit later be supported by the city.
I'VE take the view that this law was
enacted with the primary purpose of
increasing fares,' said Mr.. O'Brien.
I'VE have never changed our view. The
very first step by the commission to
abrogate the citys contracts which
guarantee the public a continued five
cent fare will meet with opposition in
the courts"
New-York tribune., 1921-04-18
Craft Inquiry Board
To Be Selected TODAY
Lusk and MachoId Viii Name
Members; Committee to Meet
Here and Organize April 25
From, a staff Correspondent

TFoHt q otdU COrTeSDOudent
ALBANY, April 17.-The Senate and
Assembly leaders will meet here to-
morrow to decide on the personnel of
the New YORK City graft investigating
committee. Senator Clayton r. Luslx
and Speaker Machold, who will an
point the members, said tonight that
nothing had been decided upon as vet
They expect to be able to agrea on
the composition of the committee be-
fore tomorrow night. After the COM
mlttee IS appointed it will meet in
New York on April 25 to organize.
subcommittee will be created and
these will spend a month in making
an investigation into the Various de-
partmeants Of the Hylan administra-
tlon. This done, they will submit their
findings to the parent body. which
shortly after will begin to hold pub
lie hearings.
The committee has had s1OO, 900 ap-
priated for its work, and during it's in
vestlgation it will turn over such mat
ter as it deems of assistance to the
Charter Revision Commission, which
will revise the New York City charter
so as to reduce the future possibilities
of lneficlency, extravaganza and cor
ruption.
The Charter Revision Commission
will not be appointed until later on in
the year, as it does not begin it's work
until November l. For its labor the
Legislature appropriated $4,000. Each
commission will be composed of fifteen
members. The Governor is to appoint
eleven members Of the charter con-
mittee. The other four. as fixed by the
Legislature, will be the Mayor, the
Comptroller, a Borough President and
a member of the Board of Aldermen.
The Investigating committee, made
up of eight Assemblymen and seven
Senators. will try to obtain the serv-
ices of Elon r. Brown as chief counsel.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-18

jorities on Election Day. More people
are coming to Washington than in any
Administration for twenty years and
most of them want to see their SEN
atprs.
When they 60 to the Senate now they
nnd huge screens across the lobby be
tween the Senate chamber and the
Marble Room. One cannot see oyer
these screens, for they are too tall. and
on neither side is anything visible to
the naked eye. There is two-inch
crack between the bottom and the floor,
and one, can, by STOPPING low, see vari-
GUS and assorted shoes moving back
and forth across the tiled floor. But
who can identify the shoes of his IA
vorite Senator?
Chase an Endless Ramble
The constituents card comes back
from the page with the remark, "Sen-
ator upstage is OUT Then begins n
merry y-go-round for the constituent if
he is persistent. He goes to the SEN
ator's Office in the s4,ooo,oo0 white
marble office building built by constitu-
ents' hard earned taxes and seeks him
there. If the Senator is old in the
game and close to the Committee on
Rules he may also have another office
IN the Capitol Building itself, and the
constituent tries there. If the visitor
can prolong his stay in Washington
few days, and is willing to hotfoot it
around. he may one day catch up with
his Senator and get the warm welcome
so long denied him.
Old-timers in Washington predict
that the aloofness of the Senate will
not last, and that the screens will come
down and the private stairways to the
street and the subway connecting the
Capitol with the Senate Office building
will be used little more than hereto
fore after some of the exclusive mem
bers of the upper house begin to hear
from the home folks, for, after all. a
toga doesn't prevent it's temporary
wearer from being human when he
wants to be.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-18
u. :. Must Mend Poor
Diplomacy, Paris View
Complicated Treaty Making
Machinery Amounts 10 Bad
Manners, Says Midi Writer
Special Cable to The Tribune

Copyright, lSzl, New York Tribune Inc
PARIS, April 1.-THE ironic pen of
Diplomat" in the Paris Midi. sets
forth the opinion to-day that now that
America has taken her place among the
great powers it is time she reformed
her treaty y-making machinery. He
quotes Lord Bryce to the effect that
the necessity that the Senate ratify
treaties permits America to avoid un-
profitable bargains.
1t is not the custom of civilized
countries" says DIPLOMAT" ''to evade
at the last minute agreements which
they permit their representatives to
negotiate. So long as America was
purely colonial country she could
with impunlty employ diplomatic prac-
tices fitting to youthful society and
speak quite frankly of rudimentary
morality.
Nobody ever blamed the Romans
for carrying off the Sabine women. 1t
is quite natural that the Romans at
that time should have behaved like
brigands. But America to-day wants
to play part IN the world. Since
Roosevelt's time the United States has
adopted the airs of great power. like
tne european powers They ought
then to abandon their habits of enter
ing salons in their shirtsleeves and
splitting on the floors. If they do not,
they sooner or later will get into
trouble"
"Diplomat' concludes with the dec
laration that some one should hang in
Uncle Sans bedroom the following
notice after the style of the far West
ern hotel: Guests are asked to re-
move their spurs before getting into
bedn
New-York tribune., 1921-04-18
Film Unions
ant Foreign
w orks Barred
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nomic viewpoint, I can say that the
dumping of this product in America
will have a disastrous effect on An.eri-
can labor, for while these productions
are being shown the American product
will be crowded out of theaters and no
work will be forthcoming for American
labor.
81 am not an expert, but know that
photo-plays can be produced in Ger
many at a minimum of cost Costs in
this country are four or five times as
high. Performers and labor in Ger
many will work for almost nothing and
materials are cheap. We cannot dupli-
cate their production and it is g con-
dition that Equity and the other organ
lzations are viewing with disquietude
The matter has come up before the
governing body of Equity and we are
to enlist the other workers in the field
and the manufacturers of materials in
this country and see what can be done
dustry here. We will begin by trying
to get the highest possible tariff on
film.
"a motion picture production is
peculiar thing, One can OF film can be
imported at a nominal cost and from
this many copies or prints can be made
and used here, crowding out the Ameri-
can product and American workers."
Threat to Industry Denied
A commercial agency which rates
film industries and is the best barome-
ter Of conditions in the field, issued
the following statement through an
officer:
"Any statement that German film is
threatening American workers is un-
true and will only serve to hurt the
industry. The industry in the United
States IS suffering from long period
of overproduction. There have not
been twelve successful importations in
five years. Foreign productions, as q
rule, are not suited to this market.
Conditions will naturally readiust
themselves and workers will return to
work as soon as the overproduction
is used up
A dispatch from London to a trade
journal, Wid's Daily, tends to support
the statements of the labor leaders. 1t
reads in part:
"Adolph Zukor, the American film
producer, landed at Cherbourg and
went straight through to Berlin. We
have it on highest authority that he
IS purchasing a studio in Germany.
The result of his visit should make
highly interesting reading.
MT: Vogel, of First National Dis
trlbuting Exchange, came over on the
same boat. Winfield R. Sheehan. of
the Fox Film Corporation, is also here,
as IS William Farnum, Fox Film PLAYER.
Jeffrey Bernerd, Of Stol's, and Colonel
bromhead, of Gaumont, came from
the United States recently What is
New-York tribune., 1921-04-18
Senate Pose Is Far Up Stage;
MIR. Common People Snubbed
Accessibility of Men Who Wear the Toga Only a
Memory Since Screen of Secrecy Shuts
OFF Famous Marble Room
From The Tr:bans's Washington Bureas

FROM The Trsbuns's Washington Burea.
WASHINGTON. April 17.-While
PRESIDENT Harding and everv other
agency of the government are tryinr ia
popuiarize the Federal government and
are throwing open every door to th.
puplic- the Senate seems to be dodpinsr
the common people. Intrenched with a
Dig Republican majority and feeling
secure Tor another quarter of a CEN
Jury, those who wear the togas of this
government have suddenly developed a
touchme-not disposition. up until
November they were available in
every sense of the word to the hum
oiest Of their constituents and gave
broadcast invitations to the voters of
their states to honor them with calls
when they came to Washington. But
now there is a vast difference and
affability has given way to the somber-
ness ct self-sustained statesmanship.
Since the opening of the extra ses-
sion new veil of secrecy has been
thrown about the movements of the
Senators. From time immemorial the
lobby back OF the Senate chamber and
the room adjoining known as the Mar
bic Room have been accessible to
callers on all Senators, and here the
Senators have visited with the mon
who sent them to the Senate and
patched many 8 political fence.
Goal of Constituency
Every constituent of Senator felt
that his cup of happiness was filed to
overlooking when he came to Washing
ton and had a chat with his Senator
in the Marble Room, and when he got
home he told his friends about the
gracious reception and the courtesies
extended by the man they had sent to
Washington to be their Senator. This
year the constituents are coming in
droves. The White House, for many
years closed to the people, is again
theirs and the executive departments
present human attitude once more to
New-York tribune., 1921-04-18
Out
1oPut Murphy
Man in Senate

he tells him ne will throw him out
of the Legislature"
Early this morning, while the Senate
was still in session. The Tribune CORE
spondent asked Senator Katlin if he
would explain his remarks on the direct
primary repeal.
katlin said that he referred to Liv-
ingston, and continued:
About week before the Senate
voted on the traction bill Livingston
sent for me. I went to his office in the
Brooklyn Board of Elections. Living
ston said to me: You want to vote for
traction"
Katlin said he replied:
Nothing doing. The people of nv
district are against it and I am in
Albany to do their will and not yours.
anyway, 1t would be political suicide
Tor me to vote for traction"
Livingston, according to Katlin, then
said:
"Then go down to defeat in that wav
If you wish, for if you don't vote for
traction | will see that you are not re-
nomlnated. Vote for it and be regu-
Refuses to Support Bill
katlin said that Livingston continued
TO plead with him, but that he cut the
interview short by saying:
shall not vote for the bill. I do
conscience" '
katlin then continued: "The next
time | met Jake Livingston was here in
Albany IN the Lieutenant-G Governors
ante-room. That was the day that the
Assembly was voting on the traction
bill. Livingston said to me:
II will get even with you for not
doing what l told you. I will see that
Il replied: If that is a threat Won
are ar; IVA: wasting your breath. You can't
1t has been common gossip that
Livingston and Ex-senator Carroll and
John Il. McCooey. the Brooklvn Tam am
many leader, have conferred over rhe
Carroll-katlin contest.
On the face of the returns Katlin
defeated Carroll for reelection bv 35o
votes, The ballot boxes have - since nee
been kept in a police station. Carroll
is now trying to have the boxes re-
opened katlin's fear is that the bal
lots have been tampered with and that
a recount would not do him Justice
He is fighting the recount.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-18
Will Undergo
New Operation i'm Paris
Then She and Prince Christie
pher May Come 10 America
to Make Permanent Home

ATHENS, April 17.-~Princess Anas-
tasia, the former Mrs. William B.
Leeds, of New York, will be taken in
& few weeks to the American Hospital
in Paris, where she will undergo an
other operation. Prince Christopher.
her husband, will accompany her. The
French government has authorized NJ
de Billy, the French Minister here, to
wise the passports of the Prince and
Princess. If Great Britain does not
object Prince Christopher and Princess
Anastasia will go to London after the
Princess recovers, and afterward they
perhaps will visit the United States
Prince Christopher said that once
in the free atmosphere of the United
States he would never return to
Greece. He is much perturbed over
life in Athens and the uncertainty Of
the military, political and dynastic
situation.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-18

amendment to the state constitution.
when VIII be submitted to the voters
this fall The money and machjnerv for
carrying out the mandate of last Years
referendum on the 5000, 900 bonus for
the World War veterans was created in
the NJ. L. Smith bill, now before the
Governor.
The Ferris bill exempting from taxa
ton all property purchased with pen
slons and bonuses also was passed. The
retirement of veterans in the state
service on half pay, provided for in the
Blodget bill, also passed.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-18

AS ful Of surprises a. a Christina.
Central Theatre now-Advt seA'"''
New-York tribune., 1921-04-18

Irihuns' pecple who beard consult Tho
Saarder. NJ ~ urnlshed Room to Let and
= Beetr wanted columns. Phone your a
New-York tribune., 1921-04-18
NAPOLEONIC FARE

Napoleon was very irregular
at his meals-it was impos-
sible to tell when he insight
eat
So his cooks found it neces-
sary, when a dinner was half
cooked, to commence pre-.
parations anew;
Yet, with all this attention,
Napoleon Jared no better
than the patrons at CHlLDS,
For they, too, enjoy freshly
prepared and freshly cooked
meals at all times of the dav.
Fog instance. corned beef hash
Drowned in the pan and topped
with poached ege-