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The New York herald., 1921-04-29

lette seamen's act during war or in an
emergency, or when continued opera
tion of the American merchant marine
II threatened. was introduced in Con-
gress yesterday by Representative Ed
monds (Pennsylvania)
The La Toilette act has long been a
controversial point between the seamen
and the owners, and has been held to be
inimical to the advance OF an American
merchant marine. Designed to protect
American citizens working on the ocean,
1t is said now to furnish protection
mainly to unnaturallzed foreigners.
Mr.. Edmonds said yesterday that an
official compilation Of figures showed
that sixty per cent. Of the seamen EN-
poyed under It's operation were citizens
OF foreign countries.
While previous efforts to render the
La Toilette act less stringent have
failed. II is believed the Edmonds meas
sure has an excellent chance since It
does not attempt to repeal the law. but
simply gives the President discretionary
powers to prevent 1t from working harm
to American shipping in the event OF an
emergency" Advocates OF the measure
declare that its speedy passage at the
present time, or even favorable action
upon 1t in Congress. would go far to-
ward bringing the ship owners and
marine workers closer together and
probably result in a settlement OF their
differences.
The New York herald., 1921-04-29
AVIATRIX COMPLAINS
OF HUSBAND TO COURT
Took a Chance, She Says;
NoU Charges Deserfion.

''Fiyins." Mile Jane herveux. French
aviatriy observed on her wedding day
last February, "is great deal safer
than getting married, but I'm going TO
take chance"
She did. and became the wife Of
Ffjplppi e. Catalsno, whom she now
charges with desertion and non-support
Yesterday she appeared in the West
Side Poi.ce Court to get summons for
her hu.,band 10 explain his alleged mis-
deeds 10 Magistrate Silbernan. She
had already tried TO serve one. and
told the Court that Mr.. Catalano who
lives Il la West Forty-seventh street,
tore I. TO pieces, forcibly took from
her the key TO the apartment, put her
out and told her never to come back
Magistrate Siverman issued another
summons and told Nine. Catalano TO
take a policeman with her when she
served it.
The aviatrix. who Il 90 ten wears
older than her husband. met him only
two or three weeks before the marriage
license was filled out. The license was
obtained January 81, but was not Used
until February Z. In the interval Mile.
Herveux asked the police to find her
fiance, who had disappeared
The New York herald., 1921-04-29
ADMIRAL HUSE URGES
ADEQUATE NAVAL. FORCE
Calls Pacifisfs' Plea Like Po-
lice Giving Up Clubs.

Adequate naval armament was dis
cussed by Rear Admiral Henry Mel.
r Huse. commanding the Third Naval
district. and other speakers at the
seventeenth annual meeting and dinner
Of the maritime section OF the Navy
League of America in the Arkwright
Club. go Broadway last evening. The
occa sion was the first meeting OF the
local section Of the Navy League since
the lifting of the ban imposed BY former
Secretary Daniels.
Rear Admiral Huse declared that the
arguments of pacifists calling for the
United States to lead In the reduction
of armament were like telling q police
man to lay aside his club.
Capt. John w. Timmons urged the
need OF an adequate naval reserve
force. The officers for the ensuing
year. all reelected. are: President,
Capt. Reginald Fay: president. C..
Lynn Bundy. secretary treasurer. Lieut..
Ernest Stavey: governing committee, ].
Fred Stuart, y. T.. Cullen, John +.
Dwyer and ID. v. Barnes: member OF
the national council, William Harris
Douglas.
The New York herald., 1921-04-29
BLIND EARN ENOUGH
TO KEEP AUTOMOBILES
French Soldiers Develop Re-
nrorkable Dexterity.

Blind men are learning to operate
knitting ma chimes so successfully that
they are able to support families and
maintain automobiles on their earnings.
according to Miss Winifred Holt who
yesterday told q gathering in the Town
Hall about the work being done in the
Lighthouse in France. Besides becom-
ing expert at knitting these totally blind
soldiers are rapidly gaining a dexterity
with the razor they are learning to
make wigs and switches and are now
taking up marcel waving.
Miss Holt, who esta blished the Fifty
ninth street Lighthouse, was also re-
sponsible for the idea being adopted in
France and Italy. The Italian Light
house is sponsored by the King and
Queen. Miss Holt had thrown on the
screen series of pictures illustrating
the progress being made with the train
ing of the blind at Seyres. France.
new committee on lighthouses has
been formed with President Harding as
honorary chairman and Franklin ID.
Roosevelt as active chairman.
The New York herald., 1921-04-29
MAY DAY RADICALS
DISTRIBUTE CIRCULARS
TUo Women Arrested Ac-
cused of Criminal Anarchy.

a heavy shower OF radica May Day
litera ture began falling yesterday in
several parts of the city. and detectives
were sent out TO visit suspected head
quarters OF anarchists. communists and
left wing socialists In an effort TO stop
whatever preparations may have been
under way for a demonstrate
Two arrests we're made. Miss Fannie
RudkoWitz OF 1l2 Sutter avenue, Brook
lyn, was arrested last night by Patrol
man Pollock at Delaney and Orchard
streets and locked up on charge OF
criminal anarchy. She said she was
born IN Russia. Her occupation was
given on the police blotter as ship
ping clerk. The police said that she
was distributing circulars headed May
Day, Red Letter Day"
Mrs. Anna kensmann. d. of 39s North
Third street. Brooklyn. who was ar
rested early yesterday morning while
putting circulars In letter box in The
Bronx, was arraigned in Morrisania
Court on a charge OF criminal anarchy.
and at the request OF the Department
Of Justice an adjournment was taken
until May 2. Bail was fixed at 1900.
The New York herald., 1921-04-29
WIRE TAPPING GANG
CLEANS UP MILLION
Buffalo Officer Gives List OF
French Canadians Fleeced
Out Of Large Sums.
BROOKLYN MAN on TRIAL
Said to Be Leader of Crew That
Capped Snares With Fake
Police Raid.

special Despatch 70 THE NEw NosK HEaAtp.
BUFFALO. April 2S.-Charles Drucker
1918 NewlSirk avenue, Brooklyn. whose
trial on charge Of swindline Michael
Connolly. wealthy Montreal man, out OF
1925. 900 in a fake wire tapping scheme
Is nearing an end here, Is one of an
international gang OF swindlers whose
activities have netted them million
dollars from French Canadian residents
OF the Province OF Quebec, according TO
District Attorney Moore
Drucker. who says he is proprietor
OF a wholesale clothing company In
Eighty seventh street New York. with
branch stores In Cleveland, Detroit, Day
ton Youngstown and Erie. is also the
financial hacker OF broadway Beau
ties" II musical show. on the stand To-
day Drucker denied having swinded
Connolly and said he was IN Cleveland
at the time OF the alleged crime, ia 1918.
According 10 the District Attorney.
Drucker and his aides would gain the
confidence of their intended victim, let
him in on a deal in which he would
win a few times and then fleece him for
his entire fortune. This was done with
Connolly the fleeing coming after two
winnings loss and a wager OF Sl2,,-
600 Part OF the affair was rake
police raid just as the time came for
paying off In the excitement Druckef
and the rest OF his layout disappeared.
One witness for the prosecution was
Geoffrey Alexander Rousseau. private
banker of Sainte Anne de Beaupre. VINO
said he lost 5000 in the same way
as Connolly did. Reading OF Connolly :
swindIing in the papers he came TO ms
aid and identified Drucker as the man
with whom he did business under the
name Of Martin when he lost his money
In 1917.
The list Of victims given out by the
District Attorney follows, all residents
Of Quebec: Eugene Desmarias. $4,000 /,
r. Tourville, $4,000: $. r. Champous,
$40. 900: o. NartineauN. $4,000 J.. 5.
Duouis, $3.50 A. Dionne. $S5.o0o; the
Rev. r. e. Pa leur, 100000: Theodore
Valiquette. 100000; -. Boucher. ST.
900 G. Dufresne, $4,000. @. A. Rous-
seau. $4,000; the Hon. :. n. Parent,
S177.000: T. Bastian. 100000, ana
Michael Connolly. S125,000
The New York herald., 1921-04-29
DETECTIVE CAUGHT
AFTER TAXI CHASE
Agency Employee Charged
With Taking Two Sheets
From Hotel Register.

Arno Hinrichsen, VINO Is private de-
,ective and lives in 1880 Madison ave
nue.. walked into the Hotel St. James In
West Forty-ninth street yesterday after
noon shortly before 5 o'clock and IN a
mysterious whisper asked the clerk X
he might see the register for January 10,
1921. The clerk got the book from the
safe. opened 1t and the private detective
began porting over the entries.
Another customer came along about
that time and the clerk turned TO the
KEY rack. He told the police later that
no sooner was his back turned than he
heard ripping sound. He first looked
at himself. but seeing nothing wrong
he looked at Iinrichsen and he says ne
saw the private detective tearing two
sheets from the register. The next IN
stant. he told the police, Hinrichsen had
put the sheets into his pocket and started
running from the hotel.
The clerk shouted to two guests seated
near the door to go after the man and
they went after him. As they ran
through the door each of the two guests
drew police whistle and blew alter
nate blasts for the next block, whlcn
brought the trio 10 Broadway al the
height OF the evening traffic rush. Large
crowds joined IN the cnass, bul Hin-
richsen jumped on a taxicab and went
north, followed by another machine
which bent beneath the weight Of Pa
trolman McGrath.
Al Fort ty-seVenth street Hinrlchsen
jumped for the subway. but Patrolman
McGrath grabbed him before he could
reach it, lie was taken TO the West
Forty-seventh street station and locked
up. charged with petit larceny. He de-
clared he was employed By the Becker
Detective Agency and that ne was
searching for divorce evidence. but he
wouldn't give any particulars.
The New York herald., 1921-04-29
ODELL DIES IN CHAIR
FOR KNEIP MURDER
Declares to Last That He Is
Innocent. but Meets
End Calmly.

James l.. Odell OF Rochester was put
10 death IN the electric chair a. sing
Sing last night for his share in the mur-
der Of Edward Hugh kneip in Roches-
ter in January, 1920 He showed little
emotion as he was being strapped into
the chair shortly after | o'clock. and
said only "Goodby. boys Earlier In
the day he had declared that he was In
nocent of the crime for which both he
and his wife were convicted. Odell en-
tered the death chamber, walking with
the Protestant chaplain, DR.. A. n. Peter
sen. at II :05 o'clock, and was dead at
II IA
Attorneys for Odell made vigorous ef-
forts to persuade Gov. Nathan l.. Miller
to commute the sentence TO '.fe impris-
onment They have presented several
pleas to the Chief Executive II Albany
during the last few days and tie Gov
ernor spent most OF Wedne DAY night in
his study reviewing the case. When he
reached his office to-day. however. he
announced that he would rot interfere
and that the execution OF tho death
sentence would proceed at Sing Sing.
In his memorandum refusing t. grant
a replieve or a commute tion OF sentence
the Governor wrote:
II have endeayored 20 resolve every
rea sonable doubt in favor of he de-
fendant, but in determining what justice
requires | must be bound by legal tests
and standards. I cannot set The execu-
tive will above the law to crafty SYM
pathy or 10 avoid the distress always
caused by the inflction OF the death
penalty
1T is not for me to say whether the
death penalty is too severe in case
like this The law prescrioes It Giving
due weight to every consideration, giving
the defendant the benefit OF every doubt
I have reached the conclusion after a
painstaking examination OF the case
that II will defeat justice for me to
interfere with the execution IF thc judg-
ment Of the court
Odel was convicted Of helping his
wife, Mrs. Pearl Beaver Odell, now in
Auburn prison. kill kneip in Rochester
on the night of January Z, 1890 Kneip
had been intimate with Mrs. Odell be-
fore marriage, according to the defence
at Mrs Odell's trial, and had tried to
blaclSen her character after she was
ma rricJ n CDdell
The New York herald., 1921-04-29
HELD TEMPORARY
JOB FOR so YEARS
Edwin Adams Sent to Ship
ping Post in 1871. Will
Sail Tomorrow.
TO RETIRE ON PENSION
Order to Return Home Comes
as Surprise to Cashier Of
White Star Line.

Edwin j. Adams was assigned by the
Liverpool office OF the White Star Line
In july. 1871, TO a temporary job in this
city incidental to the opening Of the
lines transatlantic service. He arrived
In the steamship Oceanic, one OF the
feet long. with four square rugged masts,
picturesquely suggestive OF combina-
tion of sail-steamship when carrying
canvas. Capt Hyde Sparks. the first
White Star agent in America. came
with Mr. Adams who hoped TO get back
TO Liverpool, his birthplace, In few
months
Somehow or other the main Office
overlooked Mr.. Adams Then II made
him cashier here. That was hale z
century ago. The other day he was
surprised by being told that III might
go back to Liverpool as he would not
be needed mere any more. So he l. sail
ing tomorrow aboard the White star
liner Celtic 10 see how the port Of his
boyhood looks after an absence OF fifty
years. and more than fifty-six years
service with the White Star Line.
Mr.. Adams said sadly. yesterday. that
there surely had been q few little
changes since the old Oceanic brought
him here. There came mightier
Oceanic sunk in the war. and now the
White Star fleet has the mightiest liner
of all. the Majestic. formerly the Bis
marck. about $4,000 tons bigger than
the first Oceanic.
The head of the Liverpool office Atty
one years ago will not be there when
Mr.. Adams lands. so he cannot have
the pleasure of saying, as he enters. II
have the honor to report that I've just
finished that little Job YOU gave me in
1871. What shall / do nextn"
The answer of the managers ghost
will be: Just take little vacation
for the rest Of your life at our ex-
pense." And that Is what Mr.. Adams
Is coinC "a do
The New York herald., 1921-04-29

Teddy. a chow dog OF no more than
the usual proportions and good looks Of
chow dogs, was responsible for holding
up ship Wednesday. but yesterday he
started on his way to become an inter
national incident
Teddy Is the pet OF Miss Muriel de
Corneille. a young Swiss girl He was
ordered killed at Montevideo when he
arrived there with his mistress on the
Shipping Board vessel Aeolus because
the vessel had touched at Rio Janeiro.
where a pest affecting animals is prev
alent Miss de Cornelle. who values
Teddy because he mounted guard over
her brogther's body when he was killed
The New York herald., 1921-04-29
WRIT 4ALTS CASES OF
WENDELL AND TRAVIS
Jurisdiction Passes to Su-
preme Court Criminal Branch

After listening yesterday 70 argument
on motion for Judge John f. Mcintyre
OF General Sessions to show cause why
he should not be prohibited from passing
upon the request 70 dismiss the indict-
ments against State Comptroller James
A. Wendell and former Comptroller
Eugene ". Travis. Supreme Court Jus
tice McAvoy granted sn alternative writ
or prohibition and announced that the
order will be signed May 8.
The decision prevents definitely any
action by the General Sessions Court in
the cases. which have been transferred
10 tho Criminal Branch Of the Supreme
Court
The New York herald., 1921-04-29
WIFE OF HEAD MEMBER
SUES GWATHMEY FIRM
Seeks $97, 900 She Admits
Broker Once GaUe to Her.

Trial OF an action by Mrs. Isabella
c. Gwathmey or West Eighty-first
street 10 recover 49, 900 from \. +.
Gwathmey & Co. brokers. of which
her husband. Archibald i. Gwathmey,
is senior member. began yesterday be-
fore Supreme Court Justice Lehman.
She asserts the sum is due her on an
account in her name. which she asked
her husband to close in June, 1918. after
il had been running for seven years.
The reason she wanted ~ cioseo. sne
,ast;fied vas that her husband was
growing nervous because Of the specu-
lating he was doing with her seSuri-
Ties" she admitted that the securities
were gifts from her husband.
Justice Lehman ruled out any reief-
ence to the Gwathmeys marta, anal,s ! =
tnci,ding a suggestion for a Reno di-
yorce Mr. Gwathmey's father once
elected Mrs. Gwathmey from their nome
in 20 West Seventy street.
The New York herald., 1921-04-29
STATE DEPARTMENT ASKED
TO INTERCEDE FOR PET DOG
Diplomacy Sought in Case of Miss Corneilles Chow
Which Was Responsible for Uruguayan Officials
Holding Up Shipping Board Vessel.

in France during the war refused to
permit the Uruguayan health officials 70
sacrifice the animal As a result the
ship was not permitted TO dock.
Yesterday the battle over Teddy
shifted to New York. where Homer Sui
livan. a lawyer OF 10 William street. on
receiving a cable from Miss de Corneille.
his sister-in-law, decided to take night
train to Washington to ask Secretary
OF State Hughes to intercede for Teddy
through the Urusuayan Minister.
Meanwhile. the passengers and cargo
OF the Oeolus were being sent ashore via
another vessel and Teddy. in special
stateroom guarued by a sanitary guard.
mapped peacefully all day.
The New York herald., 1921-04-29
MUD LAVA MASSAGE
EXPENSIVE TO BARBER
City's Highest Pricea Barber
Again in Trouble.

Harry Rose one OF the city's highest
priced BARRIERS. who fortnight ago was
sentenced to a Ave day jail term for
charging s6.15 for certain operations on
a customer Of the barber shop OF Joseph
Blond at Seventh avenue and Thirty
third street was arraigned in Jefferson
Market court yesterday and fined s25
with the alternative OF i've days in Jail.
This time the check was s2.2o. Man
uel Lax Of Far Rockaway stepped into
Roses chair and asked for a shave "in
a hurry" and when he got out found he
had been given a mud lava massa ge"
AT price OF sl.50. and other inciden-
tails which made up the balance of the
bill.
You had no right to put mud on the
defendants face unless he asked for it,"
Magistrate Corriean declared Il hnd
YOU guilty OF disorderiy conduct"
The New York herald., 1921-04-29
WRECKED PASSENGERS HERE
None Injured mt Altoona, hut One
Railway Man Lost Life,

Thirty passengers OF the New York
express train OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
road OF which nine cars were derailed
ten miles west OF Altoona Pa. Wednes-
day night, reached this city early yes
terday on another train. Relatives OF
many went to the Pennsylvania sta :
tion to meet them
The railroad announced that +. Wines
Of Derry. Pa. fireman. who was re-
ported missing. was killed. The en-
gineer. Andy Dunmire or Irwin Pa
received severe burns. None or The
passengers was injured
The New York herald., 1921-04-29
NEGRO EDITOR DROPS DEAD.

Edward Warren. 50, of 40 West lo4tn
800, negro editor of the New AmSter-
e,an Neus. national organ OF the negroes
1, america collapsed last night as ne
"a from 4 street car at LenoN ave
nue and i4sth street. Or. Brown q Co-
inynbus Hospital said death apparently
was due to heart disease.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-25
FIT. Smith D0iLies
and Ball Club Are
Engaged In Fight

Fort Smith, Aug. 25.-War between
the management of the Fort Smith
baseball club and the Fort Smith
Times-Record, and the Southwest
American, the two papers of Fort
Smith, has been declared and unless
something unforeseen occurs the two
papers will leave from their columns
all news about the lacal bail clubs
games here and on the road.
The trouble resulted from the at
titude of the local baseball owners
in regard to the near riot that was
staged on the field Saturday. Some
of the fans in the grandstand threat
ened members Of the Henryetta ball
club by throwing cushions, pop bot
ties and other missiles at them. The
local management got up a petition
saying TIT no trouble was staged
and condemning the articles in both
papers. At the game yesterday they
closed the official press box to the
press, official scorer, and secre-
tary of the league.
The action of the management,
without notification to the news
papers, was received by the papers,
without protest. The American pub
lished only the score of the Mon
day game and the Times-Record ig-
nored the game altogether. The man.
agement of the baseball club ap-
preached both papers with the de-
mand that the petitions be published.
Declaring that there was near riot,
and that affidavits can be produced,
to show that everything published by
the papers can be proved, the papers
refused to publish the article.
At the game this afternoon news.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-25
okLAHoMAN GOES TO DEATH
ABOARD GIANT DlRiGIBLE
lConiinned from Page u


"Aa admiralty representative at
Humber reports that he visited tho
wreck OF the airship ZR-2. which
lies half mile south OF the corpora.
tion pier at Hull The wreck appears
to be in two portions. The whole
vessel lies submerged in n north
westerly direction In the river in
eight feet OF water. The tail portion
only is showing. lying in about four
feet at half tide.
Survivors escaped in parachute
and were picked up by tugs and
small boats. Custom officers have
been ordered TO guard the wreck
during the night and air force Off
GERS from Howden will patrol the
river in a motor launch to look out
for bodies which may drift in the
river.
"The airship left the Howden base
Tuesday for its fourth trial under
command of Flight Lieutenant Wann.
She reached her position at various
times throughout the day, and pro-
ceedcd to carry cut different tests
which had been arranged beforehand.
AT s o'clock Tuesday night she
signrled the following message:
"'Will remain out tonight to COM
plete necessary trials. Several have
already been successfully accom-
plished. VIII land tomorrow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-25
MAINTAINS BuRcH
LOVES mAogLyNNG

Los Angeles. when Arthur c.
Dnrch and Mrs. Madalynnc oben.
chain face jury here for trial on
an indictment charging them with
the murder OF J.. Melton Kennedy.
the state viii endeavor to establish
as the motive for the shooting OF
Kennedy that Dnrch was anxious 10
marry Mrs. Obenchnln. Malcolm
MacI.aron. district attorney an.
nounced here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-25
CUT FREIGHT ON
GRAIN SAY ROADS
by United Press.

by United Press.
Chicago. AUG. ga freight re.
duction OF ij per cent on grain
shipments which are consigned from
points west If The Mississippi to
the Gulf of Mexieo will be installed
as soon as formal application can
be- made to the interstate commerce
commission.
This news OF prospective cut
in freight rates for the middle west
and western states. came today in
an official statement Which was iss-
ued by officials of the railways.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-25

paper men we're refused admission,
The official scorer who workA for
one Of the paIera was discharged
and a club employe kept acore. Tho
papcra II was announced. win hoy.
colt the baseball management on all
publicity and advertisements Popular
feeling today was divided between
the stand taken by the management
and the position Of >hc press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-25
DAVE MINER.

After being out OF the game for
more than ten days on account OF
a broken finger. smuggling Dave
Miner will be back In the Chicks
lineup when they open n three.gamc
series with the Springfield Mldgets
here Sunday afternoon.
Miner will take over the receiving
duties. relieving Manager Drar
Hayes who. for several days. has
been suffering from a fractured rib
Despite this. Drap was forced 10 dc
all the Chicks receiving because OF
Miners absence
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-25
co. SINGING CONVENTION
TO BE HELD SEPT. l0-11

The annual Grady County singing
convention will be held September
10 and 4 at Pocasset, according to
an announcement made today by
Mrs. Roy Daniel, secretary of the
association.
Everybody is invited TO attend
this convention and help make it
the most successful one ever held in
the county," Mrs. Daniel writes