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New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
Japanese Ban Upheld by
Colorado Congressman
Representative Vaile Bases At
titude on tnassimilabiIity
of the Nipponese

Several phases of the. immigration
problem were discussed by speakers at
the regular Saturday meeting at the
National Republican Club, "a, West
Fortieth Street, yesterday. Henry W.
Jessup, vice-chairman Of the Saturday
discussions committee, presided.
Congressman William M. Vale. Of
Colorado, said that the Japanese are
not physically assimilable race. and
therefore not desirable as immigrants.
10 an extent this contention was sus
tanned by the other speakers. thourh
Richard H. Waldo of the Inter-Racial
Council, and DR.. Sidney G. Gulick. sec
retary of the National Committee for
Constructive immigration Legislation.
held that no law should be adopted
that would discriminate specifically
against any race.
"rne total number Of Japanese in
California; said Congressman Vale, ais
not large. 1t is less than 8 per cent.
Still, in some sections it comprises q
majority of the population. When an
alien, unassimilablc race gets possess
sion of our land and controls the pro-
duction of our food the white race has
hit the toboggan.
81 contend that neither humanitarian
reasons nor those of internation.l
comfy compel US to submit to extinc
tlon. We need not fear war with anv
nation for exercising our right to de-
termlne whom we shall admit for resi-
I >non hnrp ,,
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
Blue Laws Destructive
To State, Say Adventists
Sabbath Keeping Not Civil Duty
and Outside Jurisdiction of
Congress. Memorial Holds

WASHINGTON, Jan. IS, - Sunday
blue laws are described as an encroach-
ment of civil power into the spiritual
realm in memorial adopted by the
General Conference Committee of Sew
enth Day AdventIsts, made public to-
day at its headquarters here. Opposi-
tion to all Sunday laws is declared,
particularly to proposed Federal enact
ments.
Asserting that the complete separa-
tion of Church and State was essential
to the country's wellbeing, the memo
rial declared that failure to recognize
this distinction in the past had been
the primary cause of religious persecu-
tions. The present "strong organized
efforts" to secure blue law enactments.
it added, care destructive both to the
Church and the State, however innocent
they may appear, and, if successful.
will eventually destroy the pillars upon
which our government is founded"
sabbath keeping is not civil, but
a religious duty" the memorial de-
clared. Congress, therefore, has moth
ng whatever TO do with the question Of
It's observance.
Honest labor is no more uncivil on
Sunday than on Monday. 1t is only re-
ligious prejudices which are disturbed
by labor on this day more than on
other days. But bolstering of some
particular theological dogma and pro-
tecting the religious prejudices of citi-
zens Is not the business of Congress ss."
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
Profiteers Imperil Nation,
Senator Lenroot Saws

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Jan. 15.--Dan-
gerous times are ahead for the United
States unless the government puts a
stop to profiteering, declared United
speech here tonight.
Although there is general trend
toward lower prices, some articles
s"ch as coal and steel products, are
still selling at price much higher
than the pre-war level, he said.
This is due" he continued, "to the
fact, that profiteering has not ceased
ny those who are able through monopo-
hes of gentlemen'sa agreements, or un-
derstandings, to maintain higher prices
upon certain commodities while the
prices other commodities are lowered.
I'VE have had some recent revela-
tlons of financial profteering in the in
vestigation by the Senate committee of
the coal business. 1t has been con-
clusively shown that coal operators
have been exacting profits from the
American people as high as 300 per
cent. If we had q Department of Jus
tice that would perform its duty, some
of these men would be in the peniten~
tiary to-day. This criminal protiteer-
ing must stop. So
"The people will not submit to being
robbed as they have been robbed, and
if some levelhvaded man will not help
to solve the problem there will be crit
ical times ahead of us, more dangerous
than any we are going through now."
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
Enright Uses Rockies
In Patrols at Night
Precautions Taken to Combat
Crime WGre That He Says
Does Not Exist in the City

In spite of Police Commissioner En-
rights assertion that crime in this
city is normal or subnormal, it was
learned yesterday that for the last
three weeks he has been taking extra
dinary precautions to prevent crimes
OF violence, and with good effect.
The measure adopted by the Police
Commissioner was to assign men from
the school of recruits to night patrol
in plain clothes. From ten to fifteen
Of them go out every night, each night
TO different precinct. They carry re-
volyers and nippers, but are not III
uniform.
They report to the acting captain in
charge of detectives at the station
where they are sent and receive in
structions as to their duties while on
patrol. One group is on the streets
from p. m. to 2 a. m. and the other
from 2 a. m. to 8 a. m. In case of an
emergency detective is always at TIL.
telephone in the police station ready
to give advice to any rookie calling
up.
The new system is said to have re-
duced the number of petty hold-ups on
the West Side, the number of auto
mobile thefts and the number of show
window thefts, the underworld having
learned that policemen are doing
patrol in plain clothes.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
Police i'm Four Trucks
Balk Hold-Up of Autoists
Five Men Seized on Lincoln
Highway in Vehicle Said To
Have Been Stolen

Police Captain Sebold, of Newark,
got tip yesterday that gang had set
out from that city in motor truck
with the intention of holding up motor
lists. He dispatched four motor trucks
filled with policemen to search the
highways in the vicinity.
Near the Passaic River bridge on the
Lincoln Highway the four police motor
trucks overhauied a truck which is said
to have been stolen from the Metropol-
itan News Company. One of the four
sped ahead and blocked the bridge
roadway and the five men in the fugi-
tive truck surrendered. Two revolvers
and jimmy were found on the floor of
the truck.
Stanley Masciak, one of the prison
ers, is said to have confessed to a hold
up at 525 Market Street, Newark. His
alleged partner in that enterprise,
William Staven, was arrested in a res
taurant after the police returned to
Newark with their prisoners.
The others are Patrick j. Sullivan.
Harry Boiler, George Fogler and
Ernest Siumarci. According to the
police. their immediate destination
was Bayonne, where hold-up had
been planned.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
Broker To Be Tried Again
Sheriff. Served Two Years Faces
Twenty More Indictments

Harold w. Sheriff., former wealthy
broker, released from Sing Sing few
eveeks ago, after completing two years
minimum term, will be brought to trial
again Monday before Supreme Court
Justice J. A. Young, of New Rochelle.
Sing Sing attendants will testify at the
trial.
Hherrill served term for alleged
hypothecation of customers securities.
His arrest followed the failure of the
brokerage firm of Atwater, Foote g.
Sheriff., in Poughkeepsie, with 5000, 900
shortages. When District Attorney
Raymond Aldrich of Dutchess County
had Sheriff. rearrested at the Sing Sing
gate the day he was released the for
mer prisoner made a motion before Jus
tice A. H. Seegar to have the twenty
remaining indictments hanging over
him quashed. Seegar declined to do
this, so Sheriff. must go to trial again.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
$685. 600 Recovered as
Auto Crash Kills Robber
Injured Companion Arrested
and Reveals Hiding Place of
Dallas POstoffice Loot

DALLAS TEX, Jan. 15.-The recov-
cry of more than S225,OO0 in Liberty
bonds and currency marked the inves-
tigat;on to-day of the robbery of a
sub-postoffice station here last night.
One member Of the band Of robbers,
according to the police, is dead, another
is in custody and four others are being
sought.
The recovery of the bonds and money
followed the arrest of W. S. Scrivner,
who was found pinned under all over
turned motor car, near Fort Worth, a
few hours after the robbery. His com
panion, Pat Murphy, alias Rufus
Clemons, alias w. w. Matthews, had
been killed in the accident
Scrivner, according to the police.
confessed that he and Murphy, with
four others. had taken part in the rob-
berry, and he led the detectives to s.
cache near Fort Worth, where they had
secreted the loot taken rom the regis
tered mail pouches, with which they
had fed in the automobile. The two
had left their companions and were
driving back to Dallas, when their car
was wrecked.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
Cashier Shot.
Guard Slugged,
$4,000 Stolen

the Importers and Traders Bank, at
247 Broadway, as was their custom, to
get the Saturday payroll fund. They
had ridden uptown on the Third Ave-
nue. elevated and were walking east.
He said they were in front of the pub
lie school at 229 East Twenty eighth
Street when he was felled.
Several persons witnessed the hold
up. They said the guard was walking
several, feet behind the cashier, and
when he was struck down, Gunther
turned and faced the second bandit,
who shot him without warming. The
bullet lodged in the cashiers chest
over his heart, but witnesses say ne
attempted to grapple with the robbcr
and clung to the money bag until he
sank to the pavement. The robber
then succeeded in wrenching it from
him.
An automobile that had been coming
down the street unnoticed suddenly
drew up to the curb, the hold-up men
sprang into it and it sped east. Persons
three other men in the car, which
turned south into Second Avenue. 1t
is likely that it passed Patrolman Hitz,
on duty at Twenty-eighth Street and
Third Avenue, but he had not heard
the shot, due to the noise of elevated
trains.
He responded few minutes later to
a police whistle that was blown by 81
witness. 1t was then too late to give
chase and he Communicated truck
and rushed Gunther to Bellevue Hos
pital. There he was put on the op-
Grating table Immediately. 1t was found
that the bullet had penetrated the
apex of his heart and then travelled
down through part of his abdomen and
lodged in a rib. Heroic efforts are be-
ing made to save his life.
The police sent out a general alarm
248.e78. The machine bearing that
number was stolen from its owner,
David Greenbaum, of 119 East Twelfth
Street, week ago, according to Mrs.
Greenbaum.
Last night Superintendent Smith Of
the brass works said witnesses. who
thought the cashier was reaching for
revolver when shot. must have been
mistaken. He said Gunther was not
in the habit of carrying q weapon.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
Police Suspended,
Oswego, N. Y, Calls
I'm State Troopers
Patrolmen and Captain In
dicied in Whisky Case and
Town Board i'm Deadlock
Over Naming of New Men
Specio! dispatch to The Tribune


OSWEGO, N. Y, Jan. l5.--A UNIQUE
municipal tanglc was uncovered this
week when the twelve-year-old dead
lock on the Board of Fire and Police
was the direct cause of bringing state
police here to patrol the CITY, A police
captain and several patrolmen have
been suspended following indictments
IN connection with the disappearance of
two barrels of whisky.
Governor Miller has been asked to
intervene and straighten out the mud
die. In the mean time detail of state
troops is here working with the local
police.
The trouble began about q month ago,
wnen three Scranton men with an auto
truck load Of liquor ran it into a local
garage When they called for it the
following morning the liquor had dis.
appeared. Robert Gougher, owner Of
Captain Charles Edland and Patrolmen
Edward Driscol and Joseph Longhwav
Inns suit was settled. but the District
Attorney presented the matter to the
grand jury, with the result that these
three men. together with Health Com
missioner Otis, owner Of the garage.
were lndlcted on four counts, charging
eextortion, grand larceny, impersonat-
ing Federal officers and conspiracy.
They were Immediately suspended by
Chief of Police Mowatt. These sus-
pensions depleted the force to the dan
ger point, and the District ATTORNEY.
over the heads of all the other officials,
appealed to the state police and had
troopers sent here.
The story Of the depletion of the
police force dates back ten or twelve
years. About a decade ago the board
was evenly divided. Two Republicans
and two Democrats For years the city
went along WITHOUT police chief, the
different members of the force acting
in that capacity daily in rotation. Two
years ago the deadlock was broken and
the slate cleaned up. Then another
deadlock came and has remained up to
the present.
The Fire and Police Board met again
Thursday night after the suspensions
and after the state police had entered
the city. Bat the members again re-
fused to break their deadlock and trans
acted only routine business.
A mass meeting of citizens has been
called to have another bill for a single
headed commission drafted and sent
to Albany
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16

tew minutes announced that John p.
Sinnott, the Mayors secretary, would
accept service. While waiting, word
came from the Mayor asking what time
be was expected to appear. King said
at noon Monday, and then MIR. Sinnotl
emerged and graciously accepted .hc
order from the grand jury.
- Mr.. Whitman divided his time be-
tween the Criminal Courts Building
and hie office in the Equitable Build
ing yesterday. He Cancelled number
of personal engagements to continue
the work of investigation, so that it
would be in proper shape to be pre-
sented before the grand jury to-mor-
row. All his assistants remained on
the job until late in the afternoon, and
all announced that they would be
working all day to-day, despite the
fact that it is Sunday.
More Summonses Due Tomorrow
The subpenas for the Mayor, the
Police Commissioner and the Police
Department chief clerk are not the only
ones that have issued. The others,
however, will not be served until to-
morrow, but the witnesses to be ex-
amined will have direct bearing on
the present police situation.
District Attorney Swami yesterday
gave his reason for the withholding
from newspaper men of the letter from
Mayor Hylan refusing police aid to
the grand jury. Commissioner Enright
quoted the Mayors letter in his COM
munication to Judge Swami, made pub
lie Friday. Swami said that he had
confused it with another letter which
he had given out.
He was unable TO say positively
whether or not he had the assurance
of the Mayor of the use of any six de-
tectiyes, despite the fact he made that
statement in letter to the foreman
of the grand jury January 7, the day
before Mayor Hylan wrote denying him,
Mr. Whitman and the grand jury any
police aid and saying the grand jury
would have to depend upon those who
had attacked the Hylan administration
for its evidence.
Whitman Subordinate, Enright Says
Police Commissioner Enright was
told yesterday that his letter to Judge
Swami was considered by some people
rs direct affront to Ex-Governor Whit
man. His reply was:
"Mr. Whitman is not known in this
transaction. AS I understand it. Mr..
Whitman is subordinate in the Office
of District Attorney Swami. Mr.. Swami
wrote and asked me for the detail of a
certain police officer detective Sergeant
AL Thomas, who was confidential man
TO Whitman when he was District At
torney) to his Office. He had already
received letter from the Mayor re-
garding the detailing of men from the
Police Department to the District At
torney's office, but had failed to give it
TO the press in accordance with his
usual custom in handling official CORE
spondence.
"When answering Judge Swann's
torney's attention to the Mayors let
ter: that speaks for itself"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
Two Held as Counterfeiters
Pair Believed to Have Flooded
Newark With Raised R'sls

Secret Service men and detectives
arrested two men yesterday in Newark
in search for counterfeiters who have
been flooding Newark with raised bills
Tor several months. One dollar bills
have been raised to $40 and 81 bills 70
$40
The prisoners are Harry Swavely, oe
IL North Second Street, pattern
maker, and Harry Lcchter, a photog-
rapher, of TAI Broad Street. They arc
charged with violation of the law pro-
hibiting the possession of dies or pho
tographs of banknotes. Swavely was
identified by die manufacturer as
the man who asked him to make a die
for the corners Of $40 bills. Three pho
tographs of $50 bills are said to have
been found on him, and receipt for
a photograph taken by Lechter. Mega =
tives showing $40 bills are said to have
been found in Lechter's shop.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
Four Police Captains Retire
Bill Reducing Pensions Said to
Have Influenced Action

bill under consideration at Albany
to make the pension of police cap
tain the same as that of a patrolman,
instead of half pay as at present, is
said to have influenced four police cap
sains to retire on pension at one min
ute after midnight to-day.
The men were Edward F. McNallv
OF the Fourth Street station, Long Isl.
and City; Edward J. Burns, Of the
Prospect Park station, BROOKLYN:
James McAuley, of the West Forty
seventh Street station, Manhattan. and
Charles G. Mead, of the Simpson Street
station, the Bronx. McNally joined the
force in 1895, Burns in 1895. McAulv
in 1895 and Mead in 1897.
AZ Headquarters it was recalled that
since January retirements have in.
cluded a police surgeon. three lieu
tenants, six sergeants and twenty-seven
pstrofmen.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
Naval Academy
Nurse Is Killed.
NegroDetained
Blow on Woman's Head
Delivered by Murderer
Using Lead Pipe Int1icts
Wound That Causes Death
Suspect Is Enlisted Man
Admiral Scales Immediately
Names Board of Inquiry
and Orders Lips Sealed
Special Dispatch to Tho Tribune


ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 15.-Miss Harriet
M. kavanaugh, thirtyfive years old, Of
1920 Main Street, Buffalo, a nurse at
the Naval Academy Hospital. was mur-
dered on the naval reservation last
night. She was beaten on the head
with piece of Lead pipe and was found
dying on the academy grounds with
her skull fractured. Rear Admiral A.
Fl. Scales, superintendent of the
academy, has appointed board of in
vcstigation headed by Commander e. d.
Washburn, and is making a rigid in
curry INTO the case. Miss Kavanaugh
never recovered consciousness. and
died this morning.
Naval authorities are holding q man
they suspect may know something OF
the death of Miss Kavanaugh, and are
looking for another man, said to be a
deserter, who was seen yesterday in the
nelghborhood of the hospital..
Investigation of the murder is in
the hands OF the government authori-
ties as the crime was committed on
naval property.
Admiral Scales gave strict orders to
members of the investigation board as
we'll as all the naval attaches and en-
ployees to say nothing of facts that
are developed. Every means possible
was used to suppress details of the
crime.
With Commander Washburn presid-
ing the board met few minutes be-
tore Miss Kavanaughs death and was
in session all day. Several witnesses
were examined, and about noon q
negro was brought in. lie is a navy
man, and wore the blue uniform when
placed under arrest. He was oues
toned several times during the after
noon, and about 3 O'Clock a messenger
was sent after the clothes he wore
last night
One OF the most important witnesses
was Miss Obcrlandcr, who accom-
panied Mis- navanaugh to Annapolis
last evening On the return to the
hospital she left Miss kavanaugh at
what is known as the Oklahoma Gate,
not far from the naval buildings. This
was about 9:l5, and it was half hour
later that the nurse was found lying
at the bottom OF Il hin bordering the
road and less than fifty yards from
the hospital building.
James Casey, son of the foreman Of
civilian laborers at the Naval Acad-
cmy, said that he was on his way
home last night, about 9:30 o'clock,
and heard q scream. He paid no at
tention, he said, but noted that a
woman passed him.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
$27, 900 Platinum, Diamonds
Lost by jewelers. i'm Two Raids

Two burglaries on. the eighth floor
Of $40 Canal Street, building oc-
cupied by several manufacturing
jewelers., we're reported to the police
yesterday. They occurred Friday night,
Aaron Feldstein, manufacturing
jeweler, told reporters that his loss in
platinum and diamonds would be
$4,000. The police said they had re-
ceived no estimate from him. About
$500 worth of jewelry was taken from
small safe in the Office of the Lexinp-
ton Jewelry Manufacturing Company.
Burglars tools were found in both
places.
Entrance to both jewelry establish
mcnts was gained by breaking through
the door locks. The thieves evidently
entered the building by the street door,
which was easily forced open, accord
ing to tenants in the building.
A possible description of the robbers
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16


was furnished to the police by q
}eweler on the seventh floor, who said
he saw two strange men enter the
building about 5: 0 o'clock Friday
evening. Mr.. Feldstcn said he locked
up his safe and closed his Office at 8
o'clock. He said he had just made an
inventory of the articles in the safe,
as most OF them were to be sent on
the road with his salesman yesterday.
Detective Murphy, of the Beach
Street station, said the jeweler had
been unable to furnish him list of
the stolen articles and he was forced
to list the loot as unknown" until the
inventory was supplied.
:, According to William Garfunkle, of
the Lexington firm. last June bandits
entered the place and got $4,000 worth
of jewelry In broad daylight, holding
up the men in charge of the Office with
revolvers. He said the firm then was
partially covered by $4,000 burglary
insurance policy. The latest loss was
not covered by insurance, he said. Mr..
Feldstein said his losses were covered
by insurance.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
Death Penalty Proposed
For Armed Criminals
Texas Representative Advocates
Legislative Action as Check
on Crime Wave

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Death pen
atty for persons convicted of commit
ting crimes by the use of weapons was
proposed to-day by Representative
Summers, Of Texas, as means of
checking the crime wave.
Mr.. Summers, for many years pros
ecuting attorney and former president
of the District and Country Attorneys
Association of Texas, said action was
necessary to make human life more
secure.
"When the offense of robbery. burg
'ary or theft is committed with fire
arms, used or on the person." he said,
1T should be possible to infiict the
New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
Army Man Kills
Friend, Says He
HypnotizedHin

when a physical breakdown came he
could gain the upper hand. After weeks
or walking the streets at night TO
keep awake and riding home in the
morning on the first milkwagon, Grif-
tths gave up his experiment and re-
sorted to shooting.
walked into the police station, still un-
aware that Holland was dead, and gave
himself up to the police. He shook
hands with the lieutenarts at the sta
tlon, whom he knew we'll, and informed
them that he had shot Holland. They
put him In cell and he lay down i'm
mediately, refusing to discuss the af-
fair
Holland. had been informed of Grif-
hths's delusions by his brother, the
Rev Francis Holland, of Quebec, but
mad declared he would ignore Griffiths,
as he was either drunk or crazv.
AT the inquest further evidence was
offered to show that Griffiths was ir~
responsible. Jack Holland, twenty four
years old, eldest of Hollands ten chill
dren, testified that Griffiths had visi.ed
frequently over week ends at the Ho!-
land home at Ste. Agathe, but had been
unmanageablc, and that no one had
dared approach him except Mr.. Hol-
land. The boy said his father had
been trying to help Griffiths, but that,
despite the steps taken to aid him,
Griffiths got the idea that Mr.. Holland
was his bitterest enemy
Jack testified that mis- father fre-
quently had received threatening let
ters from the prisoner, but that tho
elder Holland had expressed belief
that Gritfiths did not have courage
enough to kill any one. Jack said that
the most recent of these threatening
letters, written in red ink, arrived last
Monday, warning his father that he
would have forty-eight hours in which
to prepare for death. The letter had
been mailed in New York. Jack ex-
pressed belief that Grffiths had given
it to some one going to New York and
asked that person to mail it there
Griffiths will have a preliminary
hearing next Friday.