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New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

The arrest followed conference
which Benjamin .Reicher. of 3b5 Pearl
Street, Brooklyn, held earlier in the
day with Mr.. Lewis. Reicher told the
District Attorney that until he was
declared bankrupt on Friday he was
the proprietor Of two mems furnish
ing stores, one in Brooklyn and one
in Manhattan. His Involuntary bank
ruptcy, he charged, resulted from
dealings with Goldsmith.
According to Reicher, he was in
duccd to borrow $4,000 from Cold
smith as capital to open additional
stores. For this favor, according to
Rcicher, he was to give Goldsmith
time notes and checks for the amount
of S45,O00.
Reicher said that on December / he
turned these notes over to Goldsmith
at his Office, Goldsmith promising to
return later in the day with the money.
Reicher said that he could not locate
Goldsmith from that day, but that the
notes were presented by third party
regularly as they fell due. Recher al
leges that meeting these notes was the
cause of his bankruptcy.
Goldsmith will be arraigned in the
Adams Street Court, Brooklyn, this
morning, and the facts will be present
ed to the grand jury tomorrow, Dis
trict Attorney Lewis announced
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Orphan Turtle Eats 4 Steaks
And a Shoe, So Spring Is Here
Hatchet Face, Staten Islands Amiable Reptile,
Awakes After Five Months Nap, When 'sChow
CALI Sounds, and Has Breakfast in Bed

Hatchet Face woke up yesterday, and
had no Sooner opened one dizzy eye
on rather dull world than ne sought
food. He started with four pounds Of
raw beef and ended by biting. the sole
off E. j. Burns's shoe.
All of which indicates to the resi-
dents Of st. George, S. l., that spring is
here.
Hatchet Face is a swapping turtle.
He is twenty years old, and is said to
be the second largest of his kind ever
found around New York. He was ac-
quired by the museum in St. George
early last summer. So far as any one
knows he is an orphan.
Although in the care of friendly
museum, Hatchet Face is not without
ideas Of his own on certain subjects.
One of them is winter. He. does not
wind and frost, and when he feels that
all these things are about to come into
his life he fools them by going to
sleep and staying that way until some
thing pleasant awakens him.
Hes Not Easy to Wake
That something pleasant is supposed
to be spring, but yesterday it looked
very much like AIT persons and piece
of raw beef.
The awakening of Hatchet Face for
the purpose of telling what time Of the
year;it is is not so simple as it sounds
After few months he's what one
might call Sound asleep. Last year
Hatchet Face began to snooze on Octo-
ber %. Spring, accompanied by 400
school children, E. j. Burns, assistant
keeper of the museum; Miss Geraldine
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

Ogleby, Of the educational department
of the Museum and fifteen photog-
raphers, were on top Of him before he
knew it.
They waited while Mr.. Burns went in
to Hatchet Faces winter quarters and
tickled his feet, hammered him on the
back and yelled at him: "Hey, it's
fifteen minutes Of spring and you
haven't had breakfast yet! Snap out
of It'll"
Finally Hatchet Face was dragged out
of his resting place. His head was
still tucked under his shell, and If he
was awake he was keeping it secret.
But Beef Rouses Him
Miss Ogleby saved the day. She
speared piece Of raw beef with long
prong and held it ct the place where
Hatchet Faces head came out. She
held it there for perhaps three seconds.
Hatchet Face came out of his she'll
slowly, and opened one eye part way.
Then he opened his mouth and the beef
vanished Spring haG come.
BY the time Hatchet Face had both
his eyes open he had also eaten three
pebbles. Then he ate four pieces of
wood and was looking around for some
thing more when ne caught sight of
Burns's shoes.
Burns was just telling the photog-
raphers that the swapping turtle was
named after a we'll known Aquemhong
Indian and that when he ceased hiber-
mating he was usually hungry. Hatchet
Face substantiated the remarks of Mr.,
Burns by ambling over and. with one
deft twist of his head, ripping off the
sole of one of Mr.. Burnss shoes,
chewing it carefully to avoid indiges.
tion.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Binghan,ton Painters
! Accept Cut in Wnges
Agree to a Reduction Of Is
Ce3,ts an Hour; Lo,cer Scale
fot Indianapolis Builders

BINEHAMTON, N. Y, March 26.-
The union painters of this city are
the fist of the trades organizations to
accept cut in wages. 1t was an
nounckd to-day that the men had
agreed to accept a reduction of is
cents san hour, accepting employment
at 75s cents instead of 90 cents an
hour, gthe wage scale that has pre-
vailed up to the present time. 1t is
believed that other reductions will be
made voluntarily by the various trades
beforS May /.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 90
Recon}m endations that building crafts
men tcept a reduction of from Is to
20 pei cent in wages has been made by
the general labor committee of the
Associated Building Contractors of In
diana,sit was announced here to-day.
Foll0wing the announcement Charles
W. Kern, president of the State Build
ing Tades Council, declared the execu-
tive koard of the council at a re-
cent meeting held there was no justifi-
cation for such decrease. At that
meeting, it was pointed out, some in
creas& were recommended. All indi-
cation4, it was said, were that the
propo&ed decreases would be resisted
by the union men.
BOSTON, March Ex-Governor Cox
let it be known to-day that early next
week he would probably name COM
mittea to investigate the building
tradeg labor troubles in this city and
reportS on what steps should be taken
in tho, public interest.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Phone Co. to Fight
Injunction Against
Increase i'm Rates
McCulloh Asserts 1t WouldB
Public Misfortune if City
Wins; Tells of Demands
for Extended Operation

The New York Telephone Company,
through its counsel, will use all proper
and reasonable efforts" to defeat the
injunction granted by Supreme Court
Justice Newburger against temporary
increase in charges for telephone ex-
change service and facilities in this
city, J. S. McCulloh, vice-presidcnt of
the company, announced yyeste rday.
Meanwhile the company will observe
any order by the court in this action.
The company has been served with
an order in the action brought by the
city to show cause why the company
out the order Of the Public Serv.,
ice Commission, I'd District, dated
March II, 1921, consenting to tenn
porary increase in the charges. Mr.
McCulloh says it would be public
misfortune if the city should be sue
cessful in its action, "as the company
would be compelled to discontinue or
indefinitely postpone the work now un-
der way and planned for meeting the
requirements of more than $4,000 un-
satisfied applicants for service who are
now on our books and the thousands Of
other applicants who will ask for serv-
ice in the months to come"
"With it's present plant the company
cannot take care of these demands" Mr..
McCulloh said. "Our task is less than
half finished. It's completion means
more to the city of New York than it
does to the telephone company, and any
delay to this construction work must
inevitably react upon the public inter-
est in way that may be serious.
"It has been shown that in six Of
the last eight months the company
has not earned even its bare operat-
ing expenses.
"The order of the commission COM
planned of by the city was made after
the commission had carefully con-
investigation and by the testimony
given before the commission at the
many hearings held since last October
on the company's petition for in
creased rates"
The commission in its order said
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
lWaees-ill Building
II ria d e S lin Jersey
I'd Go Down May l
Essex County Employers An
n3unce General Reduc-
ti3n of From 10 to 20
PIC. Involving 5000 Men

Members of the Building Trades EN-
ployer1' Association of Essex County,
N. j.. announced yesterday that re-
ductioh in wages would be put into ef-
feet ok May 1 for nearly all the trades
in the building industry. About 5000
men h the locality vii! be affected.
The cgts range from 10 to 20 per cent.
Thesreductions were decided upon at
needing of the association members
last thursday. when, it was resolved
that tie condition of the building indus
try made the wage cut necessary.
Thek cut provides for the following
scale:ss Bricklayers, masons and plas-
terersI 50 a day, instead of $40; sheet
metals workers, S8, instead of 50;
steamf tiers helpers, SIS, instead of 81;
steam6tters, IS, instead OF $40; plumb
ers, So instead of $40; ironworkers, So,
instead of 50; metal and wood lathers,
So, instead of So; mill workers, $3.50,
instead of $3.50; hodcsrricrs and
mason laborers, $3.50, instead of 81.
The wages of carpenters, painters,
decorators and parerhangers remain
unchanged. The builders hold that the
building industry has had serious
SiumA the owners refusing to 20
aheads because of the excessive costs
and difficulty in financing. There has
now come a material reduction in
building materials, they say one large
supply firm announcing general reduc-
tions sof approximately 80 per cent.
In 4ddition, they point out, there has
been j. considerable reduction in the
cost of living, and ,inasmuch as the in
creas$s given the men last year were
advanced on the plea of the high living
costs sthe workers should now agree to
the REDUCTIONS. The general looping off
in the costs of building, they add. will
eventually rebound to the benefit of the
workers in lower rents
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

present novel and intriguing ideas most genosy
Developed Whether designed for the romdaiae the
deroisele, the frocks suits,
equally charming. And there quite adorable
things, too, i'm hats and parasos I'M neck accessories
i'm sports Clothes
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Grand Street Merchants Want
Ferry to Brooklyn Reopened

Grand Street merchants are planning
n campaign to reopen the Grand Street
ferry, running to Broadway. Brooklyn.
Alderman Louis Zetner is taking an
active part in the campaign.
committee of fifty business men
comprising the Grand Street Merchants
Association, at meeting held yester-
day, adopted q resolution urging the
Board of Aldermen and the Board of
Estimate to do what could be done as
speedily as possible to bring about the
resumption Of the suspended ferry
service.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Insurance Man
Is Charged With
100000 Swindle
Merchant Asserts He Became
Bankrupt Paying S45, 600
Notes Given for Loan That
Never Was Made to Him

Benjamin Goldsmith, forty-two years
old. Of 80 West Eighty-second Street, a
member of the insurance firm of Gold
smith Brothers, with Offices at 81 Will
liam Street, was arrested yesterday as
he was leaving his Offices by Brooklyn
police and charged with grand larceny
Goldsmith was taken to Brooklyn and
following a grillng, District Attorney
Harry e. Lewis announced that the
prisoner had confessed to participating
in swindling scheme which had net
ted him more than 100000 in the last
three years.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

that the temporary increase was
granted without prejudice to it's final
determination on the company's petl-
tion for increased rates. Pending such
determination, Mr.. McCulloh said, the
commission required that the company
should file bond to secure any
amounts paid by subscribers in ex-
cess Of the rates finally determined,
with interest at 6 per cent IL year on
this excess.
The company, Mr.. McCulloh said, al
ready has filed such bond with the
commission
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

e n 8 lish nd
French Antiques.
wing chairs, sofas.
needlework. gate leg
tables. b o n C b o >.
Joint stools and a
fine collection Of old
English garden lead.
This sale also offers
the opportunity ts
secure furniture Of
rare designs from the
periods of William
and Mary, Queen
AnrA Ch{r~npAo1a
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

stay provides that the companies shall
print notice advising the consumer
that the surcharge is impounded pend
ing the determination of the litipa-
ton IN the courts. The argument on
the appeal was set for April i, but JUS
not raee 10 Lowing said that if the city were
no. ready on that date the argument
would be put over until April IL
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

reason for making
thy unusual price
reduction Is In Or
def to dispose Of
payt Of our fine
cog gection Of an
tiQnes during the
reeSnstructicn of
our buildingrather
th4n subject them
to i any possible
da%ase thasmighs
ociair. This sale Is
viii include the fc
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Now that Spring is
officially here

will begin to give constructive Thought to the
annual re-fitting of her home, whether town or i'm
the country.
Miracles be wrought Cat expese) with the
introduction OH dainty curtains; cretonness
pretty Summer table mapery bed
crlsply cool slp-covers boudoir nursery ftaets of
wlcker-ware or enarne1ed wood sanpar1or furnishings
All OF these suggestons-and many n1ore-have been
provided for i'm the following Departments
Curtains and Clrtainmgs; Upholsteries Rugs; iengs
nursery and Bed Frishin Bathroom Fuarriteres
Needlecraft Lamps Art Objects Interior
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
ROUT the RAT

'War on. rcfs asked By piax.e
EXPERT. - TIMES.
"a public dissyoce to onow raj.
to remain in coafyoi. - sun
Get behind the movement !
free our homes Of the carrie
Of disease.
Let us make YOUR hon.
SAFE. Our method is certas
and inexpensive.
ont Of ToaOn Work Solicited
GUARANTEE EXPERIMENTING Copp,,|
500 FIFTH AVENUE cLARAN7TES|
Telephone Vsndsrb,lt ey1@snn,s,I,l!l @
27.6- 27lT z7io- Abs lLhIzN1ylNAIAQ.]
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Texas Bank Is Closed

BRECKENRIDGE, Tex, March D
The Guaranty State Bank of Brecs
ridge did not open to-day. A M
posted on the door said the bank. !,
talized at $3.50, 900, was in the ham
the State Insurance and Banking
partnent.
The Lake County times., 1921-09-07
LANDIS !
$4,000
MEN TO 60
To WORK
New Wage Scale Ranges
Downward From S1.25
Per Hour
ElNrEHNATIoNAL news sEaMcEl

CHICAGO. Sept Federal Judge K
NJ Lands, acting as arbitrator ia the
Building Trades dispute. today ordered
slashing cuts IN wages IN his arbitra-
ton decision. The new scale ranges
downward from $1.25 an hour Il IS be
lieved $4,000 men Will return 10 work
under his decision
Stone carvers top the scale at 81 -
an hour with bricklayers. engineers.
electricians and tile layers getting sl10
Lathers and roofers get 81 an hour
and all others ranged down 70 $50 q
week for teamsters.
The new scale. ordered 81 Judge
Landis follows.
Rates per hour: Plumbers. 95c brick
layers, $40; boiIermakers. $40, steam
fltters, CSC; tia layers (freproofers)
sl.1214 cement hnTshers. S5c. compos-
ition floor fnishers 971ac; cement work
ers (laborers Local No. 76) T2lse
stone derrick men. 9oc; drain layers
s2Ac; electricians. $40 gas filters
CSC: ornamental iron workers 95c.
structural iron workers. sos. Iaborers
tplasters) IS ste; excavattng labor
Local 10. 225) 471zc; excavating la
Dor (wal men local No 225) 55c: com
position floor laborers. 721zc: lathers
81; machinery movers and riggers
Sc; marble settlers s7hc: marble set
ters' helpers, zoe; marble rIbbers and
polshers. 75c; mosaic and tile workers
sI-o24z; mosaic and tile helpers. roc;
pipe and boiler ooverers. CSC. compost
ton roofers, 92tsc. slate and tile roof
ers. 81; stone cutters. slo21a stone
carvers. S1.25; stone planer men. 82lzci
tuck pointers. 81; sprinkler filters 81 y i
sprinkler filters helpers. 7oc; compost
ton roofer teamster. per week $50.
1t was indicated that this scale
might be adopted throughout the whole
state and probably IN adjoining states
should labor agree 70 fl
The Lake County times., 1921-09-07
JOHN PLATT TAKES
HIS OWN LIFE
First Fires on His Wife and
Her Employer.
rsPEcIAL "a rHE LES

CROWN POINT. Ind.. Sept, T.
word was received here On Monday o.
the suicide Of John Plat well known
here. witch occurred Al his home at
school range number eight near the
county line on Monday morning.
Plat had been having trouble with
his wife. who had left him and gone 70
keep house for Martin Otis. living
several miles away. Platt had en-
treated her to return to him.
1t seems that Platt who worked on
the marsh for Otto Fiheld went to the
school house where the election was
icing held and shot at Otis but failed
Is hit him He then went to the Otis
house where his wife was and shot at
her but his bullet went wild and Mrs
Plat escaped unhurt
He left the house and call vas sent
to the sherir.s force for help 4 posse
ia farmers gathered and went 70 the
platt home where they found Plat
dead. having shot himself IN the head
Mrs Plat cIains that she was keep
ing house for otis Flatt vas 50
years of age
The Lake County times., 1921-09-07
AL WALKER ON
HANOSHAKING TRIP
Former Hammond Police
Chief Talking of the
Good Old Days.

A. A Walker, one Of Hammon's old
timers. who is now with the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad is back shak-
ing hands with the boys for few days
Walker was at one time q member of
the Hammond police force and j. still
referred to by many as the best cop
Hammond ever had
Among old timers there are always
the stories of what I could have done
if I'd only have known Hammond was
going to amount 70 something" Walker
has one He came to Hammond in 1882
and stuck around until 1900. They
only had one railroad and a saloon
when I came here" he says I had a
chance once to buy the hundred feet
now occupied By the First Trust &
Savings bank The owner wanted $3.50
for it but II looked like a hold-up game
10 me and ] wouldn't buy It"
Mr. Walker later became chief OF
police and ran tor sheriff on the re-
publican ticket lie was defeated by
Charley Friedrich
He loves to tell Of the wonderful
horsemanship displayed by A. Murray
Turner one time when A NJ tried TO
negotiate a bueking mule and was
thrown ignominiously.
The Lake County times., 1921-09-07
CRITICAL TIME IN
IRISH NEGOTIATIONS
British Cabinet Considers
Situation in Meeting in
Scotland for First Time.

Especial Correspondent for #
TVERNESS Scotland, Sept Tine
advisibillty of inviting the sim Feie
to all immediate peace conference 81
determine If d basis can be reached
FOR further discussions and discussed
it was understood when the Brittsh
cabinet met here today with Prenier
Lloyd George The session began Al
II o'clock
The international News service
learns authoritatively that the guid-
ing sentiment Of the cabinet members
was as follows
/ Arrange an Immediate English
SIM Fem conference at which ques-
tions affecting the peace solution
shall be put,and discussed plainly an
bluntly
? The English governments ona'
to remain the fnal word in principles
3. Demand Of the Sim Fem wheth
er It is standing pat upon its conten.
tion for republic
Interrogate the Sim Fein Off
cials whether they are willing or un-
willing to agree to listers reten.iof
Of her present rights under the gov
ernment Of ireland act
If the Sim Fein remains adaman
the negotiations VIII most proba 81.
snd and the British will proceed wit
measures 70 protect Ulster provinc
from attack by the Sim Feiners 3
South Ireland.
The Lake County times., 1921-09-07
kIWANIANS
HEAR LECTURE

Before the Hammond KtUanls Clue
this noon, Al Macarthur of Traverse
city. Michigan. painted a word picture
Of James Whitcomb Riley IN fe'e
short moments which win live .n tile
hearts OF his listeners forever
Mr. Macarthur was fortunate in being
a close personal friend of the Hoosier
poet. and IS more fortunate In having
the gift Of holding the breath Of his
hearers with his sparkling quotations
and vivid descriptions Of Riley I,
IS seldom that a Hammond audience
has been more royalty entertained
Nj. Macarthur presented intimate
sketches from the life OF the Indiana
poet IN chsrming manner. He de
Tended Riley from attacks which have
been made against him from time 10
time. but mostly he opened the hearts
Of his listeners TO the beauty of the
poets works Mr. Macarthur enter
tanned the club IN manner seldom
eaualled 10y speakers. 1t Is fortunate
that more people could not hear him.
Murray Turner offered a suggestion
which met with favor The great
highway between Chicago ana the
east ends at Indianapolis boulevard
and practically ali of the millions Of
motorists who anter the big city. pass
over the street Mr Turner suggest
Cd that a suitable marking be placed
At the state Line on this highway and
that the club offer q prize Of 500 fol
the best suggestion for the idea. The
club viii take UP the matter and tae
arrangements Will se announced later
The Lake County times., 1921-09-07
HAMMOND
ONL. ! CITY
TOKEEII' TABS
Gov. MCCray Notifies Hoover
He Can't Give Desired
Information


Hammond Is the only Indiana city
which ls keeping close tab on the enl-
ployment situation ami which has e
4 finite program to meet present con
dition of unemploy yment This i'm
formation was conv yed to Herber
Hoover. secretary of commerce. 6g
Governor McCray toGav after ne ha
read the report 81 Thomas Riley.
rector of the tree employment serxict
An Hoover recently announced his
intention Of holding a conference Oh
Unemployment in Washington and
asked Mr. Riley Tor reliable figures on
conditions in Indiana. The state di-
rector sent out a questionnaire -
agencies over the state Ed Kroer
examiner In charge Of the Hammon4
office. was tho only mar to send back
the data wanted
Other cities have apparently ehrovn
up their hands and are making no ef-
tort to even help the men 70 ed ojbs
This at present IS about the only hel1
Mr. Kroer can offer but he keeps 4
thar constantly He also keeps Ia
touch with ali Of the Industries of hi
territory and was able to give Close
estimate Of the number Of men work
ing ia every plant
Nr. Kroe- Estimates the number ot
men out 0f work "a Hammond todav
ait about 27oo He finds slight
pickup heSe and there but Il is ball
anced by slumps Ia other plants He
sees little Indication Of Improvement
in the next few months When 1t va~
talked that industry would be improv
ing greatly by September Nr Krosr
could find no s1lcb Indications ~ HAM
The Lake County times., 1921-09-07
INDIANA BOYS IN TEST


INDIANAPOLIS Ind. Sept. The
warrick county team Of three won the
BOYS Judging contest at the state Fair
today. over IS other teams from Indi-
ana. capturing the $500 trc<ay and the
500 toward the expenses OF the team
u the International Livestock ENposi-
ton at Chicago in December The
Warrick county bows viii represent
the state n the International Junior
Judging Contest there. The Dairy
cattle Judging event, part Of the state
contest. was won by a team of three
from Boone county
The Lake County times., 1921-09-07
tsPEclAL 70 LEE rIpEs1

ESPECIAL TO THE TiHESl
CROWN POINT, Ind, Sept. L.
with only four out OF 80 precincts in
Lake county heard from at noon today
in regard to yesterdays constitutional
amendment election. Clerk wheaton
Of the election canvassing board an
nounced that it would probably be to-
morrow before the final vote Is given
out There being absolutely no in
terest IN the costly election the re-
turns are very slow in coming IN ana
the canvassing board will not be seen
il action until this afternoon. Two
precincts in Ross and two in West
Creek are in showing that in these
four the amendments have carried by
small ma5orities. 1t Is estimated that
not over IL per cent OF the vote cast
at the last election was cast al the
election yesterday by Lake county
voters and this even falls below the
estimate OF 20 per cent given yester-
day. The result IN many places in
the state shows that only 10 per cent
Of the vote was cast.
The Lake County times., 1921-09-07
(BULLETINl

LONDON, Sept. !. Official
circles expect the British cabinet
to dispatch its reply to Eamonn de
Nalera's latest note to Dublin from
Inverness tonight. The cabinet is
expected to hold another session
at Inverness tomorrow to deal with
the unemployment crisis.
The Lake County times., 1921-09-07
lRuLLETINl

ttNTe tfAffcNhL news sFPVIcE1
DUBLIN. Sept. !. - The Sim
Fem viii enter a peace conference
with the English government re-
gardless Of whether the British
recogsize the Irish Republic, it
was announced this afternoon by
responsible republican leaders.