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The New York herald., 1921-05-04

Special Despatch to THE NEw YORK HERALD.
Now York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., May 3. y
A gray haired man Of 72 years broke
the monotony Of Congressional investi-
cations to-day by offering to fight a
man half his age who had questioned
the integrity Of his statements.
The aged man was former Judge John
w. Wescott OF New Jersey, who twice
put the name of Woodrow Wilson In
nomination for the Presidency. The
younger man was Samuel T. Ansell.
former Acting Judge Advocated General
of the army. The threatened fight came
during the meeting Of the special House
committee investigating the escape of
G. c. Bergdoll, Philadelphia draft
dodger.
Judge Wescott came to Washington to
deny that he was counsel in the Berg
doll case or had used his political influ-
ence to obtain permission from the War
Department for the Stacker to be re-
leased from a military prison so that he
could hunt pot of gold.
The dispute came after Mr.. Ansell had
inferred that Judge Wescott was "of
counsel" that he (Wescott) had tried TO
SEQ Secretary Of War Baker on the case
and that the Judge knew of the pot of
gold story before Bergdoll escaped.
Then Judge Wescott aoose and. shaking
his fist at Mr.. Ansell. said:
''It Is to be deprecated that gentlemen
arc at variance on the facts. But want
to look General Ansell straight in the
eyo and say that he knows he is't right
or straight In making those statements
He would not have the physical. moral
or mental courage to make them to me
outside the protection of this Committee
Room. Despite my age I want to tell
him to his teeth that his statements are
not true and that ne knows It."
The dispute arose over testimony Of
Mr.. Ansell that the Judge listened to
Clarence Gibboney. Bergdolrs attorney
now dead. tell the story Of the buried
pot of gold. and that he then offered
to go TO the Secretary of War on the
case. Judge Wescott said he never heard
the pot of gold story until after Ber-
dolls escape. and characterized as "in-
fernal FOOLS those who believe 1t. The
Judge admitted writing a letter to Sec
rotary Baker transmitting Mr. Ansell's
brief seeking a reversal of Bergdoll's
court martial sentence.
II never was counsel In this case"
said Judge Westcott, "and ! never re-
ceived dollar of Bergdo1 money. The
money paid me by Gibboney was for other
rervices. Mrs Bergdoll once appealed to
me and out Of sympathy / told her to
hire the best lawyer in the country
Blu was not connected with the case"
The New York herald., 1921-05-04
BOARD SPLITS OVER
TUNNEL TO JERSEY
New Jersey Commissioners
Vote to Drop Joint Body Of
Consulting Engineers.

The differences between the New York
ana New Jersey Bridge ana Tunnel Com
missions over matters connected with
TIE building Of the Interstate vehicular
tunnel now undergoing construction.
came to head yesterday. when the New
Jersey Commission voted to dispense
with the services of the present Joint
board of consulting engineers and to ap-
point a separate board of its own It
was recommended that the New York
Commission take similar action.
Those members OF the New Jersey
Commission who supported this action
said that the Joint board has favored
the New York Commission. The un-
pleasantness arose from misunder-
standing as to whether the widening
OF Fourteenth street In Jersey City is
part OF the tunnel project. and whether
New York Is bound to pay half the ex-
pense of that work Commissioner Shay,
In supporting the custer resolution, said
the Joint engineering board had taken
the position that the work Is not q part
Of the tunnel project
Commissioners Boetgger. Noyes and
Barlow opposed tho resolution. T. AL
beus Adams. chairman Of the New Jer-
sey Commission. and Commission ers
Boyle. Stevens. Galiaher and Shay voted
for t.
The joint board is composed OF Col.
William ]. Wilgus. Major John A.
Bensel Prof william II. Burr, Edward
A Byrne. J. vipend Davies and Col
George Watson. 1t Is probable that
Col. Watson, who Is the only New Jersey
man amo lg .heTn with be retained.
A: nes.ing 81 representatives Of
both commissions with Jersey City ofi-
-ials yesterday morning Il was agreed
% refer to the Attorney General Of New
York the question whether he New
York commission Is empowered 1nder
ne charter % authorize expenditures
for improving the approaches % sne
jersey City terminus.
The commissions had Joint meeting
In the afternoon in the Hall of Records.
at which their complete lack Of agree
rpent was evident.
The New York herald., 1921-05-04
G. O.P. WOMEN PLAN
POLITICAL BRIDGE
New Game to Be introduced at
Party in 89th Street Head
quarters Tonight.

Republican women have discovered a
way to coordinate their favorite card
game and politics. and tonight they will
introduce Political Bridge" at their
new headquarters the Women's Ma
tional Republican Club, Ss West Thirty
ninth street. Tables will be s12 and
single seats So. the proceeds to be used
for carrying on the work of the Repub-
lican Committee OF One Hundred. which
is cooperating with the Republican Club
ment.
The club rooms wifi be designated as
Assembly districts. the players will be
called voters the bridge tables will be
polling booths. the winners will be called
nounced as spoil. Both men and women
are invited to play
The bridge committees chairman is
Mrs. Donald Greenleaf. On the commit
tee are representatives OF the Women's
National Republican Club and the Com
mittee of One Hundred. This commit
tee includes Miss Juliana Cutting. Miss
Maude Wetmore. Mrs. Charles Fl. Dit
son. Mrs. Coffin Van Rensselaer,. Mrs.
Rogers II. Bacon. Miss Helen Vartck
Boswell. Mrs. Courtlandt Nlcoll, Mrs.
Theodore Douglas Robinson and Mrs.
Charles II. Sabin. Mrs. Mary Hatch
Willard Is chairman OF the Republican
Committee of One Hundred. and Mrs.
Arthur L. Livernore is president OF tho
Women's National Republican Club.
Tickets for the game may be obtained
at che Committee OF One Hundred 3
headquarters. LIT West Forty-sixth
street. ,r at the Womens National Re-
publican Club.
The New York herald., 1921-05-04
LENA'S SOUP TOO GOOD
TO LOSE IN FIRE DRILL
EUen Smoke Clouds Fail to
DriUe Her From Table.

Smoke clouds which filled the first
floor dining room of the day nursery of
the Daughters of Israel at 220 Fifth
street yesterday failed to alarm greatly
any of the ,1s0 children. and efforts to
make Lena Madoff, Is, obey the fire
drill signal and leave before she had
finished her soup were wasted. 1t was
the luncheon hour and meals were being
served on all floors.
All of the children walked out without
confusion except Lena. She wiggled
away from one of the instructors and
announced that fire or no Are she was
going to finish her soup. 1t was the
best soup. she said. So Lena sat at the
table, and when her soup was quite
accounted for she Joined the others out
side.
The fire was in a pile OF wood near
the furnace and caused little damage.
The New York herald., 1921-05-04
WAR VETERAN HALTS
WIDOWS DEPORTATION
Habeas Corpus Writ SerDei
Just Before Liner Sails.

Lorenzia Lamonica, a young Italian
widow, who was sent to Ellis Island
with her two-year-old daughter. Felippa,
for deportation because she was Hitter
ate. was taken from the steamship
Dante Alighieri yesterday few min
utes before the liner sailed. Counsel
for Salvatore Favallaro. former dough-
boy, of SIS Dominick street, got a writ
of habeas corpus to release the widow.
The law permits an ex-soldier to take
an iliterate immigrant from Ellis ISL
and and marry her.
This Is the young widows second ef-
fort to get into America on the arm Of
a warrior. The first suitor was Felippo
Melozzo, who promised to be at the
Municipal Building when the widow
came there in charge of an Ellis Island
matron. The widows relatives were on
hand. but not Felippo.
The New York herald., 1921-05-04
THIRD ACT OF HEROISM
FATAL TO POLICEMAN
John Fl. Conk Dies From In
iuries ReceiUed in Runaway.

The third act of conspicuous heroism
of Patrolman John H. Conk. As years
old, during service Of fifteen years In
the department. resulted In his death
yesterday at the Wyckoff Heights Hos
pital. In Brooklyn Last Thursday he
stopped q runaway horse near Knicker-
booker avenue and Grove street after he
hal cleared from the animals path a
group of children their way to Public
School 110. Conk jumped to the horses
back, but was thrown off, as the run
away stumbled in a pile of earth. A
wheel of the wagon went over his head
His dying request was that he be
buried in the soldiers plot In Cypress
Hills Cemetery. He had wanted to serve
overseas, and felt that he had been a
soldier at home. His oldest son. Arthur,
90 years old, died last month OF pleu-
risy. The policemans second wife. Mrs.
Bessie Conlt. and two children survive
him.
The New York herald., 1921-05-04
$50 900 BANK DEFALCATION
MAY BENEFIT INSTITUTION
"Tightwad" Teller Invests Money From Thefts So
Carefully That 1t Is Expected Speculations Will
Show Gain When Hypothecated.

bank probably win realize little more
than D'orazio invested "A them. The
nil stociS. OF Gccoupt OF being bought
low and selected with prudence Will
show a profit and according to reports.
,iil bring the total to be realized up TO
more than the original defalcation.
D'Orazio's method was to draw checks
signed by himself. When they were re-
turned from the clearing house he with
1eld them from the banks accounts and
represented that the cash was still in
the bank. He also opened accounts In
other banks with funds intrusted to his
care.
The bank Is protected by bond OF
100000 and D'Orazio Is at liberty under
s25, 900 BAH furnished by his family.
The New York herald., 1921-05-04

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD
PHILADELPHIA, May S.-The fact that
John D'Orazio was what Is called a
t,ghtwad may result In a defalcation ne
committed turning ou' profit He had
taken more than $4,000 from bank
in which he vas telle..
D'Orazio has confessed that he
manipulated his accounts at the Ameri-
can Bank and Trust Company. not to
spend the money In riotous living but
t. speculate In real estate, from which
.ie had seen others pyramid a few hun
dred dollars into many thousands, He
also Invested In oil stocks.
When the real estate holdings In which
the teller invested are disposed OF the
The New York herald., 1921-05-04
WRITES OF LOST LOVE,
THEN ENDS HER LIFE
Sweetheart Calls on Louise
Gossl and Finds Her Dead.

Miss Louise Gossl. an employee in
the State Bank, 376 Grand street, re-
turned to her home at 432 Shepherd ave-
nue., Brooklyn, last night after work
and wrote a note to Michael ]. Nicol OF
350S Atlantic avenue. her sweetheart.
Dear Micky," it ran, Il am going to
end 1t all Please forgive me. ! know
you hate me. but all ! ask is t3at you
think of me once in while for the love
I have for you. Only believe that |
love you and that die with your name
on my lips. Please return this revolver
to my boss and come to my funeral.
With love, Louise"
T len she lifted the revolver men,
toned In the note and fired one shot
into her brain. She was dead an hour
later when young Nicol called to take
her to the movies. Her parents could
think of no reason why she should have
wished to end her life.
The New York herald., 1921-05-04
II. G. BLooMINGDALE DIVORCED

That divorce was granted more than
a year ago to Mrs Rosalind Blooming
dale, at Reno, New, from Hiram c..
Eloomingdsle, merchant and member of
Bloomingdale Brothers. was disclosed
yesterday In the filing Of an action by
William H. Sheldon, a Reno lawyer,
against Mr.. Bloomingdale for $4,000 in
return for services The services con-
sisted, he sets forth. largely In conduct
ing conferences between the lawyers
representing Mr.. and Mrs. Blooming
dale
The New York herald., 1921-05-04
BREAKS HIS HIP AT D5.

Peter Ticrney. 95. of 20s Schenclx
avenue. veteran of the civil war. he
came confused yesterday by automo-
biles ct Atlantic and Schencl avenues,
Brooklyn, and fell to the street He
was not struck by car. but suffered
a fracture of the hip from the fall He
was taken to Kings County Hospital
The New York herald., 1921-05-04
RADIUM CONTRACT AWARDED

Bids for the gram of radum which
is to be presented to Nine. Marie Curie
discoverer of radium, at the White
House on May 90, were opened yester-
day at the Crocker Cancer Research
Laboratory, Columbia University. and
the contract was awarded to the Stand
ard Chemical Company OF Pittsburgh
The New York herald., 1921-05-04
DIVORCE REHEARING ORDERED

A Recommendation by Thomas z
Brownlee, as referee in the action
brought by Harrison A. Tiffany of the
ST. George Hotel, for divorce from his
wife, Agnes, recommending the decree.
failed to meet with the approval yester-
day OF Supreme Court Justice MacCrate,
who ordered the action heard before an
other referee. Justice MacCrate said
that the evidence was insufficient. Mrs.
Tiffany made general denial Of the
charges.
The New York herald., 1921-05-04
LIE GIVEN ANSELL
IN BERGDOLL CASE
Former Judge Wescott, ~
Years Old, Offers to Prove
His Facts With Fists.
IMPUGNS HIS TESTIMONY
Asserts That He Had Not Been
Informed by Any One of
pot Of Gold Story.

Special Despatch to THE NEw YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., May 3.
The New York herald., 1921-05-04
WIFE WINS FOR ALDERMAN.

RED Sra,sas, n. :, May 3.-Mrs.
Beatrice Bullock. candidate :or Alder
nan. IN me .own election yesterday ie-
seated her husband. &. r. Suilock, who
vas candidate on the opposition sicksr
~ n aIor.ry y I votes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-07-08
CONDITIONS PRODUCE D
BY COMMUNISM
(Ry Associated Press)

Reval, Esthonia, July S.-Those who
have the idea that Bolshevik news
papers printed in Russa say only rosy
things about the country could quick
ly be disillusioned by perusal of the
papers themselves. During the past
four months, the principal Moscow and
Petrograd newspapers have been
startlingly frank about some of the
conditions that Communism has pro-
duced.
The Moscow Economic Life not long
asgo wrote the following description
of conditions on one Of the Commun-
ist "model' FARMS
''The farm presented a picture of
complete desolation. For years there
have been no repairs. Windows are
broken, walls are falling in, and some
Of the buildings are in ruins. Work
us 1iVO LII COA1iO1O, ILL., IOOI1S, DIdC K
from smoke. In one of the rooms
there lives a calf, placed there by the
foreman despite protests of women
tenants.
"There are neither potatoes nor
,vegeta bles for the workers. In the
summer no one has bothered to store
them People are starving, cattle are
starving. In the farm there are 80
persons, Of these six are officials.''
The old program of the Bolshevi1z
government called for an increase in
the number Of these "model' farms
The new program by which the peas
ants are given nine years tenure of
their land, practically does away with
chem.
! No less frank were more recent ad
missions in the Moscow newspapers
about the economic state of Russian
factories, some Of which were shown
Ito be producing less than five per
cent of what they produced before
the war.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-07-08
YELLOW FEVER
PREVALENT IN PERU
(By Associated Presso

Lima, Peru, July s.-Nearly 1000
deaths occurred from yellow fever dur
ing the last nine months in the depart
ments Of Lambayeque and La Liberat-
ed, in northern Peru, according to
statements published here attributed
to Doctor Henry Hanson, an American
physician, who is in charge Of the san.
itation campaign directed against the
fever by the Peruvian government
and the Rockefeller Foundation.
The Rockefeller Foundation con
tributed $4,000 to fight the epidemic
which is now reported to be decreasing g
as a result Of the campaign and the
approach Of the winter season. 1t
was estimated there were about 10,-
900 cases in the affected area. The
feature of the campaign has been the
wa4 against the stegomyia mosquito
and the closing of water containers
and stagnant pools in which mosqui
tos breed.
Doctor Hanson's staff is composed
of three spervising inspectors, five
/ Peruvian physicians and 100 inspec
tors. It is believed the affected dis
tricts will be entirely rid Of the feve
by the end Of the year.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-07-08
STRUGGLE BETWEEN
BUYERS AND SELLERS

Rome, July S.-The struggle be
tween buyers and sellers still contin-
ues in Italy, as it goes to the heart
Of the Italian shopkeeper to reduce
those prices which have made his for
tune since the war.
A large quantity Of wool has been
sent to Italy from Australia, and con-
seouently the Italian wOolen mer-
chants find difficulty in disposing
of their goods, and fine wooen stuff
can, now produced for $40 yard.
The shopkeepers, however, refuse to
sci this cheaper material until they
have exhausted all the dearer but In
ferior quality cloth which they have
in their shops, and continue calmly 70
charge from $1OO to 5000 for suit OF
clothes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-07-08
GOLDEN STATE AGAIN
FIELD FOR PR0SPECTORS
by U. S. Press)

Washington, July Sin a report bv
the. United States Geological Survey,
Department Of the Interior, the geo1o-
gical features in northwestern Kern
county, California, are considered with
reference to the occurance of Oil and
gas. The area considered amounts to
about $50 square miles including the
Los Hills, North Belridge, and North
Nc Kittrick Front oil fields and in
tervening and adjacent territory
A feature Of the report is a geologi-
cal may showing in colors distribution
Of formations, outlines ofthe oil fields
and Typographical contours, designed
to aid prospecting for new oil fields.
The map points out specifically var
ious locations where it appears reason
lights Aladdin's Lamp
Most Of these "possibly areas'' lie
in the alluvium covered San Joaquin
Valley, where the chances are much
better for finding new fields than in
the hills, even though the structure OF
the uplands is more perfectly known
There are no large bodies of the oil
bearing Maricopa shale folded and
overlain by sufficient cover to retain
any oil formed, but it is thought
there may be found folds Of this shale
within reach of the drill in the valley
country.
Whether or not the rush of '49 is T.
be re-enacted, the report does not
prophesy. It may be pertinent to ob
serve IN passing however that though
the Overland Trail will no doub
never again be quite as picturesque
as in the days following the discovery
of gold in Suffers mill-race, the thrill
Of a free-for-al1 coast to coast sweep
stakes might inject Romance into tht
dull history of the times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-07-08
Old Latin Quarter
Be Abandoned
By Students
(By Associated fress)

Paris, July S.-A long discussed
project for the transfer of the stu
dents quarter OF Paris from the old
Latin Quarter to the outskirts of
Paris from the old Latin Quarter to
theoutskrts of Paris on space made va
cant by the demolition of the wall
of Paris appears to be. on the way
to realization.
The city Of Paris will sell about 20
acres of land for the building of
students city, including lodgings, re-
creation grounds and gymnasium. The
University of Paris vii undertake the
construction Of the necessary build
ings, toward which one philanthropist
has already contributed 100000
francs.
1t is not expected that this will
greatly change the aspect or the char
acteristics Of the Latin Quarter, but
it will provide Accommodations for
many foreign students who, unable to
find lodgings, are practically exclud-
ed from the university. The secre
tary Of the Students Association at
tributes to lack of lodgings the fact
that the number of students matricu-
in 1920 to 5000 this year.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-07-08
ANOTHER MEETING tn RE-
HELD ON THE HIGH
WAY ROUTE

Inc committee which was called tc
kale,gh yesterday to appear before
the State Highway Commission at
their request, relative to the proposed
H1gh":ay between Scotland Neck and
Tarboro, returned this morning. They
report that Mr.. J. Sprunt Hill, who
held the last hearing at Tarboro, stat
ed that there appeared to be a Slight
advantage in favor OF the Lawrence
route, but that the overwhelming ma
lority Of the people seemed to favor
the good-Speed route in his opin-
ion, and that it was such an important
question and had aroused such univer
sal interest, that the entire commits
sion, or a large majority Of that com
mission would hold another hearing
n Scotland Neck about Septeml
first, decision as to the 'rout
deferred III the meantire g vii
mean considerable ~ esinnn,
actual work on ss obstruction o
this road.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-07-08
PHILIPPINES On
Probation
(By L. S. Press)

Washington, fuly S.-Urging that
'probatlonal Independence be ex-
tended to the Philippine Islands,
resident Commissioner Gabaldon pro
poses that the United States withdraw
lis lnSuIar government for a period of
from five to six years. Mr.. Gabaldon
announces as the purpose of this move
positive test of the burning question
OF whether or not Fiipinos are capa
Die Of selfgovernment.
Inc Resident Commissioner would
have the United States reserve the
fIsht to re-establish sovereignty over
The Islands in the event that the ma
'NeS fan to meet the test On thu
other hand, should the Fillipinos gov
ern themselves creditably and effec-
'uailE, the United States is to grant
the Philippines permanent indepen-
dence.
Inc probation plan which is meet
"'s with general popularity in the Is
"h'S, and is regarded as the most
reasonable and practical suggestion
yet advanced, is shortly to be propos
'1 10 Congress by Mr.. Gabaldon. It is
'ne sentiment among influential Fill
p'noS that the solution of he Phillip
pune tangle has been found.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-07-08

lnTheFuture
OF Business

From time to time items are noticed
winch show tendency to return to
normal business, and an instance has
just been reported to this paper.
Sales Agent Eddie Woolard, of the
Wales Adding Machine Company, re-
ports that he has been informed bv
the Home Office Of his Company that
the largest immediate shipment order
for adding machines has just been
given by the Woolworth Company.
This order calls for over five hun
dred adding machines, the list price of
each being two hundred and seventy
five dollars and over
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-07-08
SARDINIA THREATENS To
SEPARATE FROM
ITALY
(By Associated Press)

Rome, July 8.-Sardinia is fond of
calling herself the "Ireland' Of
Italy, and Of threatening to separate
from the mother country whom it ac-
cuses of having always behaved to
the gallant little island in somewhat
stepmotherly way. However, the re-
cent visit Of King Victor Emmanuel
to his Sandman subject swas the oc-
casion for an outburst Of loyalty which
vii oblige the instigators of separa-
tism to defer their hopes. Even the
Socialists joined in welcoming the
King.
Sardinia needs roads and railways
to bring her splendid harvests of
grain and her other agricultural
products to the mainland, and above
all government help for reclaiming the
unhealthy districts and Systematically
and scientifically combating the ter
rib!e scourge Of malaria which rend-
ers many of her most productive prov
inces almost uninhabitable for several
months Of the year.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-07-08
SENATE LEADERS EXPECT
To DEFER CONS|DERA-
TON Of BONUS BILL
(By Associated Press

Washington, July Sin expecta-
tion Of message soon from President
Harding urging temporary postpone
ment OF the soldier bonus bill and
greater speed with the tariff and tax
legislation, Senate leaders believe they
already have sufficient number OF
votes to lay aside the bonus measure
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-07-08
Banks Come
ToAidOfThe
Cattle Industry
(By Associated Pressl

Chicago, Ill, July s,-Applications
for loans in excess of a million dol
lars have already been received For
participation in the fifty million dol
Lar pool formed by bankers for the
relief Of the cattle industry, which
will begin operations in two weeks.
was announced here, following a con
ference, when satisfactory plans were
made for rediscounting live stock pa
per at the Federal Reserve Banks