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New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
De Clamecy Given Five
Years ON Forgery Charge
Importer. Honored i'm Boston.
Admits He Has Served Three
Previous Terms

! Philippe De Clamecy, forty-fve years
old, civil engineer and graduate, he
says, of the University Of Paris, yes
terday was sentenced by Judge Grain,
IN General Sessions, to five years in
Sing Sing.
De Clamecy, who posed successfully
as French count" and banker as we'll
as Judge" and who was the guest of
honor of the Boston Chamber OF Com
lmerce and given the keys of the city of
Boston, passed worthless check for
$500 on the Banque de Hochelaga, of
Toronto, on William L. Dench, of the
Underwood Computing Company.
Shortly after ne was arrested, sew
'eral months ago, the Massachusetts au-
thorities sent detective with extradi-
3tion papers for De Clamecy, who was
wanted to finish q term for larceny,
but Assistant District Attorney Joab
n. Banton declined to honor those pa
pers on the ground that under the law
yof New York De Clancy must be tried
here first. When De Clamecy comes
put, however, the Massachusetts police
will be waiting for him.
In giving his pedigree De Clamecy
admitted that he had served Ave years
IN prison for forgery committed in
1905; that in 1909 he was sentenced
TO the penitentiary and fined $500 for
the illegal practice of medicine, and
that in 1911 he was sentenced to from
six to ten years in Boston for larceny.
He said he has wife and child in
tBoston.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
S75O,OOO Drugs Seized;
500 Arrests i'm Crusade
DIR. Simon Says International
Smuggling Ring, Backed by
Wealth. Conducts Traffic

DR.. Carleton Simon, the Special
Deputy Police Commissioner In charge
of the narcotic division, gave out a
statement yesterday saying that al
most 500 arrests had been made and
$750000 worth of drugs seized in this
city since his appointment.
"These arrests" the statement
said, "have also laid bare an inter-
national smuggling ring, whose rami-
ficstions extend not only into foreign
countries, but include the crews of
vessels from the captain down through
the line to the stokers of coal.
"There are sold daily on the streets
of New York approximately 100000
worth Of drugs and almost the entire
amount is smuggled into this port.
Only yesterday two men were arrested
by Commissioner Simon who were
boatswains on vessel docked in
Brooklyn and who had, smuggled in a
very large quantity of drugs. Last
night two other arrests were made at
the Seaman's Institute on South Street.
II ia about five weeks ago that Com
missioner Simon had conference with
Collector of the Port Byron r. New
tor and called his attention to the ne
cessity of close cooperation in this
matter
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
Suit lis Filed to
Hold Up Enrigght's
$3.50 Pension
Citizens Union President
Begins Taxpayers Action
TO Enjoin Police Head
Frosn Drawing ON Fund

William J. Schieffelin, president of
She Citizens Union, began taxpayers
action in the Supreme Court yesterday
to restrain Police Commissioner En-
right from paying himself a pension of
s3,T50 year out of the Police Pension
Fund.
Commissioner Enright became en-
titled to this. pension under special
act of the Legislature and an order
signed by himself fixed his pension at
the amount to which the chief inspec-
tor of the department is entitled upon
his retirement. The pension is one-
half of that officials salary. Commits
sioner Enright retired from the unis
formed force not long ago as lieuten-
ant, which rank he continued to hold
after being appointed chief executive
Of the department. The retirement
pension of lieutenant is 1925. En-
right, under the special act, gets $3.50
b year.
, Besides as Police Commissioner or
tering the payment of the pension TO
himself. Mr.. Enright also is treasurer
of the Police Pension Fund. AS treas
prer, said Mr.. Sehieffelin, Commission
er Enright would recognize his ~own
prder granting pension TO himself
and would continue to regard this or
der as valid charge against the Police
Pension Fund unless restrained from
doing so.
Special Order 292, issued by the
Police Commissioner. accepting the
resignation of Lieutenant Richard E.
Enright, reads: Lieutenant Richard
j.. Enright, 102d Precinct, at S3,750 per
annum, in accordance with Chapter
P51, Laws of 1918. Appointed Novem-
per 2, 1896"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
Six Mem Hold Up Bank;
Escape With $40, 900
Beat Customer With Pistol:
Abandon Auto, Change Minds
and Steal Second Machine

READING, Pa, Feb. 4.-six men
drove up to the door of the People's
Trust Company of Wyomissing, a sub
urb, Today, held up the EMPLOYEES Of
the bank and escaped with 10000 in
cash and Liberty bonds. The bandits
abandoned their automobile at the
reading Railway station, bought tickets
to Harrisburg, then apparently changed
their minds, stole another automobile
and drove off toward Allentown. The
tlrst car proved to have been one which
was stolen from Reading contractor
a week ago.
After cutting the telephone wires at
the bank four of the robbers entered
the bank, revolver in each hand.
One stayed at the wheel of the car and
another stood guard at the door. DR..
John Livengood, who had stopped at
the bank on business, was beaten with
the butt of revolver when he tried to
give an alarm. The robbers scooped up
all the cash on the counters, took what
they could readily lay their hands on
in the vault, broke open few safe de-
poslt boxes and left.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
Brewster Charges Unfairness

NEW HAMPTON, N. Y, Feb. 4. :.
Major Sidney w. Brewster. formerly
of the Marine Corps, who was acting
warden of the New York City Reform
atory here for year, sent protest
to-day to the Municipal Civil Service
Commission, alleging he was discrim-
mated against in the recent oral ex-
animation for warden OF the reforma-
tory because he was military man.
The examiners quizzed him about
the recent investigation of the re-
formatory by Prison Commissioner
Leon G. Weinstock, who reported that
prisoners received unnecessarily harsh
treatment, Major Brewster said.
Major Brewster intends to demand
@ new examination, basing his demand
upon a minority report made by Mrs.
Cecilia pattsn, Of the State Prison
Commission, IN which she dissented
from the Recommendation OF Comnais-
sioner Wainstock that Major Brewster
bs relieved as head Of the reformatnry.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
Mrs. Ida Won Claussen Refused
{ injunction Against Whitman

Justice Burr yesterday refused to
grant the application of Mrs. Ida Won
sClaussen for an injunction restraining
sex-Goyernor Charles S. Whitman, as
special assistant to District Attorney
sSwann, from continuing his investiga-
stion of the Police Department.
Besides denying the application of
s8rs. Won Claussen, who has been an
sactive litigant in the Supreme Court,
sJustice Burr ordered that her moving
spapers be stricken from the files as
e'scandalous." and the papers are not
to be removed from the custody Of the
sclerk without special permission of the
scours and notice to the District At
storney,
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
Wailace Says He Lacks
Contract Fraud Proof
Queens Prosecutor to Advise
Against an Inquiry Unless
Craig Produces More Facts

District Attorney Dana Wallace of
Queens announced last night that, until
such time as Comptroller Craig fur
nishes him with more information than
he has now in his possession, ne will
not ask the grand jury to take up the
charges of Irregularities in the letting
of city contracts in Queens.
Comptroller Craig recently announced
that he would hold up all payments on
city contracts until he was assured that
his suspicion OF collusive bidding and
other Irregularities was unfounded
On Wednesday Judge Humphrey, of
the County Court, told the grand jury
that if the District Attorney was ready
it should devote itself to the charges
made by Craig.
Unless I have further data than /
possess now no investigation will be
commenced on my initiative" Mr.. Wal
lace said last night. eff Judge Hum
pbrey directs an investigation to COM
mence | shall proceed with everything
that I have at my command, but first
will have it understood that do not
believe an investigation is warranted"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
$255,OOO Bond
Theft Traced;
Four Arrested
Memphis Banker Seized
With Druggist, His Wife
and Chauffeur i'm Sale
of Stolen Securities
Many Others Implicated
$4,000 i'm Liberty Certifi-
Gates, Also Taken i'm Hold
Up Here, Being Sought
,speoial Dtspatoh to The Tribune

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 4.-W. l..
Huntley jr., former vice president of
the National City Bank Of Memphis,
and three other persons were arrested
to-day in connection with the cashing
Of Liberty bonds here which were
stolen by the robbers who held up mes
sengers for Kean, Taylor & Co., in New
York, November 80, 1ast, taking $780,
900 in securities from them.
Detectives announced also that they
had found evidence that not only che
$255, COO in ponds, deals in which came
to light yesterday, were sold here, but
that 100000 more of the bonds were
brought here to be converted into cur
rency. Huntley resigned as vice presi-
dent of the bank yesterday in conse-
quence of the linking of his name with
those Of the strangers who disposed Of
the bonds here.
He is charged with criminally re-
ceiving stolen goods.
The others under arrest are Diggs
Nolen, druggist, and his wife, Ethel
Nolen, who were taken into custody
by Inspector Griffin on charges of lar
ceny and receiving stolen property, and
Jacob K. Rosenburg, a taxi chauffeur
from New York City. Inspector Grit
fin declared that $4,000 worth of stolen
Liberty bonds sold here recently have
been traced to the Nolens.
"There were 100000 worth of bonds
in this sale and we have identified
$4,000 of them as stolen" Inspector
Griffin said. "They were identified by
their numbers. We traced them to the
Nolens."
These bonds are not part Of the
$255,000 stolen bonds that were uncov-
cred here yesterday, Griffin said, but
form a separate and distinct case.
However, he intimated that they were
taken in the same New York robbery
on November 80
Rosenburg was arrested in the lobby
of the Central State National Bank.
Detectives say he was trying to rent a
house here and gave Diggs Nolen as
reference. In his pockets were a New
York chauAfeur's license, dating back
several years, and certificate showing
that he was formerly employed in the
New York Postofice. He was held for
investigation.
The names of several men. banks
and brokerage firms that had rot been
previously mentioned were brought
into the case to-day by the police. The
100000 batch of Liberty bonds, In
spector Griffin stated, was sold by a
prominent local attorney, who was act
ing for man who is said to have a
long criminal record.
number of men who are we'll ac-
quainted with movements in local
financial circles called at Police Head
quarters to-day to cooperate with the
officers.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
Craig Denies Any Change
In City Finance Policy
Says Shortage OF Assistants in
His Office Has Prevented Get
ting Out Records on Time

Comptroller Craig, in discussing yes
terday The Tribune's criticism of the
failure of the Finance Department to
publish promptly records of its oper-
ations, said that the situation had
arisen from no conscious change of
policy, but from the inability to turn
out the records on time. He attributed
the .tardiness chiefly to delays in
printing. He also said that the depart
ment was short about twenty skilled
accountants, and that the lack had
seriously hampered the effective carry
ing on of the departments duties.
Regarding the criticism of the mud
died state of the city's finances, which
made it necessary to leave S27,o0o,-
600 of appropriations for the public
SCHOOLS out of the budget, Mr.. Craig
said mandatory increases in salaries
ordered payable in 1920 and which had
not been provided for in the 1920 bud
get amounted to $5o,o0o,OO0, which was
met by temporary financing.
This has been met in the 1921 bud
get, which, he says, must take care
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05

of these increases also for the current
year. The total, Mr.. Craig said, with
other expenditures, was larger chan
the city could meet under it's ability
to tax only up to per cent of as
sessed valuation.
The Comptroller told a representa-
tive of The Tribune that the state will,
in his judgment, have TO meet the def
cit, and that it cannot supply funds
for purely municipal functions such as
street cleaning, but that it can provide
money for education, which Mr.. Craig
regards as function of the state. The
Comptroller said that in the 1921 bud
get the estimates of the various city
departments were whitfield down CON
siderably, but that the appropriations
for the Street Cleaning Department
and the Department of Plant and Struc-
lures were padded.
Mr. Craig said that the school deficit
would be reduced from $27,OOO000 to
s1o,000,000, which the Legislature al
ready has appropriated for the last six
months of the states fiscal year end
ing June 30. Mr.. Craig said that, in
his opinion, he can efface another ST.
100000 from this deficit by savings
elsewhere, asserting that $2,500,000 APP
propriated for the redemption of a
out, would be saved, and that the bill
he would propose to the Legislature to
advance the date for paying city taxes
from November to July would save
the municipality $4,O00,0OO of interest.
He said abolishing the Chamber
lain's office would enable him to save
another $500,000 in interest, asserting
that by shifting funds from one bank
to another without the Comptroller's
permission the Chamberlain makes it
necessary for the Comptroller to pay
higher rates of interest to the banks
which lend the city funds.
According to the Comptroller, these
devices will bring the net deficit down
to $10,000,000, and that early next
week he will urge the Legislature to
levy an additional tax to meet the
shortage. The obstacles, he said, were
that the upstate leaders were unsym-
pathetic to this proposal and favored
issuing special revenue bonds, which
Mr.. Craig said would be merely pass
ing the buck to next years budget. He
declared another group wanted to
issue long term, permanent stock,
which would amount to capitalizing
this deficit, which was not designed
for permanent improvements.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
Indict Woman
And Brown in, I
Turks Murcle,
Man Asks CIemency for Mr..
schnertz, Saying All shs
Did Was Tell Him Wbas,
Druggists Wife Hid Jewel,
Explains Killing in Court
Happened During Fight. H.
Asserts; Warns Detective;
He VIII Attempt Eseans

The regular grand jury yesterdav !.
dicted Robert Brown and Mrs. Pn,.
schrnertz for the murder last Satura,,
Of Israel Turk, East Side druggist 1
his home at 271 East Broadway. ~
Mrs. Schmertz has made statems
according to Assistant District Atto,
ney John r. Hennis, who presented S.
case to the grand jury, in which a.
admits asking Brown, an ex-convict &
"fix" Mrs. Turk, who, it is ALLEGED
was receiving attentions from the "a.
mer's husband
Brown said yesterday he went to t5.
home Of Turk expecting to find Mrs,
Turk alone there, having learned Bs,
husband would be at a Turkish bses
Brown, however; found Turk home ana
he said, when the latter made sn oil.
cry he shot him.
Following the indictment both ID.
PENDANTS were arraigned in Essex Mar.
ket court before Magistrate Frothibs.
ham on charges of homicide Thes.
complaints, however, were dismissed
when copies of the Indictment wsr,
presented to the court.
Before leaving the courtroom Brown
said to the detectives who had him. Il
charge: 'lf I get chance to get ava,
from you men you can bet I'll do it.Be
He asked clemency for Mrs. Schmept7
who, he said, had nothing to 10 viii
the murder. In explaining how n.
murder occurred he said that he she
at Turk impulsiyely, but did not intesc
to kill him. >
Of Mrs. Schmertz he said: "All tha
woman did was to put me up to whes
Mrs. Turks jewelry was. She didn.
have anything to do with the Killing
II went TO the Turk apartment,"l y
explained, "to get the jewelry that
heard Mrs. Turk had. ! waited fo
them to get asleep, but Turk came int,
the room / was hiding in and we 90
to struggling. l told him l would sheo
if he wouldn't let go. I fired once
didn't mean to nit him in the stomach
but just to have him let 90 of me
Then / ran out. -
I'm not a murderer at heart" h
added. 81 didn't want to use the eur
L dlont mean to shoot him in a vita
spot. 1t just happened impulsively, an,
here am murderer"
Brown said that he had been gradb
ated from college in Canada and tia
he had never smoked or touched LIQUOR
He added that he has plenty of none,
and will use it freely in defending him
self. While. serving his term in th
Federal penitentiary for impersonat,al
an officer, he said, he served as a fore
man over Eugene V. Debs. ~
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
Tax Ordinance to
Exempt New Houses
Will Be Reported
General Welfare Committee
Favers. Measure Affecting
Buildings Up to $1,000 a
Room, $1,000 a Building

The members of the committee on
general welfare of the Board of Alder
men at meeting yesterday decided to
report favorably to the full board next
Tuesday on ordinance providing for a
tax exemption on dwellings erected
during the next ten years, of $1,000 a
room, excluding bathroom, up to S5,-
900 for apartment or family houses OF
one or more stories.
Under the rules of the Board of
Aldermen all reports from committees
are laid over for one week for con-
sideration. Alderman William I. Col
Inns. chairman of the committee, will,
however, request unanimous. consent
for consideration of the report i'm
mediately. Aldenmanlc President La
Guardia wanted to be heard. The
financiers were to have been present
at yesterdays meeting, but sent re-
quest that they be allowed to appear
before the committee Monday. The
committee refused to grant the request.
One alderman announced that he
knew of builder who would begin the
construction of sixteen model tene-
ments just as soon as the proposed
ordinance became law. Other mem
bers of the committee declared that
there was no equity in the ordinance,
as the. builders and spectators would
get the benefit of the exemption but
would make no declaration as to what
rent they would charge.
Borough President Henry H. Curran
appeared before the committee and
urged that the ordinance be reported
out next Tuesday. He declared that
the emergency was great and that if
the ordinance was passed builders
would begin TO construct dwellings
within six weeks and not give all their
attention to the construction of moving
picture theaters and commercial build
ings.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05

Zadwick, promoter, Of Ill Broadway,
who says he lost $1,000 through the
operations Of the men under arrest,
and G. B. Morrow, stock broker, OF
Sb3 Fifth Avenue, who claims to have
lost 5000. The police say that thers
are seven other complaints In the Dis
trict Attorneys office.
1t Is charged that ono of the men
would advertise his services as an ex-.
pert stock salesman, obtain employment
from broker and then introduce a
confederate as prospect"
The confederate, after buying
stocks of the broker, it is said, would
tender worthless note in payment.
After few days the salesman" as
serting that he had prospective Gus
toner out of the city, would collect his
commission on the "sale" made to his
confederate, according to the complain
ant, to cover the expense of the trip
that was never made.
Detectives August Mayer and Grover
Brown, of Inspector Coughlin's staff
arrested the men. Ainsworth admitted,
the police say, that he placed an ad-
vertisement in newspaper few days
ago under the name of Cooper" offer
ing his services as an expert stock
salesman. In brief cases which are
said to belong to Van orden and Ros-
enfield the police say they found thou
sands of shares Of stock. The detect
ives say they found in Rosenfeld's pos
session handbook showing $4,000 on
deposit in the Corn Exchange National
Bank. In Van Orden's brief case the
officers claim to have found a letter
from Fiero & Fiero, attorneys, of
Rector Street, demanding that Van Or
den make good on a note given in ex-
change for stock in the Rotary Plow
COMPANY.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
McNally Sentenced to Die
Staten Island Man Convicted of
Numbering .Jackowski

Edward j. McNally, thirty years old
of New Brighton, Staten Island, was
convicted last night of the murder OF
Walter Jackowski, manager Of a restau-
rant at 1926 Richmond Terrace, Ma
riners' Harbor, and was sentenced by
Justice Callaghan, of the Supreme
Court, at st. George, to be electrocuted
in Sing Sing some time during the
week beginning March Ia.
Four men were indicted for the
crime, which followed night of rob-
berries in various parts of Staten Isl.
and. William Connolly, of New
Brighton, who turned states evidence
was granted immunity. Anthony Pa.
luccio, of New Brighton, and Frank Es.
cobacci, of 301 East 149th Street, the
Bronx, were sentenced to serve from
twenty years to life in Sing Sing.
Former District Attorney George
Pinney, representing McNally, will
prepare an appeal
New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
Hettriclx Trial
For Coercion
Begins Tuesday
Henry L. Stinson and Ken
Meth Spence TO Prosecute
Inventor of Buildin &
Trade ssCode of Practice
Brindell Aids Involved
Labor Cars Lawyer viii
Fight Verdict Brother
Nisits Him i'm Cell

The conviction of Robert p. f3rindelI.
the labor car, is to be followed up i'm
mediately by the trial of all other per-
sons indicted upon evidence adduced
by the Lockwood committee, according
to statement issued yesterday by
Samuel Untermyer. The first of these
trials will begin Tuesday, .ht day
when Brindell is to be sentenced 1t
will be the case of John T. Hettrick,
of the "code of practice" fame. and
certain ieutenaEts of Brinden will be
made co-defendants upon charges of
coercion.
Mr.. Untermyer said yesterday that
he would conduct personally the re-
trial of George S. Backer, the million
aire builder, on charges Of perjury. The
last trial resulted in disagreement by
the jury, but Mr.. Untermyer is con-
WINGED that the case against Dacker
can be pressed to conviction.
Brindell spent lonely day IN the
Tombs. He was visited late in the
day by his brother Matthew. 1t was
learned that Martin Littleton, his at
torney will move for new trial when
Avoy on Tuesday for sentence. This
motion will be made on alleged errors
committed during the trial Should
this be denied he will ask for an arrest
Of judgment, and, finally, in event of
failure again, he will seek certificate
of reasonable doubt.
Justice McAvoy will undoubtedly
give the prisoner a certain number OF
days to obtain such a certificate, which
can only be issued after argument. If
all these moves fail Brindell will have
to go to prison Immediately. He is
liable to term of fifteen years.
The Hettrick Case
The trial of John T. Hettricl and his
co-defendants will be prosecuted by
Henry L. Stimson and Kenneth Spence.
1t will be based upon the allegations
that Hettrick, with the labor co-defend-
ants, coerced firms and individuals to
join the code of practice and restrain
competition.
After outlining this situation Mr..
Untermyer's statement continues: 'The
day of Brindell's conviction should be
celebrated by the workmen in all call
ings as a day of thanksgiving not only
in this city but throughout the coun-
try. In the building trades it marks
the first sign of renewed light and
| hope for the 115,000 workmen whom he
ruled with rod of iron. To them it
means the initial glimpse of real in
| dustrial freedom"
| MIR. Untermyer then outlined the
manner in which the Building Trades
Council, the governing body of labor
in this city, should be reorganized. He
| declared that it was necessary to re-
write the constitution of the body and
I frame it in such manner that the
workers themselves can elect their
! delegates by popular vote, such dele
gates to hold Office for terms of six
months.
| He also said that the employers az
| sociation must cease to be a cover for
| the practice of extortion on the public
through criminal conspiracies in re-
straint of trade. Every association
that is member of the parent associ-
| alton must be free from the vice of
unlawful combination and must be so
maintained"