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The New York herald., 1921-05-26
DENIES HOLDINGS
NEAR TUNNEL SITES
Adams of Jersey Commission
Answers Charges of Per-
sonal Interest.

Friction which has existed between
the New York and the New Jersey
Bridge and Tunnel Commission over the
question OF payment for the cost OF
widening certain streets near the tunnel
approaches around Twelfth and Hender-
son streets. Jersey City. led yesterday
to the publication by the EVentag Post
OF a long article implying that the at
titude of T. Albeus Adams. chairman OF
the New Jersey Commission. Is not
distinterested one and that he is both
directly and indirectly interested In prop
erty which will be affected by the build
ing of the tunnel
Mr.. Adams, when seen In his office.
525 West street, which is also the office
OF the Union Terminal Cold Storage
Company of Jersey City and the Man
haitian Refrigerating Company, OF both
OF which he is president, issued the fol-
lowing statement:
MIR. Adams personally owns no real
estate In Jersey City at or near the ell
trance or exit of the tunnel. Together
with his brother he Is the owner or
about one-tenth OF the u~-s4 capital stock
OF the Union Terminal Cold Storage
Company, which has owned its present
site almost twenty years. He Is also
holder of one share of stock In the Pro-
vost Realty Company, a subsidiary OF
the Union Terminal Cold Storage Com
pany. The Provost Realty company
owns no land that is to hc taken for
the tunnel or its approach aad but
corr city lots in the vicinity. onf Of said
lots being simply narrow strip OF land.
L one or tins property has been acquired
IN the last two and half years"
The trouble between the two State
commissions arose over the refusal Of
the New York commission, os which
Gen. r. Dyer is chairman, to agree to a
proposal from the New Jersey commits
sion that the states should assume and
divide between them the cost OF the
street widening necessary in Jersey
City.
Reports have been current that
'rea! estate situation" was behind this
deadlock, but there has been nothing
disclosed Officially TO confirm this.
The New York herald., 1921-05-26
BILL FOR EX-SERVICE.
MEN Is REPORTED.
Reorganizes and Consolidates
All Government Agencies
i'm One Bureau.
Special Despatch to TIE NEW YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. O., May 25.

a comprehensive plan for a complete
reorganization and consolidation OF all
bureaus or the Government dealing with
ex-service men was reported to-day BY
the Interstate Commerce Committee.
The bill, framed in large measure BY
Representative Sweet Iowa). follows in
general the recommendations OF the spe-
cial board appointed by President Har-
ding and headed by former Brig. -Gen
Charles G.. Dawes OF Chicago, which
made an exhaustive study or the rela-
tons of war veterans to the Government
While all Government agencies IN
Washington are consolidated under one
bureau the War Risk Insurance Bureau
Is decentralized to large extent by the
measure, SO that it may keep n closer
touch with eX-service men. Fourteen
regional offices and fifty substations OF
the bureau are established in various
parts of the country and will handle di-
rectly all insurance and disability allot-
ments in the respective sections.
The measure, considered one OF the
most important before Congress, was
strongly advocated by the American Le-
gion and service mems organizations and
will be pressed TO final passage In the
House probably next week, Mr. Sweet
said.
A veterans bureau Is established in
the Treasury Department by the bilE
Under this bureau will be the present
War Risk Bureau. the Federal Board for
Voca tional Training and that part Of the
Public Health Service now dealing with
soldier problems. The office OF the d.
rector Of the War Risk Bureau is abol-
isheG. and it IS probable that the pres
ent Director. Col. Charles r. FORBES,
will head the rev veterans bureau.
One Of the NOS. important features
of the measurn Is i6a section which
empowers the Postnla lasteT-General TO re-
ceive premium payments, applications
for reinstatement OF insurance and app.;-
cations for conversion into yearly rs-
newabe term insurance. Under the eX-
listing arrangement premium notices are
sent out from Washington and payments
have to be made direct to the Bureau
Of War Risk Insurance in Washington
This has been a source of much annoy
ance to veterans, and there has been a
strong appeal for thus new feature.
The New York herald., 1921-05-26
OFFICIAL SUSPENDED
BY PUBLIC PRINTER
Othsrs May Be Penalized for
Using Government Property.
Special Despatch to TIE Nrw YoRK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c.. May 25.

Special Despatch to TIE Nrw YoRK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c.. May 25.
Public Printer George II. Carter's
ahalSeup or the force at the Government
Printing Office. primarily directed
against bootlegging and betting on tho
horses assumed wider proportions to-
day when 1t developed that one high
official had been suspended and that
others might be in connection with
charges OF taking Government property
for their own personal use.
Tne name of the officer was withheld.
but it became known that the invesu-
cation concerns whether he withdrew
wire TO be used at a place or business
which he operates. The cost OF the wire
IS said to be trivial. but the principle
involved and the possibility that the
custom is widespread led Mr.. Carter 70
go into the case fully.
AS a result OF the bootlegging ana
horse racing Investigations. several en-
ployees of the Government Printing Ol-
flce. which IS the largest printing estao-
lishment in the world, and which turns
out almost all the Government printing.
are under suspension.
The New York herald., 1921-05-26
HOME BREW CUTTING
IN GRAPE JUICE PROFITS
Maker of Latter Pleads for
Tax Reduction.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Home brew
and soft drinks or cereal origin are cut
ting deeply into the unfermented grape
juice business. John +. Welch, head of
the grape juice company that bears his
name. told the Senate Finance Commit
tee to-day In pleading for reduction OF
taxes on his product. With an aggre.
gate storage plant capacity OF IL 900. 900
gallons a day. he said. twenty Ameri-
can grape juice concerns were turning
out only 700o.0 900 gallons owing to the
competition.
Mr.. Welch named the beverages. in
cluding home brew. which he said inter-
fered with grape juice markets.
"I suppose part OF these are heart eS-
hiiarators.' interjected Chairman Pen
rose
The witness continued the list.
And raisins," supplemented Senator
Sutherland OF West Virginia.
The New York herald., 1921-05-26
$IJ,OOO,OOO IN CLAIMS
FOR BLACK TOM BLASTS
Lehigh Valley Railroad Seeks
Rcuie,U of DEGREES.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Claims for
more than s1O.000,o00 have been iiied
by shippers and insurance companies
against the Lehigh Valley Railroad as
! result OF the Black Tom IN. J.) ex-
.nlosion OF July 90. 1915. counsel Tor the
railroad said to-day in asking the Su-
preme Court to review DEGREES of lower
courts. In two typical cases.
C.a ms for damages brought by the
Al,.ad Machinery Company of America
and by John Lysaght. Ltd. British
,orporation. were sustained in the de-
c;sions sought TO be reviewed.
The Black Tom disaster resulted from!
tie successive explosion OF shells and
other munitions loaded on harges at the
railroad terminal on New York Bay.
The New York herald., 1921-05-26
STARTS HUNGER STRIKE
IN JAZZ IN MsNEOLA
Marshal Awaiting Trial on
Burglary Charge.

Charles Marshal, in jail Ia M.aeoia
awaiting trial on a charge of pg.gla ~.
began a hunger strike Friday. and an
to last night had neither eaten nor drunk
anything. He is trying TO impress The
authorities with the fact that nc intends
to die rather than be sent to Sing Sing
again. lie already has served one term
there.
Some time to-day or tomorrow if
Marshals condition shows further signs
OF weakness. he IS going TO be fed
forcibly.
While being finger printed Tuesday
he tried TO jump out Of an open window
Narshals home is in East Houston
street.
The New York herald., 1921-05-26
PARADERS
TO GET POLICE PERMIT
Demonstration Will Start at
I p. M. July 4.

Word was received last night BY the
committee in charge Of the anti-prohi-
bition parade on July 4 that the applica-
ton for the foot demonstration had been
received by the Police Department and
would be favorably acted upon.
Under present plans the parade will
start at ] o'clock in the afternoon from
Washington square and proceed UP Fifth
avenue either to Fifty-ninth or Seventy
second street No contributions will be
accepted from any person connected with
a brewery, liquor or wine business.
Michael ]. Mccarthy. chairman of the
financial committee. viii receive dona-
tons at the Offices of the committee. 1865
Broadway
The New York herald., 1921-05-26
ALIENS 10 TO IN RUM CASES.
Few Americans Brought Before
Courts I'm Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 25.-Only one liquor
law violation in every ten brought be-
fore Judge Lands involves an American.
the Judge declared to-day when Roy
Jilette, q saloonkeeper. admitted he had
taken out only first papers although he
has been In the United States seven
teen years.
II am amazed at the nerve of some
OF you men, Judge Lands said, as he
closed Jillettes saloon for one year.
Judge Lands also issued injunctions
closing four saloons for one year.
The New York herald., 1921-05-26
BOOTLEGGING ONLY NORMAL.
Cut In Prohibition Forces Docs
Not Release "FIO0d.v

WASHINGTON. May 25.-Reports from
different sections OF the country show
virtually no increase in the Illegal liquor
traffic, Notwithstanding the recent cut
of 700 in the Federal field forces, pro-
hibition officials said tonight.
In many Instances. they added. liquor
cases pending before courts are being
continued because OF the absence of
agents needed as witnesses.
The New York herald., 1921-05-26

Representatives of the Bank Of North
Dakota placed yesterday in a safe de-
posit vault the original signed statement.
which, they said, had been obtained from
frank White. Treasurer Of the United
States. without qualification as 10 its
use.
The North Dakota men expressed deep
regret that the publication Of the signed
statement should have caused esnba--
rassment 10 ths former Governor OF
North Dakota, and decided not only to
withdraw all reference TO the statement
but TO revamp their entire publicity
campaign.
The new pubhsity In connection with
the bonds Is 70 be signed by the State
OF Norta Dakota instead OF the Bank OF
North Dakota, and viii contain no ref
erence 10 the Government Of the United
States or any Government official.
Progress in the sale OF the bonds was
limited to Atty bonds the frst day and
q smaller amount yesterday.
The New York herald., 1921-05-26
liz Diamond Ring Awaits 0wner.

mans diamond ring worth several
hundred dollars wns turned over to the
police Of the West Sixty-eighth street
station last night by Abraham Hagler.
chauffeur. who found the valuable in his
taxicab. The ring will be turned over
TO the property clerk at Police Head
quarters II no owner Is found.
The New York herald., 1921-05-26
TREASURY DEPT. TO
DROP DAKOTA CASE
Accepts Whites Explanation
of Endorsement Of State
Bank Bonds.
WILL REVAMP PUBLICITY
Treasurer insists His 0. K.
Was Intended for Private
Use Only.
Special Despatch 70 TIE New YORK HERALD

Special Despatch 70 THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Burean.
Washington. ID. G., May 20.
Explanations offered by Frank T.
White. Treasurer of the United states.
OF the manner in which he signed an
Endorsement for the sale OF the bonds
OF tho Bank Of North Dakota, are to
be accepted at their face value II was
learned to-day. No further action Will
be taken BY the Treasury Department
beyond disavowal Of responsibility oy
the Department for the indorsemen'
signed by Mr. White.
The Treasurer stands on his original
explanation that he prepared and signed
the Endorsement which was used in the
display advertisements OF the sale oc
the bonds, but did not intend il for
publication. but merely for private use
The action OF Mr.. White is regarded
rs unfortunate, but In view OF the fact
he is Just beginning his term OF office
the Department Is disposed TO allow
the explanation TO stand.
Mr.. White explained to-day he haG
talked the matter over with man
named Webb, room 3061, Equitable
Building, New York city, and that he
later reached WebD by telephone ana y
had been agreed that the Endorsement
would be withdrawn in any further ad :
vertisements.
The effort to market the bonds OF the
bank are part OF the regime of the Nom
Partisan League OF North Dakota,
headed by A. G. Townley. recently sen
fenced in Minnesota on disloyalty
charge. The bank is part OF the So
cialistic experiment which the league has
been making. Gov. Lynn ]. Fraser, Nom
Pasrtisan Governor. recently tried 20 IN
duce the American Federation OF Labor
10 finance the bank in its difficulties. Dat
failed.
The New York herald., 1921-07-06
SOCIAL NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. William a. Schott OF this
city are guests Of Mr.. Schott's sister.
Mrs. John Magee, IN Rye, ". Y.
Sir Edward Mackay Edgar. who ar
rived from England Saturday, is st the
Ritz Carlton. With him are Capt. G..
Chapman and Major II. Trevor They
expect TO return 70 England about the
middle of July.
Mr.. and Mira Oswald Curtis Barrows.
whose home was for some time at 924
West End avenue. will spend the sum-
NOR at Santa Monica. Cal.
Mrs. G. Herbert Walker who Is pass
ing the summer at Kennebunkport, Me-,
IL at tho Plaza for brief stay. Mrs.
Grant McCargo Of Pittsburgh. Mr.. and
Mrs J. Somers Smith Jr.. OF Philadel-
phla and Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Wash
burn Of Minneapolis also are there.
Miss Eleanor Markell is spending the
summer IN Spain. She was In Seville for
the Corpus Christi celebration. visited
tile Alhambra. the mountains ut Ronda
and also saw Tangier. She Is now at
the Ritz, In Madrid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman James OF Balti-
moro. Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Cole Of Nor
folk. Va. and Mr. and Mrs. II r. Hor-
ton Of Chicago are " the Belmont.
The New York herald., 1921-07-06
LENOX CLUB HOLDS
56TH ANNUAL MEETING
Mr.. GiYoud Foster Is Re-
elected President.

Special Despatch 10 Tur New YoRE IiEaarr.
LENox. Mas. July 5-Mr. Giraud
Foster was reelected president OF the
Lenox Club at the fifty-sixth annual
meeting to-day. Other officers elected
were Mr. George T.. Turnure, vice-pres-
ident SIr. David I. Dana, secretary
Mr. Willard r. Smith. treasurer and the
board OF governors besides those men,
toned is composed of Mcssrs. Charles
Lanier. Newbold Morris. Ross W. Whis-
tier. W. Roscoe Bonsal and Herbert
Parsons. The club has $50 members.
Mr.. Foster also was reelected pres
ident of the Lake Mahkeenac Boat Club,
with Mr.. Morris secretary AMI Mrs.
Harris Fahnestock treasurer Messrs.
Charles Astor Bristed. Charles Z. Turn
ure and George Higginson were elected
20 the board Of governors for three
years.
AZ the close Of the meetings luncheon
was served for 1875 men and women on
the Lcnox Clubs verandas.
Mrs. Lawrence F. Rainsford, who was
with Mrs. John II. Parsons at Inter
laken HIS returned to New York
The New York herald., 1921-07-06
DIVORCE FOR GEORGE BIDDLE.
Wartime Romance Ends In the
Courts.

Special Despatch 10 TIE NEW YORK Herald.
PHILADELPHIA, July Two wartime
society oromances ended to-day when
Common Pleas Court No handed down
DEGREES Of divorce in actions brought by
Mr.. George Biddle against Mrs. Anne
Coleman Biddle and by Mrs. Margaret
Burton Balm against Mr.. Cowan Balm
Two other divorces granted were
those Of Mrs Ellen Henrietta Hawk and
Dr. Philip 3. Hawk. the latter professor
of chemistry at jefferson Medical Col
lego, and of Mrs Anna Braunste!n
Lowenburg, prominent suffrage worker
from Mr.. Harry Lowenburg.
George Blddle is thirty-six years old.
d son Of the late Algernon Biddle and
lives at 20l7 Pine street He was a
lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corps
during the war. Mrs. Biddle, who is the
daughter of Mr. Dawson Coleman, dis
tinguished herself working close TO the
front lines during the war. The first
news the public had was on May 20,
when formal notice vas published call
ing on Mrs. Biddle to defend The action
The case was heard in private before
Percy G. Madeira, Jr.. as master. The
ground for the action were not dis
closed. II is understood deser;ion was
the cause advanced.
The Biddles were married August 8,
1917. at the home of the brides father,
who then lived at 1880 Rittenhouse
Square
The New York herald., 1921-07-06
VISITORS AT LAKE PLACID.
Plan to Convert Mount whftcfac'
Into Park being Considered.

Special Despatch to THE NEw York HERALD
LAKE PLACID, n. Y. July 5-Conver-
sion of Mount Whiteface into n great
public park is the plan of members of
the Lake Placid Shore Owners Asso-
citation, OF which Prof. Edwin r. A.
Seligman Of Columbia University Is
president. The matter will be consid-
cred at the annual meeting. Preserva-
tion of the forests covering the slope5
of the mountain has beer assured
through transfer of the entire noun
tain to the State by Mr.. Calvin Pardee
of Germantown, Pa.
The Rev. Charles r. Erdman, dean
Of Princeton Mrs. Erdman and Miss
Alice Erdman are with Mrs. Erdman's
father. Mr. Pardee. at Eagles Eyrie
the latter's camp, at the foot of Mount
Whiteface.
Whiteface Inn--Mr and Mrs John
Kelley. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Maher,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Kennedy Of New
York.
Stevens House--Mr and Mrs. Charles
Barnett, Miss Kathleen Emerson. Mr..
c. f. Haynes. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ware
Of New York.
Lake Placid Club--Mr and Mrs.
Henry i. Miller and Mr.. Theodore Far
reilly of New York.
The New York herald., 1921-07-06
NOTES OF THE THEATRES.

4 special performance OF Tho Last
waltz" tho oscar Straus uceretta, will be
by the unders,udirs Of the company before
the regular members Of the cast. Miss
Frances Holiday and Miss Eleanor Buck
Icy win aitei nate in singing Miss Eleanor
palntcr'n role OF the Countess Vera. Ray
mond Metz vii sing Walter Woolfs part.
and Clarence Harvey will essay the character
q Not jialtbp played by James Barton.
cyril Chadwick viii bo featured In Minus
springer. witch Harry Cahnne will bring 70
broadway in August. Others In the cast are
Eycta Nrdson M's8 Daisy Bclmore, Haibert
Brown. Noriha Mayo. Miss Olive Oliver and
Edward Reese
Other Lives" loyc drama. by Miss
Thercsa Helburn ard Edward Goodman. has
been accepted by Marc Klaw. Inc. for fall
production. Goodman was one OF the found
ers Of the Washington Square Players. and
MISS Helbufn Is executive director OF the
Theatre Guild Her play, The Fun Cup"
Tho prcmirre viii be In Stamford July iG.
George white decided yesterday that he
would bring his now Scandals" 10 the LIB
orty Theatre Monday night July II. instead
Of July ~. as announced. II is playing this
week In Atlantic city.
That IIomciy Henriquez" new comedy by
sabbatino Lopez. in which Leo Ditrichstein
viii appear, has been renamed Face Value" ."
Tho premiere VIII be In Stamford July 10.
The shuber,s' cast for new play by
owen Davis The Detour." includes Augustin
Duncan. Miss Minnie Dupree. Miss Mary
Carroll willard Robertson. william David.
Miss Fellce Morris. David Andrada. James Il.
Waters and Leon WatsCy,
Mile TTorlc Floric. late Of tho "Follics
Gorgsre" paria, will sing ,he leading role
In the summer revue. Tho Shelhurna ca u
~ 1871" az Tho shchurne. Brighton poacti.
opening tonight. She last seen on
broadway with Donald Brian In The Siren. 3"
shuttle Along" negro musical melange.
,,ili have It's fIfticth New York perform-
ance ct the Sixty-third Street Music Hall
tonight.
Philip Klein. son Of the late Charles
Klein. f. entering the producing field. and
ls making his first production OF now
play entitled Fast and Loose." by Philip
Barthoiorao and + u. KaplRn. The pro-
duction viii open In Albany the week Of
July a. preliminary 20 New York en-
gegcment.
Robert Locker has signed n contract with
Trc rnhemlnns, Inc He was personally
sclrr'r1 by John Murray Anderson. and IL
now working with Mr.. Anderson designing
the s.' fi1rs and costumes for the Green
wirn N.iapo follies. 1921 "
The New York herald., 1921-07-06
8 Out of 216
Win Places as
Stadium SOIOiStS
Twenty-nine Others Receive
Honorable Mention in Music
Competition.

In the competition among unknown
musicians for places as soloists IN the
Stadium concerts which oper tomorrow
night eight have won the coveted honor
out OF 2lG who entered. They are Mics
Bertha Ezra. Jackson c. Kinsey ana
Miss Helen Roth Of Manhattan. and Miss
Elsa Warde os Great Nect. 9. J.. singers !;
Cyril Towbin OF the Bronx. winston
Wilkinson Of Manhattan, violinists. and
Miss Muri Silba Of Manhattan and MISS
Juliet Arnold of The Bronx. rianists.
Each will be rewarded by an appear
ance with orchestra in the Stadium One
will be presented each week Of the
eight weeks of the season.
The idea OF the concert committee TO
thus encourage young musicians to try
for a public hearing was received with
enthusiasm. and the addition commit
tee. with Miss Anne Shingleur as chari-
man. who heard all the 216 applicants
in Aeolian Hall at elimination trials.
had a task OF magnitude.
The eight selected to be soloists do
not represent by any means all OF the
worthy talent the committee found in
the little army of musicians that passed
in review before them. There We're
twenty-nine others who won honorable
mention. If not the chief prize, they at
least won recognition in the music
world. They are as follows:
Singers-Misses Helen Adler, Vera
Anderson and Myrtle Ashby, Francesca
Bocca-Fusco, NInc. Beatrice Bowman,
Misses Mildred Bryars and Eleanore
Buckley, Eric Bye. Miss Marie Cum
ming Ernest Davis. Miss Doria Fer
nando. Edgar Fowlston. Miss Agnes
Kraemer. Giuseppe Lombardo, Misses
Marion Lowell, Olive Marshall. Frances
Paperte and Marguerite R'ngo, Carl
Rollins, Misses Estelle Schreiner and
Vivian Willing.
Pianists-Misses Anne Blumenfeld,
Marion Carley. Flora Esmonds. Edith
Friedman and /. Seligman
Violinists-Vledimir Graffman. Paul
Greenberg and Miss Carmela Ippolito.
Miss Shingleur's committee was com
posed of Miss Edwina Davis. Paul
Eisler, Henry Hadley. Richard Ham
mond. Mime. Naardyn. Miss Landseer
MacKensie. Paul Morris. Harvey Of
flcer, Harry o. Ossood Louis Simn,ions
Mrs. Louis Smith. Robert Sterne and
Miss Elizabeth Strauss.
Among the professional soloists al
ready engaged for the concert are john
Powell Julia Claussen. Rafaelo Diaz
and Helen Stanley.
The New York herald., 1921-07-06
ON SPRING LAKE LINKS.
Mrs. Alexis i. du POnt Leases Cot
taRe at Resort.

special Despatch to TIE Nrw YosK iIEa,Lp.
SPRING LAKE. n. j., July 5.--In the
women's handicap golf tournament on
the Country Club links this afternoon
Mrs. Leslie Smith won with a net card
of 101. Low scores were made by Mrs.
c. Edward Murray. Jr.. Mrs. John A.
Bradley. Mrs. A NJ. Seely. Miss A. D..
Parker Mrs julius Schmeltzer and Mrs.
a. NJ. Seely.
Walter Hagen played the Spring Lake
course yesterday in 20. three below par.
Mrs. Alexis I. du Pont OF Greenvlllc,
Del. has leased Washington avenue
cottage. Mr. and Mrs. NJ. II. Henderson
OF New York. after several months spent
in California, are occupying Mrs. Alex
ander Foxs residence.
The annual tennis tournament to set
tie the North Jersey coast championship
viii be run July 21-23. Among those
expected TO compete are Percy Kynaston.
New England champion and winner of
last years tournament here Ralph l..
Baggs. J. p. Stockton and tho Vande-
venter brothers.
Arrivals at the Monmouth include Mr..
and Mrs. John Schoonmaker Of Pitts
burgh Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Lamb and
Miss Dorothy Lamb of Philadelphia.
Messrs. Walter S. Penfield and Allen
Robert Preston Of New York and Mr.
and Mrs, James A. Damon of Provi-
dence.