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The New York herald., 1921-04-26
HYLAN ASKS WRIT
TOBLOCK TRANSIT
Application Is Returnable
Before Justice McAvOy
Tomorrow Morning.
WILL SEEK INJUNCTION
643 Printed Pages Reveal
Arguments Against Gov.
Miller's Board.
CONSTITUTION is CITED
O'Brien Asserts McAneny Is
Committed to Revision Of
Carfares Upward.
CONSTITUTION IS CITED

Mayor Hylan began his legal fight
to defeat Gov. Miller's plan for the
solution of New York city's traction
muddle yesterday. AS soon as word
was received from Albany that
George McAneny and his colleagues
OF the new Transit Commission had
been sworn in an order was obtained
to show cause why they should not be
restrained from undertaking their
duties. The papers We're served on
them on their return TO the city last
night
This order, signed by Supreme
Court Justice Francis B. Delehanty
on application OF Corporation Counsel
John P. O'Brien. is returnable before
Justice John v. McAvoy tomorrow
morning. Senator Hiram w. Johnson
of California, retained by Mayor
Hylan, will argue the case for the
city. Former Justice Francis M. Scott
and the Attorney General will repre-
sent Mr. McAneny and his associates.
The order did not carry temporary
without notice. If Justice McAvoy re-
serves decision tomorrow he may grant
a temporary injunction pending final
action.
John II. Delaney. the outgoing
Transit Commissioner who with Alfred
NJ. Barrett, the retiring Public Service
Commissioner. Is to be enJoined from
turning over both offices and records to
the new men in case the application OF
the Corporation Counsel is granted. has
suggested to Mr. McAneny that he and
his associates busy themselves along
non-controversial lines until after to-
rnorrow's argument.
VIII Consult Judge scott To-day.
Mr.. McAneny was asked last night
-Will you take possession of the office
Tomorrow"
''I can't say" he replied. I'VE will
have a meeting in the morning The
rlace will be decided on after we have
hlked with Judge Scott"
1t Is conceded the case will be car
ried through to the Court OF Appeals.
Both sides have promised to expedite
the action In every way. But the Cor
poration Counsel anticipates It will be
a protracted fight
II is contended that Mr.. McAneny
favors an increase OF fare and the
.stabilization of the securities" of the
transit corporations. Mr.. O'Brien quotes
him as saying at the hearing IN AL
bany: "Of course. 1t is an attractive
thing to say you shall pay five cent
fare rather than a seven cent fare.
None of these things are determined,
but let us assume that II will be six
OF seven. or whatever Is necessary to
give a fair return for these securities"
The act, the complaint states, "at-
tempts TO empower Gov Miller's COM
mission" to increase rates of fare in cx-
cess OF those fixed by contracts between
the city and the companies. 1t Is COM
planned that the act illegally provides
for and unlawfully attempts to create
an entire, indivisible and single losisla-
tive plan and scheme TO rehabilitate
certain street railroads. subway. surface
and elevated, and to regenerate, resus-
cftate and stabilize the securities therein
at the expense and by the use OF the
money, property and credit of the plain
TIM"
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
JOHN J.. MGRAW'S TRIAL
IS POSTPONED AGAIN
Giants Manager Will Face
Court Tomorrow.

Judge Augustus y. Hand In the Fed
cral District Court yesterday adjourned
vntil tomorrow the trial of John j.
McGraw, vlce-presldent and manager OF
the New York Giants. McGraw is
charged with having violated the Vol
stead act an the result Of trouble at the
Lambs Club last August. which culmi-
mated in John Slavin, the actor, being
Injured.
The postponement was due to the fact
that another case is on trial before
Judge Hand. The trial has been post
poned almost dozen times. most of the
postponements being due to the fact
that McGraw was in Texas with his
baseball team.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26

TURN backward page aud you will see
the section ~ this paper that interests
thousands and thousands OF people-thc
Want ad. section.--Adv.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
$40 to SIS

Herringbone effects.
Hairlines. Fancy mix
lures.
Plain blues, grays,
browns, in the fabrics
that young men like best
- flannels, unfinished
worsteds and cassimeres.
Sizes for the average
young man - better
known as the regularly
built; also for the long
wasted and for the
short.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
Constitution Is Invoked.

Contention is made that the following
provisions Of the State Constitution are
violated:
Article XIII, section 2, which requires
that certain city bills must be presented
to the Mayor for his approval or disap-
proval.
Article III, section IS, giving local
authorities the right TO impose cond-
tions such as cent fare These con-
ditions may not be interfered with. 1t Is
contended. even under the police power
OF the State
Article T., section 6, which forbids the
taking OF property without due process
OF law and forbids the taking OF city
property for private use.
Article X. section 2. In that the tram
sit commissioners are State officials I;
under the Constitution they should be
chosen by the electors OF the city.
Article Will. section 10, which pro-
vides that no city shall give any money
or property or loan It's money or credit
IN aid of any individual or corporation,
or become the owner OF stock or bonds
OF any corporation
. Article III, sections 1. 26 and 81. "in
that the act purports to devolve upon
Mr.. NcAneny and his colleagues general
power to legislate in preparation Of the
plan and readjustment
seeoial Despatch 10 THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany, April 25.
The new Transit and Public Service
Commissions took office to-day The
oath was administered the members I'm
tho executive chamber In the presence
OF Gov. Miller. The new officials were
not IN the least concerned by the efforts
being made by Mayor Hylan 10 make
n political issue out Of traction reform.
1--WE are not worried a bit over this
agitation" said George McAneny, chair
man OF the Transit Commission. in re-
gard to the refusal OF John Delaney to
surrender his office and the action OF
Corporation Counsel O'Brien IN asking
An Injunction to test the new law. He
announced that former Supreme Court
Justice Francis ". Scott would represent
the commission In the injunction suit.
Practically the entire force under
Commissioner Delaney and half OF the
force under Commissioner Alfred NJ.
Barrett will be taken over by the new
Transit Commission. The other half Of
the Barrett force Will go TO tho new
Public Service Commission. Louis
Graves, q New York newspaper man..
will be Mr.. McAneny's secretary. James
Blaine Walker. assistant secretary 10
Commissioner Barrett, will be retained
In the service.
Gov. Miller went over with the men,
berr OF the two comm issions every phase
OF the problems they will have to face.
Il IL his intention to keep In close touch
with their work.
William A. Prendcrgast, who will be
the chairman OF the Public Service
Commission. said he expected no difii-
Guilty for that body In taking over its
Offices. 4.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
Reputed as Anarchist.

Detective Gegan, who is being assist
cd here by Detective Henry Barth. also
of the Bomb Squad, would not comment
on the statement of the attorney, but II
is understood that he has not been able
10 verify much OF this version OF Ligi's
movements during the period in which
the explosion occurred, and In which
I,igi seems to have been missing. SO
far as knowledge of anarchy is con-
cerned. the detectives declare that they
have obtained information that Ligi was
very prominent In anarchistic circles In
this district and knew enough about II
10 make speeches and lead demonstra-
tions.
II was Ligi, the detectives say, who,
under the name OF August Vitalctt, was
one Of the foreign radical agitators re-
sponsible for the miners strike OF a
year ago and that during the strike he
marched at the head OF a column Of
miners waving the red flag and singing
the 'Internationale." That occurred at
the villages OF Movanaaua and Shick-
shiny. twenty miles south OF here. The
information, IL Is understood. was OBJ
tained from Floyd Wilson. superintend-
ent Of the West End Coal Company's
colliery at Shickshinny.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
Examples

SO for an So mahogany bed
room rocker, cane seat.
$3.50 for a $40 walnut bed
room rocker, cane seat.
$3.75 for a 1915 mahogany
bedroom rocker, cane seat.
SO for an $3.50 mahogany
bedroom rocker, cane seat.
50 for q $40 walnut bedroom
rocker, cane seat.
$40 for 500 set Of walnut
dining room chairs, 5 side, /
arm, leather seats.
$5 for a S14 walnut dining
room chair, leather seat.
S4 for so golden oak din
ing room chair, leather seat.
$5 for a S12 mahogany bed
room rocker, cane seat.
Fifth and Sixth Galleries,
New Building
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
Shoes, SIS, SIG
Bond Street last

Made by one of the
best shoe-making houses
in the country, over a
last known as the Bond
Street last, so called be-
cause of its closeness to
the lines of the shoe pre-
ferred in the West End.
The leather is of the quail
ity that goes into custom
made shoes and the work
manship is done by shoe
makers who have never made
anything but high grade
shoes.
In calfskin--dull black
or tan Russia color. Ok
fords, SIS pair. High
shoes, $16 pair.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
400 Chairs
---less than half

For example
$3.50 for a $3.50 chair.
Up to $75 for a $162 set
of five side chairs and one
arm chair, with blue hair
cloth seats.
4O8, all told-sample
dining room and bedroom
chairs.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26

''rN answer TO a small Help Wanted Al in
Tho Herald secured the services OF sew
erai very able sRlcsmen," says Herald
Want advertiser.--Adv.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
We Make
a New Record

We have always tried
to have a good assort-
ment of young mems
suits In our Mems Cloth
ing Shops.
This year we have
done better than ever
before.
The models are better.
Materials are unusual.
And we believe the
workman. nip goes a lit
tie ahead, even of that
workmanship which has
helped to make the Wana-
maker reputation for
good clothing during the
past quarter of a century
in New York.
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
A D o r A B l. e
Colored Frocks
for tiny girls

SlZcS 70 o
They are charmingly simple,
crisp and fresh as can be; de-
signed for every occasion, and
catering both to the mother of
simple tastes who prefers prac-
tical little frocks and to the
woman of luxurious prefer
ences who loves the alluring
daintiness of imported frocks.
Practical Dresses
Of chambrays, ginghams,
Devonshires or crepes, for
play, to the more festive frocks
and imports of dimities, pom
gees, linens or organdies for
afternoon and parties.
Charming high shades.
$2.95 to S10.50.
In the Infants Salons,
Third Floor, Old Building
The New York herald., 1921-04-26
BOMB SUSPECTS
ACTIVITY TRACED
Detectives Find Obscure
Only Period During Which
Explosion Occurred.
KNOWN AS ANARCHIST
Movements Known Up to
Four Days Preceding
Wall Street Disaster.
HIS COUNSEL EXPLAINS
Promises to Uncover Details of
Hidden Period-'Never
Out of Scranton
HIS COUNSEL EXPLAINS

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, April 25.-Detec-
tive James j. Gegan. head of the
Bomb SQUAD OF the New York Police
Department, and others have been
able to trace the movements of Tito
Ligi, held In Scranton as suspect
in the Wall street bomb explosion, UP
to four days preceding the explosion.
and they have also been able to trace
his movements beginning on October
IL. But they have not been able to
learn what he did during the inter-
vening period. from September II to
October II, in which the explosion
occurred. Detective Gegan declared
tonight that he considered this sig
nificant, but would not comment
further.
Ligi's attorney. John Memelo, said to-
night, however. after long talk with the
young italian in the Lackawanna county
jail, that he would be able to account
for Ligiss movements throughout the Pc
riod in which the detectives have been
undDie 10 trace MN. Deteetiso pS6e'A
has been able to establish that Ligi was
in the Wilkesbarre and Scranton mining
area on September IL, when he was paid
off by Salvatore Polumbo. contractor
The next known occupation of the italian
was when he went to work on October
IL for the Barrett Construction Com
pany, with which concern he worked un-
til October 26.
Life History Related.
Memelo said that Ligi had given him
a complete history of his life from the
time he arrived in the United States un-
til he was arrested last Tuesday He
said that Ligi had worked. mainly as a
miner. in the districts of Jessup, Archi-
bald, Mocanaqua and Bernica, moving to
Scranton last August. While working In
the mines at Mocanaqua he injured his
back and had to lay off for while,
Memelo said, and it was during this Pc
riod that he opened a poolroom. The at
torney said that Ligi left the employ OF
Polumbo because of strike. and Tor
the ten days after that he lived in the
home of Mrs. Mary Sanuti In 521 Breck
street Scranton, where he was arrested.
During this time. the attorney said, ne
slept with Mrs. Sanuti's son and spent
his afternoons and evenings III scranton
poolrooms and saloons.
ICi was never in New York city In
his life" said the lawyer. Scranton Is
the largest city he was ever in. He has
a. collection of anarchistic pamphlets In
his home, but he has no conception OF
what anarchy really IL. He evaded the
draft because he did not understand
that an allen must go into the United
States Army"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-07-27
Clarksdale Plans
Barbecue And Picnic

Sheriff w. S. Vardaman is in re
ceipt Of letter from Mr.. +. G.
Wingfield Of ClarksdaIe, asking for
information how Greenwood served
the big crowd at the barbecue and
picnic here on July 18Th, ClarksdaIe
is planning a similar affair to take
place on August 5th. Mr. Vardaman
was pleased to give the desired infor-
nation and sent Mr. Wingfield de
tails Of our successful picnic,
Mr.. Wingfield extended the fol-
lowing invitation in the letter:
"A cordial invitation to you, and
all the people Of Greenwood is here
by extended and it is hoped that you
will honor US with your presence on
the above mentioned date"
1t gave the people Of Greenwood
great pleasure to entertain the peO-
pie Of ClarksdaIe az their guests at
the recent picnic given here and it is
believed that many of the citizens
will accept this cordial hospitality
which is being rendered,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-07-27
Levee Board Raises
Tax Rate For 1921

..-.J L. A.,
An order mas pee" 'ece'''o 0S .''
tax colIec'ofS ol inc '"I'0U" ''r,,',. o,.,
Interested lroi" '"e LEVY ava
showing a raise IN me ao'aIotel" '"@
rate OF the 1azoo-M'SslS9IPpi L9Fe'
DlSIficI' Alo"s WIN VIZ i"'''' Nv W
ever comes a feduc''on !" .l'' "oiy re-
age rate that IS Almost 700 '""'E'''l'-
cant TO be hotlced'
The rate last year Ior Tile 'e'se
district was five ana seven le'''ls
mills, but the ne" order OF the BOARD
makes thlS rate loI i'['l ',1'' CIR"
-four tenths mills, which VIII mean
quite a boost IN the adValofuh' taxes
to be paid to the leVee district, Inns
new rate apphes 10 the cou"'i'S u
TaIlahatchle, QuItmah, homes, d
zoo, Humphreys ouf1lo"eI ana L.
flore.
Tunlca, Coahoma ana po''' d
counties as usual, carry d ','s''''
rate, the new rate Delhg 'e" ana loui
tenths, being raised !" propo'''o" -
the raise In other counties
The acreage tax was reduced from
three and SIX tehths Genus 10 '"''e
cents per acre.
1t is probable thaI 'ne he'ee oo,'-
missioners foresa" suDStah'l@. Ie-
creases in assessed YaIuatIoh OF Ine
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-07-27
Little Business
For Italy's Liners

ROME, July 27,-ItaIian navigation
lines between Italy and America are
having great difficulty in finding
business for their liners at the pres
ont moment, due to the enactment OF
the present American immigration
law. To meet the difficulties, the
Navigazione Generate Italiana line
hos directed part of their ships into
new Italian-Canadian service.
This is the first Italian line that
has been established between Italy
and Canada. The other steamship
comnanies are also occupied on the
problem of finding other fields for
the surplus Italian population 1t IS
oxpected that one or two more ltai-
ian companies will commence salllngs
to Canada diverting their present
New York service to that effect
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-07-27
Small Boy Knocked
Down By Automobile

Robert Morgan, the five var old
son, of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Morgan,
who reside on Dewey Street, was
knocked down by an automobile last
night driven by Mr.. L. E. Stansell.
The little boy was playing across the
street, opposite from his home on
Dewey, when his mother called to
him to come home. He ran into the
street in front of the Stansell car
and was knocked to the pavement
Fortunately he escaped unlnjured.
Mrs Morgan stated this morning
that Mr.. Stansell, who was driving
slowly, was in no way responsible
for the accident and that the little
fellow ran directly in front Of the
machine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-07-27

them that conditions will not stand
for a decrease in the assessed valu-
alton of property. viii the State
Tax Commission let these reductions
stand, or will they put on their
blanket raises when the assessment
roles are inspected by them? If
they dD there is nothing TO do but
grin and bear it. That body has won
out in every battle in the courts Civ
ing Quitman County drubbing that
will soon be forgotten.
There is a day coming in Missi8sip-
pi when brains will be pooled and
the counties Of the state taken out
from under a system of assessing
taxes which has been outgrown many
years. We're fifty per cent of the
property escaping all taxes made to
pay its pro rata share, a big differ
ence would be felt by every taxpay-
er. Necessity will drive this reform
to the people and it will be eagerly
received. - Sumner Sentinel.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-07-27
DISCUSSION OF
THE BOND ISSUE
Two Greenwood Citizens G&Se Views
Regarding The Coming Election
On July 29th.

1T IS Of the utmost Importance
that the voters of Greenwood inform
themselves as to the merits Of the
four propositions to be submitted
them on July 29th," said Mr.. D. f.
Nichols. "A vote for the bond issue
does not necessarily mean that $751;
600 in bonds win be issued. If the
bonds issue carries, bonds only to the
amount of the cost of the proposition
carried will be issued. The Commits.
sioners and City Engineer do not pro-
fit one cent in the sale Of these bonds
regardless of the statements of some
who are opposed to the issue We
need drainage and pumps. We need
pumps even with the present system
Of drainage. Conditions worse than
last year can arise unleses something
is done, and nothing can be done
without money.
"a great many voters are not as
much interested in drainage now as
they were last April when the Com
mission was subjected to very harsh
and unjust criticism. The time has
now come when the responsibility for
the lack of drainage and equipment
will rest with the taxpayer.
Greenwood is progressive and
growing in spite of financial depcres
sion, however we are sadly lacking
in civic pride. / would like to see
some of our enterprsing and progress
sive business organizations start a
movement for the re-surfacing of
some Of our disgraceful-looking
rough, and in some place dccayed
wood block paved streets. The ex-
pense of chasing, recapturing and
confining each wood block after a
rain is very expensive. Something
should be done"
There was a time" said Mr.. s
B. Auter in discussing the drainage
proposition in Greenwood, when
all the bookkeepers, clerks BARRIERS,
tinkers, lawyers an doctors, would
take a spade, hoe, axe, or something
to work with, and go all around this
city and bottle it up tight from leak
age. myself kept the water pumped
out of the city from start TO finish
and ! did it with a A by 6 duplex
pump. You can now look in any d.
rection you wish and you will see
some man, who either owns all or a
part of an artesian well and they are
not like the rotary pumps they had
installed at the pumping stations
during the last high water, There
are no baby dolls chunks or rails to
stop their flow, they just come right
along with the water,
$50 to be just and fair to all, if
you would bottle this city as we did
at one time, the people in the low
part would be overflowed without
rain, for there are some pumps now
in operation here that runs both day
and night. Their size is about IA by
30 or Sc inches, and the open wells
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-07-27
ROTARY CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
Small Attendance Owing To Many
Spending Vacations Out OF
Greenwood.

n Last night was the date for the
a regular monthly meeting of the Rot
] ary Club, and was held, as usual at
u the Reiman House. Because so many
II of the members were out Of town, for
u various and sundry reasons, the at
II tendance was small DR.. j. W. Barks-
n dale was called to North Carolina be-
\ cause of the serious illness of his
Il mother. Some were away on business
and some on vacations, well earned
a Floyd Russell was in the city all
right but requested that Frank
Wright give his excuse, which was
that he expected a 'prospect". He
u afterwards came in with a report
that he had made a customer out OF
Y the prospect" and had not only sold
Il him an automobile but an extra tire,
quart of oil and ten gallons of gas,
After due deliberation is was decided
that this excuse was a legitimate one.
Robert Herman expected to be
/ back in time for the meeting, and be-
cause Of the friendship between the
two, Albert Weller said he wanted to
save him piece of chicken, which
said piece of chicken did not go back
10 the kitchen. Some seemed to have
notion that Mr.. Weller put one over
on the management of the Hotel and
Ehat he knew all the time that Robert
was not going to be there.
The only outside business of i'm
portance that came before the club
was letter from the Kiwanis Club,
seeking the cooperation Of the Rotary
Club IN the matter of bringing before
the officials of the Y. & N. Y. K. K,
The advisability of their taking over
ule Webb and Belzoni Branches, out
Of ltta Bena, from the C. & G. Rail
road. This proposition was put in
the hands of a committee of three
composed of Messrs W. NJ. Hammer
H. A, Wade and J. D. Duncan.
President Pollard, who used to be
a Prof" in the good old days of the
hickory limb" and the "Blue Back
Spelling Book" has taken it upon him
self to see that the members improve
themselves in knowledge of Rotary
A good start was made last night
and several future meetings are ex'
pected to be devoted to this sub
ject.
X. X. x
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-07-27
LENIENCY FOR
BALL PLAYERS
Buck Weaver And Happy Felsch
viii Be Asked To BE Given
Freedom BY Judge.


CHICAGO, July 81 Judge Hugo
Friend today informed the State At
torney in the baseball trial he would
direct the jury to return a verdict Of
not guilty in the cases Of Buck
Weaver and Happy Fclsch, former
White Sox players and Carl Fork Of
St. Louis, unless further evidence was
introduced against them. The motion
for the dismissal of cases against
Joe jackson and David ZeIser was
oycrruIed. The State disposed of
cases against Ben and Louis Levi of
Kokomo, Ind,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-07-27
RUSSIANS FIRE
ON GERMAN SHIP
Associated Press

BERLIN, July 27,-The German
mine sweeping fleet operating in
blight koIa on the Northern Russian
Coast is reported in a dispatch from
Vardoc, Norway, to have been fired
on by the Russian Landforth. The
Germans returned the fire, but no
damage was reported on either side
The German fleet left WiIholmshay-
en- Il week ago to clear the White
Sea Of mines under the provision Of
the Versailles treaty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-07-27

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tor. - e7- ooo fnr torar y ;d an,n
. uhart ,ralo An.I, ,,ho, Iah.,. ,,,an
in tho noda1. ha4 ,La ttarnoJ,,,
c..u..,.,i.- r.. ,. Ia AZ,
rhar,h.,. ~ Commerce. fbo oita o,-
.bori+i.o .r ! o,.or,,l,d,. ,I.o ~ I'll