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The New York herald., 1921-07-07
POLICE OF SIX CITIES
JOIN In GEM SEARCH
Man and Woman Who Left
Train at Trenton Are Un-
der Suspicion.

Joseph Haskell, dealer in precious
stones who has an office at 60 Nassau
street. had the police of half dozen
cities helping him yesterday in a search
for the handbag containing $4,000
worth of unset diamonds which he lost
at or near Trenton. n. j.. on Wednesday
night while a passenger on a Pennsyl-
vania train. The police are being assist
ed by railroad detectives and detectives
employed by two insurance companies
with whom Haskell carried Insurance..
About the only clue the police and de-
tectives have to work on is description
given them by Haskell of man and
woman who he says were sitting TO-
gether in q Pullman sleeping car across
the aisle from berth which had been
made up for him and who, he maintains,
left the train at Trenton. He was back
In a smoking car enjoying cigar when
the train passed through Trenton and,
according to his story. believcd that the
small bag containing the diamonds was
safe where he had left it under his berth.
In telling about his loss he explained
that he had left New York for Pitts
burgh on q train leaving Pennsylvania
station at 7 10 o'clock on Tuesday eve-
ming, having as his only luggage suit
case and little handbag containing the
diamonds. He had engaged his berth in
advance he said, and on going to the
car where 1t was gave his two bags to
the porter and remained outside talking
with a friend for ten minutes until the
train started
When the train started he went to his
berth section, and, after seeing that MS
bag and suit case were under the seat,
went to the smoking car and from there
to the dining car and, having d1ned
took another look at his belongings be-
fore going to the smoking car again
He told the porter he said. 20 make VI
his berth while he would be gone for his
second smoke. and 1t was then that he
noticed, but without noticing them close
ly the man and woman in conversation
together across the aisle from where he
was to sleep.
He came back to his berth after the
train had stopped at Trenton and was
unable to find his jewel bag. The whole
train was searched for IL, but without
success, and although the conductor Of
fered to stop the train to let him off any
where he chose, he continued on to Phil
adelphia and informed the police there
when he arrived. On their recommends
tion he came back and told the police
here, and then went on the next train to
Trenton 70 give his story at first hand To
the police of that place. No trail has
been picked up.
Haskell lives at the Hotel Continental
when he Is in this city. In giving the po-
lice his reasons for leaving $175.00C
worth of diamonds in a bag under car
scat while he went elsewhere to take q
smoke, he explained that men who ha-
bitually handle quantities of precious
stones are apt to be more casual about
them than other men, and that 5ewelry
statesmen frequently leave fortunes il
Jewels lying around.
The New York herald., 1921-07-07
CITY WINS MILLIONS
IN WATERFRONT SUIT
Symes Foundation Loses Deci-
sion on Staten Island Land
Claimed by Old Grant.

Justice Faber or the Brooklyn Su-
preme Court handed down decision
yesterday declaring that S2o.ooo,ooo
worth of waterfront property on the
NORTH shore of Staten Island, claimed by
the Symes Foundation, Inc. belongs to
the city and the Symes Foundation is
entitled to 10 damages through the city's
having taken the property over for
waterfront Improvement.
The decision was based upon the
courts belief that the original grant OF
lands on the Staten Island shore by
Queen Anne of England to Lancaster
Symes in 1908 does not include the land
now In dispute because this land was at
that time under water.
Justice Faber's decision. if sustained
upon appeal will establish the city's
title to other Staten Island property
equal to or exceeding that involved in
the present suit, according to Murray
Hubert Commissioner of Docks, under
whom the Staten Island waterfront is
being improved. Mr. Hubert said that
large tracts of other property there are
held under similar grants, which the
city has contended for years do not
validate the claimants titles.
This decision will not affect any land
outside Staten Island. he said, but is
only one step in the fight the Depart
ment of Docks Is making to clear title
for the city to waterfront lands of Sn-
mensely greater monetary value. Other
Litigation is in progress affecting water
front property on the Hudson River and
the Harlem River held under limited
State grants. Mr.. Hubert stated that
t., t., a. -
visions set forth in such State grants
have not been complied with and
the claimants, therefore, are holding
Illegally tremendously valuable property
to which the city is entitled. The Com
missioner will begin soon a similar
series of suits to recover title to prop
erty held under limited State grants
along the Brooklyn waterfront.
The case came up upon the suit OF the
foundation for damages from the city
for acquisition of the property, and. 1t
was stated, Justice Faber's decision will
be fought to the United States Su-
in evidence the old deeds and grants
to substantiate its claim to the property.
But Justice Faber said
Giving, however, the Symes grant
the liberal construction called for, 1t
does not seem to me that such grant can
be held to have included any of the lands
under water involved In this proceed
ing" He then explained that war;
rant making the grant effective covered
"all the pieces and parcels of vacant
and unappropriated land and meadow on
Staten Island"
81 think it would be doing violence to
all rules OF construction" Justice Faber
concludes. "to hold that 1t was the in
teniion to include in the grant any
lands below high water mark"
The property involved is located be-
tween Arietta street, Tompkinsville, and
Simonson avenue, Port Richmond.
The New York herald., 1921-07-07
TRAVIS, JUDSON TRIAL
IS SET FOR SEPT. I2
Counsel viii Ask Dismissal II,
Motion July 22.

Justice John V. McAvoy, in the Crinf-
inal Branch of the Supreme Court, yes
terday set September IL as the tenta-
tive date for the trial Of State Comptrol-
Ter James A. Wendell, Former State
Comptroller Eugene NJ. Travis and AL
bert l.. Judson, a bond broker, who were
indicted jointly on the charges of grand
larceny and false audit in connection
with the purchase of bonds for The State
Sinking Fund.
Max ID. Steuer, counsel for Wendell.
gave notice that he will move on July
22 for dismissal of the indictments
against the defendants.
The defendants had been summoned
to court to plead to a superseding in
dictment. AS they had pleaded not gull
ty to the indictment handed UP lie st Sep
tember, they refused yesterday to plead
a second time. Justice McAvoy directed
Clerk Penny to enter a plea of not guilty
for each of them This was done.
The New York herald., 1921-07-07
CLUB WOULD ENJOIN
POLICE INTERFERENCE
Monongahela Democrats Ask
Permanent Injunction.

The Monongahela Democratic Club,
2s2 Manhattan avenue, will seek next
Wednesday TO have made permanent an
injunction obtained recently restraining
Police Commissioner Enright and In
spector Cahalane of that district from
maintaining a uniformed patrolman In
front Of the clubhouse. Argument on the
temporary injunction was to have been
heard yesterday, but was postponed.
According TO the application of JIM
mie'' Hines. district leader the club was
founded in 1909 and Is the recognized
regular organization Of the Eleventh As
sembly District. But political rivals. he
alleges. have@told the polio, that the
club was maintaining gambling nui-
sance and recently police activities have
reached the point of Oppression"
The New York herald., 1921-07-07
PREssMEN END STRIKE.
WorIxmen Return to
Job Printing Plants

PHILADELPHIA, July s.--virtually all
the pressmen who went on strike at job
printing plants in this city on May 1 re-
turned to work this week, IL was an
nounced to-day at a luncheon of the
Philadelphia Typothetue.
Official notice of the discontinuance
Of the strike. II was stated. was received
from Philadelphia Printing Pressmen's
Union No. 4. which. however. does not
include the feeders In its membership.
No concessions were granted. according
TO Julius Weyl, who presided at the
luncheon.
About seventeen hundred pressmen
and feeders were out. They demanded
q forty-four hour week instead OF forty
eight hours
The New York herald., 1921-07-07
TEACHERS VOTE PENSIONS.
Would Allow Non-Teaching EN-
pIoyees to Retire.

The Teachers Retirement Board voted
yesterday to allow non-teaching en-
ployees OF the Department of Education
to retire on a pension after thirty years
of service and the age of so has been
reached. Thomas w. Churchill and
Comptroller Craig opposed the plan.
particularly the feature of It which pro-
vided for an independent clerical and
actuarial 3orce for that retirement sys-
tenn.
The action was taken Under an act of
the last session Of the Legislature dele
eating TO the Board of Education power
10 Ak rules and regulations for such
retirement with the approval of the re-
tirement board.
The New York herald., 1921-07-07

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The New York herald., 1921-07-07
PRESIDENT CONNOLLY DIssENTs

Maurice E. Connolly. President of the
Borough of Queens. filed yesterday with
the Board of Estimate a minority report
disagreeing with the recommendation of
the committee appointed to consider the
water supply Of the Third Ward OF
Queens, that the city buy the mains of
the private company now supplying that
territory. He asked that the city lay its
own mains
The New York herald., 1921-07-07
would Ike TO have the Old Dominion
atna .ttr, Gamma ~. a,rIafei fttercfrotn.

would like to have the Old Dominion
Steamship Company ousted therefrom-
I'm so far as the International Mer-
camille Marine is concerned the Old
Dominion steamship Company following
the temporary withdrawal of its steam
ships from the coastwise SERVICE having
large operating force on hand with no
work TO do, besought the agency of the
Mercantile Marine for the purpose OF
handling certain OF it's vessels. Said
agency was accorded to it. and to the
extent that in the handling of such YES
se's the Old Dominion Steamship Com
nary had to find wharfage therefor. II
would whenever possible. OF course,
berth them at its own piers
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-01-20
WHITMAN INQUIRY REVEALS
WILD STOCK SPECULATIONS
BY BIG POLICE OFFICIALS
Had MeLd of 400
in q Jury Room;
LGW Spoiled 1t
Waiting Millionaire Witnesses at
BrinLell Trial Saved From
"CaShing" at Pinochle.

The discomfort in the cold halls
Of the great crowd OF witnesses gath
cred to testify in the trial of Robert
P. Br.ndell was called to the atten-
tion Of Justice McAvoy at the open
ing OF court to-day
The Justice directed court Off Ger
to provide a room for them.
Four housewrecking contractors,
William waikel, Samuel Kaufman,
Louis J. Cohen and Charles Wallis,
who do business amounting TO many
millions of dollars a year, promptly
started a pinochle game in a jury
room. They would play for fun, but
keep a score and fix things up at
luncheon.
On tho fourth hand Mr.. Kaufman
had a 400 meld hich pays double.
He had tho cards more than half laid
on the table when the door was
swung open and Court Officer Bohlen,
white haired and stern, entered
Get out Of here!" he thundered.
They got out in a hurry. Kaufman
says some player touched the buzzer,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-01-20
PEGGY MARSH SAYS
NOS5O,OOO A YEAR
HAS BEEN OFFERED
Nor Is There a 100000 House
From Fortune of Henry
Field I'd.

Peggy Marsh, in an orange negli-
gee, propped against a pink pillow
in a rose filled room Of Miss Alston's
sanitarium in West 6lst street. where
she is recovering from an operation
for appendicitis. day told an Eve
ming World reporter that there was
no truth in a report that the Field
family OF Chicago had made a settle
ment either upon her or her four
year-old son, Henry Anthony Marsh,
who was at that moment playing
about his mothers bed with a most
dtsreputable looking rag doll
Miss Marsh is now the wife OF Al
bert L. johnson, nephew OF the late
Tom Johnson, four times Mayor Of
Cleveland, who is stopping with her
aunt, Mrs. Chrystie, at the Great
Northern Hotel. They we're married
on Jan. s at Greenwich, Conn, by a
Justice Of the Peace, Miss Marsh hav-
ing returned from England few
weeks ago in connection with her
contest In the interest OF her son for
part OF the fortune Of the late
Henry Field I'd
on the table beside Miss Marsh's
bed were a large picture OF her small
son and a brand new checkbook, also
a bowl OF flowers.
There has been no settlement on
me or my SON." Miss Marsh said
The matter will oDme up in court
next month. The Field family have
expressed desire to do the right
thing by me, and / believe they will.
but as for any settlement Of $50, 900
on me and tho building Of 500, 900
house, that's fantastic.
THE family have asked me to do
certain things for the last four years
i won't say what they wcre-and
I'VE done them all
Were YOU asked not 10 rcmarry?"
the reporter asked
$50, they'd not be 80 unreasonable
as that I'm sure"
"What are your future plans7'
81 have signed q contract with Al
Woods 10 appear ps second lead In u
show that will open shortly in Chi
lConLlnucd on PAGE Siyteenl
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-01-20
COAL PROFITS WERE
BEYOND ALL REASON
New York Dealers Bought at Si8
and Sold 10 the Public
for S25

WASHINGTON, Jan, 20. - Some
Now York and New England retail
ers made profits Altogether beyond
reason" in buying coal for SIS and
ceiling 20 consumers for t25 per ton,
A. W Riley OF the Department Of
Justice, 20 day TODD the Senate Manu-
factures Committee considering the
Calder coal regulation ban.
Retailers profits do not explain all
the excessive prices TO the consumers,
he added.
He read agTeemtns whereby agents
we're pledged to use their best efforts
to get high prices; not to sell below
market prices; TO show books 10
mine representatives at any time (;
and withhold coal from delivery when
prices go down.
Producers hXed schedules that
agents asreeds not 10 undercut. The
agents profits were IS per cent.
when they obtained high prices.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-01-20
800 PHOTO BRIDES
IN BEAUTY CARGO
ON BIG GREEK LINER
Their Prospective Grooms Go
Down the Bay, Pictures in
Hand, to Greet Them.
HAD STORMY VOYAGE.
Lots of Battles Aboard Between
the PartiSanS of ConStan-
tine and VenizeloS.

There was a picturesque welcome
waiting for the Greek liner Megalli
Hellas when the ship docked at South
Brooklyn to-day, after stormy pas
sage from Piraeus with 300 picture
brides on board.
Greek. Russian. Russian, Jewish
and Armenian girls who never have
seen their prospective husbands, but
have exchanged photographs with
them, lined the rail of the ship and
cried their greetings to the awaiting
bridegrooms, who had chartered
launches and rowboats to meet the
ship. The men carried pictures Of
the brides to-be and eagerly scanned
the blushing faces at the ships rail
iE an effort TO identify their fiancees.
The impromptu greeting from the
boats was hastily organized after the
police had successfully resisted an
attempt TO t1ke the dock by Storm.
Many Of the brides came in the steer
age and VIII have TO 60 through the
routine of Ellis Island before they
meet their sweethsa"ts.
Tho trip across the Atlantic was
unusually violent, both as to weather
encountered and the contests be-
tween rival factions supporting King
Constantine's return and the fortunes
Of former Premier Venizelos, who
opposed him.
After passing Gibraltar bhe ship
ran into a series of hurricanes and
headBeas that sent the Crockery
crashing. Such part Of the crockery
as was not destroyed was used
handily by the rival factions, and
the rest of the voyage was course
of windstorms and brainstorms
Master at Arms TheophiIe Dapom-
tos was busy night and day with the
belligeTents and qualified as a candi-
date for Police Commissioner On
rights job. He says he Will sleep for
a week to get over it all.
On the night OF Jan. 13, New
Years Eve according to the Greek
calendar, the ships officers an
nounced they would celebrate by
making a record run. The stokers
sweated at the boilers and the en-
gineers did their utmost to drive the
ship througg the banging and pound
ing seas. Al the end Of the effort it
was announced 70 the passengers,
who had made a pool on the result
that the Ship, instead Of making
headiway, had been driven back half
a mile from where the sprint started.
Miss Natalie BogosloWslIy, member
OF a family formerly wealthy in
Moscow, who ds travelling here in
search OF her brother Boris, formerly
lieutenant in the Cars army, was
a passenger. The family fortunes
completely wrecked Miss Bogo-
shOwslCy, who had served as a Red
Cross nurse wdth the Cars forces,
has no better information to guide
her than that her brother Is supposed
to be somewhere IN America Miss
BogoSlowslSy is talented and speaks
six languages.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-01-20
Says One "High UP" Has Been
Practically Cleaned Out
in Wall Street.
CALLS GRAFT SCIENCE.
NTells of Connivance Between
Commanders and Fly-by-
Night Detective Agencies.

Charles s. Whitman, Special ASST
tant District Attorney conducting the
Grand Jury investigation OF city and
county affairs declared to-day that
no had learned that a certain official
hagh in the Police Department, but
not a member Of the force, had been
practically cleaned out" in Wall
Street during the last six months.
Mr.. whitman said that reports
reaching him that a number Of police
ohicials had been wildly extravagant
in their Wall Street speculations
caused him to investigate, He said
no had confirmed the reports, but
that nothing criminal along these
lines had so fNr been disclosed
Mr.. whitman declared that con-
nivance between certain police Of
fcers and fly-by-night private
detective agencies for the collection
Of graft had reached the proportions
Of a "soientific business" in New
York.
IF a business man reports to the
captain OF a precinct that his plant
Ia in danger from strike and asks
for police protection" said Mr.. Whit
man, "the captain walls about the
shortage Of his force and refers him
20 a private detective agency. These
'}tencies have spread so that there
IRE one or two now in nearly every
precinct in the city. Usually they
consist of the man running them,
stenographcr and a messenger boy.
THE agency signs a contract with
the business man, submits daily re-
ports and puts in a bill for $40, $l2
and SIS day for operatives who
do not exist The only guards sent
20 the building to be protected are
uniformed policemen. II the business
man insists, guards are hired from
one Of the reputable agencies.
formerly the police frowned on
these private agencies, but now they
work hand in glove together, and
this condition has been brought
about under the Enright administra-
taon.H
MI. whitman expects to go before
ne Grand Jury again tomorrow and
n n declared he will ask for another
Indictment. Two Police Captains
william A Bailey and Percy Du
Bois, are already under indictment,
charged with accepting illegal fees.
II was learned UnOfficially that the
investigation has revealed startling ir-
rsgulartties on the part Of several de-
tectives assigned to the recovery OF
stolen automobiles. Assistant Distrct
> Attorney Smith has been examining
Continued on Page SIxteen)
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-01-20
WOMAN ATTACKS
LAWYER IN COURT
Gets Ten Days While Husband
She Accused Goes

Bihl The hst Of Mrs. Rose Kaufman
of No. $50 Keap Street, Brooklyn. shot
out in the Bridge Plaza Court this
morning. II struck Lawer John Car
Inns midriff, driving him backward over
a table
Magistrate ONein directed that the
woman be arraigned Immediately for
disordory conduct and sent her to the
Workhouse for ten days
Mrs. kaufman was appearing as COM
plainant against her husband Frank,
charging disorderly conduct. Frank
was paroled for six months, and it was
while his attorney, Carlin, was protest
ing that his client was receiving unfair
treatment that Mrs, kaufman became
bellgerent.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-01-20
WANTED
A Bet ON SALVAGE
Job IN 23D STREET
Louis J. Cohen, Housewrecker,
Tells How Labor Czdr Pushed
Him Till He Got 1t.

The trial Of Robert p. Brindell on
the charge OF extortion before Justice
McAvoy in the Supreme Court opened
to-day with Louis j. Cohen, a house
wrecker, on the stand.
Mr.. Cohen's testimony covered the
circumstances made familiar through
other witnesses Of the efforts of
Brindeh to force the Polish or "a
ranlSo houseWreckers into Brindelrs
new union and the subsequent black
listing of the Zaranko men and OF
contractors who employed them.
Mr.. Cohen said that he reported to
Brindell that the men of the old union
at work on the Manhattan Hotel
building refused to join the new union
and Brindell said: You tell them that
II they don't sign I'll pull every
wrecking Job in New York City"
This was in April, 1920, and began
the battle which ended with the driv-
ing out OF employment Of the 1900
experienced men OF Zaranko's union
though they we're organized under
charter Of the American Federation
Of Labor
Mr.. Cohen repeated the story he
had told to the lockwood Committee
OF Brindell's ordering him to reduce
his offer Of $4,000 for salvage on a
building in 23d Street TO $1,000.
That makes $1,000 for mel" he
said Brindell said That's a bet"
Cohen said he paid the owner the
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-01-20
100000 PEOPLE
IN N. Y, is FORECAST
Brief in United States Supreme
Court Says Population VIII
Be That in 1860

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-t5reater
New York expects to have almost six
teen million inhabitants-l5Js7 Js7s, ,OOO to
be exact-by 1860. Attorney General
Charles d. Newton of New York so
informed the Supreme Court to-day in
a brief asserting that the metropolis
had prior rights to sewage disposal
facilities OF the lower bay.
The state is seeking to enjoin the
Passaic Valley CNew Jersey Sewerage
Commission from constructing a mon
ster trunk sewer into the bay. Its
waters, the brief said, were already so
polluted as to menace public health and
a $40, 900, 900 emergency relief project Is
under discussion, involving an island
disposal plant in the lower bay.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-01-20
GRANDMOTHER OFF
TO CAPITAL BY AIR
Are Carrying Electoral Vote Of
Nebraska from Lincoln to
Washington

LINCOLN, Neb. Jan. Mrs. X.
H. wheeler Lincoln, Neb. grand
mother, who is carrying the States
electoral vote 10 Washington by air
plane, hopped off from the Lincoln
Aviation Field shortly after noon to-
day on the first leg OF her Journey
The start was delayed by low
hanging clouds and fog, which ma To-
the visibility poor. Mrs. Wheeler
finally beOmo anxious over Tho de-
lay and ordered Plot HCicCnb % 20
tFkr on.
Mrs Draper Smith, who ~ s.Aty-
six, also gran mother and Mrs.
Wheeler's companion, viii ny in an
ether plane, Etth pilot Bullock.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-01-20
Especial from staff Correspondent Of The Evening WORLDLY

(SPeoa from SIAN CorrosPondont OF The Evening WordJ
WASHINGTON Jan. 20-The ultimate received due
nooe of what Congress going 10 do protect the sugar interests
which, through greed and the exercise of bad judgment had sustained
immense losses long ago the end of last September At that time
Edwin Atkins official of the American Sugar Refining Company
who has since allied hmseEh another big sugar said
interview:
"The tall in sugar prices between July and Sept IS Of this
year q2o has caused loss of s25oOOoooo WHICH SOME ONE
MUST STAND"