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The New York herald., 1921-06-08
BODY OF MERCHANT
FOUND IN ROOF TANK
Samuel Fernbacher, Paper
Supply Dealer, Believed to
Have Taken Own Life.
THROAT AND WRIST CUT
Members of Family Say He
Had Worried Over Falling
Off in Business.
THROAT AND WRIST CUT

The body of Samuel F'ernbacher
head Of a paper makers supply con-
Germ at 20 Jones street, who had been
missing since Sunday, was found yes
terday at the bottom Of water tank
on the roof Of the Jones street build
ing, slashed with razor across the
throat and wrist. Although detectives
Of the Charles street station who
worked on the case believe he became
despondent over business conditions
and took his own life, the case pre-
sents puzzling features.
II Mr.. Fernbacher cut his throat and
wrist downstairs in his office, where
tho only bloodstains were found, it was
necessary for him to make his way to
the roof of seven story building. climb
q thirty foot tank ladder after he
reached the roof. and then force him
self through a small opening In the top
Of the tank He was 81 years old.
Firemen from the Charles street hook
and ladder company who recovered the
body with ropes after they had emptied
the big tank of water were obliged to
cut away large piece of the top be-
fore they could bring the body through.
The police reported finding 1929 in
cash In the dead mans clothing. Ac-
cording to members of his family he
left his home, at Al West Eighcy-second
street. Sunday morning with about
$1,000. He said he intended to go down
to the Office and look over his books.
His watch, a diamond ring, some
checks and papers were found on the
body In one OF the upper pockets OF
his vest the detectives said they found a
razor 1t Is their theory that Mr.. Fern
bacher. finding he had not inflicted a
fatal wound. stuck the razor back in his
pocket and went up to the roof with the
intention of jumping on. They think the
water tank then drew his attention, and
that he climbed the ladder to its top
He evidently had been at work in his
office Just before his death. for he was
wearing his office coat. When Detectives
Campbell. Shevlin. Harvey and Cavone
visited the building they found a large
stain Just outside Mr.. Fernbacher's office.
in the hallway. This, they said. was the
only stain they discovered.
The police. in support OF their suicide
theory. say they were informed by Mr..
Fernbacher's family that he had been In
low spirits for some time. Although his
financial condition was sound. he was
said to be much worried over the falling
off in his business since last year.
The New York herald., 1921-06-08
ACQUITTED IN FIRST
STATEDRYLAWC CASE
Bartender, Caught Selling
Drink for GO Cents, Freed
After Trial Here.
PROPRIETOR IS BLAMED
Juror After Verdict Says Own
er Of Saloon Is One to Be
Held, Not Employee.

The first jury to try case for viola
ton Of the Mullan-Gage dry law in
New York county returned a verdict
Of not guilty last night in the trial
Of Charles Dickman. bartender in a
saloon at S92 Columbus avenue. who
was charged with possession, delivery
and selling whiskey. The jurymen de-
liberated for three hours and fifteen
minutes.
The trial was held before Justice
Henry V. Borst, who was sent here
from Amsterdam by Gov. Miller to
| convene an extraordinary term of the
Supreme Court to hear only liquor
cases brought about by the activities
Of the police since the State dry law
| went into effect on April 4.
The Extraordinary Grand Jury en-
panelled on Monday by Justice Borst
| returned yesterday only six indictments
Of nineteen cases presented by Albert B.
Unger Assistant District Attorney. The
dismissed thirteen were reported to be of
the hip pocket variety.
Dickman was arrested on April IL by
Policeman Ford OF the Tooth street sta
ton just as he had sold drink for
sixty cents. The drink was seized and
placed In a small bottle. as was also a
half pint found behind the bar.
The only persons to get on the jury
| were those who declared they had nc
prejudice against the law. The twslv,
were selected Of twenty examined.
| Dickman. on the stand. said that III
thought Patrolman Ford was a burglar
when he came into the saloon. He testi'
fled that the liquor served was non-in
| toxicating Ferdinand Pecora, Assistant
District Attorney. who prosecuted the
case, could not shake the bartender's
story. Patroiman Ford told of finding
| the liquor and turning II over to tn,
! city chemist for analysis. The jurymer
| were allowed to smell-but not taste
| the contents of the bottles containing the
| drinks
Justice Borst. charging the jury. said
| that as good citizens they must lay
aside any personal feeling regarding the
State prohibition law and act solely or
| the evidence. lie told the jurymen II
| they decided that the liquid in the bot
ties was the same as was taken from
Dickman at the time OF his arrest and
that IT was Intoxicating. they should
"act accordingly"
After being out for an hour the jury
came In for advice as TO the meaning
of possession OF liquor. Justice Borst
informed them that they could return a
verdict of guilty on either possession
delivery or selling. as stated in the thre,
counts OF the Indictment. One of tho
Jurors said the proprietor of the saloor
was the one to be held for possession
and not the bartender. In order to sci
liquor. one must be in possession of IT.
the court advised.
After filing out OF the courtroom elsfT,
OF the Jurors gathered around Dickmar
and his counsel George Donellan. anc
shook hands with them. Mr.. Donellar
| said:
We'll. II they couldn't get convic
tion in this case. there won't be any
convictions
The New York herald., 1921-06-08
MRS. AGNES CHILDS DIES
OF SLEEPING SICKNESS
Wife of Chain Restaurant
Vice-President Long Ill.

Mrs. Agnes O'Neil Childs. wife OF
William Childs. vice-president of the
Childs Company. operator OF the chain
of restaurants OF that name. and promi-
nent in Presbyterian Church cirles In
New Jersey. died Sunday of sleeping
sickness at Battle Creek, Mich.. It be-
came known yesterday. Mrs. Childs's
death followed an illness that dated
back to the late winter OF 1920, and
during all that time she had suffered
intermittent attacks OF the coma that
characterizes the disease. She was
stricken while In Florida
During the war Mrs Childs was ac-
tive in Red Cross and other relief work.
In addition she took a deep interest In
the employees OF the Chllds Company
and gave much OF her time to the or
ganixalon OF the Childs Mutual Welfare
Association. The strain OF overwori
made It necessary for her TO seek rcst
and on February IL, 1920. she and Mr..
Chllds left their home at Bernardsvilie.
N. j.. for Florida Soon after arriving
at the resort Mrs Childs was stricken
with sleeping sickness
The New York herald., 1921-06-08
HYPHENATES ASSES
Sims TELLS BRITISH
Many of Them in America,
Admiral Asserts Before Eng
lish Speaking Union.
BLAMES ALARMIST PRESS
Knows Nothing About Irish
Question, but Says Sim
Fein Wars on U. S.

LONDON, June Rear Admiral Will
lam s. Sims, U. S. NJ. advised Britons
and Americans to disregard danger
GUS propaganda circulated in America
by your enemies and ours" in address
ing a luncheon Of the English Speak
ing Union here to-day. In denouncing
american hyphenates" he said:
"They are like zebras. either black
horses with white stripes, or white
horses with black stripes, but we know
they are not horses-they are asses.
But each Of these asses has a vote and
there are lots of them"
The Admiral advised the British to
ignore any resolution forced by these
jackasses' votes. He deplored the fact
that there was a section Of the press on
both sides OF the Atlantic which put
false news on the wires which causes
questions to be asked"
Admiral Sims recalled the gifts Of the
busts of Washington to Great Britain
by the Sulgrave Institute and allied
organizations, representing. the Admiral
said. an aggregate membership of 1S00O.-
co., whom he declared "are all Ameri-
cans" These gifts. he declared. testi-
fled to the good feeling of Americans
toward Great Britain. He remarked.
parenthettcally. that "the Irish question
is partly an American question" and
added:
IT do not want to touch on the Irish
question, for I know nothing about 1t.
and I haven't found any Englishman
who does. But there are many in our
country who technically are Americans.
some of them naturalized and some
born there. but none OF them Americans
at all. They are Americans when they
want money. but Sim Feiners when on
the platform. They are making war on
America to-day. The simple truth of II
is that they have the blood of British
and American boys on their hands for
the distractions they placed in the way
of the most effective operation OF allied
naval forces during the war;
The New York herald., 1921-06-08
DENTIST AND GIRL OF Is
IN TWO BURGLAR GANGS
Paris Police Trace JeUelry
Robberies to CaptiUes.

Special Gable to THE NEW York HERALD
Copyright, 1891. by THE NEW YORK HERALp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, June Z.
The police made an important arrest
when Georges Belief. a dentist with an
office on the fashionable Champs Ely
secs. and his 1S-year-old companion.
Gaby Millet, were caught last night, to-
gether with dozen members of two
burglar gangs which the police say are
responsible for a score of Jewelry rob-
berries In Paris and its suburbs during
the last two months.
Although working separately the
bands. which are known as the Jacket
Gang" and the BLOUSE Gang" coordi-
mated the sale OF their loot through Gaby
Millet, she in turn sharing the profits
with the dentist Most OF the gangsters
are army deserters.
The police obtained their first tip last
week when a former woman member OF
the Jacket Gang confessed just be-
fore she committed suicide In a prison
cell at St. Lazare.
The New York herald., 1921-06-08
REVOCATION OF NAVY
GAG RULE APPROVED
General Order viii Be Issued
Soon by DENLY.

wAsHrNGToN, June IA general or
der removing the alleged gag rule"
from the navy has been approved by
Secretary DENLY. II Is Understood. and
will be issued soon. II Is now In the
hands OF the printers.
In effect II is said, the order provides
that hereafter officers may write for pub
llcation without submitting their articles
to the censorship OF the Navy Depart
ment.
Certain restrictions only are imposed
regarding artic es affecting International
relations, II II understood. Oficers. how
ever. will be held responsible for any
statements they may make.
The New York herald., 1921-06-08
FIRE FOR 8 SQUARE MILES.
Sweeps over Island I'm Maine. De
stroys PuIpwood.

CALAIS. Me-. June Fire swept
through three square miles Of woodland
on Eastern Island to-day and destroyed
500 cords OF peeled pulpwood. The ISL
and is one OF a group known as the
~ ".
The New York herald., 1921-06-08
Two Die as Plane Hits
Tree, Exploding Bombs

HAMPTON, Va, June T.
Noel r. Thompson of Jack
sonville, ILL.,, and G. A. Rowen of
Quitman, Ca, flying cadets, were
killed to-day when their airplane
struck a tree top during bomb
ing fight at Langley Field and
caught fire.
Three of the four bombs car
ried exploded and the machine
was demolished.
The New York herald., 1921-06-08
THE BEST IN ITS HISTORY.
Puts Live Republican
in Dead Democrats s Job
Special Despatch to THE New YoRl

Special Despatch to THE New YonK
HERALD.
SOUTH NORWALK, Conn,
June Gov. Lake recently
appointed Alonzo w. Burns as
Harbor Master at Milford, but
Mr.. Burns was not able to take
the office. At the time of his
appointment he was dead, and
had been for more than year.
He was also a Democrat.
When these facts were called
to the Governors attention he
appointed Daniel B. Perry, who
is a Republican and alive.
The New York herald., 1921-06-08
FIRE UNDERWRITERS
DROP M0N0POLY,BU
OPPOSE 3 REFORMS
Untermyer's Plan to Limit
Investments Will Be
Fought Hard.
ALBANY FIGHT LIKELY
43 Companies Promise to
Give Up Many Bad
Practices.
TO AIR STOCK SALES
Dryden Refuses to Admit BOr-
rOwers Had to Buy Unde-
sirable Properties.
TO AIR STOCK SALES

Officials of forty-three fire insurance
companies-represent members of
the New York Fire Insurance Ex-
change--have agreed to put into i'm
mediate effect enough Of the reforms
demanded by Samuel Untermyer. chief
counsel for the Lockwood legislative
committee, to win for themselves a
suspension of this line OF the COM
mittee's investigation. Official an
nouncement of this agreement was
made at yesterdays meeting Of the
committee, and at the same time Mr..
mittee had put itself on record as
favoring an independent legislative In
vestigation Of the whole fire insurance
business.
Mr.. Untermyer said that unless there
is change in the present plans this
will be one Of the recommendation to
be submitted by the committee to the
next session of the Legislature. The
insurance companies, Mr.. Unternyer
announced, promise to support any
legislation that Is necessary to put
into effect the changes and modifica-
tions in insurance practices demanded
by the committee.
Changes Forced by Untermyer.
These changes are as follows:
1. That all rates and the manner
OF their making shall be subject to
State Superintendent of Insurance.
with the right of appeal to the courts
from any decision of the superinten-
dent.
2. That there Is to be like review,
by the Superintendent In the first in
stance and then by the courts. at the
instance of either party, of the ac-
ton OF rating associations in their re-
fusal or failure to recognize fire pre-
vention devices. and OF the credits
| or allowances to be given therefor
when the same have been approved
by the Bureau OF Standards at Wash
ington.
3. That mutual companies holding
State licenses may become members
of any rating association operating
in the State, on the same basis and
with all the privileges of stock COM
panies. and that stock companies
shall have the same privileges in rat
ing associations operated by mutual
companies.
4. That rating associations and ex-
changes shall amend their rules so
as to permit members to reineure
their risks with other members or
with other companies authorized to
do business within the State.
). That every broker holding a
license from the State shall have un-
restricted right TO deal with members
OF the rating associations and with
other companies licensed to do busi-
ness in the state. not members OF
| the rating associations. Each broker
shall. however, be required TO fur
nish a bond for the accounting OF all
such moneys in a rorm and amount
to be determined by the state super
intendent OF Insurance. The law
shall further require that no broker
will be permitted to receive and the
companies will not pay compensation
in excess OF the regulations of the
rating associations having jurisdic-
ton.
The New York herald., 1921-06-08

Greenbrier. white sulphur spss. Americas
best baths. Ideal climatic conditions. Golf.
tennis. riding swimming Bookings dv.
The New York herald., 1921-06-08
DEPRESSION AT ITS TURN,
SAYS A TRADE LEADER
Hardware Man Sees Prosper
ify After Reodjustment.

MONTREAL. June THE business de-
preston has reached its turning point.
Eugene J. Mccarthy. president, told tho
convention of the American Iron, Steel
and Heavy Hardware Association to-
day. He said progress and prosperity
would Inevitably follow readjustment
OF prices.
QUEBEC. June THE wave OF indus
trial unrest as receded In Canada. j. s.
McKinnon Of Toronto, president OF the
Canadian Manufacturers Association,
said at the ORGANIZATIONS convention to-
day lie added that II would take time
to repair damage caused by the high
tide of visionary radioalism
The New York herald., 1921-06-08
Points to Bc Opposed.

Mr.. Untermyer then outlined the three
principal points torwhich the insurance
mon refused to agree. and which the,
openly admit they will oppose wher
TO compel their observance
is introduced at Albany. They are:
I. A recommendation that the In
vsstments of fire insurance COM
panies shall be limited In the Same
manner as the investments of life
insurance companies are now lim-
tied. provided that the companies
shall have five years within which
to dispose OF their securities that do
not come within the restrictions tho
Legislature will be asked to inn
pose.
g. A recommendation fer legisla-
ton requiring the companies to in
vest certain percentage go per
cent. is the tentative proposaD OF
their total assets In bonds secured by
mortgages on unencumbered rsal
property.
& A recommendation for legislation
prohibiting the companies from ap-
propriating for the benefit OF stock
holders any part OF the income de-
rived from the investments OF un-
earned premiums: providing RENE
dies for the recovery OF past income
so appropriated IL Il shall be deter
mined by the courts that such in
come is not this property OF the
stockholders. and further providing
for the use of such income for the
benefits of policy holders In n man.
ner to be approved by tho Legisla-
ture.
The New York herald., 1921-06-08

Briarclhf Lodge, Bnarciff Manor, N. ", "A
open. June IL the Ideal Month.-Adv.
The New York herald., 1921-06-08
Records WIZ Tie Produced.

Fire insurance men were unanimous
In the opinion that the introduction OF
the proposed legislation. covering the
last three mentioned points. will pre-
cipitate the keenest legislative fight on
Insurance measures that Albany has
seen IN many n legislative session. As
basis for the proposed legislation
the Lockwood committee will place IN
the record, as soon as the figures can
be analyzed. statements OF companies
writing insurance In this State showing
that money was put into Investments
The New York herald., 1921-06-08

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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-12-27

mohla k nekolika zlat 'akum.
"Myslim to re tedy Jest vse
chno,' pravil Enrol, kdyz vSe
bylo ujednano; "ponechavam
meho svefence vasi peel a vim,
ze Sc na|eza v dobrych rukou.
Madame" pravil, obrativ Sc k
Valencii, kteraz prave pricha-
zela z vedlejsi svetnice dee
rou drvoSt6povou, Frantiskou,
vsak obycejne jen Fanou zva-
nou, neni ma case, abychom
pomESleli ma naVrat * zamku?
Jste-li totiz sama hotova."
RozlouGili Sc laskave drvo-
st6pem a jeho dcerou i s Gile-
sem, ienz prosil, aby "pan En-
rol bro Ease priSel a ona MIA
da, laskava pani take!"
Pc te dali Sc Ease lesem ma
cestu ku Kings Rest.
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hostIm. V Drazd'anech byly
vyveseny ma dverich nekolika
hotelu napisy, re polSti fran
couzSti host6 nejsou mich vi
tani a budou V hotelu pfijati
jen prirazkou 100 procent ma
Gene "a pokoi. Vytezek q pri-
rack jest urcen peel o bezen-
ee V Hornim SleZsku.
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7 UTERY, 27. PROSINCE, '21.
ZPRAVY Z CZECH.


VselicOs CeskoslovenskS
Republiky. Phi licenf u okres.
soudu o zalobe komunistickeho
pTedaka varnsdorfskeho JOS.
Wendricha pro urazku ma cti,
podane ma p. A. S. z Jiretina,
byl s0udce DIR. Froml nucen
1nluviti S obzalovanym cesky a
tazal Sc no take, spatriv ma je-
no kabate sokolsky odznak po
politickem pfesvedceni. ale dri
We jest6, nez-li mu mohl A. S.
odpov6deti, prohlasil sam: "Vy
iste narodni demokratI" Obza-
lovany pTisv6dcil, zaroven ale
d0dal, re soudci do toho mic ne
nj a Ne to k preli6eni nepatfi.
- In Czalositz in Boehmen"
fv Zalhosticlch u Litomeric)
zije jest6 'k. u. k. Hofliefe-
rant c. Warhanek' ktery,
kdyz Sc mu dvornl zakaznici
rozb6hli po svete, Sc domniva,
re mu jeho "hoflieferantstvi"
pomuze nyni u Cechu. - Ma
stanici byv. severozapadni dra-
ny Mstetice-Ostrov vydana by
la jeSte dne 27. listopadu t. I.
"dopravni stvrzenka" n6mecko
ceska nejen nadpisem *. k.
oesterreichische Staatsbahnen"
ale opatfena i razitkem *.
k. Bst. Mstetitz-Bad Ostrov" a
pod tim teprve &C. k. st. Ii.
Mstetice-Lazn6 Ostrov". -
Pise Sc nam: Pfi obcasnem te-
lefonickem dotazu hydrogra-
fickem odd6leni zemskem Y
Praze, zname to bast6 nemec-
Ike "a Rakouska, kde jeste dnes
S6f mutt 1fednlky-Cechy do
n6mciny, pozoruji, re tamnej-
ii urednici neum6ii cesky odpo
vedeti. Patral jsem a tn k sve-
nu prekvapeni jsem seznal, re
.jsou V ufade tom dosud vykon-
nj lirednici Nemci, ktefi cesky
neum6ii a odpfraii Sc u6iti stat
nimu iazyku, ktereho pry nepo
tfebujI. Dopatral jsem Sc dale,
&c V hydrografickem odd6leni
prazsk6m jest ufednik Nemec,
ktery Sc velmi preti republice
provinil, spaliv nenahraditelne
unikaty. Z treStu byl toliko su-
spendovan dana mu dovolena
Go konce roku. Je tam take sta
vebni rada V vi. hodn. tride,
pres "A roku starry, ktery ne
maze iiz n6kolik roku pracova
ii, ale ie dosud V aktivit6.
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: : Ma otcovskem statku. !
anolic
Roman z anglickeho.

Takto neustale rozmlouvaje,
dal sc starry Giles vesti lesem.
Costa ovSem byla zdlouhava
a tax Sc stale, re bylo jiz po-
zde odpoledne., kdyz Sc dostali
k domku drvoStepa Deana.
Domek stal v samych hlu-
binach lesa stapIetonsk6ho,
tax vzdalenych od kazde stez-
ky, re malokdo o mem. ved6I.
Bylo to vSak dosti pohodlne
miste6ko a lady de. Malpag a
cizy pan byli uvitani patfie-
nou Gctou a opravdovym pote-
Senim. ackoliv otec dcera ne
mohi pochopiti, jak Sc vzne$e-
nj host6 dali do spolecnosti
chud6ho zblbleho muze.
"Jednou q laskavosti myla-
ly," pravila dcera, ''bylo, re
nam davala vysluzne, az nam
jedroho dne $ opravdovou Ii
tosti oznamila, ze tax nemuze
vice pravidelne cinitb re nam
ale bude davati co bude moci.
" tom beztoho mel sir Lester
sv1i podfl.'
Dean j jeho dcera 5 radosti
Sc uvolili, ze veZmou starce k
sobe on peeovati budou, kdyz
jim Valencie sdelila, re staTec
byl starym slouzicim ma Kings
Restu "a dob stareho pana Ca
-erlyona; (; a ponevadz bylo ce-
lem okoli znamo, re sir Lester
neni velkodusnym panem, ne
bylo zapotfebi vysv6tlovati O.
men smutny stav, V jakemz Sc
ubohy Giles nalezal.
Dean byi nemalo prekvapen
,velkoduSnou stedrosti noveho
sv6ho pana a pfislibil zachova-
ii naproste mlGeni.
"Verte, vzacny pane, ia a
ma dcera zridka kdy pficha-
zine mezi lidi. Sousedy ne
name zadne a V planych roz-
hovorech nenalezame zaliby."
''To jest vzacna ctnost," =
pravil Errol, usmivaje Sc. =
"Dobfe, zachovejte slib, ktery
jste mi dial, muj pTiteli, Sc
znate, re umim dostati vsemu,
co sam slibim. Prijdu sem br-
20 Ease, abych Sc pfesv6dtil,
jak Sc Gilesovi dafi."
"Bude nam nyni dobre, pa
me- pravil drvoStep. "Deku-
ji vam co nejsrdecn6ji, pane.
Sir Lester" dodal skrabaje se
uchem a rozhlizeje okolo Sc
be, jako by Sc chtel presved-
titi, zdali jej lady de Malpas
nemuze slySeti, 'ten neni do
brpm panem. Kdyby nebylo
mylady, vami chudymi lid
mi zle by to ZINE dopadalo.
Mylady, Ia ma dobre srdce a
ona jest - nu, vzdyt' ami ne
muhu vypoVedeti jak jest do
brou."
A srdce Errolovo bilo prud-
ceji, Zatim so slysel tato po-
chvalna slova ust chud' aso-
Vych; a aGkoliv Dean 0 tom
neVedel, slova ona mu dopo-