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The evening world., 1921-01-13
MANY DRY AGENTS
ARE CROOKS, SAYS
j. S.ATTORNEYR ROSS
Public, Who Should Aid Pro-
hibition, Indifferent or Hos
tile, He Declares.

In an appeal for support from the
"so-calHed better citizens" in the ef-
fort to enforce the volstead Act, Fed
eral Attorney lie Roy w. Ross,
speaking before the Rotary Club at
the Hotel Bossert, Brooklyn, to-day,
declared many Prohibition Enforce
ment men were absolutely crooked
and a stil larger number absolutely
ineffclent." Mr.. Ross said, in part:
'"The offlce of theN Prohibition Dr.
rector originally consisted of the di-
rector, an assistant and FIVE clerks.
But, because OF the vast number OF
permits issued and applications for
Withdrawals, the office was rapidly
expanded and the personel was per-
haps too carelessly selected, 50 that,
as shown by the revelations OF the
past few weeks, the office became
honeycombed with graft and corrup-
ton.
THE ONCE OF the Chief Enforce
ment Officer was also hastily organ
lLGu e1Ilu HAASA "NAO OAhPpcyCA AS VoN =
week at a time when motormen and
conductors were receiving $40 and
$45. These $3O-a-WeelC men were
clothed with authority to make cases
against and arrest people who were
making far larger sums Of money
ulegitimately than they had been
able to make legitimately. The re-
suit was inevitable, and there was
undoubtedly large amount OF crook
edness in this bureau"
Mr.. Ross cited among the difficult
ties his office met in enforcing the
law, the necessity ID proceed with
out any cooperation upon TIA part
of the local police and the indiffer-
ence and in thousands OF cases the
absolute hostility and active Oppos-
ltion of the very typegof citizens who
should be most Interested in seeing
law and order upheld.
If you have the right TO decide
that you will not obey the Eighteenth
Amendment" said Mr.. Ross, your
neighbor has the right to decide that
he will not obey the law against
murder"
He declared that under Mr.. Allen
in charge Of the Brooklyn once and
under Mr.. Chaplin in charge OF the
State as a whole, the Prohibition En-
forcement Office is undergoing q
thorough cleaning out.
The evening world., 1921-01-13
WORK ON BUDGET
FOR NEXT YEAR
BEGINS MARCH |
Board of Estimate Decides to
Start Consideration and
Pruning Early.

The Board Of Estimate decided in
executive session to-day to begin the
work on the 1929 budget ON March l
next. Ordinarily the preparation of
the budget does not begin until June,
but from what could be learned to-
day the 1922 budget is much different
from previous ones. It's size win be
enormous. 1t Is realized, and for that
reason the budget Slashers want to
get busy early. II they don't do this,
the city's financial experts say. the
budget will be far beyond constitu-
tional limitations and sufficient lop-
ping Off cannot be accomplished in
time.
The $27,OOO,O 900 shortage in the De-
partment Of Education appropriation
is regarded as a lesson by the Esti-
mate Board. Attempts are being
made to raise enough money to meet
this deficiency by saving seven per
cent. in each of the city's depart
mentS.
The Hylan Administration .oficials
VINO are back Of the early budget
making start, point out that the 1922
budget must be completed and made
public 10y midnight Of Oct, 81. This
means that If the amount Is very
high anti-administration politicians
win have material for the Mayoralty
election in November.
Although Mayor Hylan repeatedly
promised while on tn stump in 1917
that he would reduce the tax burden,
it has grown considerably. The bud
get for 1913, which was the first year
of the Hylan Administration, was
made in the closing months of 1917
by the Mitchell Administration. 1t
amounted 10 &2Ss, 123, 1920.
The 1891 budget for which the
Hylan Administration is responsible,
amounts SS45, 5f1, S9s.TT, or an increase
of S1o7yt[7. $40. Mayor HyORn himself
realizes that II the 1874 budget goes
above this figure. 4 win be dihicult
20 explain the reasons In an election
campaign, although he contends that
a good part Of tho increase Is inherit
cd from other administrations.
The evening world., 1921-01-13
FIRST WIFE ALIVE,
so HE QUITS SECOND
Wealthy Grocer Says He Thought
She Was Dead When He
Married Again.

Declaring he has learned that his
first wife. who he thought was dead. Is
alive and Is on her way here from Italy
to rejoln him. Modestino Vollilo. wealthy
grocer OF No. 4O4 Madison Street. Hobo
ken, has applied to tho Court Of Chan
Gerry in Jersey City for an annulment OF
his marriage TO his second wife and TO
the Domestic Relations Court for AN
order restraining her from compelling
him TO support her.
Vellilo says he married his first wife
twenty-five years ago In Italy and his
second wife on Feb, 10. 1920. Recently.
he says. he got a letter from his brother
saying his first wife was alive and
about to start for HobOlSen. TIe promptly
left his second wife, Cecilia, and she
in turn obtained an order compelling
him to support her.
The evening world., 1921-01-13
TAXI RATES TOO HIGHNOW,
BUT CONSPIRATORSPLOT TO
CHARGE PUBLIC STILL MORE
Pity the Poor
BOOtLegger! He's
A MaLigned Man
Whatever Else Is Said Of Him,
He's Honest and No
Profiteer; No, Sir.

10 the Editor Of The EVohinE woridi
In your editorial THE Fruits"
OF yesterday evening, among
other things you remark about
"profteering abootleggers."
think that you are doing an
injustice to this class of men
who are rendering a real service
to the community. II you think
that we profiteer, you evidently do
not take all factors in the case
into consideration.
In the first place. the distillers
get no mean price for their
goods; then the wholesaler who
draws on permit has to pay a
pretty penny to get his with
drawal permit approved-if the
wholesaler draws on a forged per-
init 1t costs him just as much, II
not more, in graft-and on top of
1t all the bonding companies are
charging enormous premiums for
signing a bond. Then, after the
wholesaler gets his liquor into his
warehouse. the Prohibition
hounds begin coming around
droves of 'em--every one with an
itching palm. Every time load of
booze goes out there is some
agent waiting around the corner
to grab a case Off the wagon for
himself. BY the time the stuff
reaches the real bootlegger-th
little fellow who buys In ten and
twenty-Case lots--its accumulated
costs have brought its price up to
around $50 or sos a case. That's
over So a bottle-for remember
that. the wholesaler has to make
enough profit to set aside a fund
for the politicians when he does
get pinched, which happens
sooner or later.
And so you think 1t is profteer-
ing to sell rye whiskey at from SO
to IS a bottle? / never got more
for mine-can't get IL; there's too
much competition. Believe me, II
you, Mr.. Editor, were all the time
lodging fiatfeet and preachers
and nosey guys who want to
know 'Whatcha got in hat bum
dle?" and then cop a bottle for
themselves, you'd think that So
was a cheap price to pay for your
booze.
Taken as a whole, the bootleg
gers of this city are a hardwork-
ing, law-abiding class OF citizens,
and IL pains me to hear them
called by so unworthy a name as
''profiteer." Just remember that
most of the money-and the
easiest bunch at that-goes to
the Government employees.
AN HONEST BOOTLEGGER.
New York, Jan. IL.
The evening world., 1921-01-13
FiUe Boys Start
For Texas; Joint
Capital II Cents
Got as Far as MorriStoWn-
Brought Back Tired and
Hungry.

Five adventurous lads Of Jersey
City who, reading OF the perilous trip
of the three naval ball6onists and
their hair-raising experiences, decided
that life on a Texas ranch was more
interesting to them than watching
the Erie choo-chOo cars roli into the
local terminus. Three days ago they
scraped together exactly IL cents be-
tween the five and left home, neg
iectiug to leave the usual note Of
regret.
To-day they are back In school,
after a thrilling trip TO Morristown
ON a freight train and two days wan
dering in the wilds OF the Norris
town woods. The II cents pur-
chased the, biggest loaf Of rye bread
that the lads coulO buy. Aside from
that, they said, no food had passed
under their noses until they arrived
home this morning.
The lads with the daredevil spirit
we're Andy Bannor fourteen, Of No
1913 Fremont street; Jerry Tyner, four.
teen, of No. $50 Academy Street; Ed
die Appleman, thirteen, OF No. Il
Wayne Street, and Al and Harry Craw.
ford, thirteen and twelve. respectively
Of No. IS Mill Road, all Of Jersey City
The parents OF these lads decided
that Capt, Jim LRrkiH5 OF the Mont
gomery Street station should SPEAK
with their sons. After this they were
taken home, fed and sent back tC
school
The evening world., 1921-01-13
An Law Abiding Cables
Would Be at Mercy of
n the. Street Pirates.
HONEST MEN PROTEST.
Companies That Have Not
Robbed People Would Be
i Driven From Business.
BIZ Sophie irene Loeb.

Tho agitation for higher taxicab
Rtes by q certain minority group Of
SM chauffeurs in the City OF New
DIRK has brought no small amount
comment from experienced taxi
Avers and organizations who are
It only satisfied with the rates but
. frank to state that the agitators
y endeavoring to foster higher
ties and other so called reforms"
as 30 leave no possible chance for
ompetition, which is the life of good
srvice in all business, public or pri-
ate.
The one big answer TO raising the
aximum rates prescribed in the
resent city ordinance is the fact
nat thousands Of taxicabs are not
Rvailing themselves OF what they can
legally charge, but are running at
lower rate. T.
As to the rates, the city has the
notable example of the Independent
Taxicab Owners Association, which
bad been in business for many years
and whose members have never
awaited themselves of the maximum
'ghich they could charge under the
Eity ordinance.
z Ithave made a thorough investiga-
non OF this organization and have
tadden IN their cabs constantly for
no past two months. l have not
6Uund a single cab that has not been
thoroughly cleaned, the drivers cour-
heous and the rate for three ortfour
passengers the same as for one or
Two, namely-50Aeents for the first
mile and 40 ceni for each succeed
Ang mile. They Gould charge double,
according to law, for the latter SER
Sdce, II they wished
Upon inquiry at the License De-
partment / find that rarely is there
3 complaint against any drivers OF
this organization-hardly one or two
q year, am told.
Tyhe Black and White Company's
rates are the same and they too
charge a single tariff. They could,
according TO the law charge about
twice as much as this for three or
four passengers but they have never
awaited themselves of the right TO
charge a higher rate.
Then there Is the Twentieth Cen
fury Company (the brown and white),
To-day l talked with Otto Gutfreund
the Treasurer and Business Manager
and to the attorney for the company
Samuel NJ. Katz. Their cabs have
been running in New York for three
years and their business has grown
By leaps and bounds. In the new
year they will probably have a thou
| Jand cabs licensed and they are giving
salhe lowest price taxicab service in
= a{f
The evening world., 1921-01-13
WORLDS LARGEST
COLLECTION OF
BACHELORS HERE
Census Figures Expected to
Show in u. S. Nearly TO-
100000 of Them.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.

w 40 4OLNs Jun. 10.
THE worlds largest single
collection of bachelors now
is included within the pop
ulation Of continental United
States, a forthcoming official an
alysis Of the Census Bureau re-
ports Is expected to show.
The analysis may reveal nearly
10000, coo bachelors, estimates in
dicated today, counting all I'm
married males over twenty years
old. Western States and cities
harbor most OF the bachelors.
Later the figures are expected
to show throughout the entire
United States log males TO each
100 females. This will put the
United States in a class by itself
among the great nations.
Gary, Indiana, now stands out
with 1856 males for each 100 fe-'
males. Troy, N. Y, so far, has
the distinction Of the greatest ex-
cess OF females in It's population,
the proportion being 100 females to
81 males. The city has q total OF
3S,93S females and but 33,075 males,
while Gary has 81 1S males and
but q, $50 females.
The evening world., 1921-01-13
9O-POMd Bandit
Carries Weapon
Big as Himself
Shivering Highwaymap, 4 Feet
Tall, Picks Easiest Way to Get
Fare to Chicago, Police Say.

When the name Of Thomas waldorf
was called in TorlSvine Court to-day.
the Magistrate had dimculty in see
ing the prisoner. but after peering
carefully over the desk he deserted
a diminutlve negro, 4 feet in height
and waighng 90 pounds, who re-
sponded In a small voice 10 the name.
Waldorf was charged with carrying
a concealed weapon--tO wiz. section
Of iron pipe wrapped In newspaper.
According to Policeman Edward
Hanson. the boy, when found SILVER
ing with cold on Union Square park
bench last night, said the wanderlust
had taken possession of him and,
wishing to reach Chicago and having
no money, he decided to Ego out and
get It,"
The FIRST well-dressed man who
passed the bench was TO furnish the
car fare 10 the Windy City. The coin
The evening world., 1921-01-13
WOMAN CAPTURES
ALLEGED BURGLARS
Mrs. Merritt, Hackensack Ticket
Agent, Marches Them at Re- !;
volver Point to Police.

Captured at the pistol point by the
woman station agent of the New Jer-
sey and New York Railroad at williams
Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights, Hacken-
sack. N, j.. two youths to-day face a
charge of burglary, and Mrs. II. b.
Merritt Of. No. rs Union Street. the
agent. Is receiving warm praise from
the Hackensack police The accused
youths are Robert Bradley. fifteen, Of
Carlsbad, and Stephen Montgomery
sixteen, of Hasbrouck Heights.
Burglars entered the station Monday
night, but found little to steal. They
left a note saying they would return,
and Mrs. Merritt spent the following
two nights on watch in house over
looking the station. Seeing lights in
the, station last night, she hurried
thither, accompanied by a man. APP
preaching a window, Mrs Merritt fired
a shot through an upper pane and her
companion shouted, Hands upr" The
burglars capitulated. Still holding her
gun in a business-like manner she
marched her prisoners to Hackensack
Police Headquarters.
The evening world., 1921-01-13

that could be charged for a mile, and
or any one would want to give
service for 40 cents a mile, we would
not be permitted to do so.
Nothing could be more detrimental
to the life of good service than this
idea. There would be no incentive
for any taxi driver or group Of
drivers to try to give better service
at lower rates and the cutthroat,
criminal driver in the business would
get the same price and would have
the same colored cab as the man or
group of men who had put forth en-
ergy and effort to build up a service
that had created confidence.
Gradually we are eliminating from
our organization all the questionable
elements. Our very latest move, for
example, is to exclude from our or
ganization any small type of cars,
in order to give the best kind of SER
vice.
1--WE have developed a telephone
business and secured valued cooper
alton of our customers. Shall this
be broken up by the people who come
into the business over night, as II
were, who have no care for the future;
who want to get easy change and
go out Of the business again at q
moments notice? do not think the
public would stand for any such
amendments to the present ordl-
nance"
I have talked with a number Oh
the most prominent men In the taxi.
cab business who voice the same
opinion as Mr.. Gutfreund. The gem
eral feeling is that some of those who
are favoring higher rates in the city
so-called minimum rate and cab,
all one color are doing 1t with the
prime purpose of taking away some
| OF the business Of men who have
taken pains to build up a low rate
q. good service business. with an as
6urOd future
The evening world., 1921-01-13
WOMAN, II, CAUSES
RAID ON A SALOON
Says She Patronized Place and
That Owner Used Aged Women
to Drum Up Trade.

A woman, seventy-on years old, her
name withheld at present. made the
compliant which brought abOu the ar
rest to-day Of John ]. OBrien, owner
of saloon at No. z15 Jay Street, Brook
klyn, and his bartender, John Carmody.
They were held in $1,000 and $500 bail
respectively. charged with selling whis-
key TO inmates OF the Ozanam Home
for Friendless Women, No 4s Concord
Street.
The women complainant said she had
spent about $50 IN the saloon. She
said O'Brien had women agents work
ing for him to drum up trade and he
charged 81 for half a pint of Whiskey.
The evening world., 1921-01-13
lJME COMPANIES CHARGE
I UNDER THE LEGAL RATE,

They also refused to charge double
tariff for three and four passengers,
which they can under the city or
.dinance, and are even running at
price below the single tariff maximum
that is permitted by the city The
prices of the Twentieth Century Com
pany are forty cents for the first mile
and thirty cents for each succeeding
mile thereafter.
at is certainly unnecessary to
raise the maximum rates estab-
lished in the city ordinances"
said Mr.. Gutfreund. I'VE are per-
feotly satisfied with the rates az
they stand, and we are now run
ming 25 per cent. below the single
tariff established by law and so
per cent. below the double tariff
maximum prescribed in the city
ordinance.
awe are thoroughly satisfied
with our business. All we ask is
a fair chance for patronage and
am frank to say our rates will al
ways be as low as possible. -
"There is enough margin between
the rates we charge and the rates
that we could charge, according TO
the law, for any one to avail them
selves Of the higher rates It they wish
'0The most important thing in the
City of New York among the taxi
drivers Is to give good service. Any
man can live and make money in this
D business If he will keep his cab clean
and give the best service possible,
n OTfr men own their own cab. They
have an investment and q future lin
I the business, which they want to re-
tain
what is most needed is a good
D housecleaning inside the business.
The good men, or any group OF men,
\ are aiming to build up good trade,
\ in our organlzation-to get the con-
fdence of the public at the lowest
rate possible.
1--WE believe in small profits but in
constant, assured business The best
\ business in the world has been built
up in this way. For example, it has
Il taken considerable time, energy and
money in the courts to establish the
color of our cabs and our trade mark,
which is at once a recognized symbol
OF low rate and good service.
WOULD DELIBERATE THE DIS
TINCTIVE TRADE MARK CohoRS
And now a group of drivers come
along and want to have all the cabs
one color, so that there will be NO
spirit of competition, which would
kcreate chaos, and the public could not
!, decide which cab they wanted.
"AB to a minimum rate suggested
fhat would be absurd. 1t would pre-
scribe that we could not charge lower
lfhan the maximum rate which the
cty would set as the highest price
n lbe charged. Who would be the
oserf The public Of course.
1T would mean that " the Law
ct 50 cents ~ the maximum prtC'
The evening world., 1921-01-13
BASES SUIT ON BLOND HAIR.
TAi1Or'H Wife Says she Found Sus-
PiciOus Strands in Comb.

Mrs. Rose Sala, In her suit for absolute
divorce from Michael Sala, fled in SUI
lyn, to-day, alleges. among other things,
she returned home one day to ind long
strands of blonde hair in her combs and
hairbrushes. Mrs. Sala Is a pronnuoced
brunette. Her husband Is a tailor at
No. 154 Central Avenue, and. according
to the wife, his income is 1000 year
Until they parted the Salas lived at No.
1886 18th Street, Queens
Mrs. Sala, in her afidavfta. says that
on Nov. 26 last her husband induced her
30 spend the night at her mothers home.
When she returned the next day. she
declares, the blonde hair was enbWinod
In her combs and brushes. The h1isban nd
denies the charges and says hs has
given his wife every comfort In . tine
home.
The evening world., 1921-01-13

was 20 have been secured Hanson
said the boy told him. BY the simple
aud currently popular means OF tap
ping him on the head and riding his
pockets.
There was some question IN Han
sons mind whether there was much
"concealment" OF the weapon, which
was nearly a. big as the boy. but
Tommy'a alleged confession OF his fell
intent decided the matter Tommy
seemed 70 like the warmth OF the cell
TO which he was led.
The evening world., 1921-01-13
HELD FOR ABDUCTION.
Bronx Mail Carrier Accused BY
Parents Of Young Girl.

William Getz. a man carrier living
with his wife and two children At No.
2O14 Gleason Avenue, was held in $500
bail In the Morrisania Court to-day on
q charge OF abduction.
The complaint was by the parents OF
Rose Klein, sixteen years old, No 832
Whittier Avenue. telephone operator
for a firm Of lawyers in Broadway. She
disappeared Jan. 3 and among her Of
fects at the office OF hch employers, II
Is alleged, were found two letters from
Getz. The girl was found In n fU.
nished room In Philadelphia AND
hrOuEht back 20 her parents.
The evening world., 1921-01-13
EAT THEIR FILL,
THEN ROB PLACE
Lunch Room IN Bergen Avmue
Held Up by Five Mem
Who Get $40.

Five men with, revolvers entered
Frank Krey's lunch room. No. $50 Ber-
gen Avenue. this morning, ordered their
luncheon, ate II. paid the check which
was $3.50, and then held up Krey.
Two guarded the doors and two kept
Krey standing with his hands, In the
air while the NTH went to the cash
register All nc got was gt2, including
the money that the robbers themselves
had just paid.
told 70 stav there 0ve rrinutea' no
stayed, two, then came out. blowing 4
police Whlstle. The neiEhborhood Wns
searched, but no arrests have been
made.
The evening world., 1921-01-13
These 14A Bottles Seem 20 No
Immume.

United States Commissioner Hitch
cock refused to-day TO issue a search
warrant for the seizure OF twelve cases
Of liquar because Il was not alleged that
the property to be seized was used In
the commission OF a felony. Peter J..
Olney, Assistant United States District
Attorney, who had prepared the papers
said he would have executed an am
daVit by a witness In whbh II would be
set forth that the liquor was held IN
violation Of the Iaternal revenue law.
IL was not disclosed where the twelve
oaaas q liquor ere locatod
The evening world., 1921-01-13
ARRESTED AS BLACKMAlLER
War veteran, said to Have Com
feanedI NEEDED Money.


Efforts TO got money 20 pay a quGcE
doctor for treatment for illness resulting
from IDS experiences in France while
sS-Ving with the 18th Heavy Artillery,
led Hilton r. Koop. No. 232 Logan
Street, Brooklyn, 70 write letters at
tempting to blackmail Paul r. Albert,
Of Albert. Baird and Carleton, Hoops
employers at No, so Pine Street, the
police said to-day following Hoops
arrest
Several days ago Mr.. Albertl began
receiving letters demanding 5000
under threat OF death. lie sent two
packages containing 81 and when Koop
went to the postOfflce Detective Murphy
and Herman OF the Bomb Squad ar
rested him. KOop then confessed, the
police allege.
Koop was IN army hospitals five
months under treatment for wounds and
illness. the police say, He has a brother
and sister employed by the insurance
firm.
The evening world., 1921-01-13
Attorney WinS R1O,OOB Tee From
AEra. %. o. DerHdOII.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. IA Jury
in Common Pleas Court to-day awarded
Henry J. Scott $40. OO5 IN attorneys fees
and expenses against Mrs. BmmA c.
Bergdoll, mother OF Erwin and Grover
@. Bergdoll, convicted draft dodgers
The lawyer had represented Mrs. Berg
doll In actions brought against her by
the Government Her defense was that
the fees were exOrbitanL