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The evening world., 1921-02-28
Harding Cabinet
at IDEAL Age for
Mental ERciency
So Declares DR.. Eugene Ly-
man Fisk After Striking
an Average.

The average age OF the Hardine
Cabinet is 50 years, and this is "ai-
most Ideal" as regards mental e.
hoiency. according to Dr. Esgeuo
Eugene Lyman Fisk. Medical Dlrec-
tor OF the Life Extension Institute
while there can be no exact for
mula for determining the age at
which a man Is most efficient. be-
cause OF the variance in individuals
and their occupations. fifty-four
would seem TO be almost ideal for
Cabinet officers" DR. Fisk said to-
day In an Interview with the United
Press.
AT that age a man will have ao-
quired poise and sound judgment
through ripe experience. which OBJ
viously is more desirable for an i'm
portant Government post than mere
youthful enthusiasm. At the sans
time the chance OF him being physi-
cally competent Is very high"
According to DR.. FISK, the average
man, under normal conditions, has
not attained the mental capacity Tor
a big executive Job until he reaches
forty. although there have been many
notable exceptions. Again noting
many exceptions, he said the average
man Is supposed 70 be at the height
OF his mental efficiency between nifty
and sixty.
Dr. Fisk suggested that all men
taking important governmental Of
Aces should be required TO pass q
rigorous physical and mental exan-
ination. and thA provision should be
made for periodical re-examinatlous.
In this connection, he advised estab-
lishment OF an elastic system OF
physical exercise FOR Government ex-
ecutives. adding that I'VE demand
this OF our army and navy officers.
why not other departmentsT'
The ages OF the members of Hard
lng's dfacial family are: Hughes %.
Mellon 65. Weeks so, Daughtery 81,
Hays A., DENLY so, Fall 50, Wallace
81 Hoover 60, Davis AZ. Harding
is Sc.
The evening world., 1921-02-28
STUDIES SLEUTHING.
CAUGHT AS THIEF
Girl Accuses Sweet Of Picking
Her Pocket and He
Is Held.

william l.. Sweet, twenty-one and
hailing last from Atlantic City, who has
been studying with a 81. 0Louis core.-
spordence school how to become a de-
tective. will have plenty Of time now
10 review his course. William Is in jail
charged with being a pickpOcket
He was arrested in Times Square by
Detectives Muggey and Raftis on the
complaint OF Rose Warshau Of No. 81
Longworth Avenue. Brooklyn. who said
her beaded bag containing 1925 and
some toilet articles had been shipped
from the handle with a pair OF scissors.
The detectives say they found the bag
in Sweets coat and the scissors in his
hand. Also they found in his pocket a
tin shield on which was printed "PIi-
vate Detective and papers from a cor
respondence school on the art Of sleuth-
ing.
He was arraignCd in jefferson Market
Court and held to-day for the Grand
Jury.
The evening world., 1921-02-28
MILLER PLAN HITS
GAS, SAYS O'BRIEN
Corporation Counsel Warns Of
Menace to Lighting Rates In
cluded in Transit Programme.

Corporation Counsel O'Brien says the
public, in its opposition to the Miller
transit plan, has apparently lost sight
Of the fact that il the Governors
legislation is enacted 1t will override
the rights and the interests of the con-
sumers of gas and electricity throughout
the State and especially in New York
City"
After declaring the eighty cent gas
law will be killed forever by the Miller
programme, Mr.. O'Brien concludes:
"Unless consumers OF gas and cleo
tricity in this city are aroused to the
danger which besets their rights In
these matters they may expect within
the immediate future. through the in
strumentality Of an up state public ser
vice commission. safe and snug from
attack on the part Of the people. and
the STANDARD Oil Company, powerful
end autocratic In its monopoly or the
oil business and able to fix the cost OF
gas pra ctically at any figure, through
tite price which II imposes upon the gas
companies for gas oil, to he compelled
to pay a much higher price and under
harsher conditions than they pay to-
day."
The evening world., 1921-02-28
ALERT COP HALTS
LIQUOR ROBBERY
Two Men Held After Mysterious
Actions Arouse Suspicious of
Policeman on Beat.

A man who busted himself at 4 o'clock
this morning with looking searchinEly
up and down the street and then M
parently reporting TO two others who
stood in the doorway OF the licensed
VINE and liquor establishment Of Her
man Altman, No. 40 Columbus Ave
nue. was arrested by Patrolman Ford
OF the West Tooth Street Station. The
two in the doorway Immediately made
off.
Ford pursued them along ssth Street.
holding fast TO his prisoner and firing
four shots at the fugitives. Patrolman
O'Brien came up on the run and caught
one Of the fugitives but the other got
away. The men described themselves
as Anthony Nocorus OF the European
Hotel. Park Row and Pearl Street and
Antonio di Francisco, No. 1855 LOril-
lard Place, the Bronx.
When an inspection of the LIQUOR
premises was made II was found the
door had been jhmmied and two barrels
OF whiSkey trundled up to it. appa rentIy
in anticipation of n truck on which to
load IT, Both men denied having had
anything to do with the jinlmying, but
Magistrate Levine, in the West Side
Court, held them in SIS 900 bail each
on charge Of burglary.
A year ago nine barrels OF Whiskey
we're stolen from this same place.
The evening world., 1921-02-28
ACTRESS SAYS COP
REFUSED TO ARREST
Charging Insult by Taxi Driver
She Says She Was Told She Had
No Business Out So Late.

Miss Virginia Allen, an actress. ap-
peared in the Adams Street Court.
Brooklyn. to-day as complainant against
George F. OSeefe, chauffeur. Of No.
1913 Bergen Street. She said he invited
her to ride. and when she ignored him
he followed in his car and called her
names. She asked a policeman to arrest
o'Keefe, she said, but the policeman
said:
You women who stay out until tho
very early hours Of the morning can't
expect better treatment"
THAT officer onght to be here" said
Magistrate McCloskey. do you know
himY'
Miss Allen replied she did not The
magistrate said women are entitled 10
as much protection at A. NJ. as at
p. NJ o. Keefe denied the charge and
was sent to jail for two days pending
an investigation OF his character. Miss
Alien lives at No. SO Schermerhorn
Street, Brooklyn,
The evening world., 1921-02-28
JUDGE HOLDS COURT
IN Theft TRIAL IN
DYING MANS ROOM
Watchman Assaulted by Rob
berS Gives Testimony
Propped UP in Bed.

Judge Louis D. Gibbs to-day moved
his division OF the Bronx County
Court to the sick room OF Paoli
Lamato. principal witness for the
state in the trial OF Joseph Meyer,
twenty five. OF No. 4470 Park Avenue.
Meyer. an alleged second offender, Is
accused OF the hold-up OF Lamato
and the robbery OF the office OF the
Metropolitan Tobacco Company. No.
45sS Park Avenue, Feb 10, Of $500 in
bonds and cash.
Lamato. who was the night watch
man OF the tobacco company Is IN
with a cancer and expected to live
but a few days Judge Gibbs was told
by Assistant District Attorney I'd
ward j. Chapman. Tho Judge thcle-
upon instructed a court attendant to
order automobiles to convey the jury,
the lawyers, the court clerk and
stenographer. two court attendants, a
detective. the prisoner and himself
to Lamato's home.
The dying man was propped up In
bed when the twenty-five people who
made up the party arrived, and in a
feeble voice, barely audible to the
men. who filed the room, almost TO
overnowing, rccited that about
o'clock on the morning Of Feb. 10, he
was called to the door OF the factory
a masked man stuck a gun in my
face" no continued. Three other
men pushed in behind him, grabbed
me. tied my hands aud feet and
gagged me, tied me up iu horse
blanket and then threw ne down
into corner"
Never, who was arrested by De-
tective william J. Fallon, repudiated
an alleged confession In which he is
said to have admitted going with
three men 70 the Metropolitan To
bacco Company and waiting while
they went inside. He now pleads not
guilty.
The evening world., 1921-02-28
HER DIAMOND RING
SET HUBBY THINKING
Other Indications of Prosperity
Cause His to Sue for 100000
for Lost Affections.

irving d. Hurley Of No. S92 Wander
bilt Avenue, Brooklyn filed a suit for
SlOO, 600 in the Supreme Court, Brooklyn,
against Joseph O'Malley, who was in the
I&urcau OF Fire Prevention in the
Mitchell administration, for the aliena-
tion Of the affections OF Mrs. Marie A.
Hurley. who now has a clerical POSI-
tion under O'Malley In the Brooklyn Ice
Skating Palace.
Hurley asserts that he returned from
overseas with the 27th Division to find
Mrs. Hurley working for O'Malley and
that she persuaded him to take posi-
tion as manager of the rink. Subse-
ouently he observed, he said. she was
wearing clothing beyond her resources
displaying a diamond ring which she
said she had found and had taken
title TO a house at Sea Cliff on which
O'Malley held the mortgage. Since
early last year when he questioned her
story regarding the diamond ring, Hur-
lev states, Mrs. Hurley has lived with
her parents.
The evening world., 1921-02-28
DENENTED MAN
| SHOOTSSTRANGER
/. ON BUSY CORNER
Fires Three Shots, Mortally
Wounding Murray Lewis
Near Grand Central Station.
FIGHTS A POLICEMAN.
Great Crowd From Station and
Hotel Commodore Causes
Call for Reserves.

FlorandO Fsrgnalio Of No. s.
Dante Place, Buffalo, on his way to
Italy and apparently demented, shot
and mortally wounded Murray Lewis
Of No. 217 East SSd Street at Lex
ington Avenue and 42d Street at II
o'clock to-day.
The shots alarmed the guests OF
the Hotel Commodore and several
hundred Of them ran to the street.
The crowd was increased by hun
dreds Of passengers from the Grand
Central Terminal, so that the police
reserves from the East 5lst Street
Station were kept busy for an hour.
Lewis was entering the United Cigar
Store on the corner when Fargnalio
stepped up and fired his revolver
three times. One bullet entered
Lewis's abdomen and two others went
through his right arm.
Traffic Policeman BellochI ran from
the crossing and, knocking aside the
revolver which Fargnaiio was point
ing at him, overpowered the man. The
policeman took Lewis and the pr.s-
oner together to Bellevue Hospital
and then returned with Fargnalio to
the East 5ist Street station.
Fargnalio talked incoherently at
the station. He said he had noticed
Lewis eyeing him for some time and
was satisfied the only way 10 pnotent
himself from highway robbery was
to shoot. He had a number Of stock
certificates OF doubtful value in his
pocket which he exhibited as causing
him to fear robbery.
He had also papers showing he was
a member OF the Grey Detective
Agency in Buffalo and had applied
for appointment as a Buffalo police
man. He has been staying at Volk's
Hotel at Third Avenue and 42d
Street.
The evening world., 1921-02-28
FAILED
TO SEND MONEY TO
( EUROPE, IS CHARGE
Suit Brought Against Private
Banker Ordered for Trial
Tomorrow.

Justice Newburger, in the Supreme
Court. called for trial to-day a suit
brought on Nov. g by Joseph Bifar-
ella against Henry c. Zaro. a private
banker at Sixth Street and Third
Avenue, for recovery Of 1000, with in
terest from Nov. 22, 1919, which sum,
II is alleged, the plaintiff intrusted to
FARO on that date for transmission to
Italy. It is charged Zaro. instead OF
Immediately transmitting the money
retained possession Of it until the rate
Of exchange had declined to suCh an
extent as to impose a loss OF $3.50 on
the plaintiff.
Counsel for FARO asked for an ad-
journment pending the appointment
of a commission to obtain evidence in
Italy. Justice Newburger, on repre-
sentation of Anthony La Gattuta,
counsel for Bfarella, that this would
put the trial over until next fall,
granted an adjournment OF one day
and ordered the case proceed to-mor-
row morning.
The papers in the case charge
Blfarella gave Zsro $1,000 on Nov.
%, 1919, with instructions to trans
init it to the Bank OF Rome, in Rome,
to be credited TO his account. The
purpose OF the transmission was to
enable Bifarella's brother to buy a
home. Bifarella, 1t is alleged, went
to Zaro's bank two months later and
asked for his book showing a credit
in the Bank OF Rome. lie was asked
to call again. A week later he was
again disappointed and after some
delay he wrote to the Bank OF Rome.
He received a reply in June, 1920,
stating no money had been received
from Zaro to be credited to the ac-
count Of Joseph Bharrena.
Bifarella charges in his complaint
he took the letter to Zaro's bank and
was told the money had been sent tC
the Commercial Bank of Rome. He
wrote to the Commercial Bank, he
alleges. and received a reply there
was nothing to his credit in that in
stitution. Then, after demanding
from FARO the return Of his money
he brought suit.
After the suit was instituted, 1t IA
charged, FARO offered the plaintiff {
bank book showing a credit in thu
Bank of Rome of $4,000 lire, worth a
that time about $3.50 Bifarella al
leges the credit was given in tn,
Bank Of Rome on date subsequen
to the date OF the filing OF the sui
in this city.
The evening world., 1921-02-28
SAYS VAMP is AFTER HIM.
stranger BeEs HRekehsRck Police
chief TO Lock Him Up.

ensack sat up to-day when a well
dressed man Of twenty-seven came into
his office and asked TO be- locked up.
MY name is John Cahill and live
at No. l2G New York Avenue. Jersey
City" the stranger is quoted as saying.
Il am a desperate man. | have a
twentieth century vampire following me.
She treats me ike a tigress She has
The face OF a madonna and the heart
OF a leopard. She has played with my
until have become frantic.
Lock me up before 1 do something"
Chief O'Shea Is keeping Cahill under
observation until relatives call for him.
The evening world., 1921-02-28
MRS. zINSSER DISCHARGED.
Court Decides she Was Brought
within JurisdictiOn by I'M
proper Device.

Supreme Court Justice John Ford TO-
day discharged Mrs. Gertrude B. zns-
ser Of Passalc. n. j., wife of Rudolph
zinsser, a wealthy paint manufacturer,
with offices at No. 1876 william Street.
from custody upon the charge OF will
fully disObeying an order OF the Court.
She had been directed to produce her
daughter, Marie Louise. three years
old, In habeas corpus proceedings begun
by her husband.
Justice Ford decided Mrs. zinsser had
been brought within the jurisdiction OF
the Court by an Improper device, The
arrest Of Mrs. zinsser for disobedience
OF the Supreme Court writ. Mrs, ZinS-
ser, at the time OF her arrest. had ap-
peared In New York TO give bail In
charge.
The evening world., 1921-02-28
EIGHT INJURED IN
N. J. TROLLEY CRASH
One-Man Car Jumps Switch in
Bloomfield Centre-NO One
Seriously Hurt.

Eight persons were. injured m 3
head-on collision early to-day between
two trolley cars in Broad Street, near
Bloomfield Centre. n. j. A one-nto
trolley car going south jumped a swir"u
and struck a northbound car. No ore
was seriously injured and all Wen;
home.
The two most badly injured are Mrs
Lewis Berry, No. 81 Myrtle Avenue
Bloomfield, and Miss Jessica c. Hl O.
nan. No. A27 Bloomfield AN,rr.
Newark, severely cut on the face ana
arms. Miss Brennan Ia q teacher Al
the Franklin Avenue Grammar Schoo
East Orange.
Peter oil, No. 10 Lakeside Avenue,
notorman Of the sOuthbuund car, VS.
arrested and released for cIaminHt ion
TO- morrow before Police Recorder
Harry Yost, at Bloomfield
The evening world., 1921-02-28
EFFORT TO ADVANCE
HOUSING LAW CASES
u. S. Supreme Court Asked TO
Advance Date for Hearing
Arguments.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.--,Advance-
ment OF the date for hearing arguments
on tho case which will determine the
cOnstitutionality OF New York State
housing laws passed to curb rent profit-
eers was asked Of the Supreme Court
to-day.
The Court was asked 10 hear the case
this week with a suit attacking the
oonstitutionality OF the District OF Co
lumbia Act creating a rent commission.
The New York suit is brought by the
Marcus Brown Holding Company, a real
estate concern which lost its efrort ia
lower courts to have the law set aside,
The evening world., 1921-02-28
FLIGHT VICTIMS H0NoREO.
Military FuneFAl for Two AviatOrs
Killed at ROekRway POint.

Military honors were observed to-day
at the double funeral services for Junior
Grade Lieut.. Harold C. Stevens and
MAchiniSt's Mate Eugene Lindsay, who
were killed Saturday when their plane
struck hangar at the ROcka way Point
Naval Air station. Father Brady
olficiated at the service held In the
Officers quarters at the air station.
There was a military escort and the
band from the Brooklyn Navy Yard
was in the procession from the air
station to the railroad station. Stevens's
body was sent to the home Of his
parents. Mr. .aad Mrs. John Stevens,
No. n Urban Street, Mount Vernon, N.
Y, while that Of Lindsay viii be sent
TO San Francisco.
An Investigation was started at the
air station this afternoon.
The evening world., 1921-02-28
CARMANIA HELD
IN TYPHUS SEARCH
Thirty-Five Steerage Passengers
Are Found to Be Disease
Carriers.

The Cunard liner Carmania, which ar
rived to-day with 61I cabin and 1875
steerage passengers, was held at Quar-
aniine while officers on the stan OF DR..
Leland +. Cofer, Port Health Oficer.
made inspections in search for possible
typhus carriers. Thirty-fve steeragc
passengers were found TO be vermin-
infested and were sent to Hoffman
Island
r. II. Burnside OF the Hippodrome
stan. who has been abroad getting new
acts. shouted to reporters to-day that
the end OF the voyage home had given
him an idea for a new educated flea
act
The Carmania was scheduled TO dock
this afternoon, but is not expected to
reach her pier now until tomorrow
morning. The SwediSh-American liner
Stockholm. which arrived to-day was
held at Quarantine. Twenty-Five ver-
min infested passengers were taken on
her.
Fifteen OF SS7 immigrants examined
by Board Of Health inspectors as pos
sible carriers OF typhus were found yea
terday to be vermin infested, II was
announced to-day at the offices VI
Health Commissioner Copeland.
The Board OF Health announced SIX
new cases OF sleeping sickness, four in
Manhattan and two in Brooklyn. Two
deaths were announced in Brooklyn.
Health Commissioner Copeland re.
turned to-day from conference n
Washington with Surgeon General Cum
ming and the Health Comm ssioners Oi
all the coast cities. They unanimously
urged the appropriation OF 100000 for
the protection OF public health at New
York, 100000 for Boston, $500, 900 fOl
Philadelphia and 500, 600 for Baltimore
DR.. Copeland urges citizens and civic
bodies to press their Congressman Il
vote for the appropriations, and II i.
hoped to have the President send a spe'
cial message to Congress on the subject
The evening world., 1921-02-28
SCOTCH AND IRISH NlPPED.
Customs Men Seize 400 Bottles
smuEEIed From steamship.

Acting on information obtained yes
terday from a member f\the crew of
the steamship Shooters Island who was
caught trying to smuggle two bottles
OF whiskey ashore from the vessel at
Pier No. 46, North River Customs In
speetOTs Ernest Lockwood and Jerry
Rothschlld visited a saloon at No. 1854
East SD Street to-day and seized 400
bottles OF Scotch and Irish whiskey
They then visited the Shooters Island
and arrested the chief steward, whom
they accuse of smuggling the liquor
from the ship and selling II to the
East SD Street salOonkeeper.
The Shooters Island arrived on Feb.
18th from British ports. Members OF
the crew, the Custom authorities assert,
engaged Ia smuggling Whiskey as side
line. The saloonkeeper gave himself up
at the Custom House this afternoon and
the seizure was reported TO the Pro
hibitiOn Enforcement Bureau.
The evening world., 1921-02-28
SHOT BY WATCHMAN.
Victims Who Had WhiaEey
WOuIdn't stop Whea Otdered.

Joserh T. whide Of No. 1867 7lst
Street Brooklyn. customs inspector. wns
held in $1,000 bail for hearing on March
% on a charge Of fclonlouS assault by
Magistrate Dale in the Firth Avenue
Court. Brooklyn. to-day
Wade according to the police, shot
Donald Mcdonald. OF No. 5Sli Fourth
Avenue. Saturday hight, as tho latter
was leaving the Morse Dry Dock gate
at the foot OF 56th Street. BROOKLYN II
was alleged that Mcdonald had three
bottles OF whiskey concealed in his
trousers.
The customs inspector was watching
for cocaine Rnugglers. and said that
Mcdonald, refused to stop when or
dered by him to do so. The bullet was
extracted from McDonaldS hack at the
Norwegian Hospital TODAY.
The evening world., 1921-02-28
DROPS HER ALIENATION SUIT.

Justice Piatt OF the Supreme Court In
White plains has signed an order dia-
continuing actions Of Mrs. Fanet o.
warnoh against her father-in-laW. Jo-
seph q. wailach. laundryman. for alleged
alienation OF her husbands affection.
and alleged conversion Of about tlV'oo9
In furniture and other property
The order does not mention terms.
The evening world., 1921-02-28
U. $. Takes over state Quarantine.

United States Attorney Leroy W.
Ross completed to-day the transfer Of
Hoffman Island. Swinburne Island and
the Quarantine station at Rosebank. S
H. TO the Federal Government by the
State Of New York In delivering to tho
Attorney General check for s1.31J,2I5,
drawn on the United States and pay,
able to the State OF New York for the
purchase.
The evening world., 1921-02-28
WomAA'H BOdy off EdEemere.

The body OF an unidentified woman.
apparently in the water three weeks,
Was washed up at Edgemere, Long
Island. this morning. The women was
about thirty-five years old. weighed 40
pounds and was feet inches In
height. She had dark hair and skin
The body was taken TO DierinEsr's q
A0rgue. Far RockaWay. 49,
The evening world., 1921-02-28
WHEN THE MONEY PILED UP IN
A HILL.

AT noon Saturday ! should have
been at the Waldorf helping to eat
he thirty-second anniversary break
East OF the Women's Press Club OF
Vow York City, but owing to mis-
take, my card read 2 O'Clock, so l
only got there in time for the ice
cream.
One OF the speakers. not realizing
what stand / would take, spoke agalns'
the bin now pending in Albany, to give
eX-scrvice men preference in civil
service positions and urged that as 4
was only giving one man preference
over another man we sidestcp both
and give those jobs to women.
NV stand is that the American
people owe more 10 their eN-seTviCa
men than they owe to all the other
men and women Of the land put to-
gether. for only by III" action Of the
A. T.. +. in stopping the German drive
are we alive and safe and prosperous
to-day.
Therefore / stand with the Ameri-
can Legion and the Veterans o.
Foreign Wars in their efforts 10 take
care OF their buddies, ana my pen rs
sharpensd IN their behalf just exactly
as courageousiy as ever their swords
were drawn in defense OF a menaced
world.
When It came my turn TO talk, they
had given me four times the amount
OF time they had allotted TO other
speakers, for the reason that ] had
refused to go and speak at all unless
I had a reasonable time given me in
which TO tell my story OF 'he need
OF the wounded for a Service House.
I don't spaak for fun in a drive like
this for arrsSody.
was down on the programme un-
der the caption OF How ! Gathered
SlRUOO from a Newspaper and Dis
tributed II Among the Disabled Sol
dicrs."
But as didn't gataer that amount
The evening world., 1921-02-28

People Are Waking Up 10 Eve
ming Worlds Campaign to
Aid Homeless and JoblesS
Wounded Soldiers o
Gen. Lafayette Police Post,
A. L., Belongs Honor OF
Sending First Post Check
(StOo) to the Rapidly
Growing Fund.
The evening world., 1921-02-28
nnrrInrn I.oot FarmInadaIe statInn

DuTHIaFa Loot FhFmInRdhIe sthtIOn
Burglars broke into the Farmingdalc
station Of the Long Island Railroad be-
tween midnight and o'clock this morn
tnv and stole $3.50 In cash. 8225 In
checks unindorsed. and packages or
yaiuables worth Approximately $3.50