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New-York tribune., 1921-04-30
Mayor Hague Laughs at
Police Clerks Charges
Testifies in Jersey Legislative
Inquiry; Denies Using City's
Nurses for His Family

Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City
took the witness stand yesterday in the
Mackay Legislative investigation into
affairs of Hudson County, and was on
the stand for two hours under close
questioning by John A. Bernhard, chief
counsel for the committee. There were
none of the sensational developments
that had been anticipated as likely to
develop when the Mayor was called to
testify.
The principal matter upon which
Mayor Hague was questioned had to do
with police contributions to political
campaigns. When the inquisitor de-
clared that Police Clerk Van Winklc
had testified to having contributed $3.50
by request, the Mayor sat up and took
notice.
II would like to know whom he con-
tributed it to-" nterposed the witness.
"Well," said Mr.. Bernard. che doesn't
seem to be able to recall whom he gave
the money to except that it was to an
officer of the police department." said
the counsel.
"1f that's the case" laughed Mayor
Hague, "what's the use of his testi-
.mony? How are you going to believe
man who doesn't know whom he gave
his money to-"
Mayor Hague denied that he had
made use of the City Hospital nurses
on city time to care for members of
his family
New-York tribune., 1921-04-30
Angered
At Auto Bureau
Loss, May Quit
Parker Resigns as Secretary
OF States Deputy After
Disagreement; Is Slated
for State Motor Chief
Has Support of Miller
Refused to Help ''Fighting
lrishman" in Opposing
Governors Legislation

ALBANY, April 20. - Addison B.
Parker, of Watertown, VINO headed the
speakers bureau in Governor Miller's
campaign las fall, resigned to-day as
first Deputy Secretary of State, as the
result of a disagreement with his
chief, Secretary of State John J. Lyons.
The trouble is believed to have
started over the transfer of the auto
mobile bureau from the Office of the
Secretary of State to the new Tax Com
mission. Secretary Lyons made hard
1ght tor the retention of the bureau
and his failure is said to have caused
strained relations between him and
Governor Miller as we'll as his first
deputy 1t is said that the squabble
may result in Mr.. Lyons's resignation.
He is n Washington to-day
The Secretary of State in his fight
for the automobile bureau, 1t is re-
ported, tried to enlist the aid of
Parker. The latter refused, however,
having supported the Governors legis-
latlve program, which included the con-
solldatlon of the automobile bureau
with the Tax Department.
We are unable to agree" said Mr..
Parker this afternoon, Mr.. Lyons
thought | ought to work harder for
some things he wanted than l did"
He was asked if the transfer Of the
automobile bureau was not the cause
of the trouble.
"Mr. Lyons" he replied, "was very
much opposed to losing the bureau
but there are other things which
entered into our disagreement. AS a
result ! decided to resign to- attend to
my printing business in Watertown."
Mr. Parker is slated to head the
automobile bureau under the Tax De-
partment, but would make no comment
on that report to-day.
Mr.. Lyons early in the session of the
Legislature declared that if the auto.
mobile bureau was taken away from.
him they would find fighting Irish
man on the hill" He is even reported
to have threatened to resign at that
time He contended at legislative
hearings on the tax consolidation bill
that proper conduct of the automobile G
bureau was one of the issues upon
which he was elected, but his opposi-
tion had little effect. 1t did not even
impede the carrying out of the Miller
program.
Should the Secretary of State resign
the Governor can appoint his sue
CeSSor.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-30
French Quits as viceroy
Departs From Dublin
TaIbo, Assumes Office To-day

LONDON, April 29.-Viscount French
took his formal farewell of Dublin as
Viceroy to-day.
The King has created Lord Edmundi
Talbot Viscount, which honor he VI
assume tomorrow when ne takes offic :
as Viceroy in succession TO Viscount
French.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-30
Craig Cleared
Of CONTEMPT
Toward Mayer
Manton Rules U. S. District
Judge Exceeded Jurisdic-
ton in Convicting the
Comptroller for Letter
Jail Sentence Is Erased
Written Criticism of Court
in Traction Case Not Mis-.
behavior, Opinion Holds

Federal Circuit Judge Martin r
Manton yesterday granted the applica-
t'on for discharge on a writ of habeas
corpus of Charles L. Craig, Comptrol-
Ter of the City of New York. who was
adjudged in contempt by United States
District Judge Julius M. Mayer and
sentenced to sixty days in the Essex
County Jail at Newark, N. j.
In his opinion Judge Manton held
that Judge Mayer had exceeded b;s
jurisdiction, and directed that Con,n'
troller Craig be discharged from the
custody of his counsel, in which he had
been placed pending the outcome Of tha
habeas corpus proceedings
- Inc contempt action against Mr.
Craig was based on letter which he
wrote IN October, 1919, to Lewis Nixon,
then Public Service Commissioner. in
Judge Mayer held that the Comptrol.
lers letter constituted contempt of
court and he presided at the trial Of
the defendant on the charge. Craip
insisted that no contempt had been in.
tended. III
Judge Mayer not only denied the
city relief, but he made orders wb;ch
preclude any application being made
by the city authorities to any other
court or judge for any right of exami.
nation into the affairs OF conditions OF
these corporations. He stands between
che public and the truth"
Regarding the letter, Judge Mantor
IN his opinion says:
The language of the letter. par
tlcularly the portion which has beer
deemed offensive, could not in any de-
gree be considered misbehavior of q
person so near the presence Of the
court as to obstruct the administra.
ton OF Justice. There was but one
letter. There seems to be but one
paragraph which constitutes the
charged misbehavlor. BY no nterpre.
tation can the letter be said to have
any tendency to embarrass or influence
the court so as to prevent a fair tria
or a just conclusion in regard to anl
matter which was then pending before
the court.
every case must be measured b,
its own facts. To have adjudged this
misbehavior, so near the presence oil
the court as to obstruct the admins
tration of justice was to exercise s
power beyond the jurisdiction of the
district Judge"
New-York tribune., 1921-04-30
O'Brien Asks
$4,000 Retainer
For johnson
Certifies N. Y. State Can
not Furnish a Lawyer
Competent to Press
Hylan's Transit Fight
100000 May Be the Fee
Mayor Considered Other
Attorneys, Particularly
Friends of Tammany

The whole State of New York cannot
furnish legal talent competent to con-
duct Mayor Hylans fight against the
new Transit Commission. This was
why the Mayor had to send to Wash
ington to employ Senator Hiram w.
Johnson, of California, to take charge.
Corporation Counsel John P. O'Brien
so certified yesterday in requsition
on Comptroller Craig to pay Senator
johnson $4,000 out of the city treas
ury as part of the fees due the Cali
fornia Senator. Mr.. O'Brien would not
say how much Mr.. johnson ultimately
is to receive for his services. but it is
understood that, if the rule to pay 81
counsel 10 per cent as a retainer is
adhered to, 100000 will be expended
for this special service.
Considered Other Lawyers
Under the law the city is not per-
mitted to pay fees to experts who are
not residents of the state unless it is
certified that no one within the state can
be found qualified to perform the work.
The Mayor. when he first contemplated
an attack in the courts on Governor
Miller's new traction plans Oh the
ground that they deprived the city of
autonomy, is said to have considered
numerous New York lawyers, par
ticularly those friendly to Tammany,
but for various reasons concluded it
would be lnexpedient to employ any Of
them.
Mr.. O'Brien said there was nothing
mutual in the emplovment of eynert q
from outside the state.
One of the contentious by the city
IS that John II. Delaney is still Transit
Construction Commissioner, in spite of
the fact that he was automatically re-
moved from Office. Mr.. Delaney him
self is technically maintaining that he
is still in office.
To Maintain Record
His purpose is to maintain q record
in case the city should succeed in it's
petition to have the new commission
ousted. The city's contention is based
on an allegation that the new traction
law is illegal, because it was not sub
mitted to the Mayor for approval or
disapproval
1t was said yesterday that under this
rule, Travis H. Whitney is still Pub
lie Service Comm ssioner. although he
was legislated out of office two years
ago. The amendment to the law which
made Mr.. Delaney Transit Construc-
tlon Commissioner in place of Mr..
Whitney as Public Service Commits
sioner was not submitted to the
Mayor. Governor Miller's friends as
serted that if the city's position was
held to be correct it would follow that
Mr.. Delaney never had held Office.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-30
Police Convention Will
Consider Central Bureau
Nationwide Traffic Regulations
Also To Be Discussed at
Meeting Here

Police Commissioner Enright, In his
weekly interview with newspaper men
yesterday, after discussing the prohibi-
tion situation, took up the police con-
vention, to be held at the Hotel Com
modore beginning May 2, the proposed
central police bureau, nationwide
standard traffic regulations and May
Day uprisings.
He was enthusiastic on the subject
of central police bureau, which will
be one of the subjects discussed at the
coming convention, which representa-
tives of $50 cities will attend. He said
that present plans for the bureau
would place it at Washington, under
Federal laws, but would not, however,
interfere with the autonomy of the
different states. Such a bureau, he
said, would aid in the investigation Of
criminals throughout the world and
would be of especial value because of
it's scope in time of war and in round
ing up and keeping track of anarchists.
AT the convention next week plan
New-York tribune., 1921-04-30
Graft Board Is
Chosen; Will
Meet Friday
tcontlnusd srsm pass sn.>

others opposed it at the instance of
the Livingston-Tammany combine.
Senator Lusk was asked by several
newspaper men if the presence of the
Hearst-Hylan representative had any
thing to do with the makeup Of the
committee.
Absolutely not" replied Senator
Lusk. "Mr. Watson and are old per-
sonal friends. / invited him to have
dinner with me tonight. That is all.
In tact, the only time the investigation
was mentioned was once when l was
called away to the telephone to talk
with gentleman who said that he
had some evidence for the committee. >"
Speaker Machold said that he did not
know MIR. Watson. A Hearst reporter
immediately after Mr.. Machold an
nounced the makeup of the committee
asked the following question:
Has there been any evidence of NAL
administration on the part of the city
member of the Assembly ?"
Mr.. Machold said:
y shall answer that question by say
ing that so far as | am concerned this
will not be a graft hunting investipa
tion. 1t will be a constructive investi-
cation, so that the Legislature NAV
have some constructive suggestions
placed before it next year"
Mr. Machold. until Governor Miller
insisted that the charges Of graft and
corruption lodged against the Hearst
Hylan- Tammany administration be in
vestigated by the Legislature, was
openly opposed to an Investigation.
saying that he would be against it
until the majority of the New York
City Republican members in the Legis-
lature-then under the spell of Mr..
Livingston and his associates came
out for an investigation.
The reply of Speaker Machold to the
Hearst reporter caused surprise.
Does that rnean that the committee
will rioA investigate graft and that it
Will refuse to investigate charges of
graft against the members of the
Hearst Hv'an Tammany administra-
tion?' Mr.. Machold was asked.
No" replied Mr.. Machold. "When
the committee develops any graft it
will be pushed to the utmost to show
gathered will be turned over to the
proper prosecuting officers--the District
Attorneys" '
Silent on Steirberg's Absence
Mr.. Machold was asked why Assem-
the committee. in view of the fact that
he had been on the slate until a late
hour in the afternoon.
II do not care to comment on that"
said Mr.. Machold.
1t was called to Mr.. Machold's at
tention that Mr.. Steinberg had been
threatened by Hearst agent in 1919
when he introduced resolution in the
Legislature at the request Of patriotic
societies who demanded that the Hearst
committee OF welcome for returning
soldiers be replaced by state COM
mittee. Mr.. Machold was then asked
if Mr.. Watson, of The American. had
anything to DO with the rejection of
Mr.. Steinberg.
"Who is Mr.. Watson ?" inquired Mr..
Machold.
When informed he said:
II never met him. I never conferred
with him.
In reply to another question he said:
Senator Lusk and l take all the re-
sponsi!bility for the appointment of the
Senator Lusk. however, disclaimed
any part in the selection of the AS
sembly members.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-30
Beware of Wolves Odell
Wrote Baby Daughter
Slayer, Just Before Death.
Penned Red Riding Hood Story
for Her When She Grows I'm

OSSlNING, N. Y, April 29.-One Of
several letters written by James Odell
before his execution late Thursday
night, was addressed to his infant
daughter, Mildred. The letters were
mailed to-day
Odell stipulated that the letter to
his baby daughter, whom he had never
seen, should be kept for her to read
when she is'older. In it Odell, who was
twenty-four years old, told his daugh-
ter the story of Little Red Riding Hood.
He concluded by advising her to "be-
ware of other wolves"
In letter to his wife Pearl, who is
serving life sentence in Auburn pris-
on for her part in the killing of Ed
ward U. Kneip, her former sweetheart,
Odell wrote MY life is gone" In this
letter he inclosed pressed leaf which
he picked up in the exercise yard of
Sing Sing deathhouse some time be-
fore his execution.
Odell also wrote letters to the lawyer
who helped him, to Warden Lewis E.
Lawes and Dr. Amos O. Suuire.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-30

that Commissioner Enright ceased 70
oe member Of the force when he was
appointed to the higher, but civilian
post, Justice Finch said:
me defendant contends, however.
shae the Legislature enacted this
particular case and that. thcrcfore s ths
court should seek to strain tho Ian
guage of the statute in an cndeavor
TO carry out the Intention of the Ley;s-
iature. So far as the bar is concerned
TINS Is q pure supposition, since there
Is nothing before the court to show
wnas was the intention of tho Lcris-
New-York tribune., 1921-04-30
Quarrel Over Money
Welcomes Transit Board
La Cuardia Blocks Granting Of
$5,384 for Subway Work as
State Commission Meets Citv


The first contact of the new Transit
Commission with the Board of Esti-
mate at the meeting of the latter yes
terday opened new controversy
among the members of the board. Al
dermanic President La Guardia ac
fused Borough President Riegelmann
OF weakening" in the position taken
by the board not to appropriate any
money for the new commission uutil
the courts had given it clean bill of
health.
w. G. Fullen, of counsel for the COM
mission, appeared to request the con-
sent of the board to a proposed CON
tract for station finish work amount
ing to $5,3S4.
clay it over for two weeks.n said
Major La Guardia. eve are not going
to spend a nickel until we get show.
down. The new commission comes Here
New-York tribune., 1921-04-30

and takes Office without any warrant in
law, and now asks us for money. They
VIII not get penny with my consent
Borough President Riegelmanu
called attention to the fact that the ap-
preparation requested was not for new
work, but for finishing work which
must be completed to protect the sub
way against damage by water.
"Ah, you are already weakening,
said La Guardia. "For my part, l am
going to stick to our agreement"
That is absurd" retorted the Bor.
ough President. "I'm not weakening
I'm only talking common sense"
"lf this is to complete job" in.
terposed Mayor Hylan, Il think we
should go on with it,"
The Aldermanic President persisted
in his objections and the Mayor finally
moved to put it over for one week
which was done.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-30
1900 Bond Fixed for Candil

CHICAGO, April 29.-Arrangements
to have "Chick" Gandil, who was in
dicted in the baseball investiga tion, re-
leased on bonds of $4,000 when he ar
rives here from the Pacific Coast Mon
day were completed by his attorneys
to-day
New-York tribune., 1921-04-30
Missouri Negro Lynched

BOWLING GREEN, Mo-, April %
Roy Hammonds, a nineteen -year-old
negro, awaiting transportation to the
penitentiary for attempted assault on
a fourteen yearold white girl, was
seized at the depot here tonight by q
mob which overpowered the Sheriff and
half a dozen deputies,
The mob took Hammonds away with
them and hanged him to a telegraph
nnln =
New-York tribune., 1921-04-30
IT Takes Too Men and
7wO Horses and a
Clean Wue0n-

Every time Knickerbocker Ice
is delivered to you. Just think
of this service, including the
finest of ice, costing you but 3-5
of cent a pound. For every
piece of first class mail Uncle
Sam collects &c an ounce. The
postman's route is so arranged
that it covers little territory
The ice man travels over many
blocks and roadways.
II is rceH 10 yemember at this Hms fiai
Knickerboeker Ice, an actual nscssiify,
is the eheatesf thing deliVer<d at yous
door. The Price su,H not be saised.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-30

to standardize traffic regulations and
symbols throughout the United States
would be considered.
The convention will end with the po-
lice parade, in which for the first time
there will be two regiments of police
from other cities.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-09

charge of assaulting an officer.
Walters pleaded not guilty when
arraigned this morning before JUS
tice Gowdy, who bound the latter
over to the grand jury, which 1t is
understood has completed their la
bors for the present term of court
and will not meet again until Feb
ruary. Meanwhile, Walters is con-
fined in the county Jail at Jackson
Vile, but there is some talk of sub
hitting the case to the county at
torney, who may decide that the evil
denca is insufficient to warrant fur
ther confinement Of the accused.
Walters claims that Patrolman
Priest assaulted him without showing
the proper badge of authority, and
that resistance was offered in self
protection.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-09
Police Have Till
With Hoboes And
|. w. w. Saturday
RRUCE wALTERs is HELD on
ASSAULT CHARGE FOR
MIX WITH POLICE

Tblrty-six hobos are headed south
from Ashland after staging smal.
riot at the depot and being stopped
for investigation just outside the
city limits Saturday.
The trouble started when Patrol
man c. W. Priest placed Bruce Wal
tiers under arrest after the latter had
attempted to board an outgoing
train Walters resisted and ran to-
ward his companions, with Priest at
his heels. The policeman, who lost
his gun In the scuffle. was downed
by the crowd. beaten and afterwards
police say, kicked In the face by Wal
ters. The hObos made good their es-
cape beyond the city limits, where
they were stopped and searched by
additional police force. A quantity
OF J. W. ". literature thrown away
BY the fleeing men was seized ant
Walters was brought back to face 4
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-09

amounted to $1,S00 the past twelve
months, which was a period of un-
usually low prices.
Rogue River valley poultrymen
have a great advantage in splendid
local market" said Mr., Smith. Eggs
are now being imported from as far
north as Cottage Grove to supply the
demand OF Southern Oregon and
northern California. The Weed
Lumber company alone uses. twenty
cases of eggs per week.
Last spring Ashland poultrymen
were getting five to eight cents per
dozen above the price paid in Port
land. We have been urged to join
the state poultry association, but
that would ,at times, mean a loss to
us of around ten cents per dozen.
When local production overtakes the
demand, conditions will, of course,
change.
"Ashland's climate and soil are
peculiarly suited TO the poultry bust
ness. There is no reason why we
cannot make this the Petaluma Of
Oregon. The possibilities of expan-
sion are very great"
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-09
Bitterly
Berafed By Rev.
Edwards Sunday
METH0DISTS SEND TELEGRAM
10 SECRETARY HUGHES
ENDORSING WORK

In--his sermon yesterday at the
Methodist church Rev. c. A. Ed
wards strongly denounced the Japs
as the Huns of the present times.
"1he Jap is the one person find
it hardest to love-" confessed Rev
Edwards. HE Is the Hun of today
The sneering, snickering Jap would
cut your heart out alive if he coulG
and say he hated to do it, but the
deed had to be done. Japan comes
with a heathen's spirit and living
habits that are barbarous, a total
ignoring OF the principles of Jesus
Christ. Our great task is to instill
into this cruel heather nation the
principles OF the lowly Nazarene.
If Japan is allowed free hand in
China there will be bigger war
than the last one"
Continuing, the speaker said, that
the United States had seven billion
dollars in gold and that we controll-
ed the destnies of the world today.
During each of the sixty-one years
of Queen Victoria's reign it was
claimed that England, on an aver
age, forced China at the cannon s
mouth, to buy $50 tons of opium.
Also that French warships without
provocation fired on fourteen Chin
ese junks which approached French
warships in Chinese harbor, the
result being that within few min
utes all the Chinese vessals were de-
molished and 10000 Chinese were
in the waters of the bay, some dead,
some alive. These facts, said the
speaker, indicate a spirit among the
leading nations today which render
the disarmament conferences task
Il hard one.
BY an almost unanimous rising
vote the Methodist congregation sup
ported their pastor in sending a tele-
gram to Secretary of State Hughes,
endorsing the latter's efforts in be-
half of world peace.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-09
Reclaimed Land
Near Klamath
Falls Is Praised

l.. Jacobs, owner of the large trac
of reclaimed tule land near klamath
Falls, accompanied by E. T.. Staples
selling agent for Mr.. Jacobs, and DR.
A. E. Littlechild, A. c, Nlninger and
T. j. Coffman, returned from Klam
ath Falls Saturday, after several
days looking over land and visiting
the mint farms.
The visitors were all enthusiasts
as to the future of the reclaimed
lands and the mint growing industry
Samples of soil for depth of four
feet were brought back and it looks
like money in the bank.
Incidental to the trip the party
laid off from business one forenoon
and bagged some thirty geese and
ducks, which were found in grain
fields few miles south of the Jac-
obs land.
Mr.. Staples realty auto looked
like poultry delivery wagon as 1t
came down the street, with ducks
and geese hanging on all sides and
over the hood.
The party report the roads good,
with the exception of some very
rough short detOurs from Jenny
creek to Spencer creek.