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New-York tribune., 1921-02-18

committee was ever willing to con-
denim any one connected with the
Mr.. Graham said opposition also
came from the Republicans whenever
the committee started to tread on the
toes of a constituent OF some Repub-
lican representatives
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
Naval Air Bureau Proposed

WASHINGTON, Feb. liberation
of separate bureau of aeronautics
In the Navy Department, to control all
aviation matters, is proposed in an
amendment to the naval APPROPRIATIONS.
bill offered to-day by Senator Keyes,
Republican, Of New Hampshire.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
100000 Texas Cotton n. r..

ENNIS, Tex, Feb. 17.--six 4bo.
Daies OF cotton were burned sasesasa
Gay In fire which destrovss 70
= ware aa houses. The loss is est;m. i'm ss1fs.
$400,oo0. 0ficers are workin,s al
theory Of incendiarisn or q
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Water Sport Carnival
To Open Splash Week
Swimmers and Divers of All
Ages to Compete at Municipal
Pool on June e

A water carnival, in which swimmers
and divers Of all ages from four years
up will take part, has been announced
for the evening of Monday, June 6, in
the Municipal Pool, at 232 West Six
tieth Street, as the opening feature Of
Splash Week, set aside by the city, the
Red Cross, the Y M. C. A., the Y. W..
G.. A., the Carroll Club and other or
ganizations for free instruction in
swimming.
Little Francis Brown, four years old,
who holds the championship for his
age and weight in diving, will take part
in the water carnival. Impromptu
swimming races will be held, in which
boys and girls under ten years of age
will compete for trophies offered by
the Red Cross. Helen Wainright, Char
lotte Boyle, Alice Lord, Helen Meany,
Ethel Baker and Ethel Stoddard, of the
Olympic team, will give demonstrations
OF swimming strokes and fancy dives
The Life Saving Corps of the 22d En-
gineers, which recently saved the lives
of three canoeists off Fort Washington
Point, will put on a life saving drill
Commissioner Clarence II. Fay, of
the Department of Public Works, is to
act as master of ceremonies Judges
for the contests will be Henry M. Cur
ran, Borough President; Captain Fred
9. Mills and John S. Ellsworth, of the
New York County Red Cross Chapter.
Tickets may be obtained from the Red
Cross Teaching Center, "a Fifth Ave-
nue.,
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Clothing Wage Schedule
Discussed ait Conference
Counsel for Manufacturers and
Union Envoy Consider EN-
pi0yers' Proposals

Max D. Steuer, counsel for the Cloth
ing Manufacturers Association of New
York, and Sidney Hillman, represent
ing the Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers of America, were in conference last
night at Mr.. Steuer's home at 55 West
Eighty-eighth Street. The conference
lasted about half an hour.
Mr.. Steuer presented to the labor
leader the agreement embodying the
terms which the manufacturers are
willing to make with their employees,
as modified by the discussions at the
several meetings between the manu-
tacturers and the labor leaders re-
Gently. The union will have until
Tuesday to consider the terms of the
new schedules.
Although it had been expected the
agreement would be offered to the
clothing workers representatives yes
terday afternoon, Mr.. Steuer found it
Impossible, although he had been
working on it all day, to complete the
draft until late. He therefore. sue-
gested that the conference be post
poned until evening.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Coolidge and Hoover
Join i'm Alien Work
Accept Vice-Presidencies in
: Organization TO Promote I'M
migrant Assimilation

The National American Council, or
ganized by representatives of patriotic
and civic societies for the purpose of
co0rdinating efforts to facilitate the
assimilation of immigrants, announced
yesterday that Vice President Coolidge
and Herbert c. Hoover, Secretary of
Commerce, had accepted honorary vice.
presidencies. President Harding is
honorary president.
David Jayne Hill, president of the
council. received the following letter
of acceptance yesterday from Vice
President Coolidge:
Il have received your telegram of
the 18th in which you inform me that
at the meeting of the National Ameri-
can Council | was elected an honorary
vice-president 1t gives me great
pleasure to accept and wish to thank
you and, through you, the members of
the National American Council for the
honor which they do me-"
The council has temporary quarters
at II East Forty-ninth Street. The
work of organizing it, which was
started last winter, now is completed
and executive sessions are being held
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

hammer tapping on new work, con-
tractors are talking of enrolling work
ing forces without making any trade
agreements with the unions in order
to finish up the $1o,o0o,00o worth of
building construction which is now
held up in various stages of compile
ton. They maintain that an offer Of
IL an hour for skilled and 70 cents
for common labor in an open field
would find workers competing for the
jobs.
Union leaders take the ground that
an open shop movement would fail
because tho crafts are almost 100 per
cent organized and the individual
members will stand pat.
Stagnation in the building industry
is such that the two big associations
of builders report only 1000 crafts
men at work out Of a probable $4,000
in Chicago.
E: NJ. Craig, secretary of the Build
ing Construction Employers Associa-
ton, reported to-day that the agita-
ton for an open shop for this sum
mer, at least, is growing fast,
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Child Kidnapped
BY Black Hand: !:
Demand $4,000
Five Year Old Son of
Truck Driver Seized at
Play on Doorstep of
Home; Death Threatened
Father Waits With Money
Authors of Letter Asking
Ransom Fail to Appear
Friday as They Promised

Giuseppe Varotta, Ave years old,
black-haired and dark-eyed, was kid
naped last Tuesday while playing in
front of his home at S54 East Thir-
teenth Street, it became known yester-
day. In Black Hand letter, received
by his parents Thursday, the sum Of
$500 was dems aded for his return
Detectives of the Italian squad were
securing the city last night in search
of the boy and his abductors. The
boys parents are overcome with grief.
Mrs Varotta is soon to become q
mother again.
Narotta and his wife were mystifed
regarding the disappearance of their
young son until the Black Hand letter
was received Thursday morning. 1t
read in part:
Unless YOU place $4,000 in a shoe
box and leave it outside the house for
man who will call at 9 a. M, Friday
morning, you will never see your bow
again, dead or alive, for he will be
drowned and the rest of you all will be
killed and the house burned. This
society can do this and will unless
you pay"
The letter bore as signature
clumslly drawn dagger,
No one called for the money Friday.
although Varotta had raised what funds
he could and had waited for his visitor.
Varotta is employed as truck driver
for the Sayles-2ahn Company, 1928
Sixth Avenue.
Disappears From Doorstep
At the time of his Disappearance
little Giuseppe was at play on the
doorstep of his home. He wore white
sailor blouse and khaki pants. He had
no hat. The Varottas have four chill
dren- Giuseppe, Adolph, ten; John, six,
and Rosie, aged two.
Adolph was badly burned and disfig-
ured In 1919, when the truck in which
he was riding with his father collidel
with another truck near Yaphank, L.
A gasoline tank was exploded, disfgur-
ing the boy to such an extent that he
now, has to wear mack. The father
sued a wealthy firm for $50,000 but no
settlement has yet been made.
Detective Stetter said last night at
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
World in Fight ON Opium
Mrs. Wright Tells of Plans at
Geneva Conference

Mrs. Hamilton Wright, of Washing
ton. D. c., leading figure in the fight
against narcotics, told yesterday of
plans made recently at the opium con-
ference at Geneva, Switzerland, where
representatives of eight nations drew
up report to be submitted in June
to the Council of the League of Nations
Mrs. Wright, who is the widow of the
late Hamilton Wright, pioneer in the
antl-narcotic legislation movement in
the United States, attended the confer
ence as an unofficial delegate from this
country.
The first steps toward renewed inter
national cooperation will be taken when
the League of Nations in June con-
siders the report prepared by the re-
cent conference, Mrs. Wright said. AS
a member of the advisory committee
Mrs. Wright helped to prepare mate
rial to guide. the league in its efforts.
Questionnaires We're issued to repre-
sentatives to find what laws apply al
ready and what drugs are needed in the
various countries
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
World Machinery Mart Here
Exhibition viii Save Business
Men Much Travel

a permanent and comprehensive
world machinery market is now estab-
lished in the block between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets, on Sixth Ave
nue.. 1t comprises exhibits of machinery
of all kinds, including tractors and
farm implements, machine tools, print
ing machinery, textile machinery and
labor-saving devices for industrial
plants.
The Manufacturers Exhibition Com
pany, Inc, has assembled this display
formerly found it difficult to travel from
factory to factory to inspect different
makes of mechanisms. L. R. Duffield,
general manager of the Philadelphia
Bourse for more than ten years, is di-
rector of the exhibit.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Manufacturer Ends Life
With Poison i'm His Auto
John ID. Coakley Found Dead
at Side Of Road After Worry
ing About Business

MAMARONECK, N. Y, May 28.-The
body of John D. Coakley, sixty years
old, was found in his automobile about
a mile from this village to-day Be-
side his body was note in which he
bade his wife farewell. Coroner Engle,
after an investigation, said Mr.. Coax
ley had ended his life by taking cyna-
ide of potassium.
Mr.. Coakley, who was head of the J..
ID. Coakley Iron Works, had been com
planning recently of business depres-
sion and the difficulty of collecting
money owed to his firm. He left his
plant this morning on a business trip
to White Plains.
This. afternoon his automobile was
noticed standing alongside the road.
lie was seated at the wheel of the ma
chine, apparently asleep. A passerby
tried to rouse him and discovered he
was dead,
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

witness OH the logical and Irresistible
expansion OF the educational institu~
uoa with which the last wears of my
me nave been so closely connected,
ana nave been allowed Go behold spec
tacie so nohty encouraging and typi-
caily American as the sudden trans
formation of an old and weak college
into a new and strong university. as
plrlng in spirit as we'll as ample in
numbers. The great university OF the
present IL the logical development of
the small college Of the past, little as
they may seem to have in common"
Stuyvesant Fish will be toastmaster
at the alumni luncheon to be held on
commencement day, at which lgnace
Faderewski, Governor Nathan l.. Miller,
Or; James r. Angel, new president of
Yale, and President Butler will speak.
Announcement was made yesterday
of an anniversary program of exer-
eiSes TO be carried out by the Colum-
bia chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, COM
posed Of Columbia and Barnard sec
tions. On Tuesday, at d45 p M, fol-
lowing separate section meetings, there
VIII be Joint meeting in Students
Hall, Barnard, and, at $50, there will
be q Joint chapter dinner. At 500. the
Phi Beta Kappa exercises will be held
IN 800 Havemeyer Hall The Phi Beta
happa oratlon will be delivered by
Cassius j. Keyser, Adrian, professor of
mathematics. The Phi Beta Kappa
poem win be read by Robert Frost.
Prof. keyser's subject will be "The Ma
ture of Man"
Nine of the surviving members OF
the class of 1871, it was stated yester-
day, will be present on commencement
day. William H. Sage, of this city. his
torian of the class, said, yesterday,
that the class organization had always
been kept intact.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Graft Laid to SO Dry Agents
Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan
and Indiana Men Involved
Special Dtsuatch tn The T,usb

oUecEu1 DI5Ddtch TO The Yr3bume
CHlCAGO, May 28.--Fifty prohibition
agents in four states are involved ~
evidence which will be presented to
the II Federal grand jury here next week.
federal investigators announced to-
day. Internal Revenue operatives for
several weeks have Investigated prohi-
hitlon enforcement agents in Wiscon-
SIN, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.
Organized grating among the pro-
hl6ition enforcement officers, by which
saioohKeepers were Systematically
shaken down." was uncovered.
The evidence has been turned over
to the District Attorney, Charles C.
Clyne, by Colonel A. C. Emshaw, who
was in charge of the Investigation
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Injured Autf1oress Sues
Demands $1,000 for. Having
Been Hit by an Auto
Sues

Edith Sessions Tupper, an authoress,
filed suit in the Supreme Court yes
terday against David Klarman, of 1884
Third Avenue, to recover $4,000 dam
ages for injuries the plaintiff alleges
she suffered when struck by Klar-
mans automobile. The accident, Mrs
Tupper said, happened at Fifth Ave
nue. and Fiftieth Street.
She alleged it was due to the care
lessness of the person driving the
Klarman car. Mrs. Tupper alleged she
had suffered injuries which would be
permanent, had been put to great ex-
pense for treatment of her injuries
cunation
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Passenger and Freight Services

South America
80 Bahia, Rio de Janeiro
80 Brazil and Plate
40 Buenos Aires Moutevideo
Al Pernambuco, Santos
~ Chilli Iquique, Antofagasta
43 Ecuador, Peru: Chill
"A West Coast
Cuba and Mexico
IS Kingston. Matanzas, NusvitaA
CardenaS
46 North Side
At South Side
as Tampico, Mexico
Islands of Atlantic. West Indies
and Caribbean Sea
~ Jamaica, Haiti
so Sanchez de Macons, Santo
Domingo, D. r.
81 Pointe-aP Pitre
So Porto Rico
SO San Juan, Ponce
50 Trinidad. Demerara
China, Japan, Philippines and
Straits Settlements
So Manila. <loilo
Sc Yokohama, Kobe. Shanghai.
Hongkong. Dairen, Tfentsin
81 New Zealand and Australian
Ports
India and Dutch East Indies
So Alexandria, Alden
So Rangoon. Calcutta, Bombay
so karachi, Colombo
81 Penang. Belawan, Delhi, Port
Swetenharn, Singapore
Africa
50 Canary Islands
63 North Africa, Malta, Egypt,
l-evant: .eRed Sea Ports. Ma
deira, Morocco
6e South and East Africa
65 West Coast
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Open Shop in Chicago
Building Trades Planned
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

CHICAGO, May 28-Chicago build
ers are now considering an open shop
basis for the present building season,
which is at a standstill because of
the wage controversy and lockout.
With the season we'll on and not a
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

the Fifth Street station that he Va
rotta boy had first been reported as
later that he had been kidnapped. De-
tective Smythe, when questioned by re-
porters regarding the case, said: al
tell you"
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

Europe
Aberdeen, Leith, Dundee
2 Antwerp, Ghent Hamburg.
Rotterdam
Barcelona, Genoa. Naples.
Belfast, Dublin
Bilbao. Oporto. Lisbon
6 Black Sea Ports
Bordeaux, Ghent
8 Bremen, Antwerp
9 Danzig
10 Bremen Hamburg
IL Bristol Manchester
IL Christiania, Copenhagen
13 Constantinople. Varna, Bour-
gas Constanza, other Black
IA Copenhagen, GotheEburg,
Stockholm, Reval
is Cork, Dublin, Belfast
IS Dunbirk, Rotterdam
II French Atlantic Ports
1S Genoa, Naples, Savone
10 Gibraltar, Tunis
20 Glasgow. Avonmouth
81 Gothenburg, Malmo
% Greek, Turkish Ports
23 Hayre, ST. Nazaire
"a Hull
rs Lisbon, Oporto, Gigo
26 Liverpool
27 Avonmouth
28 Bristol
% Boulogne
so London. Liverpool
81 Manchester
80 Pir9us, Patras. Salonica
SO Ragusa, Venice. Bari. Ancona
"a Rotterdam, Antwerp
35 Scandinavian Ports
So Scandinavian and Baltic
81 Spain. Portugal
For further information apply
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
EUROPE


Plymouth, Boulogne, London
From New York
June 7--Old North State (159)
July 12-oId North State (l59)
Aug 2-Pa9handIe Pan sI State G59)
Sept. 6-Panhandie State d5s}
Bremen and Danzs
From New York
June s-susquehanna (159).
June 15-Potomac (159)
July 19-Hudson O5e)
July 28--Potomac O59)
Sept 7-Susquehanna f15s).
Oct 15-H4dson (159(
Naples and Genoa
June 8-Princess Matoika (159l
July 20 Princess Matoika 15o)
Aug. 53-POcahontas $50
Aug. 31-Princess Matoika (159)
Sept 24-Pocahontas (159)
Oct. 12-Prncess Matoika G59)
Plymouth -Cherbourg and Bremen
June 22-America % g59}
July so-George Washington Wad1 u5s)
Aug. 27-George Washington (159)
Sept 24-George Washington (15s) II
SOUTH AMERICA
Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and Buenos Aires
From New York
June 8-Aeolus (91).
FAR EAST
Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Manila,
Hongkong
From San Francisco
July 23-Empre State (105)
Yokohama Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila
From Seattle
June 18-Wenatchee (106)
July 9-Silver State (106).
July 3o-Keystone State (106)
Aug. 27-Wenatchee (106)
HAWAII, PHILIPPINES, EAST INDIES
Honolulu, Manila, Ssigon, Singapore, Colombo,
Calcutta
From San Francisco
juno 11-Woverino State (105).
July 14-Granite State (105).
COASTWISE AND HAWAII
Havana, Cuba, Los Angeles, San Francisco and
Hawaiian Islands
From Baltimore
June 11-Buckeye State (S0).
80 Matson Navigation Co.,
I20 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal.
26 South Gay Street, Baltimore Md.
81 Nfunson Steamship Line,
67 Wall St. N Y. Tel. Bowling Green 1900
105 Pacific Mail S. S. Co.
10 Hanover So, N. Y Tel. Bowl. Green 1880
Market Street, San Francisco, CAL
Seattle, Washington.
1Os Admiral Line,
II State ST. N. Y.
[. G. Smith Building Seattle Washington.
159 U. S. Mail s. S. Co. Inc,
as Broadway, N. Y, Tel. Whitehall 700.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Kentucky Women Appeal
For N. Y. Boy Murderer
Start Statewide Protest to
Gov. Miller Against Execution
of Peter Nunziata
Special pisDatch to The Tribunc

LEXINGTON, Ky, May ga state
wide movement was started bv women
here tonight for concerted appeal to
Governor Miller of New York for tho
life of Peter Nunziata, sixteen wears
old, sentenced to be electrocuted at
Sing Sing June 5. Mrs. Samuel 7. Rob
erts, widow of an eminent editor issnod
an appeal to the Fayette County Re-
pupllcan women's club to meet at her
home Sunday afternoon, whom resoln
tons TO Governor Miller will be passed
Others who are leaders in the move
ment are Miss Eleanor Morgan. grand
niece of John H. Morgan, Corfederata
general, and Miss Elizabeth Searlcs
Spanton. The appeal will be based on
Nunziata's age, and request will be
made that stay of execution be grant
ed so further examination can be made
into the case and that the boy be con-
fined in reformatory until he is TWEEN.
ty-one, as is done under statutes OF
Kentucky. Women backing the plan
also will wire their friends over tho
country, asking them to take similar
action, it is understood.
When Peter Nunziata was convicted
last month of the murder of Professor
Wilfred Kotkov, of the Jewish Theo-
logical Seminary, he said that he was
seventeen years old. Professor Kotkov
was attacked by footpads near his
home in Woodhaven, Queens, February
%, and beaten TO death
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Passenger Service

Key number in parentheses following
ships name indicates name, address and
telephone of steamship company In list at
bottom of this column.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-05

right behind him. Fire began to run
but his master right behind him.
Then the chase began down back
alleys into yards. out into the street
Fire soon gave M and was carried
back. and then home bound thu;
drove.
After supper was over tho children
went to search for their dog, bu. no
dog was 10 be founi Finally they
went into mothers room and there
they saw him. sound asleep on top OF
mothers, bed.
"Ge, OF OF tina; bed was the bat
tie cry.
Fire paid no attention. as he
thought it was best to play dead and
n" would get no beating.
Poor thing, n. must he dead Go
get some water and sprinkle him, he
might set Nil right; maybe he has
only fa!ntcd!"
The water was brought and a ut
u" was sprinkl,d on. his head Fire
began 10 rouse aud in short while
he was well again. they thought.
Everything was put back in order
and no one ever told mother what
had happened. although she COM
planned OF one of her shoes being
torn.
ERE slept on The kitchen table that
night and arose early the next morn.
ing. and was the first and the last 10
eat break faSt
WRAY PEARMAN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-05
TIIE ADVENTURES or TI,nrr:
hciS ON "DI:hNEK" ISLAND.
Thc 'nriurr NJ Hob and WI hat Hmm
pcncu Ia Him.

After Jack and carl loft Rob got
2ni hos che made shure il was no.;
ru"tc hoard) ANA pat it under "A shady
trco. Thcn he brought out or one OF
the t"ntS package ana proceeded
In nniI" IT. Tho contents proved to
ho hooks. lie selected ono ANA car
rtcd the rest back In tho tent Tn.
'iilo was, Tho buried Treasure or
the Pirate lie had gotten to whor.
the p!ratcs Of The Pirate" were
hurying the treasure. ANA he was 80
Interested ;hat he did not notice the
sicalth% movements Of 4 man behind
him. Tile reason the man had come
was because while he was away he
lett the door opcn and some animal
had gotten his food. therefore he han
come for more. He had waited until
tn" boys had gone away ana took
rTNaUtaGc Of that and tn. fac. that
Bob was reading ana not likely to
hear him The man gave a leap aud
landed on Bob Bob. taken by sur
prise, was easily nv"rrowcrcd. He
made q vain effort to free himself.
hut no was no match TOR the strength
pi q mad man.
Tho mad man bound him hand and
foot. took some food and started OFF
Fob know not where. He did not
havc luug 10 wait. hcwcvcr. for he
''uaN g'i II EiinlpSr every now and
then in front Of him ana he saw n
cabin,
Tho crazy man stopped suddenly
and laid Rob and the food ia some
bushes and cropt forward cau;iourIy
rho door Of the cabin opened ANA tho
crazy man made q rush for the same.
He tried to catch the Two that made
dash for the open. bat missed ana
Zen hcaaiuns into the cabin. he was
up I'm no time but the boys hal got
ton away.
lie went over ana got FIoh ana the
food ana brought them 10 the cabin.
WHOM be was inside he barred tho
duor ana put Bob over In the corner.
1t SO happened that there was an old
AKA Ga The corner he was PVT in and
by This he was going 10 try Il escape
All this time Bob was quiet and did
lot OF thinking. This was an unusuai
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-05
"nE|Il.'S CHOICE
CIIAIDTk,R Ill

tie ana the Kid had come TO tho
"ht-room adoh" hut located about two
miles from Harralc Here they had
met the three Mcyicans. who also
were seeking an opportunity TO slip
across the border. The Kid had gone
BACK TO Borrale. and for two long,
not days Deril had remained In the
""rkencd shack. impaticntly awaiting
The KIDS return.
Why didn't the Kid Gomez
Leaning back in his rickety chair,
pc'il cursed under his breath. roll
ing stream OF unspeakable vileness.
lie cursed himself, cursed his Next
can companions. cursed the dilari-
dated shack that housed him. cursed
the endless monotony OF the South
western desert. and. most OF all. he
cursed the froward circumstances
that had brought him here He yearn-
ed for the things ne enjoyed-com-
partnership with men OF his kind. the
subtle excitement OF the underworld,
the JOY OF the kill
What was lie without enioymcn;r
Was IL worth while?
His clutching fingers found the au-
tomato in his pocket. He drew IL
out and stared at it duly ono hull
let from this rcpulsive weapon and
he could end IL all. Why not: New
YORK and its satisfying pleasures
were barred 10 HIM forever. 4 sandy
desert offered him no inducerent FOR
prolonGinE life. He raised the auto
matte slowly--an inch. two inches,
three inches, foot
tsee the next chapter. Does Ho
XIII Himseii?'D
4 soft step sounded outside the
door. Devii whirled and saw Kid
Durbn glide into the room. The Kid
was slight OF build. cadaveTous or
features. sinuous of movement. on
hts high. protruding checkboncs burn
ed two tiery splotches OF red. products
OF n feverish blood.
Come here" he coughed
Devil followed him to the small
square window which nanked tho
door (Sse the next chapter.)
MIRIAM HOWEILA