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New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Republicans Plan
Bills TO Take Jobs
From Ta1nmanyHall
Measures Would Give City
Magistrates the Power to
Name Their Own Clerks;
Favor Voting Machines

The Republican county leaders. after
conferences on Saturday, Sunday and
Monday are substantially agreed, it
was learned yesterday, on a program
that will materially increase Republi-
can representation in various cub
divisions of the city government, with
q corresponding decrease in Tammany
representation.
One bill to be put forward in the
Legislature will take away from the
Mayor the power to appoint city
marshals and vest it in the Municipal
Court justices.
Another bill will take away from the
Board of City Magistrates the power
to appoint the clerks of the magis-
trates' courts and vest the appointing
power for each court in the magistrate
magistrate authority to appoint two
clerks. The appointment of these
clerks usually has been monopolized
by Tammany.
The Republican county leaders are
in substantial agreement in favor of
the passage of q mandatory bill for the
adoption by the City of New York of
voting machines. The recurring
scandals and delays attendant upon
ballot counting on election nights have
created a very strong sentiment among
drastic reform of the ancient abuses
which ordinarily have Injured to the
benefit of Tammany Hall. The initial
cost of full equipment of voting ma
chimes will be very great, but Elections
Commissioner Charles E. Heydt, at a
recent meeting of the New York County
Republican organization, said that the
machine makers would take pay for the
machines in installments spread over
five or six years, the annual INSTALL
ment to represent the actual saving in
money due 20 the substitution of the
voting machine for the fashioned
method.
The county leaders also indorse the
proposition to make the alcermanic dis
tricts coterminous with the Assembly
districts throughout the city. This
means reduction in the aldermanic
districts from 81 to SO. The conformity
to be brought about will eliminate
many troublesome complications at
present confronting the county com
mittees and the Board of Elections. In
cidentally, it will be the abolition of
five aldermanic places at $4,000 apiece
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
House Votes to Accept
New York Hospital Plan
Bill Favors Entering Agreement
With State To Provide Care for
World War Veterans

WASHINGTON, Feb. Z. - Before
passing the Langley Hospital bill,
carrying m appropriation of S13,oo0,-
O0C for the immediate relief of dis
abled war veterans, the House this
afternoon voted to authorize the Sec
retary of the Treasury to enter into
an agreement with the State of New
York for the construction of the pro-
posed New York military hospital.
The provision for the $$iooo,ooo hos
pital was placed in the measure
through an amendment offered by Rep
resentative Thomas H. Cullen, OF New
York. The agreement, originally sug-
gested by the bureau of war risk in
surance as means to provide hospital
care for the 845 mental defective re-
turned with New York troops after
the armistice, was Endorsed by Gov
error Miller and approved by the Leg
islature. The contract provides that
the government shall lease the pro-
posed hospital from New York for ten
years at an annual rental of 10 per
cent of the cost of construction.
During debate on the Langley bill
Representative Bertrand H. Smell, of
New York, in urging adoption of the
Cullen amendment, declared that oppo-
sition to it is an outgrowth of a mis-
understanding. He told the House that
work on excavations for the new hos
pital has been started and that it can
be completed in ten months. More
than 1000 new beds will be available
before the other hospitals provided in
the Langley bill are started
Five new hospitals for the care and
treatment of war veterans now in con-
tract hospitals are provided. They are
to be located on government sites in
the following sections of the country:
Central Atlantic states, Great Lakes
states, Central Southern states, Rocky
Mountain states and Southern Cali
fornia. An additional $5O0,000 is pro-
vided for the conversion into hospital
camps of Forts Mackenzie, Wyo., and
Walla Walla, Wash.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Miller Says, Youth alust Die
Refuses TO Commute Sentence
of Young Brooklyn Slayer
From q staf Correspondent

ALBANY, Feb. 7.-Goyernor Miller
to-day denied application for a COM
mutation of sentence of death to life
Imprisonment made in behalf of Jesse
Walker, who on March IL, 1912. ~hen
only eighteen years old, killed Samuel
Wolchock, Of 208 Wyckof Avenue,
Brooklyn.
Walker was to have been electro
cuted during the week of January g.,
but Governor Smith granted respite
until the week beginning to-day, in
order to give Governor Miller an op-
portunity to consider the case. Walker,
who was deserted from the navy,
killed Wolchock when the latter tried
tc prevent him from robbing his store.
In declining to exercise his power Of
clemency, Governor Miller said:
Under the law Walker was re-
sponsible for his acts AMI If the
statute providing fo the punishment
of murder in the first degree is to be
enforced, l cannot, simply because OF
his age, disregard the law and com
mute his sentence to life imprison-
ment,"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
just Undertaking,
Say Minority of
Leather Charges
Committee Members Hold
Army Men Violated No
Law in Organizing TO
Sell Surplus Harnesses


WASHINGTON, Feb. Counter
charges of Undertaking" were filed to-
day against the Graham committee OF
the House, investigating war expendi-
lures, by the minority members of the
committee. The report of the major
ity members, made public yesterday
purports to expose the frauds perpe-
trated against the government by for
mer army officials in the disposition
of surplus leather goods stocks and
recommends action by the Department
of Justice. These findings, according
to the minority report, are based only
ION inferences."
The report is signed by all the mi
nority members, including Representa-
tives H. D. Flood, of Virginia; Frank
Doremus; of Michigan; Jerome r. Dom
oVan, OF New York, and Clarence f.
Lea, of California.
Minutes of the meetings OF the tan
ners and harness manufacturers of the
country, who through membership on
the Council of National Defense, direct
ed the government purchases of their
goods during the war show, the minor
ity admits, that their principal thought
was how to keep these large stores off
the American market and out of COM
petition with their ordinary business.
There is no statute, the minority re-
port points out, prohibiting the organi-
zation of the United States Harness
Company.
since, therefore, no statute law was
violated, we must look is their conduct
throughout to determine whether, in
exercising their rights as citizens, they
had in any respect injured the govern
ment or violated the ethics of good
citizenship" says the report. "The
minority do not think SO.
ut is the belief of the minority that
the contract entered into with the
United States Harness Company prom
ises the most practical plan for the dis
position of the surplus, amounting to
many millions of dollars, which has
been suggested. The evidence before
Congress shows that it is being carried
out in good faith; that the government
Is receiving far in excess of the mini
mum prices fixed therein, and that the
transaction is being conducted with
absolute honesty"
Secretary of War Baker said that he
would take no action in the case of the
leather contract made with the United
States Harness Company unless the
Inspector Generals Department of the
army recommended it. Secretary Baker
was inclined to disregard the action of
the House Committee, which recon-
mended to the Department of Justice
that the activities of Colonel Goetz
and Major Byron be investigated with
view to criminal prosecution.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
.Vesuvius i'm Ferment:
Eruption Not Expected
Experts Assert Serious Disturb
ance Is Improbable and
Reassure Tourists
Special Cable 10 The Tribune

|opyflBHtt i9att rev YORK tribune Inc.
ROME, Feb. Heavy clouds Of
smoke are pouring from Mount Vesu-
7ius and there are signs of an immi-
nent eruption, causing much uneasi-
ness in Naples. Professor Perrett, of
Naples, who probably knows the vol
cano 8 well as any person, and other
leading Italian vo.canologists do not
believe there is danger of an eruption.
There is no probability of a big
eruption now, owing TO the condition
of the crater basin, which was deep
cned by the eruption of 1906, when the,
cone of the mountain was blown Off"
said Professor Perrett to-day. "This
basin must fill up and fifteen years
will be required for the formation of
a new cone. An overflow of lava,
rumblings and the heavy belching of;
smoke are likely. but there is no
probability of real disturbance. l
regret the reports which have been is
sued regarding the volcano. They are
preventing thousands of persons from
making the ascent through fear of an
eruptionn
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Recount for Cassidy and Lee
Scheduled 10 Begin Monday

The aIdermanic Committee on Privi.
leges and Elections, of which Samuel
Burden is chairman. yesterday decided
contests begun by Edmund Cass'd and
Aigernon Lee. Socialists, who lost out
in the election more than a year ago
according to the returns cangassed un-
der Tammany organization direction.
The returns showed that Moritz
Graubhard, Democrat, was elected over
Lee in the 9Th District, and that Timo-
Thy ]. Sullivan, Democrat, beat Cassidy
in the goth. Cassidy is printer. ana
recently the President of the Board of
Aldermen has received from union
g ssuare deal. Both Lee and Cassidy
assert that a recount of the ballots will
show that they were elected
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Navy Will Use
AS
Target i'm Test


craft, would be bombed by naval avia-
tors to test the value of aircraft
against major surface vessels. He
said that the vessel used would be
more modern than the old battleship
Iniana, recently subjected to some
what similar tests with dummy bombs
while at anchor in Chesapeake Bay.
Secretary Danieis's Letter
In his letter to Secretary Baker sug-
gcsting the tests Secretary Daniels
said:
'1For some time the navy has been
engaged in experiments TO determine
the effectiveness Of projectiles upon sur
face vessels. Recently ali experiment to
this end was carried on with the old
battleship Indiana, in which aerial
bombs were utilized.
'tThe Indiana was anchored and bombs
placed in various localities about the
upper decks and, in addition. bombs
were placed under the water at vary
ing distances from the ships sides;
also, dummy bombs were dropped from
an altitude of 1000 feet to further
ascertain the degree of accuracy with
which these bombs could be dropped
upon immovable vessel
"The result of these experiments has
been given, or parts of them, to the
Naval Affairs Committee.
at is the desire of the Navy Depart
ment, which for years has been making
the largest use of aviation as part of
naval national defense, to conduct
other and larger experiments simulat-
ing actual warfare, and it is proposed
to continue further these experiments
within the next ninety days by bomb
ing at sea a vessel more modern than
the U. s. S. Indiana.
this country and abroad OF the i'm
portance Of aircraft, | am writing to
suggest that experiments we are con-
templating to conduct shortly should
be carried on jointly with the army,
and I would suggest that this matter
be taken up by the joint board of the
army and navy and that they make
such recommendation as may be ad-
visable."
Secretary Baker showed no inelina-
tion to become involved in the con-
troversy precipitated by General
MitchelPs testimony before the House
committee.
Nothing connected with the testi-
mony given by General Mitchell before
the House committee with regard to
aviation has been brought to my Of
fetal attention." Mr.. Baker said. "The
whole subject of the effect of airplanes
in combat with ships is one to be
worked out by cooperation between the
army and navy, and no doubt it will
be so worked out"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Fired Houses for Fun;
Faces 80 Dull Years

John J. Tanner, twenty-one years old,
who set fire to three tenements because
he found life dull in Long Island City
after his service in France, was sem
fenced to thirty-nine years in prison
yesterday by Judge Humphrey in
Queens County Court. Tanner was
abroad more than two years with the
eXpeditionary force.
81 got used to excitement when ! was
shooting the boches," he explained in
court. "Since | returned life has been
rather dull and I wanted some excite
ment. l did not have any grudge
against any one in the houses, and in
my desire to see excitement l forgot
about the danger"
"You are most dangerous man." re-
turned Judge Humphrey. ~ don't want
you abroad in the county, and I am
going to give you the longest sentence
that l can. The lives of more than
forty persons were endangered by
your acts, and it was only the timely
aid of the policemen and fremen that
saved them"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Bay State Town Elects
Two Women ConstabIes
One of Them Announces She
Will Go Right After Reward
Offered in Liquor Case

PRINCETON, Mass Feb. Mrs.
Henrietta Bryant, wife of the chair
man of the Selectmen, Fred W. Bryant,
and Mrs. Alice G. Whitney, wife of
Harry S. Whitney, head of the Whitney
Manufacturing Company, of Worcester,
were elected constables in Princeton
to-day, being the first women to be
elected to such Office in Massachusetts.
BY these elections, the town doubles
its force of constables. William H.
Deehan, town constable for years, re-
signed as soon as he learned the force
was increased.
Princeton is at the foot of Mount
Wachusett and is the summer home of
many New England millionaires. The
wine cellar Of one of them was broken
into a week ago and he has offered
$500 reward for the apprehension and
conviction of the thieves. Mrs. Bryant
announced tonight that her first job
as constable will be to go after that
$500
Annual meetings and elections were
held in towns in the western part of
the state to-day. The 2.75 beer bill
referendum was overwhelmingly de-
feated
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Arrest of Sailors
Aids Police Drive
On Drug Snugglers
Q 0uarfermaster of Florence
Luckenbach Il Detained
in $4,000 Bail for Trial;
Another Faces Charges

AS result of the detention of two
seafaring men in~bail IN charges of
violations of the Harrison drug law.
Brooklyn police yesterday announced
that they are making considerable
progress. in their campaign TO block
much of the smuggling OF narcotics;
into this country from foreign ports.
a charge of having drugs in his
possession, Frederick Sundlof, twent v
seven years old. quartermaster Of the
steamship Florence Luckenbach, was
held in $4,000 bail for Special Ses sions
when arraigned before Magis trate
Short in the Fifth Avenue Police
Court, Brooklyn.
At the same time Salvatore Ce rago,
who said he was employed by the
P P-cifc Steamship Company, was, ar
raigned before United States Cornm is
sioner McGoldrick, in Brooklyn and
held in $500 bail on charges of hav-
ing narcotics in his possession and
selling the drugs. He was arrested
by Detectives Fitzgerald and Coyte, of
t'e narcotic squad. who said that
Ccrago had sold them thirty grains Of
heroin fer So.
The investigation which led to the
capture of Sundlof on Sunday fol-
lowed the arrest ten days ago Of
George Connors, member of the crew
of the Florence Luckenbach, on the
same charge. Sundlof was ARRESTED,
it is said, as he was about 30 hsnd
o to a detective, who posed as d
package purported 10 con-
tain $500 worth of narcotics, the police
testified
When Connors was arrested the
police say they found $4,000 worth of
DIR ,gs in his possession. They esti-
mated that Sundlof had $4,000 worth
of cocaine and heroin.
Detective Bernard Boyla1-. attached
to the narcotic squad, rented room in
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Name W. r. Baker
To State Board Of Regents
From a Staq Correspf rudent

ALBANY, Feb 7.-Tbe Republican
members Of the Senate and Assembly.
in caucus, nominated William P. Baker.
of Syracuse as a meml Jer of the State
Board of Regents to succeed the late
William Nottingham, also Of Syracuse
Mayor William ]. Tgallin of Yonkers
was nominated for another term. Nr
Baker is editor Of The Syracuse Post
Standard and a CO rnell graduate.
The caucuses also renominated Miss
Mary Vanarsdale, of New York, as
member Of the Farms and Markets
Council. These nominations are EQUIV
alent to election. Action upon them
viii be taken at joint session o. the
houses at noon tom orrow
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Volk Demands All Papers on
S16.566.9O0 B. R. T. Loan

From The Trfbune's WashIm0ton Buresu
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7-Persisting
in his demands that Congress investi-
gate the receivcrship of Che Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company, Representative
Lester D. yolk, Of New York, intro
duced to-day q resolution demanding
that the Secretary of the Treasury
turn over to the House all papers and
correspondence giving light on the de-
tails of the loan made by the War
Finance Corporation to the B. r. T.
Mr.. Volk's resolution also calls for q
statement showing what part of the
loan of 6,566,900 has been paid and
the amounts of the principal and inter-
est due the government.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Feb. t.
for 100 families made destitute and
homeless by hurricane that swept the
west slope of the Olympic peninsula
last week departed from this city to-
day.
Twenty-six houses in one farming
community were blown down and six
teen Indian cabins were demolished.
Cattle were killed. Hundreds of elk
were slain by falling timber.
The Lacey Lumber Company esti-
$3,000,00O was uprooted. A large part,
however, can be logged. One report
was0 that one-third of the timber on
the west slope, in Clallam County, was
torn down.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08

the house in Hicks Street, Brooklyn
where Sundolf lived while the
Florence Luckenbaek was in port.
After Boylan had won the confidence
o. the quartermaster, be iutro31eci
to Sundoif "a wealthy physician" wko
wanted to get drugs. The physician
was played By Detective Joseph
Mooney, who included in his get-up i
high hat. cane and spats.
The police say that Sundlof fell
int the trap easily and was about t.
sell the drugs when the arrest was
made. Sundlof admitted to the court
that he had beel keeping narcotics in
h. room.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Republican Lead in State
Senate Reduced by One
From G STAG Correspondent

ALBANY, Feb. THE Repub ficaa
majority in the Senate viii be reduced
from forty to thirty-nine to-mprrow.
ocrat, Of the Bronx, VIII be Sc sted IN
place of George n. Taylor, Rep nblicaa,
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections. which mad been inves-
ugating the contest brought. by Mr.
Dannigan against Mr.. Taylor. reported
tonight that the committee. after re
counting the ballots cast IN. the 23d
Senatorial District. found, that Nj.
Dunnigan was elected.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Lawyer Wins $500 Suit
Against Rube Maruuard

Richard (Rube) Marquard, the Ma
tional League pitcher and formerly
husband of Blossom Seeley, vaudeville
actress, yesterday in the 7th District
Municipal Court lost a $500 suit
brought against him by Joseph Rosen-
zweig, lawyer, of 80 Nassau Street.
Mr.. Rosenzweig claimed that Mar
guard owed him the money for pro-
fessionai services rendered when the
pitchers divorce suit was tried in
Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Rhinelaraier Ara for SaIe

Furniture and art properties of the
Rhinelander estate and art and per-
scnal effects Of the late Agnes Hern-
don will be sold st auction tomorrow
and the three days following at the
Broadway Art Galleries, Broadway ana
Thirty-sixth Street. The lots viii be
or exhibition this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Seven Hurt and Property
Ruined by Texas Tornado
Food and Clothing Sent to 100
Families Made Homeless i'm
Washington Hurricane

GILMER, Tex, Feb. 7.-Seven per-
sons were injured and much property
was damaged by a tornado which
passed north of here late yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
E'Eugen Onegin" Produced

Tschaikowsky's Eugen Onegin >"
was repeated at the Metropolitan opera
House last evening. There was the
usual cast, with Miss Muzio, Miss In
gram, Miss Perrin, Mr.. Martinelli and
Mr. De Luca in the chief roles
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Harding Again Ashore;
Victoria Still MaroOned
Presidens-Elecs Arranges for
Rescue Boat and May Try to
Resume His tourney To-day

DAYToNA, Fla, Feb. THE for
tunes of houseboating played against
president-elect Harding again to-day
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
WANT A HOME? JUST PHONE AND
 HAVE IT SENT

Hello. Stratford s5s2 Wen send a fire proof five room cottage with a bath over to 13 What street. and make it snappy. I'm tired out and want to press the feathers Sounds cuckoo?
 Well, take a trip down to the Plaza. unit house of the Sunshine Homes company, located in the property for neriy known as the Housatonic Ship Building company This oTganiZa- ton. urged on by the shortage of . million homes in the United States. has started out to do its bit
 The Sunshine people expect to sup ply one per cent of that needed mil lion and this cottage Is but one Of over a thousand on order. The unit on display. which is complete or can be added to at the owners discretion. is fire proof. throughout. and Is com plete as to plumbing. beds. and many other lectures It costs but S2 100 and a small sum would complete the furnishings. A vacuum in the walls keeps it cool in summer and warm in winter. The architecture is simple but attractive The model Is well worth investigating. and for the home lover who wants neatne~Ss. combined with dispatch. all that is necessary Is . lot a telephone. and not so much money.
 ESocuoed through Stratford and Bridgeport at noon today by a police detail, the cottage rolling along aI good speed on a trailer. traffic was disturbed but little. and he assem- b1ed. portable concrete cottage gained much admiration
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
Child's Calmness Gives Men Chance
 To Save Steamer

Havana.-Kitty Barrett, eight year old and golden haired, shared hon. ors with a pet parrot in a tale of fire at sea told by passengers landing from the steamship Yartaso here yesterday. The little girl, a daugh- ter of Edward Ware Barrett. a news paper publisher of Birmingham Ala, refused to enter a ifeboat un- til she had brought her parrot from her stateroom and her inSistent de-
 mand that the bird be rescued calmed something approaching a panic among the passengers and
 gave the ships crew a chance to ex- ting uish the flames and save the steamer Frightened men and won- en paused to laugh at the calmness of the child and her concern over l the safety of her pet and when the steward brought the parrot to the deck he also announced the fire had been brought under control by the chief engineer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
HyPNOTIST HAS
 LOSS OF MEMORY
 IN COURT ACTION

The third day of the trial of the suit of Captain Isaac Church of Nor walk against Durell, Gregory & Com 1,any. New Haven and New York stock promoters, proved a battle be- tween counsel for the cOnteSt1n g parties with Judge Keeler frequently called upon to interrupt the bickerings and caution the lawyers.
 Edmund M. McBrian of 750 Orange street, New Haven, salesman for the company and alleged hypnotist, wll 0 induced Captain Church to invest S2.500 in the American Tire stock, was the witness who disturbed the serenity of the courtroom
 Captain John keogh, cross examin- ing the witness, found his memory poor on certain statements that it is alleged were made to Captain Church relative to the stock