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The New York herald., 1921-06-19
CASING LED TO DRUGS.
Ex-SoIdier Blames Habit to Fox
Hills Treatment.

Thomas McKenna. 25. of 302 West
Twenty-eighth street. who said he had
acquired the drug habit as a result of
treatment at Fox Hills Hospital. Staten
Island. where he had been taken after
being gassed in France, was remanded
yesterday for sentence June q by Mag
istrate Simms in Jefferson Market
court. McKenna was charged with
having cocaine and morphine in his
possession.
At the same time in the women's
court Magistrate Norris sent Louise Nc
kenna, his wife. to Kingston avenue
hospital in Brooklyn for treatment.
Detectives of the special service divi-
sion arrested the pair Friday night
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
CAR FALLS: HOTEL MAN KILLED

SARATOGA SPRINGS, June 1S.-Waiter
Roth Of New York. employed at one OF
the hotels at Saratoga Lake, was in
stantly killed early to-day when the au-
tomobile in which he was riding
crashed through q bridge into Geysers
Creek. near this city. Roth was buried
under the car in fifteen feet Of water.
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
SEEKS TROUT, GETS BODY.

PENN yam, N. Y. June 1s.-Carl Mall
,ory drew in his trout rig on Lake
Keuka early to-day and found that the
body Of william Conklin. So, had been
caught on it under the surface during
the night.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Obregon Reviews Benefits
Of His Administration
Repatriation, Help to Destitute
and Establishment of Cordial
Relations With 26 Countries

MEXICO CITY, Oct. % (By The AS
sociated Press) ss).-Accomplishmen Of
President Obregon's administration
were reviewed in statement issued
to-day by Secretary of the Treasury
de la Huerta. He points out the fol-
lowing:
Repatriation of thousands of Mex
leans at cost of millions Of pesos, the
expenditure of 100000 pesos to help
economically destitute villages and
towns in the republic reduction of the
army by 10000 men, the establishment
of cordial official relations with twenty
six countries, the acquisition of fifteen
vessels for the merchant marine, better
educational facilities, establishment of
a normal bank situation and the
stabilizing of monetry affairs.
"Ihe government has succeeded" :"
says the statement, sin having all mat
ters between our government and those
of foreign countries treated in Mexico,
even in matters concerning the inter-
ests of the most powerful governments
of the world. The executive govern
ment has made every effort to arrange
the difficulties with the oil men and to
resume payment of interest on the
national debt. The return of all con-
fiscated property has been brought
about. The crisis caused by crop losses
and the decline of silver has been met
without the loss of any of the interests
Of our countrV.n
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Hungary To Be Neutral
On Charles's aspirations
VIII Oppose agitation Concern
ing Restoration Until Allies
Decide, the Premier Declares

PARIS. Oct. % (By The Associated
Press sl.-Count Stefan Bethlen, Hun
garian Premier. in an address at PEGS,
Hungary, declared the Hungarian gov
ernment would oppose agitation for or
against the restoration of ex-Emperor
Charles until proposed negotiations
with the Allies had been completed,
according to a dispatch received here
to-day from Budapest The dispatch
indicates that Premier Bethlen's ad-
dress was made before Charles's ar
rival at Oedenburg had become known.
"The revolution stopped the King
from exercising his sovereign rights p
Premier Bethlen is quoted as saying.
Such interruption of his powers being
admissible under the Hungarian con-
stitution, and the exercise Of his SOW
ereignty being dependent upon the
acceptance of certain conditions, the
government, in the name of the nation,
ought to negotiate these conditions
with the King" the Hungarian Premier
continued.
"The government" he declared,
without ceasing to consider the ques-
ton Of the King from the viewpoint of
internal affairs, ought to also enter
diplomatic negotiations with the great
powers to present Hungary's point of
view. Until these negotiations have
resulted in some conclusion, the gov
ernment will oppose any movement
tending to agitate the question of the
King. The government will tolerate
neither provocations to revolution nor
attempts to dethrone the King"
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Wife Of Abel C.. Thomas
Sues for Separation
Husband Ordered to Show
Cause Why He Should Not
Paw $50 a Week

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. Oct 22.-Su-
preme Court Justice Joseph Morschau-
ser signed an order in the Supreme
Court here to-day which revealed that
Mrs. Edna Wadell Thomas, former
vaudeville actress, who defeated di-
vorce action by her husband. Abel c..
Thomas, last June. Is now plaintiff in
a separation action brought against
her husband.
The order. which is returnable next
Tuesday in special term of the Su-
preme Court at White Plains. requires
Thomas to show cause why he should
not be directed to pay his wife $3.50 q
week and $4,000 counsel fees. Mrs.
Thomas. it is said. bases her suit for
separation on grounds of cruel and in
human treatment.
Mr.. Thomas resides at the Yale Club.
in New York City. The couple were
married in Chicago in 1919. There are
no children. 1t is said that there is
still pending q motion made at the
close of the divorce. action brought by
Mr.. Thomas for new trial. This
motion is before Justice J. Addison
Young. and if he decides to grant a
new trial the action Of Mrs. Thomas
for separation will precede it.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Hudson Ferry Skipper
Passes 87tll Birthday

His eighty seventh birthday ami
versary out Of the way, Captain John
Lyons, who has navigated the Hudson
River since 1862, continues to guide the
good ferry Rockland between Nyacls
and Tarrytown.
Hale and hearty, the skipper marked
his latest anniversary with chat
about some of the distinguished pas
sengers he had carried in the last
sixty-nine years.
He remembers Horace Greeley by the
way he used to chuci1le over the comic
pictures in the newspapers and tell all
his friends aboard the boat about
them. Admiral Farragut was small
man, like the captain himself, but al
ways ready for chat about things of
the sea. Grover Cleveland, Theodore
Roosevelt, Sir Thomas Upton and
members Of the Gould and Rockefeller
families always stepped into the cap
tain's cabin Tor visit when they pa
tronixed the boat he commanded for
years on the Haverstraw to New York
run.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Charles Als0ays Hopeful
OF Regainir,g His Throne
Made Several Efforts, and Last
March Returned to Budapest,
Believing People Wanted Hin,

Charles the Hopeful rapidly is be-
coming one Of the most pitiful figures
in the ranks Of exiled royalty. Even
in the last doomful days of Austria
Hungary, prior to his forced abdica-
ton in November, 1918, the last Of the
Hapsburgs cherished hope that some
how an ark would be provided for him
in the threatening deluge.
In. pursuance Of this hope that he
would be permitted to retain She
throne Of his fathers, Charles hastily
had plans for a "federalized" form of
government drawn up. The. plans
were presented to his people, but be-
fore the test came which would de-
eide whether the falling empire would
go red or 60 purple the Allied gov
ernments forced the retirement Of the
Emperor.
Center. Of Many Plots
Ever sanguine. ever confident Of the
loyalty of his people, Charles at once
became the center of royalist plots
for, the recovery Of the throne of the
Hapsburgs. Propagandlsts for the
royalist cause were active in Austria
and Hungary in November, 1918.
Their first efforts are said TO have
been directed for the most part to
rallying the women to the cause. The
women Of the former empire had other
matters to think of in those DAYS when
children by the million were N danger
of death by starvation, and the repre-
sentatives of the Allied governments,
then numerous in the country, had
little difficulty in dealing with this
preliminary campaign Of the royalists
Nothing sufficied to discourage the
movement for the reinstatement of
Charles, however, ard in 1919 the
former Emperor was exiled TO Switzer-
land.
Even this did not suhdue him. In
March Of this year cam. his most de-
termined effort up to that time to re-
cover his throne. 1t was no less dar-
ing q venture thar an actual sally in
person into his former domain. II was
accomplished with the aid Of Prince
Sixtus Of Bourbon, who obtained for
the exile a passpor. made out in the
name of fictitious person.
Charles's advisers evidently had led
him to believe that his mere appear
ance in the land which he ruled for a
few turbulent months would cause an
uprising which would reseat him on the
throne
Nothing of the kind occurred. When
the exile had made mis- way to Budapest
and presented himself at the imperial
palace he found that he was an en-
barrassment even to his well-wishers.
Stubbornly refusing at FIRST TO ecknow-
ledge that his people had repudiated
him, Charles refused to yield TO the
advice of Admiral Horthy. the regent.
and members OF the Cabinet.
He would not return to -witzerland,
he said, until his people bade him do
So For several days he remained In
one of his former castles, occasionally
showing himself to groups of royalists.
The groups were pitifully small, how
ever, and the enthusiasm due to 8 re-
turning monarch was utterly lacking in
their attempts 70 show tKeir loyalty.
Convinced at last that his advisers in
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Twelve Stolen Fords
Recovered; Z Men Held

! Twelve stolen Ford sedans were re-
covered yesterday by the police as a
result Of the arrest of seven men in
Jamaica by detectives Of the East 126th
Street police station, who have been
following the operations of an alleged
gang of auto thieves said to be spe-
cializing in Ford cars.
Four Of the men were held without
bail for examination next Monday
when arraigned before Magistrate Peter
a. Hating on charges of grand lar
ceny. The magistrate declined to ac-
cept bail of $4,000 offered for each of
Che prisoners. Four of them gave their
names as Harry Kellar, Of l2 Haven
Avenue; Walter Kabel, of 234O Twenty
third Street, Richmond Hill; Andrew
Schmidt, of 922 Bryant Avenue, the
Bronx, and Walter Vogelsang, of 81
Sutton Street: Brooklyn. The other
three arrested were arraigned in
Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Hylan Regime
Stupidity Cost
City $282,O0O

that the matter dragged along for
about three months when Dr. Copeland.
on November is. decided TO ask the
Corporation Counsel if the understand
ing he had with the Products company
WAS binding.
Despite the fact that the Corporation
Counsel had told him several months
before that it was invalid the Health
Commissioner was now. on December
81, advised by Mr.. Nicholson, acting
Corporation Counsel, that it was bind
ing.
The Products Company, however. had
by this time changed its mind about
the price. and as there had been no
formal contract covering the matter
it insisted on higher figure The
question was discussed at conferences
between the health and law officers Of
the city and presentatves Of tbs
concern on January of this year. It
is understood that Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Pascal at this meeting
informed the Health Commissioner
that ne did not have to publicly let
this contract, but the Comm ssioner
went aheaG and got another exemption
from the Board OF Aldermen and un-
necessarily readvertised for bids for
the third time.
Only One Offer Received
The Products Company, which had
bid $4,000 year Tor five years in
May of 1920, now was the only bidder
at Sl77,000 year for only two years.
The contract was awarded to the cons
Germ at the last figure. c. A. Alling,
president of the Products Manufacture
ing Company, and A. NJ. Hayes, treas
urer, explained their boost at the tins
with the assertion that the hides and
other by-products of the Job had de-
preciated in value. 1t was pointed OUT
by others interested, however, that a
great portion of the work involved had
been eliminated by the motorlzation Of
both private and city vehicles
The transaction can be summed up
as follows: The city is paying for two
years and the eleven months delay
against s166,250 which it could have got
ten off with for the same period If there
had been no bungling or procrastination
on the part of administrative officers.
The city is thus suffering loss of S252,-
600, which may be substantially in.
creased at the end of the first two-year
period when another contract will have
to be drawn up.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
'Caynor Letter
Skaters Attack
Against Curran
Attempt Of Hirshfeld to Re-
vive Charge of Alleged
Graft i'm Stands Baked by
Late Mayors Retraction

Borough President Henry H. Curran
coalition candidate for Mayor, last
night demolished an attack made upon
him by Mayor Hylan's Commissioner
of Accounts, David Hirshfeld, who
made public letter he had sent to
State Senator Charles C. Lockwood in
during about affidavits Senator Lock
wood is said to have obtained concern
ing alleged graft in stand permits in
Mr.. Curran's district when the latter
was an alderman.
Mr.. Curran's reply to the attack was
merely to make public letters which he
and Mayor Gaynor wrote TO their re-
spective attorneys agreeing to drop the
suit Mr.. Curran instituted against
Mayor Gaynor. alleging libel, because
Of Gaynor's intimation that Mr.. Cur
ran had profited by the graft in stand
permits.
Produces Gaynor's Letter
The letters show that Mr.. Curran
dropped his suit because Mayor Gay
nor acknowledged, over his signature,
that there was no evidence to show
that Mr.. Curran was concerned in the
graft, and, besides, expressed his graft
crate with him in checking the alleged
graft. Mayor Gaynor's letter, written
to his attorney, Stephen C.. Baldwin,
follows:
Getty of New York, Office of the Mayor,
March g. 1913.
"Dear Mr.. Baldwin: The suggestion
made to ME by you and Judge Olcott,
counsel for Mr.. Curran, that the suit
brought against ME by Alderman Cur
ran should be discontinued meets with
my approval. would not in any case
wish to Withstand the joint advice of
counsel. Much less do l wish to do so
in this case, for now that the evidence
of the trafflcking in licenses for stands
and the payment of money for such IL
censes has been collected, there is no
evidence that Mr.. Curran personally
participated in such graft or received
any money therefrom. When l wrote
my letter to Mr.. Curran, of which he
complains, l had much evidence which
hcd been furnished to me by various
departments and officials, some of it
sworn to, that such trafficking and
grating was taking place throughout
the city When described the method
by which graft was secured in licens-
ing these stands namely, that certifi-
cate of approval would be secured from
She alderman of the district by 60
between or ward .heeler, who would
hold it up and refuse to deliver it until
he was paid for it, | had ample evil
dence thereof before NE, and there
had accumulated before me evidence
that certain persons were pursuing
this system in Mr.. Curran's aldermanic
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

Switzerland had been mistaken, that
the time was not yet ripe for his re-
turn, Charles went back into exile.
The district of Burgenland in which
Charles made his landing on his latest
attempt to regain his throne is on the
frontier between Austria and Hungary
and is still in state of political tur-
moil. Although nomnally Austrian by
decision of the Supreme Council, it was
occupied by Hungarian irregulars in
much the way that Fiume was seized
by D'Annunzio.
A modification Of the original ruling,
by which Oedenburg and its environs
should decide by vote whether to be-
come Austrian or Hungarian, failed to
satisfy the Hungarians and the occupy
ing forces still were in possession at
last accounts.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Sacco and Vanzetti to
Haze Hearing Oct. 20
Court Declares Action Vas Not
Hurried by Bombing Episode
tn PMis; Will Ask Ne,u Trial

: BOSTON, Oct. 22.-Judge Webster
ssayer, Of the Superior Court, before
ssiom Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo
,ansstti were convicted of murder in
'ae nrst degree for the killing of a
!say!lnaster and his guard during q
.aocup eighteen months ago, to-day
~ y saturday. October 20, as the date
w nearing arguments on motions for
anew trial.
4, lac hearing will be held in the Nor
Ia ~ Csounty Courthouse. at Dedham,
's 'sage Ihayer said, unless the defend
ss's should waive their right to be
s.ssent, T. In which event it will be held
~. Inc date was announced after a
saaeIence with counsel for the con-
e1ssa men and the District Attorney.
saage Ihayer will pass on the bill of
sSsspslons filed by counsel for the de-
sslss on December /, he said.
s,,,N vs,uge ihayer announced that to-
s conference had been called be-
~ me recent bombing episode in
ms.s sss, adding that otherwise the i'm
vss'on s.sss might have gone out that the
1,ss ss' mad been hurried by it. eve
a. not been moved in any way by
-. ~ event." he said.
s,,s as postponement for a month of +be
~ II ~ lor \, Ming exceptions, originally
gsagsS ~ ~ november l, was granted by
~ mayer on motion of counsel for
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Claims of Poor
To Be Prosecuted.
Lockwood Pledges
Candidate for Comptroller
Attacks Craig for OBJ
structing Damage Pay
ments; Remedy If He Wins

In the interest OF justice and human
ity the claims entered against the city
by persons who were injured in acci-
dents on the surface lines should be
settled without further delay, said SEN
ator Lockwood yesterday in assailing
Comptroller Craig for obstructing the
payment by the city of just claims re-
covered on judgments in the Supreme
Court Senator Lockwood says that
after he is elected Comptroller he will
see to the paving of ali such just
claims without further delay. Senator
Lockwood's statement follows:
There are between $4,000, 900 and
s4,O0O,O00 Of Judgment claims against
surface line companies damages suf-
tered by passengers, pedestrians and
owners OF motor cars and trucks for
personal injuries done by surface cars.
In most of these claims judgments have
been recovered after trial In some
OF them judgments have been entered
IN the way of compromises. They in
cude the bills of physicians, lawyers
and nurses. Some Of those injured
were children. Many of those who
have received judgments are verv Door
persons. A few have sustained iniu-
rles from which they will not recover.
The two surface line companies are
in the hands Of receivers and until
there is some settlement none of these
claims are being or are likely to be
paid. The dilatory and obstructive
policy of Comptroller Craig in opposing
any settlement of the TRANSPORTATION
question, urgently demanded by the
public, is working a cruel hardship to
several thousand holders of unsatisfied
Judgments against the companies. Sen
ator Lockwood is pledged as the city's
financial representative after January
!, 1922, to support the demands of these
holders of judgment claims to be CON
sldered and to have their demands paid
IN the interest of justice and human
ity."
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

district. But, as have said, there is
no evidence that Mr.. Curran ever par.
ticipated in the payment or recent OF
such moneys. And / am exceedingly
glad to believe that he did not, and 1t
must be remembered that I never di-
rectiy said that he did.
"And what pleases me now very much
is that. Mr.. Curran will give me his
powerful assistance in routing out this
form Of graft all over the city. shall
be most glad to work with him to that
end. Sincerely yours.
civilian J. GAYNOR, Mayor"
stephen C. Baldwin, 1870 Montague
Street, Brooklyn, N. Y"
Mr.. Curran's letter to w. NJ. K. Oh
colt, his counsel in the suit. follows:
"City Hall, New York City,
March 26, 1913.
Dear judge Olcott: have seen the
Mayors letter to Mr.. Baldwin, and
concur in the settlement of my suit
against the former. | commenced il
because his honor's letter to me of Sep
tember 9, 1912, appeared to accuse me
Of dishonesty he now disclaims or
withdraws that accusation. and | am
satisfied not only with that but with
his suggestion that hereafter he and
CT conditions regarding the licensing
of stands throughout the city. can
not refrain, however, from saying that
| do not believe that any of the district
captains of my district were dishonest
in the matter OF these licenses. | know
them all intimately, and do not think
less of their honesty than Of my own
Yours truly, HENRY H. CURRAN."
Hon. W. NJ. K. Olcott."
Affidavits Sought
In his letter to Senator Lockwood
Commissioner Hirshfield says that the
latter assisted Raymond B. Fosoick
then Commissioner of Accounts. ir
the investigation of the graft in stane
permits. "A number of persons have
been asking for the affidavits said te
have been obtained concerning the
graft in Mr.. Curran's district, Com
missioner Hirshfield continued. and in
vestigation showed they we're missing
from the files. He asked Senator
Lockwood to send them to him.
In order to identify the case beyond
question in Senator Lockwood's mind
Commissioner Hirshfeld described il
as follows in his letter:
"As you know, up to several year!
ago, under an ordinance of the Boarc
could not grant license for a news
stand, for fruit or for bootblacl
stand without the approval of the
alderman of the district wherein the
stand was to be located.
"1f you recall, sometime in Septem
ber, 1912, Henry H. Curran, then &
member of the Board of Aldermen
brought an action in the New York Su
preme Court against the late Mayor
Gaynor, to recover 100000 damages
for an alleged libel, claiming in Para.
graph vi of his complaint filed in the
New York County Clerks Office, tha
Mayor Gaynor, in letter to him under
date OF September 8, 1912, meant ane
intended to mean that he (Curran) il
the performance of his said duties as
a member of the Board of Aldermen
was a CRATER and caused money to b,
illegally obtained and extorted from
the applicants for newsstands as :
consideration for his indorsing hi:
consent upon such application and t,
consenting to the granting of such
license, and that he shared in such ex
tortion money"
This damage suit was never tried
but was withdrawn.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Berlin Fears Royalist
Reuoh if Charles Wins

CofN"irh; lf.i, New York Tribune Inc.
BERLIN, Oct. 22.-"If' King
Charles succeeds in his second ad-
venture, it will mean the begin
ming of counter revolution
throughout central Europe" says
"Die Freiheit" to-day. Both this
newspaper and "Vorwaerts" as
sert that a restoration in Hun
gary would find repercussions in
Germany, greatly encouraging the
monarchists here in their dream
of making the Hohenzollerns once
again rulers of Germany.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

The faculty, alumni and students of
the Law School of Columbia University
yesterday organized the Columbia Uni
verslty Law Library Association. the
purpose Of which will be to make tho
law library of the school unsurpas ssed
by any of it's kind in the world. The
movement is headed by Dean Harlan
F. Stone and is supported by President
Butler.
Frederick c. Hicks, law Librarian.
was chosen president of the new as.
sociation, and Lawrence II. Schmehl
secretary and treasurer. Harold r.
Medina has been named alumni mem
Der Of the executive committee, and
the faculty member is Professor Under
hill Moore.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Italy WiH Take No Action
In SaccO-Tanzefti Case Non

ROME, Oct. 22.-The Foreign Office
to-day issued statement regarding
the Sacco-Vanzetti case, declaring any
action IN favor Of the two Italians who
have been convicted of murder in the
United States would be premature.
The statement points out that new
trial of the two men may be held in
another court, or, if an application for
q new trial were rejected, the case
could be appealed to the Supreme
Court, or the prisoners might be par
doned by the Governor of the state.
Attention also is called by the an
nouncement to the fact that Richard
Washburn Child, the American AM
bassador at Rome, has no jurisdiction
in the case.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Niagara Gorge Roadbed
Nav Be Public Highway

BUFFALO, Oct. 15.-The roadbed of
the Niagara Gorge Railroad, over which
thousands Of tourists at Niagara Falls
have made the trip down close 20 the
lower rapids and the Whirlpool, may
become public highway for auto
mobiles and other vehiculsr and foot
travel
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

the defense, who wished more time to
go over the mass Of evidence and pre-
pare q bill