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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-12-16
LET THE BOYS AT HOME
DECIDE" SAY CORK MEN
'sThey DId the FiEhtinE and Know
Xuh..,. H.. A.. r.s,

'sThey DId the FiEhtiAE and Know
what's Hest for EriB."
The men and women OF Cork IN New
York and their friends win lSssmbIs
tomorrow night at Donovan's Grand
Circle Halls Nos. 9Os and $40 West Sst.l
Street to give full expression ana en-
couragement in the present crisis 10
,heir countrymen IN ireland. The Cork
men believe that the boys at hons who
did the fEhting are the best judges Of
what terms and conditions thsy should
accept in order to bring peace ana con-
tsntment to their country. ..
Prominent speakers will address ths
gatherings tpe halls and two bands
have been engaged. n Win - . night
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-12-16
CHRISTMAS TOYS KILL
cHILDREN'S BENEFACTOR
sidney smith TOmAn Dies Under
Burdcs of His GIFTS.

Sidney Smith Toman. si1ty-tye. edi-
tor and publisher OF the Trotter and
PAGER. died last night at his home, No.
1I2 westerVelt Place. Passaic, from
heart failure. He staggered into the
Elks' Club OF Passa4c under the burden
Of a great load Of toys he had bougnt
hero for the Elks' Christmas distribu-
ton, and 1t Is believed the exertlon
brought on his heart attack.
Mr.. Toman was born in Cleveland.
Early in life no became associated with
the Bulletin journal OF Independence,
Iowa, and later edited the American
Trotter. published at Independence. MI,
Toman came 10 New York twcnty-seVen
years ago to join the staff OF the Trot-
ter and PAGER. For a time he was sec
He leaves a widow. three Sons and two
daughters.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-12-16
BURGLAR SHOT BY DETECTIVE
IN DUEL IN BROOKLY YN HOME
MetelSky, Known as the Ma
sonic Burglar" Once Par
: doned by Gov. Smith.
TRAPPED IN THE HOUSE.
Failure of the Robbers r.
volver to Explode Saves
the Policeman.

- Nathan Halperin, a wealthy meF-
chant. OF No. 1919 President Street,
exclusive Crown Heights section OF
Brooklyn. returned with his wifa fSasa
the opera at A. Nj. to-day and
shortly after they retired heard a
noise In the kitchen.
and notified Brooklyn Headquarters
and the Atlantic Avenue Station got
the police booth at Kingston Avenue
and Carroll Street. Detectives w liam
Seckinger and Joha Mclaughlin
started for the Halperin home. pick
ing up Sergt William Sherman on
the way.
When they reached the house after
a run OF a block and = half Sherman
was stationed In front and Seckinger
and Mclaughlin went TO the stoop In
the back with drawn revolvers just
as the burglar emerged.
Hands up!" ordered Seckinger.
The burglar raised a revolver ami
fired twice. one bullet going through
Seckingers sleeve. He pulled the
trigger twice more but without result,
and then drew a second revoly from
inside his coat Seckinger II n f',ed
twice, one bullet striking th' h1rglar
over the right eye and the otter In
the right shoulder, and he fell.
He was carried into the hou~- py
the three detectives. who found be-
sides the two revolvers q pair Of
gloves used TO avoid finger prints
.-tGo jimmies and a flashlight, He said
he was William Martin. no home,
professional burglar"
1t was not until he had been taken
to st. Johns Hospital that his iden-
tlty was revealed as William Metel-
, sky, forty, the famous Masonic bur-
:ylar," said by the police to be wanted
for at least fifteen "tobs" in the
81. fling Heights, Crown Heights and
Bedford sections OF Brooklyn. stu
conscious. he was on the operating
table when Seckinger recognized hini
as q dangerous two-gun man that
Capt McCloskey. in cnarRe OF detec-
tiveS, had advised his men to shoot
first" II they ever encountered him
The dying man had asked the de-
tective who shot him II he was mar
ried and how many children he had.
and Seckinger replied he had wire
and three children.
"Then I'm glad / didn't get you,
replied the burglar. Its good
thing you got mo. first. l would
have taken each and every one of
you But you got the drop on me-
You win.
you're all pretty lucky. ! know
what this means to me if get we'll
the rest of my life in prison. I'm will
ing to go back the Stata the
twenty-seven and half years still
owe it,"
The police say he had reference to
the rest of a forty-year term he re-
ceived fifteen years or moro ago. he
was pal- ID by Gov. Smith after
serving ~,elve and half years.
The most recent burglary for which
be was sought was in the homo OF
John ]. Brady at No. S75 st. Marks
Aveuus, two doors from Commits
stonAr Inrisht's home, last August.
CONTINUED on Second Page)
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-12-16
HYLAN ANNOUNCES
Scent BUS LINE
FOR FIFTH AVENUE
New Line to Parallel That Of
Fifth Avenue Company,
Charging 10 Cents.
FIGHTS TRACTION RING.
Transit Commission, Which
Summons Mayor to Hearing,
Included in His Excoriation.

Mayor Hylan to-day announced the
intention OF his Administration to
establish n scent bus line in opposi-
ton to that OF the Fifth Avenue
Coach Company. which charges 10
cents on all the streets through which
the Fifth Avenue buses operate.
Yesterday information came from
the Transit Commission that it would
cost the city $73,OOO,OoO to provide
buses enough to meet present surface
transit conditions. 1t was said that
this information was furnished by the
Fifth Avenue Coach Company. The
Mayor pays his respects to the Fifth
Avenue Coach Company in the fol-
lowing statement:
THE Fifth Avenue Coach Company.
which is controlled by the traction
ring for years, has used buses with a
centre OF gravity so high as to in
crease the danger Of an overturn. 1t
is the intention of this Administration,
as early as possible, to get a reliable
concern to put safe buses on the same
streets and operate them at a Hve-
cent fare"
The Mayor also attacked the Tran
sit commission and the Traction
trust papers," as follows:
THE Transit Commission and the
traction trust papers have started
their propa ganda against a system OF
automobile buses for the people OF
this city at 3 cent fare. Their
scheme appears to be to allow tho
traction interests to grab" the bus
franchise privileges and charge a 10
cent fare
The studied attempt 10 condemn
temporary city buses is another
piece of bold propaganda.
I'VE appropriated a million dollars
for the purchase of buses of a type
which would permit entrance from
the curb. The traction interests,
through their attorneys, Guggen-
helmer Untermyer e. Marshall. Sc
cured an injunction restraining the
expenditure Of this money. If the
city had not been stayed by the
court, there would to-day be thou
sands of automobile buses operating
on the streets at a fiVe-cent fare"
The Mayor Comptroller Craig
Commissioner Whalcn and Samuel
Untemyer will be witnesses before
the Transit Commission next week
Mr.. Whalen will be invited TO ap-
pear as the manager OF the proper
ties OF the Staten Island Midland
Railway, now operated by the City
of New York. Because OF the citys
attitude toward the new Transit
Commission and its reluctance Ia
recognize the commission as a
proper legal tribunal. it was learned
day that Commissioner Whalen
may insist that he be Hubpoenaed in
the regular way Mr.. Whalen also
Continued on Second Page.)
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-12-16

LONDON, Dec 16 Associated Press)-BOth Houses of
British Parliament ratified the treaty creating State
by overwhelming majOrities this afternoon
Following final arguments in favor of ratification presented in the
House Commons by Austen Chamberlain Government leader
and in the House of Lords by Lord Chancellor Bkenad both Houses
voted emphatic rejection of the Unost amendments to the Kings ad
dress from the Throne these amendments had been adopted would
have had the effect of killing the treaty.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-12-16
TO CHRISTEN ROMA
FROM A BALLOON
WITH LIQUID AIR
New Semi-Rigid Airship viii Have
Unique Reception at
Washington,
WASHINGTON. Dec. l6.

The army semi rigid airship
Roma. purchased by the Govern
nent from Italy and recently re-
assembled at Langley Field. will
be renamed with a bottle OF air
in liquid form on her arrival to-
morrow. The unique christening
will take place in the air, Miss
Fonrose Wainwright, daughter Of
the Assistant Secretary OF War,
dropping the bottle from a free
balloon on the bow OF the craft
The Roma will arrive over the
capital between 5 and o'clock
and remain until after noon.
Several persons Will be taken on
a trip over Baltimore.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-12-16
MILK DRIvER sRor IL LEe.

George Slack, driver for the Sneffeld
Farms Dairy branch In West 125th
Street asked attention at the Knlcker-
booker Hospital to-day for pistol bullet
wound in mis- left log. He said he had
been attacked by robbers to-day while
In front OF tho restaurant of John Me-
nellA at No. 9aa Ana tardam Avenue. Al
tho restaurant Detective Morsii was told
that Slack had shot himself accidentally
and, ha was arrested for carrying the
YeNpon-
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-12-16
POOR CANADIANS! s
DAILY BEER SUPPLY
CUT TO IL QUARTS
British Columbia StancheS Free
Amber Flow TO Curb
"Beer Clubs
VANCOUVER, d. C., Dec. l6.

VANCOUVEIt,B .. C, DEC. 10.
Two dozen pint bottles a day is
all the beer one may buy from the
British Columbia Government on
a provincial permit henceforth,
an order in council to-day speci-
ned. Tho measure was adopted
in an effort 10 curb the activities
of beer clubs" Formerly there
was no limit TO tho amount
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-12-16
USE THRIFT BONDS
AS XMAS GIFTS,
URGES MELLON
New Certificates Make II Pos.
sible to Give SIS Present
for $50.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Is

The use OF the Treasury's
new thrift bonds for Christmas
presents is advocated by Secre-
tary Mellon.
The new series OF Treasury
saving certificates Just placed on
sale for tho first time. Mr.. Mellon
said. would mako II possible TO
give a S25 Christmas present for
$50. the new certificates being sold
at a discount from their redemD-
ton value At the end OF hvOVOars.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-12-16

THE WORLD TRAVEL BUREAU.
Arcade. PulitBsT IWorldl Building 69-S8 P1fk
Now, n Y. CITY TsSphOnS BsSkmAn 600.
Chsoh room for bagEass and parcsh opsa cav and
HiSht. Aoasy opdsn and uarSllas' ShSOAs tol
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-12-16
IRISH TREATYRATIFTED
BY BRITISH PARLIAMENT
House of Commons by Vote of 4Ol to
So Defeats Amendment to Speech
From Throne, and Lords Follow
With Like Division of 100 to AZ.

Overwhelming Majority Against
Unionist Stand for Ulster Has
Effect of Adopting Speech From
Throne and Creating New State.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27
"A M ~ u -
THE NEWBERRY CASE

Senator Newberry, of Michigan
has returned to his seat in the United
States senate. The leaders of that
august body insist that mo good
would come" from a further investi-
cation of the methods by which he
secured certificate of election. So
the matter will be dropped
Newberry was convicted of buying
his election. The supreme court dis
missed the case, not because the SEN
ator was innocent but because some of
the justices believed congress had
enacted law full of loopholes, while
other justices felt that congress was
without power to regulate primary
elections.
These technicalities are not apt to
interest the plain people of the coun-
try.
What they want to know is, DID
NEWBERRY BUY HIS WAY INTO
THE SENATE, AND IF HE DID,
WHY is HE PERMITTED TO RE-
MAIN?
1t may be that congress can not
regulate primaries, and it is probably
true that the law under which New
berry was prosecuted was drawn so
as to permit millionaire offenders to
slip through it's meshes; but the fact
remains that the senate is the sole
and exclusive judge of it's own MEM
bers.
No court can question it's right to
try the Newberry case on its merits.
That is what should be done.
IF FORD HAD DONE THE BUY
ING IN MICHIGAN INSTEAD OF
NEWBERRY, WOULD THE SEN
ATE TREAT HIM so TENDERLY?
We fear not.
Ford is also millionaire, but he
entertains queer ideas about paying
workers good wages and refusing to
rob the government in time of war.
He is also opposed to buying cleo
tions even when he is candidate.
Such heterodoxy would, of course,
make him an undesirable member
of the upper house of our national
eoiS q Ia fi1ra II q hnr
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27

has rejected the claim of the La Belle
iron works that increased valuation
should be considered as invested cap
ital, and is therefore not taxable.
In 1904 the company bought iron
ore lands in Minnesota for $4,000
In 1917 this property increased in
value to $10,0O0,0O0, which the COM
pany covered by a stock issue and
carried it under invested capital.
The company resisted the govern
ment's attempt to collect taxes on
this increased value of $52 for every
dollar originally invested, on the
ground that the $10,OOO,OOO stock is
sue represented invested capital.
In denying the claim the court said
that every line of the law Shows evi-
dence Of legislative purpose to con-
fine the account to such items as
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27
PAY FOR DOLLARS
GOES UP
Pay For Workers Goes
Down

Washington.-The policy of big
business to raise the dollar wage and
reduce the man wage is shown in q
new bond issue jointly made by the
Northern Pacific Railway Compony
and the Great Northern Railway
Company.
These corporations have bonds now
due that amount to S215, ,227 ,OO0, bear
ing AZ per cent. To renew this in
debtedness they have been authorized
by the interstate commerce commits
sion to issue $3.50, 600, 900 at 6h per
cent interest. The higher interest is
justified by the railroads on the
ground that "many bankers whom
they have consulted" have advised
them that this is necessary.
The new bonds are nearly $15,O00,-
900 in excess Of the amount Of the
The difference goes to
brokers and investment deal
n, who viii receive commission for
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27

gets work elsewhere or whether he
does not has nothing to do with the
courts throwing the power Of govern
ment in favor Of contract that forces
men not to do thing that they have
legal right to do.
What kind of public policy is it to
acknowledge that workers have the
legal right to join trade union and
then permit injunction judges to as
sist employers to annul that right :?
A contract should be based on mutu-
atty. The "yellow dog" is based on
force by one of the parties and on
necessity by the other.
1t is unfair, immoral and unsocial
It does not contain single element
Of contract theory and ignores the
first essential Of contract making.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27

were paid for in stock or shares spe
cifcally issued for it and to their
value at time of such payment
Hundreds Of millions of dollars in
taxes are involved in the decision, as
there are few partnerships or cor
porations which do not carry on their
books an item showing substantial
sums resulting from increased value
of capital assets. According to the
supreme courts decision these valua-
tions are not exempt from taxation.
While the decision shows the real
reason why big business wants the
excess profits law repealed, it also il
lustrates a major reason for high
prices, which business places on it's
products to pay dividends issued on
increased valuation, that is generally
a matter Of bookkeeping.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27
WRECK ROAD
And Hand Stockholders a
Smooth GOuging

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad have
appealed to Senator Cummins, chair
man of the senate interstate commerce
committee, to investigate how fnan-
ciers and bankers have wrecked that
property.
About 5000 stockholders have
been gouged by this high finance
transaction. The jobbery was started
by not paying dividends on first mort
cages on the Wester Pacific railroad,
subsidiary of the Denver & Rio
Grande. This caused the mortgage to
be wrongfully foreclosed, thereby
wiping out the second mortgage held
by the Denver & Rio Grande and over
$30,000,000 promissory notes held by
it. This was accomplished, the stock
holders say, through the device of in
terlocking directors.
These directors then had New
York bank start suit as trustee for the
Western Pacific against the Denver &
Rio Grande, for an alleged breach of
agreement. The bank received
judgment of s3s,OOO,OOO.
"This mastery strike of high fl
nance" says the stockholders, Gimme
diately permitted the tail to wag the
dog; for the Denver & Rio Grande, in
stead of being creditor in the sum
of $55, 100000, became debtor in the
sum Of $38,000,000"
To collect its judgment the bank
stripped the Denver & Rio Grande of
nearly all Of it's free assets, including
So, 100000 in Liberty bonds, all of it's
interest in coal company that has
paid an annual dividend Of $5O0,OOO
to the railroad company, besides mil
lions Of dollars in deposits in banks.
BY collusive proceeding, they
then threw the Denver & Rio Grande,
the parent company, into the hands
Of the vice president of the Western
Pacific as receiver.
This amazing tale, while not new
in railroad history, is most interest
ing at this time because of the rail-
roads plea that so-called "high"
wages is strangling the carriers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27
- - - ~ -
OUR ELECTRIC PLANT

City council on last Friday night
passed an ordinance for the issuance
of bonds to the amount of $4,000 to
employ an expert engineer to survey
the present electric light plant and to
advise council as to whether it should
be enlarged or a plant built instead.
This is the first definite step taken
for solving the electric problem. 1t
is hoped that council will now go right
along and not stop until this question
is settled for good and all time.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27
- - - - -
AMERICAN PLAN
A PERNICIOUS PHRASE

Do not allow yourself to be fooled
into believing that the so-called open
shop is really an American plan.
1t is regular thing with a GER
tain class of people-the few who
feed fat by profteering-to try to
hide their pernicious plans behind
words that the people hold dear. OF
course, Americans love the word
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27

proposition when they spoke Of the
naming of an adjustment board to set
tie all grievances in the future. Such
board would mean peace and prosper
ity for all concerned. Both sides are
to be congratulated for their get
together spirit. Now let the big
building program, of which we were
told so much that the carpenters
were standing in the way of by their
seeming unfair attitude, come on.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27

every $100 sold. The market value
of the bonds-what the public pays
is $96.50 for every 800 bond.
This bond issue means that the
people are sadlled with an additional
tax of $15,O0O,000, at 61a per cent
interest, and because the interest
rate on $23O,OOO,OOO bonds is increas-
ed from Az per cent to 61s per cent,
the public must also pay this increas-
ed wage for the dollar.
This bond deal should be of especial
interest to railroad employees who are
called upon to reduce their living
standards that transportation costs
may be lowered.
~ - A
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27

The committee in charge fixed Sat-
urday, May %, as the day for dedi-
eating the new labor temple, the
home of local organized labor. 1t had
been intended at first that the dedi-
cation of this home would be the oc-
casion for a great demonstration on
the part of labor. However, with so
many men unemployed as there are
at present, labor is in no mood for a
great hurrah or a lot of frills. The
ceremonies will be of simple ma
ture yet appropriate of the occasion.
Some of the best known labor men
of the country will deliver addresses
in the afternoon after which there
will be general get-together in diff
ferent forms of amusement and enter
tainment during the rest Of the day
and evening. But be there, brother
it is your duty to do so.
n "a ~ - -
Next Wednesday the Moose
Greater Hamilton Exposition opens
it's gates for the big 18-day show
This is an enterprise that should re.
ceive the support of every Hamilton
ian Every dollar made is to go into
the handsome new home the lodge is
erecting and which will be a grea
credit 20 our entire city.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27
But Big Biz Would Get
Away From Profits
Tax

Washington.-Th reason big busi-
ness wants the excess profits tax re-
moved was shown in a decision by the
United States supreme court, which