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New-York tribune., 1921-02-03
Declares Gould
Made Million
Pledges to Wed
Counsel for Mrs. Blum. n
Breach of Promise Suit.
Says She Refused $lO,OO0
offered by the Defendan,
Hearing Will Be Saturday
Both Sides Silent, but Com.
plaint Is Asserted to Con.
tain Sensational CIa,Aes

Mrs. Elsa Lodevics Blum will anne.r
Saturday morning before Justice Fircb
in the Supreme Court against Kinedor
Gould, second son Of George Law
Gould, from whom she asks $500 0oa
damages for alleged breach of promise
Norman P. Schloss, counsel for Mrs
Blum, said yesterday that the corr.
plant contained several sensational
clauses and not only alleged one prom
ise Of marriage, but millions" OF
them.
Mr.. Schloss admitted that both the
plaintiff and the defendant had agreed
to refrain from making statements or
commenting upon the case until after
the supplementary hearing SATURDAY.
at which time Robert B. Knowles,
counsel for Mr.. Gould, would attempt
to prevent the defendant being eg.
amined before the trial If the defen-
dant is successful in blocking a pre-
liminary examination, summons and
complaint will be Immediately served,
according to Mr.. Schloss.
Mr.. Schloss intimated that Mrs. Blum
was on the verge of breakdown be-
cause the affair had been made public.
He said:
''This affair is not one os a singer
or an actress bringing suit against
wealthy man, knowing that she is TO
benefit either way the case may be
decided. She does not want publicity
of any kind and is shrinking from it.
Mr.. Gould has offered her $4,000, but
we will not accept such q sum. When
it was testified Monday that such an
offer had been made Mr.. Gould did
not deny it to Justice Finch. 1t is
NJ nf fhot M oil
will show that not only one promise
of marriage was made, but that mil
lions were made. Neither was the meet
ing of my client clandestine one, but
an honest and fair one, which resulted
in love and broken promises"
Efforts to find Mr.. Gould yesterday
were unsuccessful. Until few weeks
ago he resided at '829 Park Avenue,
but recently removed to $50 East
Seventy-second Street. At the Office Of
his father it was said Mr.. Gould was
not in. His secretary said Mr., Gould
had instructed him to make no state
ment. He was unable to give Mrs.
Blum's present address, and in re-
sponse to a direct question replied
that "he knew no more about the young
lady than he had read in the news
papers"
Mrs. Blum, formerly the wife Of
Dr.. B. Blum, a dentist, obtained her
divorce decree on June 6, 1917, after
withdrawing q separation suit, previ-
ously filed. DR.. Blum made an unsuc.
cessful appeal to have the divorce
decree, granted by the lower court,
set aside, but his appeal was denied
by the Supreme Court. Mrs. Blum at
that time lived in Arkville, N. Y. M
Gould was married to Miss Annunzi alta
Camilla Maria Lucci, an artist, during
the latter part of 1917.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-03
Foley Says Cillen
Testified Z a Is ely
In Shipping Inquiry
Emergency Fleet Director
Denies Favoritisrn or
That Money Was Wasted
by the Policy of Fueling

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.--Charges that
had been made by Martin j. Gillen be-
fore the House committee investigating
Shipping Board operations were made
to-day before the same committee by
Captain Paul Foley, director Of opera
tions Of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton
Captain Foley denied that favoritism
had been shown in the assignment of
Shipping Board tank steamers, as had
been alleged by the former executive
assistant to the chairman of the board.
He also denied fatty that money had
been wasted by an unecononlical policy
i'll fuelling ships, and that the board
had chartered at $3.50 a deadweight
ton tankers worth SIS to $40 dead
weight ton.
Proposals which would have solved
the fuel oil bunker problem of the
American merchant marine for the next
five years, Captain Foley continued,
were blocked by the malicious inter
ference" of Mr.. Gillen.
The witness explained that as head
OF the tank steamer department ne
submitted to the Shipping Board, "as
of May 4, 1920, a considerable state
nent of the fuel position obtaining
throughout the world, together with
proposals which if adopted would have
secured the bunkering problem of the
American merchant marine for period
of five years to come" These failed CT
acceptance, he added, because of the
opposition of Mr.. Gillen."
Termination within thirty days of
the present agreement between the
Shipping Board and crews of govern
nent, merchant ships on the Pacific
Coast governing wages and working
conditions was announced tonight by
Chairman Benson
Hearings will be held by the Ship
ping Board February 81 to discuss with
representatives. Of the Pacific Coast
ports the establishment of trade routes
and the ALLEGATION of vessels for these
routes from Pacific coast ports to
ports in the Orient
New-York tribune., 1921-02-03
Brooklyn Chamber Urges
Charter Revis;on Inquiry
Increased Coss OF City Govern
naent Cited in Urging Bills
Looking to fyre0fer Ecopon,v

Approval of the bills introduced at
Albany by Senator Alvah w. Burlin-
game jr. and Assemblyman Frederick
A Wells, providing for the appointment
Of legislative commission to investi-
gate the city administration with a
view to revising the New York CITY
charter, was given yesterday by the
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. A
statement issued yesterday follows, in
Fart:
"1n his message to the Legislature
Governor Miller said: The financial
condition of the City of New York
raises the query whether there are not
administration and he calls the at
tcntion of the Legislature to the urgent
reed of economy in local as we'll as
state government. o
"This question has been raised many
times recently by thinking people of
this city, who have watched the budget
Of the City of New York grow from
$174,000,000 to approximately $780,
100000, the tax rate from 1.75 to 24S,
and the assessed valuation of property
in the city from $685. 100000 to s9,-
6O0,o00.000 during the past ten years.
During the same period they have
witnessed an increase in the bonded in
debtedness of the city from about
Ss4o,O00,0oo in 1910 to over ST.
32,000,O00 in 1920.
"The people Of the city generally are
convinced that an unprejudiced, non
partisan commission, appointed under
authority of law and empowered to
make searching and constructive
study of the organization of depart
merits and Offices in the city govern
ment, will find many places where Of
fees, bureaus and departments can
either be co6rdinated OR functions re-
distributed, and where economies can
be introduced in the administration of
city and county affairs.
"Such commission should re COM
posed of citizens of New York City, OF
men who have an experience or are
actively interested in public affairs and
il whom the public will have full con-
fidence."
New-York tribune., 1921-02-03
Standar Oil
Reduces Bonus.
Lowers Price
$4,000 New Jersey Emit
pIoyees Lose IO9o of I'm.
come; Products Price Cut
Second Time i'm Month
Gasoline Drops One. Cent
Company Is Planning to
Reduce War Time Earn
ings of $4,000 Others

The second reduction in the price Of
gasoline within the last thirty days
was announced yesterday by the
Standsrd Oil Company Of New Jersey.
The cut is one cent gallon, and fol.
lowing the action Of the New Jersey
company the Standard Oil Company
Of New York authorized a similar re-.
duction. The price in New York now
is 80 cents and in New Jersey 27M,
cents for gasoli sold from tank
wagons. The prices Of kerosene ana
painters naphtha also came down like
amounts.
Reduced costs of mid-continent
and Pennsylvania crude oils wers
given rs the reason for the companies
action, but itswas said there has been
no lessening of the costs of manu-
facture. Pennsylvania crude, from
which is obtained the high class
lubricants, is now being sold for So
a barrel, against $6.10 charged last
month, and mid-continent crude, the
Oklahoma and Kansas product, is SELL
ing for SO, compared with $3.50, the
previous price.
Applies to Other States
Besides New York and New Jersey,
the reductions announced also apply
to Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina
and Louisiana.
The additional announcement was
made by the New Jersey company thai
as result of an agreement entered into
with it's employees reduction of one
half of the 20 per cent bonus paid them
would become effective ON February
is. About 10000 workers are in
volved in the agreement, and company
officials say that similar action prob
ably will be taken with regard to
$4,000 others in subsidiary companies
throughout the country.
While the reduction in the bonus
which was agreed upon as temporary
measure in aiding the workers to meet
increased costs Of living is equivalent
to ten per cent of the employees
wages, officials of the New Jersey COM
pany denied that the reduction is one
of wages.
Not Cut in Wages
Northrop Clarey, secretary to A. C.
Bedford, president of the New Jersey
RNtiJ1 c0ho yCotSiQdy
''In accordance with their agreement
employees Of the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey at all their several re-
hneries have voluntarily accepted the
removal Of one half of the cost of-liv-
ing agreement which has been paid to
them in numerous wage increases. This
agreement provided that when the cost
Of living rs shown by the United
States Government figures dropped to
the level of December, 1919, ten per
cent of the bonus would be done away
with, and that when the cost of living
should reach the level held in Decem-
Der, 1918, the other ten per cent would
be surrendered.
This is not reduction in wages.
which have been increased ten times
since the beginning of 1916, in addition
to the two, st-of-living bonuses.
Wages at the refineries stand to-
day at level of from IT'S per cent
to goo per cent above those in force
on January /, 1916"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-03
Bill Proposes
Inquiry Here to
Revise Charter
Measure Offered in Both
Houses of Legislature
Creates Commission of %
Members TO Make Probe
S5O,O 600 Fund Provided
Law to Keep Theater Ticket
Spectators Off the Pub
lie Thoroughfares Urged
FROM a star .cerresuonasnt

ALBANY. Feb. 2.-Senator Alvah W..
Burlingame and Assembiyman Frede-
rick A. Wells, Republicans, of Brook
lyn, to-day introduced bill for the
creation Of a commission of twenty
three members to investigate the gov
ernment Of New York City and to pre-
pare recommendation for a revision
OF the city charter.
The committee would consist of
three Senator's, FIVE Assemblymen and
tifte ! citizens of New York Citv. The
measure would permit the commission
to spend up to $4,000 in its work, the
funds to be furnished from the city
treasury.
Curbs Ticket SPECTATORS
The Senate to-day passed the Walton
bill prohibiting theater ticket specula-
tors from offering tickets for sale on
public thoroughfares. Persons found
guilty of making such sales would be
punished for misdemeanor
The Senate Judiciary Committee re.
ported out the companion measure to
the bill, which requires the licensing
OF trms or persons engaged in the sale
OF theater tickets. The license fee is
liked at $lO0. 1t is provided that it
sinai! De iliegal TO oHer tickets Tor sale
at price more than SO cents in excess
Of the regular price. Violation of this
stipulation would be punishable with
Jail sentence Of not more than one wear
or maximum fine of $1,000.
A bill introduced by Senator Saliva
tore A.. Cotillo would take the burden
OF considering pardon cases away from
the Governor A pardon board of
three members would be created-under
the measure. Senator Cotillo also in
troduced a resolution amending the
constitution by making the judges of
the Court of Appeals appointive instead
OF elective.
Governor to Name Judges
The Governor would name the
judges, subject to the approval o. the
Senate. 1t is stipulated that not more
than four judges shall be members of
the same political party.
Senator Charles j. Hewitt and AS
Joseph A. McGinnies, chair
men Of the Legislative finance commit
tees, introduced bill repeating the
law providing for the payment Of ST a
day to teachers while attending insti-
tutes and conferences and an allow
ance of 10 cents mile If the bill
is enacted. the teachers must pay these
expenses out Of their own pockets.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-03
Fitzsiralrnons Says
He Murdered Wife
For Scolding, Him
Jersey Prisoner Draws Plan
of Scene to illustrate His
Confession; Used Knife
He Killed Chickens With

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Feb. p
After several hours of continuous ques-
tioning William Fitzsimmons early to-
day broke down and confessed to the
murder Of his wife. Mary, at their home
in Woodbridge last Saturday morning
FitZsimmonss confession was dra-
matte, according to County Detective
f. A. David, who was with the prisoner
in the Office of Prosecutor Joseph e.
Stricken when he told of the murder.
David said that the prisoner not only
recited the details of the killing, but
drew a diagram on the floor in order
more forcibly to bring out the story.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons was nineteen years
old and the mother of two children,
one two years old, the other an in
FAINT Her body was found in the
upper floor of her home in Wood
bridge, with the throat cut, and her
husband insisted when he nrst was de-
tanned in connection with the crime
that he knew nothing of it and that it
must have been suicide.
In the confession Fitzsimmons is said
to have told the authorities he arose
on Saturday morning feeling "dopey,"
as the result Of taking some tablets
given to him in the hospital Of the
Raritan arsenal, where he was en-
ployed. AS he sat on the edge of the
ped, he said, Mrs. Fitzsimmons came
into the room and scolded him for
being late. Then, he said, according
to the police, he took out knife he
had used to kill chickens and with
out getting up out of bed drew his
wife down and stuck the knife into
her throat.
He told the prosecutor, it is said
that he stepped over her body after
he had killed her and went downstairs
and ate his breakfast. After he had
kissed the two babies he went to work
as usual, being under the impression
that the authorities would accept the
theory of suicide.
An admission was made by the
prisoner that he had often auarreled
with his wife, one reason being that
he had seen a letter written by her
to- John Francke, her brother, express
ing a desire to leave him. Before
going to Woodbridge he lived in Jersey
City, and at one time lived with his
wife's father.
The girl the police have been
seeking in the case, as an alleged rival
of Mrs. Fitzsimmons for the affection
of her husband, has been traced to
Perth Amboy, it was said yesterday,
and may be apprehended within few
hours.
A formal charge of murder has been
made against Fitzsimmons by Prose-
cutor Stricken
New-York tribune., 1921-02-03
Millionaire Peddler Found

BERKELEY, Calf, Feb. 2.--Alfred
Newsome, aged peddler, who was left
an estate of nearly million dollars
by relative in Philadelphia, and for
whom the police have been searching
was found to-day in Berkeley by the
police.
Newsome recently was discharge i
from the county infirmary, where he
had been patient for some time. He
told the authorities he did not know
what relative could have left him the
money. He said he believed he has a
brother, John H., living somewhere in
Maine, and sister, whose given nams
is Myrtle, living in Christ Church,
New Zealand.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-03
Plant Jury Discharged;
Failed to Reach Verdict
Panel Members Said 10 Have
Voted Z TO S for Conviction
of Former Nassau Detective

When nine hours Of deliberation by
the jury in the trial Of Carman Plant,
formerly county detective of Nassau
County, who was charged with receiv-
ing stolen goods, failed to produce a
verdict, the jurors were discharged by
Justice Lazansky early yesterday morn
ing.
1t was said after the jurors were
discharged that throughout their dis
cussion Of the case a majority were in
favor of conviction, at one time stand
ing at ten to two. They then dropped
back to eight to four, it was said, and
when they finally were discharged the
count was seven to five in favor Of q
verdict of guilty.
District Attorney Charles r. Weeks
said he felt that majority vote was
victory for the people, but he inti-
mated that he might bring Plant to
trial in the March term Of the Su-
preme Court.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-03
Policeman Arrests Man
Whose Auto Fells Him
Traffic Patrolman, Knocked
Down and Dragged, Alleges
Reckless Driving

Patrolran John P. Corbett was
knocked down by an automobile while
regulating traffic at Seventh Avenue
and Fifty-first Street about o'clock
last night. He managed to seize one of
the lights of the car and was dragged
for several feet with his body trailing
beneath the engine.
After an ambulance surgeon had
'ressed his bruises Corbett arrested
he driver, Robert P. Barlow, of Forest
,ills, Queens, charging him with reck-
'ess driving. Corbett said that he had
signaled crosstown traffic to proceed
and had turned his back on Barlow's
car, which was on Seventh Avenue.
Barlow was arraigned in night court
and sent back to the West Forty
seventh street police station to appear
in traffic court to-day
New-York tribune., 1921-02-03
Colonel Stuart II Exonerated
Grand Jury Clears Him of Wom-
ans Charge i'm Money Deal

The January grand jury yesterday
discharged Colonel Glenalwyn Stuart,
sixty-one years old, of 125 West Ninety
first Street, who was accused by Mrs.
Emile H. Maynard, of 26 West Seventy
sixth Street, of refusing TO return
$16,5oo she alleged she had given him to
invest.
The grand jury, after hearing all the
evidence in the case, declined to find an
Indictment. The evidence brought out
that Mrs. Maynard gave Colonel Stuart
the money for purposes of investment
at the latter's Office, at is Wall Street.
along with complete power of attor,
ney. At the time of his arrest Colonel
Stuart said the money was safe and
would be returned to Mrs. Maynard
when possible.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-03
Congress Asked to Hold
Inquiry ON Landis's Jobs
Resolution Calls for Decision on
Federal Judge Also Holding
S42. 500 Baseball Position

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.--Congres-
sional investigation to determine wheth-
er Judge Lands is permitted under law
70 continue as Federal judge of the
Northern Illinois District while acting
as arbitrator of organized base ball at
an annual salary Of $42,500 is proposed
In resolution introduced to-day by
representative Welty, Democrat, Of
Ohio.
The House Judiciary Committee
would be authorized by the resolution
TO conduct the inquiry and to determine
whether any action should be taken by
Congress. The measure mentioned that
Judge lands would receive combined
salary OF $4,000 year from his duties
as nudge and baseball arbitrator.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-03

/ seceipt book shows that forty-nine
cases of tho whisky were turned over
10 man named Timothy O'Connor the
night OF December 30.
What became of the consignment
after that IS one Of the matters that
viii engage MIR. Chilvers's attention
te-day. He expects to question O'Con-
nor and several other witnesses who
are alleged so know what became OF it,
sa2 The oooks of the West Thirty
seventh Street station we're suhpmnaed
by Mr.. Chilvers yesterday and they
show that many large consignments Of
Aquor were taken to the house In the
Last four months. Some of these were
seized in the West Thirty-fifth Street
yards of the New York Central
New-York tribune., 1921-02-03

the Tombs, but he considered this mans
evidence to be important enough I'd
take him before Mr.. Whitman. where
the three were closeted for more than
half hour, The man will appear
again this morning.
Terence J.. McManus, counsel for
Captain Percy M. Dn Bois. recently
indicted by the grand jury, appeared
yesterday before Judge Grain with a
motion Tor an inspection of the grand
jury minutes. Judge Grain reserved
New-York tribune., 1921-02-03

The person designated, Mr.. Henns said,
il any one retained him to, commit 8
felony and in the course of that felony
mdrder was committed, that person was
equally guilty with the murderer.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-03

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New-York tribune., 1921-02-03
Fur Scarfs and Odd Pieces
at clearance prices

at clearance prices
$3.50 Natural Red Pointed Fox. SITS
1895 Natural Topped Russian Sable Scarf .$165
Sl95 Cross Fox Scarf 8 az
$295 Greenland Fox and Mole Boa $50
sos Small Kolnsky Cape. ......S IS
$85 Ciyet Cat Stole. ..s.s2 Is
sl25 Taupe Fox and Mole Cape pe...,......$ SIS
sllo Russian Sable Dyed Baum Marten Scarf S SIS
$l95 Natural Hudson Bay Sable Skin. S e5
sl25 Natural Baum Marten Scarf. SIS
S125 Double Skin Natural Mink Scarf ...S So
New-York tribune., 1921-02-03
Smart Day Coats and Wraps

Formerly to $2zs-at S75-So5-
OF velour, duvetyn, veldyn ard other r;cl
semi-wrap and attractive straighs-l:ae model
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-08-18
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF BARBOUR,
DISTRICT OF VALLEY, To-Wit

At regular session of the board Of
education of Valley district of Bar
bour county held at the regular meet
ing place thereof, on the second Tues
day in August, 1921 Present M. D. l..
Corrick President of said board of
education, and w. H. Sothen and j.
w. George, Commissioners.
In accordance with chapter IS, Acts
1921, the board of education proceed
ed to make up an estimate of the a.
mount necessary to be levied for the
current fiscal year, to cover all dis
trict debts and liabilities payable dur
ing the year, including the probable
expenditures for district purposes,
and proper allowances for delinquent
taxes, generations and contingencies,
but deducting the money in the trea-
sury applicable to the service of the
years and district claims doth deter
mine and estimate the several a.
mounts to be levied as follows:
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUR-
POSES
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-08-18
STARK BROS. WHOLE ROOT
FRUIT TREES

Are the best and can be had from 10
to 60 per cent cheaper than last year.
They are priced much lower than any
other reliable nursery prices similar
stock. They are grown in this par
allel of latitude and adapted to this
section of the country considering eli
matte conditions.
On John R. Ices lot at his home on
Serpell Ave in Belington there is 20
trees of a variety growing. This is
August II and our last killing frost
was May 18th and they have grown
as follows:
Monmouth Crimes Golden grew in
sod 29-30-34 and 40inches, Stark
Golden Delicious grew in sod 25-35
and 36 inches,, Rome Beauty 20 in
ches in sod, l Maiden blush 35 inches,
1 Staymans Winesap "a inches, 1
Rambo has four limbs that grew 38
inches each, yellow Transparent 33
inches, 2 Starks Early Elbefta peach
trees grew 81 and SO inches with 10
second growths IL inches long on the
so inch growth, l Tatjie Plum grew
three feet and an enjau pear grew 2
IL feet, Montomorency cherries
grew ten inches on anumber of limbs.
You are invited to come and see these
trees.
Stark Bros recommended fall plant
ing and especially ordering your trees
early so as to be able to supply your
varieties wanted before they are ex-
hausted.
The Trees are guaranteed to come
to you in good condition by the nur-
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them.
Stark Bros Nureries sare the old
est in the Unied States and the larg-
est in the world and they will fur
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They are the fruit mans friend. 1t
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If should fail to call on you come
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get you the best fruit trees that are
grown, also berries, ornamental trees
and shrubbery often at 1-2 the price
asked by the transient agent who Of
ten represents unreliable nurseries.
JOHN R. ICE, Salesman