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The evening world., 1921-02-03
COURT is AGAINST
GREAT ROAD CLAIMS
Says Highway Contractors Cannot
Be Reimbursed for Losses
During War.

ALBANY. Feb. 3.-Highway contrac-
tors who lost heavily on State highway
contracts because OF rising costs during
the war period cannot recover the in
crease in costs from the state, the
Court OF Claims ruled to-day. About
$4,000. 900 In claims is involved in the
decision.
The ruling came in a claim for extra
costs, filed under the knight act Of 1919,
which provided that contractors who
lost money because OF rising prices
could take their bills to the Court OF
Claims for adjustment. The Legisla-
tre appropriated S3,OOO,OO0 TO pay
these. Last year II appropriated 81
OOO, 900 more.
The opinion OF the Court, written by
Judges AukeTman and Morschauser
holds that the Legislature cannot pass
laws which virtually audit and provide
for payment of private claims. The
further contention is set up that such
| legislation awards higher pay for con-
| tracts already in existence. judge
Smith disseUtcd.
II is believed the ruling will affect
| the Walters act OF 1915 which provided
! for reimbursing subway contractors whj
were hit by rising costs In the wa
years,
Contractors are expected TO uppoa
| the decision.
The evening world., 1921-02-03
CHAUFFEURS SHOW
LICENSE TOO SOON
Twenty+Six Fined 81 Each for
Technical Violation of the
Auto Law.

nwenty-six chaurfeurs were fined
81 each in Traffic Court to-day be-
cause they displayed licenses too
soon.
The chauffeurs were summoned be-
cause Of a technical violation OF the
law which forbids the display OF
licenses issued for a certain year be-
fore the first of February Of that
year. These chauffeurs had their 1921
Licenses on their cars inthe closing
days of January, and although they
pleaded they did not know they were
committing any wrong, Magistrate
House said there was nothing he
could do hut make them pay.
Twenty eight business men who
parked 'ztrr in front OF puiryilnEs
where they had stores or offices for
from three and half 10 eight hours.
were directed TO pay fines ranging
from s. 10 $40.
"The streets cannot be turned into
public garage" said Magistrate
| House.
The evening world., 1921-02-03
SAILS
WITH NOTABLES
ON THE AQUITANIA
Steel Man to Make an InveSti-
cation of Business Con-
ditionS Abroad.

The Aqultania Of the Cunard line
sailed to-day for Cherbourg and
Southampton, carrying us first cabin
passengers-a record number for this
season Of the year
One OF them was Charles NJ.
Schwab, who is to make an investl-
cation of business and social condi-
tions in Europe, especially England
France and Italy. lie was accom-
panied by his family physician, Dr.
Samuel A. Brown, head OF the Belle
y7le Hospital and Medical College,
but he insisted that this had nothing
to do with his health, which he SAID
was robust.
4 have the utmost faith in mo
American people and the fairness of
the American press said Mr..
Schwab, alluding perhaps to the at
utude of press and public in his re-
cent questioning about Shipping
Board expenditures.
He said ne might have something
to say on the question OF disargno- .
ment when he returns from Europe.
He will be gone for two months or
more.
Another passenger was HIS High
ness the Most Honorable Harquis OF
Carisbrook, cousin of King George.
He confirmed the story that he is
going into trude," but said there
was no news in it. Tie occupied one
Of the plainest staterooms on the
ship. His visit to America, he said.
was purely social" He was the
guest Of Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
DR.. and Mrs John IL Finley Of
| the New York Times were passengers.
| DR.. Finley said he was going abroad
| "as a cub reporter" He did not tell
| what his assignment was. Col and
/ Mrs. r. r.. Mccormick Of the Chicago
| Tribune were also on board.
There was n distressing Incident
] distressing to William Thomas Evans,
/ but amusing to others. He is the
| ships trumpeter who bug!es the pas
| senEers to luncheon, and he is a
medal spangled person, veteran of all
/ the British wars since 1876.
He was bugling for luncheon to-
| day when a little girl who had heard
that lemon Juice was excellent for
nal de mer passed in front OF him
sucking a lemon. The spectacle com
pletely disorganized the trumpeter's
tune, which, some said, changed
from the luncheon call TO Lights
Out"
Luncheon was served tust the
same.
The evening world., 1921-02-03
NEWTON TO DEFEND
SOLDIER BONUS If
LAW IS ATTACKED
Attorney General Says He
Cannot Find 1t Is
Unconstitutional.

ESPECIAL From StaT Correspondent q The
ETening World.l
ALBANY. Feb. 3.-Attorney Cen
eral Charles d. Newton this morning
handed down his opinion on the con-
stitutionality Of the Soldiers Bonus
Law, which gives S45, 100000 to 45O,-
600 eX-service mon in the state
Gen. Newton says that while there
may be some ground for the conten-
ton of Benjamin $. Dean that the
law Is unconstitutional, he will not
say that he is right, and he cannot
find that the law passed by a major
ity of nearly 100000 votes is wrong.
He does not intend to attack the va
| lidity of the law and If any one else
does, he will defend it, he says in a
letter to Mr.. Dean.
"A great many Of the other States
are paying bonuses to their soldiers
similar to that provided for in the
New York law and many OF these
| States have constitutional provisions
! similar to our own. Yet, to the best
| OF my knowledge, the constitution
ality of none of these laws in other
States has been attacked. In Massa-
| chusetts, for example, the decision
| OF the courts on proposed bonuses to
civil war veterans payable by loca-
tions were similar to those Of the
New York court, cited in your let
ter, but Massachusetts, as a State,
is paying bonuses to her citizens
who served in the World War
Neither the Legislature nor the
| Comptroller (whom it is my duty to
| advise as counsel) has seen fit to ask
my opinion on the question Of
whether payments can constitution
| ally be made under the terms "
! chapter S72 Of the Laws Of 1920, and
| / do not consider it my duty to offer
! them unsolicited advice"
The evening world., 1921-02-03
PLAN TO REPEAL
FRANCHISE TAX LAW
Would Save Sl5,oOO,OOO Year to
Traction and Other
Interests.

ALBANY. Feb. S.--Another move in
favor of the state traction interests is
seen In q resolution offered by Assem-
blyman Judson, extending for another
year the life OF the special tax invcsti-
eating committee. It has already been
sitting two years and has held hearings
in every section of the state, so the
sought for extension called for explana-
ton. This revealed a plan for the re-
peal of the special franchise tax law
and a saving Of some Sl5.O0O.OOO to the
State traction interests.
Mr. Judson said tho committee was
considering a repeal plan and the sub
stitution OF some other tax, n levy On
gross earnings or something OF the kind
ana needed more time for Inquiry along
this line. 80,
been discussing the question OF repeal
ing the special franchise tax 1t Is said
that until more light Is obtained on
the subject and a substitute found the
law will remain on the books, put II
couldn't be said authoritauvely that a
Substitutes will be found within year.
The repeal of the tax would mean a
| saving OF 100000 900 annually TO the
! public utility corporations in New York
City.
The evening world., 1921-02-03
KRAUS
WILL A FORGERY,
ASSERTS NEPHEW
Says Mrs. Adeline Thomas Is
Not Uncle'S Daughter, in
ConteSting Administration.

Bert Kraus OF No. 72s Quincy
Street, Brooklyn, filed a petition in
the Surrogate's Court to-day asking
the removal OF Mrs. Adelne Thomas
and her husband, Oscar b. Thomas
of No. $50 West Ssth Street, as ad-
ministrators of the estate Of Samuel
Kraus, who died jan 3, leaving
more than $1OOO,OO
Mr.. Kraus, who is a nephew of the
deceased, declared shortly after the
death Of his uncle Mrs. Thomas filed
a paper purporting to be the Will Of
Samuel Kraus and told the court she
was his only daughter and the sole
next OF kin. on the strength Of this
, letters of administration were issued
to Mrs. Thomas and her husband.
Mr.. Kraus asserts Mrs. Thomas knew
her statements to the court to be
false. He asserts she is not the child
of Samuel Kraus, or, If she was, she
was an ilegtimate one, for his uncle,
he asserts, was n bachelor.
| MT. hTduS Stlu as u result oI WI D.
Thomas's statements TO the court the
usual citations calling for the appear
ance of next Of kin were not issued
I and he learned only recently Of the
probate Of the alleged will. lie said
he would prove the paper filed was
not the last will OF his uncle.
The alleged will is dated March IS,
1912, and in it three quarters OF the
estate is left to Adeline Thomas, de-
scribed as my daughter" The re-
mainder Of the estate was to be dis
posed OF lin accordance with my
wishes" The alleged viii directs the
appointment of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
as administrators, The witnesses
were Grace NJ. r Lack, No. 142
Montague Street, Brooklyn, and Rob-
ert II. Hahn, No. $50 West 1S3d
street.
The Court issued citation direct
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas to show
| cause at hearing before Surrogate
| Cohalan next Tuesday why they
should not be removed from control
of the estate.
The evening world., 1921-02-03
.EMILY SPIKER HAPPY
. WITH THE BROTHER OF
WAR BABY'S FATHER
Continued From First Page.)

have none OF it and smiled e her
visitor as il she were enjoying it,
you know, Mrs. Spiker," she was
reminded, at was widely forecast
that your marriage would wind up
in the divorce courts within a year"
''That is ridiculous" she responded.
I'VE have no intention OF getting a
divorces We love each other and are
happy. Bygones are bygOnes, the
past is forgotten and we are building
for the future"
Her husband was found at their
home, e512 East Baltimore Street,
where they have an apartment over
locking Patterson Park.
"Our marriage has been all right"
be declared. I'VE started out re-
specting each ether and now we love
each other and everything IL fine"
did you find that publicity hurt
.uu?" he was asked.
NO, Il didn't" Guy SSpiker anzwCrcSi.
AS a matter IF fact, it made friends
for me-more friends than ever had
! before"
Where is your wlfe's Oaby?' he
was asked.
~Oh Ray-He's down at my broth
er's home. They've adopted him"
But how does Mrs Spiker like be-
ing separated from the chad?" was
the next question.
well, he spends about half the
time here with us. My sister brings
! him up about three times a week, and
my wife goes 10 see him aften. They
come here and visit us, too, and my
wife and Pearley's wife are like
sisters. They go to the movies to-
gether and shop together and pal
around generally"
"DO you regret your marriage?"
Regret II? l should say not. We
| have been happy quarrels-
| everything smooth as silk and if
had it TO do again L would do the
same thing"
After the Spikers were married in
FAN River last Feb. 8 they came &c
Baltimore and stayed for week al
the home of Pearley Spiker unit
they could find an apartment. They
found a furnished apartment within
a few blocks OF the Brothers hom'
and lived there for a while, unti
Mrs. Spiked longed for her Owl
things. They then furnished up al
apartment a few doors away.
The Pearley Spikers adopted thu
baby, Ray, as the boy is called, abou
a month after the wedding.
The evening world., 1921-02-03
CITY GETS BACK
$14S MESSAGE COST
Check From Hylan's Secretary
Credited to Conscience Fund.-"
Craig Tells Mayor.

Mayor Hylan received a letter from
Comptroller Craig to-day in which
the Comptroller said he had credited
TO the Conscience fund" a check for
$l4Sl4 sent TO him by the Mayors
secretary, John +. Sinnott, to cover
personal telephone and telegraph
messages which had been charged to
the city
In the case Of Aldermanir' Presl-
dent la Guardiu, the Comptroller's
experts found alleged personal tele-
grams amounting 20 nearly SiOC
charged 10 the city. Sinnott, how
ever, sent his check before the
lCouptroller's experts had made the
discovery in mis- case
Mayor Hylan smiled at the Comp
troller's letter, and Mr.. Sinnott sent
word to the reporters that he was
/ too busy 10 comment.
The evening world., 1921-02-03
BIRMINeHAM's MOTIVE is LAID
BARE,

My adversary has seen fit TO euIo-
guize the the witness Birmingham,
the cashiered policeman. Birming-
ham had been denoted from detec-
tive. first grade, and had been made
a patrolman before he made the lying
application for six months leave.
These things are not accidental in the
Police Department There was a rea-
son for il, you may be sure.
"He applied for six months leave,
meaning to apply again and again
until his pension game due, when he
should receive it.
'He did this to get from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year to act as Brindelrs
bodyguard. A bodyguard who was
always with him, except when any
one of a score Of witnesses here hap
pened to be there. lie was always
with him-when nobody else was.
Ills story is the hshiest OF the
whole case. He is the most profess
sional Of all the professional wit
nesses 1 ever saw. And what was
! his incentive? II Brindell goes where
the safety OF the community requires
him TO go Birmingham is through
| He is out of the Police Department
Self preservation dictated that
brazenly absurd story he told you"
The evening world., 1921-02-03
DAWES KEEPS ON
CURSING POLITICIANS;
CALLS THEM PINHEADS
Continued from First Page)
flaws there and 1 am not speaking as
a Democrat
ARMY WILL BE HoNoRED AZ
TER COMMITTEE is DEAD.

Long after this committee is dead
and gone the accomplish ments OF the
American Army will stand as an ever
lasting blaze of glory You have
tried to make a mountain out a mole
hill, but thank God the army was
American not Republican nor Demo-
cratic"
Asserting that the people were tired
of war talk and fault finding, Cen
Dawes, banging the table, said:
There's no news in it. II wasn't
strutting around and swearing there
would he no news in this"
Mr.. Dawes ripped out another
streak of oaths as he took up the
attempt in some quarters to criticise
Gen. Pershing.
1T will be twenty-five or fifty years
tthore Pershing's place in history is
fixed" he said. NHe could not have
won the war had he sought to put
popularity above duty. And let me
tell you the doughboys now complain
ing will live to see the day when they
will be proud that they fought under
him"
The evening world., 1921-02-03

John wisneiwslli, thirteen. a vet
eran OF two wars, possessor OF Il deco
ration for valor and boasting four
wounds received in action, must re-
turn TO the school in Newark he left
four years ago to go to war.
During his four years absence both
OF Johns parents died, but his uncle,
Joseph WisnelwsIci. No. 81 Spring
Street Newark. will take care of the
boy warrior, who returned Sunday.
Two companions who went to war
with John were killed. The above
photo shows the boy in the uniform
OF the Polish forces and wearing his
decoration.
The evening world., 1921-02-03
COURAGEOUS "DIP"
GETS PROSECUTORS
WALLET IN COURT
Valuable Papers and Money Stolen
From Goodman During Turk
Murder Inquiry.

~ Equity Assistant District
Attorney Henry Good
mann, in Essex Market
Court reported to-day that dur
ing the examination in the Turk
murder case yesterday his wal
let containing considerable
money and valuable papers had
been stolen.
The court was crowded at the
time, and it is presumed Good
mann's pocket was picked during
the examination of witnesses.
Il don't mind losing the money
so much" said Goodman to Chief
Clerk Isaac Rice in making his
report. "But the valuable papers
are needed Immediately. The
papers are invaluable to me-"
The evening world., 1921-02-03
Chnrre nf Thcft nIsntiaard.

James Reilly OF No, TIC Union Street.
Brooklyn, was discharged to-day in the
Adams street Court 1t was alleged he
hit John Powers, a broker of No 9O9
Avenue Il, over the head with a kctchup
bottle in Quinn's Restaurant, No. "A
Myrtle Avenue, ana then stole "a dia-
mOnd valued at $500. In court Powers
could not identity Reilly.
The evening world., 1921-02-03
FIrc nt Gcorgetown UnIycr.Ity.

WASHINGTON Feb. 3,--Fire Of un-
determined origin was discovered
this morning under the roof OF the
north dormltory at Georgetown Uni
vcrslty. II was brought under con-
troll before tho building had been
Very seriously damaged. Thc blazT
apparently had burned for some tm(
before "a broke through,
The evening world., 1921-02-03
Fined for violating sanitary Laws.

George Nogel, restaurant keeper al
No. G5 Grand Street. Brooklyn, was
fined s25 In the Bridge Plaza Court to-
day for violation of the ganitory ragu-
lations Israel Semaskowitz, No. 3O4
Bedford Avenue; Metro Paloman. No.
32i Wythe Avenue, and Mrs, Sarah
Hoft. No 2OS Roebling Street, restau-
rant keepers, We're fined So EACH Man
del Roth. No. 81 Graham Avenue; Louis
RasE No, 80 Cook street, and Mrs.
Rost Sodofsky No 32 Cook Street.
We're fined s. each for having sollcd
glasses al their soda fountains
The evening world., 1921-02-03

PARIS, Feb. ASSOCIATED Press) .--
President Pusudsk of Poland. with a
large number OF high Polish officials
and their secretaries. arrived in Paris
.at II o'clock this morning TO discuss
with President Millerand, Prcmi er
brian, Marshal FoCh and other prom
incnt French officials, a possible Boil
shevik offensive against Poland in
Tic early spring.
The evening world., 1921-02-03
SIX Arrested for Violating Dry Law In
New Jersey.

LONG BRANCH N. j., Feb. 3.-SiS
men were arrested late last night on
charges Of violation Of the Nolstead
law. Ihey We're: David Lerner, real
estate man. Ernest Tumaini, grocer;
Carl Saucu, baker Morris Schneider
motel proprietor; Benjamin Glass
hotel proprietor. and lsadore Schncid
.gr, son of Morris Schneider,
The evening world., 1921-02-03
FIGHT DUEL; BOTH KILLED.
Both over 6O-Quarrel at Meetfua =
of school board.

LUBBOCK, Tex. Feb. 3-Jim G.
Bowles, sixty, wealthy land ownsrs
and Jim NJ. Wright sixty-twO. prom
ineut in civic affairs, shot each other
dead in a duel in a small country
store at Shallow Water. Fifteen miles
west OF Lubbock, during a school
board meeting last night, according
TO word received here to-day.
Their legs were intentwined whom
they fell.
The evening world., 1921-02-03
JAIL FOR "DRY" vIoLATORS.

InHkeeper Gets 4 Months, saloon
Man and BarkeeP 80 Days Each.
BUFFALO, Feb. 9.-The first jail
sentences in this Federal District for
violations OF the Prohibition Law were
imposed to-day by Judge John r. Hazel
in United States District Court, Peter
Klippel, owner Of Transit Inn. road
house, was sent to the Penitentiary for
four months. A saloOnkeeper and a
harkeeper weHs given thirty days each
and fined,
"BootlegEer7 and others who violate
the Prohibition Law cannot, in this
court, escape the consequences Of their
acts by merely paying a hne that ron
reseuts a small part Of their ill-gotten
gains" Judge Hazel said
The evening world., 1921-02-03
LINCOLN

Not the great statesman
whom we shall honor on
Feb. IL, but Abe Lincoln,
the rustic pioneer, the
storekeeper, the champion
wrestler, the heartbroken
lover of Ann Rutledge.
Don't miss the intimatc
story of his youth as told
by Irving Bachelor in
"A MAN FOR THE AGES"
Beginning Monday, Feb.
7, in The Evening World.
The evening world., 1921-02-03
NO SToWAWAY THIS TRIP.

The Giuseppe Verdi Arrives From
Italy Establishing Unique RECORD.
The Giuseppe Verdi OF the Italian
line. which arrived to-day for the nrst
time in its history without a stOwaway
aboard. had, however, an interesting
passenger in David f. Wilber jr.. the
three year-old son OF United States
Consul General Wilber and Mrs. WILDER,
late OF Genoa.
Young David can speak IN four Ian
guages and sing in eight. and delighted
the passengers with stories and SONGS
in each Of thom. Mr.. Wilber Is TO ho
transferred soon 10 Now ZealaLd
where his son expects TO learn at least
one or two more tongues,
The evening world., 1921-02-03
BRINDELL SCORED
BY Mr.. UNTERMYER
IN CLOSING SPEECH
Continued From First Page.)
IrSvHHs.ST1sHAG

his pockets-he cannot, like this man,
send him TO his home or his bank for
more. He must risk the conse-
quences Of carrying a pistol. The
hold-up Of a building enterprise needs
no pistol. He has a weapon more
deadly for his purpose. Pay me- he
says, 'or lose all"
"PLAN AND SCHEME" HE oPER-
ATED.
Mr.. Untermyer went into all the
nine collateral cases in which Brin-
dell was described by witnesses as
taking or demanding money from
building owners or contractors, ex-
planning that the court had admitted
them, not as charges against Brin-
dell, but as illustrations of the
plan and scheme" under which it is
charged Brindell operated.
rs it impossible for labor union
to exist except by grace Of this
bully?" asked Mr.. Untermyer. I'VE
speak of den of theieves,' buut Brin-
dell had a whole den to himself. In
his lair he took loot from "a hundred
thousand victims, who paid the tribute
with which he taxed the building in
duStry of this city.
The absence of essential links in
the evidence is one of the most Inn
preSsve features of this case. Where
are Tomphns and Pike? Where are
the minutes which might show that
these strikes called by Brindell we've
authorized and were not mere devices
TO enforce his power to enlist tribute?"
Mr.. Untemyer recalled that the
court had struck out the COnvC rsation
between Mr. Aronson, his architect
Mr.. Schwartz, and his banker, Mr.
Ward, at the Lincoln Trust Company.
But" he continued, they tell you
through Birmingham and Danahy
that no money was mentioned when
AronSon called on BrindeLl at noon,
Sept. p. The Court did not rule out
the fact that ArOnson did go directly
to the bank and meet Schwartz and
Ward there by appointment. We
know that after that conference he
drew a check right there in the bank.
Here it Is.
IF money was not mentioned in
BrindeH'S office, why this check
drawn and cashed Immediately and
after a hurried conference with his
banker and architect?
I'VE know ne did not borrow il to
meet his weekly payroH-here is the
weekly payroll; here are the checks
of that very day for the amount o1
! it."
The evening world., 1921-02-03
New LOndon's Only Morning Paper
Suspenda.

NEW LONDON, Conn, Fob. 3.--Thc
Morning Telegraph, this city's only
morning newspaper, has suspended
publication owing TO financial difficult
Uca
The evening world., 1921-02-03
CALLS THE SYSTEM OF PROMO
TioNS ROTTEN.

Snow as it seems the popular thing
to criticise the War Department, I'll
criticise it too" he said. ''There was
a rotten system that permitted pro-
motions higher UP and which would
not permit US to promote private
or a sergeant who had slaved in the
mud. because the department wanted
To save a little salary. Gen. Pershing
wanted to promote them, but the
Chief OF Stafr or the department or
somebody in authority refused. The
result was that thousands of deserY-
ing men came home with broken
hearts. That ruling was largely re-
sponsible for the unpopularity of the
Army, brought about by a disgrace
full attempt at cheese pairing when
millions and millions were wasted" "
When the hearing concluded, Gen
Dawes turned 10 Chairman johnson
and said:
81 am al1le TO take all the criticism
| ANYBODY wants TO throw my way, but
don't ever call me General. I'm Out
OF tho army
The evening world., 1921-02-03

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