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The New York herald., 1921-07-09
BURNS SAYS HEDGES
rs ALREADY WELL PAID
Attacks Lawyers Services in
AnsUer to Suit.

The William j. Burns International
Detective Agency filed yesterday an an
swer to the suit of Job e. Hedges to re-
cover $2.599.sS alleged to be still due
him for legal services at the time the
Burns agency was under investigation
by the State Conptrollers office.
The agency denies most of Mr..
Hedges's claims. and asserts in defence
that his services were rendered ION the
express agreement that the defendant
would fix The amount of the plaintiff $
fee" He has been paid S5,126.17,
(which was more than n fair and rea-
sonable value of all the services. includ-
ing disburs sments." The agency further
alleges that Mr. Hcdges's services were
rendered contrary TO instructions given
by .he defendant and contrary to the
defendants interests. and in a careless.
negligent and inefficient manner"
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
MAN KILLS HIMSELF
IN M'ALP|N BATHTUb
Notifies Wife, i'm Letter,
That He Intends to Com
nit Suicide.
ANOTHER NOTE FOUND
Real Estate Agent Fires
Bullet Through Head as
He Sits in Water.
REASON NOT LEARNED
Registered at Hotel Thursday
Night Under Name Of j.
Herzog, Newark.
REASON NOT LEARNED

A woman telephoned the room clerk
at the Hotel McAlpin late yesterday
afternoon and asked if j. Herzog OF
Newark was registered there. The
clerk replied that he was. and that he
had come to the hotel Thursday night
between IL and 12 o'clock carrying a
bag.
"Will you please go to his ROOM
the woman asked He is my husband
and his real name Is Jere Liebermann,
| have just received letter from him
saying he was going to commit sui
eide"
The room clerk notified the McAlpr
the detective entered Liebermann's room
with a pass key. 1t was unoccupicd
but on the table lay a note which read
II am j. Liebermann. IL anything
happens to mo notify my wife. Mrs. >.
Liebermann. at col Meade street. Glen
dale, l.. l."
The bed had not been slept in ana
the furniture in the room was undis-
turbea. Denniston went into the bath
room and found the body of Leber-
mann sitting in a bathtub half filed
with water. His right hand held a re-
volver which had dropped beneath the
surface of the water. and there was
small hole in his right temple, although
there was no blood on the bathroom
floor and the water in the tub was clear.
penniston summoned a physician. who
said that Liebermann had died from
bullet wound which had bled inwardly.
Mrs. Liebermann collapsed when the
hotel authorities told her over the tele-
phone that her husband had killed him.
self and brother OF the dead man
came to the hotel few hours later He
said that he knew of no reason why his
brother should have committed suicide,
unless he had been affected by the heat.
Liebermann was a real estate agent
with an Office In 2537 Myrtle avenue,
Glendale, and was widely known
throughout Queens. He was born in
Hungary forty-four years ago and had
been in the United States for forty
years.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
FOUR ARE CONVICTED
IN DRY LAW TRIALS
You Gave Us a Rough Deal
Says Restaurant Man to Fore
man Of Jury.

One restaurant proprietor, a waiter
and two bartendeTs In two liquor cases
tried before Justice Borst and jury in
the Extraordinary Term of the Supreme
Court yesterday were convicted cf viola
tions of the Mular-Gage act The Ex-
traordinary Grand Jury reported to Jus
tice Borst that 1t had examined eleven
alleged violations of the State liquor
law and had found indictments in three.
When the jury, after one minutes
deliberation. brought in a verdict of
guilty against Jonn Mcnamara, proprie-
avenue, Mcnamara walked up to Charles
Hemstreer. foreman of the jury, and
said:
"You gave us a rough deal. You had
no right to dY it with that button you
wear"
Hemstreet had the Elks' insignia in
his coat lapel. and so had Mcnamara.
The court room had just etnptied and
they were out in the corridor. The fore
man went directly back to find Justice
gerald, his waiter, had been paroled
under the bail they furnished and sem
tence had been postponed until Monday
Justice Borst sent a court attendant
after Mcnamara. but he was lost in the
crowd.
The conviction was obtained on evi-
dence showing that Patrolman Con-
nelly found a false panel back of Nc
Namara's restaurant counter, hiding two
demijohns and twenty-five bottles OF
whiskey.
Edward Monahan and Thomas keenan,
of 1lS Seventh avenue. bartenders. were
found guilty OF unlawful possession OF
LIQUOR. They denied possession and said
the janitor OF the building brought some
whiskcy in to share with them.
Customs Inspectors Barron and Me-
Adams reported yesterday hrdo' with
booze smugglers on board the Red ID
steamer Maracaibo at Pier IL. Brooklyn,
Thursday night. They said they were
searching the ship for liquor when q
quart bottle OF whiskey dropped through
the engine room grating and struck Bar
ron on the head. knocking him out.
niece Of chain weighing more than lOo
pounds and n great chunk OF coal also
came their way from the deck above
where longshoremen were at work un-
loading the. vessel. The inspectors said
they found four cases of Scotch.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
FIREMEN USE MASKS;
STOP BASEMENT LEAK
Fumes Cause Excitement in
Ice Cream Purlor.

The rescue squad of the Fire Depart
nent. situated at Spring and Varick
streets. made the record run OF it's
career last night when 1t reached 149th
street and Third avenue. The Bronx, in
twenty-five minutes. The squad was
called because of an ammonia leak in
the basement of Coune's Ice Cream Par
lor, which had driven about twenty
patrons and half dozen clerks. sneez-
ing and coughing. TO the street, and had
also empied several stores on either
side
big crowd collected when the fire
apparatus arrived. but backed Off again
when the fumes got n bit of breeze be-
hind them. Business In what is known
as THE Hub" OF The Bronx was sus-
pended for an hour until the rescue
squad got the leak plugged.
A patrolman who met the sneezing
and coughing patrons OF the place on
their first exodus turned in flre alarm,
but the regular 6remen. not having gas
masks, dared not venture into the base
nent Waiting for the rescue squad.
however. they sprayed Il literally with
water and thus absorbed a good portion
OF the fumes.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
SEEKS WIFE, GIVES UP 81, 900,
WOMAN GONE, MONEY ALSO
Trusting Fruit Dealer Pays Friend to Find Him Blonde
One Is Produced but Disappears After Some Months
and Detectives Arrest the Marriage Broker.

time Nichtolas spent a great deal of
money, blnt never had the courage to
propose to the young lady.
Finally. about three months ago,
Nicholas made an engagement to take
the young h,dy to show. but she never
appeared and he has not seen her since.
He looked tor her. He went to the adj
dress she had given him. and found that
she was un known. He forthwith sought
Peter Pepper. and Peter Pepper was
surprised 20 see him.
II thought you were married" said
Peter Pepper. What's the natter"
Nicholas explained. and Peter Pepper
said:
You're top hard to suit. I can't go
on forever iinding young ladies with
$4,000 in the bank I'm through with
ycu."
Nicholas aaked for the return OF the
$1,000. but Peter Pepper said business
was business aand kept 1t. So Nicholas
went to the West Thirtieth street sta
ton. and Detectives Sheehan and Foley
went to arrest Peter Pepper. This was
yesterday afternoon. The detectives
waited In Peter Peppers room for sorne
time, but Peter Pepper did not appear
But after an hour the detectives heard
a groan from a closet. and they opened
the door Out tumbled Peter Pepper,
overcoms by th, heat. He was revived
ard taken to the police station. where
he was locked UP charged with grand
larceny.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
ACTION ON SCHOOL
SITE AGAIN DELAYED
Board of Estimate Wants More
Light on Neptune Avenue
Recommendation.

The Board of Estimate, upon motion
Board of Aldermen. postponed yesterday
for one week further consideration of
the recommendation of DR.. Edward b.
Snallw, Associate Superintendent of
Schools, of the Neptune avenue site for
new school building in Coney Island.
Comptroller Charles l.. Craig, whose
charges of collusion against DIR. Shallow
in connection with the selection of the
site are pending before the Kings
county District Attorney. ignored the
following thrust from La Guardia:
"The conditions in this school district
are worse than in any district in the
city. If we refer this matter back TO
the Board of Education, as our finance
and bud get committee recommended last
Monday. we will simply be playing into
the hands of certain persons who are
trying to obstruct the construction OF
schools"
The board rescnded it's action Of Jan
uary, 1919 in selecting a school site on
Clarkson street, between Fifty-fourth
snd Fffty-fifth streets, Brooklyn. and
approved a site on Hampton avenue. be-
tween Irwin avenue and Jeffray street.
The board also authorized the acqui-
sition OF q site on West 13Sth ana
140th streets, between Lenox and Sew
enth avenues, Manhattan, over the pro-
test of the Comptroller, who said bet
ter and cheaper site was available
near by.
"The site you are talking about Is in
a swamp" interjected the Mayor.
"It is not" retorted the Comptroller.
land if you say 1t Is you do not know
what you are talking about"
Call the roll" said the Mayor. look
ing away from the Comptroller, and the
Comptroller refused 10 vote.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09

Nicholas J. Chriestopoulos has a very
prosperous fruit business in 217 West
Twenty-seventh street but he never has
had the grand manner nor the way with
the ladies that always have been so
characteristic OF his friend. Peter Pop
per Uapokilos OF 412 West Thirty-sev-
enth street. Nicholas envied Peter Pop
per. so 1t was only natural that when
he yearned for wife to share his pros
perity he went TO Peter Pepper for ad-
vice. because Nicholas did not know q
single woman in all of Manhattan.
I'm the boy that can fix you up,"
boasted Peter Pepper. What kind Of
wife do you want?"
She must be blonde, said Nicholas.
and forthwith went into details, "and
she must have $1,000 in the bank"
Leave it to me- said Peter Pepper,
'and give me $1,000 for expenses and
incidentals"
Two or three days later Peter Pepper
introduced to Nicholas j. Chriest topoulos
young lady who answered every re-
quirement and who said that she had
$1,000 in the bank. Nicholas at once
showed her his handbook, allowed her
to watch the customers flock to his fruit
stand and began to keep company with
her. He took her to the theatre, he took
her to dinner. he took her to the movies
and he stroled in the parks with her.
This. for some months, during which
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
HEARING ON SABOTAGE
CHARGE POSTPONED
Union Cutter Accused of De-
stroying Clothing.

Hearing OH the charge of sabotage
made against Oscar Ruthberg. %-year-
old member OF the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Cutters Union. by Victor schwartz,
manager of the North American Coat
Contra citing and Manufacturing Com
pany at 20l Sands street was adjourned
yesterday by Magistrate Dodd In the
Adams street court until Monday.
Counsel for the complainant declared
that since Ruthberg's arrest on June ~
on charge OF felonious mischief MEM
hers OF the union had threatened
Schwartz with violence. The Magic
trate warned the union men who wers
In court.
Schwartz declares Ruthberg is one OF
six men who entered the shop. askins
10 IL was an open shop. Informed tha'
IL was. one Of them drew revolver.
The others poured acid on $1,000 worth
OF clothing. destroying 1t. Ruthbergs
bail was continued.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
ARNSTEIN IS FREED
OF CONTEMPT CHARGE
Judge Hand Susfains Stand in
Bankruptcy Action.

In an opinion filed yesterday in the
Federal District Court Judge Augustus
n. Hand sustained the writ of habeas
corpus obtained by Jules W. (Nlcky)
Arnstein to save himself from answering
questions he said might incriminate him
In the bankruptcy proceedings against
him. At the same time Judge Hand or
dered his discharge from the custody OF
Thomas u. Mccarthy. United states
Marshal. who has had charge OF him
since his committal for contempt In re-
fusing TO answer the questions.
In granting the writ the court held
that Arnstein had n right to refuse to
answer certain questions because the
disclosure OF the names and travels OF
man accused OF going under various
fictitious names and transporting stolen
securities might we'll tend to incrlminate
him"
Recently Arnstein was convicted and
rentenced to two years In Federal PEN
itentiary and fined $4,000 on charge
OF conspiracy In taking stolen securities
into the District of Columbia.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
NO SLAVE WIVES HERE,
JUDGE TELLS SICILIAN
Doesn't Blame Her for Not
LOVING Husband.

The difference between marital GUS
toms in New York and Sicily was the
occasion yesterday for a lecture by JUS
tice Dixie of the Supreme Court. Brook
lyn. when Mrs. Amelia Siracusa. 25
years old. declared she had been a vir-
tual slave to her husband during their
ten years OF married life. She was
forced into marrioge by her father. she
said. Justice Dixie called Slracusa, who
is fruit dealer at 90 North Oxford
street, before him and told him that this
isn't Sicily
This woman admits she doesn't love
her husband" the husbands lawyer
put In.
"I don't blame her." said Justice Dixie,
"I wouldn't either" The Justice then
adjourned the proceeding. which was
brought to show the woman was an im-
proper guardian for her seven-year-old
daughter until n week from Monday and
ordered siracusa to pay for the child's
support in the meantime.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
COLER CHARGES PLOT
TO WRECK HIS BUREAU
Commissioner Accuses Esti-
mate Board Examiners.

Bird s. Coler, Commissioner OF Pub
lie Welfare, charged before the Board
of Estimate yesterday that the boards
examiners having jurisdiction over his
department are trying to wreck 1t. He
declared that he would make formal
allegations of n conspiracy she
board.
The provocation for Mr.. Coler's out
burst was a resolution asking the Legis-
lature to take the city's feeble minded
children out OF the hands OF the De-
partment of Public Welfare and place
them in the care of the State.
Mr. Coler said that one of the exam
iners in his department was particu-
larIy obnoxious to him, in that he was
constantly interfering with depart
mental affairs, even to the point OF
recommending to bureau heads the ap-
pointment and promotion OF employees
whom he favored. In addition to that
Mr.. Coler said. this examiner Is con-
stantIy borrowing money from MEM
bers of his department.
The Mayor referred the legislative
resolution to the committee OF the
whole. which will consider Mr.. Coler
charges.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
GIVES ALL FACTS OF PORT.
New York Annual for 1920 Com-
prehensive Publication.

Useful information regarding the
greatest port in the world is contained
in the Port of New York Annual for
1920. which has just made its appear
ance. bearing the imprint of Smiths
Port Publishing Company. Inc. South
street. The publication is compiled and
edited by Alexander r. Smith. former
superintendent OF the Maritime E'x-
change. The volume contains an expo
sition OF the system of bi-State port
control still pending and discusses the
more rapid and systematic increase OF
wharfage facilities and the radical re-
duction In wharfage charges essential
TO New Yorks retention of world port
supremacy.
IT is copiously illustrated with half
tones. and scarcely anything OF an In
formative character relative to the port
Of New York has been omitted
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
HOLDUP INTERRUPTED;
TWO FUCITIVES CAUGHT
MontcIair Man Attacked BY
Three in Church Street.

William Reck of $40 Bloomfield ave.
nue.. Montclair. n. j.. was struck on this
head last night by three holdup men who
attacked him In Church street neat
Barclay street. They were going through
his pockets as he lay on the sidewalh
when Patrolman Daniel Lahey Of tho
Beach street police station came up.
The three men fed. two running IN
Barclay street and the third in Church
street. Lahey pursued the two whs
went into Barclay street. and after
chase caught two men who gave theft
names as Michael Gerrelli OF Franklin
street and James Doyle Of Front street
both OF Boston. They were locked un
charged with robbery and assault, and
were said by the police 10 have beer
Identified by Reck. The third man CO
capped.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
BOY GRABS WoMAN's HANDBAG
Looks Ensy Hanging on Baby Car
ringe; Chnse Ends In Capture.

gold mesh bag. worth, with con-
tents, about $3.50, hanging on n baby
carriage wheeled by Mrs Henrietta
Burten OF i31 West 10oth street aroused
predatory instincts in Alexander Furelli,
Is years old, Of s29 East 11Sth strees,
and he grabbed the bag last night and
ran off with &C. according 10 tho police.
A crowd OF small boys dashed after him,
and Detective Garvey and policeman
OF the East 104th street station
Joined IN.
The boy was overtaken at ff6th street
and Jonox avenue, where Mrs Burken's
bag was found in his possession. He
was turned over to the Children's So.
ciety.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
IS MORE ALIENS HELD
UNDER 3 PER CENT. LAW
Arriued First Class; Are
VieDed as Steeroge.

Owing TO delay In announcing the
number Of immigrants from each coun-
try which will be admitted this month.
eighteen aliens who arrived yesterday
in first class accommodations on the
Royal Mail liner Oropesa found them
selves held In precisely the same status
as steerage passengers. Nine were held
over night on board the ship awaiting
word from Washington
The aliens affected were those who
could not tell Immigration Inspectors
they we're here merely on a visit ana
would soon return TO the'T own coun-
try. Those held on boarl under the
new per cent. immigration law
were eleven Germans, five Frenchmen.
and two OF other uatlonalitics. Later
the number dwindled 10 nine In all
probability word releasing these VIII
reach here early to-day.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
H0N0Rs FOR ENGINEERS.

The American Society of Mechanical
Engineers announced yesterday that
Ambrose Swasey Of Cleveland and
Charles F. Rand of New York have been
elected TO honorary membership In the
British Institution Of Mining and Metal
lurgy and the British Institution Of
Mining Engineers: that Col Arthur s.
Dwight OF New York and William
Kelly Of Vulcan, Mich. have been made
honorary members of the last named in
stitution. and that group of American
engineers In Paris yesterday presented
the John Fritz medal 10 Eugene Schnei-
der, head of the famous Creusot works.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
COURT DENIES WRITER'S
PLEA TO LEAVE JAIL
Insists on Hayden Talbot Fur
nishing $4,000 Bail.

Because. among other things. he wants
10 Interview Charles Il. Huehes, Secre-
tary of State, to-day In Washington.
Hayden Talbot, writer. tried hard yes
terday to be released from Ludlow
Street Jail. where he Is imprisoned
pending the efforts OF Mrs. Benedict T..
Talbot or 80 West Sixty-seventh street
20 collect $4,000 back allmony alleged
W be due. Supreme Court Justice Dom
nelly denied the motion TO have Talbot's
arrest on June . set aside. unless he
can furnish $1,000 bail
Talbot set forth his various connec-
tions with newspapers since 1909. and
stated that he Is under commission to
obtain for Lord Northcllffe and
British newspaper syndicate interviews
with prominent Americans. lie denies
that ths work viii take him out OF the
courts Jurisdiction more than a few
days at time. as New York Is to be
his headquarters.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
8 YEARS FOR MANsLAUGHTER

Louis Merlino. 90 years old. Of 1856
West 10sth street pleaded guilty to first
degree manslaughter yesterday and was
sentenced by Judge Telley in General
Sessions to serve from three TO ten years
in Sing Sing
Merlino ahot and killed John O'Bricn,
II years old. OF GO West Tooth street.
after quarrel occasioned by an alleged
insult 10 Mciino's sister. The murder
occurred on the roof OF o'Rriens home
last fall
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
RoCKEFELLER WINS SUIT.

The Empire Mortgage Company. un-
der which name John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
bought the various estates from Broad
way TO the Hudson River and from 1921
to 200th street. won a tax reduction on
most Of the property from the years
1917 and 1918 in a decision yesterday
by the Appellate Division.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-29
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Farmers in this part of the county
report the growing wheat crop doing
nicely and that if it gets a rain again
in a short time will make plenty of
fall pasture
Mrs w. w. Gibson was called home
from Kansas City last Saturday even
ing on account of the death of her sis
ter, Mrs. Bailey. She returned Tues
day night to continue the treatment
being received from Dr. Sutton
Mrs. Elmira Mattingly, of Salem,
Oregon, is visitig a few days at the
w. Mattingly home in this city. She
is a sister-in-law of Mr.. Mattingly
and is on her way from, Oregon to
Waterloo, Iowa, where she will visit
with relatives and old friends.
Strayed-From my place, miles
northwest of WaKeeney, 1 red steer,
weight about 500 pounds, white paint
mark on hip, when last seen he was
at Nick Dockendorf's place, south of
WaKeeney. Any information will be
paid fora. J. Anterior. adv. 31-2t
A number of our readers northwest
of WaKeeney will remember the Mr..
GellatIy who worked for w. r. Walk
err on the ranch several years ago.
The family went from here to eastern
KANSAS, where MI 1elaC1Y Q10Q a
few years ago Word was received
this week that one of the sons, Floyd
Douglas, had died on September 10th
from the effects of typhoid fever. He
is survived by his mother and brother
and by a wife and a daughter four
months old.
For the last several years w. F.
Swiggett has maintained a feed yard
at his business location on Washing
ton street, where his customers could
go with their teams and unhitch them
from the wagon and feed them grain
conveniently. He has had this yard
remodeled and improved lately and
it is. now ready for use. Of course
the yard is open to all but it is more
especially intended for~the patrons of
Mr.. Swiggett in his coal, cream and
poultry business.
A dinner party was enjoyed We'd
nesday by a company of ladies at the
home of Mrs. George Uford at 80
o'clock in honor of Mrs. @. l. Verbeck,
of Long Beach, Calf, who is visiting
here at the home of her brother, F..
b. Walker The company consisted of
the older residents and was composed
of Mrs. Verbeck, Mrs. w. c. Olson,
Mrs Margaret Chalk, Miss H. J. Kir-
by, Mrs. A. B. Jones, Mss F. B. Walk
er, Mrs. Blair, Mrs Marshall, Mrs.
w. G. Baker and Mrs. Hays The af-
ternoon was spent in reviewing old
times.