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The evening world., 1921-02-03
THREE ARE HELD UP
AT MACKAY ESTATE
Masked Men Rob Workmen as
They Leave Driveway Of
HarbOr Hill.

ROSLYN, l.. T., Feb. S.--Constable
Leonard Thorne is conducting search
to-day for three masked men, two be
lieved to be negroes, who held up three
woricmen employed on the estate Of
Clarence II. Mackay. Harbor Hill.
The WorlCmen were robbed Of nearly
$500, representing most on their month p
wages. They we're on their way home
and had just turned out of the drive
way from the estato when ordered 10
throw up their hands,
Henry Deasley, wearing Two pats OF
trousers, with his money in the inside
pair, was searched. The bandits found
only some change in the outer trousers.
Dominic AbbandOndoia lost xJ5 and
managed to conceal some OF his money
The hold-up men escaped in an auto
mobile.
They were trailed with police uoss
but the animals soon lost the scsnL
The evening world., 1921-02-03
DARING ROBBERS
HOLD Up WOMEN
RIDING IN AUTOS
Two Jump on Taxi and Seize
Mrs. F. L. TalbotS
Sable Coat.
MRS. DOANE A VICTIM.
Prisoner Is Captured in Each
CaSe-One a Taxi
Driver.

The hold-up and robbery OF two
women in motor cars. one Of the
crimes occurring in broad daylight at
a corner so busy that traffic was at n
standstlll and thus made the theft
possible, would indicate that the
police are powerless to cope with the
daring OF the bandits who lnfest the
city.
A prisoner was captured in each OF
these two cases and to-day the police
have frightened the so-callcd met"
which was spread about the city not
long ago, but which seems to have
sagged So in spots that highwaynen
come and 20 through II much as they
please.
One OF the women robbed yesterday
was Mrs. Frank l.. Talbot. wife OF a
theatrical producer, whose Russian
sable coat, valued at $4,000. a purse
containing $50 and some valuable per-
sonal papers were taken from her at
3ith Street and Ninth Avenue.
Mrs. Talbot, describing the robbery.
said to-day:
The evening world., 1921-02-03
ANDREWS LEFT $74O,262.
Tax Appraisal shows widow Re-
CeiVed Estate Of sGt7,SOf.

IIVEREIliAD. T." J., Feb. 3.-The
gross estate Of William LorinE An
drcws, late Of Manhattan and Islip, L.
l., according to the tax appraisal nlcd
to-day. was E74O,262. The amount OF
Inheritance tax wis S25,lJ2I6. leaving
a net estate OF S7l4.SO3.9S, Of which the
widow Jane Andrews, received S6t7,-
SO3.9S.
Mr.. Andrews left $4,000 20 the Boys
Club OF No. l5l Avenue A, ManhatuLu,
$500 to the New York OrtnOpcdiC Dis
peusary No. 42l Fast 53tln street. Nam
haitian, and made numerous b-quests
TO relatives aUJ servants
The evening world., 1921-02-03
TOOK POISON, HE DIED.
Doctors Find No such Evidence
After HeInerman Died.

Mrs Eva Devlin, laudlady OF the house
at No. 2l2 West 43d Street. heard a
cOmmotion to-day In room on the
ground floor used as an Office by Hess
Bros, an automobile renting concern.
She went in and found George Heinpr-
man, the manager on the foor.
"I'vc taken poison" he said.
He was dead when Dr. Bouuymau Ol
Flower Hospital arrived No evidence
he died Of heart failure. Tie lived Win
his mother az No. 800 West ''tn Street
and is said to have been boo lIl health
The evening world., 1921-02-03
BUILDING BIDS LOWER.
$4,000 DecrenS~ Since September r
on Car Barns Estimate.

Bids opened to-day by Commissioner
Delaney for the erection OF another In
terborough car shop at l4Sth Street and
LenoK Avenue show an apprcciable re-
duction as compared with the lowest
quotation received last September.
Thirteen bids were received to-day,
the lowest being S376, 600 by the John
r. Brady Company. Last September
only three bids were received and he
lowest was 1856 1870. The proposed car
shops will be one-story high and 375x
- in area
The evening world., 1921-02-03
DROVE HER AWAY FROM DEs.
TlNATIoN.

'T hired a taxicab at Broadway
and 4Sth Street at about 3 o'clock
to go TO meet my husband. I di-
rected the driver to go to Enrico's
restaurant in 4Sth street first, and,
nndinR Mr.. Talbot was not there,
told the man TO 20 TO the Hotel Penn
sylvania, where | was told Mr.. Talbot
might be found.
"The driver started on to the west
ward, and suddenly I found that we
were at Ninth Avenue and 34th
street raped on the glass and
told him that this wasn't the Penn
sylvania Hotel, and just at that mo-
ment two men jumped on the rum
ming board OF the car, which had
stopped. Then they opened the door.
"They wero rough looking and I
was terribly frightened. As I tried
to crouch at tho far end Of tho seat
ono OF the men caught me by tho
feet and threw me to the bottom OF
the car. The other one tried TO put
his hand over my mouth.
81 cried out, Don't hurt mel and
one Of the men replied, You're lucky
| II we don't kill you"
Neither Of the n struck me,
but they dragged my scble coat from
my shoulders and snatched my bag
with money and papers in It. 1 don't
know what the chauffeur Of the
taxicab was going all this time. but
as soon as the men grabbed my
things they dashed OFF to the east
ward. l screame. and the taxica b
started over toward Broadway. The
next thing / remember was that two
policemen jumped on the running
board and arrested the chauffeur"
The police officers who jumped
aboard the car were Detectives Finn
and Foley OF the West 30th Street
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The evening world., 1921-02-03
"VISION" OF JUROR
WINS AN ACQUITTAL
Foreman, q Minister, Says II Came
While He Prayed for
f,ui4on-a

KANSAS CITY No. Feb. "A jury
In Circuit Court here prayed and then
returned "A verdict acquitting ". V.
spencer OF % charge Of murder. Spencer
Killed Elmer Pen, eti during a fight in A
roomIng house NJ plea was self
defense.
Later the foreman Of the jury j. Il.
FoulkDS. am ordained minister. gy-
planned that as np prayed the principals
OF tine killing appeared before him .u s
vision. Sp'urer Do" said was sun
rounded with r. bright glow. wulIc Pcu-
UgrI rr0rurHQ iu o. durkurss
'rrH.u 30 was I decided that darkness
= ~ ugt tuI truth sad FcuikeA,
The evening world., 1921-02-03
CHEER FOR HOME BREWERS.
Tightening OF Dry Enforcement
RuIes Not for Them "at Present"

GREENSBORO. y. G, Feb. s.-A
word OF cheer Tor home brewers was
sounded here to-day by Wayne u.
Wheeler, counsel Tor the Anti-SalOOn
League, attending the state couven-
lion % the organization.
"Tightcriug UP" activities OF thogc
Interested M Prohibition enforcement
would not be directed toT the present
Al those mak'ns Intoxicating loverages
for their own use De said. u,though
they we're Technically violating the laN.
The evening world., 1921-02-03

mission. After an appraisal, the city
may accept or reject the price ar
rived at The cost would be betrayed
by an issue OF bonds within the city's
debt limit or through sale Of public
utility certificates, to be a direct lien
upon the receipts OF the utility.
Jesse follows the Cleveland plan by
creating a public utility director re-
sponsible to the city. The State
Public Service Commission would act
only in an advisory capacity. Jesse
believes he will receive the support
OF the Democrats and considerable
assistance from Republicans repre-
senting New York City.
Inamuch as Gov. Miller has an
nounced himself opposed TO municipal
operation, IL seems certain that the
bill stands no chance OF becoming
law. That, evidently, Is why the
gentlemen Of the lobby are entirely
Indifferent 20 itS Introduction,
The evening world., 1921-02-03
NEW HOUSING STARTS.
first Plans This Year for Apart
ment House Are ruled.

The nrst plans of 1927 for 70 new
apartment house iu Manhattan were
filed with the Tenement House Depart
rnent to-day by the Rhnoandr~ Real
Estate Company Of No. 81 Nassau
Street. They call for "A trn-story bu,",-
in- at the southeast corner OF Goth
Street and Lexington Avenue,
The building viii cost $500. 900 ana
will contain sixty seven apartment. N
total OF 1863 rooms II ls not Indicated
when construction vi. be begun.
The evening world., 1921-02-03
Clubhouse for Disabled EE-ServIce
Men

The New York County Chapter OF the
American Red Cross filed plans with the
Bureau OF Buildings to-day for the con-
version OF tho thrcc-sto dwelling al
tho northeast corner Of Lexington Ave-
nue. and 39th street into clubhouse for
disabled ex-servicc men.
The evening world., 1921-02-03
EARTY WHIP KEEPING G. o. p.
IN LINE.

How thl water companies feel
about the matter has not been dis
,ussed, but the gas companies, tele-
Graph and electric companies and
All the other utilities have their lob
bies to the fore, all ready for the big
battle against the people and the pub
lie interests.
At the head of the Third House
talent for the traction interests Is
IGlon r. Brown of Watertown, former
Republican leader in the Senate, ac-
counted one OF the ablest constitu-
tional lawyers in the State and
always the friend OF the traction
companies. Just now the interest OF
the traction companies Is the Interest
OF the other public utilities.
Nothing is being overlooked by the
majority leaders and the lobby OF the
allied interests to put over the big
traction fight. While the New York
delegation Is making every endeavoI
10 round up recalCitrant members the
a. o. L. bosses are plying the lash
vigorously TO keep the party" sUiidly
behind the Governor.
Not only Is this being done in the
Legislature, but the leaders at home
are eXerting every available pull tC
make the Miller measures popular
with the people to Increase the pres
sure as those VINO may De WdNeflnt
between protection of home rule and
party fealty.
The lobby does not appear TO b'
disturbed over the introduction of a
lin by Assemblyman George II
Jesse, Republican, Of Manhattan
providing plans for municipal owner
Enip and operation Of traction lines
Jesse led last years legislative figh.
AGAINST higher fares in the Assembly
JSsse's bin is similar in many re-
spects TO the Wagner -Donohue Mu-
nicipal Ownership Bills introduced ii
1919, and the amended Fowler Muni-
cipal Ownership Bill passed by tht
Senate in 1920.
IN provides that, either by referen
DUN or by adoption OF a resolution
by their governing bodies, cities may
acquire public utilities and operat,
them. The cost OF the utility woulC
be fixed By the Public Service Com
The evening world., 1921-02-03
TRACTION GRAB SPEEDED Up
BY FEAR OF SPLIT IN c. 0. P;
LOBBY SWARMS OVER ALBANY
Gov. Miller Urges Haste, and
Bill Is Being Drafted
To-Day.
COVERS WIDE FIELD.
Party Lash Keeping Repub-
Leans in Line Despite Pro-
test of Public.
Especial From a Staff Correspondent
Of The Evening Worldly

Especial From a staff Correspondent
of The Evening Worldly
ALBANY, N. y, Feb. 3.-The aglta.
ton which has stirred up opposition
from all quarters against Gov. Mil.
ler's recommendation TO take awal
from New York City control Of its
transit facilities has had the effect OF
Fastening the preparation Of the bill
which is TO embody the policy Of the
Chief Executive.
Gov. Miller is still confined TO the
Executive Mansion, but is keeping in
constant touch with his party leaders
and is urging them to speed UP the
proposed measures. In ordinary cir
cumstances the transit bill could not
be ready for submission to the Legis-
lature before the middle or end OF
next wRk.
On the theory that delays are dan
gerous, however, the Governor aud the
party leaders want the measure put
INTO shape as soon as possible.
For this reason the bill, which ia
supposed to be framed by the Public
Service Committee, OF which Senator
John l.. Knight Of Arcade, Wyoming
County, is Chairman, has been given
right OF way in the bill drafting COM
mission, which is handling all the
Governors recommendations, so far
as putting them into legislative shape.
As Il result, the bill may be showed
into both Houses any day.
LOBBY READY TO PUT MEAS
URE THROUGH.
When the measure is put in one Of
The biggest and most powerful lobbies
ever seen in Albany is ready TO do
the rest. Representative OF every
public utility in the state have gath
the traction legislation, which in
cludes all the public utilities.
All legislation Of the kind Is to be
included in one comprehensive meas
1lre, and on this the fight is to be
made instead Of as in the old days
dividing the propositions up in sew
eral bills and putting them over one
at q time.
IT is no secret that two commissions
are TO be provided for, the Rapid
Transit Commission, which viii take
control Of the traction lines of Great
CT New York, and will be composed OF
three members, and the upstate Pub
lie Service Commission, which will
take charge OF all the other utilities
The term Of the Rapid Transit Com
mission has not yet been decided
upon. 1t is to be a temporary COM
mission, but whether its tenure ol
Office will be for five, ten or fifteen
years and the members\ to be ap-
pointed for the full term, or whether
the terms Of the Commissioners shall
rotate, as will be ahe case with the
new Public Service Commission, is
vet to be determined.
In the case of the lattcr commits
sion 1t is proposed to give to it the
jurisdiction over water companies
which has never been done before
Another thing which may be helpful
10 New York is that the new Rapid
Transit Commission will not take the
municipal ferries away from the
city.
FARTY WHIP KEEPING G. o. p
The evening world., 1921-02-03

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Evening star., 1921-08-22
SPENCER BLAMES !.
4SPURNED WOMAN
Santa Rosa Preacher, Charg-
ed With Murder of Wife, Says
Spite Brought Accusation.

By the Associated Press.
SAN JOSE. Calf. August IA
"spurned woman" is blamed by the
Rev. John A Spencer. former Santa
Rosa preacher, for causing his arrest
on a warrant charging wife murder.
Mr.. Spencer, in advancing this theory.
again asserted he was innocent of
any attempt to do away with his wife
Mrs Spencer was reported drowned
in Clear Lake. Lake county, July q
last Thirty-six hours later her body
was buried. There. after certain re-
ports and rumors reached Lake
county authorities, the body was ex-
humed, and following an autopsy a
warrant charging the former minis
ter with murder was issued.
The Rev. Mr.. Spencer named the
"spurned woman" as he termed her.
He said he and his wife had lived for
| a time in the home of this woman
concerning an account. Later ne
said, the woman made oyertures OF
affection, which he spurned.
Dove Till Exhausted.
I, Spencer insists Mrs Spencer was
drowned accidentally when she fell
from their boat at night in Clear
Lake. He declares that in answer to
! her screams ne plunged INTO lne
water and dove for her until eX-
| hausted.
Upon coming here, following the
death of his Wife: the accused preach
| er made arrangements to purchase
| bungalow occupied by Mrs. f. ID.
Barber, and it was the plan of Mrs.
| Barber and himself, the minister
says, to take in roomers.
Mrs. Barber today expressed a de-
| sire to see the former minister be-
! fore he is returned to Santa Rosa,
but, according to Sheriff Lyle of this
+ county, this request will not be
! granted.
Property of the minister and his
| wife was put in escrow at his wife's
| request, MIR. Spencer said. Three
parcels of property in Santa Rosa,
amounting to half the entire joint
property, was given to Mrs. Spencer,
! he said, and he retained a ranch near
/ here, which has a value of $4,000.
The ranch was leased last May.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
B0ySINCAMP AGAIN
At RIFLE PRACTICE
Free to Shoot Thirty Rounds
Each on Gallery Range.
Dinner in Field. ,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP MEADE, Md, August 22.-For
the second time since the training camp
opened. the Washington boys. number
ing about 100, are spending the day on
the rifle range. With the preliminary
of rifle practice finished last Friday,
the students are free today to shoot
thirty rounds of ammunition apiece on
the gallery range.
For the benefit Of relatives and
friends who may feel apprehensive con-
corning the safety of their boys, 1t may
be said that every precautionary meas
ure is being taken to preve2r injury
from rifle firing. The Red Cross main
tains fully equipped ambulance serv-
ice on the range, and both officers and
large corps of non-coms carefully
inspect each rifle after it has been
fired to see that no live ammunition
remains in the chamber.
March to Range.
The Washington company left the
barracks at Z o'clock this morning, and
marched in battalion formation to the
range. Dinner will be served from
field kitchen, and the entire battalion
will return to their barracks at $40
this evening.
Privates Williams, Proctor and John
son have been appointed committee
of three to act as floor representatives
of Company NJ at the grand military
ball to be held Friday night in the
Camp Meade gymnasium. This is the
only large formal social function which
the boys will have while at camp, and
it is the purpose of the education and
recreatiOnal bureau to make 1t a sue
cess.
AS Company NJ will be on the rife
range until next Thursday night, it
will be impossible for the boys to par
ticipate in athletics. 1t was proposed
to have at least three base ball games
a week with teams representing other
companies in the regiment, but the
range is so far from the stadium that
it would be impossible to return to
the stadium in time for afternoon
sports.
r.. o. T. c. Men Back in Camp.
More than 800 young officers attend
ing the r. o. T. C.. here returned to
camp early this morning after spend
ing the week end with relatives and
friends of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington. Instruc-
tion will be given today in heavy
tractor and self-propelled artillery
material, as we'll as in unilateral OBJ
servation cases.
Col. John L. De Witt of the general
staff will lecture this afternoon on
Supply" while Lieut.. Col. w. H.
Waldron. also Of the general staff,
will discuss Approach March and
Development" This evening motion
pictures will be shown at the Liberty
Hut. A general conference on mill
tary science and tactics will be held
tomorrow morning and in the after
noon demonstrations will be given in
signal communications.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
BOOSTS Y. M. c. A. FUND.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Makes
Pension Plan Assured Success.

SILVER BAY. N. Y. August 22-
Announcement that the directors
of the Laura Spelman Rockefeller
Memorial will pledge, s75O.000 and
that John D. Rockefeller, jr., will
donate personally s250.00O toward the
Young Mems Christian Association
retirement fund plan. providing the
remainder of the 100000 believed
necessary is pledged by December 81
1922. was made here at a meeting of
leading laymen and other representa-
tives Of the Y. NJ. c. A. of North
America and eighteen foreign coun-
tries The announcement was made
through the reading of letter from
Mr. Rockefeller to the general secre-
tary of the international committee
just before he sailed for China.
The letter stated that the pension
system. known as the retirement
fund plan, had been carefully and
Scientifically devised and had received
tne approval of the International and
state committees and the boards of
directors of the leading local associa-
tons and that 3.649 secretaries have
agreed to support 1t.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
KILLS WIFE, TAKES POISON
Husband After Returning From
Western Trip Shoots Woman.

STEUBENVILLE. Ohio, August "a
Mrs. Elizabeth Still was fatally shot
in her home here and her divorced
husband. Edward Still, aged forty-two
years, is suffering at a hospital from
the effects of poison. which the physi-
clans said was self-administered.
w. S. Dunlavey of Empire, Ohio, who
reported the tragedy to the police. is
quoted by the authorities as saying
that Still returned from a prolonged
western trip today and after inducing
his former wife to accompany him on
a walk, followed her when she ran
into her home and after battering
down the door fired three shots at her
and then swallowed substance
which rendered him UNCONSCIOUS. Mrs.
Still died before physicians arrived.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia and Maryland
Fair tonight and tomorrow, little
change in temperature; gentle north
and northeast winds.
Virginia-Fair tonight and tomor-
row. little change in temperature !;
moderate to fresh northeast winds.
West Virginia-Fair and slightly
warmer tonight: tomorrow partly
cloudy and warmer.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
Thermometer-4 Pm. 76: PM.
6S; IL midnight. 81; am, 81; am,
So: noon, 73.
Barometer-4 pm, 30.11; 8 p.m.,
s0.14; IL midnight, 3o.15: am. 30.16;
am, 30.19: noon, 3O.19.
Highest temperature, IS, occurred at
3:15 pm. yesterday.
Lowest temperature. Sc, occurred at
5 am today.
Temperature same date last year
! Highest. Sc: lowest, 6S.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
| water at a-m.-Great Falls-Tem-
perature, "a; condition, 40.
Tide Tables.
| FURNISHED by United States coast and
geodetic survey.)
| Today-Low tide, 4:43 am and Ass
pm; high tide, 1919 am. and 10:4l
pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 5:24 am. and
5:35 pm; high tide, 1857 am. and
11:24 pm.
| The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 5:27 am; sun
| sets, 6:55 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:2S am;
sun sets, 6:53 pm.
Moon rises, S:49 p.m.; sets, 900 a. m.
Automobile lamps to be lighted
one-half hour after sunset.
Cp-River Waters
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va; August
22.-The Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers were both slightly cloudy this
morning.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
WANT MEXICO CITY DRY.

MEXICO CITY. August 22.-There
is a well defined movement here,
which is said to have some official
backing, to make the federal district
which embraces Mexico City bone dry
by September /.
1t is proposed to close all saloons
and cantinas and to stop the sale OF
all intoxicants, including pulque. the
principal native drink.
During the administration of Pro-
visional President de la Huerta sew
eral prohibition measures were in
forced, but were eventually lifted
after violent protests had been made
by liquor vendors and their thirsty
customers.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
C0NEY ISLAND MYSTERY.
Clothing of Mrs. E. S. Cheathan
Found in Bathhouse.

NEW YORK, August 22.-The waters
at Coney Island were searched today
for the body of Mrs. L. S. Cheatham
Of Walls. Miss. mother Of Mrs. Roy
A. Mayo and maternal grandmothe
Of little Charlotte Mayo, who has fig
ured in kidnapings at Walls. Mem
phfs, Tenn. and New York. while mu-
tual divorce proceedings have been
pending between her parents.
Mrs: Cheatham's clothing was found
at locker in a bathhouse after all
other bathers had gone. In hand
bag was letter addressed to her at
her daughters New York address by
one Mrs. Ballard of Memphis Mrs.
Mayo said her mother left her yester-
day afternoon to go to Coney for a
swim.
Charlotte Mayo is understood to be
with her father, who is a New York
broker.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
SWINDLERS JAKE $4,000.
Four Newark Financiers Victims
of "Switched Envelope" Trick.

NEW YORK, August 22.-Police
were searching today among the
1855 Katzes and 1000 Kaplans, listed
in the city directory. for two men
who swindled four residents of New
ark. N. J., out of $4,000 by the an
cient Switched envelope" trick.
The four capitalists were introduced
to Messrs. "Katz" and "KapIan," first
names not given. by a friend. who
said they could supply the Newark
ers with certificates reprepresenting
whisky in bonded warehouses.
To prove their good faith the finan-
ciers produced $4,000, which they
permitted the dexterous Manhattan
ties to seal in envelopes pending de-
livery of the certificates. When they
grew tired of waiting they opened
the envelopes and found them filled
with paper.
Evening star., 1921-08-22
ALLLORRAINE PAYS HOMAGE
AS YANKS UNVEIL MONUMENT
Tribute to A. E. F. is Dedicated Before
Great mbly-Many Notables Pres
ent as France 1onors Americans.

pie of Belgium to show their graft
tude toward the United States by ac-
cording a national reception to the
members of the American Legion
when they visit Belgium August %
and 90. Official receptions have been
arranged in several towns, and the
visitors in addition will visit the
Belgian battlefields and cemeteries.
Another function on the program
today was a journey to Geroy, near
Longway on the Belgian frontier. with
Marshal Foch, who will visit the
grave of his only son, who was killed
on August %. 1914. The Americans
planped to present condolences to
Marshal Foch, as well as to NJ. VII
viani, former French premier. whose
son-in-law also was killed and buried
on the same spot and date.