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New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Decision ON Bonus
Due to ssWelchers,' .
Says Legion Chief
Donald c. Strachan, Kings
County Post Commander,
Attacks the Ruling of
Court on Its Legality

Donald c. Strachan, commander of
the Kings County American Legion,
said last night in his opening address
at the convention of the organization
in the 1O6th Regiment Armory, Bedford
and Atlantic avenues, that "the welch-
ing element in our community" was re-
sponsible for the decision of the Court
Of Appeals that the bonus act was un-
constitutional.
After every great war;" he said,
"there are always two elements in the
community. There are those who be-
leve in the full payment Of public
all obligations. On the other hand,
there arc those who desire to avoid ali
obligation.
During the last few weeks the
welching element in the community
was successful in having the bonus
legislation of New York State declared
unconstitutional, although, as stated by
Judge Cardozo in his dissenting opin-
ion, it is a moral obligation. This same
element has delayed the passing of the
national bonus"
The report of the treasurer showed
that membership in the county organi-
zatlon had dropped during the year
from 5000 to 6,42i, and that instead of
the lO9 active posts which the organi-
zation had last year there were now
only seventyseven. Total receipts for
last year were Si0,554.19 and the dis
bursements $l0,342.95. The balance on
hand is $659.23.
The first business before the con-
vention was the presentation of a
placQue of the late Theodore Roosa.
welt, made from metal from the old
warships Maine, Oregon, Olympia, New
York and Brooklyn, and given to the
Legion by the Spanish American War
Veterans of Brooklyn.
About 1000 delegates, representing
sixty posts, were present. The con.
vention will continue to-day and to.
morrow and will elect delegates and
alternates to the state convention
Announcement was made of the ap.
pointment of an Investigating com
mittee" to sound candidates for public
office as to their views on Legislation
favored by the Legion.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
3 Held as Principals in
West Side Gun Fight
Former Boxer One of Trio Ar.
rested After Shooting in ''San
Tuan N;vIo Secf;on
am Hill" Section

The police yesterday arrested three
suspects describing themselves as Ed
ward Pertell, longshoreman, of 259
Ninth Avenue; James Connors, a ma
chinist stamper, Of 80 West Tooth
Street, and Lawrence Ryan, a former
middleweight prizefghter, known as
Battling Larry Ryan, in the belief that
they were principals in the gun fight
Wednesday night at West Fifty eighth
Street and Ninth Avenue.
The prisoner previously arrested as
result of the encounter between the
Italian and Irish gangs in this section,
known as San Juan Hill, said he was
Amedo Gargailio, of S46 Eleventh Ave-
nue..
The fight was the result of acute bit
terness between the two factions, and
one of the incidents which the police
believe precipitated the fight was 9
private gun fight between Ryan and q
member of the Italian gang on Tues
day over the wife of the Italian
When the four men were arraigned
later in the day before Magistrate Sill
hermann in the West Side Court on
suspicion of felonious assault they
were held without bail for hearing
Monday
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Fox Hills Director
Denies Mishandling
OF Soldiers Body
Prepared Properly, and Cof-
fin of Adequate Length,
Say Attendants, in Reply
to Complaints of Widow

Colonel j. o. Cobb, medical director
of Fox Hills Hospital, after an inves-
tigation yesterday, said he could find
no merit in the complaint Of Mrs.
Blanche Burren, that the body Gf her
husband. Albert II. Burren, had not
received proper treatment at the hands
of the undertaken. Burren, veteran
Of the World War, died at Fox Hills
last Sunday morning.
In addition to questioning Edmund
Schacfer, an undertaken, Of 537 Bay
Street, Stapleton, S. l., and Edward R.
handled the body, Colonel Cobb re-
ceived a report from DR.. George D.
Brcgaw, of the hospital staff, which,
he said, disproved the widows allega-
tions.
Schaefer and Matthias declared the
body was embalmed and placed in a
regulation casket, as provided in a
government contract, which fixes $40 as
the price of preparing for shipment the
body Of a patient dying the gov
ernment institution. They denied the
charge of Mrs Burren that the body
was forced into coffin too small for
it and presented receipt to show that
the receptacle had been delivered to
Mrs. Burren's home at 944 Kent Ave
nue., Brooklyn, covered with an Ameri-
can flag. The casket was feet 3
inches in length, they said, while Bur-
rens hospital record gives his height
as feet 1919 inches.
DR.. Bregaw, who examined the body
prior to removal from the Stapleton
undertaking establishment, said it was
in proper condition, and that the pro-
visions of the government contract had
been carried out. James Bergman, a
patient in the ward where Burren died,
said he was at the Burren home when
the body arrived and that he saw no
reason for the accusations.
Colonel Cobb did not question Will
liam H. Ahern, an undertaken Of $40
Grand Street, Manhattan, who was en-
gagged by Mrs. Burren to reembalm the
body and transfer it to another casket
Ahearn said last night that while the
original coffin was not too small, the
body could have been in better condi-
ton. Colonel Cobb said he had not yet
received the written complaint Of Mrs
Burren, nor the original casket, which
she said she was returning to the hos
pital with the inscription: "To the
United States Hospital, Fox Hills, with
the compliments and thanks of Mrs
Blanche Buren,
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Winter Garden to Turn
To Vaudeville Sept. 70
Imperial Theater, at Fifty-nin,h
and Seventh Ave., Henceforth
to House Extrayagarlzas

The Winter Garden, the Shuberts an
nounced yesterday. will be dedicated to
high class vaudeville, beginning Mon
day evening, September &c. The new
Imperial Theater, at Fifty-ninth Street
and Seventh Avenue, had been desig-
mated as one of the Shubert vaudeville
houses, but at the request of AL Jolson
who wanted to open the new playhouse
the change was made. The Imperial
one of the handsomest of the Shubert
theaters, with a seating capacity of
2,200, will open some time later as the
permanent home Of the productions
which in the ordinary course would
have been presented in the Winter
Garden.
By virtue of its location, size and
arranEoment the Winter Garden will
make an excellent vaudeville theater
According to the Shubert announce
ment the bills to be presented there
will be out Of the beaten path of vari-
ETY. entertainment. Two performances
daily, including Sunday. will be given
and the top prices will be 81 and S1.5O
for matinee and evening, excepting
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The
Winter Garden recently celebrated its
tenth anniversary. Many of the pres
ent day musical comedy stars were
graduated from its productions.
"The Whirl of New York" closes Sep
tember II, and the house. will remain
dark for q week.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
volley From 5
In Auto w ounds
Girls Escort
Car Drives Up to Curb in
9TH Ave., Men Open Fire,
One Bullet Taking Effect;
All the Assailants Escape
Police Suspect Jealousy
Young Woman Knows No
Motive; Affair Third of
Kind i'm Last Three Nights

Edward Beardsley, thirty years old,
plumber, strolling with Miss jeanette
Kies, of 274 Tenth Avenue, along Sew
enth Avenue last night, turned sud
denly toward the curbing when he
heard the hum Of motor in the street.
An automobile, moving northward,
swerved sharply to the curb near where
Beardsley and Miss Kies were stand
ing, and it could be observed that the
car had five occupants. AS Beardsley
stood and watched the machine three
shots were fired from it, one Of the
bullets penetrating his right leg.
The automobile turned into the
middle of the street and shot swiftly
across Twenty-third Street and dis
appeared. The shots attracted crowd
and men and women swarmed around
the wounded man. He was carried to
the West Thrtieth Street station, and
later removed to Bellevue, after being
attended by DR.. Sutton, Of New York
Hospital
The shooting of Beardsley was the
third attempt made by gunmcn on sue
cessive nights to kill their victims by
firing from autom obiles.
Police Sec Jealousy Motive
The police believe that Beardsley's
attentions to Miss Kies had aroused
the jealousy of a number of young
men of her neighborhood, and that
they had determined to even up mat
ters with him.
Miss Nate said she met Beardslcy at
Rockaway Sunday and that they were
on their way to motion picture thea
ter when the car rolled up alongside the
curb. Witnesses ara unable to say
whether the shots were fred by one
man or one each by three Of five men
in the car.
Detectives James Brennecke, Joseph
Allies and Edward Doyle, of the West
Tkirtieth Street station, began an i'm
mediate investigation Of the shooting.
Members of the so-called Owny Mad
den gang, which operates in the vicin-
ity of the shooting, are suspected by
tho police to have had hand in it.
Girl Knows of No Motive
Miss Kies was questioned at the
West Thirtieth Street station after
Beardsley had been taken to the hos
ptal. She said she had no male ad-
mirers in her own neighborhood and
declared it impossible that any persons
interested in her might have done the
shooting.
Her meeting with Beardsley at Far
Rockaway had been quite casual, the
young woman said, and there had been
no cause for jealousy on the part Of an
other man.
II met Mr.. Beardsley on Labor Day."
said Miss Kies. eve had brief con-
versation and he invited me to go to
the Republic Theater. We were on our
way there when the attack took place.
Mr. Beardsley wanted to take taxicab,
but l said I would rather walk because
it was fine night"
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Crasso, Italian Actor, Makes
American Debut at Roval

Giovanni Grasso, the Italian actor,
made his American debut last night at
the Royal Theater in the Bowery and
received vociferous welcome from as
many hundreds Of his countrymen as
could find places in the house. The
star being Sicilian, natives Of that
tempermental island were dominant
in the demonstration. Grasso's intro
duction to New York was in "Feudal-
ismo," play from the Spanish.
Antonio Ferrara, proprietor Of the
theater, is to divide the receipts of
the performance between the fund for
a Caruso memorial in the Metropolitan
Opera House and a fund for Italian
orphans.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Irving Berlin Returns to
Stage in "Music Box 4

Irving Berlin will return q
stage in person in his aNus,s shs
Revue" which is to open ths oox
Music Box Theater late this N r..n nss
His company will include william, ,0n.a. g
lier, Iit',, Sam Bernard, Florence Moo,,s,' s,,'
Sawyer, Hugh Cameron, Paul F.a w
Mile. Marguerite and Frank Gill. Fs,,
Haig and Richard w. Keens "Dna pa
Rolanda, Rene Riano and Chester nsss nn'ss
Mr.. Berlin has not appeared ~ Asi'. ~
stage since his vaudeville tour ~ y ~, .as
ago. Prior to that he was nemh.ses ssar
the company that presented the ,nIl soIs.sf u
show "Yip. Zip, Yaphank," in 'viSisr ws;ss
ne he, introduced due his song, u Hate to Cen ca
has been associated with Sam n ~
ris in the building of the Music = "a AZ
Theater, one of the Handsomely Of sss .ss
smaller playhouses. 40
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Court Rules Frazee Must
Tell Financial Status
Denies Plea of Boston Ball Club
Owner to Set Aside Ali
mony Inquiry

Justice Lydon yesterday denied the
motion of Harry II. Trazee, theatrical
manager and owner of the Boston
baseball club of the American League,
to set aside an order obtained by Mrs
Elsie Frazce, who is suing for d.
vorce, to examine Mr.. Frazee as to the
extent of his property, so that it night
bo determined how much alimony he
can pay his wife pending trial of the
action. Mr.. Frazee, under the decision
of Justice Lydon, must present himself
for examination next Monday
The court overruled the contention
Of Mr.. Frazee that his wife was not
entitled to the information sought by
her until after she has proved her al
legations against him. Justice Lydon
said there was no certainty that Mr..
Frazee would be present at the trial, in
which case no examination into his
financial status could be had
Mr.. Frazee has not yet filed his an
swer to his wife's divorce complaint.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Court Names Equity Receiver
For Maurice Browea. s. Co.

Mark Eisner was appointed receiver
in equity for Maurice Brewer & Co.,
Inc, dealers in precious stones, u
John Street, by Judge Julius M. Mayer
in the United States Distric. Court
yesterday. The bond was fixed at
$4,000. The complainant is Ferdinand
j.. Romanet, citizen of New Jersey.
who claims $1l, ,404, and says he brings
suit for himself and other creditors.
Although admitting that the assets
of the defendant are 100000 and it's
liabilities only $4,000, the bill of COM
plant declared that receivership is
necessary to protect the creditors be-
cause the death of Maurice Brewer.
president of the concern, on July IA,
has ruined its credit. The defendant
consented to the receivership.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

the last twenty years has been conduct
ing so-called school for plumbers.
While this man contends and produces
q contract to show that this money
is paid for tuition only. witnesses
charge that 1t was their understanding
that it was paid to assure the granting
OF masters license by the examining
board
Connolly Asks for Queens Evidence
Maurice h. Connolly Borough Presi-
dent of Queens, added his request to
that of Denis O'Leary, Democratic
aspirant for the borough presidency.
that Governor Miller call upon the
Meyer committee to make public
alleged evidence of graft in Queens.
Connolly. however, charges that
O'Leary's demand is not made in good
faith. as every item of testimony now
in possession of tho committee, he
says, was in the hands Of Mr.. OLeary
in August, 1920, when the latter was
District Attorney of Queens County.
"If there were discriminating facts
in these Matters" continues Mr.. Con-
molly, 'as he would have the people
believe, why did he not, as District
Attorney, present them to the grand
jury and obtain indictments His in
situations seek to create the impress
sion that sums of $4,000 and $4,000
were paid to influence the granting Of
contracts. In August, 1920, he had the
information as to the names of per-
sons who, he insinuates, paid the
money, the names of the persons to
whom it was paid, and he was in "a
position to present all the facts to the
grand jury.
"The reason he did not present it to
the grand jury is that he knew that
there was not sufficient substance to
the mass of idle rumors to form the
basis of even an indictment, much less
to stand the test of q demurrer to
the Indictment before competent
court"
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

John Meehan has taken over the Hudson
Theater for his first production THE Man
in the Making" which Will open Tuesday.
September 20. The cast includes Donald
Gallaher. kathleen Comegys Francis
Byrne, William B. Mack. Paul Everton
Leah Winslow, Susanna Willis, Raymond
Hackett, Frazer Coulter. Duncan Harris
Edwin Walter. Joseph Guthrie, Robert
Fiske. Justin Lees and Billie Bergh.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Cigli Wins Buenos Avrss

A cablegram was received vests,..-
at the Metropolitan Opera Houxa ssy
Buenos Ayres stating that Benisr,;oHna ,ona
Gigli, Metropolitan star, scored s"las -.
umph in his debut there in 3pao.ai- ~,
The audience compelled him n s,s
the aria "Romanza" over three tir,s s.as
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

Beg ming Monday. the Pauist Choristers
who sing the incidental music In Swords
at the National Theater, also viii sing II
the entrsactes
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

Reginal Pasch. who plays the Prince In
'"The Merry Widow" has been placed un-
der three-year contract by Henry w.
Savage.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

BY arrangement with the Selwyns, Nor
man Trevor is to play tho lead with Marie
Doro in William Hurlbut's Lilies of the
Field"
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

Chauncey Olcott will begin a road tou,
In Ragged Robin" under the direction
Of A: L. Erlanger. at Altoona, Septem
Der 20.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
The Stage Door

The Provlncetown Players announce that
they have taken over the Princess Theater
for the coming year and will offer a sec
ond season OF Provincetown plays be-
ginning Septembe 21. with THE Spring."
by George Cram Cook.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

"I.il!om." In Yiddish, will be presented
this evening at tho Irving Place Art Thea
ter Martin Ratkai plays the title role.
The settings were designed by Willy
Pogany
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

Zoe Barnett has been engaged for tho
cast OF Blossom Time"
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

Harry Kline, formerly manager of the
Globe Theater, will be manager OF tho
American tour OF "The White Headed
Boy which opens next week at Henry
Miler's Thpater.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

Jack Donahue. late Of the Follies is ap-
pearing at Proctor's Fifth Avenue Thea
ter this week.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

Oscar Eagle. formerly general stage d.
rector for Belasco. is staging The Old
Homo Town" the new musical comedy
which Barry Mccormack is producing
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

The Shuberts will produce Main Street
early in October. Stuart Walker will di
rect the rehearsals
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

George Graham is a member Of the cast
OF True to Form" opening at the Bram-
hall Playhousel Monday night.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

Es AND HITS DIRECTION J. j. sHUBERr
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-11
SAYS 3 SMOOT
BILLS TABLED
Evans WOollen at Hearing on
Loan Measures.

The Senate Committee on Currency
and anking. following a hearing at Wash
ington yesterday on three bills, intro
duced by Senator Smoot OF Utah, to
eliminate the Joint Stock Land Banks
from operating Of the Federal Farm
Loan Act, voted to recommend to the
Senate the indefinite postponement of
all three proposed measures. This in
formation was brought back to In
dianapolis today by Evans Wooden, presi-
dent Of the Fletcher Joint Stock Land
Bank, Of Indianapolis, which is the
largest Of the joint stocks in Indinaa,
and is owned and operated by the
Fletcher Savings and Trust company,
Of this city.
Mr. Woollen, who has been attend
ing a meeting Of various committees OF
the American Bankers Association at
Pinehurst, n. c., went to Washington
yesterday and made an argument against
the Smoot bills before the Senate com
mittee. At the close Of the hearing the
committee voted to recommend indefinite
postponment.
Recently the Supreme court of the
United States upheld the validity OF the
bonds issued by banks under the Farm
Loan Act and their exemption from
taxation. The Fletcher Bank already
has loaned more than S6Og0,OOO on farm
loans in Indiana. under the provisions
Of the act, and similar joint stock banks
now are operating at Lafayette and TT.
Wayne. The Smoot bills were aimed to
eliminate these banks from operating
under the Farm Loan Act, to supply
farmers with credit.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-11
PROBE MYSTERY
OF SHIP LEAK
Boat in Texas Port Saved
From Sinking.

HOUSTON, Texas, May ia rigid in
vestigation was being conducted today
by authorities into the circumstances sur
rounding the finding of seven feet Of
water in the hold Of the steamer Okmul-
gee, which is discharging her cargo I'm.
der police protection.
Chief Engineer F. 7. Percy discovered
the water in the vessel at AS o'clock
last night. He stated the vessel had
been dry as a bone two hours previous.
The fires had been quenched, but SUI
ficient steam remained in the boilers to
start the wreck pumps and within a short
time the rise of the water was stopped,
and with the help of pumping apparatus
from the city fire department, the water
was soon cleared, saving the ship from
sinking at the dock
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-11

Boyce said he did not take very much
stock of that contention. Japan had
gained very little from taking over
Korea, because 1t was chochull Of peo-
pie, and there was no room in which Jap
anese could be settled. Japan had an
enormous birthrate, and she was looking
for land to produce food. China was so
full of people now that large numbers Of
the inhabitants were very short of food
part of the time.
Mr.. Boyce ridiculed the idea that war
would eventuate between Japan and Amer
lea. Japan would not gain anything by
going to war with the United Stees-ex-
cept a big indemnity against herself.
Japan had no intention Of fighting any
body AS for her enormous orders for
aeropIanes and continual additions to her
navy, he considered the whole procedure
bluff If Japan were really engaged in
the construction of a big army and navy,
she would keep the matter as secret as
possible, and not advertise the facts to
the world Countries did not advertise
those things when they meant business.
Mr.. Boyce considered that the reia-
tionship between Japan and America
was just as cordial as that between
Australia and other British dominions.
The average American did not worry
much about world affairs. They had a
big country of their own to govern
and develop. and until the European war
they had not paid much attention to
the matters and people of other coun-
tries.
Mr.. Boyce concluded that in his
opinion Australia ought to take care OF
5G,OO0,000 people within the next century,
but she had better have a slow growth
and a sure one, and not endeavor to
take in everybody as the United States
had done-people who were not adaptable
for the needs OF the country.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-11

Continued From Page One.)
health officers closed with the afternoon
session.
Probably the most interesting session
of the nurses institute will take place to-
morrow when Dr. Charles D. Humes,
assistant In mental and nervous diseases
in the Indiana University School Of
Medicine, will conduct a clinic. Elk
amples Of mental detectives will be used
by DR.. Humes, and a round table discus
sion will be conducted by the nurses.
Special observance of Hospital Day and
the birthday Of Florence Nightingale, re-
nov'ned English nurse and pioneer in
modern nursing methods, has been
planned by Miss Ina M. Gaskill, director
Of public health nursing and supervising
nurse of the American Red Cross and
the State tuberculosis Association. A
trip will be made to Sunnyside Tubercu-
losis sanitarium and a baby clinic will
be held by DIR. J. Don Miller, chief
clinician of the Children's Aid Associa-
ton of indianapolis, Thursday. A special
clinic will be held at Sunnyside sani-
tarium.
The nurses institute will close Thurs
day afternoon.
CHARGES BREWERS
EXPLOIT BEER.
Opposition to the sale Of beer for me-
dicinal purposes and declaration that the
demand for the sale Of beer comes not
from doctors, but from the brewers who
are trying to worm into a way to sell
their product is voiced in a resolution
adopted by the city and county health
officers. Teh resolution was adopted al
most unanimously.
The resolution, in part, reads!
This demand for beer as a sc-called
medicine has not come from physicians,
but has come from brewers, who are
using the medical plea as a pretext for
the manufacture and sale of beer as a
beverage Malt liquors never have been
listed in the United States Pharma-
copeia as official medicinal remedies"
The resolution calls on member of the
Congress to support the recent Volstead
bill, which is designed to halt the sale
Of beer and light wines for medicinal
purposes.