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The New York herald., 1921-02-21
FAIR, RAINY, SNOWY
AT ATLANTIC CITY
Hylan Leaves for Neuo York
Late in Day.

speciai Despatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
ATLANTIC CITY. Feb. 20.-Atlantic
city had several different sorts of
weather to-day. but so far the resort
has escaped the blizzard that has tied up
New York. Philadelphia and other coast
cities Early this morning strong
northeast storm swept through here.
with q heavy rain. The weather cleared
about noon. but late in the afternoon a
heavy snowfall began and continued for
fifteen or twenty minutes. the end Of the
New York storm.
several New YorlSefs who are spend
ing the week end here and will stay over
the holiday started for home when the
rain began falling. but they returned 70
their hotels after they heard OF tho bllz-
zard In New York. Mayor John r..
Hylan. who has been week end guest
OF Rodman Wanamaker, left for New
York late this afternoon. Mrs. Hylan
and her daughter. Mrs. John r. Sinnott.
md Mr.. Sinnott will remain at tie
Wanamaker cottage.
Iindlcy NJ. Garrison. receiver of the
y. n. T.. is also here and will probably
remain over washington's Birthday.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
PUBLIC WORK TOTAL
IS SHAVED MILLION
Cadle. Mine Department Head.
Asks S980.570 Less Than
Old Budget.
Spccial Despatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany Feb. 20.

Spccial Despatch TO THE NEW York HERALD.
Ntw York Herald Bureau,
Albany, Feb. 90.
Gov. Miller's own appointees are lead
ing in carrying out the programme OF
retrenchment which he declared at the
beginning of the year was necessary TO
save the State from serious financial
difficulties
Charles L. Cadle. newly appointed
Superintendent of Public Works. an
nounced to-day cut OF nearly mil
lion dollars in the budget requests or
his department. The money he has
asked for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1922 is $9S0,574, less than the ten
tativc budget complied by his prede-
cessor. If every department made as
good retrenchment record the total eX-
penditures of the State for the next
fiscal year might even be less than
$3.50 100000 which Senator Charles j.
Hewitt, chairman Of the Senate Finance
Committee has told Gov. Miller is the
limit set by the legislative leaders.
Appropriations for the last year OF
Gov Smiths administration aggregated
$145. 900, 900, and until Gov. Miller made
the uItinatum that he would stand for
no waste of State money during his term
Of office tentative budget requests LOT
the coming year had totalled away ABOVE
$500, 600, 900. The edict Of the new Gov
ernor is causing State officials suddenly
to discover they can get along with much
less money without impairing service to
the State
When Mr.. Cadle took office as super
intendent of Public Works he found a
deficiency appropriation request for the
present fiscal year of 1865, in spite
of the fact that the appropriation made
by the Legislature last year was 81, 49,
5O4. This amount is s4S5.SI5 more than
Mr.. Cadle has asked for the next year.
With the exception of the money for
personal service the now superintendent
has discovered that the entire appropria-
tion has already been used up, and that
a deficiency exists of more than $4,000.
This is the cause for the deficiency APP
preparation request.
In personal service alone Superin-
tendent Cadle is saving $247,3G1' mean
ing the cutting out OF lot of useless
Jobs. The positions OF canal lock,
tenders and other jobs in connection
with the States artificial waterway,
have always been lucrative source OF
political patronage. Mr.. Cadle says the
reduction in money and jobs will not
in any way impair service along the
canals.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
GREAT SNOW PLOUGHS
. FIGHT DRIFTS ON p. r. r.
Banks Two Feet Deep Block
Sunbury DiUision Traffic.

SUNBURY. Pa. Feb. 20.--With sixteen
inches of snow here and reports of from
eighteen, to twenty inches in the noun
tain districts, railroad service was Grip
pied and trolley lines were practically
tied up tonight. Great snow ploughs are
working in an effort to keep traffic open.
Trains are running from forty minutes
to an hour behind schedule and no at
tempt was made to move slow freight
during the day.
Two special trains with 120 men each
were sent over the sunbury division of
the Pennsylvania Iaifroau to the deep
cuts i'm the vicinity of Rock Glen and
Mount Grove where the snow is reported
to be two feet deep.
orders were issued tonight to rush
as preference freight ali anthracito and
btuminous coal standing in the yards at
Northumberland and mining region
points in order to avert a possible fuel
famine, 1t was said by operating heads
tonight.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21

the New York and Queens County Rail-
ways Company including those running
to Steiuway. Flushing, Astoria, College
Point Calvary Cemetery, Corona and
Vernon avenue, passed out during the
day. Cars stalled in the morning still
loomod dlmly out OF SNOW banks at night.
but men We're at work digging out the
rails The Jamaica line, operated by the
Manhattan and Queens Traction Com
pany. likewise remained without service
all day.
The b. f. r. surface lines in Queens
We're not much better off. Maspeth ana
Elmhurst We're attainable by trolley. but
Corona and Flushing were TO be reached
on the surface by dog teams only.
Staten Island. without a dissenting
voice, announced itself out of luck.
Steam trains of the Staten Island Rapid
Transit Railroad puffed along the tracks
on a schedule of their own devising.
but Grover Whalen's municipal trolleys
and those of the Richmond Light and
Power Company, were showed under so
far that it seems unlikely they can run
much before tomorrow noon Appar-
emily most of the island is in for three
day holiday, with a good chance of get
ting to work on Wednesday.
From the great circle of country
around New York tales of trouble came
filtering into the city. Long Island was
hard hit. Every trolley car in Nassau
county stopped running and it seemed
likely would be tied up for several days.
Snow drifts Of eight feet or more were
frequent Many automobilists who
started out bravely learned the limta-
tions Of gasolenc. Some were compelled
to leave their ears in drifts along the
roads Enterprising farmers with old
fashioned but reliable four horse teams
did a thriving business in hauling auto
mobiles to garages
Jersey jitneys and trolley lines ran in
the cities, but slowed down or quit en-
tirely between towns Newark had 500
men and 100 trucks at work removing
snow. and many more will be on the
streets to-day. Owing to the number OF
men out of work, there was an over
supply OF labor at so cents an hour.
Westchester county was exceedingly
hard hit Trolley service was main-
tanned between New Rochelle and Mount
Vernon and with the New York subway
lines. but the intertown service of such
places as Tarrytown, White Plains, Ma
maroneck. &c, was suspended. Fruit
and shade trees on the estate of John
d. Rockefeller and other wealthy resi-
dents were damaged by the weight OF
snow which fell upon them.
Orange. Sullivan. Putnam and Rock
land counties reported that they were
buried Sing Sing prisoners dug the
Jail out. but only half n dozen visitors,
the lowest number on a Sunday in years,
came to see friends. Newburgh had
drifts five feet high. In Poughkeepsie
even the taxicabs quit running. Albany
strike breakers continued to operate cars
despite snow and strikers.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
BOY SHOT BY MA TIE, HIDES
PAIN, GOES HOME IN SNOW
Mother Discovers Serious Wound When He Col
lapses-Lad Who Fired the Shot Runs Away
but Later Returns Home

James lie Roy, TO- of 234 East 104th
street. was sent yesterday afternoon TO
the shoemaker's shop of his grandfather,
Frank Pagi. at 211 East Ninety-sXth
street. TO get slippers that Were being
repaired. He took with him Cornelius
Elder. 10, his playmate, living at the
same address. The boys did not find
Pagi and began looking around for the
slippers.
In Sne or the cabinets lie Roy found
revolver and the boys decided 70 try it
out According to the police. lie Roy
fired at Eder The bullet appeared TO
have taken no effect. and the sound of
the exploding cartridge frightened the
boys so they decided 10 get out al once.
They walked home. distance of eight
blocks.
The Eder boy had been in the house
about twenty minutes when he COM
planned to his mother he was not feeling
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
MILLER Is OPPOSED
TO TRACTION DELAY
Governor Has Not Received
Craig's Letter Urging Pop
ular Referendum.
SURE PEOPLE BACK HIM
Criticism of Transit Proposals
Is Fast Disappearing in
Upstate Cities.
SURE PEOPLE BACK HIM
Special Despatch to THE NEW roRK HERALD
New York Herald Burepu.
Albany. Feb. 20.

Special Despatch 10 TIE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureeu.
Albany, Feb. 20.
Gov. Miller has no intention of stand
ing for any delay in tine carrying out
Of his transit plan. With the traction
lines of New York city in a state of
Generalization he believes that not 70
act now could only be looked upon as
nexcusable official negligence from
which every resident OF New York city
would suffer
The Governor had not received TO-
night the letter OF Comptroller ca. e
asking that action on the transit legisla-
tion be put off until 1922 so that ref
erendum on the question could be pu; up
to the people. and would not discuss the
newspaper report.
IL don't believe will have any eom-
ment on il even after receiving the let
ter" he said.
This is taken to mean that he will
not let the Craig request interfere with
his present plans. The Governor is
satisfied that the more the people study
his bill the more they will realize that
it is a constructive piece OF legislation
that will get results. The letters and
te1egrams indorsing his traction policy
have convinced him that the people are
now with him and that q referendum
can only result in unnecessary and eX-
pensive delay.
Some of the most prominent men in
the State who have made study of
the traction situation have told the Gov
ernor that almost any action would be
better than the do nothing policy that
has resulted from the conflict OF author
ity of the last two years. They are
united in the opinion that the state
Executive has struck the trail that leads
TO a traction solution.
Any opposition to the Governors s
traction proposals that had appeared in
upstate cities is fast disappearing. In
the place of criticism, evidence Is COM
ing to light of intelligent study of the
provisions of the bill by public officials
all over the State. The legislative COM
mittee of the New York state confer
ence of Mayors has called a meeting
here next Thursday of all OF the cor.
poration counsels and city attorneys Oh
the State to confer on the bill. They
will make formal report on It at a
general meeting of the Mayors Com
ference. March ?.
The talk that fight would be MADE
against the bill by the legislators from
the cities Wnlcn nave given " p"N .i''4
companies franchises with cent fare
limitation is discounted by the mem
bers themselves The cry was raised
that the Governors plan would wipe out
the restriction and result in higher
fares. The legislators from those cities
say that already they have been Obliged
10 pay higher fares, the cities ts'ing
forced to grant them in order to keep
the companies out OF bankruptcy. They
are now convinced that Gov. Miller $
plan will be a great Improvement over
the present haphazard scheme oi
handling street railway companies.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
SAIL TORN VESSELS
DRIVE INTO NORFOLK
Storm Reported SeUere All
Along the Coast.

Special Despatch 10 THE NEW York 1TErN3
NonFoLK. Va. Feb. 20.--wlth a freez-
ing northeast gale sweeping The coast
from Hatteras 10 New York ships arc
hurrying into shelter AT every available
point tonight. Lynnhaven Bay Is shell
tering score of vessels Of almost every
description and reports from outside in
dcate that the storm is increasing.
Warnings OF the storm were sent
broadcast to-day by wireless and at
every coast guard station signals were
displayed Tonight red lights are burn
ing AZ Cape Hatteras. Cape Henry. Dia-
mond Shoals. Virginia Beach and other
points along the coast.
Capt. Redding of the American bark
Snowden. which came near being
wrecked. says the blow is Very severe.
The Snowden. with practically all her
sails torn away. reached port yesterday
evening She was bound to Boston from
the Barbados She encountered several
storms on tho voyage. but the worst one
struck her while the vessel was Off Hat
teras II was the blow that tore her
sails to ribbons and almost drove her
ashore Capt. Redding says he man
aged 10 get his ship to the Virginia
Capes where he asked for assistance
lie was towed into Lynnhaven Roads.
The schooner kenwood also had her
sails torn by the storm and w. leaking
when she reached port. Reports from
sea tonight say the temperature is far
below freezing and that Ice forms on
the decks OF ships where they have been
IL shed by the sea.
The five mastod schooner Carroll y.
Dcering. which stranded on Diamond
shoals three weeks ago. probably Will
be broken UP by the storm She was
reported TO be breaking this afternoon
under the terrific lashing.
Sea gulls deserted the Deering to-
day The birds had roasted in the rig
ging Of the stranded craft almost from
the first day She struck the Zach This
afternoon they deserted the ship and
flew in the direction OF Norfolk.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
SALVADOR KILLS
TWO BIG CANARDS
British Cruiser Friendly and
Attoche ReceiUed.

SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Salvador.
Feb. 20.-Denial was given here to-day
of a report that the British cruiser Cam
brian had been sent to Salvador because
of the failure of Salvador to pay the
interest on a loan made TO the Govern
ment by the Royal Bank of Canada. 1t
is said the Government has had no deal
ings with this bank.
Denial also was made OF a statement
that the Foreign Minister mad refused to
receive Capt. Godfrey Blake, Naval At
tache of tho Embassy at Washington.
Capt. Blake was only received in au-
dience by President Melendez and the
Foreign Minister. and is said to have
expressed his pleasure at the courtesies
paid him. The Cambrian, 1t was stated,
came TO Salvador merely on friendly
visit
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
CATS CRIES BRING OUT
BIG FORCE OF POLICE
Upsets Phone; Central Hears
Walls; Robbery Feared.

CHESTER. Pa, Feb. 20.-Cries of pet
cat into the mouthpiece Of a telephone
in a house here to-day brought out big
detachment of police and plain clothes
men bent on frustrating a robber and
possibly saving n life.
telephone operator called to the
police that cries of distress were coming
from the telephone at a house in Third
street. patrol wagon full of police
men was hurried TO the scene and sur
rounded the house.
Repeated knocks at the door brought
no answer. and an entrance was forced.
The cat was found with one foot caught
in an ice chest. In its struggles It had
knocked down the telephone receiver,
which was lying on the floor, the family
was away from home and the animal
was crying for help directly into the
mouthpiece
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
EXPERT FINDS TRANSIT
SOLUTION YET LACKING
Wilcox Says Miller Plan Is
Trresponsible.'

Speaking at the public forum in the
Church OF the Ascension last night
Delos +. Wilcox. public utilities expert,
expressed himself as opposed TO Gov.
Miller's plan for the relief of the
present intolerable transit conditions.
He said, however. that he saw no re-
lief in the Mayors bus proposition.
Characterizing the Governors plan as
startling in It's irresponsibilty." he
said "The practical effect will depend
altogether upon the discretion of the
commissioners appointed. Moreover.
they will be able 10 set the value for
which the people can be compelled TO
paw whether they like II or not.
Governor Miller says that he favors
municipal ownership. What his plan
really leads TO is an unloading of the
transit lines on the city compulsory
purchase OF the existing roads. The
main thing about the bill--a thing which
is guaranteed by It's that the com
mission is TO adopt plan which viii
put the transit companies on their feet
and leave the city out OF consideration
altogether
Granted that concentration Of power
Is necessary to solve the transit situa-
ton. that concentration might well be
made in the city authorities who have
not got IL now They have only the
power of consent. and cannot be held
wholly responsible for the failure "a
remedy the situation.
ut comes down TO this: whether a
community shall be judged to be politi-
cally and civically bankrupt. unable TO
handle thoroughly and efficiently this
great problem. which is and always will
be notwithstanding Gov. Miller. a local
problem
ut might almost be said that n vigil
lance committee was 20 be appointed
on behalf Of the transit companies to
see that the citizens of New York will
'.ereafter respect the rights of the
transit companies"
Mr.. Wilcox said that he did not think
that tho dav Of the street car was over,
and that therefore he saw no possible
solution IN 'hc bus proposition.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21

we'll and a moment late- collapsed. She
opened his blouse and found a wound in
the right side. An ambulance was
called from Reception Hospital DR..
Pearson determined that the bullet had
lodged near the liver The boy was
operated on last night and his recovery
was said to be doubtful.
The Le Roy boy had hurried to the
Eder apartment when he heard the am
bulance, and learning what had devel-
oped, ran from the house. He was ar
rested later and will be arraigned in
Children's Court to-day. Pagi was locked
up my Detectives Caputo and Dougherty
at the East 104th street station for al
legged violation of the Sullivan law.
DR.. Pearson said the wounded boy
showed unusual pluck in accomplishing
the walk from the shoenlaker's shop and
in refusing TO alarm the other boy by
admitting he was shot.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
QUEENS TUBE HEARING SOON.
Bids for Times square Extension to
Bc Asked Next Month.

John II Delaney. Transit Construc-
ton Commissioner announced yesterday
that the form OF contracts for the con
struction OF the extension OF tho Queens
boro subway from the Grand Central
Terminal to Times Square have been
completed, and he will hold public
hearing upon them March Z. Bids will
be invited Immediately after the hearing.
'The work will cost about $4,000. 900
and will occupy forty-two months In
accomplishment. II will mark the COM
pletion of the 1nterborouRl, subways
under the terms Of contract with tho
CITY
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
SHIP ASHORE 7 HOURS
OFF OCEAN PARKWAY
Liner Waits in SnoUstorn1 to
Get OFT in High Tide.

The United American liner Cold Har-
Dor went ashore about half n mile off
Coney Island, opposite Ocean Parkway,
during the snowstorm yesterday morning
about / / o'clock Capt. Kubb wirelessed
to the Coast Guard station in Manhattan
and the revenue cutter Gresham was sent
to the Cold Harbor's aid. Two tugs
were also sent.
The steamship lay off the coast until
high tide at O'Clock last night, when
the tugs pushed her into deeper water.
She was able to proceed to her Manhat-
tan pier under her own power.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
All Records Broken for
Swift Snowfalls Here

THE United States Weather
Bureau said last night that
the storm which buried New
York under more than a foot of
snow broke all records so far as
the rapid falling of snow was
concerned. In twelve hours ten
inches fell, and even in the great
blizzard of 1888 it took twenty
four hours for the fall to reach
sixteen and one-half incEes.
The storm began at exactly
one minute past midnight and
came out of the southwest. Of
ficially it was snowstorm and
not blizzard, because the aver
age temperature was twenty-five
degrees. A blizzard, according
to the definitions OF the Weather
Bureau, is a snowstorm with high
winds and a temperature of ten
above zero or under. In yester-
days storm the wind blew from
thirty-five to fifty miles an hour.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
STORM CAUSE OF ONE
DEATH IN BALTIMORE
Brooklyn Man Killed by Car
He Failed to See.

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HER,LD.
BALTIMORE. Feb 20.--The snowstorm
which struck Baltimore last night was
tho worst In several years. The density
of the storm was responsible for the
death OF William Wilfred Grad. $50
Manhattan avenue. Brooklyn, who was
killed on the York road ut Griffin's
switch by one Of the cars OF tho United
Railways. Evidently he was prevented
from seeing the approaching car by the
snowfall
chauffeurs license and other papers
in the mans pockets gave the name and
address
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
MANY PRUSSIAN VOTERS
ABSTAIN FROM POLLS
Less Than 20 Per Cent. Cast
Ballots in Election.

BERLIN. Feb. 20.--Incoming reports
from all sections of Prussia. where cleo
tions are being held to-day. indicate
that the balloting Is going on without
disorder Less than 20 per cent of the
voters cast their ballots. In greater
Berlin the Communists were very active.
their propaganda being mostly In evil
dence In the northern and eastern
wards and industrial suburbs.
As seven parties are represented on the
official ballot, and the vote is proper
toned on the basis of one mandate for
every thousand votes. definite results will
not be available before Monday night.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
POPOCATEPETL ACTIVE;
BIG ERUPTION FEARED
Gas Columns Rising Hundreds
of Yards High.

MEXICO CITY. Feb. --Popocate
Mcxico's smoking mountain" IL In i'm
mlnent danger OF violent eruption, ac-
cordlng 10 the report OF commission
from the National Geological Institute.
which has Just returned from a tour OF
investigation.
Immense columns OF gases. somc-
times moro than 700 yards high. arc
arising from the crater which no longer
is covered with snow. due. tho reoo-
gists say. to the volcanoes activity.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
FLEE INTO STORM AS
FLAMES LEVEL HOTEL
Guests in Ephroto, Pa, Lose
All Their CIofhinR./

LANCAsTER, Pa Fob. 2O--IIOtcI Coz
calico. Ephrata. this county, was de-
stroyed by nre late to-day. The cause
Of the blaze IS undetermined II is es-
timated tho loss will reach $4,000
Ten families who made their permanent
home in the hotel, were driven 10 tho
streets during violent gnowstorm.
Famed by high wind. tho nrc swept
the structure so rapidly that guests
were unable to save possessions, losing
crcn their wearing apparel.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
AUSTRIA MAY CHARGE
LINCOLN WITH FORGERY
Britain Presumably Caused
International Spys Arrest.

VrENNA. Feb 20--The arrest here
yesterday OF 1gnatius Tribich Lincoln,
international spy and chief censor
under the short lived kapp revolutionary
regime in Germany. was made on an
cNtradition warrant OF "a foreign Gov-
crnment." presumably Great Britain.
II Is understood that the Austrian
Government also viii file charges against
Lincoln. alleging forgery OF documents
in connection with his recent activities.
ard also accusing him of residing In
Vienna under false names
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
AIRCRAFT FLIES INTO STORM.
The Ponce dc Leon Leaves Coast
Despite warning.

WILMINGTON. y. c.. Feb. 20.-The
aeromarinc boat Ponce Re Leon. which
landcd az Southport. near here yester-
day. after flying from NV York. 725
miles. I'm 6 hours and 81 minutes. left
carly to-day for Fernandina. Fla. on
route 20 the West indies There were
seven passengers aboard
Tho craft lcft In spite Of storm warn-
.ues and adverse winds
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
GERMANY LIMITS IMPORTS.

MADRID. Feb. 20.---An official note
issued to-day says the German Govern
ment has informed Spain that Germany
has been compelled TO prohibit the i'm
portation OF Spanish oranges owing TO
the condition OF the exchange rate ana
other commercial circumstances. Ger
many. however Will permit importa-
tions for which concessions already
have been granted until March I.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
FIVE RESCUED FROM BARGE.
BAY state Iife savers Use the
Brccches Buoy.

PRovrN crrowN. Mass. Foo. 20.--I4ife-
ravers from the Peaked I'M and Race
Point stations early tonight rescued
with a breeches buoy the crew OF Ave
men from the barge Rutherford. which.
with the Tcscoe. broke from the tug
Valley Forge in to-days northeaster.
Tho Tescoe was still drifting. but coast
guardsmen believed mat she would he
drivcn within tho breakers Al high tide
tonight so that her CROW ~ i've men
a,uid br taken off,