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The Washington times., 1921-01-20
146 YEAR:OLD MAN
HAS FIRST ILLNESS
Fora Mehmed, Of Turkey, Said
to Hold World Record
for Longevity.

CoNSTANTINoPLE. Jan. 2o.-For
the frst time In his life Of l4o years
Fora Mehmed. who lie said to be the
oldest man In the world, 10 Ill.
He is suffering from Indigestion.
for which he blames a set OF false
teeth.
All his working life Fora has been
a carrier OF heavy weights. ranging
from 200 TO 1000 pounds.
During the Napoleonic wars he had
bet that he could lift 500 pounds
with his teeth. and he ruined Them
n making the attempt. He got alon /;
for some time without any teeth. and
The Washington times., 1921-01-20

I'VE believe that Con~ress shouio
realize that the unrestricted sale OF
gasoline, for pleasure. for debauchery
or crime TO whomsoever has the
money with which to pay for H. oe-
prives housewives OF gas Tor 40
nestle use" -.
Believing that tired mothers should
be afforded some degree OF relief they
would go the Soviet government one
better by petitioning Congress tha',
In the interest or public welfare anu
to protect the health or mothers,
wives under sixty years OF age anu
having no children shall be required
TO do housework three days each week
for wives who have children.
WOULD CUT HOMEWORK
Furthermore, they want "unneces-
sary" household work cut down TO
period OF forty-four hours a week.
which they regard sufficient for any
woman so long as their husbands IN
dulee in an eight-hour day.
1--WE believe Congress should realize
that legislation should be less and
Less in favor OF the industrial worker
and more and more to alleviate ana
Improve the condition OF the over
worked, underpaid, dish-washlns
housewife"
The Washington times., 1921-01-20
'RED-HEADED' DEVIL
L|VENS HEART SUIT
?uakertoWn Girl, Wooed 20
Years, Says He Used Her to
Make Other Jealous.

DOYLESTOWN, Pa, Jan 20-That
his sweetheart OF twenty years re-
fused all offers that he made which
would eventually have led TO mar
riage, and that a "red-headed devil"
another girl, made his fiance OF yes
.erday jealous, is the defense OF Err
win S. Hiliegas, forty-six years OLD,
who is being sued for $4,000 heart
balm by Miss Laura Heller, forty
three years old. OF Quakertown.
Miss Heller alleged "she lost TWEEN
ty years time" when after a court
ship that long H'legas married
mother woman, Miss Gladly Sla-
densky, twenty-foT years old, or
Ouakertown. Testimony was pro-
duced to show that Hillegas stayed
as late as o'clock in the morning
as Miss Heller's house during the
wooing.
Are you suing for loss OF time. or
loss of Sleep" Miss Heller was ask
ed in cross examination this AFTER
noon.
II am suing because / lost TINS time
and was Inundated" she replied.
On the stand Hillegas said he
never asked Miss Heller to become
his bride, but that he did ask her
whether she would leave her home.
He testified that IL had been his IN
tention to marry her after she had
answered that question properly but
she never did.
II did not want to keep an entire
family; 1t is hard enough to keep
one" Hillegas testified. When he
started taking out other girls, Miss
Heller became jealous. he said.
81 took Miss Maud Derr. OF Quak-
ertown, to Allentown on an automo-
bile ride about that time, and Laura
objected to it," he said. Miss Heller
called pretty Miss Dorr "the red-head-
ed devil" according to Hillegas.
The Washington times., 1921-01-20
LISTEN CAREFULLY, If
YOU WOULD LIKE MUSIC

Maybe you're thinking, yes, but
music does not interest me. don't
like IT," Well we have a CT to
offer you. Listen carefully.
That's the secret II you'll stop
thinking that you think you don't
like music, and listen carefully to the
sound Of II, forgetting everything else
while it's playing. you'll be amazed
to md that you're enjoying It hat
10 unless there's something awfully
wrong with you-unlees you haven't
a spark in you of that stun that
brought tears to the eyes of Rooee-
Welt when he heard q tender melody
that stun that mace him . whole. .
nniehed man.
The Washington times., 1921-01-20

th'n az obtained a set which wore
out
About twenty years ago he got an
olher set. which. he Gays, have always
given him indigestion and have nnally
made him 20 TO the hospital for treat
ment Of the complaint.
Fora was born in turkish Armenia.
as the birth record iu the mosqus
there shows. in 1874.
lie has son aged ninety and
young daughter of nifty. In appear
ance he is only about seventy.
The Washington times., 1921-01-20
E. L. Smith Co. Fails.

BOSTON, Jan. 2o.--Ernest L. Smith
& Co., members of the New YORK
and Boston stock exchanges, have
announced their inability to meet
obligations. The firm had been prom
nent In the financing and marketlnt
Of shares OF the Century Steel Com
pany OF Fulton and Poughkcepsie
N Y
The Washington times., 1921-01-20
Submarine Made in ITS.

The first United states subma rins
was made In l77o. by David Bushnell
OF Connecticut and was named the
Turtle. When submerged the head OF
Its single passenger remained above
the water In coming tower. while
he propelled the craft with a blAded
tractor forward.
The Washington times., 1921-01-20
Canal Tolls at New Peak.

The Panama Canal commission says
that during September, 1920, canal
tolls amounted TO s1,0io.lss. This IL
the largest amount collected In one
month sinoe the speninx Of the canal
The Washington times., 1921-01-20
DRUNKENP|GST TIP
OFFICERS TQST|LL
Porkers Fed on Prune Mash
Plainly Show Effects Of
Their Indulgence.

CHEYENNE. wyo., Jan. :o.-The
unsteady gait" and hilarious grunts
OF numo rous pigs led to the discovery
OF huge still and the seizure Of
large quantities OF mash" and moon
shine paraphernalia in the Star valley
region OF Wyoming. according to q
story related by Federal prohibition
oficers here.
Moonshiners OF Wyoming. II is safe
to say, never again will permit their
porkers to exercise their natural tai
ents on a supply OF ''prune mash" AS
walking advertisement of a blind
pig" the real pigs are altogether
too successful
According TO the story told by Fed
eral Prohibition Director Larson, 1t
was due TO a rancaer'' Mig" Stutfi"g
themselves that a bootleggng gang
was unearthed.
The Washington times., 1921-01-20
Mothers Urge La,U to
Put ChildLess Social
=. Butterflies to Work

Trouble is brewing among the housewives and motners
of industrial workers. Strike is threatened In million
homes unless Congress promises to egsate in an effective
way to lessen the burdens imposed upon them by non
union, seen hour work day.
The Washington times., 1921-01-20
Holy Cities OF Islam.

Mecca and Medina are tho principal
holy cities of Islam, while Jerusalem
IL regarded as the holy city of
Christianity.
The Washington times., 1921-01-20

pulled diseased
pliers aided by Prospect Park
refractory ynked The believing Of the
jungle o heard
The Washington times., 1921-01-20
kieI Canal Cost S4O,OOO,OOO.

The KEEL canal Is siXty-one miles
In length, thirty-sik feet in depth and
seventy-two In width. This canal
vas completed In 1911 and cost
$40 900 900.
The Washington times., 1921-01-20
HOGS BEHAVE STRANGELY.

The prohibition director staged a
series of raids in several sections Of
Wyoming, netting thirty-four arrests
he said. but the hog episode was the
big feature OF the raids.
Two OF LaTson's deputies hid them
selves in some bushes near a ranch
seventy-fve miles from the nearest
railroad. There had been reports OF
huge quantities OF liquor being stored
in the ranch house. After q wait OF
several hours the deputies saw a
dozen or more hogs coming down a
road from the ranch house behaving
strangely. Occasionally one would
start an inordinate sauealing and
others would gather around and
squeal in chorus.
As the hogs came closer they
seemed to have great difficulty in
maintaining their footing. When
they reached the bank of q stream,
the officer declares one after the
other jumped into the water, seem
ingly trying TO offset the effect Of
their over-indulgence
RAID BRINGS RESULTS
The prohibition officers immediate
ly raided the house from whence the
trail OF the "pifcated pigs" led. and
discovered 6 quantity OF bonded
whiskey, as well as many hundreds
of gallons of white mule" and
quantities OF mash. In the hog
trough they found the remains of a
yeast and prune mash that the swine
had apparently INDUCED in.
Among those arrested in the State
wide raids, according to Larson, was
former Justice of the Peace, in
Kemmerer. He maintained. according
to the officer, that he was doing the
public a real favor in selling them
liquor from his personal private
stock" OF bonded whiskey, instead OF
dealing in bootleggers producta
The Washington times., 1921-01-20
Soft and Stiff Hats

Our entire stock of Soft and Stiff Hats, formerly
sold up to $500. Now $2.95.
Our entire stock of Crofut g. Knapp $3.50 and
$500 Soft Hats. Choice, $475.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-16


jS 54-S.a s-as,ss+s hNc-
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25

in the teachers salaries, as provided
in the Lockwood-Donohue bill, for the
last few months Of the year 1920,
Comptroller Craig contended that the
Board Of Education had procrastinated
and had net made the proper demand
on the Board of Estimate and the,
Board of Aldermen for the necessary
appropriation to meet the increases.
lie declared chat the payment of the
Increased salaries consequently would
be materially delayed to the "detri-
ment and loss" Of the school teachers
Mr.. Prall, president of the board,
immediately replied to the Comptroller,
making formal request for the $10,-
1884 necessary to pay the increased
salaries and declared that the Comp
troller was trying 90 pass any blame
FOR delay to the Board of Education.
Mr.. Prall declared that there could be
no valid excuse for delay in paying
the teachers, and that the. Comptroller
was the only one who could cause such
g delay. The teachers we're warned to
'ccept checks for salaries on the old
basis under protest. After some fur
ther squabblng and delay the teachers
finally got their increased pay.
The latest chapter In this history
# school politics was the failure of
che Hylan administration to appropri-
. ta. the S27 100000 needed to keep the
schools running. This makes it neces-
sary for the Legislature to take action.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Realty Men Ask Inquiry
Into All Money Lending
Author of Resolution Wants
Lockwood Committee to Seek
Brindells i'm New Field

The Real Estate Owners Protective
Association adopted resolution last
night at the Hotel Majestic recommend
ing an extension of the power of the
Lakewood committee so that it might
investigate banks, insurance companies
and other money-lenders. A copy will
be sent to the Legislature.
John II. Scheier, who introduced it,
said he wanted to find cut whether the
loan associations were "pawnbrokers"'
and had "other Brindells and Het-
tricks" in their ranks. Ephraim Levy
q builder who figured in the recent
Backcr trial. opposed the resolution
saying it merelv would "stir up dirty
water and mud"
Another resolution which was adopted
urged an increase in the bonds fur
nj he'd by Municipal Court clerks who
have custody of rent money deposited
with the court and an arrangement so
that when the landlords got the money
they also would pet interest on it,
Magistrate Joseph H. Schwab, who in
troduced this resolution, said that the
housing crisis had passed and emer-
gency laws should be repealed.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Comment For and Against
MiLler's Transit Message
From a star Correspondent

ALBANY, Jan 24.-When Governor
Mi ler's message had been read in the
Assembly, Senator James j. Walker
minority leader. attacked the Govern
or's message as o Carson-Martin eight
eight cent fare bill.
very llt5le IN the message" said
Senator Walker "smacks Of the new.
who ride dai y in the subways. They
are the alibis of the Interborough for
an eicht-cent fare. The writer o. this
message is either the editor of The
Subway Sun or the ed tor Of The Sub
way Sun helped to write this message"
Senator Clayton r. Lusk, majority
leader, in reply to Minority Leader
Walker, said that the Governors critic
lndulged in the talk of deragogue
He declared that the people Of New
York City were not paying two. three
and four fares, where they had former
~ paid but one.
have used this situation after the
f"shion of the demagogue and talked
about fve-ccnt fare, which ia reality
does no, exist. But he expected parti-
san attacks and demagogic attacks
He is too brave man and too just
too clean, too high-minded and too
fearless man to approach this ques-
ton from any other angle than in a
construc' i've manner.
"The time has come when the peo-
pie of New York City demand some
thing constructive instead of lot of
scolding from so many fshwives on
the transit problem"
There was no debate on the message
in the Assembly. Speaker Machold
commented favorably on the message,
saying: II have not made careful
enough study to know exact what leg
alton will be required to put the
Governors recommendations into effect,
but will delegate at once some one in
the House to the task of preparing leg
islation to carry them out.
after that legislation has been pre-
pared we can get an idea Of the effect
his recommendations will have, and a
public hearing will be had to determine
just what changes, if any, should be
made in the legislation to solve the
prob EN- about which the message was
written"
AS emblyman Simon Adler, majority
leader, said: "The Governors message
points out the way for a solution Of
the transportation problems in New
York City. The Governors recommen
dation that all control over transit
matters be vested in one commission is
the only thing that can bring order out
OF the present chaos"
Assembyman Charles D. Donohue.
minority leader, said: "There is no
doubt in my mind but that the Cover
nor's message Is an open suggestion to
increase traction fares in New York
City,"
Assemblyman George N. Jesse, Re-
publican. New York; "The Governors
message is based on false premises. 1t
is very adroit argument for an eight
cent fare: Its proposals are in viola
tion of the true conception of home
rule"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
B. r. T.'s Physical Assets junk,
Garrison Informs Legislators
Gone Snowstorm and Company Would Go Under, %
Receiver Declares Says City Administration Has
Tied His Hands in Efforts to Remedy Conditions

Brooklyn members of the Legislature
conferred yesterday with Lindley NJ
Garrison, receiver for the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company, and with the
Public Service Commission to obtain
their views upon remedies for the
transit situation. They learned from
MIR. Garrison that he regarded the
physical assets of the system of which
he is receiver as "a bunch Of junk
zone snowstorm and the company
would go UNDER" said MIR. Garrison.
His reference to the property as
junk was when he tod the Legislators
low improbable it was that the bond
holders would seek to end the receiver
ship. The property they would get, he
said, scarcely would be worth the
trouble of the effort
He was willing, he said, to consult
with city officials and traction heads as
to any practic able method o. redeemlng
the lines under his control, but the
present administration, he said, had
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25

Law. as. result Of the Lockwooa
m4ttee's investigation, were ss.a. eoasl
before Supreme Court Justice Msenet
ye terday. Pleas of not .s.AvoyI
entered Bail OF s2,eoe was 1,sy NY wefeI
BY each ind vi1ual. iussned
John / Hsttrick, alleged or;.s.
o the "code of pracsiceS Ina. snsict
the p unbers are said to have u,aan ~aaacn
was among those indicted. II ;stkeE;
third Indictment against Hatfr;a,s tne
committee. eocAwood
The indictments alleged t,at :.
cemner l, 1919, the defendants ant. Sa ue.
into an agreement to refrain fros. Ss''efed
petition with each other in tbe s.u. Sen-
and install ing OF plumbing l;siag
brenx County; that they agreed d,rncs - ~
nit ] bids for work over es.s .. SUB
hettriek for approval, and tbaf
cent of the income of the defan per
went into general fund. one-fonNu.ssnls
WI ch was paid to Hettrick "'M q
The firms and individuals ars,,:
we're: 'iaigned
V. F. Bernessey, Inc, 1l5s HI.
nue; Ma'akey & Co., 927 Ssu.sag aye
Boulevard; John Richmond p,nn.,s.e;ssa Pr" ,sesa
Contracting Company, 1889 TonnI;aag
Avenue; B 1rnett " Rod ComnsOpp aOpplsg lsg
East 161st Street; P. r. Tully PI'mssl,::, 10
Company, l57 East Nine.y-sixth 81. Ssrg nng
Rowan Ma 'ithant Plumbing Cosuasses;
S42 East 10th Street; Marcus appay, IN
hin. Inc, ,A54 Fast leSth Street. cIs Pat
& Weiss, Inc. 542 Brook Ayenue. v:ass =
vernesser, Patrick Malakey. John p;.t' D, :
~ nd Barnet w. Rodd. patries' w n
Tully, Joseph w Rowan. Edwarss Mn y.
thant, Mo: Marcus, William 49, 1aa-
Samuel CLASS. BENJAMIN Weiss Iaaaaa
Dorahue. 1885 Washington Ayss!ph AysSeph
John Goe'tz, 1885 Washington Avsmuss,;
Michael Litvin, ATS Third Arsaas,,
Harry IitTin, 4175 Third Avenue. spas' pas'
ert +. Deichsel, 5Sl East l6sth St,sss. NV
Eugene Duklauer, 22l East Fiftv.a;,ssss,
Street; Charles Muller, lll4 Ga,rsIssuu sIasu
Avenue; Sam Minskotf, 1912 c''I.sou c';rsou
Avenue; Henry Salzmann. 3aso T;va Tb;va
Avenue; Alfred Beyradt, 759 Esm;sa Esnua
Place; Jacob Muller 4Os East mss fss.s
Street. and John T Hett,ick. s'a
Justice McAvoy denied a mot;or :.
inspect the minutes of the grand ;.so 70
in behalf of the fifty-two membsrss s1,!
the Manhattan Master Plumbers. As.o ~
ciation. who were indicted soma 'lssO. t;s.
ago. sa'e
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25

in exposing blackmailing labor leaders
who We're betraying tie members Of
their unions and crooked contractors
nd building material dealers who
were engaged in Illegal combinations
to boost the price of building the en-
thusiasm and encomirms of taese
gentlemen IF the Real Estate Board on
the work of the committee knew nc
bounds. The committee was taen the
greatest thing that ever happened.
within the last week the cemmittee
has prepared and sent to the owners
of the principal Office and lot build
,prehensive QUESTIONABLE calling upon
them for balance sheets of the osera-
ii ms of their buildings, and parsicu-
larly for lists of leases recently made
by them and thes rents reserved in
these leases as compared with rents
OF previous wears.
"The obvious purpose of this infor-
nation is to ascertain to wnat extent
these gentlemen nave been pr5fit teer-
ing in rents. So long as the inq Try
was confined to the small owners OF
tenements and to residential proper
ties the committee had tae earnes.
support .of the big men, but since it
appears that they may be affected the
tide mas turnedS ou see, it depend
on whose OK is gored.' The friends Of
yesterday may be the opponents of to-
day.
"a reference to the 1921 manual O.
the New York City Real i;tate Board,
just issued, will throw additional light
on the reason for this change of heart.
The influence and domina ton of the
big financial interests in the Real Es-
tate Board are there disclosed by tne
lists of officers, governors and men,
bers"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
inquiry Into :
School Crisis
Is Dema manded
tcon:Iuued from paqs one)

liam H. Ettinger in his place. With
this lineup Of Mr.. Hylan's personal
selection, there appeared every op-
portunity for harmony. But there
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Court t'oOpen
Briindell Safes
At Trial To-day
tcon'Inuod from page one,

Mr.. Untermye, declared he consid-
cred Matthew Brindell's visit to the
witness Objectionable and wanted to
put the defendants brother on the
stand. Mr.. Littleton's objection to this
course was sustained. He contented
that Mathew Brindell had right to
visit the witness.
Promised to Pay $4,000
Asked by Mr.. Littleton whether Rrin-
dell obtained money from\ him by
threats, Robertson replied he never
considered them threats. He said
that altogether he had agreed t, pay
Brindell $50 900, which was to insure
him against strikes on various jobs
for a number Of years. He said he
first met Brindell during some labor
trouble on a job for the Guaranty
Trust Company at Forty-fourth Street
fendant that any delay would cost him
100000 month. Subsequently, he
said he paid Brindell $4,000 on &C.
count. Further payments were stopped
by the disclosures before the Lock-
wood committee, he said.
Mr.. Untermyer questioned Robert
son concerning a conversation between
counsel and witness held in the lobby
Of the court building last Friday.
"Was there any one near us when we
were talking in the lobby last Friday ?'
asked Mr.. Untermyer.
Some one was near you when you
asked me to change my testimony"
answered Robertson.
DO you mean that asked you any,
thir~ Of the kind? 2"
"No. You asked me to correct it."
said Robertson. :.
Wasn't all told you that the peo-
lle deserved more honesty and fairness
in your tesrimony?" asked Mr.. Inter
myer.
"Yes. You told me that"
Says He Paid Brindell
William Waixel, of the Garden City
Wrecking Company, was on the stani
when court adjourned until this morn
ing. He declared THAT Brindell had
threatened to "break'' him, and that ne
had paid the labor leader various sums,
the highest of which was $1,000.
Mr.a Untermyer yesterday made an
ether attHck on the Real Estate Board
for it's recent action in sending a pro-
test to Albany against extending the
powers of the committee. Mr.. Inter
myer, in letter to Senator Lockwood
chairman of the committee, asserted
that the Real Estate Boards opposition
committee intended to disclose whether
there had been any prcfteering in the
rents Of Office and loft buildings. He
said that, as the board previously had
commended the committees work, it
"now has experienced a change Of
front"
"To me the explanation is simple"
said Mr.. Untermyer in his letter.
while the committee was engaged
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Appropriation Bills To
Be Rushed by Congress
FROM rhc rribune,s washtnaton Rureax

From The Trtbunc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Jrn. 24.-Appro-
priation measures will be given the
.:ght Of way in both horses Of Con-
yress from this time until March a.
This is the understanding among the
leaders,. who, recognize tNat unless APP
oropriations are rushed the supply
bills will not all be passei by the end
# the session. Under this arrange
ment, little general legislation is ex-
occted to pass.
Neverthe 'ess, there will be hard
drives made for several measures. One
is the packers billpj just passed by the
Senate, which is to be forced In the
'ouse IL possible. Another Is the
Calder coal bill. The immigration bill
probably will go by the boards.
Senator Borah will make fight for
his disarmament resolution. but 1t is
the general belief that II will arousc
be enacted.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25

tied his hands so far as any adjust
ment was concerned.
The Legislators were given to under
stand that only the elevated and sub
way systems in Brook yn we're paying
their way, and that if present cond.-
tions continued it was onl. question
Of time before more trolley lines must
discontinue service.
Mr.. Garrison was said to favor plan
to find out exactly the income neces-
sary to meet fixed charges and oper-
ating expenses and yield fair return
on stock and bonds and fixing rate
of fare accordingly. This rate, it was
said, he recomme ended trying for six
months, when it probably would be pos
sible to decide upon a permanent rate
of fare.
The entire Board of Estimate and
AApportionment, except for Comptroller
Craig, are to go to A bany to-day. to ask
the passage of bill authorizing the
city to operate motor busses and to de-
mand recognition of the home rule
principle. in any legislation increasing
tranait rates
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Theater Safe Looted Of $500

Burglars looted the safe of tho
Hooper Photoplay Thcater, South
Fourth and Hooper streets, Brooklyn,
Saturday night or Sunday morning and
stole more than $500, acc riding to a
report made to the police. The robbers
dug their way through the rear wall
of the building, forced the door of the
hex Office and rirped open the safe.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
81 IN Plumbing Ring
Enter Not Guilty Pleas
% Individuals Cipe Bail Of
$4,000 Each on Charges
of Violating Anti Trust Lap

Twenty-three individuals and eight
corporations, all members of the Bronx
Master Plumbers AS, ,ociation, who
Of violating the Donne ly arti-trrs+