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The New York herald., 1921-02-24
CITY'S BRIDGE TROLLEY
HELD UP UNTIL APRIL I
Wholen Writes to Garrison
for Truce in Traction Fight.

Grover A. Whalen, Commissioner of
Plant and Structures. wrote yesterday
to Lindley VI. Garrison, receiver for the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, i,o-
tifying him that owing TO delays caused
by the company's injunction the city has
DECIDED to postpone from March to
April the date for beginning the opera
ton of the proposed municipal trolley
line over the Williamsburg Bridge The
Commissioner also asked for a confer.
ence with one of the company officials,
in order to reach an agreement on the
differences between the city and the
company He declared that the city mas
been willing at all times to negotiate.
but that the company has declined.
Regarding the statement last Monday
by counsel for the company that tho
latter could put no reliance in any state
ment or intention Of the Commissioner
of Plant and Structures, Commission r
Whalen replied that he had decided TO
disregard the matter since he felt that
the counsel must have reference TO him
self instead of to the Commissioner.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
HELD AS HOTEL THIEF;
CAPTOR WINS PRAISE
Baker Says He Prefers Chair
to Long Prison Term.

William Baker, 25, who was arrested
after a fight with detectives in the
Waldorf-Astora Tuesday night, was
held in $4,000 bail on charge of burg
larry when he was arraigned yesterday
before Magistrate Rosenblatt in Jeffer-
son Market Court. Detective Anth ony
Capurro of the hotel force was conIDli-
rcented by the Magistrate for the pluck
he showed in battling with the prisoner
for the possession OF a loaded gun
Baker was taken back TO prison pend
ing examination tomorrow.
'They might just as well give me ire
electric chair as a twenty or thirty year
term" he said TO reporters as he was
led out of the court room.
Baker was in the lineup at head
quarters yesterday morning. The de-
tectives said he told them he needed
some change" when they asked him
what he we doing in the hotel.
Convicted of the charge OF attempted
grand larceny, Thomas Delson of al
West 124th street was sentenced to two
years and six months in Sing Sing by
Judge Haskell in the Kings Comfy
Court. The charge against Delson was
that he held up Frank Miller OF 3li East
Eighty-frst street on December ) last
on the platform of the Interborough
subway station at Clark street, Brook
lyn. Miller was robbed of s16 in cash
and ring worth 500.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
DAVIS INDICTED FOR
BRIDGETTS MURDER
Surgical Supplies Manufact-
urer Also Charged With
First Degree Assault.
NEW WITNESS Is FOUND
Said to Have Testified That
Killing Was Done With
PremeditatiOn.

Charles T. Davis, surgical supplies
manufacturer, was indicted yesterday on
charge Of murder in the first degree by
the Grand jury in Brooklyn for shooting
and killing Acting Detective Sergeant
Joseph Bridgetts OF the Parkville pre-
cinct last Thursday.
Two other indictments also were re-
turned against Davis. Both charged as
sault in the first degree, one for shoot
ing Detective Edward G. MGlone in the
right foot and the other for shooting
George w. Horan, insurance adJuster,
also In the right foot. Davis will be ar
raigned in County Court this morning.
Just before District Attorney Lewis
presented the case to the Grand Jury ne
discovered a witness who is declared 10
have seen Davis and Bridgetts in Davis's
private office even before McGlone AMI
Horan rushed in. According to the Dis
trict Attorney. the witness said Davis de-
liberately shot Bridgetts.
In appearing before the Grand Jury
the witness, who is understood to be an
employee of Davis & Geek, Inc. in whose
offices at 217-221 Duffield street the
shooting took place. is said to have testi-
fled that Davis first clubbed Bridgetts
with the rifle The detective fell to his
knees and, in a daze. struggled to rise
to his feet Davis walked over to him
and deliberately shot him with the re-
volver through the heart according TO
the witnesses story.
This testimony conflicts with what
Davis has said in connection with the
shooting, which was that he acted in
self-defence" Nothing has been learned
ba a,,tb n IiFcr xtyh n
place between Davis and Bridgetts in
the few minutes they talked before Davis
grabbed the rifle.
William Travers Jerome has been
named as chief counsel for the defence.
Ex-County Judge Howard p. Nash, who
has been appearing for Davis, announced
that hereafter all statements of the de-
fence would come from Mr.. Jerome, who
had nothing 20 say yesterday.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
UpHOLDS
MILLER ON TRANSIT
Continued from First Page.

licans-Adler, Aronson. Bailey, Barnes,
Bartholomew, Belts, Blakely. Blodgett,
Bly,, Booth. BorkowslSi. Brady. Brooks,
Brundage. e. C. Campbell, W. w. Camp
bell. Chamberlin. Cheney. Clayton, Cole,
Cowee. Dipirro Dobson, Doherty.
Downs, Druss, Duke. Ellsworth Evans,
Everett Fenner. Finch Foy, F'rancho.
CATERS. Gage, Gardner, Gray, Green
wald. Hager. Harrington, Harris, Haus-
ner Hunter. Hutchinson, Jacobs, Jeffry,
jerks, Judson, Latin, Long. Lord,
Lown. MacFarland. Martin. Mastick,
McCleary. Mead, Miller, J. G. Moore, 7.
c. Moore. Moran. Morrissey. Moses.
Neary, Petite, Porter. Rayher. Rice.
Seelbach, ]. c. Smith, Miss NJ l.. Smith.
T. X. Smith, Soule, Stitt, Trahan, N
man, Van Waganen, Warren. Webb.
Wells, Wheelock. Whitcomb. Williams
Witter, Wright. Yale. Zimmerman-92.
For the Hanll motion: Republicans
Baum. Carroll. Caulfield, Crews. FIRE.
richs, Gempler. Giaccome, Halpern.
Hawkins. Lieberman. Mullen, Nichols
Reiss. Wallace--14. Denocrats-Antin
Bloch, Burchill, Cosgrove. Dickstein,
Donohue. Galgano. Hackenburg. Hamill.
Kelly, Kernan, Leininger, Lyman, Nc
Ardle Mcdonald. Mckee, Mclaughlin,
Merrigan. O'Connor. Reiburn, Schwab
WacSerman, Walsh-23. Socialists
Jaeger, Orr Soloman-3.
Not voting: Republicans-Crowle
Jesse, Kirkland, McGinnies, McWhinney,
Seaker. Slacer. c. G. Smith. Steinberg,
Westall Speaker Machold. Democrats
Beasley, Flynn. Henderson. Reilly, Tay-
lor-16. One vacancy in Assembly.
Assemblynan Jesse of New York. who
was absent, Is counted as opposed to the
bill His vote in the negative would
split the New York delegation in half.
That is more support than the Gov
ernor's friends had expected from New
York
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
PLOTTERS SOUGHT
IN RAID ON STOCK
District Attorney Takes Up
Sudden Big Decline in
Atlantic Gulf.

Joab n. Banton, Chief Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, began an investigation
yesterday to determine whether there
has been any violation OF the Penal
Code by Wall Street bears, who are
declared to be responsible for the de-
cline OF Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies
Company common stock from 1ss to
the 4os
After day in which he had listened
to charges and counter charges growing
out of the controversy which the fall of
the stock has stirred up, the prosecutor
issued request subpenas for five per-
sons. They are A. II. Montgomery,
trader; former State Senator Loring c.
Black and w. Bernard Vause, members OF
the law firm Of Vause Black OF 10
Broad street; DR.. E Babcock OF 10
Crown street Brooklyn. and a man
named Embler who is manager of an
uptown office of Leland & Co, brokers.
The particular section OF the Penal
Code, if any, which has been violated Is
No. 926, which forbds the issuance and
circulation of false information regard
ing the value of stocks and bonds. Mr.
Banton undertook TO investigate the
possibility of breach OF the law in this
line after he had received visit from
Aaron Kosofsky. holder Of 1,500 shares
of "AGWI' stock and an official of the
Hudson's Bay Fur Company
Earlier in the day former Senator
Black called upon Mr.. Banton and
asked him to investigate Kosofsky's
charges with a view to ascertaining
whether they contained crminally libel
lous matter. HIS firm addressed let
ter to Kosofsky asking him to accept
responsibility for the statements which
have recently been attributed to him.
There has been called to our atten-
ton" the letter read, statements in
various newspapers attributed to you TO
the effect that we had some connection
with the stock of the Atlantic Gulf and
West Indies Company. We expect to
know from you Immediately whether or
not these statements are properly set
forth as having come from you
The action of the stock in the market
Yesterday was decidedly erratic. AT
the opening there was n relatively large
volume Of buying orders, which sent II
up more than four points from Mon
days close. Later in the day, however,
Il declined again, although not to so
low point as it had reached in the
two previous days OF precipitate drop.
Officials os the company refused to
make any statement and the officers
of the New York stock Exchange were
reticent regarding their activities in the
matter. In response 10 query as TO
whether the business conduct commit
tee of the exchange is conducting an
investigation a member of the govern
ing committee declared that the COM
mittee "is always making investiga-
tions'
The board OF directors of the corpo-
ration will meet this afternoon at ii
Broadway. where il is expected they
may issue some statement on the
matter.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
HIS ARTIFICIAL ARM
A DRUG STOREHOUSE
20 Bottles of Narcotics Found
When Prisoners Hand"
Is Unscrewed.
SCALES A HIDING PLACE
Man Who Just Came From
Europe Arrested After Dis
covery in Restaurant.

The most ingenious hiding place for
drugs ever found by the police was de-
vised by Salvatore .:antori Of 2o29 Sec
ond avenue, who was convicted in Cen
eral Sessions yesterday OF violating the
Sullivan law. Santori's scheme, as it was
described last night by DR.. Carlton
Simon. Special Deputy Commissioner in
charge OF the police narcotic squad, was
TO utilize the possibilities of an arti-
ficial arm strapped to his shoulders fol-
lowing an accident in which he lost one
of his own.
Santori, DR.. Simon said, was arrested
on January 26. He was found with two
packets Of narcotics in his possession.
but ne also carried revolver and 1t
was on an indictment charging a Sulli-
van law violation that he went to trial
After his arrest, said DR.. Simon. a de-
tective of the squad became curious con-
cerning the wooden mechanical arm. II
was a we'll made instrument with q clev-
erly carved wooden hand that unscrewed
from the arm proper at the wrist The
curious detective gave the hand turn
or two against Santori's protests and it
came loose. According to DR.. Simon.
no less than twenty bottles of drugs
were concealed in the recess into which
the stump of the hand had fitted. There
was another inspection of the arm after
it disgorged the first lot OF drugs This
time q trap door was found in the upper
section.
When Santori's term for gun carrying
has been completed he will be brought
back to- the city and placed on trial for
having drugs in his possession.
Detectives Moog and Mooney Of the
drug squad went TO restaurant on
the Bowery yesterday and, acting on a
suggestion contained IN a letter received
at Police Headquarters. inspected big
platform scales in room on the second
floor They said they found 1o1 pack
ages of heroin and cocaine and two
bottles OF white substance, which they
believe will prove to be a drug.
Melvi Reiser, brother of Mandel Reiser
proprietor of the restaurant. was taken
to headquarters and charged with hav-
ing the drugs in his possession. He
denied knowing anything about the hid
ing place in the scales, and said he came
here from Europe only three months ago
to visit his brother
Paul Domenico of 127 East Hath
street was arrested by detectives of DIR.
Smon's squad and arraigned before
Magistrate Mancuso on a charge OF
vending narcotics He was held In
$4,000 bail
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
CITY ROUTS SNOW IN
TIME FOR NEW STORM
Cold and Possible SnoU Are
Due Here To-day.

Combined efforts of the sun and the
Street Cleaning Department yesterday
so cut down the SHOWS grip on the city
that It was no longer a menace, but
merely o nuisance.
1t will be some days before New
Workers can discard overshoes and
arctics. but street cars, motor trucks,
and drays went on their way yesterday
with comparatively little trouble along
the main arteries OF the five boroughs.
Another storm Is heading this way
from the Great Lakes. and early this
morning the city will be treated to
southwest winds which gradually will
change to northwest gales. The tenn
perature is scheduled TO drop to twenty
degrees during the day. but even a
severe cold snap would not tie UP the
city's traffic now as bitter weather did
last year. 1t would. however. multiply
the work of ridding the city OF the
rapidly discoloring snow.
Just how far out of the drifts the
city has climbed is best indicated by
an order issued yesterday to superin-
tendents of the Street Cleaning De-
partment cutting down the pay Of
shovellers from sixty-fve cents an hour
to fifty cents.
In addition TO the regular force Of
5000 employees, there were 1888
emergency workers in the streets OF
Manhattan. The Bronx and Brooklyn,
the three boroughs under the control OF
Commissioner John p. Leo. In the same
boroughs. 2,725 men employed by con-
tractors worked at loading zoos horse
drawn and 220 motor vehicles. In the
five boroughs close to 10000 men were
disposing of snow.
Deputy Street Cleaning Commissioner
James W. Brown. in charge Of The
Bronx. announced yesterday that within
forty-eight hours snow will be off all
the principal streets of his borough.
Richmond announced the opening Of
the Manor Road municipal trolley line
and the Bulls Head line of the Rich
fnond Light and Railroad Company
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
ATHLETIC CAT BLAMED FOR
HURLLNG CUP ATBOYS HEAD
Brother of Woman Charged With Assault Says One OF
Eleven Felines in Home Caused Shower of Pots
and Pans-Story to Be Continued To-day.

The remarkable escapades of the col
lection of cats owned by Mrs. Suzie Col
zio of 291 Nevins street, Brooklyn. were
described by her brother yesterday when
she was arraigned in F1atbush Court on
charge of felonious assault Involved
in the alleged assault was the smashing
of a teacup on the head of Frank De-
fiore, her stepson. No interpreters were
around yesterday. and therefore Mrs
Colzio was unable to give her version
of the fight
In telling what he knew the brother
went into detail to explain the peculiar
actions of all of Mrs ColZio's eleven
cats in general and one in particular.
This particular cat, he said. got frisky
the day Defiore claims he was hit with
a teacup. In exercising the animal
leaped TO the top of a table, miscalculat-
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
TO BOOM MILLER PLAN
AT MEETING TONIGHT
Call Is Issued by Citizens
Transit Committee.

A mass meeting in favor OF Gov. Mil
ler's transit reorganizat ton plans will
be held tonight in Town Hall. 121 West
Forty-third street. under the auspices
OF tho Citizens Transit Committee.
non-partisan organization, with more
than five hundred members. formed un-
der the chairmanship OF Gen. oliver B.
Bridgman. Herman A. Metz, formerly
City Comptroller, will preside. Speakers
viii be Henry Morgenthau. William Nc
Carroll. formerly Public Service Com
missioner. and ex-senator Martin SAKE.
formerly State Tax Commissioner.
In announcing the meeting. George
Bell secretary of the committee, whose
headquarters Is at 2s9 Madison avenue,
said:
This is formed of those who do not
believe in a home rule heaven. with
Hiram, Hyian and Hearst for arch.
angels. However. the entire public iH
invited to Join with us in nn effort to
secure nom partisan. non-political So
luton Of New York city's transit crisis =
UNUSUAL1.y attractive furnished rooms In
all parts ~ tho city arc advertised IN the
Classified Section Look over this column
nows-Adv.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
ORDERS BETTER LIGHT
IN SUBWAY TRAINS

The Public Service Commission served
notice yesterday on the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company that unless it
showed some intention by to-day Of
doing something TO remedy the hiatus of
subway train lights that frequently oc-
ours as trains are entering or leaving
stations and also to prevent the flick
ering of lights in trains while moving
tie commission would take action
to compel the company to act.
It was stated that an investigation of
500 lights in trains by the commission
showed that 10 per cent. were defective.
The company replied that its own in
vestigation showed only Z OF l per cent.
defective.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24

ing his distance, and stepped on the rim
of a cup
Before any one could shout or dodge
the cup. said the witness. few into the
air. described couple OF hyperbolas
and a para boIa and crashed down on
Dehore's pate. Deflore was outside the
house at the time, and 70 hit him the
cup steered a course through window.
Six plates, a meat roaster and pot of
coffee followed Il.
"A remarkably athletic cat' ex-
claimed Magistrate Reynolds. He asked
Policeman William Thompson, arresting
officer for his opinion.
There were eleven cats in the place.
said Thompson. "They were very ac-
tive. too. but leave it to Your Honor
II they could kick the cup out the win
dow"
The second instalment Of the case will
be heard to day.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
EASTER HATS SNOwBoUND.

WEST UPTON. Mass. Feb. 23.--To get
miladys Easter millinery to market
In time for a few try ons before the
holiday snow blocked roads arc being
broken out here for ten miles TO open
the way to railroad sidings.
The heavy storm OF Sunday shut in
the plant here. which Is one of the larg-
est IN the country, making women's
hats exclusively. and big tractor has
been set to work with snow ploughs and
Evening star., 1921-02-27
JURY Ex0NERATES BOY.
Hears Evidence in Case of Shootine
of T. w. Miller.

Coroner hewitt held an inquest at
the inorRne Friday afternoon in the
case of Theodore w. Miller, eighteen
years old. 1929 35th street, who was
shot and killed by Richard Lowell
Miller, his twelve -year-old brother
Thursday night.
The jury reported the case as being
one Of uuintentional homicide. exon
Grating the one who did the shooting.
Evening star., 1921-02-27
CROSS FOR DEAD SOLDIER.

The President has awarded a dis
service cross, posthumous-
". 10 Lieut.. Clifford o. Harris, 12Sth
Infantry. of Portland, Greg, for ex-
raordinary heroism in action at
Juvigay, France. September !. 1918.
Tir was killed while leading his pla-
toou into tho enemy line.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-17
Encouraging News

Tho hopes OF stockholders In the
EiVcrdalc oil company. tho holdings
Of which IS at DcVoi. Okla. are about
TO he realized. said Robcr, Eobick.
secretary for local holders yesterday.
The latest sdNiccs from tho field In
dicato that tho drill-r- arc sure OF get
ting oil as soon AZ tho casing is cot
and a test made. During the four years
Of its existence. continued MIR Hoblck
the company has had many obstacles
to overcome and numerous miahaps
to contend with. Only two months ago
as tho drillcrS were setting the ,4ainr
and oil was expected 10 shoot ont. the
casing split and operations vcrc tenn
porarily brought to a close. until u ucN
and smaller casing was secured ard
put In place. Several OF the Pueblo
stockholders. among them Mr.. \. q.
Bradley. have visited tho we!i location
aud all arc convinced that oil y :hcr"
and IT will he tapped. fnAsmuch ~ all
tho Pueblo stockholders iAc working
people. tho encouraging news Will be
gratifying to them"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-17
HIGHWAY MANAGER
PUEBLO VISITOR

w. 4. Palmer. secretary and genera
manager of the D-C-D highwsy WA, ~
Pueblo yesterday visiting tho COM
nicrto ci'lh and members OF the guod
roads committee OF that organization
Mr.. Palmer is from Canadian, TcNss
.s1 is making a trip over the Dallas.
csnndian-Denycr road in interests oi
the convention of that portion OF the
highway which Is in this state. The
convention win be held at Las A,,imaS
September - and delegate, from all
OF the cities and towns along the
route in Colorado arc expected to b,
present.
Tn. highway is divided W into dis
tricts and the officers of this disiric:
are II. l.. Christy OF Lamar. president.
r. r. jackson OF Colorado Springs
vice president and George y Cunning
OF La Auimas. secretary.
A big banquet will bc held tho oven.
Ing OF the convention and the Las Ami.
mas pcopl. are making oxtcnsiv,
preparations for the entertainment MT ol
tho guests. several Pucbloau1 will al
tend the meeting.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-17
GALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids viii be received in to 10
O'Clock a. m. September -. 1921 for
tho construction OF a timber dam
across tho Arkanstis River near Avon
dale. Colorado. IL miles cast Of Pueblo.
Tho work consists principally OF
drIvinE approximately Sic iincsl feet
of % II. shoe, pilinT. it5 round pilins
to depth OF p feet. laying 1900 II.
NJ. OF lumber. % gu. ydH. dry cxcaya.
ton and maintaining temporary dam
to divert water from work.
Specifications and blue prints with
fun instructions to bidders may he
had at tho office OF tho Company at
ordwsy. Colorado OF at tho office of
John II. Voorhees,. Pueblo. Colorado.
The Company reservcs the right tn
reject any and all t,ds.
Bids will b. opened NJ 1850 p. ~.
Saturday. sept. .. 1891.
THE TWIN LAKES RESERVOIR &
CANAL COMPANY.
NJ. II. Hssstodt. Secretary.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-17
PLAN CONSOLIDATION
OF U. S. BOARDS

Consolidation of the Federal Board
Insurance Compensation, and tho
Medical Advisory Board under one de-
partment of the United States Veter
ans Bureau with DIR. IL. c. Dodge AS
manager of the Pueblo sub district
follows the enaction of the recent
bill Ghich has Just passed congress.
Each of the above bureaus or boards
were formerly separate departments
and the merging OF the three under one
head with single management for
each district marks step forward in
tho perfection OF the system that deals
with disabled veterans, eN-service men
who carry government insurance and
have compensation claims that have
not yet been adjusted.
The new bureau. which is divided
into fourteen districts, is under the
supervision of director who in truth
is directly supervised by the President
of the United States. The 11th dis
trict includes Colorado, Wyoming,
Utah and New Mexico. with the dis
trict headquarters in Denver. Pueblo
| rs sub-district of this district. and
together with five other sub istricts.
comprises the llth district. The Pu-
chic sub district extends half way to
colorado Springs, east to the Kansas
horder. and south to the New Mexico
linc. including two counties in New
Mexico. Offices of the Vocational
BOARD and the Insurance Compenss-
tion Board are being moved into one
suite of nine offices. covering tho en-
tire north section of the first floor in
tho Central Block. The medical at
tention required by ex-service men will
probsb bly, be given examination in the
Central Block. first, and then referred
TO the group Of physicians in the Medi-
cal Board, located in the Thatcher
building. These physicians arc: Doc
tor Snedcc, local medical officer. and
Doctors Pierce. Epler. Heller. Wood
bridge. Taylor and Low. The hospitals
being used here for federal medical at
tontion are st. Mary's and Woodcroft,
in both of which about 90 government
mon are receiving attention. The Fort
Lyons Naval Hospital may be event
ually taken over for disabled veterans,
asserted DIR. Dodge.
DR.. Cornell of Dcn'4r. district man
aSer, investigated the now rooms Of
the bureau yesterday. Tho offices will
have n personnel Of 25 employees, stat
cd the new manager.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-17
Mexicans Celebrate

Yesterday being the anniversary Of
Mexican fndcpondence tho occasion
was appropriately observed py tho
Mexican colony of this city.
S' IN O'Clock a procession wsE form
cd at tho Bcssemer park, aud led b.
Iermsn's band of 'vcivo pieces march
cd to tho steel Works 'T' Nh,r, cx-
ercises consisting of music anil speak
inE in tho theat-r were held. Tho pro-
Mexican women and Siris -arAej IN
white and carving flowers marched
behind the band as did u coupl. Of
Hundred men and hoys. Large Ameri-
can snl Mexican flsgr were carried
Tho speaking in tho W ',ioa,or Was
along patriotic lines and delivered in
Spanish.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-17
CITY BRIEFS

evening September 10, the members of
the graduating class of the Minnequa
Hospital Training school for nurses
were the guests at dinner in their
honor by the members of the class of
1922
The chaperones were Misses Niser
and Hammul: the dinner was served
at the Minnequa club.