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The New York herald., 1921-08-05
COAL MEN BLUFFED
BY FUEL OFFICIAL
Jersey City Man Tells How He
Forced Dealers to Sell
to Citizens.

How James j. Hagan. health officer Of
and named as fuel administrator during
last winters shortage. bluffed the big
coal companies into supplying his city
al the expense Of New York was told by
him on the stand yesterday before the
Mackay legislative committee in the
Hudson County Court Hct Sc. Mr.. Ea-
gan served as fuel administrator during
the war.
II understood my job was to see that
people got coal and not boomer about the
price," he said. II learned that consid-
cradle coal was going from Jersey City
pockets to New York city. and | had
policemen stationed at all the ferry
houses to prevent the coal being taken
across the river.
Il didn't know what autnority had.
he said. II just used the big stick and
kept the coal from New York When
people called me up and said they
couldn't get coal would telephone the
DlE utdAtiS anu nave - SCI " NHShi'
"One of the big dealers used TO protest
sometimes, but / always got him into
line by saying, There's niger in the
woodpile somewhere and If you don't fur
nish Jersey City with coal I'll smoke II
out
Did you smoke it out?" asked Senator
AIackay.
mo: IL wasn't necessary" replied the
witness. Besides, / was lust bluffing"
Hagan said he had been appointed late
in 1920 because, he said. Mayor Hague
liked the way he had handled the situa-
tion during the war. He said a coal
dealer recently retired told him the coal
producers added so cents a ton over
the mine production cost, that the whole
saler added So cents ton in selling TO
the retailer and that the retailer added
Sl.S5 q ton in selling 70 the consumer.
lie refused to name his informant.
Two witnesses before the committee
testified that coal prices in Jersey City
were fixed by few big concerns and
.he small ones fell in line. Among thes !,
concerns were named the Lehigh VALLEY
Coal Sales Company. r. II. Perry & Co
and Bonnell & Myers.
The inquiry will resume Tuesda.
morning, when officers OF r. H. Perry 4
co. and other wholesalers will be called.
In the meantime experts will finish thei
examination OF books Of the companies
II Is expected the next session will con
clude the hearings in Jersey City. an
the committee viii move to Newark.
The New York herald., 1921-08-05
FOUR HELD, THREE SOUGHT
IN SEIZURE OF RUM VESSEL

ence King of the Bahama Islands. They
were not able to furnish the $4,000 bail
which Judge Howe was asked to fix IN
each case. and wero taken to Raymond
street jail.
At the offices Of the United States
District Attorney here 1t was stated that
Col Hayward had gone to Atlantic City,
and that no request for him to appear in
Washington for a conference on the
seizure OF the schooner Marshall had
been received up to late hour yester-
day.
Assistant United States Attorney
Clark denied that Col. Hayward had
made the statement in which he was
quoted as saying that the United
States Government will seize ships of
British. Italian, French or any other
nationality which may anchor outside
United States harbor and engage in
the smuggling of liquor" 1t also was
denied that the office had any previous
knowledge OF the Coast Guards intention
to seize the Henry i. Marshall.
The New York herald., 1921-08-05
REED OFFERS KICK
IN ANTI-BEER BILL
Senator Proposes Amendment
to Punish Agents Who Ex-
ceed Authority.
Epecial Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
WASHINGTON, ID. O., Aug. 4.


New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., Aug. a.
Imprisonment for not more than Ave
.gears or a fine or not more than $40, 900
would be imposed on any person or any
officer, agent or employee OF the United
States engaged in enforcing prohibition
ii. he violates any of the constitutional
guarantees an alleged attempts to enforce
tile law. according to an amendment pro-
D, osed in the Senate to-day to the Willis
c ampbell anti-beer bill, by Senator Reed.
MOI. The penalty also would extend
tu persons impersonating prohibition
l.1icers.
The amendment was proposed u the
beginning Of the renewed debate or the
al lti-beer bill, which was taken up In
tn E Senate to-day with a view TO APP
proval before any other important
measures are disposed Of.
Opponents OF the measure made no
effort to prevent consideration, although
Senator Wadsworth, IN Y.), threaten
ed to object unless Senator Sterling,
(S. d, consented to adjournment to-
mig lit SO that bills on the calendar may
be considered tomorrow until 2 o'clock.
Il think this remarkable bill might
give way for some other bills that should
be given considers tion." Senator Wads-
worth said.
enator Sterling said he might con
sent. provided Senator Wadsworth would
withdraw the kpithet remarkable
with certain mental reservations,
iocu.tarlv rema rked the New York Sen
ator- Il withdra aw It.
In proposing his drastic amendment
Senator Reed, Who Immediately took the
floor said he he ped for record vote on
1t because he W ished to find out what
Senators there re here. II any who pre-
fer a violation of the Constitution and
the personal riL l1ts of citizens 10 en-
forcement Of thei extreme views
Senator Reed made an argument con-
tending that an nnti-beer bill is uncon-
stitutional becau. e II exceeds the limta-
ton regarding 'flhe use Of liquor for
beverage purpo yes" and proposes Its
extension to me acal purposes.
He then charge Il that prohibition off
cials were constantly violating the limi-
tations on starch and seizure of persons
and property in connection with prohi-
bition enforcemant. that they invaded
homes, held up persons on the streets
and roads. and that it had led - the
practice by high, vaymen Of impersonat-
ing prohibition IS Increment Officers be-
cause il was so q lsy to get away with
"A man who I links more Of prohibi-
tion than he dots of the Constitution
he shouted. is IA bad citizen. Such
man has no proE er conception of Amer
lean principles and government
The New York herald., 1921-08-05

setting liquor on prescription When Nc
Kay went to the store yesterday morning.
he said he told Ducore he wanted to buy
a pint of whiskey. The clerk asked for
his references" Mckay mentioned a
few names. but none OF these were
known to Ducore. the agent said, and it
was suggested TO him that he go up
stairs and see DR.. Broadman
DIR Broadman wrote a press ription
FOR il pint OF whiskey without giving me
physical examination" said Mckay.
HE hardly gave me the orce over, but
he charged me SO for it. | took 1t down
stairs. got it filled by Ducore for 81.
ana then / went back and arrested
Boardman."
Mckay said the prescription was not
made out on regular Government
blank, and that DR.. Broadman signed
the name of DIR. Norris 7. Berezein,
practising physician in the same office.
adding that Broadman later explained
he had power of attorney from Berezein.
The New York herald., 1921-08-05
THREE CHILDREN FALL;
CLOTHESLINES SAVE TWO
One Is Unhurt, bur Others Are
Sent to Hospitals.

Clothesiines saved two children from
death BY falling yesterday. while n
third fell three stories and survived.
Anna McCafferty. Z, 1884 Pacific
street. Brooklyn. fell from n third floor
fire escape at her home. where she was
playing with dolls, struck two clothes
lines and landed on a wooden cellar
door. She received only a scratch.
Angelo Stable. 3. of 33s East 1f3th
street, fell from the roof of that building,
five stories, striking clotheslines on the
way down. Conclusion or the brain ana
probable recovery was the diagnosis at
Harlem Hospital
John Badmanski. s. OF f9i Avenue c.
fell from a window at 165 Avenue
= TO the rear yard. three floors below.
lie was taken to Bellevue Hospital with
internal injuries.
The New York herald., 1921-08-05
EDISON EMPLOYEES
CLUBHOUSE is SOLD

Its membership having dwindled from
900 to 80 less tnan enough for a quorum
to elect this years officers. the Thomas
=. Edison Association. Inc, composed
y employees Of the Edison interests,
yesterday sold its clubhouse in West
Orange, n. j. The building was pur-
chased by A. +. Reyher, from whom II
was bought a year ago.
1t was stated that the reduction IN
membership IN the association was due
largely to the fact that the force at the
Edison plant al West Orange has been
reduced from 5000 to 1000 employees
The New York herald., 1921-08-05
LIQUOR DEALER CAUGHT
BY PROHIBITION AGENTS
Alleged to Have Offered
5000 to Official.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Aug. 4. - Trapped
by prohibition agents and secret service
men through the agencies Of pretended
flight" and a telephone cevice Iouis
Cohen, said to be president OF the
Tunnel Trading Company. New 70 \
wholesale whiskey dealers. was ,ured 10
the home of Chief Of Prohibition Agent
Robert Flora. in Oakley. a suburb. at ;
o'clock this morning. and arrested on q
charge OF offering a bribe of $4,000 70
Flora for protection in alleged Shisl<ey
operations. Cohen was arraigned at
once and pleaded not guilty He was
sent to jail under $685. bonds.
The Tunnel Trading Company is not
listed in New York City directories.
The New York herald., 1921-08-05
FERRYBOAT CRASHES
AT PIER, HURTING FIVE
One Woniol Sent to Hospital
With Internal Injuries.

Five persons We're hurt, one seriously,
when the Lacl sawanna ferryboat Bing-
hanrton crashe Il into the bridge Of her
sli,l at Hoboks n on the midnight trip to-
day All five were standing at the front
end of the beat and were thrown down
when the sma IN came.
Mrs. Rose Bonin. %. Of 205 Bowers
stiret. Jersay City. was taken to st.
Mlry's Hosr ital by DR.. Seigel suffering
from internil injuries. The other four
were able to. go home.
The slip was unusab,e for about an
he ur after the accident Capt. Fred
Hoastern as in charge Of the ferrybsat.
The New York herald., 1921-08-05
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and visited the offices OF the British
Consul General, where he made COM
plant against the seizure of the vessel.
He was referred by the Vice Consul to
the United States Collector of Customs.
who is to be found just around the
corner. but Mccoy did not announce
himself at the Custom House yesterday.
United States Attorney Gross. who Is
handling the prosecution of the case IN
New Jersey said it had been learned
from the crew OF the schooner that
Grassland had gone to the Bahamas to
superintend the loading of whiskey
cargo and to await the arriyai of the
Marshall. 1t was also stated by the
crew that another schooner sailed for
the Bahamas a few days ago to take
part in the whiskey trade.
The members of the crew who were
held are Joseph Maui. a Frenchman
Robert Pike of Queenstown, Ireland ,
Michael Murphy of Brooklyn, and Clar-
The New York herald., 1921-08-05
SIX MUNICIPAL BUS
PA SSENGERS INJURED
Tough Rips off Top and
Drops 1t on Riders.

Six persons were injured yesterday
= then municipal motor bus at Broad
way ard Whitestone avenue. Flushing.
a assed upon a low hanging bough of i
tee, which ripped off the top and
cropped the wreckage upon a score or
more OF passengers.
Two Of the passengers. William
George OF 156 Crescent avenue. Astoria.
itnd John Puzzuto OF 392 East l55th
street, The Bronx. were taken TO Flush
ing Hospital for treatment for laccra-
tons. Four other passengers were able
10 proceed TO their homes after first aid
treatments.
The bus was owned by Alexander
George, brother OF William, and was
driven by Anthony Fidela, who lived
with the George brothers. Fidela was
arrested on q charge OF reckless driv-
/ ing.
The New York herald., 1921-08-05
WOMEN WIN IN MISSOURI.
Proposal to Permit Them to Hold
state ONCE Is Carried.

ST LOUIS, aug. "A ma 'ority Of
$1,000 for the proposal to permit women
to hold any State office in Missouri was
indicated late to-day with about 20 per
cent. of the vote cast in Tuesdays
Statewide election unofficially tabuatcd
Overwhelming majorities for three
other proposals, including one for
soldiers bonus, also was indicated.
The New York herald., 1921-08-05
ALCOHOL IN TORPEDOES
FINDS WAY OF LEAKING
Officers Told to Find Safer
Places to Guard Them.
Special Despatch 70 THE NEW loRK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. g., Aug. 4.

In numerous instances recently Off
thas the torpedoes have been strangely
in ;eed OF alcohol, and 1t has just de-
veloped that the reason Is prohibition.
Members OF the crew needing drink
age purposes.
The construction of a modern torpedo
requires. as fuel. about two gallons of
alcohol Of the finest grade. IL is not
difficult for those familiar with the
construction Of the torpedoes to get the
alcohol out. The word is being passed
around by the officers to keep the tor
pedoes in safer places than heretofore
have been used for their storage.
The New York herald., 1921-08-05
GERMAN BoY or ADMITTED.

The gates Of America. after obstinate
ly remaining closed for twen,y-four
hours TO Fritz Bargh. four year-old
German boy coming here for adoption
by DR. William Roeber Of Newark.
swung open yesterday aftee Il special
board OF inquiry had reviewed Fritz $
claims for entry. Fritz. who is an or
phan. arrived Wednesday on the steam
ship United states. in care ot DR. and
Mrs William Riehl
The New York herald., 1921-08-05
DEATH FoR KILLING FATHER.

WICHITA FALLS, Tex. Aug Al. J..
Toussaint Of Washington. ID. c., was
found guilty in district court here last
night Of the murder OF his father, and
was sentenced TO death The elder
Toussaint, q Washington contractor.
was shot February 6.
The New York herald., 1921-08-05
u. S. Army Surplus
To Be Sold by the

Quartermaster General
IL Derrick Lighters
3 Deck Scows
A Covered Barges
10 Coal Hoists
3 Marine Engines
and
Launch "Lt. S. w. Hoover"
Tug A T. S. Columbia"
Tug A. r. S. No. 8
Tug A. Y. S. Reliable"
All located at ARMY SUP
PLY BASE, PORT NEW
APK, N. j.
The Washington times., 1921-11-03
FOOTBALL CHATTER

Georgetown looks for bitter opposi.
ton from Fordham Saturday.
Joe O'Connell is expected to start al
right end for the IIilltoppers against
Fordham.
George Washington will probably
meet the Blue and Gray later In the
season next year
The ideal arrangement would be to
have Maryland meet either George
Washington or Georgetown on the
gridlron.
George Washington is now prepar
ing for It's big game with Catholic
University. Victory will make every
defeat forgotten by the Hatchetites
Gil Dobie's Cornell eleven is now
being touted as certain winner over
Pennsylvania. This has frequently
been the case in Cornell history only
to have the Quakers win.
II Charlie Brickley has found any
sort OF material at Fordham. the kick.
ing should be excellent Saturday at
American League Park. Jack Flavin
is about as good n punter as there
is in the East and Brickley should
turn out at least one good man for the
New Workers.
The Washington times., 1921-11-03

to know what was going on down on
the field after taking its money at
the gate.
Now here's the joke in this situation
Harvard was not numbered Saturday
in the Centre College game. This was
TO mystify scouts from other univer.
stiles and yet up on top OF the sta.
dium, gazing through d.glasses, was
DIR. Billy Bull, coach of the kickcrs
at Yale for 10, these many years, and
HE NEVER MISSED A SINGLE
FORMATION HARVARD USED.
The psychological side OF this mum.
bering, on the other hand, is used ad.
mirably by Penn state. Instead Of
using small numbers to worry scouts
the figures are as broad as the plav.
ers' back. The Nittany Lions look
like elephants to the players on The
teams as they glimpse those
huge block numbers. And nobody
cares much about facing an elephant
in his charge.
The Washington times., 1921-11-03
MEMORIAL To
DEAD FOOTBALL
PLAYER READY
Viii Be Unveiled at Athens
when Georgia Plays Vir-
ginia Saturday.

ATHENS, Ga, Nov. S.-NeXt Sat:
urday, November ,, the date OF the
Southern football classic, the Nir-
ginia Georgia game, a memorial Will
be unveiled on the University of
Georgia campus TO the memory Of
Won Cannon. famous Georgia full
back, who was killed in a game with
Virginia at Brisbane Park October
80, 1897.
The memorial on the campus at
Athens. presented by the University
be unveiled by the governors of the
two States II commentaries one
Of the most dramatic incidents in
the history of American football.
SO strong was the feeling against
football in the South after Won
Cannon was fatally injured in q
contest with Virginia that the future
of the game was seriously threatened.
The crusade against football waged
following the tragic death of -Von
Cannon was taken up by the New
York Herald, the Medical Record, tho
New York World and the Chicago
City Council. Press and pulpit every.
where were strong in their denuncia-
ton of the sport.
In the Georgia State legislature a
ball at the university had passed one
house with a vote of 81 to 3, when
Mrs. Cannon, of Rome, Ga, mother
of the dead football hero. made the
splendid appeal that stemmed the
tide o. unfavorable sentiment.
Though still mourning the death of
her son, Mrs. Cannon, with a fine
sacrifice of personal feeling, appealed
TO the governor of Georgia and the
legislators TO allow the game to he
played. She insisted that she would
let her other sons play, 80 convinced
was she that football was a manly
sport and that the death of her son
was due TO an accident.
Because of her action the bill was
defeated, and football was continued
as u major sport at the University of
Georgia, which has since turned out
some of the greatest football teams
the country has seen.
The Won Cannon memorial fund
was started by the University of
Virginia. which gave the University
of Georgia the first $500 toward the
fund. This is perhaps the only in.
stance on record of one university
providing n memorial for a football
player on the team of a rival insti-
tuition.
The Washington times., 1921-11-03

While on the subject of shifts"
writes Daniel in the New York Herald,
'let us say ii word about the famous
play with which Georgia Tech e1-
pected To trounCe Penn State. Down
In Atlanta the Golden Tornado never
once drew a penalty when using the
shift. Last week Foster Stanford,
who had seen the shift beat his
Rutgers eleven. announced that If the
officials let Tech get away with its
running start on the shift, nothing
could stop II.
"As result the officials kept a
close watch on the shift and when
Tech tried to get that running start
early in the first period there came
n penalty. Then and there the Golden
Tornado was licked"
The point for Georgetown Is that
football rules are football rules.
whether the game be played in New
York or Atlanta. The Interpretation
committee works for the whole
country, not simply for the East or
the South or the West.
The committees ruling on this vexed
question Of starting before the ball
is in play has ruined Johnny Heisman
as a coach at Pennsylvania. He is
the father of the Georgia Tech shift
play, yet ne mas discarded II wholly
at Pennsylvania. In doing so. he
appears TO have nothing lert IN his
bag of tricks. Heisman seems out o.
luck that's all, for the play is illegal,
no matter where exhibited
However, when used in Atlanta
Georgia Techs only offense is per.
mitted at the expense Of the opponents.
II Tech is allowed to get away with
this play, Tech will win, and by a
wide margin. If the rules are observed
Georgetown may win. 1t seems to be
up to somebody at Georgetown TO
insist next week that the rules be
observed even as they were in New
York last Saturday.
The Washington times., 1921-11-03
HARVARD TAKING
SEVENTY MEN To
|MEETPR|NCET0N
Forty-one Are Players and Rest
Are Coaches, Trainers,
and Attendants.

BOSTON, Nov. 3.-Harvard 5 foot
ball squad was scheduled to leave
here for New York this afternoon
number are players. the rest being
coaches. trainers. etc. The Harvard
squad will stop at the Hotel Ienn-
sylvania in New York until tomorrow
noon, going from there to Trenton.
y. J.. where the night before the
game will be spent.
With the exception OF Ghcrke and
Rouillard, substitute backs, who are
out for the season with injuries,
Coach Fisher reported his men ready
for the Princeton game.
The Washington times., 1921-11-03
QUINCY TO SHOW OFF
FOUR NEW PLAYERS

Quincy Athletic Club will be strength
ened for its game Sunday with the
crack Langdons by the addition of four
excellent players in Frye, who played
guard for Catholic University last
year; Martin, former tackle of the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station;
Probey. former Tech High School end.
and Phillips, of last years Quincy
team.
The Quincy manager is endeavoring
to arrange game for Thanksgiving
Day with the Brookland club
The Washington times., 1921-11-03
CENTRAl'S LIGHTWEIGHT
TEAM DEFEATS WESTERN

the Western High School lads a q.
toe licking in the stadium yester.
day. producing a punch on the of.
fense that was bit too strong for
the boys from across the creek.
a Western tumble led up to the
first scse, Johnson recovering a
tumble ON Westerns 35.yard line.
johnson added another in the open.
ing period.
The Central lads scored again In
the final period although Western.
after n steady drive through the
Central lads, scored in the second
neriOd.
The Washington times., 1921-11-03

This they did against Susquehanna
last Saturday. Daly's charges rolled
mp the unexpected tally of SO points
on their Pennsylvania rivals. To
most critics this proved beyond all
doubt that the fighting spirit of the
West Pointers had not been dulled
by the setback they sustained in the
New Haven bowl.
Coach Daily has a fine squad of
players to recruit a varsity team
from. In fact. it has been seasons
since the Army mentor had been Of
fered such a fine collection of ex-
pertenced stars to select from.
French, the former Rutgers College
fullback, is the brilliant player that
the West Point attack is built
around.
Can Do Anything.
Few instructors have such a val
liable asset to their offense as this
Army fullback. He can kick, pass,
plunge through line or skirt an
end with brilliancy that would
win him a place on any eleven in
the country.
The problems that Coach Rockne's
Notre Dame players are going to be
confronted with In being asked to
stop this sensational star is one
chat few elevens would care to be
taxed with. 1t Is the rock over
which the Army hopes to crack the
backbone of its Indiana rival.
If French can be stopped Notre
Danes chances Of victory may be
said to be unusually bright If
French is allowed a free hasd in
running the ends, throwing passes
and booting the pigskin out of
Hanger every time the Army goal
line Is in danger, Notre Dame can
not hope to do better than finish
poor second to DAVIS lads.
From the foregoing II would APP
pear as II we had a firm conviction
that the Army team is a one-man
affair. Far be II from us to cause
any such misunderstanding in the
mind Of any football fan. Wilhide.
Wood, McLaren, Smythe, Johnson,
Dodd. Richards and Lawrence are as
The Washington times., 1921-11-03
PRINCETON GETS STIFF
SIGNAL DRILL TODAY

PRINCETON, N. j., Nov. 3.--Coach
Bill Roper was disappointed when rain
put scrimmage out of the Tiger pro-
gram Wednesday. but declined to sub
ject his regulars to scrimmage today,
with but one day intervening until
the Harvard game.
All Of the Tiger regulars. led by
Lourie and Capt. Stanley Keck, were
to go through a still signal drill this
afternoon. The Princeton ends, Stin-
son and Snlvely. were drilled in get.
ting down the field under punts. as
this was one of PrinCetons glaring
weaknesses against Chicago.
The Washington times., 1921-11-03
LOOKING 'EM OVER
BY LOUIS A. DOUGHER
Speaking of That Shift

~ GEORGETOWN going down Atlanta week
to
~ grIiron
permits officiating
the will be
compelled
the handicap will
a practically certainty
Coach Exendne has excellent lot Of this He
a be
conditions Georgetown win week from Saturday Atlanta He
the Golden
lie idea
little Hilltop
jump be winning concerned