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The New York herald., 1921-12-08
RATES ON BURGLARY
INSURANCE UP AGAIN
Underwriters Announce An
other Advance Some Policies
Being Refused.
FIR THIEVES ARE BUSY
Man Accused of Helping in
Cafe Holdup Is Held for
Eytradition Papers.

Further advances in the cost Of
burglary and robbery Insurance were
announced Yesterday. following n meet
ing behind closed doors Tuesday at the
Hotel Pennsylvania of the Burglary In
surance Underwriters Association. II
was said holdup policies were beng re-
fused altogether by some conpa nies on
restaurants. delicatessen and butcher
stores. and that theatre policies had
advanced from s4 10 $3.50 thousand
all over the country. Unemployment and
unsettlement due to the war We're blamed
for the increase in crime by the in
surance men present. SC was said.
fur thieves who crashed" door pro-
'ected by . burglar alarm got away with
furs worth from $40 900 to $4,000 from
the shop of David Slive. 46 West Fifty
sixth street Two weeks ago a young
woman asked to he shown over the es-
tablishment Slive obliged, though she
was q stranger to him. He is inclined
10 think she may have been scouting for
the burglars. The place was robbed on
November s, when $50, 900 in furs was
taken.
Three supposed burglars dropped
clothing and fur lined coats worth $1,000
when they were pursued by police at
Tenth avenue near F'ifty-sixth street.
Detectives Gillen. Geiger and Kerdon, on
milk strike duty. called TO the men to
halt, and fred when they failed to do so.
They started to run, but did not let go
OF the clothing until about twelve shots
had been fired. All escaped.
Bernard Lillianthal, private patrol
man, saw jimmy marks on the door Of
100 West Twenty-ninth street loft
building. and decided to investigate.
When he opened the door. he says, a
man ran past him and fled toward
Thirtieth street and Sixth avenue, where
Patrornan Huber arrested Morris Baum
OF SEQ Fox street The Bronx, who, he
says. ran into his arms. Twelve mink
coats. worth $1,000. had been taken from
the loft of Jacob Rabrow and carried
down stairs. the police say.
John Badani of 271 Elizabeth street,
charged with being one Of four men who
held UP a cafe at 439 York street, Jersey
City, November 30. in which one patron
was shot was held by Ma gistrate Nc
Andrews in Essex Market Court with
out bail until Decem Der 13 10 await eX-
tradition papers.
John Gottschallx OF 129 Palmetto
street Brooklyn. was. held for further
examination by Magistrate Liota,
charged with breaking into the home of
Justice Harrison c. Glore Of the Munich
pal Court, 1913 Bushwick avenue. near
Mayor Hylan's home. November 25.
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
LEO URGES REFORM
IN STREET CLEANING
Department Needs Thorough
Reorganization, He Tells
Meyer Committee.
PIERS RENTED AT LOSS
Staten Island Wharfage Will
Bring No Return, Says
Francis c. RippOn.
PIERS RENTED AT LOSS

John p. Leo. who resigned In Novem-
Der as Commissioner of Street Cleaning
after row with Mayor Hylan, told the
Meyer committee yesterday in the Coun-
~ Court House that the department
needs reorganization from top to bot
interest or economy.
Another witness before the committee
was Francis c. Rippon. authority on
piers, who testified that the city's ex-
tenslve and expensive dock development
On staten Island was being leased on
basis which covers barely ;ateres; and
tax osses on investment. no provision
being made for depreciation or for con-
trolling wharfage rates. This is the
municipalities newest venture IN harbor
development and is declared to show
little Improvement over the old system.
'The present system of borough ad-
mlnistration in the Street Cleaning De-
rartment should be abolished" Mr.. Leo
said "1yAere should be two deputies in
stead Of four and the Commissioner
should have the administration OF the
work in the entire city.
THE Commissioner should be remov-
able on charges only and not at the
whim of any man. The Street Cleaning g
Department should have charge OF
cleaning sewer basins. There is a great
4 temptation now for the man cleaning
( the streets to sweep refuse into the
/ basins until they are filled. That costs
money The system OF open bidding for
scow dumping and handling garbage
/ ct, 1,a al
monopoly cannot again be set up"
zone big Improvement l can suggest
! TO be made in the city government is
making the office of Commissioner of
! Accounts elective" Mr.. Leo said
| Much has been said in recent weeks
/ regarding the city administrations prog
/ ress in dealing with the Staten Island
! pier development. Two of the piers are
| leased TO the Pan-American Terminal
| and Dock Company and two to the
! Union Transport Company, Mr.. Rippon
! testified. The Pan American is o steve
! doriug and terminal concern
"The city has leased the piers to q
concern which is not a shipping concern
without retaining any right to fix wharf
age rates or in any way control the
pf operty," Rippon said "rhe leases call
for 7ia per cent return on the invest
ment in piers and equipment. That is
supposed TO cover the rate of interest on
the investment depreciation and loss OF
taxes. / cannot see how it will go any
further than cover the interest and taxa
ton. In other words, the city is equip
ping these commercial corporations at a
loss which must be met by taxation so
that the Pan-American may make a
profit"
Clarence King. investigator for the
committee, submitted an analysis OF the
budget showing that there is no mar nda =
tory regulation of salaries in the city
and borough administration. but that the
State laws regulate 81 per cent. OF the
county salaries.
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
INTER-MET FUND SHUT
TO BELGIAN HOLDERS
De Rothschild Freres Must
Take Turn in Bankruptcy.

Coupons OF Interborough- Metropolitan
bonds, which lay in a vault in Brussels
during the war, with the Germans in
occupation Of the city, cannot be paid
out OF fund OF s4S2.910 now on de-
posit with the Empire Trust Company
10 the account or James r. Sheffield.
trustee of the Interborough Consolidated
Corporation.
JudgN Julius NJ Mayer in Fed eral
Court Wenied yesterday the petition Of
De Rothschild Freres and others for an
order 10 make possible the payments.
Judge Mayer said the money must be
dealt with by Mr.. Sheffield az general
funds Of the Interborough Consolidated
Corporation estate in bankruptcy. Mr.
Sheffield became trustee In 1919.
Judge Mayer directed the trustees
20 keep the fund intact IN case De
Rothschild Freres appeal, and spoke OF
"the desire Of the court to find some
sound reason II such there were, to
assist those whose tardy presentation
was due TO oelay eccasioned by the
war"
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
SCHOONER GONE; CREW SAVED
Danish ship Rescues Captain and
Men of the Ruby w.

BosToN, Dec. THE rescue OF the
captain and crew OF seven men of the
Newfoundland auxiliary schooner Ruby
w. In midocean early to-day was re-
ported i'm a wireless message from the
new Danish steamship Gudrun Maersl5.
relayed here BIZ the steamship Centennial
State late to-day.
Capt. Forward of the schooner had one
arm broken and one OF the crew was suf-
fering from bruised knee.
The Gudrun MaerslS bound from
Philadelphia for Genoa. reported that
she encountered the disabled schooner at
? A. NJ. to-day in latitude 40 :0S south.
longitude Sc 02 west. or about 500 miles
east of New York. No details were
given as to the cause OF the wreck or
how the crew was taken OF. The wreck
age was set afre before the vessel left
the scene.
The Ruby W. registered 2s7 tons and
sailed from Pernambuco on November 5
for ST. Johns. n r.
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
LESS OIL POLLUTION
IN HARBOR HERE
Business Mems Committee
Finds Condition of Water
Much Improved.
STILL ROOM FOR MORE
Says it Is Unnecessary for
Ships to Discharge
Waste in Bay.

4 Capt. d. g. Hanrahan OF the United
harbor, made public yesterday a memo
lrandum prepared by the committee of
business men recently appointed to in
vestigate the pollution of the harbor
by oil from ships and manufacturing
plants. Since the conference at which
memorandum says. the committee has
frequently inspected the waters around
Manhattan, the Brooklyn shore and the
upper bay. The memorandum says
"Since the Date OF the conference we
have noted from time to time a marked
production in the pollution of these
waters until at the present time there
IS unquestionably very decided inn
fprovement. We fully realize that pol
1ution still goes on and that further
. .end mighty efforts on the part of all
concerned are necessary In order TO put
a complete stop to this first order
menace, but Of the present condition of
these waters there is no doubt what
ever that they are freer from of pollu-
ton than at any previous period within
the knowledge OF the committee. and is
que largely TO the following:
THE calling of the conference and
che activities Of the committee appointed
! from the conferees.
The resourceful efforts and public
} spirit of maritime and Industrial inter-
ests in and around New York.
"A general evidence of care on the
! part Of the city as whole.
Tho cooperation of the oil companies
IN collecting waste oil.
I'VE are firmly convinced that 1t is
I entirely unnecessary for any oil burning
chip or plant to dispose Of the waste OIL
into or near the waters Of the harbor.
I There are q number OF oil salvage COM
. panies in and around New York that
are fully equipped to collect and prop
! erly dispose of all waste Oil from ships
o. plants.
"A number of plants now collect
waste oil, and by the use OF settling
tanks and centrifugal separators are
/ able to collect pr save considerable
good oil for plant consumption. There
IS in process OF development centrifuge
systems for installation on board oil
burning ships that will care for all
waste bunker oil. Similar systems are
now in use in commercial oil burning
plants and there is every reason to be-
lieve that with slight modification they
win operate Just as successfully on
board ship. The installation cost will
be low and the operation cost very
small. The saving in fuel oil recovered
from the waste will be considerable
and would likely pay for the instala-
ion in short period of time"
The committee consisted Of Eugene
+. Moran of the Moran Towing and
transportation Company, George Earl
OF the New York and New Jersey Dry
Dock Association, F. j. Stewart of the
New York Board Of Fire Underwriters,
Capt. Roger Williams of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine Company.
w C. Morris Of the Consolidated Gas
Company Capt. Decker, Port Di-
rector of the United States Shipping
Board Mr.. Koehler of the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey. F. J.
Taylor of the Todd Shipyards Corpora
ton, ]. p. Roney of the Texas Com
panv and Captain Hanrphan.
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
IS LIVES, IL VESSELS
LOST IN NJ. F. STORM
Ships With Food for North
West Settlements Wrecked.

ST. JOHNS, N f.. Dec. Eighteen
lives are known to have been lost in
tfe northwest storm off the Newfound-
Iand coast that swept q score of ves-
sells from the sea on Monday and Tues
day. Property damage is a. least $780,
GQ0
Nine men, n woman and . child are
reported TO have gone down with the
schooner Passport at Bay Verde. The
schooner Jean and Mary parted from
her tug. the d. p. rngraham. near Pen
sum Island and was lost with her crew
vf seven men. The tug, which was a
United States gunboat in q C Civil War,
became total wreck. but her crew was
we'd
The schooner vicola. out OF Lunen-
burg, n. s.. which left North Sydney.
y. s.. several days ago, has not been
heard from. She carries q crew OF
seven.
wreckage of vessels laden with food
stuffs for Northern settlements strews
the coast at Conception Bay. Five fish
ing vessels were smashed to pieces.
Ships for the Northern outposts Of the
colony were carrying a winters supply
OF foodstuffs to many families
Charles Moore. ma ster OF the 1ngra-
ham. said the gale struck the vessels
during n binding snow storm. Deck
houses went by the board. running
lights were smashed and the tow line
was snapped. No ship could live in the
sea that was running Capt. Moore said,
A list OF the schooners reported lost
included the Dianthus Cactus, Jean and
Mary. Passport. w s Monroe. Drum
mer's Tax. A. II. Hardy William
Martin. Prospector Nstoma. Pansy.
Theresa Stone. Gordon. W. Q. Galatea.
Agnes Downs and Olive Evans
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
AMERICAN PORTS.
[ By MALL

ASTORIA, o. Dec 2-sailed. sirs Santa
,Aicio. San Pedro; Oregon Maru Jap,
ARANzAs PASS. Tex, Dec s-Arrived. str
FIeeport Sulphur No J. Tampico.
;, BANGOR, Me. Dec ARRIVED at Fort
larges Cleona and Saucon. for Bangor (and
tue left for searsport for orders and arrived
there / AM 5th) barges Enterprise, Pen
nington and Trenton. Phila adelpha
BELFAST. Me. Dec ARRIVED schr Gaia
wamteak. Boston
tus n Doane, Boston for New York. tow
ing barges Coaldale. Hauto and Tamaqua.
r, CHARLESTON. i{ sc. Dec 4-.sailed; tug
son.
CHATHAM. Mass. Dec Passed tug Cat
awissa. towing barges Belmont. from Ban
port. for Philadelphia.
FALL RIVER. Mass. Dec 4-Arrived. tugs
Point (ieft barge Barnstable from lila mpton
Reads, at Providence, and viii leave eth with
barge Falmouth for Lamberts Poinp: 9Th,
Eureka, towing barges Fall River. Newport
News. and Cienfuegos. sewals Point.
GALVESTON, Tex. Dec s-Arrived. strs
Tsmpico; Federal. Port Arthur. '''' = vs.
Cleared Sd. str Romera (Br). Genoa Wis
Norfolk
ports; kold Maru (Jao). Kobe and Yoko-
hama: El Vale. New York; Comal. do:
~ ,HoNohuLu Dec ,,,o ,2.Arrived, str choyo
land proceeded same day).
sailed 1st. str Whemina. Kahului.
schA %AcKsoSyILE T5eSs Ha De- ,o,3. SAIved
Sailed I'd, schr Gala Flguera tSp). BARGE
Iona.
Jere q shaw, for New York.
kAANAPALI. Dec 1-saised. Bsr Hyades.
MONTERREY. Cal Dso a-Arrivee. str VIM
Z Herrin. San Francisco land sailed for
MAHUKoNA. Dec I--saiied. str Enterprise.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Dec s-Arriv,d. tu.
Walthsm. towing barges Bourne. Fan River
Point and Lamberts Point.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Dec +-Ayrived,
tug Chas Greenough, towing ba -Bes Biwa-
Wings Neck with last two for Boston: ex-
changed tows with tug Pellas. which had
parges t,,, Edith and Flora, for Norfolk latter
ough left 9th. calling at New Bedford for
barge 1rene)
ISLE, Philadelphia, towing baryes Yardley
for Boston. Tioga. FOR Bangor, and Toh ickon
for Marblehead land sailed 6th).
Ccwrie (Br. London: Capitalne Damaini
OTr), Halifax: Lake FTuornoy West Indies
Vacuum. Tampico: British Earl (BD.
sailed Sd, strs Livingston Roe. New York
Solitaire. Jacksonville: schr Rosemary. Mo-
PORTLAND. Me. Dec ARRIVED. barge
Srrlg. Philadelphia.
ARMED 9th. strs Saturnia (Br), Glasgow
viz HAhfax; Cairngowen (Br). Rotterdam.
FROvINCEToWN. Mass. Dec b--Arrived.
tup Paoi, towing barges STAFFORD, from
Rccldand. Ampere. from do. and Devon.
parkers Flats for New York land remained
Gth will exchange tows with tug Mary w
Potter ut Vineyard Haven't.
RocKPoRT Me, Dec 6-Arrived. barge
SAN FRANcrsco, Cal. Dec 2-Arrived, str
Canadian Observer CBr). San Pedro.
Arrived Sd. str Texan. Astoria, &C (and
sailed 4th for San Pedro, Now York and
Bcston).
SEATTLE. Wash. Dec 2-Arrived. str
Jcptha, Tacoma.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec 2-Salled, str Steel
Worker, San Francisco
SALEM. Maae. Dec 4-Arrived. scf1rr Fran
G, MIA. Boston for Harrington. Me; Margue
rite. do for Belfast.
TACOMA. Wash, Dec 2-Arrived. strs Art
Zcra Maru (Japl, Seattle. Eemdyk Dutch
Vancouver (and sailed for Portland o..
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. Dec SIN
rcrt, tug Bristol. with barge Mount Hope.
Newport News for Boston Oeft barge Car
dcnns at providence).
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
RECORD HOLIDAY MAIL
ON GEORGE WASHINGTON
Liner Has $4,000 Bags of
Christmas Gifts.

The steamship George Washington OF
ne United States Lines sailed for
3remen yesterday with a record Christ
mas mail OF $1,000 bags and more than
/ 1 900 passengers. Besides the remark
Sable lot of mail she carries a vast
suuantity OF package freight. most of
which is destined for the American
tscldiers in Germany. Many of the pas
sengers Will spend their frst Christmas
beince before the war with relatives and
friends in Germany. The liner Is due to
IA rive at Bremen on December 1s.
Some of the voyagers are Emil
;I.ederer. director Of traffic Of the United
EAmcrican Lines, who will attend the
North Atlantic passenger conference at
,1ondon l.. Regonbogen of the Krupp
Company Sidney A. Harris. New York
theatrical producer. and Chinese thea
trical troupe that WILL introduce Oriental
Sminstrcsy into Central Europe.
Another Christmas ship which got
away yesterday Is the Munson liner
.,Aeolus for Rio and Buenos Ayres
which win celebrate the holiday between
Those ports off the South American
Il
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
HOBOKEN PROTESTS
HAVE LITTLE EFFECT
Government ConthI of Piers
Is Opposed.

Protests by the Hoboken Chamber of
Commerce against continued Govern
ment control OF the piers formerly
owned by the Hamburg American Line
and the North German Lloyd an1 taken
over by the army during the war have
so far had little effect, though II was
reported yesterday that Chairman
Lasker OF the Shipping Board hd1 con-
sented TO hold a hearing on the matter
in HobolSen early next month.
Hoboken has been heavy sufferer
from the diversion of the former paosen-
ger piers OF the big German lines to
Government freight carrying. according
10 the Chamber of Commerce. a bill is
being pushed in Congress by Senator
Frelinghuysen authorizing the payment
of a sum in lieu OF taxes which would
be received IL the piers were under pri-
vate control.
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
FOREIGN PORTS.
by MALL


BERMUDA, Dec 4--Sailed. str Canadian
Coaster lBr) Barbados, sc.
BLANEY, Be, Dec 3-Arrived. str Cana
dian Rover (Br), Nanaimo.
BORDEAUX, Nov 30-Sailed. str 81 Joseph
(Fr), San Francisco.
CAMPBELLTON, NIB. Dec 2-Cleared, str
Storviken (Nor). Manchester via Sydney.
MATANZAS, Dec 3--Arrived. str Mundale,
Cardenas for Philadelphia or New York.
MONTREAL, Dec 5--Arrived, str G r
Grove (Br), Philadelphia and New York
(and sailed 7th for New York;,
NuEvITAs. Dec 3--Arrived, str Munarden
(Br), New York.
QUEBEC, Dec 4-Sailed previously, str
Bratland (Nor), Boston.
ST JOHN. NIB. Dec 5--Arrived. str Cara
quet (Br), Demerara. &C, via Halifax; schr
Francis Elkin (Br), New York; 9th. strs
Canadian Trapper (Br). Liverpool; Chau-
diere (Br). Demerara. &c; Empress OF
France (Br). Liverpool.
Sailed 9th. str Webana (Br, Helifax.
SHIELDS, Nov 20-Sailed, str Knut Ham
sun (Nor), Boston and Baltimore.
VANCOUVER, BIC. Dec ARRIVED. str
Rosalie Mahoney San Francisco.
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
SAILS FOR EGYPT PORTS.

Or. ]. Morton Howell of Dayton. Ohio.
who sailed yesterday for the Mediter-
ranean by the Cunarder Caronia. Is
bound for Cairo 20 assume his duties as
diplomatic representative and American
Consul-General in Egypt lie said there
were three consulates under his charge.
respectively at Port Said, Alexandra
and Cairo. and that ~ was their bust
ness TO gather commercial information
valuable 10 the business interests OF the
United States that wouid have ten
dencY 70 rromoie trade.
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
ITALIAN LINE ABSOLvED.
900 Bribe No Proof of Conspir-
ncy. ~ Decision.

The italian Star Line Company. some
nf It's officers and others were in no
conspiracy to defraud the Government,
Judge Learned Hand decided yesterday
sn the Federal Court. after the Govern
,nent had presented its case. He directed
the jury TO acquit the defendants.
vno Government contended that the
line. Emilio Paul Yasselli. its president
James ID. Butler. lawyer Max Ulin and
fred A. Bobbitt, by paying a bribe of
$1,000 to an employee OF the Shipping
BOARD. obtained the steamship Liberty
Land AZ the price OF 1915 a deadweight
ton when It should have paid 1920 a
deadweight ton. According 10 Shipping
Toard advertisements, the price OF the
Liberty Land. an eight thousand ton
vessel, was only SILVA deadweight ton.
The New York herald., 1921-12-08

going 70 be administered for some years
TO come. That has 10 be taken into ac-
count"
After much more disputation Mr.. Nc
Aneny said he thought the two plans
were not really 40 far apart as they
seemed. That was the opinion also ex-
pressed by Mr.. Brady. who said he
found much TO commend In each. He
expressed himself as wholly in sympathy
with the commission in It's efforts TO re-
organize the present impossible situa-
tion.
When the examination is continued
this morning Mr.. Garrison. receiver. and
w. s. Menden, vice-president and gem
eral manager OF the u. II. IT,; are TO be
the first witnesses. The affairs OF the
BROOKLYN City Railroad will he next
snalyzed.
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
sREBEL LONGSHOREMEN
WANT INJUNCTION
Seek to Restrain Their Parent
Organization.

Seeding longshoremen represented by
he United Cargo Workers Affiliation
Y Greater New York and vicinity are
eeking a permanent injunction in the
State Supreme Court to restrain the
parent organization. tho International
Icngshoremen's Association, from in
terfering with the right OF members OF
the cargo workers to hold jobs "a long
shoremen on New York piers
The split occurred during the recent
wage dispute Counsel for the new or
ganizatiou announced that hearing on
the application for the injunction would
take place next Friday In Part l.. Su-
preme Court Meantime the cargo
workers are protected by a temporary
writ granted by Justice G. L. GUY on
November 2S
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
PREDICTS BUSY BARGE CANAL.
Calder says IL VIII Soon ne opcr-
nting ut Capacity.

wAsHINoroN, Dec. An era Of
great promise for those interested in
any way in water borne freight was
forecast by Senator william NJ. Calder
OF New York in an address tonight at
the flftieth Anniversary dinner OF the
National Board of Steam Navigation.
Barge canal and port development In
New York State and around New York
city were described by tho speaker, who
predicted that the New York State canal
would soon be operating at capacity.
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
GovERNoRs, MEETING ENDS.

CHARLEsroS, 6. c., Dec. 7.-Sessions
OF the annual conference OF Governors,
which have been in progress here since
Monday with more than score OF
State executives In attendance. closed
to-day with r. business meeting.
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
Navy Orders
spsctal Despatch 70 THE Nrw yoar Hrr.rv

Special Despatch 70 THE Nrw yoRK HrxArU.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., Dec. Z.
These naval orders have been made public I.
Commander W. F. Amsden, to command
U. $. $. Hopkins; Commander r. N. Ekund.
10 home. welt orders; Commander A. G..
Stott, TO command ". S. S. Du Pont Lieut..
III. ". A. Borcherdt, TO home, retired Lieu
nt-Commander 7. u. Speicher, to home.
wait orders Lieutenant Commander r. #.
Van Aukon, 20 ". 8. 8. Maryland: Lieut..
~. g. Blodgett. retired. 20 home Lieut.. J.
r. Wares, 10 L.. :. s. Nevada: Lieutenant
Commander W. r.. Lewis, 10 Sixteenth Naval
dLstrIct: IAeut. w. j. Walsh. resIgned.
The New York herald., 1921-12-08
VESSEL LOSES a RUDDER.

PORT ARTHUR. Tex. Dec. IA radio
message picked MP here last night sal
the steamship Arizonian. New York for
Balboa. had lost her starboard rudder
az point 529 miles northwest OF Bal
boa.