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New-York tribune., 1921-02-04
Nephew Fights
For Sl,O00,O0O
Left by Kraus
Alleges Chief Beneficiary
Was Not a Daughter of
Pencil Man, Who, He AS.
serts. Was Never Married
She Is Named a Testator
Directed With Lawyer Hus.
band to Show Why She
Should Not BE Relieved

Alleging that the document fled in
the Surrogates' Court as the will of
his uncle, Samuel Kraus, by Mrs.
AdeIine Thomas, is not the genuine
last will Of the testator and that Mrs.
Thomas, chief beneficiary, is not a
daughter of the decedeAt, as set forth
in the paper, Bert Kraus, of 1928
Quincy Street, Brooklyn, applied yes
terday to have letters of administra-
tion issued to Mrs. Thomas and her
husband revoked by the court.
Mr.. Kraus was vice-president of the
Eagle Pencil Company. He died jan
uary 8, 1920, at his home, ALI West
End Avenue, at the age of sixty-nine
years. His nephew estimates the value
of his estate at S1,0O0000. The dis
puted document was executed March
18, 1912.
Daughter fs Chief Heir
Mr.. Kraus left three-quarters Of his
estate to Mrs. Thomas, described by
testator as "my daughter" with instruc-
tions that the remaining quarter of his
property 'be distributed by my ex-
ecutors in accordance with my wishes
to be expressed to them" Mrs. Thomas
and her husband, Oscar B. Thomas,
lawyer, who live at $50 West Eighty
eighth Street, were appointed executors
in the will.
Bert Kraus said in his petition that,
on January 19, 1920, over two weeks
after the death of his uncle. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas filed the alleged will for
probate, and, as alleged by the nephew,
Mrs. Thomas declared that she was the
only child of Samuel Kraus, the testa-
tor, and his sole next of kin.
The will was probated, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas came into possession of
the $1.000000 estate.
The statement of Mrs. Thomas that
she was daughter of the testator, it
is alleged, was false, as the decedent
was q bachelor, according to his
| nephew, unless, as Kraus states, the
administrators and beneficiary was a
natural daughter of Mr. Kraus.
Nephew to Make Contest
Kraus also alleges that the state
| ment by Mrs. Thomas that the bestator
| left no other next of kin or heirs was
| false and that, because of that state
| ment, no citations were issued to rela-
| tives informing them of the proposed
| probate of the will, as required by law.
| Surrogate Cohalan yesterday issued
| citations to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas di-
recting them to show cause next Tues
day why they should not be removed
as administrators.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-04
No. Settlement
w itIlOut u. s..
W arms Iardiel1
Final Reparations Program
Impossible Until Wash.
ington Is a Party to 1t,
His Word to Premier
BRAND Sure of Support
Germany Must Pay to Limit
of Her Economic Abil-
ity, He Tells Chamber

PARIS, Feb. 3 {By The Associated
Press). The French Parliament
Chamber and Senate, gave it's seal of
approval to-day to the governments
declaration on the decisions taken by
the Supreme Council at Paris respect
ing reparations, disarmament and
other questions. II received Premier
Briand's declaration that Germany
must pay in full with all outward and
visible signs that promise large ma
jority in the vote of confidence which
the BRAND Cabinet will seek to-
morrow
Andre Tardieu, former High Com
missioner to the United States, had
given notice of an Interpolation This
appeared to be taken most seriously
by the government, but was moderate
attack against the BRAND Cabinet,
especially NJ. Loucheur. and on the
haste the French government haa dis
played to settle matters concerning the
United States before the new Admins
tlation was installed.
Criticizing the Paris conference, he
declared: There can be no capitaliza-
tion, mobilization or discounting Of the
German debt until the United States
is party to the agreement"
Payment in Full Pledged
France still intends to see that Ger
many is made to pay her debt in full,
if her economic condition permits of
such payment, the Premier inform ed
the Chamber Of Deputies in presenting
the dec aration of his ministry on the
reparations question.
1ne french government" said the
Premier in reviewing the decisions
reached by the Allied Supreme Council
at its meeting in Paris last week, "has
in no wise renounced the purpose Of
collecting the entire debt. due from
Germany. If she RECEIVERS her economic
prosperity"
The decisions of the Supreme Coun-
ell, M. BRAND explained. meant "the
payment by Germany to the limit OF
her economic capacity, the principal
measure toward which is the develop
ment of her expectations"
The definite plan which the Allied
conferees had in view at their meeting
the Premier said. was TO verify and
fix the exact total OF Germany's ex-
ports, and the general result OF the
conference was to avoid paradoxical
situation in which Germany's foreign
trade would thrive through deliveries
of her products to the Allies, to the
detriment of Allied industries.
Discusses Near East Problem
Premier BRAND in his declaration
referred to possibility Of the amend
ment of the Turkish peace treaty
Speaking Of the coming conference In
London with representatives OF Tur-
KEY and of the Greek government, he
said:
"That conference will examine
amendments to the treaty of Sevres
and, in consequence, the question Of
Cilicia will be regulated in conformity
with the views of the Parliament and
the country"
In concluding he laid stress upon this
ffcnslnued on maze shreo)
New-York tribune., 1921-02-04
Plunges Into the Hudson
To Save Boy ON Ice Cake
Brakeman Leaves Train TO Res
cue Child, Six, After
Tumble From Pier

Six-year-old George Sutton Wash
ington, of 152 West Ninety y-second
Street, fell into the Hudson River yes
terday afternoon from a pier at Eighty
eighth Street. His playmates, terror
stricken at the accident, took to their
heels after seeing wave wash over
George.
A cake Of ice was riding that wave,
however, and with the subsistence Of
the water the boy was flung to it's
surface. He had strength enough left
to drag himself across the fragment of
ice and lay there, face downward and
submerged by every wave, as the ice
drifted north.
A freight train was coming down the
river on the tracks below Riverside
Park, and Bert Quinn, a brakeman ON
it, saw the cake of ice and it's burden
as the train approached Ninety-sixth
Street. Quinn jumped from the car
he was riding, ran to the edge of the
river and plunged in. A few strokes
took him to the floating ice, and when
he swan back George Sutton Washing
ton trailed behind him. To the ad-
miration os all his young friends
George rode home in an ambulance.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-04
British Submarine Sunk
By Irish, Says Dispatch
De Valera Organ Here Prints
article From Dublin Ciring
DesniLs of seLnfesf Yicforx,,

Irish revolutionists sank the K-5, the
British submarine which went down off
Lands End recently with fifty-seven
men on board. according to an article
published yesterday in The Sinn Feiner,
the De Valera organ in this city. The
article bore Dublin date line and was
headed "lrish Sink British Submarine"
"The submarine" it was said, zone of
the largest and most powerful in the
British fleet, was blown to pieces How
this victory was accomplished it is not
permissible to tell at this time, other
than to say that new weapon, some
what in tie nature of an electrically
controlled projectile, recently invented
by an Irish engineer, made it possible" !"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-04
Belief in Rome Is Hayes
May Be Made Cardinal
Archbishop Has important Con-
yersation With Papal Under
Secretary of State

h0ME. Feb. 3.-~Monsignor Bonaven-
tnTa Cerretti, Papal Under Secretasy1of
state and formerly aud tor Of the apos-
toiic delegation in Washington, to-day
visited Archbishop Hayes. Of New York,
at the American College and conversed
with him at length.
Considerable Importance is attached
70 the visit. as evidently Monsignor
Cerretti, who has been intrusted to-
deai with all American affairs, desired
TO acquaint Archbishop Hayes with the
present situation at the Vatican.
Archbishop Hayes did not leave the
american College, where he Is guest.
Many ecclesiastics and laymen called
to-day at the college to pay their re-
speets TO the Archbishop.
The presence In Rome Of Archbishop
Hayes has caused speculation concern
Ing the possible creation OF new
American Cardinal at the approaching
eonsistory. Ia addition to his name
the names Of Arch bishop Dougherty, OF
Philadelphia, and Archbishop Nun
delein. Of Chicago. are being men
TONED. Thus far, however. so far as 9
known. Pops Benedict has given no in
dication as to which preiates are to be
elevated.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-04
Leads Police Chase via Roofs,
Fire Escapes, Fences and Cellar

Frederick Matthias, twenty-eight
years old, of 425 East Eighty-second
Street, known as monk according to
the police, on accor c of his ability to
turn stairways and fre-escapes into
speedways when getting away from
pursuing officers. lived up to his repu-
tation yesterday when he was arrest
ed at Eighty-ffth Street and Third
Avenue on charge of burglary.
Matthias is also known in boxing cir
cles as Young Ketchef.
Detectives Sommers and Marx. of the
East Eighty-eighth Street station, az
rested Matthias when he was in a
pawnbroker's shop, according to the
police, disposing of suit of clothes.
Detective Marx. being in hurry TO
reach the station, ran after q bus,
leaving Sommers holding the prisoner,
Matthias broke away, and here is the
chart Of his Subsequent course, as
sketched by the GERS afterward:
Ran south on Tkird Avenue, two shots
fired in air by Detective Sommers fail.
ing to bring him to q halt; headed of
by Detective Marx, who fired fous
shots. turned vast In Tiphtv- third
New-York tribune., 1921-02-04
Labor Board Adjourns
Hearing on Rail Issue
Unions Fail to Respond TO w.
W. Afserbury's Request for
AbrOgatiOn of The agreement

CHICAGO Feb. 3.-The controversy
between American railroads and their
employees over abrogation of the ma
tional agreements on working condi-
tions was in allegiance tonight with the
adjournment until Monday of the hear
ing before the United States Railroad
Labor Board.
To-day's session brought to a close
the most heated week of the hearing.
l. WAS week filled with charges and
counter charges, direct appeal by both
employees and carriers to President
Wilson and statement to the board
from the railroad executives that un-
less relief in the way of reduced
operating expenses was granted at
once the nations transportation sys-
tenn woufd be thrown into chaos and
possible bankruptcy.
The session to-day was expected to
hear the unions reply to the request
OF W. w. Atterbury. vice-president OF
the Pennsylvania, who appeared before
The board on Monday in behalf OF the
American Association of Railway Ex-
ecGtivca, urging Immediate abrogation
OF the natspyhl agreements. The La-
ATTAINED nxn~F sf~
New-York tribune., 1921-02-04
$75, 600 To Be Asked for
White House Renovation
Extensive Repairs and Refur.
nishings Contemplated; Addi-
tionaI $4,000 Sought

From The Trtbune's Washington Bureaw
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. - Extensive
repairs and refurnishings at the White
House to put the Executive Mansion in
shape for the cupancy of President
elect and Mrs. Harding are in contem-
piation, it was disclosed to-day when
Colonel Clarence S. Ridley, Superin-
tendent of Public Buildings and
Grounds and military aid to the Presi-
dent, began preliminary survey of
the work to be done.
The Executive Mansion is completely
renovated every four years. While the
exact cost of the work required at the
present time will not be known until
Colonel Ridley's survey has been COM
pleted, it is expected that his recon-
mendations will enta an expenditure
of approximately $4,000. To this sum
Congress will be asked to appropriate
m additional $4,000 for the main
tenance of the White House property
New-York tribune., 1921-02-04
Price of Gasoline Cut
Another Cent i'm Jersey
Standard Oil Also Announces a
Reduction of Two Cents
i'm Louisiana

The Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey yesterday announced an addi-
tional reduction of one cent gallon
in the price of gasoline in New Jersey,
making the wholesale price 261a cents,
The price in Louisiana was reduced two
cents gallon, making the Wholesale
price 25iS cents.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-04
Fight Pitched Battle

From The Trsbune's European Bureau
Copyright. 1921, New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Feb. 3.--The Irish Repub-
llcan army fought pitched battle with
the Royal Irish Constabulary last night
a. Burgatia, twelve miles from Skib-
bereen, County Cork. A force of more
than FIVE hundred Sim Feiners, said
to have mobilized for an attack on the
+ olice barracks at Ross Carbery, am
bushed the police from comman-
deered house on the roadside.
The Black and Tans, numbering only
about twenty, were proceeding down
the road near Burgatia when overtaken.
They sought cover on the roadside,
fighting off their assailants until police
and military reinforcements could ar
rive. The crown forces finally sue
ceeded in routing the Republicans. kill
ing six of them and. wounding several,
although the exact number could not
be learned because the Sinn Feiners
carried their dead and wounded away
from the scene of the battle. The
Republicans left their arms and am-
munition behind in their flight. The
police had no casualties.
This is the largest concentration of
Republican forces yet reported from
Ireland.
Five Policemen Killed
Five policemen were killed or NOR
tally wounded last night at Ballina-
lee, County Tipperary, wnen in an am
bush attack the lorries in which they
were riding were destroyed by an ex-
ploding mine.
There were two deaths in Dublin last
night, one an elderly commercial trav-
eller who was crushed by military
lorry in O'Conneil Street, and the other
an officer of the Royal Irish Constab-
ulary, who was shot down while cycling
in Grafton Street. He was dressed IN
mufti when shot.
Dublin was more terrified than usual
last night when, after an attempted
bombing, three police lorries drove
rapidly though the middle class shop
ling district, firing promiscuous|y.
One boy was wounded.
F The paymaster of the Dublin South
eastern Railway was stopped in quiet
street near the station to-day and
robbed Of $1,000 by armed men.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-04
Estimate Board Member.
Who Is Hylan's Friend,
Involved In Graft Hunt
Omaha arms It's Police
With BuHet-Proof Vests

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. Bullet
proof steel jackets will be sup
piled to all policemen sent out on
hazardous missions, it was an
nounced to-day. Recent shoot
ings in which one policeman was
killed prompted the decision.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-04

Domestic Help Problems
frequently solved by consulting Situations
Wanted Female ads. that appear In The
Tribune daily or by inserting g Help
Wanted ad. Phone Beekman a800, or go
to aHy Trshuaa Want Ad Agency.---AdVt.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-04
Seventeen Police Slain
in A,nbushes; Republi-
can Army and Constabu-
larry i'm a Pitched Battle
Loll'ies Destroyed
BY Exploding Mine
500 Sinn Feiners Attack
From Communicated
House; Many Are Hurt

DUBLIN, Feb. 3.--At least seventeen
policemen and nine civilians were
killed and two policemen and four civil
ians wounded in fighting in differen,
parts of Ireland last night and to-day.
Nine policemen were killed and two
wounded when two lorries ran into an
ambuscade between Drunken and
Newpallas, County Limerick.
Another ambuscade took place near
Ballinhassig, County Cork, short dis
tance southwest of Queenstown. Four
constables were attacked. Two of them
were shot dead and one was seriously
wounded. The other escaped.
Another big attack occurred Wednes-
day evening, when 100 armed men at
tempted to rush the Rathcormac bar
racks, near Fermoy. The police, using
rifles and bombs, beat off their assail-
ants, No casualties have been re-
ported.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-04

SAssAU--~T,sfxE ..FLoRtDA sPEcIAIs.
sessI Lns n. II. Once la4s Hsaadway,
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-08-13
JAPON TIENDE A
HACER CONCESIONES
!. SljBSTANCIALES
LA QUESTION VITAL NO Es YAP
sINo CHINA.

WASHINGTON de agosto.-Con ell
beneplacito de las naciones invitadas a
Ia cenferencia de desarme y extreme
criente en- washington, sc han dejado las
manos libres los Estados Unidcs en- Ia
materia.
Cuanto al programa, Gran Bretafia 10
ha dejado voluntad de los Estados Uni
dos, 10 mislno Italia, Francia no Sc ha
opuesto a NADIA y solo Quoda por yer Ell
Japon, con Ell cual continnan las CONVEX
saciones al respecto. ~
Los funcionarios del departamento de
Estado Green Que antes de que la confe
rencia Sc reuna Quedaran eliminadas to
das las prohables causas de friccion, es
pecialmente las cuestiones de Yap y
Shantung.
Hay razonespara Greer que el >Jap6n
Sc prepare hacer co1cesiones substan
ciales ssobre 3Yap, 81 va no las ha hecho,
tendra entonces la seguridad de que
no Sc intervendra en- su expansion asia
tica Y politica china. Yap no signidca
NADIA para ell Jap6n en- comparaci6n con
las manos ibres en- China.
Los Estados Unidos, desde John Hay,
han sostenido la politica de la ''puerta
alberta en- China. En- los cfrculos diplo-
maticos Sc predice que 81 sobreviene al
guna escisi6n en- la conferencia no sera
por Yap sino por la question China, por
10 cual Sc trata de llegar un acuerdo
de antemano sobre ell problema.
Hoy 4nediodia Sc supo que los Esta-
dos Unidos habian enviado Toxic una
nueva communication acerca de las mate
rlas de la conferencia, sin que Sc haya
dieho hasta ahora en- manera alg1na ma
da de su contenido.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-08-13
DON FEDERICO FONT
CAMUNAS

Sc encuentra en- Londres, donde pa
sa algunas semanas de recreo, nues
tro buen amigo don Federico Font
Camunas, ouien estuvo algunos dias
en- los Estados Unidos, de donde em-
barc6 plra Alemania.
Fl senor Font Camunas, quien, Sc
gun nos escribe, Sc ha divertido en-
su yieje, ira desde Londres a Fran
ella Y Suiza, de donde Sc trasladara
a Barcelona, Madrid, Sevilla y Ca
diz
FL exeelente portorriquefo, que ha
logrado recrclr su espiritu en- la ex-
eursi6n que realiza, no ha olvidado
nunca, darante su viaje, su pals,
va cue, seg1n varios peri6dicos que
nos remite, en- gran n1mero de publ
caciones proclama como los mejores
del mundo los productOs de la isla,
sin olvidar Il cultura de sus habitan
tes y Ia afabilidad con que reciben a
todts las personas que Sc acercan a
nosOstros.
Nos completeness en- desearle al Sc
nor Font Camufias que Sc reanuden
siempre las horns deliciosas que para
el deben de volar, en- su agradabilfsi-
mo viaje.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-08-13

Hay derrotas que son victorias
Hay victorias que son derrotas.
Cristo, enarbolado en- ell arbol de
la cruz, parecia que habfa fracasado.
Todo el pueblo judaico romano, asi
como los disclpulos, creyeron que al
morir Cristo morfa su doctrina sien
do esta sepultada con FL Sus enemi-
gos, escribas v fariseos, estaban go
Zosos, porque ignorantes como eran en-
medic de su s&biduria,. crefan que la
muerte termina toda controversial.
Sus discfpulos, algo mundanales, es-
taban tristes al yer su Maestro que
rido enterrado bajo una losa, sin ha-
Der esperanz& para ellos de las pro-
mesas hechas por Cristo Todos in
credulos: unos, satisfechos; otros,
tristes: todos creyendo que la muerte
es el termino de la vida: todos olvi-
hermanas de Lazaro: ''Yo soy la re-
surrecci6n la vida: el que cree en-
Nj, aunque este muerto, vivira". Lo
cue haya mas ALA de la tumba, la
inteligencia humana no puede pene-
trar ;peno sabemos que Cristo vencio
la muerte, qIe Cristo nos abrio las
puertas de 10 invisible Y de 10 ter
no, resucit&ndo al tercero dfa de entire
los muertcs, y desde ese dia podemos
clamar llenos de j1bilo: iDonde esta,
ioh muerte! tn aguij6n? iD6nde es-
ia, ioh sepplcro! tn victoria?" iDon-
de esta la victoria de sus enemigos
al crucifcarlo? No es Cristo ell cen
tro, ell punto de mirada de todos los
hombres de todas las naciones, de to-
das las edades? ;D6nde esta ell triun
fo de sus enemigos? All crucifcarle,
no lie glorifcaron? He aquf una de-
rrota que culmin6 en- el mas grande
y sublime de los triunfos.
Huyke Y C6rdova Davila arrostran
do la impopularidad; sacrifcando sus
vanidades para darse todo al Pals
al hablarle el lenguaje de la verdad !;
sordos al aplauso mundane para es-
cuehar solo ell APPLAUSE del deber cum
plido y asi conseguir para esta ben
dita TERRA la independence que to-
dos anhelamos pero de una manera
que muchos la alejsn mas y mas, de-
rnuestran que son mas patriotas, me-
jores portorriouefios, mas orandes no
liticos, que aquellos que, pensando SO
10 en- 81, y en- el presente Sc olvidan
de sus hijos que es por quienes debe-
mos laborar, dejandoles una patria
realmente libre no solo en- ell nombre,
81 es ciertos ese amor que decimos. sen
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-08-13
Don Juan B. Huyke vel Co
n,isior1ado Cordova Davila

tir por los seres que Dios nos ha da-
do.
Huyke Cordova Davila son llama
dos traidores por los que quieren ha-
Ger toda la jornada corriendo sin fl
iarse en- la distancia que tienen que
,recorrer; pero C6rdova Davila Huy-
Ike como hombres que tienen dominic
sobre sus nervios y que nos les hala-
pa mucho csc ,&pIauso de las multitu
des porque reeuerdan que aquellas
mismas muititudes que gritaban de
JESUS iHosamna!, iHosamna! al que
viene en- el nombre del Senior! esas
mismas multitudes tres dfas mas tar
de decian de Pilato: iCrucificlle! Sc
han Scntado antes de desafiar los
poderes gubernamentales, con GUAM
to cuentan para edificar la torre, no
sea que despues que hayan puesto ell
funmento Y no puedan acabarla, to-
dos los que vieren no comiencen ha-
Ger burla de ellos, diciendo: "Estos
hombres comenZaron a edificar y no
pudieron acabar". Huyke Y Cordova
Davila, estudiantes de la Biblia, po-
nen en- practica las sabias ensenan-
aas de ese unico Libro Y recuerdan
10 que Sc les dice en- Lucas Ia: 31,32.
"Que rey habiendo de ir hacer que
rra contra otro rey, sentandose pri-
Nero 40 consulta ST puede salir al en-
cuentro con diez mil al que Siene con
ira el con veinte mil? De otra name
ra, cuando ann el otro esta lejos, lie
ruega por la paz, enviandole emba-
j&da'. Esto es 10 practice, 10 juicio-
so, Y no 10 que Sc ha hecho en- los ac-
tuales momentos polfticos, pues los
,iefes de partidos sc deben a estos Y
no por halagar la propia vanidad,
llevar ell pals III suicidio, acusando
debilidad de caracter, falta de valor
moral pues el verdadero carecter hu-
biese estado en- arrostrar la impopu-
laridad para darse todo ,al Pals al
eanzar para un future mucho mas Ger
cano, mayor suma de libertades. La
algeria de C6rdova Davila, a pesar
del rugido de las muchedumbres, es
como dice Huyke, la algeria del hom
bfe que Marcia de acuerdo con su
conciencia. Huyle y Cordova Davila,
traidores derrotados hoy, seran los
patriotas vencedores del mafiana,
aunque este maiiana tarde tantos
niios como los que llevamos va de GO
bierno Americana.
HAY DERROTAS QUE SON VIC
TORIAs. HAY VICTORIAs QUE
SON DERROTAS.
Garcia D. AVILA.
Manatf, agosto Z.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-08-13

relevada de toda responsabilidad ba-
10 la POLKA, Y Ell asegurado privado
de reclamation alguna y de presen-
tar acci6n Judicial para el cobro de
.cualquier perdida danos''.
Dicho proyecto de ley fue firn1ldo
.pors ell Gobernador el diez y seis del
mes pasado.
Sc nos informa ademas que las com
spafias perdieron el afio pasado mas
del 100 por ciento de las primas; que
este ano las perdidas va exceden del
200 por ciento; que antes de reti-
rarse han resuelto dar una oportuni-
dad para yer 81 con la nueva ley y
otras garantias ofrecidas en- el orden
de protection en- casos de incendios,
pueden normalizarse las cosas v evf-
tar una resolution que de llevarse a
cabo hsbria de. .traer graves consecuen
cias al credito del pals.