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The New York herald., 1921-01-16
MURDER OF NURSE
MYSTERY TO NAVY
Victim Of Night Assault at
Annapolis Academy Dies
Without Speaking.
ONLY SUSPECT HAS ALIBI
Death Caused by Blows of Iron
Pipe, Later Found on
Scene of Tragedy.

Srecial Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. is. = No clue has
been obtained to the murder of Miss
Harriet NJ. Kavanaugh, navy nurse, who
met her death last night, though board
Of officers and civilian specialists are
doing everything in their power to reach
the truth as to the crime and apprehend
its perpetrator.
Miss Kavanaugh, who was 35 years
old, was from Buffalo, and had been in
the navy service for many years. She
had been stationed here on two different
occasions, beginning the last tour Of
duty in July of 1920.
This afternoon a negro mess attend
ant stationed on the ship Cumberland,
attached to the Naval Academy, was un-
der a certain amount of suspicion
through circumstances brought out by
the board of investigation. Counsel was
designated for him and in a short time
he was able to prove complete alibi.
He has been released from detention.
Several circumstances connected with
the murder of Miss Kavanaugh devcl-
oped during the day. It is known that
the nurse left her companion, Miss OBJ
lender, another nurse at the Naval Hos
pital near the northern gate of the
Naval Academy at exactly quarter
past nine last night. A son of James
Casey, foreman of laborers at the acad-
emy, who lives within seventy-five yards
OF the scene Of the MURDER remembers
meeting a woman on the bridge crossing
Al. tv1.o ,t1t. y.a la
lieyes to be few minutes after
At quarter to 10 Kenneth w. Riley,
pharmacists mate, who was between the
northern end of the College Creek bridge
and the naval cemetery, heard groans,
which apparently came from the bottom
of steep bank which bounds the road
on the side near the creek. He investi-
gated and found Miss Kavanaugh. He
carried her to the hospital and every
thing possible was done for her. She
died at IL o'clock this morning without
having regained consciousness.
It was found that Miss Kavanaugh
had been hit three blows on the head,
and a piece of iron pipe about two feet
long, which was found near the spot.
undoubtedly was the weapon used.
The spot at which the crime was COM
mitted is in the Government reservation
and separated from the Naval Academy
grounds proper only by College Creek,
body OF tidewater about $50 yards
broad 1t is believed the nurse was at
tackled while on the road leading from
the end of the bridge opposite the Acad-
en1y to the naval hospital. to which she
was attached, and near the naval ceme-
terry, and that she was thrown down the
embanlSment toward the road and sea
wall.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
REALTY BOARDS FAVOR
POWER FOR LOCKWOOD
Also Want Rent Latus Revised
to Protect OUners.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
n, n 4

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany, Jan. 10.
The New York State Association of
Real Estate Boards adopted resolutions
here to-day to give to the Lockwood
committee adequate power and time to
continue and complete its investigation
of all corporations. organizations, COM
binations and individuals that in any
way delay or affect the cost of building
operations. also to make investigation of
such factors that-will tend to assist new
construction" The resolution states that
the association favors legislation that
will prevent combinations of capital. la
Dor or individuals from artihcially con-
trolling the production of building ma
terial or increasing the cost OF construc-
ton.
A statement issued by the association
declares that I'm the housing crisis in this
State "many Of the savings banks and.
more particularly, many of the fire and
life insurance companies have not done
their full duty in providing needed funds
for building purposes
A statement issued by the association
said that when the Legislature author
ICED savings banks to invest in real
estate mortgages up to SIS per cent. of
vestment up to that amount left proper
margin of safety. The association be-
lieves that the pressure OF public opinion
should be brought TO bear on all savings
banks and Insurance companies which
have not invested the proper quota OF
their assets In such mortgages. "as they
would have been justified In doing In
order to help relieve the housing short
age"
The association intends TO take up the
question with savings banks and insur-
ance companies to obtain statistics OF
mortgages invested and of their attitude
toward the solution Of the housing prob
lem.
The association asks for an exemption
from the state and national income tax
laws OF the income from Mt least $40. 900
OF mortgages In individual ownership.
The association condemned as "unscien-
tlhc, uneconomic and un-American the
housing and rent laws, which have DEM
onstrated their failure TO solve the
housing problems" Pending their repeal
II asks that they be Immediately
amended in such n manner as 20 encour-
age builders and investors by restoring
the validity OF contracts and the pro-
lection Of the rights OF ownership OF real
property"
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
BOMB SUSPECTED,
BOTTLE IS FOUND
Policeman Discovers Mysteri-
Gus Leather Bag and Looks
for Explosive.
IMMERSED IN WATER
Electric Torch Reveals Only
Quart of Ancient Liquor
as Contents.
IMMERSED IN WATER

Policeman Philip Gimpy Of the Forty
seventh street station stood at the up
town end of the Times Building. at
Forty-third street and Seventh avenue,
at 4:05 o'clock yesterday afternoon, sur
veying the landscape and noting that
everything was where he left it when he
went off duty Friday at midnight. He
turned to look south.> having been
warned to watch for attempts to destroy
churches, office buildings, private homes
and other places. His attention was
drawn to a black leather bag that leaned
against the Times Building wall on the
north end.
But Gimpy gave the bag no particular
attention. There were scores Of persons
about and he assumed the bag was the
property Of one of them.
At 4;S0 the bag was still in the same
place. Gimpy assured himself it hadn't
moved an inch and then called over a
newsboy to find out if he had seen any
one place it against the wall. He got
no inforne ton.
So when o'clock came along and the
bag was still where he first saw II
Gimpy went over to investigate. He
pried the edges of the thing apart and
was able to see a round, shiny object
which had all the hallmarks of bomb
Without asking the newsboy anything
further, Gimpy picked up the bag and
rushed away up Broadway, heading il
the general direction of the station
house.
Look outl" he called to passersby
holding the bag at arms length. 'Look
out of my way! I'm in hurry!'
| All Broadway got out of his way. He
was making close to fifty feet per sec.
ond as he rounded the corner of Forty
seventh street and headed west. At tn,
door of the station house he paused only
long enough to call for Capt. MoCauley
cap" he hollered, I'm taking this
into the back yard. 1t looks like q
bomb"
Out in the yard a pail of water was
provided and the whole bag was inn
mersed in it. Gimpy and the captain
and several policemen stood around to
see that the water kept the leather COW
cred, and at the end of half an hour ii
was believed safe for Detectives Denni-
son and Fitzgerald to attempt the final
step.
The two men, holding the bag well
under water. forced the lock and pulled
the bag open. 1t was pretty dark by
that time, and when they reached into
the depths of the bag and felt a hard,
smooth cylinder they called over their
shoulders in chorus, as follows:
"A light, quick!"
An electric torch was used to illumi-
nate the interior of the bag and under
its rays there was revealed not an engine
of destruction such as man with red
handkerchief around his neck might be
expected to leave lying around-not an
internal machine with clock and every
thing attached, such as Gimpy thought
he had captured. No, sir, not by a Jug
full. The bag contained merely a quart
bottle of ancient. not to say excellent
liquor Owner may have same by ap-
plying. proving, &c.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
LOOTSA THEATRES
OFFICE; FELLS GIRL
Continued from First Page.

at Twenty-eighth street and Fifth
avenue.
Police records show that Gunther and
Schmimke were held up at about the
same place year ago, but on that oc-
casion the robbers were frightened away
by their cries for help.
1t was learned last night that Benja-
min Newfeld, proprietor of the Ocean
Hill Hand Laundry, 219 Fulton street.
Brooklyn, was held up Friday in his
store and robbed of SLIPS in cash and
jewelry.
Newfeld was alone in the store. ac-
cording TO the story he told the police,
when two men entered and covered him
with revo1vers. One took his keys and
locked the door, after which he pasted
a sign CLOSED" on the glass. Then they
took Newfeld into the rear room and
robbed him Of 5000 in cash. his watch,
ring and scarf pin and took S400 from
the cash drawer. Newfeld was tied and
gasged and could not free himself until
half an hour after the robbers had
fled
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
FOUR CAPTAINS QUIT
POLICE ON PENSIONS
McAuley, Manhattan; Mead,
Bronx; Burns, Brooklyn, and
McNally, L. /. City Retire.

Four police captains were retired yes
terday on pensions, effective at 1901
O'Clock this morning. They are James
McAuley OF the West Forty-seyenth
street station; Edward F. McNally,
Fourth street. Long Island City; Ed
ward J. Burns. Prospect Park, Brook
lyn, and Charles G.. Mead, Simpson
street The Bronx.
A bill in the Legislature which. IL
passed, would equalize the pensions Of
all the police force. so that a captain
would get no more than a patrolman,
may have had something to do with
this BY retiring now the captains will
receive half as much as their captains
salary has been. 1t is rumored also that
the possibility of the Board of Estimates
shaving Off the advances in police pay
granted on August 20 last might have
been a factor Salary reduction means
pension reduction.
AS two of the Captains, Burns and
Mead, have not quite completed their
twenty-five years in the department.
it is supposed they are retired on GER
tificates of disability. McNally joined
the force on November Is. 1895: Burns
on January 20, 1896; McAuley on Janu-
| uary s. 1896. and Mead on February
! Is. 1897.
\ Capt. McAuley has ruled the West
\ Forty-seventh street precinct which in
I cludes most OF the theatres, since April
last year. when Inspector Dominick
Henry was indicted In his twenty-five
years of service only one complaint was
made against him and that was trivial
and was dismissed, so he leaves with a
spotless record.
McAuley has been known as cold
shoulderer of politicians. He told them
to keep away from him and gave them
short shrift when they tried to. get ia
miliar One who has a good deal OF
prestige attempted to Introduce a
friend" one evening and received a
"bawling out" that he hasn't forgotten
yet.
Commissioner Enright made McAuley
n captain on Apr1 80. 1919, and as
signed him to East Fifth street and
later TO the 1881 Precinct, in Brooklyn.
He and Mayor Hylan are longtime
friends. He said last night that he
was retiring merely because he felt he
had done his bit" and felt that he
ought TO give up night work.
Mead was an inspector under Conn
missioner Woods. Commissioner En-
right reduced him to captaincy.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Hints Graft in Rewards
for Stolen Motor Cars

A IL records of the Police De-
partment covering the steal
ing and recovery of automobiles
in the year 1920 are subpenaed
yesterday by the Grand Jury at
the request of Charles S. Whit
man.
The report, to be in Mr.. Whit
mans hands at 8 A. nj. to-mor-
row, must list each theft, with
the date, and also the date and
circumstances of recovery, if re-
covery was made. Detectives in
every precinct of the city were
busy last night compiling the
list.
In most cases a substantial re-
ward is offered for the return of
a stolen car. One of the things
that Mr.. Whitman intends to find
out is to what persons the money
went. He has been informed
that detective agency managed
by a former member of the de-
partment has been especially ac-
tive in the recovery of cars. the
loss of which was reported to the
police.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
ILOCKWOOD'S MEN
| SAY LIES AIM TO
HALT BANK INQUIRY
Committee Members Sure
They VIII Receive In
creased Power.
TO FORCE OPEN BATTLE
See Defeat of Legislators
Plans to Kill Measure
Secretly.
PANIC CRY BEING RAISED
Statewide Campaign of Mis-
representation Tries to
Scare People.
PANIC CRY BEING RAISED

Members of the Lockwood legisla-
| tive committee who returned to this
city for the week end declared yes
terday that campaign of misrepre-
sentation has been waged throughout
the State for the purpose Of defeating
their application for increased powers
with which to inquire into the relation
of big financial institutions to the
housing situation.
They expressed the belief also that
granting them the increased power
will be unable to kill or cripple the
Lockwood measures in secret session
and that a battle in the open Is in
evitable.
According to these members Of the
committee every effort has been made
by opponents of the proposed financial
end of the investigation to create the
impression that 1t would precipitate a
panic. and lurid stories have been cir
culated in Albany concerning the dire
possibilities of disaster.
Copies of QUESTIONABLE which the
Lockwood committee sent to the various
banks last fall and which was later
withdrawn by the committee have been
circulated among men of influence in
legislative affairs for the purpose of
creating a Misrepresentation as to the
aims of the committee
The members said yesterday that this
! an ti1r ~ afro in .1rq
riedly and that after sending ~ out the
committee came to the conclusion that
IL would put the banks to great incon-
venience to answer the questions, so it
was recalled and another QUESTIONABLE
drafted by Samuel Untermyer was sent
out.
The QUESTIONABLE drafted by Mr.. I'm
termyer lays the foundation for the
proposed inquiry into real estate in
vestments of these institutions. and
more than half of the banking institu-
tions of the State have hlled out these
questlonnaires and returned them to the
committee. Nevertheless. the opponents
OF the Lockwood resolution make no
mention of this and. according to the
members of the committee. the first
questionnaire Is being passed for the
purpose OF creating the impression that
the committee is seeking to impose an
unbearable burden upon the banks.
Two other matters on which enemies
of the Lockwood resolution are harping
are that this is "a bad time to unsettie
credit" and that the committee Is aiming
at the city admin stration.
The latter charge Is accepted only by
those who are ignorant of the wording
Of the resolution. which contains no mat
ter relating to the city administration.
while TO the former the committee men,
bers reply that there Is no time so good
as the present for the investigation.
They say that when times are good
financial inquiries are opposed upon the
ground that well enough" should be let
alone. arid that when they are not good
the opposition is Invariably based upon
the theory that the investigators should
wait until they improve.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
PERSONAL-But Not Confidential

This Is Letter Number Fourteen of a
Matter Which Is Vital to Your Success.
If you hare missed any Of the previous
letters and lcould like TO hare copies I sviU
mail them to you.
1t is reasonable to assume that the
readers of this Sunday newspaper also
read the morning and evening newspapers
that are printed the six working days of
the week.
Therefore it is reasonable to assume that
most of you have seen at least some of the
Thirteen Letters previously printed. Only
one of the series was printed in Sunday
newspapers. That appeared Sunday,
December &C. 1920.
This letter Is printed in the Sunday
newspapers to-day merely to remind you
that this country starts to do tomorrow,
in practical way, what it should have been
doing for the past 40 years at least.
It is splendid idea to start NATIONAL
THRIFT WEEK on the anniversary of
Benjamin Franklins birthday, which is
tomorrow, Jan. II.
You and I certainly realize that it is a
wonderful thing for a man to SO live his
life that he builds something of value
to future generations, as Benjamin Frank
lin did. He lived in period when oppor-
tunities were far fewer than they are to-day
but, nevertheless, he found many ways to
be of Great Service to his country and to
himself
One very Big Idea that Benjamin Frank
lin implanted in the minds of great many
people in his lifetime was that those who
practised Thrift would be better equipped
to do their full duty as citizens.
This country to-day has fewer Thrifty
citizens in proportion to population than
it had from 1706 to 1790-the period of
Benjamin Franklin's life-y there is as
much, if not greater, need to-day to Prac-
tice Thrift than then.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
WHISKEY FOR N. Y. SEIZED.
Truck Load and Two Men TalSer
mt Maryland DistiIlery.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 15s-Two New York
ers operating an automobile truck loaded
with $50 cases of whislxey, valued in
bootleg prices at $4,000 were captured
and the whiskey and truck seizsd to-day
by Charles w. Hand. field agent. and
Julian Edmond, an operative, soon after
the truck had left the PilSesville Dis
tillery, en- route to New York.
Those arrested are Louis Schulman.
26 years old, 161 Warren street, New
York; Samuel Katz. 27 years old, 403
Hewes street. New York.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

convictions in London, Boston ana this
city, and Of arrests in other cities.
an a despatch received from Boston
last night it was said that De Clancy
posed in that city as foreign noblenan
some years ago. and answering to the
title of Duke was lionized in exclusive
circles for weeks before he was taken into
custody at the instance of hotel proprle-
tors who said his checks were worthless.
on another occasion. as society pet,
the despatch said, he sauntered into a
courtroom, was introduced to the Judge
as a distinguished student OF court pro-
cedure and accepted the Judges invita-
ton to sit with him on the bench.
Lawrence Dinch. secretary of the I'M
derwood Computing Machine Company
OF 30 Vesey street. was the complainant
against De Clamecy
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Fly Wheel Proves Name
in Trip Over Housetops

ROCHESTER, Jan. 15. A
large fly wheel on a bailing
outfit used by the Pavilion Nat
ural Gas Company in that place
yesterday broke loose from the
machine and flew over three
houses and crashed through Miss
Helen Elwells dining room win
dow. The wheel in its flight of
thirty rods shattered the window
to splinters, destroyed many
Towering plants therein and
smashed part of the furniture of
one room. Miss Elwell was in
the kitchen and suffered no in
jury.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
. CHICK MUST EXPLAIN PINT.
Golfer Made Amdavit Booze Was
sold TO Him I'm Chicago.

CHICAGO. Jan. i5.--Chick Evans, ma
tlonal amateur golf champion. was or
dered by Federal Judge Lands to-day
TO appear Monday and explain an. affi-
davlt he filed in connection with n liquor
raid on the Green Mill Gardens, New
Years eve.
Evans. a brother OF Eliot II. Evans.
an assistant to the Federal prohibition
director. made affidavit. II is said. that
VI Of liquor was sold him IN the
Gardens but tho management now al
lcgcs tho beverage was given him by a
friend.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
POSED AS A NOBLEMAN;
PASSED BAD CHECKS
CIamecy EUen Fooled Judge
Once, Declare Police.

Philippe de Clamecy. As years old
pleaded guilty yesterday in the Tombs
court to passing wortfffess check for
$500 last October. He was committed
without bail to await the action of the
Grand Jury. When De Clamecy was ar
raigned Peter L. +. Sabatino. Assistant
District Attorney. told Magistrate Koenig
that De Clamecy had an international
record. He read long record extending
over a period Of eighteen years. alleging
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Serving subpoena ON Mayor.

Then the indefatigable King hied him
10 City Hail. His advent was eouiva-
lent to that of a Soviet ambassador in
junker court. A policeman acquainted
the Mayors secretary. John f. Sinnott,
OF Kings errand. Sinnott sent out WORD
that King should wait n few minutes.
King waited. An envoy came forth to
ask him just when the Mayor and Po-
lice Commissioner were 10 go before the
Grand Jury. King told all. He then
waited some more--a longer period this
time A guess that the Mayor did some
telephoning is purely speculative. Even
tually Secretary Sinnott went TO King
and said. where's that ticket?" King
gave him the subpoena and that's how
Mayor Hylan got his card OF admission
70 the Grand Jury room.
Mr.. Whitman had nothing 20 say
about all this subpnnaing He would
not discuss his programme for to-mor-
row. To a question whether he had
asked for the removal of Commissioner
Enright.> he said: NO. not as yet"
Asked II he expected TO make such 4
request he smiled But he did have
something TO say about Capt Dan Costi-
gan. who'was reduced and transferred
Mr.. Enright said on Friday night for
"inefilciency and disloyalty."
II was MagiStratc, Judge OF Gen
cral Sessions and District Attorney for
n period covering many years in New
York" Mr. Whitman dictated. During
this time | was brought into close con-
tact with Dan Costigan OF the Po.
lice Department and had every oppor-
tunity OF observing his work He ia
transpnrently honest and in my opin-
ion one Of tho bcst police officers New
York has ever had"
Letters saying that the police had
done good work IN trying 20 find the
men who stole s150.oO0 in cash and So
curities from Messenger Mckenzie OF
the Chemical National Bank last month
were made public yesterday by the
Mayor Thev were sent 20 the Mayor.
Dir. whitman and the Police Commis-
sloncr BY Charles T.. Phillips, claim
superintendent for tho United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company He
said that the criticism OF the police
made 10 Mr. whitman by Mr.. Schncidor.
private detective. was entirely un-
justified. on the contrary Mr. Phillips
said. he had never known OF more ene--
getic ard intelligent Investigation. es-
peclally on the part ~ Detectives John
y reahy ard Tohn NfcNann and he was
conddcnt they would catch the thieves
lie added that the actions ~ Schneider
bad haniDarcd the work of the Police
Department
on January District Attorney Swami
wrote % The rr9nf fury tn tho N7vor
had promised to place any six detectives
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

Anybody who stops to think even little
bit knows that Wilful Waste is the principal
cause for the present conditions in this
country.
The only remedy for the present and for
the future is Thoughtful Thrift.
The reason for NATIONAL THRIFT
: WEEK is. the general conviction that all
of the people must be taught the WISDOM
OF living within their incomes and always
keeping surplus on hand.
Henry L. Doherty & Company 60 Wall
= street, for whom | am writing these Thrift
Letters, know that the country's safety and
prosperity depend on the practice of Thrift
by all of the people.
Practically every executive in the Do
herty organization, and most of its 10000
workers employed in all sections of the
country, are strong believers in the sane
Practice of Thrift.
The success of the organization is largely
due to Thoughtful Thrift.
The Doherty idea is simply to tell the
people the advantages of being careful in
money matters and to show them how they
may become owners of the safe securities
Of the country.
They have worked out plan which will
enable you to buy bonds or preferred stock
of small denominations in safe enterprises
SO that your small sums of money may be
safely invested.
They want to see the financial district
invaded by small investors who have
kept away from it because they have
always thought they were not wanted.
Write to or call on Henry L. Doherty &
Company, 60 Wall Street, who will be glad
to advise you.
Letter No. Is will appear in to-morow's
newspapers.
Sincerely yours, WILLIAM G. FREEMAN,
1T West 46th St., N. Y. City.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
ADMIRAL OLIVER RETIREs.

WAsurNGToN. Jan. 15.--Rear Admiral
James H Oliver. former Governor Of the
Virgin Islands was retired to-day for age
lie was also q former director OF naval
intelligence