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The New York herald., 1921-05-18
POLICEMAN, ACCUSED
BY GIRL, SUSPENDED
Nellie Nelson, Governess, Says
Cavanaugh Threw Her From
Car in Clifton.

Investtgation into the alleged attack
on Miss Nellie Nelson. the pretty young
governess who was found unconscious
on lonely road near Clifton, N. j., Sun
day night. was speeded up last night
following an Announcement by Abram
Prieskel. Commissioner or Public Safety
in Passaic, that he had ordered the sus-
pension from duty of Patrolman John
J Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh. II was
stated. admitted having driven the su-
tomobie from which the girl says she
was thrown.
Last night Miss Nelson who Is en-
ployed at 1890 St Nicholas avenue, re-
covered from hysteria sufficiently TO tell
4 coherent story OF her experiences fol-
lowing the discovery late Sunday after
noon that she did not have enough
money TO pay her fare from Palisades
Park to her employers home. She said
she was invited to ride in an automobile.
There were two men In It, One. she
said. showed her a badge which she
recognized as that OF a policeman. She
thought she was safe ard that the men
would bring her safely to New York.
TO Police Chief Schmidt Miss Nelson
said the two men insuIted her and threw
her out of the automobile ut wasn't
bad enough for them 10 do tnat. she
said ''rhe policeman doubled up his
fist and hit me on the head. Then he
slapped my face
Cavanaugh denied the statements OF
the girl and said she left the car volun-
tarlly. but later was seen standing IN
the middle OF the road behind 1t taking
down the number on the license plate.
He said ne last saw her at o'clock
Sunday night.
Miss Nelson said Cavanaugh took her
to a firehouse in Main avenue. Passaic.
at +. NJ. and introduced her to several
flremen. A fireman was found who yeri-
fed her statement, IL was announced.
According to the Clifton and the Pas
sale police. Cayanaugls male com
panion in the automobile was Max Sig
cendorf Of 81 Second street, Passaic.
Neither was arrested last night but
they were ordered TO be In the police
court in Clifton to-day TO answer charges
of assault.
The New York herald., 1921-05-18
SECRET POLICE QUIZ
PROVOKES A CLASH
Meyer and O'Brien Disagree
Regarding Formers Powers
to Take Testimony.

Senator Schuyler NJ. Meyer. chairman
OF the Legislative City Investigating
Committee. refused yesterday to be
drawn into a court action on the chal-
lenge OF Corporation Counsel O'Brien
that the committee could not impound
return them every night
The issue was raised when the Cor
poration Counsel for the second time
formally refused to permit Deputy
Police Commissioner william A Leach
or Grant Crabtree, Deputy Clerk of the
Police Department. to testify before
Chairman Meyer. sitting as committee
of one, or TO permit the records that had
been subpoenaed to remain over night
at the committee headquarters. 3S Park
row.
After adjourning the proceeding with
out going into its merits or listening to
the Corporation Counsel at length.
Chairman Meyer explained that the In
formation wanted from Leach and Crab
tree was not of such nature as to re-
Quire secret session.
III and when 1t becomes essential TO
the progress OF the committees work
that ftS examinations snail be conducted
In executive session." Senator Meyer
said. land before subcommittee of
one, and the Corporation Counsel shall
then repeat his obstructive move, the
committee will. of course. assert its
rights and proceed accordingly
There Is no question In my mind or
In that OF the associate counsel that the
committee had the tull power to desig-
nate me as committee of one and that
I am acting entirely within my powers
in examining witnesses In executive ses-
sion and in subpnneing such documents
from the departments OF the city as
deem necessary This Is both according
to law and precedent. OF course. such
examinations are merely preliminary
and preparatory to the public hearings
which will be held by this committee. as
by other legislative committees"
When the committee decides 10 make
an Issue and the Corporation Counsel
orders the witness not TO testify the
will be asked to order the wit
ness to testify, failing to do which he or
she VIII be adjudged in contempt of
court and panished
Former Senator Elon r. Brown, chief
counsel to. the committee is expected at
headquarters to-day to map out further
prelfminary work
The New York herald., 1921-05-18
JURY AWARDS $25, 900.

A verdict for $4,000 was returned
against the New York Telephone Com.
pany IN favor OF Mrs. Margaret RimmeI
and her niece. Miss Mary Rice. of 1881
Southern Boulevard. The Bronx, by 8
jury yesterday In Bronx County Su,
preme Court
Alfred Rimmer husband of Mrs. Rim
mer stumbled over a cable OF the tele-
phone company near building whici
was being wrecked at 32 Bowery. and
fell, receiving injuries which caused his
death Harry Berline. a contractor, who
employed Rimmer, said that he had
made several requests to the telephone
company to have the cable removed be-
cause ii hampered the workmen.
The New York herald., 1921-05-18
INTERRUPTED ENDING LIFE,
SENDS THIRD SHOT TO BRAIN
Park Suicide Assures Employee Who Runs Up He Is
Trying to End Life-Fmishes Job When Man
Leaves, Thinking He Is Target Shooting

James l.. Austin OF los East 236th
street. The Bronx, an employee of the
city water department, was standing al
Grand avenue and Moshulu Parkway. in
Van cortlandt Park. late yesterday
afternoon when ne heard shot The
noise came from about Ave hundred feet
north of him. and he walked in that d.
rection. He heard another shot few
moments later.
Austin reached a clearing in the trees
OF the park in few moments and found
well dressed man about thirty years
old fumbing with q revolver
What are you doing?" asked Austin.
trying TO XIII yourself?'
That's it," said the young man. but
the gun won't work.
Austin turned away. He thought
The New York herald., 1921-05-18
DEDICATION BOARD NAMED.
HyIan Apoints Aids In Schiff
Parkway Opening.

With William Edln as chairman aud
Morris Weinberg as secretary. Mayor
Hylan appointed yesterday the following
committee to have charge OF the dedica-
tion OF Delaney street as Schiff PARK
way ia honor OF the late jacob H. SchIf :
Bernard NJ. Raruch DR.. Royal $.
COPELAND, +. II. La Guardia. Adolph
Lewisohn, Miss Sophie Irene Loeb, Mar
cus Luew. John j. Lyons, Louis Mar
shall Abraham G. Meyers. Philip J. Nc
cook. Richard II. Enright. Mrs. William
Randolph Hearst. Samuel $. koenie.
Otto A. Rosalslly. Oscar s. Straus. Felix
". Warburg. Grover \. Whslen, Nathan
Straus. George Gordon Battle. Or. Henry
Moskowitz and Alfred u. Smith.
The New York herald., 1921-05-18

the man was out for target practice
But he had gone not more than twenty
feet when he heard third shot, and
turned TO find the man lying in the clear
ing with a bullet wound In his head
Austin summoned Patrolmen Cahill OF
the Kingsbrdge station and he sent for
DR.. Collins OF Fordham Hospital. The
ply stefan said the man was dead.
There was nothing I'm the suicides
pockets with which the police could
identify him. but they came across the
following unsigned note:
'"They say it's a great life If you
don't weaken. Unfortunately. I weak
ened. IF have inoonvenienced anybody
/ arm more than sorry, but there is no
alternative. So long, boys. don't
know whore 1 am going, but I'm on
my way. And may God have mercy on
my SOUL"
The New York herald., 1921-05-18
OWN HARDING PORTRAIT.

The Hungarian Republican Club OF
New York has decided to hang its own
portrait OF President Harding in It's club
house. 1913 West 1leth street, 1t has
selected Marcus A. RaslIo, new York
portrait painter. 10 make the picture and
arrangements have been completed to
haves The President sit several times for
Mr. RaslSo. who left for Washington
Yesterday
The New York herald., 1921-05-18
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES.

Through the knights of Columbus ar
rangements have been made for the dec
oration on Memorial Day Of the graves
OF American soldiers by French school
children. Special services at various
service mems headquarters throughout
the country and memorial field masses
on the campus OF Fordham University
and in Chelsea Park have been arranged.
The New York herald., 1921-05-18
BATTLE WILL CONTINUE
Corporation Counsel De-
clares Laws Constitution
ality Is Not Determined.
He TELEPHONES JOHNSON
Question Of Appeal Held Up
Until 0,Brien Obtains Views
of Senator.

Justice John v. McAvoy OF the
day decision refusing to restrain,
upon petition of the city, the new
Transit Commission from taking Of
fice, succeeding the former Transit
Construction and Public Service Com
missions and from functioning under
the knisht-Adler law.
Francis M. Scott and Godfrey Gold
mark counsel for the Trar~,t Com
mission, Immediately made the follow
ing proposal to John p. OBrien, Cor
poration Counsel, who filed the city 8
injunction petition and at whose re-
quest the commission cooperated Tor
a speedy decision:
AS you have repeatedly expressed
yourself as desirous Of speedy. final de-
termination or the questions involved
in this action, and as the Commissioners
whom We represent are equally anxious
for such decision. we have to suggest
that If il il your purpose to appeal from
Judge McAvoy's order we will cooperate
with you in every way. By this means
We should be able to argue this case in
the Court OF Appeals. II IL is to be arr
gued there at all. before the court rises
for the summer vacation tabout
July -.
City VIII Ftsat on.
After he talked with Senator Hiram
w. johnson. the city's special counsel.
in Washington by long distance tele
phone Mr. O'Brien said he would have
10 consult the Senator In person within
the next few days before he deciced
whether the city would appeai or drop
the case However, hc quieisly blasted
any hope or the Transit Commission 70
be rid quickly Of legal stumbling blocks
placed in its way by the city. Whether
the city appezis Or not. Mr. O'Brien
said. The fight has just begun" and the
city will avail itself of every oppor-
tunity TO go TO court to contest the con-
stitutionaiity or the Knight Adler law.
The Corporation Counsel declared that
the Transit Commission had lodged a
test OF constitutional points and had
won upon the technicality that the city s
petition was premature. wherefore all
questions OF validity still were open.
The city had contended that the new
commission was about 10 curtail the
power and abroyste the contracts OF the
city In such a way that the rights OF
local self-government contract obliga-
tions and security OF municipal bonds
and credit would be impaired or de-
stroyed. Justice McAvoy held:
"1ne imminence of danger of the
execution or contracts that will violate
the city's prescribed constitutional rights
cannot be before the court for even an
examine tion OF the legality thereof until
they are proposed TO be executed. The
preventative iurfsdiction OF equity does
not extend To any proposed ilegal OFF,
cial act. irrespective Of the fact whether
the act sought 10 be restrained involves
4 waste Of public property. violation, Of
public rights or injury to the interests
OF taxpayers as such. There must be
special peculiar personal proprietary
rights or the municipality affected be-
fore the court may interpose the judicial
restraining arm"
Justice McAvoy ruled also that none
The New York herald., 1921-05-18
Only American Coed

who ever lived as the wife of
Chinese aristocrst under the
roof of her Chinese mothcr-in-
law. One Of The few authentic
portrayals of Chinese homc-iifc.
Read the opening insiallment of
my CHINESE MARs,isGE"
M. L. f., now a young widow
hack in America with her three
children, tells how this venture
turned out.
ntkov srseraSs.ro faaf..raa I'm Iou
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-20

Owners Of automobiles (passenssf
dnd trucks). drays, carts and wagons
DIRE required BY law 70 tack the tags
IN all vehicles 10 licensed. This law
kill be strictly enforced.
THOMAS M. RUS9EISI4 MAYOR,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-20

For Sale BY
NJ. c.
RUSSELL
co.

boxes and then using measure hold
Ing about two pounds Of feed. In this
way the quantity of each ingredient
can be measured as the COW is fed.
For every three to three and one
half pounds Of milk that she produces
In a day, the COW should receive about
one pound OF this feed as daily "a
ton, according to the specialists. A
COW producing three gallons Of milk,
or about 25 pounds, daily would re-
ceive about eight pounds Of grain feed.
In addition, she should be supplied
with from 10 to 10 pounds Of clover
hay and 30 pounds of sllage each day
or all of any goo droughage she will
eat.
Distance from the market Is the lin
iting factor which makes Is unprofit-
able for the farmer who is selling
cream to buy grain 70 rhls COWS, the
specialists say. Because distance
from the market, farmers doing this
kind Of business have no place to dis
pose Of whole milk and the can Of
cream which they occasionally can
take to town does not insure a profit
If grain is purchased to produce It,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-20
LICENSE NOTICE

ALL LICENSEES EXPIRE DEcEM-
BIER s1st and become due on Janu-
u1ery list Of each year. as follows. with
benals 6f40 percent. after February
LIST, 1922, attached for noncompliance.
All who require license and fail to
take them out will DO prosecuted for
aotrO h,a,noa, xuithout q licanek
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-20
ZONE MIXED DAIRY FEEDS
SAVE MONEY FOR FARMERS.

Farmers and dairymen who are
Jose enough to market to sell whole
milk can save about $40 ton on their
feed by buying the ingredients and
mixing its themselves instead of pur-
chasing mixed or balanced CONNER
cial feeds, according to suggestions
ohered by members Of the animal hus-
tandry department of the College Of
agriculture on the winter feeding of
airy cows. On the other hand, farm
ers who are selling cream on the but
terfat basis cannot afford to buy grain
I'D in order to feed cows economical
l., must use those raised on their
farm.
A ration which has given good re-
suits in feeding trials and one that
can be mixed readily at home is COM
posed of 500 pounds of ship stuff, 500
pounds of hominy meal, corn meal or
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-20

New York ~ Where is the sweet
domestic wife who darned the family
socks! Gone! She now lets "Geore
do It." The head of mending con-
Germ which specializes in first aid to
injured garments, has gone on record
with the statement that the majority
Of her work comes from wives who
bring In socks ~ not stockings. She
claims that the women do not have
their hosiery repaired any more, and
attributes 1t to the short skirts which
absolutely taboo the stockings with a
run. According to her no women darn
socks any more and that man either
pays or lets the holes accumulate.
when young couple goes to busi-
ness together daily somebody's got
to do it. The young married women
tell me they have no time. Others tell
me they are sick and tired of having
thei Husbands tell how well their
mothers used to do It." One Is re-
minded that these mothers had to
learn, but / guess they couldn't be
bothered nowadays.
NY
The old Union Square Hotel is va
cant and may never reopen as hotel
This means something to the old New
Yorker. What memories its closing
cells forth! 1t was never one of the
smart hostelries, but In the seventies
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-20
lg,1i6rk
Iotte1.
By LucyJea7uleA Price

and eighties was very popular polit-
ical headquarters. 1t is recalled most
for the fact that 1t was the headquar-
tiers for Henry George when he ran
for mayor, in 1897, against Robert Van
Wyck and Seth Low, and also that 1t
was there that tho famous single taxer
died, A less we'll known person, but
/ nhis way probably more powerful,
Johnny Mathews, mayor of the Bow
cry" lived theer for ling time, and
the bar is yet called "Johnny's place"
In the time Of the mayor the night life
did not extend much farther north. It
was one of William Suffers demo-
cratic affections to choose this modest
but intriguing inn.
Ny
Watch the pencils of your clerks in
the Office! Do not be misled into be-
lieving that all thei ractivity is neces-
sarily work. One fthe banks here
discovered that the clerical staff was
using the company's time in an en-
gaging put and take" match. On the
tops of their pencils the hexagonal
eraser was stenciled with the proper
markings and 1t made very brisk
game. Round pencils were substituted
NY
Celebrities are always greater to
me If / can see them. During the
Book Week" heer some time ago,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-20
OHIO RIVER
FLOOD CREST
Reaches Seventy Feet Twice in 1870
Years, According To Figures,
Says Deyereaux.
Cincinnati Enquirer.)

Cincinnati Enquirer)
A certain percentage Of the real es-
state Of Cincinnati is subjected to in
undation during a flood stage in the
Ohio River. W. c. Devereaux, mete-
orologist, in charge Of the Cincinnati
Weather Bureau Station, has complet-
ed the preparation Of statistics which
will be of benefit to the railroads and
owners Of factories and warehouses
alon gthe main stretam and its tribu-
taries.
For instance, he has found that
twice in the last 1870 years a stage Of
10 feet has been reached in the Gin
cinnati district. In the last so years,
or since 1871, property located within
the 55-foot line or higher was In the
flood Astxi1k 102 days.
Wh taee of 50 feet
ed u danger line and
Is regarded as such from a sta
tistical standpoint, ehe actual damage
when this stage isl reached today is
| nesiYbl as most Of the property
along the fivsrtrant either has been
destroyed or is utilized by business
concerns whose losses do not worry
them. Mr.. Devereaux says relative to
Ohio River floods:
During the last 80 years the water
! in the Ohio River at Cincinnati has
been at a stage Of fifty feet or higher
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-20

attended one or the afternoon sessions
In the auditorium OF one of our large
department stores. Popular authors
appeared, conversing Of their works,
for the edlfcation Of the book fans Of
the city. On that particular day the
lions werh going to rar. Frankly !
enjoyed II and in the large audience I
perceived q number Of the city's big
gest literary and club people. The day
proved to belong to the novelist,
Joseph c. Lincoln, for he walked off
with all the laurels. It was interesting
to see and hear him, as his new novel
"Calusha the Magnificent" (Appleton)
is the best seller in New York at the
present time, and everywhere you turn
you hear expressions Of Joy over the
hilarity Of its picture Of the sunny
side of small-town life'-New York Is
avidly consuming books on the small
town these days. The author of Taught
provoking "Salusha" has made a host
Of friends throughout the country I'M
doubltedly, but don't believe he ever
ran across friendlier bunch of folks
than that afternoon. I sat and laughed
and chuckled along with the rest. Lin
coins smile, his stories told with in
tense gusto, his cheerful humanity
and unaffected wholesomeness just
bowled over that sophisticated city
audience.
Ny
It has fallen to the moving picture
art to take the pain out of photog-
raphy. One anticipates the pain from
the dentist. He is expected to hurt
you. The photographer does, whether
he is expected to or not. Any one, who
has even received proofs from a pho
tagrapher knows what is meant. But
a falm star tell how. Make yourself
up according to the cinema standard
for successful perturbation and re.
CARELESS of how you look to yourself
in the mirrir, go to it. Your photog.
rapher may not understand, he will
probably be Mortified at the ugly red
smear of\paint which you have put
lover your extra protruding chin, but
you want to avoid the pain-of seeing
yourself as you always thought you
were not.
| Ny
Neighbors around 59th street ant
the East River, which used to be 6
dreadfully common vicinity, are get
ting so fashionable nawadays that thu
New York Steam Corporation itself ii
beginning to break into society-ant
accomplished the breaking in at &
luncheon served by Louis Sherry II
a sixty-foot boiler. Sutton Place hal
| lately become the chosen district fol
a number of socially artistic peopl,
who have undertake nthe remodellin!
of the old dwellings into modern
houses. The corporation is one Of tn
neighbors to the new residents ant
wished to appear friendsly and incl
dentally show off the marvellous new
boiler which was the scene of tn
luncheon party. 1t was pronounced
great success, twenty-five photograph
ers including the movies, reporters
and large brown jug full Of rumor
anw twently-eight guests in correc
clothes, all of whose names are in tn
Blue Book. OF course there were Gin
!, ders and ashes and a bit of commotio
when some fthe flappers encounter
ed the hard listed sons of toll, bu
neighborliness will have its way.
III LUCY JEANNE PRICE.
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for grand total OF 235 days; at SIN
feet or higher for 1865 days; at Sc feet
or higher for 102 days; at 90 feet or
higher for 40 days; at 65 feet or high
or for IS days. and at 10 feet or high
or for 3 days. None OF these stages,
even the lowest, or 50-foot, occurs
every year. The flood stage OF 80 feet
is reached on an average OF three out
Of five years, and during each OF the
three years the stage Is about so feet
for an average Of 7.3 days each year.
The higher stages are reached at the
following frequency: The stage Of
52h feet or higher every second year
for period Of six days; the 55-foot
stage one year | nthree for a period
Of 81 days; the 60-foot stage one year
in seven for period Of GA days; the
65-foot stage one year In 10 for an
average period Of 3.6 days, and the 10
foot stage has been reached twice
during the last 1870 years.
"The elevation Of the zero Of the
river gauge above sea level is 1898
feete, so that the elevation Of the high
water Of 1918 at stage of 70 feet was
roughly 500 feet above sea level at
the location Of the river gauge at the
foot of Broadway. At this location
the elevation Of the various stages is
as follows: At the 50-foot stage, ele-
walton 4S0 feet; at the 52k-foot stage,
elevation 1927 feet; at the 55-foot
stage, elevation 4S5 feet; at the 60
foot stage, elevation 400 feet, and at
teh 65-foot stage, elevation 1876 feet.
"The slope Of the water plane makes
the elevation of all Of these stages two
feet higher above sea level In the up
per portion of Cincinnati at Columbia,
and the elevations two feet lower in
the Millcreek Valley and about three
feet lower at Seedamsville. While so
feet is considered as the flood stage,
there is a very small portion of the
city proper affected by the water al
the present time until the stage
reaches 52k feet, and even at the ex-
IRENE high stages the proportion OF
the land area of the entire city COW
cred by water is comparatively small
"In the Millcreek Valley the water
backs up as far as Spring Grove ave-
Inue and the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road bridge at state Of Sc feet, but
mot much Of the region In the south
ern portion of Cumminsville is affect
| ed by high water until the stage pass
les 60 feet"
| The highest stages Of the Ohio Riv-
er at Cincinnati each year is indicated
| in the following table. figures prior t.
1872 being obtained from the Unitef
States engineers records and othe'
/ sources:
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-20

Hayden Stevenson, Sam ]. Ryan
and Charles Scott, well known in
vaudeville as well as pictures, have
been engaged by Director Harry Pol
lard to play the roles of the pork and
bean" fight promoters in the screen
version Of H. c. Witwer's 1.-THE Leath-
er Pushers." which the Knickerbocker
Photoplay Corporation is making.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-12-20

cracked corn and 200 pounds of cot
tonseed meal. OIL meal ca nbe substi-
tuted for the cottonseed meal or 100
pounds Of each may be used. Many
successful feeders eliminate the diff
Guilty of mixing the feeds by emptying
a few bags Of each into separate feed