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The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-04
UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIER
 TO BE BROUGHT HOME

WASHINGTON, March (by Asso- ciated Press) The senate completed the enactment of the house resolution instructing the war department to bring back from France the body of one unidentified American dead sol dier for interment with ceremonies in Arlington cemetery.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-04
PLANS CONSTRUCTION
 OF ANOTHER CANAL

WASHINGTON, March (by Asso ciated Press). - Representative Ran dall of California introduced a resolu tion to authorize a commission com posed of the secretaries of commerce war and navy to investigate a pro posal to construct another canal be- tween the Atlantic and Pacific oceans via Lake Nicaragua.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-04
CONGRESS PASSES BUT
 FOUR HUNDRED BILLS

WASHINGTON, March 4 (by Asso. ciated Press) The Sixty-sixth con- gress passed fewer than 400 bills, out of more than 23,OOO bills and resolu. tions introduced. Of this number 17,2sS originated in the house and 6,784 in the senate.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-04
REPEAL RESOLUTION
 SIGNED BY PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, March 4 (by Asso- ciated Press) The White House an nounced that President Wilson had signed the resolution for the repeal of all war time laws.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-04
FOR
 ALASKA ROADS CUT

WASHINGTON, March 4 (by Asso. ciated Press).-The army budget as sent to the president contained an ap- propriation of $425, ,O00 for Alaskan roads, a decrease of s73,OOO from the amount carried in the bill before 1t was sent to conference.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-04
POCKET VETO KILLS
 IMPORTANT MEASURE

WASHINGTON, March 4 (by Asso, ciated Press) - President Wilson pocket vetoed the army appropriation bill.
 The president also pocket vetoed the immigration bill
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Zionists Ask Open Door

CARLSBAD, Czecho-s -slovakia, Sept.
16.-The Worlds Zionist Congress, be-
fore closing its sessions Wednesday
night, adopted a resolution calling for
an "open door" in Palestine. Another
resolution adopted requested early
confirmation by the League of Nations
of Great Britain's mandate over Pales-
tine.
The Jewish National Assembly in
Palestine and its executive body were
recognized as representing Palestine
Jewry.
Only one American was chosen for
the executive body, Bernard Rosen
blatt, a former New York magistrate
Peter Schweitzer, also of New York,
was elected. to serve on the board
which will administer the Palestine
Foundation Fund.
The executive committee elected, be-
sides Mr.. Rosenblatt, consists of DR.
Chain Weizmann jr. Nahum Soko-
low, DR.. Eder, Michael Ussichkin,
Vladimir Jabotinsky, DR.. Arthur Rup-
pin, Joseph C. Cowen and Messrs.
Motzin, solovlejtshik, Israel and
Springzac
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Is State Liable if Bank
Fails? Issue Up to Court
Appellate Division Considers
Petition of Is. 900 Brook
lyn Deposifors

ALBANY. Sept 1s.-An appeal Of
$4,000 depositors Of the Union ana
Borough banks of Brooklyn from
ruling of the State Court OF Claims
holding that the state was not liable
for $4,000 900 lost by them in the fail
ure of the institutions was argued To-
day before the Appellate Division Of
the Supreme Court. Third Department.
II was said that this was the frst
time in the state that claim Of this
kind had been brought before the
courts. =
Louis Coldstein, Assistant District
Attorney Of Brooklyn. and Max d.
Steuer, representing the depositcrs,
said the depositors seek TO recover
from the state the moneys they lost
through the failure of the banks, held
ing that the losses were occasione3 BY
the alleged negligence. MAJ easaRcc
and criminal completely of former Su-
perintendents of Banks Clark Williams
and Orion r, Cheney and former At
torney General William Schuyler Jack
son, in various fraudulent transactions
constituting grand larceny"
Attorney General Charles p. Newton.
who, with Carey D. NJ Davie, appeared
for the state, argued that the stste.
in consequence Of It's sovereignty, can
not be sued or prosecuted. and that y
is immune from liability or damages
resulting frem the carelessness and
malfeasance Of it's officials.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
President to Land i'm
Norfolk This Morning
Asks That Presence Shall Not
Be Made Known; May Re-
main Until Monday
Specinl Dispatch 10 The. TyiI,u,,c :

NORFOLK, Va, Sept 16.-President
Harding will land in Norfolk from the
Mayfiower tomorrow morning. He will
be the guest of Admiral Rodman, com
mandant Of the Fifth Naval Districs
The Maydower tonight is "loafng"
along the coast between Norfolk and
New York. She will pass Cape Henry
early tomorrow morning and will
anchor in Hampton Roads about 8
o'clock
The President requested the com
manding officer of the Mayf1ower to
take his time in reaching Cape Henry.
The President expressed desire to
pass two nights at sea, as he desired
the restful sleep afforded by mod
crate breeze on the Atlantic
The Mayfower communicated with
naval authorities here to-day and said
the President did not want his presence
in Norfolk made known He wants
rest and quiet and wishes to avoid
crowds. If weather permits the Presi-
dent will play golf on the links of the
Norfolk Country Club with Admiral
Rodman and others in his party on the
Mayhower.
The President may remain here un-
I'll Monday. He is considering going
to Hampton on Sunday and may visit
the Country Club at that place with
officers from Fort Story and Fort Mon
roe.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
l5 Additional Murders
Are Charged to Camorra
Grimes Are Ascribed 10 Fights
Among Bootleggers; Done by
Italians. Fiascheffi Saws

Fifteen murders ascribed IL some cir
clcs to the bootleggers. and reported
az havirw been committed because CT
fights aaong men engaged in seIiins
liquors. tere held yesterday by Detec-
tave SERGEANT Michael Fiaschetti. head
of the Police Italian Division, 20 be
the result of Camorra activities. Ser
geant Fiaschetti said that bootlegging
had nothing whatever TO do with these
killings. IA
''Of total Of seventeen murders" he
said yesterday. Fifteen have been
proved beyond question 20 have been
the result Of Camorra feuds of various
causes other than liquor Two ef the
murders were the result Of iicuor quar-
rels. One Of these was row on Staten
Island that resulted in the killing OF
man named Eckert. driving q car N
which liquor wes being transported
The other murder. that Of Alberto Al
terio, known as the King Of the Boot
leggers," was because he had made an
enemy of some one of several men who
had been levying blackmail upon him.
The body of Alterio was sent to
Naples and there given lavish funeral
1t was said that even the funeral of
Caruso, the world famous tenor. did net
surpass it for money expended or for
the number of friends in attendance
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Court Rules Against Bus
Line to Far Rockawav
Justice Cropsey Says He Doesn't
Understand Why City Coun-
sci Acts for Private Tnteresss

Supreme Court Justice Cropsey in
Brooklyn yesterday granted an injunc-
tion restraining George Cornell, Of 431
Beach 124th Street Queens, from oper-
ating a bus line to Far Rockaway from
Rockaway in competition with the troll
leys of the Ocean Electric Railway
Company. The court held the bus line
is being operated without proper
franchise.
There is no emergency shown here
Justice Cropsey declared at may be
that more transit facilities are needed
in the section in question, but if so the
city should act in accordance with the
law and have the service improved
The city cannot and should not proceed
in an illegal manner.
"The Corporation Counsel represents
the defendant, and he even makes an
affidavit in an endeavor to help him
but that does not make the city liable
What right the Corporation Counsel
has to appear and represent private in
terests does not appear. nor why the
taxpayers money is thus expended Mo-
tion granted for an injunction with
$40 COSTS
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Family of II Arrives
Here ON Board Orbita
Father and l6 Children on
Way to Akron, Ohio,
From Russia

One of the largest families ever to
arrive here on one ship, immigration
officials declare, was that of Sproul
Ostrowski, ifty-six years old, wid-
over. The family which arrived on
board the Orbita, of the Royal Mail
Steam Packet Company yesterday. con-
sisted of sixteen children. With them
were the three married sisters and a
brother of Ostrowski and their fam
lilies, all being Jews from Rumania.
They plan to go to Akron, Ohio, where
relatives await them
Other passengers aboard were DR..
James P. Warbasse, of Brooklyn, presi-
dent of the Cooperative League of
America, returning from the league s
international congress at Basel, and
Miss Florence Easton, of the Metropol-
itan Opera Company Miss Easton will
appear this year, she said, in new
opera, "The Dead City" by Kongold, a
German
Mrs. Kathleen Howard Baird writer
and singer, who will also be heard at
the Metropolitan; former Judge Advo-
cate General Hugh W. Ogden, of the
42d Division. and State Senator j. E.
Cannon, Of Richmond, Va, were among
the passengers.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Custer Of Thomases as
kraus Executors Sought
Lawyer and Wife Ordered to
Show Cause, After Losing
Contest Over Will

Surrogate Foley issued an order YES
terday directing Oscar B. Thomas. a
lawyer. and his wife, Mrs. Adeline
Thomas, to show cause September 3
why letters testamentary issued to
them as executors of the estate Of
Samuel Kraus, vice. president of the
Eagle Pencil Company. should not be
revoked
Their functions as executors were
suspended when Bert Kraus, a nephew
OF the testator, brought a contest,
charging that Mrs. Thomas, principal
beneficiary under the will of Mr.. Kraus.
was not n daughter of his uncle, as
the VII stated. Mr. Kraus left about
$l,000,000, of which sum three quarters
was given Mrs. Thomas by the will,
with the remaining quarter to be dis
tributed to Mr.. and Mrs Thomas, as
executors, according to instructions
given them by Mr.. Kraus.
John Godfrey SAKE, as referee, filed
report to the effect that Mrs. Thomas
was natural daughter of Mr.. Kraus
and that the will offered for probate
was forgery so far as the first page
naming Mrs. Thomas. as heir was con
cerned, which the referee reported was
substituted for the original first page.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Sheriff Woodruff's Wife
Sues for Maintenance
Asserts Atlantic City Official
Allows Her Only $40
Week for Supuorf
Special Dispatch to The Tyibuns

ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 1s.-Mrs.
Malcolm B. Woodruff, wife of Sheriff
Woodruff, political idol, who is said
to be worth 100000 and who draws q
salary of $4,000 year and a police re-
tirement pension of $1,000, has filed
suit against the official for maintenance
and support.
Mrs. Woodruff, in her complaint. as
serts that she receives an allowance of
only SO week from her husband and
that he provides her "only home in
the negro neighborhood of Atlantic
City The complaint sets forth that
the Woodruffs were married in April.
1910, by Rev. Charles D. Sinkinson. of
Christ Methodist Episcopal Church
here, and that they lived together until
June, 1918, when the wife alleges she
was deserted.
Woodruff rose to be Chief of Police
and political power from a patrolman.
He resigned during political fight. to
go on the pension roll, and was after
ward nominated and elected Sheriff on
the Republican ticket by vote of ten
to one over his closest opponent. Sheriff
Woodruff was at the county seat, Mays
Landing. to-day but would make no
statement regarding Mrs. Woodruif's
suit
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Noon Meeting to Mark
Constitution Day Here
Patriotic Celebration by Ma
tional Security League To Be
Held al ub-Treas,,rv

To celebrate the 134th anniversary
Of the signing of the Constitution OF
the United States, a patriotic mass
meeting will be held at noon to-day on
the steps of the sub Treasury, under
the auspices of the National Security
League, which for three years has pro
noted a nationwide observance OF
"Constitution Day"
The meeting will be addressed by
General Louis w. Stotesbury, former
Adjutant General of the State of New
York, and the objects of "Constitution
Day" will be explained by members OF
the fostering organization.
Similar meetings will be held in vari-
Gus large cities of twenty-six states
through the cooperation of state gov
ernors and mayors of cities, it is an
nounced.
The object back of the nationwide
movement is "to consecrate anew the
devotion of the American people to tn,
fundamental law which created and
has maintained the greatest democracy
IN the history of the world
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Records of Jury That
Held Soviet Agent Shown
Attorneys to Ask Dismissal of
Charge That Cibraro Defraud-
ed Reds of &2Qn GOO

Judge Joseph Muqueen. in General
Sessions, yesterday, granted an in
spection OF the minutes of the grand
Jury which indicted Jacques Roberto
Clbraro for grand larceny in the first
degree. George Gordon Battle and
Herman Joseph appeared for the de-
fendant, announcing that they would
move dismissal of the indictment.
Clbraro said he was the agent in this
country of the Russian Soviet govern
ment with a contract to purchase mo-
ton picture film and material for use
in Russia Rose Weiss, of the Office of
Charles Recht, an attorney for the
Soviet government, charged that Cibra-
ro had embezzled money from a fund
of 100000 in gold placed at his dis
posal for the purchase of material. In
all, Miss Weiss asserted, $500 900 of
the s1,00o,00o had been dissipated.
Attorneys Battle and Josephs. in ar
guing for inspection of the Indictment.
said that the only action that could
properly be brought against Cibraro
would be one for violation of contract.
1t was civil and not criminal mat
ter, they contended
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Arabic, Formerly
Berlin, Here First
Time Since 1914
]. Nj. Flick, One of the Six
Americans Freed From
Russian Prison, Tells
of Solitary Confinement

The White Star liner Arabic, for
merly the Berlin under German regis-
try, concluded yesterday her first trip
mere in seven years. She formerly
phed regularly in and ous of this port
IN the Mediterranean tourist trade.
fo1iowlng an active career as a German
mine layer during the war she ended
up by being driven into q Norwegian
port, where she was later turned over
oy the Reparations Commission to her
new owners. Resplendent in her new
fittings she brought here list of 5Os
passengers
Among the passengers was John M
iicN' representative OF Washington
newspaper, who was one of the six
american prisoners in Russia releas sed
recently through Representations Of
secretary OF Commerce Hoover Flick
was placed in solitary confinement for
seven weeks because he was susnected
OF OF withholding information sought bv
lhe RUSSIANS concerning an alleged
spy. he was fed only on weak nea
soup and black bread and during his
sCay IN jan lost twenty-five pounds. he
s@lu. Altogether he was in prison
nearly year.
The Rev. John A. Morehead ror-
resentative of the Lutheran Rnrsau pf
the National Council, was another who
returned re from the Near East Nearlp ~Ip
SsI,ooo,ooo had been spent he said. by
ms M o1rganization 1: in the administrator
o. ;n rsllef. ts Much of the work done was
IA ehe way of reorganizing and giving
i! new life to educational and relieious s
.hstltutlons. IA To help them to helm
obin.+ ohbGim4elves ~ :; Mr. Morehead said, was the
SANDS OF educators, he found. were m
employed e and barely existing. Several
new colleges were organized and these
i4en it wss gwen sa;J positions. The organization,
the Polish peasants to get farms % bv ou
aowvanclng loans to them at Der cent
II; Martynas Yeas, former Minister Of #
= thn ,nance pn OF Lithuania. who is head Of
sne presbyterian Synod in that countrv
arrived with his wife en- route a'a to at ;
ter;an .ena .he world conference of Presby-
mrmhsr rer1ahs at at P Pittsburgh. Previously
sevars1 Mvmo1r OF .s the Russian Duma, he spent
Several months in Russian prison
during the revolution.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Wall Street Is Guarded
On Blast Anniversary
Year Ago Yesterday 80 Persons
Met Death in Bomb
Explosion

Yesterday, the anniversary of the
Wall Street explosion, in which thirty
nine persons were killed and more than
100000 property damage was done,
passed peacefully in the financial dis
trict, despite fears of the police, which
prompted them to take precautionary
measures and post large detachment
of plainclothes men about the scene of
the disaster.
No facts regarding Shese precautions
were available at Police Headquarters :,
nor could anything be learned regaro-
ing the status of the investigation into
the explosion. The bomb squad di-
rected newspaper men to Inspector
Coughlin. They in turn were directed
to Chief Inspector Lahey and Commits
s;oner Enright. The Commissioner was
out, and no member of the force would
even announce the number of men as
signed to duty in the financial district
without his permission.
Since the discharge of Giuseppe de
Felipos, arrested in Bayonne by De-
partment of Justice agents May 1s, no
news regarding the progress of the in
vestigation of the explosion has been
given out.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Z Big Liners Sail
To-day for Europe
And South America
Mrs. Raymond Robins Going
Abroad to Call Second
Working Women's Con-
gress for Oct. in Geneva

Among the passenger vessels depart
ing to-day for Europe and South Amer.
lea are the Nieuw Amsterdam. of the
HollandAmerica Line, for Rotterdam
the Celtic, of the White Star Line. for
Liverpool; the Kroonland, of the Red
Star Line, for Antwerp; the Saxonia
of the Cunard Line, for Hamburg; La
Touraine and La Bourdonnais, of the
French Line, for Havre, and the
American Legion, of the Munson Line
for Rio de Janeiro.
Mrs. Raymond Robins, chairman of
the Mary Macarthur Memorial Com
mittee, will sail on the Nieuw Amster-
dam to call together the Second Inter
national Congress of Working Women
in Geneva. The meeting is to be held
in October.
Other passengers sailing on the
Nieuw Amsterdam are Countess Nora
Bolzani, Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Brown.
Professor and Mrs. Matoon Nj. Curtis
Marchesa Paola Firmaturi, NJ Frohman
Charles j. Jones, Miss Ruth Jones
Fredolin Morganthaler, Miss Helene
X L. f.
Morganthaler, Miss Ada M. Palmer
Miss Mary x. Taylor, Frank Wright
and Mrs. Harry Yates.
Prominent among the saloon passen-
gers sailing on the Celtic are Mildred
Diamond, manager of the International
Concert Direction, who is going abroad
to arrange for the appearance in this
country of the composer Richard
Strauss; Sir John Foster Fraser. Lon
don journalist, who has just concluded
a lecture tour of the United States {;
Sir William Pope, professor of chemis-
try at Cambridge University; Frank
Dilnot, English author and journalist;
James M. Hill, American vice-consul at
Kingston, Ontario; J. j. Mccarthy, John
Larkin, George f. Ratsey, C. E Her
ring. James D. Hobbs, E. p Rheem
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert D. Bassett and
Mrs w H Davidge.
Sailing on the Kroonland are Mrs. j
B. Chase Miss Elizabeth Chase, Mr. and
Mrs. John G. Coolidge. Mr. and Mrs.
Wood Hutchinson, Miss E. J. Hutchin-
son, Louis P. Mansfield, II. c. Ray and
Innis Young.
Among the saloon passengers sailing
on La Touraine are Mrs. c. Alexandra,
G. Adams, Miss /. Boucher, DR.. and
Mrs. V. Birr, E. Cushman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Husson, Mrs. ]. ID. Ingersoll, Mrs. F.
W, Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Norton,
Miss S. H. Walker and R. F. Wilson.
Sailing on the American Legion are
Francis B. Loonis, of Washington; :;
Thomas S. Chittenden, manager of the
Brazil Land, Packing and Cattle Com
pany, Sac Paulo, Brazil; Mrs. Thomas
S. Chittenden and Thomas D. Chitten-
den, Alvaro r. Grace, representative of
the Lloyd Brazil Steamship Company;
7. F. Cunningham and N. 0. Pedrick,
OF the United States Shipping Board :;
j. j. Aitkin, of Philadelphia; Philip
Boyer, John c. Brennon, James A.
Hoggsetti, John H. Clapham, Malcolm
F. Jones, Louis R. CLAWS, Edward F
Clark, Herbert Ashton, John S. Kemp
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel G. Mckenzie and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E. Lane
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17

at 129 Worth Street. The office will
be under the supervision of Director
Louis H. Sullivan. and will be for the
registration and placement Of the un-
employed.
The ground floor will be devoted ex-
clusiycly to applicants Of the unskillsd
laboring classes; the second floor to
the skilled laborers, clerical and pro-
fessional workers, and the third floor
to women applicants, both skillee and
unskilied. Commissioner Coler has is
sued an appeal to employers to CO.
operate with the bureau and telephone
their wants to Mr.. Sullivan. The tele-
phone number Of the ne~ bureau is
Franklin 1910.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Mr. Zero Accuses CoLer
OF Harboring Crudge
Ledoux Ready to Battle With
City authorities to Hold
His ssS1ore,, Aucf;on Hora

~A~S JSotC de&C11OH 1IGFC
Special Dispatch 20 The Tribune
BOSTON, Sept. 16.-Urbain J, Le-
doux, the "Mr. Zero" of the Church of
the Unemployed. said tonight, on the
eve Of leaving for New York, that Bird
5. Coler, the New York Commissioner
OF Public Welfare, had a personal
grievance against him and that this was
tne reason Tor the attacks made upon
.ne plan to hold auctions for the sery-
ices Of jobless men in Manhattan.
Ledoux made it clear that if need be
ne would take up the cudgels of battle
against the New York auth critics. who
through newspaper dispatches have
made it plain that they are opposed to
the sale of Slaves" in that city.
Inc constitution does not give
1oier, New York's Commissioner of
runhc Welfare, nor the Police Commits
sioner, nor any one else the right to
going ahead with lawful plans for the
Sseneht Of the unemployed" said Le-
doux. He added that because Of his
war work in New York, when he cared
Tor thousands of soldiers, he had
foused the opposition of Coler.
Coler lost his goat" Ledoux ex-
plained, and he is still chasing it. He
Or personal grievance against me.
~ course, if public sentiment is not
nehlnd me in what | plan to do there
shen I shall fail.
Please let no one think that 7 shall
make my home at the Ritz Carlton or
any OF your fashionable New York
Noseis' the philanthropist added.
IN the evening ] shall spend half
ao1T IN Madison Square, about an hour
n n Union Square and toward morning
snail al, be at the Cooper Union.
:. ire flrst $50 unemployed found will
~. 70 cared for at st. Marks Chapel.
.oIal OF 10000 cards also will be dis
rrAsou:ea as;a In New York City as soon as
d.e al!ive there, each card describing in
aeeail the facilities of the citv for car. p.
;n ing Tor its unemployed and homeless
sylting those out of work to avail them,
ts sss.Ves OF those facilities ana asking for
inc inc cooperation of the public in helm
e;tr s VIII the jobless problem of the
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
threat for Church's Folks
xhlckens Auto Murder En;..,

uniCAGo. Sept. 16.-while detectiva.
sse sitting the evidence in the Church
sSssnacur 81 murder mystery TO-DAY, w;th
th sns newest development a poss;h%;I;tv %
s snas Harvey w. Church alone NAV rs,
TAN IN the net, q letter to the vonth
ssnseatened the lives of his narents 1;.' -
70 betrayed the writer. -
Snurch: a self-confessed SLAYER a.
smta stnard J. Daugherty and Carl Ausmus
~ ssvmoniie statesmen, told in his first
th-satee zee confessions that he had been
threatened if he did not get car 81
vnce. He did not make clear why ba
vas to obtain the car. A0
pnuLnSequent stories implicated Leon
MS, Clarence Wilder and Milton
r.a. Mher. The first confessed, but noJ;cs
aOs aos aook with doubt on his Statement
n.se sne latter two men presented an,
nsiy puncture-proof sIibis.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Everybody in u. s. Has
$3.50 Saved-on Paper

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1e. -
Every man, woman and child in
the country is supposed to have
$3.50 saved up, according to tig-
ures issued tonight by the Treas
ury, which put the total popula-
ton at 10S. 100000.
The savings of small investors
throughout the country, it was
said, total approximately $27,-
ooo'ooo,ooo, of which S21, ,o00,-
100000 is invested in government
securities and $4,000, 100000 is
represented by the deposits of
more than 10000 savings banks.