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The evening world., 1921-01-10
THREE BURGLARIES
NEAR HYLAN'S HOME
Weeks Loot $1,000 Within Stones
Throw of Mayor-No Arrest
q and Police Deny.

1t was learned to-day that thieves
have been active within the last
week within a short distance Of
Mayor Hylan's home in Brooklyn,
getting loot valued approximately at
$1,000. Not an arrest has been made,
and the police deny the robberles
On New Years Day burglars went
into the Oewelry store Of Max Slotz-
man, NJ 1912 Broadway, within a
block Of the Hylan home, and stole
nine dozen rings and other pieces Of
jewelry valued at $4,O63.
The lingerie store Of the Misses
Hannah and Mclaughlin, at No. 1543
Broadway, was robbed Of silks and
other apparel valued at 5000 last Tues
day.
On Thursday night thieves broke
into the pawnshop Of Henry l., Gross
& Bro, at No. 1889 Broadway, and stole
jewelry and other goods valued at
$4,000,
The evening world., 1921-01-10
WAR HERO, AGE Is,
WINS COURT AID
Justice Hoyt to Investigate Re-
markable Story of Boy Who Took
Up Arms When Ten Years Old.

Jack Stefken. a fifteen -year-old
Belgian boy. charged with juvenile
delinquency, to-day in the Chhdren's
Court told Justice Hoyt OF the de-
struction Of his Liege home early in
the war. His mother was slain, and
OF his four brothers and sisters three
were Blam by the shell that blew
up their home, and the fourth went
insane, he said He was ten years
cid then, but he took up arms with
his father. who was shot beside him
when he was wounded. He regained
consciousness in a German hospital
and was kept prisoner throughout the
war, working hard and receiving little
to eat
Still a prisoner after the Armistice,
he escaped and sailed many seas as
cabin boy on ocean liners. Alleged
desertion from the Red Star liner
Lapland 50 he might go to Norwich,
Conn, led to his arrest, Justice Hoyt
directed an invest igation with. the
view of gaining permission for Jack
to remain in the United States.
The evening world., 1921-01-10
HE JES' STOLE A RIDE;
ALARM OF KIDNAP
Ten-Year-Olj "Flipped on to an
Auto and Alarm Was Promptly
Sent Ont

Il wanted ride" was the cNplana-
ton given to-day by ten-year-old
James Hunter Of No. 757 Montgomery
Street. Jersey City, for having caused
the city's entire police force to set out
on false kidnapping chase last night.
John Adams Of Astoria, l.. l., and
Thomas Mccarthy Of Garden City. l.. l.,
who asked James to get them a wrench
when their automobile baked near his
home, found him seated on the rear
seat when they had completed tho
repairs. James, they said, refused to
bulge.
Meanwhile the boys parents. alarmed
at his absence. reported to the police
that he had been kidnapped by two
men in an automobile. and red signal
lights flashed all over the city. Every
exit from town was guarded and
Adams. Mccarthy and the boy wero
found at Colgate and Montgomery
Streets. Jlnlmy's parents wanted TO
make a kidnapping charge against tho
two men, but the boy corroborated
their story and the police refused TO
hold them
The evening world., 1921-01-10
GOMPERS IN MEXICO
FOR LABOR MEETING
Delegates From u. s., Mexico and
10 South and Central American
Republics Present.

MENICO CITY. Jan. 1O.-Dclegates
from labor organizations OF the
United States, Mexico and sixteen
South and Central American repub-
lies, were here today for the opening
session OF the third Pan-American
Federation of Labor conference. Sam
uel Gompers. president Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor and fourteen
other representatives. OF American
labor made up the delegation from
the United States.
The purpose of the gathering. ac-
cording to Mr.. Gompers. was "to pro-
mote good relations among the labor
ers of the United States. Mexico and
South and Central America"
The evening world., 1921-01-10
S.MAY WITHDRAW
FROM THE COUNCIL
OF AMBASSADORS
Americas Position Taken Be-
cause of the Result of
November Election.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. The
United States. it was said to-day,
has decided to withdraw from the
Council OF Ambassadors, which has
been meeting continuously in Paris
to consider the armisticc question
and other questions growing out Of
the peace treaty.
The five powers, Britain, France,
Italy, Japan and the United states
were represented in the council.
The decision became known when
it was learned the state Department
had declined to send "A representative
to the meeting OF allied premiors in
Paris. Jan. TO- to discuss German dis
armament
The State Departments policy, it is
stated, is based on its conclusion that
the present Administration is no
longer in a position 10 interpret the
will OF the American people in Euro
pean affairs, following results of the
November election.
Matters relating to the armsticN
1t was explained, have nearly all
been settled The United States 81,
in on the treaty discussion on the
assumption that the treaty would he
ratified in this country. Failpre to
ratify dt was stated in Administration
circles removes any justification Of
The present Governments continuing
its representation in European coun-
ellis which are based on lnterpreta-
ton of that document
Representation on the Council Of
Ambassadors has been the most im-
portant link connecting the United
States with the postwar situation
in Europe. There remains the con-
nection with the Reparations Com
mission and that 40 the Rhineland
Commission, but officials regard both
of these as specific cascs in which
the United States is directly inter-
eSted.
The evening world., 1921-01-10
MILLER TO TAKE UP
PROHIBITION FIRST
ITS Enforcement to BE Only Sub
iect Governor Will Mention in
Message Wednesday.

ALBANY, n. v, Jan. 1O.-Prohibi-
tion enforcement legislation Will be
the only subject considered in the
message Gov. Miller will send TO tie
Legislature when it reconvcnes on
wednesday night, the Governor said
to-day, lie did not make any state
ment regarding his recommendations.
In his first message TO the Legisla-
ture last week the Governor said that
later he would recommend the repeal
of the present liquor tax law, aboli-
tion Of the Excise Department, and
passage Of an aCt to enforce TIE
Eighteenth Amendment, conforma bic
to the act Of Congress on tho subject
and enforceable by peace officers as
other laws are enforced.
The evening world., 1921-01-10
PARADE FOR AIRMEN
m THE ROCKAWAYS
WHEN THEY RETURN
By Celebration and Welcome Ar
rsDsed by Military and Civic
Organizations.

The day Of the return OF the threc
uaval bailOonists to the Rockaway
Point Naval Air station. whatever that
dAy may be. win be a holiday through
out all the towns in the vicinity OF the
station. At least 5000 persons are ex-
pected to take part in a parade Of vel
come.
Plans for the celebration were drawn
tentatively this afternoon a. a meet
ing Of a committee OF business men
and Rooi<away Board Of Trade mem-
bors IN the once Of Jacob Strauss Of
ROclSaway Park. Capt Damon Il
Cummings Of the air station promised
fun cooperation.
Stores will bo closed and houses
decorated at 1ockaway Beach, Rock
away Park, Belle Harbor. Neponsit
and other places along the line Of
march Of the parade.
Al She air station the returning
aerOnauts will be saluted by com
panies OF soldiers and sailors. There
will also be a squadron Of seaplanes
and several blimps Il the arrival is
BY day. n II as by night there will
be torches and illuminated arches.
The committee. headed by Patrick II.
Morrison. is 70 be notified forty-eight
houns IN advance.
The parade will start ~ Hammel
station and proceed TO the air station.
The chadren of tho towns will stand
before the schools to see the process
sion.
Tho reviewing stand will be at
12oth Street and Washington Avenue,
ROciSaway Park. Among those in
vlted 20 occupy Il arc Secretary OF
rbo Navy Daniels. Gov. Miller, Mayor
Hydan and other city and state Of
ficials.
In tho parade win be the New York
City Police Band, reorganiEed; tho
Coast Defense Band from Fort Ham
AtOn, the band from st. Johns
Orphan Asylum, Brooklyn; a detail
from the air station, a company OF
soldiers from Fort Tilden, 400 mem
bers Of the Daniel NJ o'Connell Post
OF the American Legion, under Com
mander Hubert Murray; the 24th
Company of the 9th Coast defense,
under Lieut.. John r. Murray; the
Roci1away Beach Board Of Trade
members. the Far Rockaway Board
OF Trade, the Neponsit Club, the
Belle Harbor Property Owners Asso-
ciatlon, and many lodges.
The evening world., 1921-01-10
AVIATORS' WIVES
KEEP UP COURAGE
DESPITE DELAY
Letters From Hinton Telling Of
Experience Create Wide
spread Interest.

Mrs. Stephen A. Farrell, whose hus-
band. from all accounts, was the most
exhausted of the trio in their fight
against death In the Canadian wibds,
said to-day at her home. No. 17Ol
Woodbine Street. Glendale:
"The fact that no word OF any kind
has come 20 me directly from my hus-
band tells me that he must be quite
I'll as a result OF his hardships. be-
lieve his hands must be frOstbitten.
otherwise ! am sure he would have
written me something. His expert
ences have undoubtedly todd heavily
on him.
II cannot believe that II he had
been in his right senses no would
ever have talked of suicide, as is re-
Lated in Lieut.. Hinton's letter. 1t may
have been this suffering made my
husband delicious and that he talked
without knowing what he said. In
Lieut.. Kloor's LISTERS there Is no
mention OF suicide talk by my hus-
band. All he said was that Mr.. Far
rell was so weak that It might be
necessary for him TO ride part OF the
way from Moose Factory to the rail-
road. 1 am thankful that my hus-
band is even well enough to travel,
but / do not expect to hear anything
more about him until Official word
comes 10 me"
Mrs. Farrell Is at present under
quarantine in her home, her daugh-
ter being III OF scarlet fever. For
this reason, when Lieut. Farrell re-
turns he must either remain away
from his home until the quarantine
De lifted or submit TO quarantine
himself. Only int this way will ne
he able 10 see his wife and daughter.
Great interest is felt in tho letters
written by Lieut., Hinton and pub
lished under copyright in The World
yesterday. One was to his wife.
These letters came by carrier 20
Cochrane, Ont, and were mailed from
there. In the one TO his wife, Lieut..
Hinton said:
"Mr. Farrell fell from exhaustion
several times. Wanted US TO cut his
throat and let him die, but we decided
10 stick and die together. l was the
only one that did not express my feel
ings and kept them cheered up.
The third day, after Farrell had Of
fered up a prayer and was apologiz-
ing for his sins. smiled 10 the kid
(Kloor) and said, Just think what all
you will have 10 tell your little Kids
some day Kloor.' Farrell said, For
Gods sake, Hinton, what shall we
dor ! said you heard a dog bark
didn't your (Answer) eyes" Well
we are follOWinga ~ stream, aren't We2
CNes.') Why, / haven't even start
ed 70 take IL serious yet. But IL you
don't stop your damn foollshness
brace up and keep your troubles %
yourself L VIII be serl usp
AiAs AlexAndra Hao3 rton, % whom
The evening world., 1921-01-10
COOLIDGE ASSURED
A BIT OF PATRONAGE
No Senator Has Heart to Deprive
Him Of His Lone Tele-
graph Operator.



WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-When Vice
President Coolidge takes the oath Of Of
flee he will have one piece Of patronage,
outside of the appointment OF secre-
tary and stenographer to handle htE
correspondence. He will have the namin
Of a lone telegraph operator to man a
wire which runs from the Senate cor
ridor to the various Government de-
partments
Away back in 1875 this Job was
created and as the Senators could not
agree who among themselves was to
have the patronage. it was given to the
Vice President. The salary was fixed
at $1,5OO per annum.
A few years later the perfection Of
the telephone enabled members to COM
mulicate directly from their oilce
desks and the need for a private de-
partmental wire and an operator ended.
But this appropriation, like some 9TH
ers, continued. since 10 Senator was
willing to take the initiative in depriv-
ing the Vice President Of this little bit
OF patronage.
Every Legislative, Judicial and Exec
utive Appropriation Bill since 1878 has
contained the item, and in 1917 the war
bonus OF S240 was added, making the
salary $l,74O. As for the work. there IL
none. In 1920. Home Smith, Vice Presi-
dent MarshaTs appointee, handled one
telegram, representing one minutes
work, in twelve months. In 1919 he
handled eighty messages, representing
little more than an hours work in
that year. This Is about the average
for the past twenty years. Scarcely a
handful OF Senators and Representatives
know the Job exists, as the telephone
has long since taken over its WORT
But the appropriation, which has cost
to date approximately $4,000. continues
and doubtless always will since no
member has the heart to suggest that
the single piece OF patronage enjoyed
by the Vice President be taken from
y
The evening world., 1921-01-10
CLERK ASSUMES
BLAME FOR BILLS
IN CRAIG CHARGES
Declares Responsibility Is
Chargeable to Him, and
Not to La Guardia.
TOLD TO BE CAREFUL.
Employee in Board of Alder
men Also AbsolveS Stenogra-
pher-MeSSageS Explained,

William o'Connor, a Legislative
clerk. who for nineteen years has
been an employee OF the Board Of
Aldermen, in n statement this after
noon took full blame for Comptroller
Craig's charge that Aidermanic
President La Guardia had spent 1890
OF Taxpayers money for his personal
political and stock market kilograms
Whatever responsibility there is
for the failure 10 eliminate tho teie-
grams set forth in the communion
tion of the Comptroller" said OCon-
nor's statement. 'Hs chargeable To me
and not to the President" (meaning
Mr.. La Qua pdia-
Likewise, oConnor fu1y absolved
from all blame Miss Marie M. Fisher,
stenographer 10 Mr.. La Guardia, VINO,
he said. always very carefully
checked up personal telegrams of the
Aldermanic President after he had
specifically requested her to separate
them from official wires changeable
to the city.
President La Guardia Also issued a
statement in which he explains that
there was only one bill Tor telegraph
charges and not monthly statements,
and that therefore the mistake Of
charging perBonad Telegram calls 10
the city occurred but once.
Mr.. La Guardih says the total OF
the personal oaus which he claims
were charged to the city through
OiConnOTs mistake, was not $3.50.
From the $3.50 total, he sslys, there
must be a deduction of S209 for Of.
flcial telegrans sent by the Board OF
Aldermen to the Legislature while
Legislation was pending on rent relief
bills These telegrams, Mr.. LaGuar-
dia says, were signed by the Acting
President Of the Board and the ma
jority and minority leaders. Mr.. la
Guardia himself was in Albany at tho
time
There Is another reduction OF SO. 81
for the calling of a special meeting of
the Board OF Aldermen last summer
Mr.. LaGuardia claims. His personal
kilograms amounted TO an average of
three or four a month, he says. Al
the very beginning Of his Administra-
tion, he aserts, he emphatically in
Structed O'Connor TO keep personal
and official kilograms separated.
In his statement O'Connor In part
said:
president IAGuardla has several
times instructed me, and in my pres
ence Instructed Miss Fisher, his per-
sonnl stenoBrapher, to be very care
ful to see that none of his personal
kilograms were charged to the city.
These Western Union bills were
all submitted to Miss Fisher to check
up the Presidents personal Items
and she subsequently gave me check
to the order of the Western Union
Company in settlement OF the
clBcked items. She also paid over,
In cash, TO the representative of the
Western Union Company, the cost OF
the Scarborough telegtams of March
&c. told the Western Union Tele-
| graph Company to render new bills
eliminating those personal items
which was done, and these corrected
bills were subsequently O.K'd and
sent through to the Finance Depart
ment for payment without the
! knowledge Of President La Guardia." "
The evening world., 1921-01-10
FOOTPADS ROB HER
OF $733 IN CROWD
Pair Waylay Woman Near Tube
Station in Jersey City
and Escape.

Mrs Catharine William OF No. 277I
Hudson Boulevard. Jersey City. was
crossing the bridge over the Pennsyl-
vania tracks near the Summit Avenue
station OF the Hudson and Manhattan
tubes late last night when two men way
laid her. While one seized her by the
throat the other seized her satchel con-
tanning $3.50 in cash and 1888 in checks
made out to her daughters. Gertrude and
Catharine. who are school teachers.
Mrs. William made an outcry, but al
though many persons were passing and
two motorcycle cops pursued, the men
escaped. She said they were about
thirty years old.
The evening world., 1921-01-10

Lieut.. Louis A. Kloor jr., pilot OF the
balloon, sent his first message from
the frozen north, is a happy young
woman, She appears to be not morv
Ian eighteen years old.
II think II Is just wonderful that
they came through II all alive" she
said yesterday Il can tell from Mr..
liloor's letter that the suffering must
have been intense, or he would not
have described his experience as
passing through the tortures OF hell
But alis well that ends well, and l
suppose that /, as well as all the
other friends Of the three men N the
balloon, should be extremely thankful
that things were not any worse. The
men came through alive, and they
have brought new honor to the Amer
lean Navy and that ought to be
enough"
Miss Flowerton got the letter four
days ago, She Immediately called up
oil the friends OF the airmap that she
knew and gave them an outline Of
the contents OF the letter.
IF i had known Mrs. Farrell / GER
tainly would have called her up and
told her about the letter, although
MT Kloor said nothing OF Mr.. Far
rells offer OF sacrifice"
Miss FlOwerton was much inn
pressed with two things which worked
oddly in favor N the airmen. They
were the barking 0f the trapped dog.
which prompted l[loor TO bring the
balloon TO earth, md the fact that
Lieut. Evans decided not TO make the
trip, having Just obtained a furlough
70 visit his family. Additional sand
ballast taken In his place enabled the
balloon 70 clear q m0lntai
The evening world., 1921-01-10
WHAT IS DOING
TO-DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE.

SENATE.
Kellogg Committee resumes
cable hearings.
Finance Committee continues
emergency tariff hearings.
Appropriations Committee takes
up Sundry Civil Bill.
immigration Committee re-
sumes taking Of testimony on
johnson bin suspending Ammi-
grafton.
Calder Coal Committee to de-
eide whether to continue hear
ings.
Foreign Relations Committee
members to confer with Senator
Lodge on Borah disarmament
resolution.
HOUSE.
Sub Of Appropria-
tons Committee continue hear
ings on Army, Deficiency. Diplo-
matte and Agricultural Appro-
priation Bills.
Committee begins investigation
Of charges that big corporations
are preventing development Of
Mussel Shoals nitrate plant.
Ways and Means Committee
begins hearings on revision OF
Schedule b OF the Tariff Law
which deals with pottery and
glassware.
Committee on Reform in Civil
Service considers legislation to
reclassifv Government employees.
The evening world., 1921-01-10
WILSON NOW WORKS
WITHOUT FATIGUE
Can Do Two Hours Labor With
out Tiring-Not Yet Able
to Work All Day.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-President
Wilson is now able to work two hours
daily without fatigue, Rear Admiral T.
Grayson. his physician. said day.
He added, however, that the President
was not yet ready for full days work
Commenting further on the visit to
the White House yesterday of DR.. Fran
els y. Dercum. Of Philadelphia. Dr.
Grayson sad he had called in tho
specialist because he feared that he
himself might have gotten stale in
his assessment Of the Executives con-
dition. It so happened. he said, that
on the occasion OF DR.. Dcrcum's visit
the President had one of the best days
since his Illness.
The evening world., 1921-01-10
$4,000 FOR LOSS OF LEGS.
verdict for hoy Run over by
Eighth Avenue Trolley Car.

A verdict for $4,000 as compensation
for the loss OF both legs when he was
run over by an Eighth Avenue car on
May 20 last, was to-day awarded to
Cecil Clarke, nine years old. in the
Supreme Court Justice Tierney pre-
siding.
The boy who lives near Eighth
Avenue and liith Street. was so in
jured that five operations We're neces-
sary. His father, who brought suit
against the Company FOR 500, 900, testl-
fled that he had submitted TO blood
TRANSMISSION several times to save his
sons life, and this had so weakened
him he could scarcely continue his
work driving for a bakery
The evening world., 1921-01-10
Cotton Mills ResumInE Work.

PLAINFIELD. Conn, Jan. 10
There is a marked Improvement all
Through the cotton mill belt in this
State, 5000 operatives being added to
those on full time this morning and
$500 to longer hours. Some of the
wooden mills long idle are also get
ting ready to start Up. Six thousand
operatives in Arctic, r. l., also went
on full time this morning
The evening world., 1921-01-10
ONE KILLED, 2 HURT
AT GRADE CROSSING
Victims of Collision Between Train
and Automobile Declare
Watchman Was Asleep.

LONG BRANCH, N. j., Jan, 10.-One
man is dead and two are in the hospital
as the result Of freight train hitting
the automobile in which they were rid
ing at the Broadway crossing OF the
New York and Long Branch Railroad,
The safety gates were open. and 1t is
charged that the watchman, John
Caviglia, was asleep In his shanty.
The dead man was Ralph Burns,
twenty-one. a soldier at Camp Vail
Signal Corps Post, near here Harry
Layton OF Long Branch, driver OF the
car, who was taking Burns and an
other soldier from this city to the post.
received a broken arm and injuries
on the head. John Reed, the other
soldier, stationed nt the post, was in
jured on the head.
The evening world., 1921-01-10
WANTS PUBLIC ROCK PILE.
PersOns Convicted Of Petty Crime
60 Break stone in Park.

RUSSELLVILlIE. Ark, Jan, 1O,--Chlof
OF Police Walter Turnbow said to-day
he would ask the City Council for au-
thorlty to place a rock pile IN the public
square with set Of chuinssattached to
a hagpole Ia the centre.
Persons convicted OF petty crimes
would be chained To the fiagpole and
forced 10 serve their sentences breaking
roclCH, Chief TurnhoW sAid,
The evening world., 1921-01-10
roET's LEGIoNARIEs ~ RoUT.

TARANTO, Italy Jan, 1O.-The ar
rival here yesterday Of leglonarles from
Fiume provoked a manifestation which
ended In a riot. One person was wound 4.
ed ana numerous others arrested. a
generRl strike u believed Imminent, ?
The evening world., 1921-01-10
1890 "YANKS" IN GERMANY
senator New Can't Tell How Long
Troops VIII Remain.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-There are
still $1,000 American soldiers in Ger
many, Senator New OF Indiana, mem-
Der OF the Military Affairs Committee.
told the Senate to-day during consld-
GRAFTON Of his resolution to stop enlist
ments until the army reached l75, 600
men,
How long after March 4 will they
remain there2" Senator Lenroot Wis
consin, asked
Not long. L hope" replied Senator
New.
The evening world., 1921-01-10

The marriage in Tao-mna, Italy,
to-day Of Miss Margaret French.
daughter of Daniel Chester French,
New York sculptor, 30 william Penn
Cresson OF Philadelphia, Chief OF the
Military Mission at Belgian Head
quarters during the war, was an
nounced in private cable messages re-
ceived here, United States Amibas-
sadOr. johnson and Mrs. Johnson at
tended the ceremony and Franklin
Gunther Councillor Of the Embassy
at Rome, was best man.
The evening world., 1921-01-10

aTaos, exhausted the visitls supply Of
vStnr paper AZ the post before he
c,1..s away,
The evening world., 1921-01-10
New PushcRrt Markets In HARLEM,

Commissioner OF Markets Edwin },
O'Nhlley to-day announced the opening
OF two new pushcart markctf. one Ia
Park Avenue from li1th 10 1i5th
Street the other at First Avenue and
tlsth street a-