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The New York herald., 1922-09-02
SUIT TO STOP BUSES
APPROVED BY COURT
Action Will Be Filed by
Queens Railway Against
Astoria Line.
MORE SUBWAY SERVICE
|. X. L. to Restore Full Sched-
ules After Inquiry Ends
Next Tuesday.
MORE SUBWAY SERVICE

Justice Cannon in the Brooklyn Su-
preme Court yesterday granted an ap-
plication of Slaughter w. Huff and
Robert G. Lee as receivers for certain
lines OF inc New York and Queens
County Railway Company FOR permis-
sion to sue the Manhattan Transit
Company, of which Joseph H. Hoadley
Is president. to restrain it from operat-
ing its Brownsville-Astorla bus line.
counsel for the defendant corporation
entered no objection. This action is
preliminary TO application by the re-
ceivers for a preliminary injunction to
eliminate the bus competition.
Murray Hubert Acting Mayor.
acknowledging yesterday the letter Of
George McAneny, chairman of the
Transit Commission. addressed to him
on August o. wrote;
As one who rides In the subway
every day am personally cognizant
Of the condition of intolerable conges-
ton and indecency. and. due to the
vacation period. travel is below normal.
To-day marks the beginning OF another
month and after Labor Day there will
be a very substantial increase in tho
number Of passengers to be carried,
and | hope you will direct the restora-
tion of the full schedule to meet that
situation"
Commenting upon Mr.. Hulbert's let
ter lie Roy r. Harkness. Transit Com
missioner, said:
The commission is conducting an in
vestigation which will be concluded
next Tuesday. Shortly after that time
the lnterborough will be ordered to
restore full service. / will repeat what
the commission has said before: that
the cnly reason for the reduction OF
service on the Interborough was the
purchase by that road of large
amount of English coal. which 1t has
already in its bunkers."
Frank Hedley, president OF the In
terborough. announced yesterday that.
wish the approval of Judge julius NJ.
Mayer OF the Federal Court, the mo-
tion for an |. r. 7. receivership had
been adjourned again to September 70.
with the expectation that by that date
sufficient deposits of securities would
have been made to insure the final
adoption of the pending plan of read
justrent.
it was announced from the City Hall
that so great had been the demand for
the first printed copies of the Mayors
transit extension plan especially from
civic, taxpayers and political organiza-
tions. "s,iat fully 1000 copies were sent
out In response
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
SAY CABARETS SENT
TO FLAT FOR DRINKS
Broadway Raiders Find Big
Liquor Supply and the
Thirsty Go Dry.
SURRENDER In FRAUD
Albert Block Held After
$500,0O0 Whisky Is Taken
From Storage Illegally.
TWO TRUCKMEN SEIZED
Agents Get $50 Cases of Beer
Being UnlOaded at West
Side Warehouse.
TWO TRUCKMEN SEIZED

Prohibition agents thought yester-
was so much suffering Friday night in
certain of Broadway's most popular
clubs and cabaret establishments. Ii
seems that Detectives Unzergatt, Holm
wahf and Lucca had called, about mid
night, on Zittiro Carmine at Mr.. Car
mines fiat, Broadway and Fifty third
street.
They said they found ninety-six
quarts of drinking gin, forty-one pints
of whisky, twenty-six quarts of Ba-
cardi rum, two half gallon jugs OF
port wine, twenty EIGHT quarts of ver-
muth, nineteen gallons of beer and an
assortment OF cordials and the like
worth all told about 81 1900, bootleg
prices.
The detectives were so impressed that
they called in six other detectives and
found a REVOLVER wrapped in silk
stocking liz Mr.. Carmine's dressing table.
Detectives unzergatt. Hoinwahf and
he should so brazenly flout the laws OF
their country. ana inasmuch as he was
too overcome by emotion 10 give CO.
herent reply they mad to take him to
the West Forty-seventh street station
along with the liquor.
The detectives said the raid on Car
mines premises explained why so little
liquor has been found in the clubs and
cabarets. 1t was ordered. they asserted,
from Mr.. Carmine as 1t was required
by the immediate patrons and sent to
the tables direct by messengers
Albert Block. accused of having been
concerned with Nanny Kessler and
Morris Sweetwood in the possession of
some OF the $4,000 worth of Scotch
whisky obtained by forged permits from
the Republic Warehouse in West Thir-
ty-fourth street surrendered yesterday
to the United States Commissioner, Mr..
Hitchcock. He was held in 5000 for
the Grand Jury. Kessler. who Is said
to have s5.o0o,Ooo or s1o.OoO.o 900. and Sweat
wood were arrested THURSDAY. Both are
under bail
The prohibition authorities say that
between May % and August / last 4,90C
cases OF whisky were taken out of the
warehouse on false permits. The stuff
is supposed to have been marketed BY
bootleggers.
In their earnest efforts TO make New
York stop drinking the prohibition
agents chased and captured $50 cases OF
beer and arrested the men who manned
the truck that fetched it from Philadel-
phia. James w. Short, 1884 North Sec
ond street. Philadelphia. was the chauf-
feur. and Joseph Wynne of COZ Wingo-
hocken street. Philadelphia, the helper.
Both landed In the West Thirtieth street
police station.
The agents said Short and Wynne
were unloading the beer on the pave
ment outside a small warehouse at {
Harrison street. Short said he knew
nothing about 1t further than he had
been told to deliver it TO a man named
Wishnack at the Harrison street place.
The agents found that Alexander EsriclS
of l37 Franklin street had rented storage
space in the building and they handed a
summons to Esrick.
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
CASHIER INDICTED
IN $4,000 THEFT
Treasurer of Rockville Centre
Village Fails to Appear; Miss
ing Since April II.

Indictments We're filed by the Federal
Grand Jury in Brooklyn yesterday with
Judge Edwin l. Garvin against Charles
J. Dooley treasurer OF the Village of
Rockville Centre. l.. l., and cashier OF
the First National Bank there, and
James E. Stiles. editor and part owner
of the Daily Review, published in Free
port, l.. /.
The indictment charges Dooley with
misappropriating $4,000 of the banks
funds. Stiles was indicted on a charge
OF aiding and abetting Dooley in the
funds obtained ON three checks made
out by Stiles and cashed by Dooley. Two
of the checks were for $500 each and
the third for $500.
Stiles appeared in court and pleaded
not guilty. He was held in $4,000 bail
until October 4, when the date of his
trial will be fixed. He obtained bail
Dooley was not In court. Assistant
United States District Attorney Alex
ander G. Blue admitted that he had
not been able to locate the bank cashier.
Dooley has not been at the bank since
April II, two days after National Bank
Examiner j. B. Funston appeared to
examine the books. 1t was Funston
who discovered the defalcations. De-
spite Dooley's father, Richard. a re-
tired business man, having made good
for his sons defalcations. the Federal
prosecutor will bring the former bank
official to trial II he can be found.
The defalcations have been going on
for two years, according to Mr.. Blue
The Indictment agains. Dooley CHARGE
that on November 49, 1921. he issued q
draft on the First National Bank of
Manhattan for $500 and honored ii at
his own bank. To cover up this amount
he charged 5000 against the account oe
John Sullivan. depositor, it is claimed
AS Dooley was treasurer Of the vii
lage and the village corporations funds
were deposited In his bank. he manip-
ulated the account of the orporation to
cover the S10,600 he advanced on the
three checks made out by stiles. the
authorities charge. The indictment
states that Dooley charged this slo,600
against the account of the village.
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
MULLINS WIFE SAYS
SHE HAD NO,LUXURY
If Bank Teller Stole $50. 900
She Didn't Share the Spoils,
She Declares.

Mrs. Margaret Mullin. wife of Harry
]. Mull.n. missing paying teller of the
savings department of the Title Guaran-
tee and Trust Company of Jersey City,
declared yesterday that any luxu-ies
that may have been enjoyed by her
husband through his alleged populations
from the funds of the bank were not
shared by her. The young woman, who
is 22. was located at the home of her
father, Capt. Alfred b. Devlin. at 3O4
McCabe avenue. Bradley Beach, y. j.,
but declined to see reporters. who inter-
viewed her through her father. Mr..
Devlin is the commander OF ferryboat
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Mrs.
Mullin had neither seen nor commune
Gated with her husband since he left her
early In June after a quarrel.
Capt. Devlin said he knew nothing Of
the financial affairs of his son-in-law.
He thinks Mullin went away with
another woman.
The search for 1Iullin, which was be-
gun Sunday night after an old suit of
clothes of his was found in locker
which he had rented at Manhattan
Beach, giving the impression that he
tinued yesterday without results. The
American Surety Company, which. by
reason of a blanket bond of 100000.
will have to make good to the bank the
alleged $4,000 shortage in the accounts
of the teller, is the agency principally
concerned in the search for Mullin,
though detectives of the staff of Pierre
Garvin. Prosecutor of Hudson county.
are cooperating with them. a warrant
in which Mullin is charged with having
made "A false entry of S3,535.60 in a
ledger of the savings department on last
Friday. the day before his disappear
ancc. was issued by the Jersey City
authorities Thursday on information
given by Andrew G. Greene third vice.
president and treasurer of the bank.
Most certainly not" was the en-
phatic reply of Harold Lillienthal drec-
tor of the foreign exchange department
OF the Irving National Bank. when
asked yesterday IL either he or his
daughter, to whom Mullins is said TO
have paid attentions before his disap-
pearance. had heard anything from the
defaulting teller.
"One thing 1 do know" he added
with emphasis. 'Td like TO head the
reception committee that receives him,
wherever he is"
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
CHAUFFEURS SENT TO JAIL,
S., 900 FINES COLLECTED
Traffic Court Magistrate Exacts 500 From Three
Third Offenders, Denounces Mail Truck Drivers
Who Ignore Laws of Municipality.

yesterday at South Fourth and Have
meyer streets. Brooklyn, according TO
the police. After a chase Of more than
mile he deserted the machine, but was
arrested later at his home they said.
Tauber said he drove away because he
was frightened
David Schumulman, IL years old, OF
1855 Second avenue. while attempting
to avoid a collision with a tax:cab.
turned his bicycle directly in front of a
motor truck driven by Daniel Kennedy
of Springfield. Mass. He was struck.
The boy WIS taken to the Harlem Hos
pital, where he is suffering from con-
tusions of the right leg and internal
injuries.
Joseph Mullen, 13 years old, of 14c
Valley road. West Orange, while playing
before his home yesterday was knocked
down by a jtney bus driven by Franz
Bedd of So Willoughby street. Newark.
While speeding the boy to the Orange
Memorial Hospital in police ambulance
1t collided with a motor truck. The lad
was transferred to another ambular ce
and died while being placed on an oper-
ating table
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
kEATING LEADERSHIP
GETS COURT SETBACK
Wise's Petition Is Restored;
Shields ThroUn Out.

The fight against the Democratic
leadership of Andrew 3. Heating in
the Thirteenth Assembly District lost a
point and gained one yesterday.
The Board of Elections threw out the
designating petition OF Michael b.
Shields. insurgent designee for the
county committee. About the same
time Supreme Court Justice Marsh re-
stored the petition of August M. Wise,
head of the opposition. for member Of
the State Committee to succeed Mr..
keating. This petition had been re-
jected by the Board OF Elections.
The board dismissed the objections to
the petition OF Representative John
Kissell Republican, who is running for
the Democratic nomination in the Third
Congress district. The regular Demo-
cratic designee is George Lindsay. An
other candidate for the nomination Is
Christian McWilliams.
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
TWICE TRIES TO DIE
BESIDE GIRLS BODY
Sweetheart of Whiz Bang
SOubrette Begs Policeman
for His Pistol.

Dominick Range of 2l4 Grand street.
known as the Rodolph Valentino of the
lower East Side. waited in a little blue
automobile at noon yesterday outside
the National Winter Garden at Houston
street and Second avenue. to take for
ride after rehearsal his sweetheart,
Lillian Gay, a pretty and shapely nine
tee-year-old soubrette.
Jack Shargel, comedian OF The Whiz
Bang Girls company, cf which Lillian
and her sister, Mildred. are members,
ran out of TIE theater and asked, Patrol
man Patrick Farley to 'call an ambu-
lance because a girl had committed sui
cide on the stage of the buresque roof
garden on the sixth floor. Range heard
the conversation and rushed up the six
flights.
A few minutes before Miss Gay had
gone to the fire escape and, looking 3
down. saw her sweetheart waiting III
the motor car. Her sister, Mildred,
had informed members of the company
that Lillian had been promised dia-
mond ring by Range for birthday
present last Wednesday, but that she
had not heard from him until yesterday
morning, when Range sent word for
her to be ready for a ride after re-
hearsal.
When Range arrived at the stage he
found Lillian in the arms of Margie
Pennetti, leading woman. She had re-
turned from the fire escape, taken
poison and thrown the bottle out the
window. Her means attracted Miss
Pennettl an others.
That's what people get for talking, :
cried Range, sinking TO his knees be-
side his sweetheart. If she dies III
kill myself 1t is all a mistake. Dar-
ling, why did you do it?"
A surgeon from Gouverneur Hospital
treated the girl for twenty minutes, but
she died. Wild eyed. Range tried to
seize pistol from the patrolman.
There is nothing for me to live for"
Range moaned. Il don't want to live
now that Lillian is gone. Please. officer.
give me your gun so that | may blow
my brains out"
Range darted to the fire escape and
was on the verge Of jumping when he
was dragged back by Patrolman Farley
and Morton Minsky, manager of the
theater. He ran down the six flights
OF stairs. jumped into the automobile
and sped up Houston street, but returned
in an hour.
she was always good girl and
never did wrong said Mildred. =
can't imagine what made her do such 4
terrible thing. Dominick has been calling
on my sister since last autumn and he
has often brought us home in his auto
mobile after the show"
Lillian was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Christian Gay OF 104 Emmett
street, Newark. Mr.. Gay said the gtr
had left home yesterday morning in the
best OF spirits and her mother had gone
to New York TO bring her hosne after the
performance last night. He said Range
often had been TO his home and had ap-
peared TO be in love with Lillian.
Because Of the suicide tho matinee
performance was Cancelled. but perform.
ance was resumed last night
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
u. S. ASKS 81, ,I5l.45O
UNDER WAR CONTRACT
Claim Filed With ReceiUers
for Makers of Explosives.

Assistant United States Attorney John
Holley Clark, Jr., yesterday filed with
the receivers of the Butterworth- -Judson
Corporation, manufacturers of explo-
sivcs. a claim for s1.151,f50. which. 1t
Is alleged, is the balance due on a con-
tract entered into between the Govern
ment and the corporation.
The receivers are Thomas G.. Haight,
Henry G.. Atha and James o. Grady.
The Governments claim alleges that oil
May o. 1918, the Government entered
into contract for making ctric acid
for the War Department and advanced
s1.50O.000.
Mr.. Crawford said the Government
terminated the contract on December 2S.
1919, and thereupon requested an ac-
counting for the advance lie alleges
that the corporation accounted for only
s34S,550.
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
COMMISSION ORDERED
TO EXPLAIN FARE OF 7c.
N. r., Wesfchester and Boston
Violate LolU, City Contends.

John p. O'Brien. Corporation Counsel.
procured writ of certiorari yesterday
from Justice McGoldrick directing the
Transit Commission TO show in the Su-
preme Court its reasons for authorizing
the New York. Wcstchester and Boston
Railway Company to charge fare OF
cents instead of cents between cer-
tain points within the city limits.
The Corporation Counsel alleged that
the increase was in violation of the
Public Service Commission law and also
contrary TO the terms of the franchise
granted to the railroad company in
August 1904
The New York herald., 1922-09-02

Magistrate Frederick B. House sitting
In the Traffic Court yesterday. sentenced
eleven chauffeurs to Jail in default OF
fines collected $4,000 for law violations
end fined three third offenders 500
each.
Two of the latter paid the penalty. but
the third was led back TO the prisoners
pen.
TOO many drivers of mail trucks
think they are the lords of creation and
it's about time the Post Office Depart
ment did something about it," COM
mented the Magistrate In imposing a
fine of $50 on Irving Rosen of 492 JEFF
ferson avenue. Brooklyn. mail truck
chauffeur.
'.The operation of mail trucks in this
city has improved 100 per cent. in the
last ninety days" said representative
of the Post Office.
"Your rapid fire mathematics are very
poor; IL anything, the condition is
worse" said the Magistrate.
Max Tauber of 1874 East Third street,
Manhattan. attempted to escape with his
companions In an automobile after
knocking down man and woman early
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
LARCHMONT MAN HELD
FOR SERVANTS DEATH

Anthony Seanga, grocer OF Larch-
mont. was arrested late yesterday and
locked M IN the Westchester county Jail
~ White Plains, charged with being re-
sponsiblc for the death OF Miss Mercedes
Ramirez ~. who was found unconscious
late Wednesday evening at Larchmont
and Beach avenues, Larchmont where
she apparently had been thrown from
an automobile. She died early yester-
day IN the New Rochelle Hospital
According to the police, the girl re-
gained consciousness at the hospital and
gave attendants the name of the man she
said was responsible for her condition.
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
WON'T PAY DOG LICENSE
BECAUSE WIFE STOLE PET
Will Hold Out 81 to See If
Spouse Comes Back.

An official OF the Board of Health or
home OF Linus w. DALEY, ii East Four
teenth street. Bayonne. and demanded
that Daley pay a s. license fee for his
dog
Il don't think I ought TO pay IT," said
Daley. MY wife. the beloved Mrs.
Nora Linus, left me on August 1 and
took the dog with her. I'm sorry.
miss the dog much more than | do
her"
well. do you think your wife will
come back?"
II don't know said Linus. "She has
left me several times before and always
has come back. But think she's gone
for good this time If ] get the dog
back I'll be glad to pay you the 81"
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
OYSTERS ARE VERY FAT
AND SAUCY THIS YEAR
Season Opens; It's Good Form
to Eat Them NoU.

The oyster season opened yesterday.
In oyster bars and restaurants all over
the city one could order oysters with
good form.
Moreover. the oysters are reported to
be unusually fat and OF excellent quality.
The early crop is made up chiefly OF
bivalves grown in the Peconic Bay,
Great South Bay and along the Rhode
Island coast. Oysters will be taken this
year from several beds which, once
almost extinct, have been repopulated
from seedlings.
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
SALOON KEEPER SHOT
IN POLITICAL QUARREL
Tries to Post NiffoIy Cam
poign Bill in WILLIAMSBURG.

Michael Weber. 80. OF 3o3 Troutman
street. Brooklyn. Is In the WILLIAMSBURG
Hospital with bullet wound In the
head AZ result Of fight with Tony
sangabrani over local politics. Ii was
said last night that his condition was
critical.
Weber is known as Mexican Mike"
and owns saloon at North Seventh
street and briggs avenue, Brooklyn. He
is supporting Merrick Nit'aly In the pri-
maries for state Committeeman for the
Fourteenth Assembly district. Sanga-
brani owns a saloon at 1917 North Eighth
street and Is supporting George Owens
for the nomination
Yesterday Weber attempted to post a
Nittaly campaign bill on Sangabrani's
building. The latter objected. Sanga-
brani has not been found since the
shooting.
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
TELLS HOW HEARST QUIT
RACE FOUR YEARS AGO
ConneYs Says 1t Was He Who
Arranged Withdrawal.

william J. conncrs, manager OF the
campaign of William Randolph Hearst
for the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor, on his return to the McAlpin Ho-
tel headquarters yesterday revealed for
the first time that II was he who had
arranged the withdrawal of Mr.. Hearst
from the fight for the nomination four
years ago In Saratoga.
Mr.. Conners cannot understand why
OK Gov. Smith gets into the race at this
time. The former Governor told him
IN April. he declares, that under no cir
cumstances would he stand for reeiec-
tion 10 that office.
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
OFFICIALS OF CITY AND
I COUNTY VISITING FALLS
Employees Association Char.
fers Train to Make Trip.

City and county officials able TO get
tsway from New York will forget their
Eroubles over Labor Day In a trip TO
Niagara Falls. It was announced yes-
Eerday by James Il. Kavanagh OF the
brooklyn Hall of Records
The City and County Employees AS
brociation of Greater New York char
\ tered special train from the Lchigh
fValley Railroad, which left the city
last evening. The party WILL spend
ssturday and Sunday visiting the Falls.
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
CONFESSES SHE KILLED f
STEPSON, 4, BY POISON
Negress Says She Was Tired
of Nursing the Boy.

Mrs. Susie Woodbridge. a negress, Of
IL Hartford street, Newark, confessed
TO the Newark police last night that she
killed her four year old stepson, Alex
andcr who died In the Newark City
Hospital from poisoning Thursday night.
According to the detectives she told
them that she was tired OF nursing the
boy, as she had had to do since he fell
and fractured his arm some time ago.
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
Automobiles Killed 221
in State During August

A UTOMOBILES and motor
~ trucks killed 221 persons in
New York State during the
month of August, according TO fig-
ures made public yesterday by the
National Highways Protective So
ciety. OF this number eighteen
were killed at railroad crossings.
In New York city alone trucks
and automobiles killed sixty-seven
during the month, trolley cars
killed five, wagons seven.
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
5000 VIEW SLAYER BOLDLY.

Between 5000 and 5000 persons mostly
negroes. stood in line last night. and
filed their way slowly through ".
Adolph Powell's funeral establishment
at 100 West 13sth street TO view the body
Of Luther Boldly. the negro electrocuted
in Sing Sing prison Thursday night for
the murder of Detectives Buckley and
Miller, In Harlem, on January s. last
Boddy's mother and two sisters were
there SIX patrolmcn were ON hand to
handle the crowd.
The New York herald., 1922-09-02
LEAH SILVER INDICTED.
Mother Accused of Abandoninr
Baby Pleads Not Guiltr.

Leaf Silver. accused OF abandoning
her sixteen months old daughter Ruth.
on the edge of swamp at Stillwell
avenue ard Coney Island Creek was
indicted by the Kings County Grand
Jury yesterday. When arraigned in the
County Court before Judge j. Grattan
MacMahon she pleaded not guilty, and
was held in 5000 bail