New-York tribune., 1922-02-10
Dave Discards
Telepathy for
Fran1e-Up Cry
Uxlan's Phone Order to Kill
Mclency' Was Plot of tho
Interests to Grab Schools.
Hirshfclds New View
Finds Proof in Election
Message He Now Attributes
TO 'Poor Girl Reporter"
Not in Hizzoner's Style

II. va. all framc-up on the Mayor
plot of the big interests to seize
thc public utilities and tho schools Of
tic city
That was the declaration yesterday
Of David Hirshhcld, Commissioner of
Accounts and tnoueht-wave expert Of
TIC Hylan administration. concerning
TIC telephone message from Mayor
Rylsn from Palm Reach iustructug
the rcdoubtable investigator and state
mont-issucr to smash" the ant-ad-
mnistration forces in the school sys-
tenn and Kill Melcncy." The Com
missioner pointed to the result OF the
elections by the Board Of Education
Wednesday vncn Associate Superln-
tcndents Clarence r. Meleney end Viii
lam McAndrew were reelected TO
supper, his theory OF q frame-up.
Not Verbose Enough for Mayor
Furthermore. the Commissioner de-
cared. his long association with The
Mayor had familiarizcd him with the
Uylan style of expression, his Aawlcss
English and his little manneriSms OF
speech and The reported message from
Palm Beach was too tcvsc and alto
eethcr un-Hylanesquc. paid agent
Of the Rockcfeller-Gary school inter
csts. poor girl reporter in this in
stance. the Commissioner suggested.
had pcrpetrated the fraud. And back
OF it all was the srasping hand Of the
interests, the ''aristocrscy" in the
school system, plotting to cheat the
people.
AN all my talks with Mayor Hylan
before he went or his vacation." the
commissioner said, che never said q
word about Nclenoy or McAndrcv.
Now that the election OF these men IS
over tell YOU this. because If had
said it before it might be construed
that | was trying to influence action
one way or another
The Commissioner was asked point
blank if he denied the veracity Of the
telephone message. lie thought q mo-
mcnt, and then disclosed the big plot.
"Im given TO understand he said
that poor female reporter lent her
self foy money 10 write about this tcle-
phone message. She apparently WAS
sent down there TO trail the Mayor and
concoct something to put the Mayor in
that way over the telephone.
made all the noise they could in the
press about these associate school
uperintendents. Why' Well. Dr.
Ettinger knows that his behavior since
his election to the Office Of sc'tool
superintendent. which was Influenced
by Mayor IyIan, has earned for him &,
good spanking. and because he was not
taken into the confidence of the mem
bers Of the Board Of Education, whom,
he doesn't seem TO play with. he most
likely assumed that something different
would happen than what actually did
happen.
Miller appeal" Part OF Plot
Therefore, in his appeal Governor
Miller saw an opportunity to make an
onslaught. on the public schools Of New
York as nc did in the traction matter
and as he Is now doing in the matter
Of the city waterfront and the docks.
Fttinger. Governor Miller and the
Rockcfcller-Gary crowd anticipated
that something would happen to give
them an excuse to go to Albany to
take over from the city the control of
the schools.
"lt's all part of great scheme for
the big interests and the rich aristoc-
racy, represented by the Rockefcllcr-
Gary interests, to seize all the public
utilities and schools in the city. They
want to control the people and make
all subject to their whims.'
As if to prove he is conversant with
American history, which also engages
his Investigating abilities from time
to time the Commissioner pointed cut
that the plotters who fabricated the
telephone message were trying to work
the same kind of rame which de-
fea,ed Blaine for the Presidency when
the famous Mulligan letters used in
the campaign we're proved fictitious
after the election.