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The New York herald., 1922-07-26
GUILTY PLEA SAVES SON
FROM MURDER TRIAL
Forsyth Street Toy Maker
Takes Blame for Staying.

Raffaele de Raffaele. g. toy maker
Of 1877 Forsyth street. pleaded guilty
yesterday before Judge Talley in Cen
eral Sessions to second degree man.
slaughter to save his son. Dominick.
30 from the possibility Of death in the
electric chair.
Both were indicted for the murder,
on June 9, Of Salvatore Prone, 81. OF
the same address. He was shot dur
ing a quarrel between women Of the
household over the spilling Of water
on Amara de Raffaele. daughter of
the older defendant.
On June Mrs. Prone, wife of the
slain man, was watering plants on her
window sill when she permitted the
water to drip on the little girl. who
was leaning out Of lower window OF
the tenement
The next night Mr. and Mrs. Prone
met two women Of the De Raffaele fam
iiy and words passed. The De Raj
faele men overheard the argument and
rushed to the street with a revolver.
A shot was fired and Prone fell.
Alexander Kaminsky. counsel for the
defendants, intends to move for dis
missal Of the indictment against the
son. who is married and has two
children.
The New York herald., 1922-07-26

matte safety device snapped shut. cut
ting out the damaged section of the
plant. This switched or the power.
Expert electricians expressed the opin-
ion that this was an accident against
which there can be no positive insurance
unless, as one OF them said. COM
plete duplicate power house be built.
equipped and constantly maintained in
reserve.
Yesterdays unprecedented stoppage
of transit was the fifth mishap, none Of
them attended directly by mortal or
serious injury. which has occurred in
the city's transit systems within a few
weeks. The first was the breakdown OF
the Interborough's power house plant.
which caused a partial tieup OF about
twenty minutes. On july the Seventh
avenue subway OF the Interborough was
flooded at the low point near the Hous-
ton and Christopher street stations. due
to the faulty construction of a new
sewer ruVning through Carmine and
Clarkson streets. On July short
circuit and fire in the control compart-
nient of a car in the Lexington avenue
subway overcame many passengers
with smoke and fumes from the burn
ing insulation and fused metal. and pre-
cipitated the city wide controversy con-
cerning the eff1cicacy of Pyrene in ex-
tinguishing fires Of this type.
Pursuant to report OF the Transit
Commission finding that Pyrene was
guiltless Of any responsibility for the
last named mishap. Frank Hedley. presi-
dent Of the Interborough Rapid Transit
Company. yesterday published notices to
all employees resembling his previous
order in which he restricted the use OF
these fire extinguishers pending the
findings of the experts report.
jam on Long Island Road.
With b. r. #. facilities at standstill
Railroad and the Interborough subways
The congestion at the Borough Hall
Hoyt, Nevins and Atlantic avenue sta
tions Of the subway became so great
that additional policemen had to be sen'
down to the platforms to prevent per-
sons from being pushed to the tracks
The Atlantic avenue station of the LONG
Island Railroad was literally swamped
Persons living In central Brooklyn and
in East New York could take these trains
to Nostrand avenue. East New York
Railroad avenue or Woodhaven.
Several thousand persons stalled OF
elevated trains between stations were
permitted to leave the trains and wall
tlOIB lIlc lOOlpdlIS " Iiic iicdi S<sS Seo
tion.
The Atlantic avenue and Hamilton
avenue ferries, running from South Ferr,
to Brooklyn. carried large crowds ant
other persons took the municipal ferries
to Staten Island and doubled back t.
Bay Ridge on the ferry from st. George
Persons living in Coney Island and a
Sea Gate made for the Coney Islant
steamboats,
About 10000 persons. mostly womer
and children, were caught at Cone.
Island by the tieup. but they went bacl
to the amusement parks and the beache!
after policemen with megaphones hat
told them the trains were not running
Similar conditions existed at other coas
resorts Taxicab drivers and owners O.
tho sightseeing buses raised their rates
sc soon as they learned Of the trouble
and charged $50 for trips to Manhat
TAM whereas the usual rate is so cents
The New York herald., 1922-07-26
2 KILLED IN TRAFFIC
WHEN B. R. 7. HALTS
Boy Run Down by Motor Car
at Broadway and Gates
Avenue.

man and a boy were killed and
several other persons were hurt las
night in the traffic crush as a result of
the tieup OF the Brooklyn elevated. troll
ley and subway systems. The boy Was
Charles Boyer, 8 years old, OF l0SA
Gates avenue. Brooklyn. who was run
down by an automobile while trying to
cross Broadway at Gates avenue dur
ing the height OF the tieup.
Boyer stood on the corner for some
time waiting an opportunity to cross,
but the corner was jammed with auto
mobiles trying to pick up passengers
% outlying Brooklyn districts. Finally.
however, the boy thought he saw an
opening He started across. but was
struck by car driven by Albert Rosen-
thai Of 173 Norfolk street and filed
with men who had been engaged as
passengers.
The boy was almost instantly killed.
Several hundred persons saw the acci-
dent and several women tainted as
the machine hurled the body into the
air. Reserves from the Ralph avenue
station were sent to the scene and
Rosenthal was arrested on technical
charge OF homicide.
The other death was that of Patrick
Mclaughlin, 40. Of "A North Oxford
street. Brooklyn, who tried to jump
aboard a moving automobile truck at
Fourth avenue and Seventeenth street
He fell under the machine and was
killed.
Henry Greenhagen, 70 years old, OF
45 Division avenue. Brooklyn, was swept
off his feet by the crowds that tried TO
get into the. Delaney street terminal OF
the B. r. T. surface lines at Suffolk
street shortly after traffic was resumed.
He was thrown against a Franklin ave-
nue. car and his right foot was caught
under the trucks. The motorman
stopped the car but not before Green
hagen's foot had been fractured and his
leg badly cut He was sent to Gouver-
neur Hospital.
Two little girls were hurt at Eleventh
street and Third avenue. Brooklyn. when
they were knocked down by an auto
mobile driven by Eugene Strauss of 416
Atlantic avenue. Brooklyn. Fanny
Nicolini, 7. Of 12S Tenth street. suffered
a fracture OF the right leg, and Edith
Casale. 6. of $780, Sixteenth street, is
believed to have been injured internally.
They were sent. to the Samaritan Hospi-
tal
David Barefsky OF 4s73 West Twenty
third street, Brooklyn. was pushed of
the sidewalk on Surf avenue. Coney
Island. by the crowd that surged along
that street. He fell in front OF an
automobile driven by Louis Lehman OF
1920 East Fourteenth street, Brooklyn
and suffered internal injuries. He was
sent to the Coney Island Hospital.
The New York herald., 1922-07-26
MAYOR SLURS M'ANENY
IN DISCUSSING TIEUP
Hylan Tells HolD City Helped
People Get Home.

Mayor Hylan. who was delayed reach
Ing his home, $50 Bushwick avenue.
Brooklyn, last night because Of the B.
X. 7. tieup, was seen there later and
said:
II know very little of the real cause
of the tieup. AS soon as was informed
of the trouble communicated with the
heads OF all the city departments and
ordered all the automobiles and buses of
all kinds under control of the municipal
government pressed into service. The
buses were taken off the various lines
and sent to the Manhattan terminal of
the Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridges.
Every vehicle obtaihable, even patrol
wagons. were placed at the disposal of
the victims OF the tieup.
"I have received no official report of
the cause of the trouble and I do not
know what the. so-called State Transit
Commission--that Is, McAneny and his
crowd, but what, In my opinion. should
be named the State Stationary Commits
sion,' because II appears that II Is an
immovable body-has done to correct
the trouble.
Incidentally ! want to take this op-
portunity of expressing my appreciation
and thanks to the good citizens who vol
unteered with their automobiles and
made trip after trip in getting people
to their homes and who aided and as
sisted In a commendable way"
The Mayor was told OF the killing OF
Charles Boyer. a nine year old boy. who
was run over by machine whose driver
was taking delayed passengers to their
homes. = The Mayor walked with re-
porters 10 the Ralph avenue police sta
tion and asked Lieut.. Charles Gallagher,
in charge of the desk, for details of the
boys death Upon being told the Mayor
said:
I'm sorry-so sorry"
About dozen policemen in the back
room came forward and saluted the
Mayor as he left the station.
The New York herald., 1922-07-26
HUNGRY HORDES JAMMED
IN THREE BRIDGE ENTRANCES
But Throngs Bound for Dinner Take Tieup Good
y Naturedly-Buses and City Motors Including
Mayors, Take Passengers.

bridges soon after o'clock while In the
office of Richard Z. Enright. Commits
sioner of Police. at Police Headquarters
He Immediately sent word to the Gus
todian of the municipal garage TO send
every available vehicl. to the bridges
He also obtained the 'lse of four sight
seeing buses with capacity Of 200 per-
sons.
He then proceeded to the scene and
for a short time took personal charge
of transferring persons across the
Brooklyn Bridge. He gave directions to
all police on duty to stop commercial
and private vehicles which were not
loaded to capacity and request the driv-
ers to help relieve the waiting crowds.
At 80 o'clock the electric power was
restored and trolleys and elevated trains
slowly got under way. 1t took a very
few minutes for the crowds to be
thinned.
No accidents were reported at any
bridge
Long Island City was affected at two
points--the Vernon avenue viaduct anc
the Bridge. Plaza station Of the b. r. t
At the viaduct. between Brooklyn and
Long Island City, several thousand per-
sons were unable to find any means Of
conveyance. The majority of the Bridge
Plaza station traffic was diverted TO the
elevated lines across the greensboro
Bridge connecting with the Second ave-
rue elevated line.
The jam at the Manhattan Bridge, II
spite of operation Of shuttle cars OF
the three cent line. was the worst. A
the height Of the congestion the crowd'
overflowed through Canal street ant
across the Bowery to Mott street.
A fleet of Coney Island buses. as wei
as taxicabs helped relieve the tension
there as soon as they were gotten int
operation. In all cases women and girl
were given first preference and men ant
boys had the privilege of hanging OF
| in any manner they could.
Many Of the disappointed homegoer'
were directed by the police to Thirty
ninth street. Hamilton and Atlantic ave
nue. ferries. Three additional boats wer'
put into service by Calvin Crocker. su
perintendent of the Thirty-ninth stree
ferry.
On all the bridges most OF the per
sons who were caught In trolley car
and elevated trains remained until tn
cars moved In few cases riders tool
chances by climbing out of the cars ant
walking along beams and lodges to fin
| fish their trip on foot.
| Traffic over the Greensboro Bridg
was virtually affected by the tieup. Th
| only reflection was a slight increase II
| the number of passengers carried
across by the surface trolleys.
The New York herald., 1922-07-26
w. S. WARDS FATHER
IN MT. CLEMENS, MICH

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, July 25.-
George S. Ward. head of the Ward
Baking Company. who has been away
from New York since the beginning OF
the conspiracy proceedings in connec-
ton with the alleged shooting of Clar-
ence Peters by Wards son. Walter S.
Ward. Is in Mount Clemens. He re-
mains in his hotel room most of the
time. but has visited the Riverview
Golf Club and other places. Ward and
his wife came here about ten days ago
in an automobile. 1t Is reported Ward
has engaged the Mount Clemens law
firm Of Lungerhausen. Weeks & Lun-
gerhausen.
The New York herald., 1922-07-26

Humanity tammed into the entrances
to the three bridges that connect lower
Manhattan with Brooklyn during the
power tieup of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company yesterday evening, and
seethed and milled about in a manner
spproximating days before the East
River tubes were constructed.
Soon after o'clock at the height of the
rush hour, every trolley car and train
that crosses the bridges, excepting the
three cent Manhattan Bridge line
ground to halt and stood helpless on
the tracks.
Homegoers. office workers who live In
the borough across the river, continued
to pour in steady streams into the en-
frances of the river spans and wondered
how they would get home in time for
supper. At the Brooklyn Bridge thou
sands overflowed into City Hall Square
Some started to walk, but those with
any distance to go. knowing of the gen.
eral tieup throughout the whole OF
Brooklyn. realized the futility of this
A partial remedy was applied shortly
before o'clock. when every available
municipal motor vehicle was pressed into
service.
Department Of Plant and Structure
nickel buses. police patrols. roadsters
used for patrol duty by police sergeants
and other trucks and pleasure vehicles
were directed toward the bridges
Mayor Hylan drove to the Brooklyn
Bridge and. alighting, ordered his chauf-
feur to turn the vehicle into free
jitney. 1t made many trips across the
bridge, loading passengers on Park Row
Special details of police. 200 in mum
ber, in charge OF EdwardNJ. Toole, cap
tain of the Third Precinc., which takes
in the three bridges. were ordered tc
the entrances to keep the crowds ir
hand. At first the recent regulation for
bidding use of the Brooklyn Bridge fol-
motor traffic was enforced. but wher
the Mayor and Grover A.. Whalen. Com.
missioner Of Plant and Structures. ar
rived the order was suspended.
Toole. who has had charge OF al
traffic jams on the three bridges for the
last ten years, declared the crowd the
most orderly and cheerful he had ever
known. Police lines were formed and
persons who wanted 70 walk across the
bridge were directed alorg certain chan
nels to leave the ca. tracks and
vehicular passageways open.
The crowd. though helpless. was hope.
full. Those who started trudging across
the bridges joked with one another
while others sat about and read theii
papers, or patronized lunch stands and
soda fountains in lieu of a home dinner
The Mayor learned Of the jam on the
The New York herald., 1922-07-26
DEFENDANTS WIN POINT
IN WINDOW GLASS SUIT
To Get Some Particulars of
Antitrust Charges.

Judge Augustus N. Hand in the
United States District Court yesterday
directed Nathan Probst, Jr., special
Government attorney to answer some
OF the particulars asked for by individ-
uals and corporations indicted March
II on charges of violating the Sherman
antitrust law.
The defendants are Joseph II. Neehan,
president OF the National Window Glass
Workers Association. and other asso-
Citations. John w. Davis is counsel for
other individuals and corporations af-
fected.
Judge Hand ruled that the Govern
ment will be required to state the al
legged manner. means and methods by
which and In what respect the supply Of
window glass within the Southern dis
trict Of New York was controlled. lin
tied. reduced and curtailed by the de-
PENDANTS.
The New York herald., 1922-07-26
Broad Street Decorates
J. J. Barleycorn's Grave

O OMETHING went wrong last
week with a water main at
South William and Broad
streets. OF course the paving had
to be cut through. Having finished
work the men heaped the earth
back into the hole. They left a
mound of earth about seven feet
long. two feet wide and two feet
high.
1t looked like a perfect grave.
Yesterday it was decorated with
a bunch of carrots. some lettuce, a
few wisps OF spinach and an onion.
A bottle had been stuck into the
mound, neck first. At one end a
stick carried the following epitaph:
Here lies John ]. Barleycorn."
The New York herald., 1922-07-26
BERKELEY PAYS $500;
RELEASED FROM LUDLOW
Tenement House Case Ad,
journed Until September.

Lancelot NJ. Berkeley, formerly an
attorney, Of SO West Ninety-first stree,
was released from Ludlow street jail
yesterday after paying fine OF $500.
imposed by Surrogate John r. Cohalan
Monday after he had been in three
courts following his arrest Saturday.
When he appeared in Special Sessions
later yesterday to answer to the charge
Of violating the tenement house law the
case was put off until September.
Berkeley has indicated that he will
file a formal answer In the discovery
proceedings brought In the Surrogates'
Court by Mrs. Harriet W. Peters to
learn what became of the property OF her
sister, Alice NJ White. who conducted a
rooming house at the Nlncty-first street
address.
The New York herald., 1922-07-26
PICK RIEGELMAN FOR SENATE.

Harold Riegelman. a lawyer. living in
the Seventh Assembly district, has been
picked by the Republican leaders OF the
Fifteenth Senate district to run for the
Senate against Senator Nathan Straus,
Jr. Senator Straus defeated Senator
Albert Ottinger. Republican. two years
ago. The district is considered normally
The New York herald., 1922-07-26
OLYMPIC SAILING DELAYED.

LONDON, July 25.-The sailing of the
White Star liner Olympic for New York
August 2 has been cancelled in conse-
quence of the discovery, after the vessel
was drydocked at Southampton Monday,
that her stern post was cracked. Those
who had booked passage on the Olympic
Will be transferred to the Homeric.
The Daily Mai quotes White Star
Line official as saying that the injury
to the Olympic must have been Of long
standing.
The New York herald., 1922-07-26

Louis A. Black of Louisiana and J.
Stuart Marbone of Alabama, prominent
Southern Republicans. yesterday visited
the grave of Theodore Roosevelt at Oys-
ter Bay and placed wreath on 1t.
The New York herald., 1922-07-26
VISIT RoosEvELT's GRAVE.

Republican. Mr.. Riegelman served n
France as a Captain.
The New York herald., 1922-07-26
Felt at Times Square.

The tieup was severely felt as far
north in Manhattan as Times square.
Multitudes entered the b. r. T. station
Evening star., 1922-12-31

who came down early from the north
and is staying al West Palm Beach.
West Palm has a longer tourist season
than the other beach, and It's fiower-bor-
dered streets are now as jammed 1tti
traffic as 9th avenue during the rush
hour.
Alligator hunting has been one OF the
favorite sports this winter and many
parties have been arranged to hunt the
gator in the 'glades where the recent
floods have driven him to seek new rem
devious. Fashionable ladies. not averse
to publicity, have taken TO alligator
babies as pets Mrs. Hermann Damn or
Lake Worth was observed the other day
with one which she guided by a Silve'
chain about it's neck. When 1t comes
to grown-up alligators, however. We
draw the line. One of them about twelve
feet long wandered into a room at IN"
Everglades Club not long ago and wen
to bed. The steward OF the club. Nnu
measures only about six feet. had SOM
difficulty in ousting him.
Startling Novelties Lacking.
The beginning of the season here las
not as Yet brought out any very STAR
ling novelties in fashionable attire. Per
haps the oldest note lis sounded in The
illustrated" gowns Of India print, which
threaten to GUST the gay flower chintze1
OF last season. The gayer your pictur-
gown the smarter you are and II is no
unusual thing to see a woman wearing
the picture Of an elephant and six East
Indian or Persian soldiers on her smoc.,.
These India prints are made very simpl"
and depend entirely upon their oolorine
and their illustrations for their charm.
Evening star., 1922-12-31
Palm Beach Social Season
ShO,us Evidence of Cayety

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WEST PALM BEACH. Fla, Decem-
ber 28.-The social season in Florida
began this year with a pre-Christmas
shove, and Palm Beach is becoming
very gay. Already many Of those for
tunate enough to be able to choose
their climate have run away from
the raw winds and blizzards of the
north to bask In the warmth. color.
and brilliance of the Florida East
Coast, and to dabble their toes in the
gulf stream.
The season will not be in full swing,
Of course, until the opening of the
Royal Poinciana Hotel in January.
but the Poinciana's little sister. the
Breakers. began to receive visitors on
the goth. and Is filing up rapid
ly. The cottages and villas of the
regulars" are also occupied and there
is much visiting back and forth.
One OF the most interesting women
Edward T. Stotesbury of Philadelphia.
whose beautiful estate. Ell Mirasol. be-
tween the ocean and Lake Worth, is
one OF the show places of Florida.
Mrs. Stotesburry's Characteristics.
Mrs. Stotesbury is considered some
what eccentric by the strictly con-
ventional. who are still a little un-
sure of their position. She is not
afraid to announce her opinion on
any subject and she will back it up
with action. The story goes that her
opinion on question of the rights
of labor once came near to prostrat-
ing the other members OF the Stotes-
bury family. As the labor people told
1t to Samuel Gompers on his recent
visit here. Mrs. stotesbury took the
bit in her teeth" and settled a dis
pute in favor of the boilernakers, for
which deed they elected her to life
membership in the union. 4 card in
the boilermakers' union is perhaps
the most unusual membership tag a
society leader ever had, and Mrs.
Stotesbury values it as one Of her
choicest possessions.
This active lady has been installed
at Ell Mirasol for a month and now.
is engaged in aiding the other reg
uiars" in a campaign TO secure life
saving devices for the private
beaches.
Edward B. Mclean Of Washington
has not Yet opened his cottage, but
Is expected this year as usual. Since
President Harding's announcement of
another Florida trip. the colony is
hoping that he may again be visitor
at the home Of Mr.. Mclean.
Fishing Attractive to Many.
The fishing IS attracting many another
good sportsman. Kingfish are biting
well. bluefish. sailors choice. amber
Jack. A nine-foot shark was landed a
rev Gays ago at the Breakers pier and
the other day surprised fisherman
pulled wriggling octopus in on his
nook, to the great disgust of his fash
.onabie lady. who covered her face with
her ringed hands and shrieked aloud.
They are truly disgusting objects. these
Of himself for letting them live. For
tunateiy they are not numerous in these
waters, however
One OF the keenest fishermen here
abouts is Frank Daniels. the comedian,
Evening star., 1922-12-31
GIVE CHILDREN'S PLAY
FOR PROTECTIVE FUND
"Once Punch Agrees With Judy
to Be Repeated, Following
Presentation With Dances.

For the benefit of the Juvenile Pro-
,ective Association. a children's play
"once Punch Agrees With Judy" fol-
lowed by group of dances. WAS pre-
sented at the Playhouse Friday aft
ernoon. The performance, will be re-
peated this afternoon. Mrs GorinE
Bliss is the author of the play. and
the dances are under supervision OF
Miss Minnie Hawke.
Included among those who took part
yesterday were Marion Mccarthy. Billy
stein. Ruth Shaughnessy. Dorothy Lee
Wilkinson, Lamont Saxton. Margaret
Tippett. Clark Gaines, Elizabeth Raran.
Margaret Van Horn. Helen Bloedorn.
Burnadinc Hunt. Burnadette Crouch.
Catherine Prichard. Audrey Seiber.
Jeanne Richards. Marion Woodruff.
Gertrude BorZi. Frank, Robert and Her
bert Burkhart, Marion Rittinour. Y.
Schmidt. o. Luidgreu, D. Minker. Z.
Smith. Marjory Smith. Louise Turner.
Anna Sherman. Carmen Diaz, Helen
Dick, Mary Borzi and L. Saxton.
Evening star., 1922-12-31
Miss Josephine E. Prather
Entertains Company of 100

Miss Josephine E. Prather enter
tanned about 100 of her friends in
the parlors of the Cairo "Wednesday
evening. Singing of Christmas car
OILS by the vested choir of St An
drews Episcopal Church, under tE.'
direction of Marguerite Allen Ros>
was one of the features of the recep-
ton Miss Helen Gerer, violinist.
rendered several solos. while Mr.. War
rem Terry and Mr. Harlan Randall gav.'
number of vocal selections. The
Quartette from St Andrews was
heard in the Silent Night. Holy
Night" and various other numbers
appropriate to the occasion. Fol-
lowing the musical program a buffet
supper was served.