New-York tribune., 1922-08-12
Buchler Attack
Political Trick,
SaysHirsIlfield
commissioner of Accounts
Also Belabors District
Attorney Russian of Kings
in Complaint TO Hylan
Ingratitude, He Ayers
rrnbolds Market Department
in Preliminary Report
and SCOTS at Whiiewash

n,v,d Hirshfeld. Commissioner OF
,..ou,,. in q preliminary report to
No, Hylan yesterday on his investi-
~.,io, Of the Department Of Public
v,,t,t,. denounced Or. Samuel Bueh-
n, farmer Deputy Commissioner Of
y,,k.,s who refused TO testify at the
uIr,hs.ld investigation en- the ground
,,,t the Commissioner was unfair and
n,,iuSieed and was only trying to
r,I,,wa,h the department and Com
-e,.,orer OMalley. Commissioner
u,,.hsald also ehitieized District At
,o--.v Rus,on OF Kings County for
,,.r,inr an investigation Of the push
ear, markets. declaring that both the
Kipes District Attorney and DR.. Buch-
Ter were political schemcrs.
aundOubtedly intended for political
! a'esmpsign purposes" the Hirshheld
K,nor, avs. "District Attorney Ruston
of Kings County began, recently, an
investieation OF the open-air markets.
which Investigation can have no other
-ssnt than the restoring Ct the high
eost Of those commodities which, be-
esn,e Of these open-air markets, have
b,en greatly reduced TO the people"
Refreshes Hylan's Memory
know you arc a very busy man and
,,rhaps do not remember Buchler,'
,sn Commissioner Hirshfeld in his re-
nor Il want. therefore. 90 call 70
xour attention that he is the man who,
gndsr the plea Of being a rabbi and
anon the Recommendation Of a number
AZ rsbbis, managed 20 be appointed a
D,puty Commissioner OF Public We'll
ARE In order 90 look after the wants
AZ our Jewish people. You viii recall
that very soon after assuming his
luties as Deputy Commissioner Of Pub
Ne Welfare Commissioner C0ler be-
ane very much dissatisfied with tae
Methods and manners Of his then Dep
vtv Commissioner Buchler. and 10 was
hereafter found convenient 10 transfer
lin 10 the Department Of Public Mar
lets, in the hope that there he might
h able 70 do something toward redue-
inr the cost Of living of the large mass
n people OF the East Side, Brownsville
md other eongestcd sections OF the
city.
Unfortunately. his work in the De-
artment Of Public Markets was also
unsatisfactory, and 10 became neces-
nry TO dispense with his services alto
rther. One OF the many ofcnses
.nsrged against Buchler was that while
irsWing $1,000 from the city a. Deputy
Commissioner he spent his time in his
,rIvate law Office az 3S Park Row at
ending to his private business. On
urious occasions before Commissioner
0Nalley had requested his resignation
u deputy, Buchler came TO me and
rsde insinuations against Commits
homer O'Malley and the Public Markets
Department. And every time ! asked
him for facts he pleaded that he was
rot ready just then TO give me the
ACTS, but would do 50 later"
Playing Both Ends, He Says
Commissioner Hirshfeld referred to
kIs calling DR.. Buchler as a witness
it q recent hearing and the latter's
refusal 20 testify. He also referred TO
ihe application recently made by DR..
Buehler in the Supreme Court for the
appointment Of a referee TO determine
whether Commissioner Hirshfield was
competent 10 conduct the investigation
cf the Department Of Public Markets.
"As q lawyer Buchler knows that un-
der the law" continued Commissioner
lHinhheld, "as construed by the Court
lh Appeals, there is no such power in
lAe Supreme Court. and tha the matter
!, governed entirely by the city char
Ter, which imposes certain powers and
functions upon the Commissioner Of
accounts, Of which no court can de-
priye him.
From the press this morning ! learn
that Buehler Is seeking both the Demo-
cratic and Republican nominations for
Congress In the 18th Congressional
District, Manhattan. From his conduct
IN the matter before me it seems as
he was playing both ends toward
the middle. In his letter Of July q,
fndoubtedly FOR the purpose OF i'm
pressing Democratic leaders Of his 10y
Pity, he refers 20 your honor as our
koOd and faithful Mayor while, pre-
tumably for the purpose Of providing
the Republican leaders with campaign
/ Eseterial and thus induce them 70 con-
yOer him favoIably. he is attacking
-four Commissioner Of Public Markets
fnd your Commissioner Of Accounts,
Fhieh IN fact is an attack upon your
bdninistration."