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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-03-10
j. S. GRAND Jury
ACTS ON ALLEGED
U. .G.L. GAS DEALS
Files Report With Court and
Findings May Be Announced
on Monday.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-Recept
activity of investigators and special
prosecutors Of the Department Of Jus
tice in relation to the business ala-
ances of the United Gas Improvement
Company, the welsbach Street Lght-
ing Compeny OF America ana other
subsldiary and afhliated Organizations
furnishing municipal street lamps on
contract is expected to be followed by
an announcement of results from New
York within the next few days.
Complaints have been made for
malIy for years against the business
methods of the "U. q. l." and the
Welsbach interests by other concerns
desirous OF entering into free COM
petition in making street lighting con-
tracts. The Pressure Lighting COM
pany Of No. 12O Liberty Street, Ne"'
York, of which r. Momand is Wee
President, has been particularly ener-
getic in seeking relief from Attorney
Generals Gregory, Palmer and Daugh-
ertY.
Mr.. Gregory was known to be i'm
pressed, but up to the time OF his re-
tirement from President Wilson o
Cabinet he had not impanelled spe-
cial Grand Jury to determine whether
the Sherman law was being violated.
Attorneys for the $40, 900, 900 U. G. l.,
which controls corporations from
Florida to South Dakota capitalized
at ten times as many millions, flocked
to Washington and we're busy in and
out of the department.
Attorney General Palmer took no
action. Attorney General Daugherty
not only renewed the authorization
for the special Grand Jury, but as
signed r. Cotton Lewis and w. r.
Benham as special deputies to con-
duct the investigation.
| The Grand Jury is known to have
been in session throughout February
| The work of presenting evidence was
| independent of the organization oi
United States Attorney Hayward. ex
| cept that he turned over all the facili
| ties Of his office to the special proSecu
tors. over twenty witnesses were ex-
amined. Mr.. Momand is known tc
have been on the stand a week. The
Grand Jury, of which Warren NJ
Lincoln, millinery, No. 225 Fifth
Avenue, was foreman, is known tc
have made a report last Monday and
to have been relieved from service
until further notice.
The complainants and others who
are familiar with public service af
| fairs affecting street lighting have
been questioned by agents of the De
partment of Justice regarding the
particular duties and Tesponsibilltie.
of the officers of the companies whose
| conduct has been questioned.
Among those regarding whom In
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THEATRICAL AGENT
AND LAWYER FIGHT
IN BROADWAY RING
Crowd Delighted, AS Cane and
Fists Fly in Battle Over
Divorce Dispute.

Max Hart, a theatrical promoter
and agent, and Harry Heckheimer, an
attorney, both having offices at No.
1540 Broadway, had a fist and cane
fight at 46th Street and Broadway
to day.
Traffic PatrOlman Bosted. on duty
at the corner, who eXtrcated them
from the crowd which was delight
edly watching the battle, took them
to the West 47th Street Station,
where each preferred a charge of dis
orderly conduct against the other,
Then all concerned adjourned to the
West Side Court and Magistrate
Sweetser set o'clock Tuesday after
noon as the time to hear the case.
Heckheimer asked for the postpone
ment, saying he wanted to engage
counsel.
Heckheimer is counsel to Mrs Hart,
who has started divorce proceedings
against her husband. He said that
lately Hart had been sandering him
and last week he brought suit against
the theatrical man for $1,000.
The two met almost in front Of
their office building to-day and Heck
helmer said Hart at once began swear
ing at him and demanded that Heck
heimer remove his glasses. When this
was refused Hart started to remove
them himself and the fight resulted
| Heckheimer said he only defended
himself.
Heckheimer carried a silver knobbed
cane and Hart, who had a bruise on
the side Of his forehead, declared
Heckheimer had struck hi mwith it
But Heckheimer said Hart had taken
the cane away from him and struck
him. Heckheimer had the cane when
the party went to court.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-03-10
PIPE LINES BROKEN
BY EARTHQUAKE
IN CALIFORNIA
Territory 200 Miles Long
Shaken Up, Most Damage
in Oil Region.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 10.---Cali
fornia to-day was visited by an earth
quake which shook the region com
prising the lower San Joaquin Valley
and Southern California as far South
as Los Angeles, together with the
coastal region from north of San Luis
Obispo County south to the vicinity Of
Los Angeles. II covered territory
roughly described as 200 miles long
and 150 miles wide.
The only damage reported was in
the oil fields The pipe line run
ming from San Joaquin Valley to the
coast at San Luis Obispo, a distance
Of about $50 miles, was broken in
loca Telephone system was severely
disrupted.
The quake seemed TO center in the
territory lying between Bakersfield on
IN coast and San Luis Obispo on the
west II was composed Of three
shocks, coming within a period of
seven minutes. The first shock Vas
the heaviest.
Several towns reported near panics.
notably at Hanford Al Porteryille.
Hanford, Nisalia. Lenmoore and a
few other places many left their peds
and some rushed onto the streets in
night attire. The quake started at
approximately $50 A. NJ.
WASHINGTON, March IO.-The
| earthquake which was felt on the
Pacff Coast early to-day was re-
corded as a tremor Of "prOnounced
Intensity" at Georgetown Tniversit,
| SesnoIogical Observatory.
The Rev. Francis A. Tondorf. di-
! rector Of the observatory said the
quake was first recorded at 6 40
o'clock and continued until 7.25
o'clock with the period NJ greatest
Intensity at 6.43 o'clock. He estima ted
that the center of the disturbance
was about 1900 miles south Of Wash
! ington
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PARIS, March 10 (Associated
Press) A demand from the United
States that S241. 200, 900 for its ex-
penses in connection with the occu-
patton of the Rhineland be paid be-
fore any reparations were paid was
presented to the Allied Finance Min
listers at their meeting this morning.
WASHINGTON, March 10 (Associ-
ated Press) Secretary Hughes re-
fused to-day to comment on the
news from Paris that representatives
If the United States had presented a
iemand to the Allied Finance Min
listers that expenditures aggregating
S241 100000 sustained by the United
itates in the occupation of the Rhine
and be paid before any reparations.
MIR Hughes declared there was moth
ng that could be said on the subject
Vt this time.
Press dispatches from Paris re-
Gently indicated that the Allied for
eign ministers were preparing to ap-
portiron the German reparation spay-
ment without regard to the claims of
the American Government. At tnat
lime it was sal dby Secretarw hughes
that the United States felt it 1ad a
lust claim and expected that its claim
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-03-10
10. K. STEELPLANS
ION THEATRES AFTER
BUILDING BEGINS
Custom and Routine of Our
Department, Says Brooklyn
Inspector.
OTHER CASES CITED.
Witness Asserts Six Tiers of
Hospital Were Set Before
Plans Were Approved.
OTHER CASES CITED,

The John Doe inquiry into the col
lapse of the American Theatre in
Brooklyn to-day brought forth a
statement that many buildings in
Brooklyn have been erected before
the approval of plans or the issuance
of a permit. A tenement and a hos
pital were included in the list.
The witncss was James Finley. m
spector OF steel construction, His
counsel, Charles F, Murphy, asked
permission TO call him to the stand
to clarity" some Of the testimony
he had given yesterday. The lpe4-
tionirg. pf9cEeSed:
Mf. MtirrhS-Do you know whether
any buildings have been erected in
brooklyn before the approval of the
,,ians? Finley-There are many such
buildings that have been put UP be-
fore the issuance of permits or ap-
nroval Of PLANS.
Q-Can you mention any OF them
A-The telephone building at Bush
"lCh avenue anu GdIulCblO oNlCCN Is
one. 1t was erected on no better au-
thority than a letter. No plans were
approved nor any permit issued unit
the building was completed.
Q. Any others? A. There is hos
pital at st. Johns Place and Wash
ington Avenue. Si xtiers of that
building were set before the plans
were approved. There is also four.
story double tenement in Sterling
Place where three floors were com
pleted before the plans were approved
And there is series of buildings ir
Fulton Street. They were finished
before the plans were approved.
Q. Are alterations made under the
same conditions? A. Indeed, yes
| Off hand ] recall job in South Third
street near Bedford Avenue, where
the work was 80 bad that it was
stopped until a permit was issued.
q. Is il your duty to report or
| all buildings in your district. .
| Not in course OF construction. Some.
times we come across one by acci.
| dent, but we don't have to make al
| eXa mination unless there is a permit
Mr.. Finley then made this forma
statement;
| 81 wish to deny that II was my
duty to stop the work when there
was no permit for the iron work
That would apply only where | fount
that the work was not being properly
done. did file objections against G
theatre at Messrle and Manhattan
Avenues, but Mr.. Kleinert allowed
the owners to go ahead l dom
think there is a case in the whole
borough where a theatre has not beer
allowe dto go ahead before the stee
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DROPPED DEAD
IN FIST FIGHT
Hard Right Swing to Jaw Knocks
Man DoWn-ASSailant
Arrested.

John Frietge, thirty-five years Old,
oied suddenly to-day in the midst Of a
fist fight with Hugh McCurry, forty.
eight, in the basement of the apart
Inent house Mt No. i2O Riverside
Drive, where both were employed IS
poTters.
McCurry, who was arrested
charged with homicide, told the police
tnat he and his roommate Frietge hal
an argument this morning over wnat
hs characterized as Frietge's At
tempts to boss" him. Frietge, he
said, removed his galsses and the
fight started. After an exchange Of
blows, McCurry struck him on the
jaw with a hard right swing and
Frietge collapsed on the floor.
An ambulance ;as called from
Knickerbocker Hospital, as it was pe-
lieved the man had gone into deer
faint But Dr., Barnes discovered him
J 10 be dead.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-03-10
;241 100000 RHINE EXPENSES DEMANDED BY u
U. S. DEMANDS S241, 100000
RHINE EXPENSES BE PAID
BEFORE ANY PREPARATIONS
Big Bill Is Put in To-Day to the Allied Finance
Ministers in Session at Paris.

y ould DC met. He denied then, how
ever, that any steps were being taken
Ly this Government to assure a sts re
in the division of German reparations
That $241 900, 900 would not COM
pletely satisfy the claims of the
American forces in Germany was in
dicated by statistics compiled by the
War Department Claims Board. These
show the gross cost of the Rhine
forces from Nov. IL, 1913. to Sept.
80, 1921, to have been $24S, S3e, 5i2.
after deducting credits to Germany of
$35, ,SS5, 900 on account of funds OBJ
tained by the United States since the
armistice.
Since Sept. 30, 1921, it was esti-
mated by officials to-day, there has
accrued expenses OF approximately
80, 900, 900 on account of the Army OF
Occupation, and 1t was said that the
present forces in Germany would cost
this Government $4,000, 900 each
quarter, t.-.
Included in the charges against
Germany are costs OF the American
section of the lnter-Allied Rhineland
High Commission, whose gross eX-
penses in the period from May. 1919.
to Sept. 30, 1921. were S375, 1896.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-03-10
ARREST IN INDIA
OF LEADER GHAND|
EXPECTED TODAY
/ ondon Hears That Trouble
some Mahatma Is to Be
Taken Near Delhi.

LONDON, March 10.--"Mahatma"
Ghandi, leader Of the nan.co-opsfa-
tive movement in India. will be ar.
rested to-day In the locality Of
AInere, news agency despatch
front Delhi announced. 80 yi..tss,, =.
The Indian Government. following
the serious situation created BY its
demands regarding Turkey. and the
enforced resignation OF Edwin *
Montagu. Secretary Of state fol
India. has definitely decided to ar
rest the famous leader, It was stated
Grave fears Of an uprising in
India we're felt here followlns the
announcement. 1t has long been
recognized that the arrest of Ghand..
who is regarded as a saint by many
Indians and who has steadily
preached passive resistance to Brit
ish rule and the Influx OF Western
materialism, would be effected only
In a desperate emergency.
It also provokes speculation con-
cerning the position Of the Vice
roy. Lord Reading. whose action In
publishing the Indian Governments 3
note is interpreted as an intention
TO force the hand OF the Imperial
Government.
Lord Reading, desiring TO publish
the offending document. sought per-
mission of the Secretary for India.
Who technically is his superior. ~
AXE the statement public in India
Hr. Montagu, without consulting the
Cabinet, and while the Prime Minis
ter was confined to his room Ill.
gave permission. Lord Reading had
the statement published in India,
from which country It was tele-
graphed through the ordinary chan
nels to the British press.
Mr.. Montagu's Cabinet colleagues
take the stand that he should have
withheld permission and simply
brought the matter to the attention
Of the Premier and Cabinet for their
mature consideration.
A story Is current that the Prime
Minister, while lying in bed looking
over the morning papers. was amazed
TO read the india document. He I'M
mediately summoned Secretary Mon
tagu and other Ministers to Downing
Street. Lord High Chancellor Birk-
enhead, Austen Chamberlain and Mr..
Churchill considered the matter with
the Premier, and 1t was unanimously
decided Mr.. Montagu could not prop
erly retain office. Thereupon the
Premier sent TO Mr.. Montagu a for
NAL request for his resignation.
The troubles accommodating aroun nd
the head of the Prime Minister and
the Governmen! are likely to delay
Mr.. Lloyd Georges visit to Wales.
although no change in his plans has
been announced.
Premier Lloyd George. in accepting
Mr.. Montagu's resignation. charges
him without being urged by any
pressing necessity" with publishing
a statement tho Importance Of which
extends far beyond the frontiers OF
india or the responsibilities OF your
Office"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-03-10
GIVES u. S. A VOICE
IN PAPAL ELECTIONS
Decree to Fix Interval Between
Pope's Death and Voting at
Fifteen Days.

ROME, March 10 (Associated
Press) A Papal decree will be made
public shortly extending 10 ffteeu
days the interval between the death
of a Pope and the beginning of the
Sacred Conclave to elect his sue
cessor, Cardinal O'ConnelI, Arch
bishop of Boston, said to-day.
The DEGREES, the Cardinal added
also will grant the Sacred College
the power to extend this period il
necessary.
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Recommendations for u. S.
Control Listed As R4SU,. o.
Hoover Conle.elce,
AMATEURS ALLOWED 200
Supervision viii Be Over
Transmitting Stations Only
Broadcasting Gets Priority.
tstaH Correspondent of The Evening
WORLDLY

"orld.)
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-The
preliminary report OF the Technical
Committee of the Radio Telephone
Conference was completed to-day. The
Committee, which is headed by DR..
Stratton, of the Bureau of Standards,
makes reconme ndations to govern the
use Of the ether which will be put
into effect as soon as Congress passes
emergency Legislation W give the SSc1
Weary of Commerce authority TO
promuIgate and enforce regulations.
The committees recommendations
set aside wave lengths of $50 10 zoo
meters for the exclusive Use of anna
teurs, while the amateurs may also
use the wave lengths from zoo up to
275 meters in conjunction with tech
nical and training schools.
Representative White, OF Maine
.who, with Senator Kellogg, repre-
nts the legislative end OF the Gov
ernment in the radio conference, said
: to-day that he will push emergency
legislation to provide authority for
Secretary Hoover to effectuate regu-
lations. The law will give latitude,
he thought, and make only minimum
changes in the existing laws on this
subject.
The Technical Committee puts
its recommendau tons forward fol
: and constructive criti-
Scism by interested organizations
with view to reassembling again in
two or three weeks to reconsider
such criticisms.
/. The recommendations are OF great
length and detail. They first point
out the necessity for Government
control of radio telephones as the
only solution to the present chaos
of interference, that unless there s
definite rguiaton of all telephon,
transmitting stations tn whole Sys.
tenn will be destroyed by lnterfcr
enceS.
In order to accomplish this th'
committee recommends that existing
powers of the Department of Com
merce should be extended to complete
4 control of transmitting stations. L
+ does not recommend any control o.
} receiving stations. The committed
recommends that wave lengths below
6, 600 metres should in a general WV
be reserved for radio telephone ser,
W, but that those wave lengths
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-03-10
AVOIDING ONE TRAIN Is ,KILLEn
ny ANOTHER.

Thomas Tarpey. No. 1858 PArk Ave-
rlc. was killed by a New York Central
train day on the bridg. NJ IS5th
Sucet and Park Avenue. where had been
employed as an iron worker He stepped
ont Of the way OF one south bound train
only % he struck by another on the sd,
LnLnLnR Track.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-03-10
CANADIAN FIGHTER
SLAIN BY SHIP WORKER
Johnny O'LeAry Was Former Light
weight Champion OF Dominion.

SEATTLE, March 10. Johnny
oLeary, former Canadian champion
lightweight boxer, was shot and killed
here this morning by f. Frank Leslie a
shipworker who later surrendered to
police.
Leslie told the police OLeary and
another man had attacked him. OT.ea "y'
with piece OF pipe and the other man
with several large rocks.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-03-10
IHE MORLp TRAYEL nUREAN.

Arcade, Pulitzer lWorldl Building, 63-6S
Park Row, y. Y. city. TelephOaS beekman
open day and night. Money orders and
travellers checks for Sale.-Advt.
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Greatest Celebration Ever Is
Urged in Message to All
Friends in World.
FUTURE LOOMS BRIGHT
Free State Chief Gives Thanks,
to America for Help in
Freedom Fight.
BY Michael Collins.
Chief Of the Irish FREQ State 9rovi-
sionaI Government.

tCopyrisht, 1929. by the United Trcssl
DUBLIN CASTLE, March TO-
After centuries Of struggle. St
Putrick's Day. 1922. will see an Irish
government taking over control Of all
Irish affairs.
During the long war for indie peti-
dence. the American people we're m
stlnting in their support OF Ireland.
and now on the eve of our natlona
teast-a greater feast this year than
ever before in our history-we thank
the American people for their help
and sympathy.
A friendship has been built up be
tween ireland and America which will
endure. We assure our friends aNat
with Gods help the new ireland will
justify the faith they have always
shown.
This is my message to the Amer
can people. and to the friends OF Ire.
land all over the world. as st. Pat
rick's Day approaches.
To realize what the establishment,
OF the new Irish Government signi :
fies. It must be realized that Ireland
in fighting for freedom fought not
only for an ideal but for very Vital
reality.
f-. Il,
ury but a necessity. The history OF
foreign government in ireland is one
long story Of warfare and tyranny. OF
mpoverishment and depopulation and
of national decay.
Ireland is not by nature poor. Jut
during the last century her wealth has
flowed steadily into English Golfers.
Emigration followed inevitably
upon this export of wealth. Nation"
decay followed inevitably upon In.
export of human beings and of wealth
and that national decay was assisted
by a foreign government which knew
nothing and cared nothing for Irish
needs.
To put an end to that foreign con-
tfOl WAS TOT ireland an urgent neCeS-
sity. 1t is now ended, and an Irish
Government takes over the work of
undolng the harm which has been
done and OF building up the Irish
nation.
DUBLIN, March 10 ASSOCIATED
Press) .-Eamon DE Valera. the former
Republican President. declared to-day
he would not answer the statement by
Arthur Griffith, President of the Dali
Eireann, on the Limerick situation
until such time as the controversy
would not embarrass the difficult posi-
ton
Mr.. Grithth's statement, issued last
night, declared the situation in Linn,
eTick was largely the outcome OF
ircitement to indiscipline. INDUCED in
or connived at by some Of Eamon De
Nalera's supporters" He added: "Tf
Mr.. De Valera will even now condemn
the mu'tny in the army, the danger OF
the situation in Limerick will be con
sideTTIbly leSSened "
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35s More "Tc Let" ads.
.S3 More "Real Estate" ads.
s22 More Business Opportu-
mites"
61 More Automobile" and
"Misc."
rs More "Help Male"
lS More "Boarders Wanted." I"
400 more ads than any other
New York Sunday newspaper.
advertisers know the value of
Z iSertising in a newspaper that
ifeulAtes in over 600, 900 homes,
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(For All the News of the Radio
World See Page 21.)
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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-06-03

the first snowfall, winter has surely
come. and our cycle of the seasons is
complete.
During the winter months, when
much time is spent indoors, the hours
may be improved by telling stories OF
animals, birds and bees, and showing
pictures of these useful friends. There
are many interesting things to be
seen outdoors on winter walks. 1t is
easy then, when trees are bare, for
children to learn to recognize them
by their barks. This is good time
to discover and examine nests which
the birds deserted when Jack Frost
told them to fly to the warm South.
land. When snow comes, catch some
hard, dry fakes on a slate and let
the children examine the beautiful
crystals. Speak of the snow as soft
white blanket covering the tiny seeds
which are down in the ground, wait.
ing to grow.
In addition to the physical benefits
gained by spending more time out
doors, children will gain a broader
understanding of the processes of ma
ture in these lessons, and more i'm
portant, new bond of sympathy and
interest will be formed between the
mother and her little ones. a
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-06-03
Department Devoted Catholic Matters Of Educational Interest
METHoDlSTS WANT RELIGIOUS
TRAINING IN SCHOOLS.

Bishops, ministers and laymen, at
tending the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
in st. Louis. as delegates, will vote
this week on resolution which would
commit their Church to national
campaign to introduce moral and re-
ligious training in the public schools,
including state colleges and uniyer-
sites.
The resolution, presented to the
conference by Bishops James Cannon.
Jr., and e. d. Mouzon, members of
the board of education of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, is as
follows:
Resolved, That this general confer
ence places upon record its deliberate
and positive conviction that moral
and religious instruction should be
given in every department Of the pub
lie school system of the country, pri-
mary, grammar and high schools, col
leges and universities; such instruc-
ton to be without cost to the state
in the lower grades, and to be offered
as optional courses in colleges and
universities. such optional courses
when completed to be given equal
credits with other courses Of equal
intellectual and cultural value"