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The evening world., 1922-12-18
DRY RAIDERS TOLD
TO paddock HOTELS
SELLING LIQUOR
Drastic Orders Given TO
Check All RevelrieS Dur
ing the Holidays.
FULL FORCE IN FIELD.
New Ruling in Washington
DiSpenses With Search
Warrants.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Prohibi-
tion enforcement headquarters here
to day cleared the field for nation
wide operations against holiday revel-
rle3. Orders were issued authorizing
Prohibition Directors TO lock up hotels
where Prohibition violations occur,
by invoking the paddock" provisions
Of the Volstcad law.
Directors were ordered to have Il
full force Of agents prepared for raids
in wet centres. All applications BY
agents for holiday vacations were
denied.
Prohibition officials here praise the
lead OF Attorney General Daughterty.
who recently called TO the attention
of his District Attorneys the impor-
lance OF the paddock" provisions as
means Of combating Illicit sale of
liquor.
Officials declare that all Prohibition
agents have been informed TO cease
their former practice Of obtaining
search warrants before raiding "A hotel.
They arc now instructed to make a
purchase of liquor II possible on the
promises OF a hotel or cafe. make an
affidavit OF the purchase and go 20
the nearest court for an injunction
closing the resort pending hearings. If
hSarinEs sustain the injunction 1t is
made permanent for one year.
Prohibition officers are enthusiastic
over the new method OF treating
hotels, restaurants. and resorts which
persist in selling liquor illicitly.
They predict that Christmas and New
Year revelries this year will fall short
of the usual hilarity because of the
well-founded fear of proprletors and
owners Of the new tactics of the Pro-
hibition unit.
The evening world., 1922-12-18
WAS at Sisters House When
Message Came of Shoot
ing, He Says.
.DENY WIDOWS PLEA.
jury Must Decide Fate,
Judge Rules, Refusing to
Dismiss Charges.
Special From a Staff Correspondent
Of The Evening Worldly

MOUNT HOLLY, n. j., Dec. IS
Harry c. Mohr was put on the stand
to-day in his own behalf in lis trial
for conspiracy to kill John r. Bruuen.
He was tho first witness called for
the defense after a brief opcnlng by
his attorney, Walter Keown, who
maintained that rot only did Mohr
and Mrs. Brunen have nothing te, do
with the murder, but that Charles NJ.
Powell, the confessed slayer, had
never committed it.
Powell, he said, was laboring under
an hallucination, had gone out of his
mind in the Burlington County Jail,
harked like u dog and later tried TO
commit suicide and then made a con-
fcss!on which had no basis in fact
AIohr, who has grown much paler
than when the case opened a week
ago. came into court to day under 4
double guard of constablcs. He went
TO the witness stand with evident
GOODNESS and gave his testimony in u
very clear, unfaltcring voice.
lie said he was thirty -onc years old
and born in New York City He was
living at the Brunen home in River
side at the time Brunen was killed.
he related the circumstances of his
arrest ON April 90 at the residence Of
his wife In Camden, and his lncar-
ceration in the Burlington County Jail
after the so-called confession Of
Powell
Mr.. KeoWn laid great stress upon
the sort of cell into which Mohr had
been placed in the Jail. He asked
Mohr to describe its conditions and
the witness said:
1.-The cell had a filthy mattress on
the floor and n dirty blanket. l was
in it forty-threc days. For ten weeks
was denied my constitutional right
to an attorney, though I often asked
for one"
Asked if had seen Charles Powell
in jail. the witness said the day he
came in he heard hin. carrying on,
raving and making silly remarks. He
was disturbing every ono in tho place,
he said. After he was placed In jail.
Detective Parker. he said. brought
him a typewriter confession" signed
by Powell.
''Mr. Parker let me read the begin
ming. but before I finished it he took
1t from me-" Mohr declared, land
said he'd read the rest of 1t TO me.
told thim It was absurd
Mohr said he met Powell about six
years ago, when the latter was with
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The evening world., 1922-12-18

The robbers seized the cash and
sprang into a large automobile. As
their car sped away armed Govern
mont --'lrds inside the Mint Building
fired from tho windows at tho rob.
bcrs. The entire Denver police force
quickly was called into action in an
effort TO appreheud the robbers.
Tho robbery occurred 81 1910
o'clock. fcw minutes after the Gov
ernmcnt employees had begun 10 load
the gold onto tho Federal Reserve
truck
While tho loading was in progress,
an automobile drew up in front OF thc
Mint Building, Three masked mon
sprang from II. Before the Govern
ment employees knew what had hap
pened the bandits opened fire from
high powered rifles.
Linton fell at the FIRST fusillade.
The Government employees returned
the fire, hut the robbery acted quick
ly. sprang TO tho motor truck, grabbed
the bags Of gold and escaped.
While tho robbery was going on,
according~to witnesses. n second auto
mobile touring car loaded with masked
men armed with shotguns and
rifles. stood twenty feet from the
bandit car, apparently ready to give
aid should the bandits need assist
ance
Sheriffs in nearby counties were
quickly notified hy the police in an
effort to apprehcnd the robbers.
The hold-up occurred in West Col
fax Avenue, directly in front Of the
main entrance Of the Mint. The Mint
building Is bounded on the east by
Cherokee Street and on the west by
Delaware. II fronts on West ColfaN
Avenue. The State Capitol is only
two blocks away.
At 11.3O A. NJ. II. ]. Grant, Direct
tor of the Mint, announced officially
that tho bandits had escaped with
the entire consignment Of 5000, 900 for
the Denver Federal Reserve Bank.
Director Grant said that the money
was in fifty sacks containing $4,000
each. in bills Of IS denomination.
The evening world., 1922-12-18
.S1O,OOO,OOO CRASH
in KANSAS CITY HITS
N. Y. STOCK MARKET
Houston, Fible & Co., Who
Had Brokerage Connec-
tionS Here, Close Doors.
HIT IN WHEAT MARKET
Oil Deals Also Said to Have
Helped Bring About
Big Failure.

Announcement was made by the
New York Stock Exchange shortly
before noon to-day that Houston
Fiblc & Co. of Kansas City, who
have been members of the Exchange
since 1900, were unable 10 meet their
obi cations.
Houston, Tihle 8 CO. had long
been considered probably the strong,
est commission house brokers
West Of Chicago and announceurue
of their failure created considerable
surprise in Wall Street.
The firm had wire connections witA
several local firms, members OF the
Stock Exchange, ard because Of
knowledge of the extent OF business
done with these iocau frma it is be-
lleved in the financial district TO day
that liabilities of Houston, Fiblc &
Company are not unlikely to reach
$40, 900, 900.
The failed firm had several branch
offices in oil ccntcrs Of Texas and
Oklahonn, and 1t was believed that
losses sustained in operations in oils
was the primary cause o' the failure,
although It was stated that the firm
was heavily committed in the Chicago
grain market.
The failure was Immediately re-
fiected in the stock market. Under a
rule Of the Stock Exchange members
carrying contracts Of a failed firm
must at once proceed TO close them
ont on the floor of tho Exchange.
1t was estimated that in a brief
time after the announcement OF the
failure a total Of over 10000 shares OF
oil stocks, principally Texas. Mar
land. Phillips Petroleum, Sinclair and
others were sold, while among other
stocks Chino and Rock Island were
unfavorably affected.
Cash in the bank at close a bust
ness Saturday was approximately
300, 900. In addition the firm had an
undetermined amount Of securities on
hand, part of which were pledged on
bank loans. Notice OF the failure was
posted at the Office on receipt OF a
telegram from w. r. Houston, in New
York, suggesting n voluntary liquidu-
tion. Inability TO meet a demand from
New York for $4,000 was understood
The evening world., 1922-12-18
ARMED THUGS ROB
BANK MESSENGER
OF OVER $4,000
Robbers Fire Shots in Pur-
suit Through Crowded
Brooklyn Streets.

The daily MONDAY Brooklyn street
robbery by armed thugs, aided by an
automobile. came off on schedule time
to-day. Barnett Telllgen, fifty- five, a
messenger for the Groenpoint Ma
tional Bank, No. 40 Greenpoint Ave-
nue., was assaulted and robbed OF be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in Varet
street, near broadway, Williamsburg
shortly after IL o'clock by one Of four
armed men. The robbers made their
escape in an automobile, firing shots
at pursucre.
ono of TclliEer's jobs was TO visit
customers of tho bank on Monday
morning and collect Saturday after
noon and evening receipts for deposit.
He had been doing this for years and
never was accompanied by a guari.
II was his custom to drop the banl:
books and deposits into a battered o. !
leather bag.
Bound for the bank, Telllger was
passing through Veret Street when
an automobile carrying three men
and a chauffeur drew up to the cu.b
just in front Of him. A tall power
fully built young man jumped from
front seat TO n point directly u
front Of Telligcr and snatched at tie
bag.
TelliGcr held on and tried TO draw
his revolver. The thug beat him to
the draw and struck him over the
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The evening world., 1922-12-18
Fears He Would spill the
Beans" by Premature
Policy Announcement.
WHITE HOUSE SILENT.
IrreconcilableS Told No Gov
ernment Loan or Ouaran-
tee Is Being Considered.
By David Lawrence.
Especial Correspondent of The Eve
ming Worldly

WASHINGTON. Dec. is Copy
right The United States Govern
ment has not taken half the number
of steps in it's policy of aiding Europe
which the sensational reports Of the
last few days from various capitals OIL
the world would seem to indicate
And tho ''irreconcllable" clement ir
Congress is unnecessarily hestirred:
not a thing has happened, or is likely
to happen, to trespass on their ideas
OF avoiding political understandings OIL
agreements with European powers.
The simple truth is that the Euro
pean press, possibly stimulated by ir-
responsible reports from America, is
many leaps ahead of tho game. The
idea of a loan to Germany is tho prin-
Cpal source Of misunderstanding
The United States Government CON
templates no loan. Congress need
have no concern about such n pro-
posal, and J. =. Morgan'5 visit to
Washington docs not mean that he
asked tho United States Government
TO guarantee a loan to bc made by
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The evening world., 1922-12-18

Delaney's decision to become Mayor
Hylan's assistant was reached after
considerable thought. 1t had been
known for some time that Gov. elect
Smith was desirous of appointing
Delaney Transit Commissioner or
what the cqquqqqivqalqeqnqt of that
position will he under the new transit
legislation. The salary of Transit
Commissioner is $4,000 year.
Whether u will be that high under
reorganization with home rule super
vision is another uestion. At any
rate Mayor Hylan succeeded in pre-
vailing upon his present Dock Com
missioner TO accept his offer.
Delaney entered the city's service
under Hylan by becoming Commis-
sioner of Plant and Structures. That
was during the Mayors first term.
While serving in that capacity he
was appointed Transit Commissioner
by Alfred r. Smith. then serving his
first glibernatorial term.
The future assistant to the Mayor
is a very close friend of Charles F.
Murphy and IT is understood that the
Tammany leader urged him to accept
the Mayors offer. Delaney is a
short, clean shavcn, grcy-haired man
with n calm face and a still calmer
disposition. Those who know him
well regard him as very efficient.
II Dclanye has his way there may
he a number of changes in New nork
City's government. Useless depart
ments may disappear and there may
be radical considerations during the
ncNt twelve months in a drive for
economy. The first job assigned TO
tho Assistant 10 the Mayor will be q
survey of the Mayors departments
and a report thereon with recon-
mendations.
Delaney will be asked to suggest the
elimination of what are considered
numerous vermiform appendices in
the'shape of bureaus and other small
er divisions. Likewise 4 survey Will
be made of overlapping governmental
activities such as duplication OF in
spections by several departments.
In addition to his survey ot the
Mayors departments Delaney will
assist the Mayor in the Legislative
program which the Mayor has already
mapped out This calls for new
transit and bus lines, Delaney Will
assume his new post on Jan. /.
The evening world., 1922-12-18
CROWDS FIGHT IN JAM
DUE TO B. r. T. DELAYS
WOmen's Clothes Torn and Girl
FHints nj Canal street.

There wcrc continuous delays OF II.
II. T. subway trains coming from Brook
this morning. When passengers finally
arrived on the narrow platforms they
made frantic efforts to make up for
their lost time. In the resulting jam
womens clothes wero torn and there
was some fighting. Elizabeth Bando.
seventeen. No. 1922 Eighth Street. Coney
Island. was caught In ono Of these
rushes from a West End train at a lit
tie after 10 o'clock and tainted.
She was attended by an ambulance
surgeon from st. Vincent's Hospital,
and when she had recovered went home.
The evening world., 1922-12-18
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
WINS FIRST ROUND
IN SENATE BATTLE
senator RansdeII Gains Floor
Ahead of Norris with His AEri-
cultural Financing Measure.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Propon-
ents of the Administration Shipping
Bill won the first victory in the jockey
ing In the Senate to-day over the
move of opponents to displace the bill
with the Norris agricultural financing
measure.
While supporters of the Norris mo-
tion were attempting to get the floor
Senator Ransdell of Loisana, a Dem
ocratic supporter Of the Ship measure,
claimed recognition in accordance with
a notice given last week and launched
into a speech in behalf OF the bill.
The evening world., 1922-12-18
WALLACE REID,
STAR OF MOVIES,
VERY NEAR DEATH
Condition Not Due to Alco-
hOl or Narcotics, Doctor
Declares.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. IS, Wallace
Reid motion picture star, is on the
verge of death and for several days
has not been expected to live, accord
ing to Mrs Wallace Held dorothy
Davenport, in an interview to-day
given at a Hollywood slnitnriUm. Ono
of the physicians corrobOratcd Mrs.
Rcid's statement saying:
"Mr. Reid has been near death for
the past five or six days. His tenn
peraturc has repeatedly reached 1Oa
and his pulse so. His heart action
is irregular and weak. He has tainted
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The evening world., 1922-12-18

The contest, conducted by the Har-
le Home News has been gong on for
n month and closed at o'clock last
Saturday afternoon. Miss Loob's
name had not appeared in the con-
test before the closing day, when ,oI5
votes were received from Miss kath-
leen sheridan, of No. 31S Ea7' l26th
street They Eyrc g-00mpanIcu l,'
IiE letter.
IAN the votes are given with a
The evening world., 1922-12-18

The company now has $ll,533, 725
stock outstanding. go that the dlyI-
dcnd has a par value Of &l.5i3,5OO.
The company WI u'sauized In
June. 1909. for the purpose 90 tGnng
ana dealing in coal. after the ,aurD
had established the lona.tU. .o.....
bum Act, p.J..t.,us Che l.Hcka"G1.a
The evening world., 1922-12-18

truly good and sincere heart from the
city's people to show our appreciation
to Sophie Irene Loeb, who has proven
in the pam that she ~ the honest and
true friend Of all creedg and natiou-
aities.
"Our slogan Is Sophie Irene Lo'n
(COGl.nued on Second Pags)
The evening world., 1922-12-18
16 MAIL PLANES HUNT
PILOT LOST IN SNOW
Henry BOOnstrR, Salt Lake CITY
Carrier, Missing Since Friday.

SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. ls.-slxteen
air mail planes searched to-day for
Pilot Henry G. Boonstra. who left
Woodward Field here Friday morning
for Rock Springs. Wyo., and who Ia be-
lieved to have been lost in a snowstoEm
on the way.
Air mail service between Cheyenne
and Salt Lake City was suspended ana
every available plane assigned to the
search.
The evening world., 1922-12-18

from Transporting in interstate COM
merce coul which II owned.
Dividends at the regular rate Of 10
per cent. annually have been paid
since January, 1910. and in addition
.ho company has paid = total of ciO
pog p"ni ul extra dividends, not in.
..uI.a. ..a.E dividend OF IS per
-ul,. palu - December. 1920.
The evening world., 1922-12-18
BUTLER's NOMINATION ORDEHED
REPORTED ny COMMITTEES,

WASHINGTON. Dec. ls-The nomi-
nation OF Pierce Butler OF Minnesota TO
DO an Associate Justice of nc Supreme
Court was ordered reported TO the SEN
ate to day by a unanimous vote OF the
Judiciary Committee.
The evening world., 1922-12-18
MAN FATALLY SHOT
AS TOE HITS TRIGGER
Lifts Foot to strike Match while
Hunting.

Irving Curtin. nineteen. and married.
died yesterday in the White Plalna
Hospital from a gunshot wound suf-
tered Saturday while hunting near
Silver Lake. Curtin lifted his foot to
strike IA match 10 light cigar. HIS
toe struck the trigger of the shotgun.
which was resting against his body.
sending the charge into his abdomen.
The evening world., 1922-12-18
GIRL STRUCK, BY TAXI
CROSSING FIFTH AVE.
Driver Takes Victim to Hospital
skull May be Fractured.

SkuII Why be FrHcIUFeu'
Struck by a taxicab as she was cross
ing Fifth Avenue at 22d Street. Ida
PfeffeT. twenty three years old, OF No.
50 East l03d Street. sustained a posi-
bic fracture OF the skull to-day. She
was taken 10 Bellevue Hospital by the
taxi driver.
The driver Of the taxicab. Harry
Harry White OF No 5s7 Fifth Avenue.
Astoria L. L.. stopped his machine al
most wIthin it9 own length after ths
accident
The evening world., 1922-12-18
First in Numbers,
Because First in Results

World advertising for week ending De.
eember 10th as compared with CORE.
spending week last year;
49,560 gain agate lines
AOl6 guin Help Male" ads.
1924 gain "llelp Female" ads.
ass gain ITO Let" ads.
$50 gain business Opportunities"
rs gain "Educationa" ads.
rs gain Lost and Found" ads,
VI gain Automobile" ads.
29,995 S;Sasi's %S'ii ads.
Tn nE0 More than next
1VsVWA highest Newspaper,
The evening world., 1922-12-18
Second Car of RifIemen Guards Thieves and
Aids in Getaway-License Numbers Taken
and Net Thrown on All Roads Leading Out
of City by Police and Sheriffs.

DENVER co Dec sThree masked robbers to-day shot
Of the
The evening world., 1922-12-18
THE WOULD TRNyEL nrREAn

Arcade, Pulitzer IWorldl Building 5s-d5
49, Chsei room ,yr psgssCS and psiesis
upyn day and night Money oTdsrJ aud
uayelsry checks Tor sails. .-AdU-
The evening world., 1922-12-18
'SOphie Irene Loeb Boulevard"
Wins Vote as Old Speedway Name
Evening World Writer'S Supporters in Harlem Home
News Contest Cast Heaviest Ballot.

select
changed into automobile boulevard
supporters Sophie Evening
and Chairman of the Board of Child Welfare
The evening world., 1922-12-18
WILL PADDOCK HOTELS SELLING HOLIDAY RUI
Delaney to Be Assistant Mayor;
He Is Close Friend OF Murphy;
Smith Picked Him for Transit Job
Present Commissioner of Docks Quite Certain to Bt
Named for New $4,000 Post During
Christmas Week.

quite certain that John H Delaney will be appointed assist
$4,000 position created when the
salary
will he made the
Chrm
The evening world., 1922-12-18
LaCkaWanna Coal Company Pays
Stock Dividend of 40 Per Cent.
Has Paid Per Cent Annually Extra Dividends of 2lO
Per Cent, and Stock Dividends of rs Per Cent.

Stockholders the Delaware. Western Coal
Company to-day resolution
holders a dividend per cent
The evening world., 1922-12-18

Augusta speCiai-AuEusta--Alk Aiken 'mproN rd
3 rNce-Mild, iuvigorating climate. AT OUT
door spoyts. Leave n, y, l.lO T.. NJ. SVuthesh
The evening world., 1922-12-18
MORGAN FIRM INVESTS
IN AN AUSTRIAN BANK
Buys 100000 shares OF stock IN
vienna Institution.

It became definitely known to-day bv
a statement made at J. =. Morgan d
Co.'S that that firm has purchased an
extensive interest In an Austrian bank.
The bank in question is the Viennese
Boden- -Kredlt Anstaldt Land Mortgage
Bank.
J. p. Morgan & CO. have purchased
eco 900 shares OF stock. which repre-
sents new stock issue created by
doubling the capital OF the bank.
The evening world., 1922-12-18
COLD WAVE WARNING
FOR EASTERN STATES
Fifty Below Zero Reported at
White River, Ont.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-Tempera-
ture OF 90 degrees below zero at White
River, Ont. was reported to-day to the
Weather Bureau. which issued a cold
wave warning for New York. Pennsyl-
vAnia and New England States.
Effects of the new winter offensive.
the bureau said. will be felt throughout
the Eastern States to the East Gulf
States and Upper Ohio Valley
The evening world., 1922-12-18
MASKED ROBBERS CARRY OFF
100000 At DENVER MINT;
FATALLY SHOOT BANK GUARD

Cash Being Transferred to Federal Reserve
Bank When Two Autos Appeared Loaded
With Armed Men-Lively Rifle Battle Be-
fore They Escape With Loot.
The evening world., 1922-12-18

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The evening world., 1922-12-18

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(cO4unued on Second PagsJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-24
Kansas win Have Legal Firing
Line in Washington.
Regular Industrial Court At
torney to Stay at Home.
VALIDITY OF LAW At STAKE
Howat Charges 1t Violates Pro-
visions of Constitution
Moorfeld Storey Probably Will
Be Chief Counsel.

Kansas will have at least three law
yers on the firing line before the
United States supreme court in Wash
ington next Monday for arguments in
the first two Howat cases appealed
from the Kansas supreme court. Bax-
ter D. McClain. attorney for the state
industrial court at $4,000 a year. VIII
seemingly be left in Topeka, while
two special attorneys for the state
appear before the highest court.
Cases to be argued in Washington
next week involve validity of the in
dustrial court law. Attorneys for
Alexander HowatA haze attacked the
law on the theory that it violates pro-
visions of the federai constitution.
The law probably will live or die on
the decision in the two cases.
John G. Egan. assistant attorney
general, left Friday night for Wash
ington to appear in the case. Fred
Dumont Smith, former state senator
and well known Hutchinson lawyer.
has boen employed by the state to help
present arguments in defense of the
labor court act. Moorfield Storey of
Boston. former president of the Amer
lean Bar association, will also appear
as counsel for the state of Kansas.
Baxter ID. McClain, regular salaried
counsel for the industrial court, was
sent to Washington with several other
attorneys recently to aid in securing
evidence as to vhen the court would
hear motion to advance the case.
Storey Chief Counsel.
Statements today were to the effect
that McClain would not go to Wash
ington. Storey probably will appear
as chief counsel for the state of Kan
sas
Redmond S. Brennan Of Kansas
City, Mo, likely will appear as chief
counsel for HoWat. He has repre-
sented the deposed mine union chief
in cases before district courts and the
state supreme court.
Two cases will be presented. The
first involves the right of the Craw-
ford county district court to punish
Howat for contempt when he refused
to obey a summons to appear and give
testimony before the industrial court.
The second case is an appeal from a
decision of the Kansas courts impos-
ing penalties for calling mine strikes
in violation of an fnjnnction by the
district court under the court law.