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The New York herald., 1922-01-31
STATEWIDE NICKEL
FARE BILL OFFERED
Rate Would Be Mandatory i'm
First and Second Glass
Cities.
REPUBLICAN MEASURE
Democrats May Drop Theirs
and Support That Just
introduced.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, Jan. 30.
Assemblyman John w. Slacer. Repub-
lican of Buffalo, introduced a State
wide five cent fare bill tonight. 1t
provides that ''the rate Of fare to be
charged or collected for transportation
of any person on any street surface rail-
road Of city OF the first or second class
shall not under any order from the Pub
lie Service Commission or otherwise ex-
ceed the maximum Of five cents for one
continuous ride within the limits of such
city"
The bill was drafted by William Ram.
Corporation Counsel of Buffalo. and is
actively backed by Mayor Francis X.
Schwab OF that city. Mayor Hylan of
New York, it is said, will support the
measure, as well as the Democratic lead
ers Of both houses.
Senator Fearon, Republican, Of SYRIA
cuse, is epected to sponsor similar bill
in the upper house. AS the measure has
come from Republican members, it is
expected that it will have strong Re-
publican backing from the upstate dis
tricts. Gov. Miller never has openly
opposed a five cent fare bill, but has
taken the stand that the subject should
be left in the hands of the Public Ser
vice Commission.
The Democrats. including all of the
Tammany delegation, are working hard
for the five cent fare bill and may drop
their own measures to get behind the
Slacer bill, hoping thereby to corral
more upstate votes. If the majority
leaders should attempt to sidetrack this
bill there is possibility of an insurgent
movement in their ranks.
A legislative investigation of bucket
shops Is called for in a resolution in
troduced tonight by Senator John ].
Boylan Of New York. 1t provides that
a committee Of five Senators and five
Assemblymen shall conduct the inquiry.
A salary of $4,000 year for each
member of the New Work city Board
of Education is provided for in a bill
offered by Assemblyman Mckee. He
would also increase through another bill
the number OF municipal court Justices
from two to three in the First district
and from two to four in the Second
district of The Bronx.
Assemblyman Cuvillier introduced a
bill permitting a householder to possess
firearms in his dwelling without a per-
NIT, and a merchant in his place of bus
mess. A bank and express messenger
would also be permitted to carry con-
cealed firearms
The New York herald., 1922-01-31
VENNER WITHDRAWS
SUIT AGAINST 1. X. T,
Counsel Believes Crisis in FL
nances Has Passed.

Clarence II. Venner's application for
the appointment of a receiver for the
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
terday before Judge julius NJ. Mayer
in the United States District Court.
Elijah ". Zoline. counsel for venner.
however. asked the privilege of renew
ing his motion at any time during the
next five years, as conditions might war
rant. James l.. Quackenbush, counsel
for the InterboroLgh. interposed no OBJ
lection tothe withdrawal, but called the
courts attention to the fact that the
marlborough already had submitted
motion to dismiss the Venner bill
Judge Mayer set February 2S as the
date for a hearing alike on the Inter-
borough's motion and Mr. Zolines petit
ton. On that occasion Mr.. Zoline said
borough's officers certain interroga-
tories The court ordered that such
interrogatories be submitted to the
company's officers not later than Febru-
ary II,
The application made by yenner has
been pending since August 81. 1t had
been adjourned by Judge Mayer three
times. Mr.. Zoline said that when the
application was made his client felt that
serious crisis existed. but it had
passed. at lease temporarily
Touching upon the corporations i'm
proved financial condition. Mr.. Quacken-
bush said the Tnterborough now had in
bank $2.57S,000 with which to meet cur
rent liabilities Of $2,350,000 in bills ex-
tending from four months ago down to
date. Coupons had been paid on all the
5 per cent. bonds that had been pre-
sented. he added. an dthe six months
notes had been satisfactorily extended to
December 81, 1922. and reduced to
$4,000 He assured the court the
company could go along comfortably
until the notes for $3S,144,000 mature on
September I, 1922.
The New York herald., 1922-01-31
NEED $4,000 HOMES,
LOCKWOOD REPORTS
Bills Authorize Insurance
Companies to Invest 10
Per Cent. in Realty.
FIRST STEP FOR RELIEF
Concerns All Over Country
Offer Variety Of Material
at Cost.
Special Dispatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.

Special Dispatch 10 THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany. Jan. 30.
Bills were offered in both houses OF
the Legislature tonight carrying out
recommendations of the Lockwood COM
mittee that all life insurance companies
in New York be authorized to invest 10
per cent. Of their assets in real estate
for housing purposes during the re-
manning period of the housing shortage"
This is the first step taken by the
myers scheme of providing upward Of
As, 900 homes in New York within a COM
paratively short time.
The bills provide that the insurance
companies may put their surplus dlvi-
dends into real estate at least until
March /, 1924, and as long thereafter
as an emergency is presented. The corr
porations are authorized to buy lands
and to erect apartments. tenements or
dwelling houses. not including hotels.
Accompanying the bills was a report
presented by Senator Lockwood, who
said existing costs have driven building
dctlNltleS lilo the cOuSlTuctlOn OIL DuSl-
ness and residential properties and
apartment houses of the most expen :
sive kind. The report says
There are 100000 violations of the
sanitary and building laws in Manhat-
tan. The courts are swamped with
these cases. The people are in danger
from contagious diseases, apart from
other perils that lurk in such unhealthy
conditions. There is a shortage of S0.-
900 apartments. which means that ac-
commodations are required for 10000
persons.
UNLESS the State or city assumes the
responsibility of supplying funds to buy
buildings the only solution lies In per-
mitting the insurance companies to in
vest a small portion of their capital in
this construction We regard this sort
of investment as safe and 1t will give
apartments at IS to 50 room while
returning 6 per cent. on investment"
1.-THE congestion among the masses Of
people in the great cities, and particu-
larly in the city of New York, Is in
creasng to such an extent that it has
become a menace to the lives, health
morals and safety of the entire COM
munity." Mr.. Lockwood said. 1.-THE
congestion both in these departments
and in the courts that have to deal with
these violations Is so great that the
public officials, notwithstanding the
commendable efforts they are making,
are swamped with them and practically
have been unable to enforce the law.
"In making these estimates your COM
mittee is supported by the opinions of the
The New York herald., 1922-01-31
Three Union Agents and
Brother of R. F. Almirall
on List.
TO BE ARRAIGNED TO-DAY
Evidence Shows They Worked
With System Established
by Hettrick.

Investigations by the Lockwood
committee into the alleged combination
of manufacturers of heating and ven-
tilating appliances and supplies re-
suited yesterday in the indictment of
twenty corporations and twenty-eight
individuals. all of them alleged to have
been identified with the system of price
fixing and contract pooling established
by John T. Hettrick
The indictments include one against
He.trick himself, who is serving a
term on Balckwells Island following
his conviction on a previous charge
brought by the Lockwood committee.
Justice Wasservogel of the Criminal
Branch of the Supreme Court received
the indictments from the special Grand
Jury. They charge Hettrick and four
others with conspiracy, while the re-
maInder of the persons accused are
indicted for violations of the Donnelly
antitrust law. The evidence was pre-
serted to the Grand Jury by Timothy
n. Pfeiffer, Deputy Attorney General
and Samuel Untermyer's assistant in
the Lockwood investigation.
The defendants are to be arraigned
before Justice Wasservogel in the
Supreme Court this afternoon. and have
been notified through their attorneys
to be prepared to furnish bail in the
amount of $4,000 each. Besides Het-
trick, those indicted for conspiracy are
Charles G. Witherspoon, a director of
Baker-smith Company. 576 Greenwich
street: John y. Imhoff. Martin McCue
and Louis Gebhardt. the last named
three being business agents of Local
No. 63S of the United Association oe
Plumbers and Steamitters.
AImirnIl's Brother Named.
Juan Almirall. brother of Raymond
i. Almirall. who was foreman of the
extraordinary Grand Jury which OBJ
tanned considerable notice Through it's
Various Investigations sometime ago,
was among those indicted. as head of
The firm of Almirall e. Company. l DOM
snck street. The firm is also named In
the indictment. 1t was said yesterday
the former Grand Jury foreman has nc
connection whatever with his brothers
business.
John T. Hettrick, whose indictment
was one of the interesting phases of
yesterdays developments, was con-
victed Il year ago of coercing plumbers
to join his combine. He will be released
February "a. according to an announce
mcnt by Bertram de y. Cruger,- chair
man of the Parole Commission. He got
an indeterminate sentence OF from six
TO thrty-six months. but on investiga-
tion the commission fiyed It at one year.
with the approval of Justice McAvoy
of .he Supreme Court Chairman Crugcr
said Hettricl had earned all good con-
duct marks possible.
II is not known whether Hettrick's
troubles with the Lockwood Committee
will be ended when he is released. One
additional indictment against him has
been dismissed. but the committee Is
known to have other testimony concern
ing his activities in the building trades
which it may find advisable to refer to
The New York herald., 1922-01-31

a Grand Jury in the event that certain
OF its demands for the permanent break
irg UP OF the combine are found not
to have been thoroughly met. This evil
dence is understood to be in addition to
that upon which yesterdays indictment
is based.
List of Indictments.
The firms and individuals against
whom indictments were returned yester-
cay are as follws:
Almirali & Co.. Inc. Dominic street ;
Juan Almirall; Baker, Smith & Co. SIS
Greenwich street: Child & Scott Com
pany, 112 Worcester street Ernest T.
Thomas Childs: A. B. Barr & Co.. 80
East Forty-second street; Robert j.
Currie. Callahan. Kingsley Company,
Inc. 343 West Fifty-second street; Ed
ward II. Kingsley; Raisler Heating
Company, Inc. 12S Amsterdam avenue /;
Samuel Raisler; Louis X. Bsrnan Refs
& O'Doncvan, Inc. 313 West Twenty
eighth street; Wallace NJ Hyman: John
q. Williams. Inc. 233 Broadway John
c. Williams; w. l.. Fleisher & Co. Inc,
81 Union square. Walter L., Fleisher !;
Johnston Heating Company, 131 East
Twenty-sixth street; Wolff q Munier.
Inc. sos Lexington avenue Richard A.
Wolff; Lasette & Murphy, Inc. 23S West
toSth street.
jeremiah L. Murphy w. G. Cornell &
Co.. Fourth avenue. and Seventeenth
street; Edward Slosson; Miller & Brady,
Inc. 210 East Thirty-eighth street Rob-
ert E. Miller: McQuillin & Chave. Inc,
.9S Eleventh avenue Walter E. Chave.
w. *. Moran C CO.. Inc, 4O5 Lex
irgton avenue Wells & Newton Com
lazy. Inc. 2s2 Avenue B Andrew J..
L ee; Teran, Mahany Munro Inc,
Grand Central Terminal: Z. Rutzler
Company. Inc, 404 East Forty-ninth
street: Adams, Britz & Co., Inc. 1861
srk avenue.
Edwin c. Britt: f. G. Voolfolk & Co.,
10 East Thirty-eighth street; Joseph G..
Geoghegan: Leonard G.. Kirk Louis d.
Paul; William L. Olvany, 100 Charles
street; Daniel J. Rice, 405 Lexington
avenue; Albert NJ. Chambers, 222 East
lcrty first street; William K. Mckiever,
247 West Thirteenth street. and John T.
Hettrick.
The New York herald., 1922-01-31
BEAT HIS DAUGHTER,
IS CHARGE, FOR SEWING
Child Said to HaUe Fainted
and Been Disabled for Week.

Joseph Castella. Al, OF 314 East I0Sth
street. was held for Special Sessions yes
terday by Magistrate Sweetser in Har-
lem Court onsa charge of having beaten
his daughter. Rose. 10.
1t was charged that Castella came
home on the night of January 2l and
found Rose doing piece of embroidery.
He objected to her using the gas. and
beat her on the legs and body until she
fell unconscious. The girl was confined
10 her bed for a week after the beating.
1t was charged. A school teacher called.
learned what had happened and notified
the Children's Society. The charge was
made by an agent of the society. and the
girls mother was a corroborating wit
ness.
The New York herald., 1922-01-31
sTILLMAN CHAUFFEUR FINED.

George Collar. &c. chauffeur for Mrs.
Anne Urquhart Potter Stillman. pleaded
guilty yesterday to speeding in Central
Park and was fined $25 by Magistrate
Frederick B. House in the Traffic
Court. Motorcycle Policeman Harry
Bresnan of Squad No. ], said he served
summons on Collar when he found him
driving in the East Drive. between Six
ty-seventh and Sixty-nintth streets on
January q, at the rate of twenty-e
miles an hour.
The New York herald., 1922-01-31

most important building experts in the
city of New York Of vast experience In
cluded in these figures in fixing the
rental basis your committee also calcu-
lated as an item of annual expense the
amount OF taxes that normally would be
assessed against these properties bus
from which they will be exempt for nine
years. Estimating the total saving
through this exemption on the basis OF
eight years exemption from the date OF
the completion of the buildings. we have
a total of 20 per cent. which would be
set aside by the owners and credited
against the original cost in addition to
the annual depreciation allowance, thus
nsuring an additional margin of safety.
THE plan as outlined, provided the
proposed amendment is enacted, con-
templates that in return for concessions
20 be made below the prevailing wage
scale by mechanics and laborers who
work upon these buildings they would
be afforded by the owners a preference
over the tenants in hiring apartments in
the building the hope and expectation
being that by these means the men will
feel that they are constructing their own
homes. and that added labor efficiency.
will thus be secured which is regarded
as an important item by way of reduc-
tion costs"
Senator Charles c. Lockwood chair
man of the joint legislative committee
on housing, and Samuel Untermyer,
counsel to the committee. reported yes
terday that they had received scores
of offers of cooperation from firms in
the building trades in all sections Of
the country since the announcement of
the plan to utilize the $1O0,oO0,O0o offer
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company for the construction of 45,000
model four room apartments to rent
at not more than 50 a room.
The offer OF organized labor, as rep
resented by the member unions of the
Building Trades Council, to contribute
the equivalent to 81 a day mas been
met by offers of architects services.
lumber, plastering. electric wiring, trim
and practically everything that enters
into building construction on cost
basis, 1t was stated. Mr.. Untermyer
has confirmed the authenticity of most
Of these offers and the committee is
satisfied of the ability of the firms to
make good.
A representative of large Western
lumber interests telegraphed his firms
would supply unlimited quantities Of
lumber at 25 per cent. below the New
York market prices.
A firm Of contracting electrical engi-
neers will do all or any portion OF work
required on a cost basis.
A firm of architects of established
reputation offers its services without
profit in the design of all or any OF
the proposed apartments.
A supply. company dealing in hard
ware has written to the Thompson
Starrett Company offering cooperation
on cost basis
In addition to the offers outlined
above officials Of the Phelps-Stokes
Fund. from headquarters at 100 Will.
lam street, have offered to place at the
disposal of the committee all plans sub
mitted to it in competition for model
tenements now being held under the
auspices of the Chamber of Commerce.
the Merchants Association and other
organizations.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-06-01

Alex LaLonde has q scheme for
inducing manufacturing concerns to
locate in Washburn which seems feas-
able. Alexis idea is for the city to
bind itself for the purchase Of a
strip Of lake frontage and when this
tract is acquired to offer free sites
to manufacturing concerns which will
come to our city and operate in
stitutions. The sites, he figures
could be leased for long term Of
years, or in other words give them
perpetual leases with the condition
that as long as they continue to
operate and employ labor the leases
hold good. He also goes step far
ther and suggests that low taxes fol
Manufacturing institutions be the rule
in khe city. Alex figures that If the
people Of Washburn are given op-
portunity for steady employment
they would be better able to pay thell
taxes, and that business could also
help to stand q share. This ides
has been carried out successfully II
some places.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-06-01
TO MAKE TRIP
TO BARNUM
COUNTY AGENT PLANS
POULTRY TRIP NEXT WEEK
A Number from Bayfield, Coun-
ty to Make Trip to Northern
Minnesota to Get Line on
Poultry.

County Agricultural Agent v. E,
Brubaker has about completed ar
rangements for the trip to Barnum,
Mimi, where the poultry fanciers of
Bayfield, county will have an oppor-
tunity to witness the progress made
by poultry raisers in that section of
Minnesota. Barnum, Mimi, has
long been noted for its community
plan Of poultry raising and great
progress has been made there in the
raising Of poultry.
A number Of bayfield, county peo-
pie expect to make the trip which
will leave from this city on the morn
ing Of June 7th, and returning later
in the week.
Mr.. Brubaker announced this week
that several car loads of interested
people expect to make the trip to
Northern Minnesota. Many Of the
Agricultural Agents Of Wisconsin
will also bring delegations to the
exhibit.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-06-01
A. DANDY PARTY

DIR. and Mrs. B. Schlossman were
hostesses 1T party given ct the
Miss Tucker sanatorium west Of the
city on Monday evening Of tbs week.
About twenty couples attended the
party and enjoyed dancing during
the evening after which luncheon
was served. The party was de-
nghtful event and thosse attending
report the best kind Of a time.
The Tucker place is located in the
,Vshderventer creek valley west Of
the city. It commands beautiful
view of the Cheduamegon bay re-
gion. The home is beautiful one,
well finished throughout. During
the summer season it is used as b
rest cure place for invalid people and
has proven to be q very popular
place. The road to the place is not
the best, and because Of its location
in the valley not many. people are
aware Of its beauty.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-06-01

/ The last meeting Of the Bayfield,
County Teachers Association was
held at the Court House, last Satlir-
day, May 27. No meetings will be
held until Sept. 1st. Election OF
new officers Will then take place.
. This Association has an enrolment
of fifty-four, county officers, teachers
and teacher training students.
} The meetings Of this Association
have been very interesting and we'll
attended. The following talks were
given and proved to be very inter-
"esting.
Health Clubs by Miss Thompson
Teachers Magazines by Mr.. De
Guire.
Educational Seatwork by Miss
Blanding.
Industrial Work by Mrs. Palm.
Wisconsin Parks, Stanley Koenig,
Miss Blanding.
Glasses were taught the audience
acting as a class and some members
as teacher Classes in mental
arithmetic, fractions and reading
were taught. Games were played
and rounds taught and sung. School
problems were brought up and dis
cussed. A spell down was conduct
ed by Miss Jessie N. Smith.
The object Of this society is to
enable us as teachers to work bet
ter as a group and as individuals
building up our schools and COM
unities.
Secretary.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-06-01
PICTURES
TO Be SHOWN
AT DU PONT CLUB ON MON
DAY NIGHT, JUNE 8
Judge Owen Of Phillips to be
Here to Deliver Address on
Beauties of WiscOnsin's Play
ground.

The drive to raise funds to pur-
chase the Northern Lakes Park, one
OF the remaining pieces Of standing
timber located in the state OF Wis
consin is now on. The park is to
be purchased by funds raised by
popular subscriptions, Governor
Blaine having vetoed the bill which
provided that the state should pur-
chase the Land with state funds.
In order to stimulate interest In
this drive campaign is now being
carried on throughout the state, and
much interest is being shown in the
movement.
T On Monday evening, June 5th, at
the Du Pont Club in this city pictures
will be shown Of this beautiful tract
which it is proposed to purchase.
Judge Owen Of Phillips, one of the
strongest boosters for the porposi-
ton and the father Of the idea to
save strip Of old Wisconsin, will be
here to deliver an address ON that
evening. III >g
The lecture as well as the pictures
are free and everyone is invited to
attend. Hear Judge Owen tell about
the plans for the development OF
this piece of wild land, and get an
idea Of the project planned.
The Northern Lakes Park Is locat-
ed in Price and Sawyer counties. 1t
contains over 5000 acres Of land, and
upwards Of thirty miles Of lake
shore. The stripe Of land contains
more than twenty crystal lakes and
many miles Of broad and majestic
rivers, all banked by unbroken, liv-
ing forest Of pine, hemlock and hard
woods, traversed by trails, dotted
with springs and interspersed by
numerous rivers.
The plan is to purchase the entire
area and turn it over to the state as
natural park and camp ground.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-06-01
MADISON, Wis.-In q statemel

MADISON, Wis.--In q statement
issued today Edward Nordman, Com
missioner of Markets, expressed
doubt as to there being sound basis
for the optimistic feelings expressed
in the press relative to the 1919 cut
in railroad rates.
"This reduction says Mr.. Nordman
while being step towards better
business conditions constitutes only
an exceedingly small proportion Of
the excessive burdens now borne by
business and industry" In his pin
ION the 1870 reduction will not be
an appreciable factor in relieving in
dustrial conditions so long as other
means. of exploitation such as the
private appropriation Of economic
rent are still being permitted.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-06-01
READY FOR ST. LAWRENCE PACT

The State Department announces
that It had communicated to the
Canadian government It's Willingness
to begin negotiations in connection
with the st. Lawrence canal projeet
to permit ocean-going vessels to
reach the Great Lakes. No answer
has yet been received from the Caaa-
dian government. As 20 the sub
stance Of the American note, the
State Departments announcement
said:
"Tbe note to the British .Ambassa-
dor referred to the fact that on jan
uary 21, 1920, the governments Of
the United States and Canads re-
ferred to the internationa. joint come
mission for investigation and re-
port under terms Of Article TX OF
the treaty Of January IL, 1909. re-
lating to boundary waters, Qusstions
vita respect to the importance 0t
the st. Lawrence river between Lake
Ontario and Montreal, both for navi-
CATION and the development Of wstsx
power"