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New-York tribune., 1922-03-03
Visilantcs, With Patrols and
Searchli sllts, to Guard Ardsley

OF the night prdwleo doubly difficult,
powerful searchlighls on every point
of vantage VIII nlay over the lawns to
dispel the darkness. Property holders
have obtained pistol permits from the
local authorities and intend to supple
ment the work of their hired watchmen
with their own efforts.
Not to he outdonc by the vigilance
committee, the village boards Of Jrv-
ington and Dobbs Ferry have an
nounced tAc augmentation of their DO
lice forces for the express purpose of
placing additional guards in the Ards
ley section, with automobiles at their
disposal to aid in the pursuit Of such
hardy housc scbreakegs as defy the new
precautions. The state police also have
offered TO Cooperate with the embat-
tied property owners.
Among those present at the meeting
at which the vigilance committee was
organized were. Henry S. Brooks Z.
$. Jafray, W. z. Eddison. f. NJ. Haines,
John F. Piummer. John Tyssowski,
Walter B. Walker. March F. Chase and
W A. c. Even. The estates of the
members Of tho association are spa
cous PIECES OF property and are con
>dered among the most attractive resi-
dental sites along the Hudson.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-03
No Onc-Piece Surf Suits.
Censor Tells the " Orld
Atlantic Cit,'s "Mr. Crundv"
Issues Early Warming Against
''Anv Funny Business"

ATLANTIC CITY. March 2.-Dr.
Charles L. Bosscrt, beach censor. to-
day announced to Atlantic City and the
rest of tho world just what willard
what ~on't-b be permitted in the way
Of bathing suits here during the COM
ing summer What won't be permitted
includes.
One piece bathing suits for women.
Women's suits that cling to the skin
tight suits for men.
Censorship, DR.. Bosscrt said, won't
bother those women who come to the
beach wearing fullcngth stockings
and suits containing sufficient cloth.
II he is to hold the titl- OF censor he
intends to be censor, he says. and he
wants bathers to know right now that
he's going to stand for no funny busi-
ness.
He said that he was announcing June
regulations in March because last sea-
son many bathers came to the resort
with one-piecc suits and asserted that
they had nothing else. By issuing a
general warning at this time he doesn't
expect a single violation, he says from
the time the season begins until the
end.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-03
End Jam or City
Will Act, Hylan
Notifies |. II. L.
Threatens "Drastic Means"
If Congestion He Aiirib-
utcs to Policy Of ''1rin-
ming Service Continues
Calls Condition Artificial!
Transit Board, Taxed With
'Dilly-DalIying,' Points TO
Long Pending Contracts

Mayor llylau charged the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company, IN a
letter sent TO Frank lcdlcy. president
and genera! manager Of the company.
with artitcially creating congestion in
the subways and warned him that the
city is prepared TO resort to "drastic
means TO insure safe and adequate
transportation for its citizens.
Tho Mayor. in the same communica
tion charged the Transit Commission
with y-dallying' III its official &C
ton. a course which, he says. has been
"capita}1"d' -, E'', .soro''. :. 10
The dctriment of the public
Tho Transit Commission made i'm
IN madiatc answer to the charge Of
"dilly-daly in d counter accusa~
ton that tho Board Of Estimate itself.
dominated by tnc Mayor. is responsible
CT increasing congo # on -hy not acting
on contracts for thc completion Of
The Fourteenth Street ct-Williamsbure-
Bushwick section Of the subway. de-
signcd to relieve ono Of tho wors. CON
gcsted spots in the city, at Canal
street.
Vital Contracts DELAYED
commissioners McAneny and Nark
ness said that about fifty contracts
demanding prompt attention bad been
sent to the Board Of Estimate during
the last year. and the board has acted
on only about a half dozen of them.
Two Of these contracts. for tics and
rails for the Fourteenth Street subway.
l,., EoT ,|,J
1921. These two contracts amount to
$4,000 only, but until the city acts
one Of the major steps for the relief
OF congestion cannot be taken, and
cond tions will grow worse. The
Transit Commission will be repre-
scntcd at tho meeting of the Board OF
Estimate to-day. prepared TO urge i'm =
mediate action on forty-four contracts.
Mayor llylan's letter to Mr. Hcdlcy
is in part as follows:
"Scvcral days ago the Health Com
missi onor called attention to tho dan
ger to Tho public health arising from
the manner Of your operation of the
city's subways He sdvcrtcd to the
possible necessity for rcarranging The
hours of travel on the subways in on
insanitary conditions Of operation by
your company.
carrying into effect such a suggcs-
gestion could only be justified tenn
porariy by the gravest emergency,
such as existed about two years ago,
when an epidemic was rife. The
necessity for such an extreme measure
docs not and could not exist if proper
and full use were made Of existing
subway equipment. The idea that the
public should be made to conform its
habits, desires and business needs TO
the operating incthcieIies of your
company is unthinkable.'
The Mayor then cites the lntcrbor-
ough's contractual relations to The
city and refers to the 1875 per cent
dividends paid by the lnterborough in
fifteen years. also to the profitable op-
Grafton of the subways at the present
time. and continues:
you have admitted under ohth
Continued on page tour
New-York tribune., 1922-03-03

Members Of the Ardsley Park Prop
erty Owners Association, Inc. said
Yesterday that while they arc in full
sympathy with the attempts of the
duly constituted authorities to enforce
the law, they intend to take no further
chances of the failure Of the police
machinery in their nclghborhood
"Once is too much" is the slogan
which they have adopted as result
Of the $4,000 jewel robbery at the
home Of Henry Graves Sd. in the West
chester colony. Tuesday night and no
effort or expense is to be spared in the
attempt to prevent an increase IN the
undesired surplus.
Twenty four hours after the Graves
robbery an informal meeting of the
wealthy commuters was held to organ
ize Vigilance committee. Each mem
Der of the association declared his
willingness to exercise the same care
in protecting his home as in keeping
Il w as one of the show places Of the
Hudson
be nired 10 patrol eacn estate from sun
set to sunrise, and to make the work
New-York tribune., 1922-03-03
Suit Reveals Brokaw $4,000 i'm
Hole as Show Producer De Luxe

George r. Brokaw has a show on the
road, it was revealed yesterday in the
Supreme Court The show is Just
Because musical comedy. To date
it has cost Mr. Brokaw more than $780,
900 and the esteem of Benjamin Berg.
Neither loss seemed to worry Mr..
Brokaw greatly when he went to JUS
tce Bijur's part Of the Supreme Court
TO hear argument in an injunction pro-
ceedng brought by Mr.. Berg against
Mr. Brokaw as president of the com
pany producing Just Because" to re-
strain him from advertising the show
unless Mr. Bere's name is printed as
large as the names of the authors.
Mr.. Berg was superseded as general
manager and producer of "Just Be-
cause by George De Foe. He said he
would be general manager and pro-
ducer still, and there would be no
trouble at all, if Mrs. Helen S. Wood
ruff, who wrote the lyrics for "Just
Because" had not objected to having
his name beside hers in the advertis-
ing.
There we're other difficulties, Mr..
Berg admitted but not insurmountable
ones. Mr. Brokaw's ideas Of the
salaries stage people ought to getxere
New-York tribune., 1922-03-03
House to Slash
90 Million Off
ArmyEstilnat
Committee Report as Nir-
tually Agreed On Reduces
force to $4,000 and
Cuts Off 1000 Officers
Coast Defense Mcnaced
Regulars 20 Be Withdrawn
From All Except Vital
Points; Air Service Hit

WASHINGTON, March AT least
so0.00o,0oo, and possibly $6O,0O0,o 900,
will be slashed from the budget csti-
mate for tho War Department bv the
House appropriations sub committee.
which is framing the army appropria-
tion bill for the fiscal year beginning
July next, members of the sub-com-
mlttec predicted tonight The meas
ure, they added. not only will provide
that the enlisted strength of the ar-~y
be reduced from its present strength
Of 137, 900 TO $4,000 men on July /, but
that the number OF officers be limited
to II 900, as compared with the pres
ent strength of 1900 on the active
list.
War Department estimates we're re-
vised and pared down by the Budget
Bureau to approximately 1868 900 900
for the coming fiscal year. s293, 900. 600
Of this amount being requested for the
army and the rest for non-militarv
work. such ) Improvements to rivers
and harbors. The draft Of the bill, il
was said tonight, practically had been
completed, but must be reviewed BY
the full committee, which may make
changes.
Effective Force of 10000
4 reduction of the army to 10000
enlisted strength, it was pointed out
By department officials, would mean an
actual effective force OF little more
than 100000 men, as the regular turn
over, due to expiring enlistments. re-
cruit training and other conditions,
keeps about 10000 men. on the aver
age, continuously out of active ranks.
Ihe proposed reduction also would
mean heavy additional curtailment of
various army activities, it was added.
Exhaustive studies made in the depart
ment as to the most advisable course
to follow If another sharp cut in
strength was made arc known to have
indicated that the coast dcfenscs, ex-
cept for few harbors of vital i'm
portance, must be virtually abandoned
by the regulars in order that the rcgu-
lar establishment mi ght be able to con
tlnue its primary mission in training
the National Guard and organized re
serve.
Guard for Coast Defense
The Coast Artillery Corps, manning
the defenses, now is composed OF some
l4,5OO enlisted men. 1t already has
been suggested to House committees,
however, that if the regular establish
ment is to be reduced the bulk Of the
coast defense work might be trans
fierred to the National Guard or organ
ized reserve. In the event of a further
20 per cent reduction in the authorized
strength. as tentatively fixed upon by
the House sub committee, it appeared
possible tonight that only the guns of
few ma jor harbor defenses, such as
New York and San Francisco, would be
retained by the regular establishment.
The other defenses would be left to the
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New-York tribune., 1922-03-03

mot in accordance with the standards S
Of New York" SAID DIR Berg. A
standard New York chorus girl, he said,
was happy with s35 or $40 week. but
Mr.. Brokaw insisted on paying from
$50 to s75 to those with Just Be
cause"
Mr.. Brokaw said in his answer that
Mr.. Berg was not to have sole charge
Of the company's business and that his
name had appeared on the advertising
until ne ceased to be manager. He
had paid out more than $35 900 for
Gust Because" ne said, and expected
it would cost him about $4,000 week
when the show reached New York
The only note of complaint in his
answer resulted from the alleged read
ing of a letter by Mr.. Berg at a re-
hearsal in January containing certain
charges against the president of the
producing company. After reading the
letter, said Mr.. Brokaw, Mr.. Berg Of
fered to bet that the show would be q
failure. Mr.. Brokaw did not say
whether any one took the bet
Mr.. Brokaw lives at ! East Seventy
ninth Street, and is member of four.
teen clubs. Decision on Berg's appli-
cation was reserved.
When You Think OF Writing
Think OF Whiting.-Ads%.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-03

Forged at Will
By Stcinnetz
Wizard Discloscs Ability to
Make Million II. = Elcc-
trio Flashes That Shattcr
Objects at His Direction
Clouds Only Are Lacking
Natures Explosive Energy
Too Quickly Used To Be
Worth Harncssing by Man

SCHENECTADY, n. Y. March . { BY
The Associated Prcssl. ~Schcncctady
has modern love, who sits Oh his
throne in a laboratory Of the General
Electric Company and hurls thunder
bolts At will
He Is DR.. Charles p. Stcirmctz. e,cc-
trical wizard, who announced TODAY
he has succeeded in producing and
controlling an indoor thunder storm
with al the characteristics Of its ma
tura' brother except thc thunder
clouds.
Al - ocns'ra,.ca ., h easning
ecnesator' few days ago the familiar
fortcd tongues flashed through tho
laboratory with dcsrcnios crash,
spi'ntercd large block Of wood, hurl,
ing the fragments % feet, and ripped
d piniaturc tree from tip to base.
The bolt carried the energy of 600
ooo horsepower about ono hvc-hun~
dro,lth of tho energy Of 4 natural
lightning bolt, DR.. Stcinmctz estimates
and lasted for The ono hundrcd-
thousandth part Of d second
Dr.. Stcinmetz hopes his apparatus
Will contribute largely to toe develop
ment of lightning arrcstcrs. as it pro
vidos an opportunity for tho study at
close range Of the phenomenon that
cnjamrn Franklin began to invcsti-
gate years ago with his Kite, string
and key.
His experiments have convinced him
however, that there is little likclih ood
OF mans realizing Ms dream of har-
Messing thUnde rholts and making them
work. Despite their tremendous encr.
g, he says, their life is so short that.
haruesscd. they would be worth only
4 few cents n piece.
IN our lightning generator nc said.
"wc get discharge of 0O00 ampcres
at over d hundred thousand volts that
Is. force Of over million horse
power lasting for hundred thousandth
part CT second This gives US tho
explosive. tearing and shattcring effect
of real lightning. SO that for instance.
piece of small tree exposed TO the
discharge is mechanically torn to
pieces. A piece OF wire struck by the
fash vanishcs in dust
The difference between lightning
energy and ordinary electric current is
similar to that between pound of
dynamite and a pint OF gasoline. The
pint Of gasoline contains moro energy
and can do more work than the pound
gives of its energy slowly, at mod
of dynamite gives Off its energy ex-
plosvely, all at once, at an enormous
rate of power, and thereby locally
fears and DESTROYS" "
New-York tribune., 1922-03-03
February Nets
Shipping
Its First Profit
Prcsidcn, Powell Outlines
tho Improvement Accom-
pl;shcd Uudcr Chairman
Laskcr in Six Months
Pay Rolls Cut $5, 100000
Personnel Reduced 1902:
S2O.3 900 Realized by
Liquidation Of Property

From rhc Yr,brne's Woshtnoton Bureau
WASHINGTON. March 2-For the
first time in the history Of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation the opcr-
alton Of government vessels netted a
profit in February. Joseph W Powell,
president of the corporation, disclosed
to-day, when he reviewed the work of
the last six months Of administration
under the cha irmanship of Albert D
Lasker.
During February the mans gins oper-
ators OF government tonnage took in
S6, 800 900 whereas the feet corpora
ton was required to turn over to ther
an operating outlay of only s6.400,000
The profit did not net 100000, .Ir
Powell said. as incidental costs had
to be met by the feet corporation
but" he added, "the showing is
slightly on the right side of the gov
crnmont ledger
"Sincc the new Shipping Board and
the Emergency Fleet Corporation or
ganization took charge ,ast July" Mr..
Powell said, eve have been able to put
upon tunctionng basis an organiza-
tion that is making every penny count.
In the last six months "e have been
able to reduce the personnel 1902, with
an attendant reduction in the pay roll
of $5,29OO00. not including the main
tenancc of laid-up ships.
Liquidation Nets S20,370,000
"ln July We had $50 vessels tied up.
day VIC have total of ,278. but We
have decreased the personnel required
to maintain these ships by Alb persons
and have made saving Of 81 1924 900 in
the annual pay roll for this purpose. In
the liquidation end VIC have sold ships
aggregating total of $6,000,000; sales
Of housing rejects have nettcd $6,073,-
600; surplus materials disposed of have
totallcd S5,00O.o00 and sales of securi-
ties and mortgages have nettcd s4,30o,-
000 We have cashed in total Of $780,
$4,000 on our property thus lar
Discussing operating expenses Of the
government feet Mr.. Powell said:
"Our voyage expense. which repre-
scnts the loss sustained for the month
of July, 1921. was 81 1.896,00 In Dccem
bcr the operation loss had been re-
duccd $1.249, 900 and in January our
loss was sS934 900. On repairs and bet
terment We spent Sl,467, 900 last July,
against 81 900 in December and ap-
proximately S950,000 in January.
"For insurance on our feet we spent
s57S,ooo in July, ss4l.Oo0 in December
and s4l6,0OO in January. Expense
during layup of ships at port during
December was ssO5.000, against 1856,
900 in January. Our administrative
expenses in December amounted to
S90S, ,0O0 against S67S,00O in January.
The grand total Of expenses in Janu-
airy was s4,l37 900, against S3,445,0oo
in December. The trend throughout is
toward making ends meet in the oper-
alton Of the fleet. with February oper
ating costs showing slightly ON tho
right side of the ledger"
Mr. Powell, who came to the Emcr-
gcncy Fleet Corporation six months
CONTINUED or ns1t pass)
New-York tribune., 1922-03-03
brewers Join TO Stem
Dry " ave in Germany
! :. held p as Horrible Tx.
ample IN Fight for Beer "In
Nlodcration''
D Y l7r'cls % M rrl6ule
-. lsnf l1.-. Nv Yorl- r-lh,,ra -,

prr,, -f~-. NV \ ori Tribune Inc.
csrrsl-N LIN, March THE National
ssscus;ro ssusn breHers Association, whose
sssOsiVe ssO committee has lust finished
ooes ss'le' l' meeting here, has decided to
srob a.. Intensive campaign against the
semirc seiv,''0l Propaganda. which is as
tiyea.e,;Soa oaaeerous proportions and
bee, r";;Shlng 10 turn the classic land Of
sce. 'm'o liquoIlcss desert.
tie 0s1f.Many p1.ay may soon be reduced to
,srls' ~ p'gnt Of America" saws renort ~
~ 80 u, y The committee TODAY ..nns
d. ''.e .o 1ost energetic measures are
~,,. . 10 combat the an,i-alcobol <en.;-
8, fan...,t 'oat Is being fostcrod bv 4 bsnd
l. 'De bs.a, counter propaganda urged viii
gaie1 ,esun IN IN connection with the cam.
isOs s" no now under way in western En-
sst,oa3u ty unueI the au spices Of the ipter- r
nd s5'0'' ~, Liquor Dealers Associa.ion .'se 'nter
sxso';,aet International Anti-prohibition
s.oS.@Y'on with hcadqusrtsrs 80, -,
~. 'a''ls'-q At tho lead op .ssS .se carl. IN
= '''i bee committee comrosed of
lac s'Ni..l s.e.es 'fhc r,,V-
ss., .rouh.t,on. VIII
Gslsin,y .es~i s<r l0ole n,5dcratc
New-York tribune., 1922-03-03
Lady Rhondda Wins Contest
For Seat in House of Lords
"ec's'on OF Committee Admits Woman TO Dc)bcra.
"o"s OF Peers for the First Time and
Makes Nineteen Others Eligible

of Lords. Although tho case dragged
on for some time. no opposition was
offered by the Attorney General. repre-
scnting the government at the final
hearing day
As the report of the committee mus,
nrst be submitted to the House of
Lords and accepted by them. it is prob
able that Lady Rhondda viii not take
hcr scat until Parliament is convened
for the next session. While her pc
ttlon Wa pending she said she had ma
definite program of action should sh,
win a seat except that shc was kccnly
interested III Irish self determination
LONDON, March BY The Associ
ated Prcss). lady Rhondda, inter
viewed after ~, decision expressed
her delight s' the case had gone in
her favor.
Other in their Own right
who prcsu can follow lady
Rhondda's clam for a writ of sum
mons TO the House Of Lords include :
Continued mace three
New-York tribune., 1922-03-03
SiIverman Robbed Again
OF Furs and Black lacked
Carried Stock Home at Night
10 Foil Thieves. but Is A.
lacked in Doorway

Nathan Silvcrman. fur caler Of 2l8
West Twenty seventh Street robbed
by burglars OF skins worth s27 900 in
three months. was ckjackcd in the
doorway of his home. $40 East Twenty
first Street, at Q o'clock last night and
robbed Of mink skins valued at 81 800
By three masked men. Siverman was
removed to Bellevue Hospital with
fractured skull.
Three weeks aoo the Silverman store
was cntered from the cellar by mem
bcrs of the so-cailed Diamond Drill
Gang" and $4,000 worth Of mink skins
were stolen. The dealer borrowed
SO 900 from a bank. his wife said last
night and invested the money in more
furs with which to carry on his bust
ness. Fearing repetition of the store
burglary. he carried home his stock
in bag each night and hid it under
a bed. Every time they heard a noise
at night, Mrs. Silverman said, they rose
and stood guard over the furs.
AS Silverman entered the hallway of
his apartment last night touring car
containing four men drew up at the
curb. Three Of the men jumped out
and rushed at the fur dealer. striking
him repeatedly with blackjacks and
making off with his bag Of mink skins.
Mrs. Silverman heard her husbands
cries and ran to his aid He was in
sensible.
Della Rohbia Room--sunday Dinner and
New-York tribune., 1922-03-03
Bonus Plan Amendedt0
Pay $5OClaims in Cash;
Harding Said to Favor 1t
MelIo" pie'cs Service Certificates
is Lesser of 7,vo Bonus Plan Euils

MASHlNGION, March 2.The
vas described to-day the Treasury
Officials indicated that Secretary his
opposition
would IN act drain the Treasury
High Treasury officials declared Treasury
adjusted
much less difficult than the cash
having formed
bu SAID with less difavor
hence the
s'ty oH raising estimated half the
comparatively
New-York tribune., 1922-03-03
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Copyright. laee. New York Tribune Jnc
LVNDoN, March 2.-Aftcr contcs ST
lasting moro than eighteen months.
me night OF tn. Niscountcss Rhondda
20 scat in the House Of Lords was
confirmed to-day by the committee Of
privileges of the body. Lady Rhondda
"i'l be the t'rst woman to share in the
qe1herations of the House of Peers
and the decision establishing her clisi-
oI''ty opens the way for nineteen other
peeresses in their own right.
" hen her father died in 1918 soon
after a he had been raised TO the pecragc
tor ms good work as food commits
sioncr during tho war Lady Rhondds
acquired the title Of yiscountcss. The
next year Parliament passed an ac, re
moving al disqualhcatons from hold
ing public Office ON account Of son. and
on THIS basis Lady Rhondda filed a pc
ttion asking for a seat in the House
New-York tribune., 1922-03-03

Della Rnbbia Room--Sunday Dinner and
Evening Concert, 8 so. Vanderbilt Hotel.
rAdyt.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-27
DO YOU WONDER,
ASKS THIS LADY
That m 2 Believer in Cardui?"
Got SO Weak She Had TO
Go TO Bed But Read
Her Story.

Osswstomie. Kans-Mr.. r. r..
Keast formerly of ailin0iy. residing
here. says: We moved 20 this
state eleven years ago. and had
good health Tor long while and
then some year or 50 ago had 8
bad sick spell
I got so weak Z couldn't -.
couldn'. stand on my feet az al. I
bad TO 90 to bed.
i suffered a great deal. ] was 20
nervous felt ! couldn't live
7 tried medlclnes and every
thing; had the best q attention. yet
! wasn't able 70 get ap
7 lay for there months. net able
10 DO anything.
Ny husband IS a bin poster and
has circulars distributed one day
there chsnced 70 be Ladies' Birth
day Almanac among the circulars.
! read 4, and told some cf the
family 70 get me a bottle Of Csrdsi
They laughed and said I wouldn't
take H. But I did. 4 began with q
tablespoonful eyerv two hours.
I quit all other medicines and
took It tcsrdui) faithfully. and two
weeks from the time began TO
take carduI was out Of bsd-bei-
ter than for months
I kept Il up and continued TO
inprove until ! wss q nell womsu.
DO you wonder that am a be-
|liever in csrduig I rertainly an.
land ] am sure there is no better
tonic made for women than Cardul.
All druggists sell CsrduI, for wo-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-27

The Six Hundred club. which was
70 have mot with Mrs A. A. West
tomorrow. has been postponed i~o
wosSs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-27

Circles of the ntl,...t church ~ili
meet a. ihe following places Circle
"a. Mrs Miruh. Park Place. Circle
~ AIRS. Walker, ais East Mansnr.
Circle c. Mrs Keller rs W war
ner. Circle y MT. Nelson. 1911 W
Mansur.