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The New York herald., 1922-02-17
Another Brokerage Escapes
Raid When Creditors Start
Bankruptcy Action.
EXCHANGE CLEANS HOUSE
None Of 476 Members to Be
Spared in Inquiry, Says
George F. Silkworth.

Another New York brokerage house,
with branch offices in Ohio, was forced
into bankruptcy just an no or so
before men from the Distrit Attor-
ney's office sought to seize the looks,
it was revealed yesterday. The firm
was Anderson, Brown & Co. of 80
Broadway. Legal proceedings here
followed fast on the word that similar
action had been taken in Cleveland.
District Attorney Banton has on file
complaints against the company,
whose liabilities are estimated at $780,
900. with assets Of $4,000.
This late development in the bucket
shop situation came Immediately after
tie announcement by the president of
the Consolidated Stock Exchange of
the expulsion from the exchange Of
the firm of r. II. MacMasters & Co. OF
SO Broad street. which firm George f.
Sikworth, president of the exchange,
accused Of bucketing.
The evidence which, the officials OF
the Consolidated have gathered will
be submitted to-day to District At
torney Banton for action. and 1t is
possible that other legal proceedings
will be begun.
No new indictments were found dur
ing the day, but evidence in two cases
was presented to the Grand Jury by
the Assistant District Attorney, Ben
jamin Schneider. To-day Mr. Schrei-
Der will continue the presentation OF
evidence to the additional Grand Jury
and Jerome Simmons will present
other bucket shop cases to the Su-
preme Court Grand Jury. indictments
probably will be found before night in
cases which have not heretofore been
mentioned.
Complaint against Anderson, Brown
G Co. were submitted to Mr.. Simmons
a day or two ago and had to do with
transactions originally carried on in
Akron, Ohio. The complaint, 1t is
understood, charged the non-delvery
of a large amount of stock. Note OF
the case was made in THE New YORK
HERALD at the time. Yesterday, as the
result of the complaints. Detectives
Cunniff and Markey of the District At
torney's staff were sent with a wagon
to seize the books at the Office OF the
concern in this city.
Late for Second Time.
when we backed the wagon up TO
the curb we learned we were just too
late" said one Of the officials last
night. THAT is the second time the
same thiAg has happened in the last
month. We were just too late in get
ting the evidence in the case of DER
a. Co."
In the Anderson & Brown bank
ruptcy matter in the Federal Court
Bertha Rembaugh was named tempo
rary receiver, and her bond was fixed
at $4,000.
From Cleveland last night came a
dispatch announcing that tho Office of
Anderson G. Brown there had been
The New York herald., 1922-02-17

My DEAR Mr.. FoRDNEY:
In accordance with the promise
made to yourself and your asso-
ciates on the Senate and House
committees charged with the re-
sponsibility of formulating the pro-
posed bonus legislation l have
carefully looked into the program
of taxation which has been sug-
gested. In addition thereto l have
made inquiry into the feasibility
If issuing either short time Treas
ury notes or long time bonds to
meet the financial obligations
which the proposed legislation will
impose. 1t Is not possible to COM
mend to you either of the plans
suggested.
1t continues to be my best judg-
ment that any compensation legis-
lation enacted at this time ought
to carry with it the provisions for
raising the needed revenues, and l
find myself unable to suggest any
commendable plan other than that
of a general sales tax. Such a tax
will distribute the cost of reward
ing the ex-service men In such a
manner that it will be borne by all
the people whom they served; and
does not commit the Government to
class imposition Of taxes or the re-
sumption of the burdens repealed,
the maintenance of which can be
justified only by great war emer-
gency.
1t Is fully realized how great is
the difficulty which confronts the
Congress in solving this difficult
problem. am aware Of the
strong sentiment in Congress in
favor of this adjusted compensa-
tion. I have spoken approvingly
myself. always with the reserva-
tion that the bestowal shall be
made when it may be done without
such injury to the country as will
nullify the benefits to the ex-ser-
vice men themselves which this
expression Of gratitude is designed
to bestow.
1t is not an agreeable thing to
suggest that action be postponed
again, but frankly I do not find my
self favorable to the piecemeal pay
ment plan, which is manifestly de-
signed to avoid embarrassment to
the Treasury. The long drawn out
payments will not afford an effec-
tive helpfulness to the service men.
We have no serious problem in
beginning the allotments of public
lands and the immediate issue of
paid up insurance. The real diff
Guilty lies in the payment OF the
cash bonus. Rather than provide
that the maximum cash payments
shall extend over a period Of two
and one-half years, it would be a
vastly better bestowal il we could
await the day when we may safely
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
BUCKET LAW LACKING
TO SHIELD INVESTORS
No Guarantees or Responsibility Required of Swinders
Who Can Be Checked Only After They Have Ap
propriated Victims Money-Business Easily En-
tered, Even After Prison Term or Bankruptcy

This the eighth of articles being published by THE
NEW of the bucket shop evil
articles described widespread of bucket
shop activities and the methods used by these financial bandits
robbng article show the utter lack
these criminals and indicate
suggestions elimination of the bucket shop The ninth
article will appear to-mo
Legislature bills designed
winng each
restriction
before the breath
of
such another
swndlerno
crminay the bucket
further toll bucket
s1OOOOOOOO would make
meas prove
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
Amos Pinchot and Other
Relatives Win in Contest
for $13,O0O,0OO Estate.
APPEAL ALMOST CERTAIN
Columbia, Public Library, Art
Museum Lose Big Bequests
if Decision Stands.

Tie jury in the Surrogate's Court
that for seven weeks has been hear
ing the contest brought against the
will of Amos f. Emo by Amos Pinchot
and other relatives, returned ver-
dict last night at 9:45 o'clock declar-
Ing that Mr.. Emo was of unsound
mind and that tie will, executed on
June is, 1915. was invalid for that
reason.
Under the terms of this verdict
large legacies will be lost to Columbia
University, the New York Public
Library, the Metropolitan Museum Of
Art and other institutions, and the
bulk of the Emo fortune will go to the
contesting relatives. Columbia alone
will lose bequest of $5,O00000.
AS soon as the verdict had been
announced Clarence j. Shearn. attor-
ney for the proponents of the will.
moved that the verdict be set aside
on the ground that it was contrary to
and against the weight of the evil
dence.
Surrogate Reserves Decision.
After conference with Mr.. Shear:l
and with Max d. Steuer, attorney for
the contesting relatives. Surrogate Fo
ley said that he would reserve deci-
sion on the motion. Even in tire event
that the Surrogate denies the motion.
however, there undoubtedly will be al
appeal from the verdict TO the higher
courts, so that it will be some months
yet before the case is finally settled.
Should the contestants be sustained
throughout, they will seek to have
probated a will executed by Mr.. Emo
on January 8, 1914, in which the bulk
of the estate is left to them. The rel
atives contend that at times the aged
man was of sound mind and of testa-
mentary capacity. All Of the contest
ants shook hands with the jurors as
they left the box.
The jurors got the case just before
noon and stopped deliberations for an
hour between / and for luncheon and
took another recess of an hour at dinner
time.
Trial Started January z.
The trial began on January and the
jury's verdict will make at least tenn.
porary disposition-ror unless some
agreement can be reached between the
contendng parties 1t will certainly be
appealed-of an estate which at Eno's
death amounted to $40, 100000 and has
since then grown to more than $13,000.-
000,, as because of the contest no one
has been allowed to spend the income.
During the last trial various persons
connected with the case have endeavored
to estimate what the trial has cost. but
because neither side Is in possession oi
all the figures no one knows exactly.
The contest was tried once before, In
1916. and the cost of that trial. which
lasted two months, was estimated a,
who was counsel for the contestants and
tried the case for them, received fee
OF 100000, and Austen G.. Fox, who
was his opponent. was paid another
large fee. Transcribing the testimony
alone cost $4,000 and as in the trial
which has just ended many OF the wit
nesses were brought long distances and
their expenses we're paid at high priced
hotels while they were here.
One witness used in the latest trial
lives in France and has been here since
before Christmas. Also all the institu-
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
Continued on Page Six.

Deerfoot Farm SausaEes. &c insistcnt when
dealer suggests something else. Once familiar
with peerfoot you cannot be deceived.-Adv.
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
HARDING TELLS CONGRESS DELAY BONUS OR USE SALES TAX
ADVOCATES DLSORGAMZED AS FARM BLOC REJECTS LEVY
FORDMEY STILL INSISTS WAY BE FOUND TO PAY SOLDLEl
The Presidents Letter

Special Dispatch o
New York fernhB
Wash ID e. eb.
The text of President Hardngs letter the bonus fol
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
BROADWAY LIMITED.

Discriminating chicago passengers appre-
ciate the 2o-hour schedule and attentive SER
vice offered by tho broadway Limited. II
leaves New York 80 Y. NJ. and arrives Chi
cago . :j5 4. NJ. win Stenographer. Barber.
valet and ladles' Maid. The route is the
Short Line. the Penntylvania Railroad.-Adv.
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
waiter Had 81. 100000 Firm.

Here is an actual case which well
illustrates the point:
A waiter in restaurant in the
financial district-probably encour-
aged by the evidences of easy money
he saw on all sides of him and heard
in the conversations of the patrons Of
his restaurant-a year or so ago was
taken with a keen desire to enter
high finance. He learned the game,
prospered for awhile, but ultimately
found himself face to face with in
solvency.
Nothing daunted, TIE waiter i'm
mediately conceived the idea Of or
ganizing a bond and mortgage COM
pany with a capitalization of $1,000
900. His clients consisted mainly OF
school teachers. physicians, engineers
and other professionals.
The fact that he was without capi-
tai did not bother him. He simply
pulled Himself up by his bootstraps,
through the simple expedient of capt.
tallzing the good will of his bankrupt
name at s270,000. He caused stock to
be issued TO himself in that amount
and placed himself in control of the
corporation.
The bond and mortgage company Is
in the bankruptcy court to-day, and
the good will, presumably, is among
the assets" All attempts to serve
TIE waiter fnancier with court proc
esses have proved unavailing so far,
and II isn't likely that any one will
hear OF him again until some time in
the future a man operating under an
alias. is discovered to be none other
than the missing waiter.
The alias is the most common means
by which the bucketeer with known
bad record gets back into the game.
Tnasmuch as a person can change his
name as he pleases. the bucketeer
simply transforms himself as many
times as occasion arises. Sometimes
when a bucketeer has made use OF n
large number of assumed names, he
works new scheme by incorporating
under the laws of this or some other
State and conducts his bucketeering
bunking business under the guise of a
corporation charter, as was the case
Of the waiter.
The District Attorneys Office has
the names of between twelve and
fifteen men who are operating bucket
shops in the financial district under
assumed names. They are under in
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
Confined on Page Seven.

Theatrical rrd Hotel and Restaurants.
Advertising will be found on Page 14.--Adv.
The New York herald., 1922-02-17

statutes will be discussed in future
article.
No Bar on Criminals.
The deplorable state of affairs is that
a man can step from Sing Sing or the
Atlanta Federal penitentiary. buy a
new suit of clothes, rent desk space
and n telephone in New York and set
himself up as a broker of stocks and
bonds. He can be indicted by the
Grand Juries Of New York county for
anything from mayhem to grand lar
ceny be tried and convicted. serve his
term and go right back to his bucket
shop. He can go through the bank
ruptcy courts and be shown to be de-
void absolutely of any honesty or
honor. Yet there is nothing to pre-
vent him from going right back to his
swindles and thefts and plunder the
public as of old.
Not only is the bucketeer able to do
this. but he does it time and time
again. And the saddest part of this
doleful tale is that the more cunning
and astute he is the greater is the
ease with which he is able to. resume
operations and make them pay. In
other words, the bigger crook the
bucketeer is before he gets caught the
first time the more readily is he able
to begin stealing the second time.
In passing it should be said that
this situation applies not only to men
with criminal records, but that, in the
beginning before a man has oppor-
tunity to make his criminal record,
there is not so much as an inquiry
regarding his integrity or his capital
il he desires to open brokerage Of
fee.
The New York herald., 1922-02-17

Continued on Page Seven.
The New York herald., 1922-02-17

THE BEST IN ITS HISTORY
The New York Herald, with all that wa
BEST of The Sun intertwined with it, an
the whole revitalized, is bigger and bette
and sounder newspaper than ever before
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-16

free from outworn creeds, and proclaimtne
in fearless and unambiguous words the
truth as it sees the truth today: q -chu1ch
that accepts as Scriptures that fnspire.s
and leads to the life that Is fine and true;
church that appeals to the highest in
telligence, and seeks its help in the con-
slant search for truth; a church in har-
mony with the last word Of science and
philosophy. and ee4er f.r the latest con-
ception of truth. - whatever source;
church reverentfy seeking the. real fscts
of life, applying them in helpful service.
and ministering the joy of the needs of the
present day. This little church seeks to
of such religion. and it extends to all the
invitation to join in the freedom of Its
faith and the joy of its fellowship. : .
UNDENOMINATIONAL.
ASSOCIATED BIBLE STUDENTS-Odd
Fellows hall. b21 Quincy street. Interna-
tional Sunday school lesson. at 30 g. IN.
Berean Bible study. 10 80 a. m. Study. Z
p. m, text book, The Finished Mystery"
Lecture at s p. m. by L. l.. Frantz, subject,
What is the True Church," rir
YoNGA Y0GA PROGR ESSIv q
THOUGHT TEMPLE-Odd Fellows hall,
III West 9Th avenue. Services Sunday eve
ming, 80 O'Clock, lecture by the pastor,
subject, The difference between Soul and
spirit Stories for the children. Mrs.
+. E. Smith, pastor. Mrs. Godfrey. assist
ant. Message Circle, Tuesday evening.
FIRST SOCIETY OF SPIRITUALISTS-
Corner Fourth and Monroe streets. Eve
ming services. O'Clock, lecture by J. II.
FOUGHT Message by Mrs. o. Benson.
SPIRITUAL TEMPLE OF PSYCHICAL
RESEARCH-Sunday evening services at
TOPEKA UNIVERSAL TRUTH CEN
TER-Meeting heid-a the Metaphysical
library rooms, 504 West Tenth. Services
Sunday. IL a. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-16
HIGHLAND PARK
Notes and personals from Highland
Park. by Frances Jones. Phone $3.50.

Highland Park Church-James W.
Reed, Pastor. Sunday School To-
o'clock, G. L. Rossetter, Supt. Pub
lie Service IL o'clock. Subject. ''Paurs
League $3.50 o'clock,-Harry Chubb.
president. Epworth League s:30I
o'clock-Nettie Leuenberger. presi-l
dent Evening service $50. Subject.
The Bible Book For All Nations"
Tecumseh Church-James w. Reed,
pastor. Sunday school O'clock
r. Naylor, Supt. Public Service 8
o'clock, subject. ''The Ascension Of
Jesus" Epworth eLague 1880 o'clock,
Lloyd Lee, president.
A Menninger Bible Study class will
be organized in Highland Park this
faH by the Young Women's Christian
Association. The course which totals
thirty weekly lessons, will include a
study of the Prophets. 1t is probable
that the meetings of the class will be
held at the Highland Park Methodist
Episcopal church. All persons desir-
ing to enroll in the class have been
asked to call Mrs. Charles Boast, for
information concerning the course.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. c. Miller of Topeka
spent last Sunday as guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. w. Mcdaniel of Highland
Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Kessler had as
dinner guests. Thursday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Kessler.
The Glover Hill Ladies' Aid society
will have a picnic at Gage park all
day Tuesday of next week. All the
| members attending have been asked
| to take the Highland Park car reach-
| ing Eighth and Kansas avenue at
11:20 o'clock.
Miss Ida Duesing, Miss Freda Meyer
| of Fairview, Miss Anna Schumann
| and Miss Clara Thonen of Hiawatha,
| and Miss Hulda Kruse of Topeka were.
| guests of Mrs. Albert Kessler Monday
| while attending the State Fair
| There will be an all-day meeting of
the Ladies' Aid society of the High
| land Park Methodist Episcopal church
| Thursday at the church.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Il. L. Jones have had
| as a guest this week Mr.. Francis Blen-
| der of Hays, Kan.
Mrs. Sarah Kirkum of Carbondale
is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Joseph
| Smith, and Mr.. Smith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-16
CLOSE BIC PLANT
Ford Shutdown Is Throwing
Thousands Out of Work.
Action Taken in Protest Against
High Coal Price.

Detroit, Sept 16.-As protest
against paying what he believes to be
exorbitant prices for coal and steel,
Henry Ford today began closing his
industry.
With the suspension complete, when
the last shift of workers leaves today,
approximately 100000 men will have
been made idle indefinitely. The
plants affected include the five fac
tories around Detroit and numerous
assembling stations turnout the coun-
try. Other concerns, the output of
which goes chiefly to the Ford COM
pany, also are expected to suspend OPP
erations.
In announcing the contemplated
shortage existed that brokers were
holding enough coal to supply the
needs of the country and that the pub
lie was being 'gouged" by the dealers.
He also criticised methods of govern
ment agencies in apportioning coal.
First Layoff at Midnight.
The first layoff of men occurred
last midnight, when about $4,000
workers turned in their tools and
Two thousand men are to be retained
at this plant to fire the coke ovens,
which cannot be allowed to cool.
At the Highland Park plant the
night force received the same notice
given to the steel workers, the Gay
and early night forces were to be
checked out similarly.
The remainder of the workers Of
fected are employees of the Dearborn
tractor factory, the Lincoln plant, a
factory at Worthwhile, and those in
cities outside of Michigan.
Most of the factories likely to be
affected by the closing of Ford indus
tries, thru the loss of their chief mar
ket, are located in Detroit or nearby
Michigan cities. They manufacture
various parts and accessories.
Others Won't Close.
Inquiry today failed to disclose any
other Detroit manufacturer who con-
templated action similar to that of
Mr.. Ford. Some plants were reported
working on short fuel rations. but
manufacturers as a whole believed
they would be able to obtain sufficient
supplies to continue operations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-16

The annual Washburn Y. MY w.
mixer will be held this evening on the
campus. Those who attend will be
entertained by Baxter Dukes orches-
Margaret Ripley's dancers and men,
bers of the Boys Industrial school.
Officers of the knights of Columbus
who were elected at the annual elce-
ton were: j. F. Connaughton. deputy
grand knight; H. P. Flynn, chancel-
Tor; William Mcdonald, warden; E.
McGinnis. advocate; William Supple,
Jr.. treasurer; John Turpinate and
George Melchior, trustees; George
Hamaker, recorder, and T. Lafferty,
guard.
Members of the Kings Heraids
class of the First Methodist church
will give a reception for their friends
and relatives Friday evening at 1880
o'clock in the new Sunday school
to be used for the support of Shanti
Walters, an orphan girl of India, will
be opened at the meeting.
Washburn students are especially
invited to attend the college day serv-
ices at the Trinity Methodist church
Sunday morning. A special class for
the college students is to be opened
this fall. An Epworth league meet
ing will be held at GAS o'clock in the
evening.
Choir of SO voices at the First Con-
gregational II a. m.-Adv.
James Livingston appeared in Judge
James A. McClure's division of the
morning and pleaded guilty on the
charge of having liquor illegally in his
possession. Sentence was deferred un-
til December 2, and Livingston was
released on his own recognizance.
The hearing of several cases which
are brought by the state thru Think
ham Veale, county attorney, for the
clearing of the Capital route, south of
Topeka, was today continued until
Monday, September Is.
Ed Pyne, arrested by the police
three days ago and charged with driv-
ing a motor car while drunk, was re-
arrested today by the sheriff's force
on a county warrant charging him
with having liquor in his possession.
Pyne is already under 81 900 bond in
the district court charged with reck-
less driving. He gave another bond
of $500 today.
o. F. Hopes of Lucas and Salina,
is in Topeka in the interest of his
grain business and his political cam
paign. He is an independent candi-
date for the office of representative of
the eighty-first district.
Morris Katlassky. student. was ar
rested Friday by the police, on a war
rant charging assault. He was re-
Leased under 500 bond, and his hear
ing act for Tuesday, September 10.
Arthur Hines, barber. and B. F.
Taylor, marble setter. were arrested
by the police at the fair grounds this
afternoon and held for investigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-16
ATTENDANCE ESTIMATE Low
State House Guide Says Total of
100000 Attended Free Fair

John McBee, state house guide, be-
lieves Free Fair Phil Eastman's esti-
mates of Topeka visitors during the
last week has been altogether too low.
McBee says Eastman must have
missed the total attendance by at
least 100000.
Far be it from me to complain"
said McBee today as he gave a sigh of
relief at the thought that there was
nothing to do until Monday when the
fair crowd would be at home again.
But this has been the heaviest weeks
business we ever had at the state
house. If Eastman says there were
100000 people attending the fair, he
missed it at least 100000. We either
took care of a lot of people who didn't
go to the fair or Eastman's counting
machine isn't right"
Thousands of visitors from Kansas
towns and men and women from other
states visited the state house during
fair week. A majority of them, nat
urally, wanted to make a trip to the
dome. OF course McBee doesn't make
the round trip with dome excursion
lists. But he supervises and directs
the dome tripers on their way to the
top of the state house after they leave
the elevator on the fifth floor. And
McBee is certain he gave instructions
to half million people. during the
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-16
SEND STRIKERS TO JAIL.
Five Found Guilty at Kansas City Are
Also Fined

Kansas City, Sept. Height strik-
ing shopmen convicted of violating
injunctions forbidding interference
with operation of railroad shops at
Slater, Thayer, and Monet, Mo, were
given Jail sentences and fines in fed
eral court here today by Judge Arba
S. Van Valkenburg.
The sentences:
Leo F. Wrinkle, chairman federated
shop crafts, Barney Mayfield and Max
Bates, all of Slater, six months in
Livingstone county jail and fines of
$1,000 each.
Fred Burch and A. w. Pease, both
of Thayer, SIX months in Butler county
Jail.
Barney McCourtney, Thayer. three
months in Butter county Jail.
Warr":l Meyers and William Sum-
mers. both of Monet, six months in
Johnson county .ai, and fines of
81, 900. each.
All filed writs of error. Appeal
bonds were set at $4,000.