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New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
CatrOw Won't
Resi- GIN Until
-" Day Retracts
Chief Assistant Prohibition
Director, Through His
Attorney, Says He Won't
Leave Office Under Fire
Demands an Explanation
Insists Reported DisavowaIs
by Chief As to Rum Per-
mits Must Be Published

Herbert g. Catrow, whose rcsigna
ton as Chief Assistant Prohibition D-
rector for New York state was an
nouncod last week by Director Ralph A.
Day with the comment shat the United
States Attorney might know the rea-
son, has not resigned and docs not in
tend to until Day explains. according to
statement given out yesterday by
Nash lockwood, attorney for Catrow
Director Day made the announcement
concerning his assistants sigNation
last Monday. Although he refused at
the time TO tel! why Mr. Catrow was
getting out, the immediate cause is
SAID TO have leon tho release of 1000
cases Of whisky on defective permits.
Eatrow's friends asserted That he
had taken all the usual precautions to
ascertain the validity Of the permits
and found no reason to regard them
with suspicion. 1t was said that Day
Was in tho Office when the inquiry was
on and was regarded by Catrow as
equally responsible for the mistake
which was made.
Discussed With Glynu
Tho matter Of the 900 case lot Of
whisky mistakenly diverted into the
bootloggng trade is said to have been
discussed by Day and Catrow with
George Glynn, Republican state chair
man. Catrow is treasurer of the Ma
tional Republican Club, and members
have been discussing with keen inter
est his dispute with Day. The state
ment given out by CatroN attorney
folloWs
"Colonol Catrow has not resigned,
nor does he intend to resign said MIR.
lockwood, until proper retraction has
been made by Director Day Of the
statement attributed to Mr.. Day as to
tho administration of the office Of the
assistant director. He has conducted the
office of assistant director strictly ac-
cording to law, and if any imputation
has been made upon his honesty Colo
mel Catrow purposes to test the ques
ton in court Of law and to hold those
responsible who have made any aspcr-
sions upon his character.
Written Ketraction Demanded
"Colonel Catrow understands Mr.
Day has dsavowed statements at
tributed to him, but until these dis
avowals arc put in writing and given
circulation through the press he has
no intention of resignng His char
acter is too we'll known and established
by years of service to be thus lightly
assailed.'
The statement was called to The at
tention of Mr. Day, who declined to
make any comment upon it or upon
the situation
He refused to give any reason for
the dsmi ssal of four women and two
men in the clerical department. at pro.
hibition headquarters He had sand
previously that he was "cleaning up
his office and would release several
employees, some of whom might be
placed on the civil service list fol
reappointmcnt later.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
Surgeon Sued
For Operating 9
On Wrong Foot
Brooklyn Girls Parents Ask
100000 of DR.. Samuel
kleinberg, Declaring She
Is Now Crippled i,l Both
Mistake Is Laid to Nurse
Defendant Admits Error, but
Says Member He TrcYted
Was Benefited ny 1t

SUIT has been brooklyn by
David Englc, 7os Lafayette Avenue.
against Or. Samuel Kleinberg, of
West Eighty-fifth Street. asking sloo.
600 damages for surgical operation
performed in error BY the surgeon on
his daughter
According TO a statement made TO
Assistant. District Attorney Robert
Johnstone by Mrs Engle, mother of the
little girl, the latter was taken by her
to DR.. klelnberg to be operated on for
club foot resulting from infantilc
paralysis The operation was per
formed at the Hospital for Rupturcd
and Crippled Children Immediately
aftcrward, the mother SAID, 1T was dis
covered that DR.. klelnbcrg had op-
Grated on the wrong foot.
Mrs Engle's affidavit states sho d7-
covered the mistake when she visited
her daughter in tho hospital. The
mother says she at once sent for DR..
kleinberg, who in talk with her said
mistake had been made.
Says Both Now Crippled
Before the operation, Mrs. Englc
says, the child had u.c Of ono foot
Since that time she had been crippled
in both feet The hospital authorities
Mrs. Englc declares, informed her that
q nurse in charge of the case had been
instructed to prepare the child for the
perating room She prepared *hc
wrong foot Dr. Weinberg did not
realize that an error had been made
and performed the operation on the
sound foot The nurse who is said TO
be responsible for the mistake has
since died.
Mrs. Engle said yesterday:
we are not engaged in this suit for
the money involved. It is due to our
determination that similar carelessness
will not cripple other children. No
amount of money could reimburse US
for the misfortune to our daughter"
In an interview last night, Dr. Klein
berg said it was true an operation had
been performed on the wrong foot Of
the girl, but that it was not due to
that cause that she had since been
crippled.
"The fact is" said Or Weinberg,
that subsequently to the mistaken op-
Grafton | was retained to operate on
the other loot Of the child as had been
originally intended. If they believed |
was careless or untrustw orthy they
would not have come to me under those
circumstances.
Declares 1t Was Benefited
"My contention is that, although the
foot operated on was not the one in
tended, it nevertheless was improved
by the operation rather than injured.
"The little girl had been compelled to
wear plate for tlatfoot, necessity for
which has been eliminated by the op-
Grafton l performed. OF course, it is
regrettable that the mistake was made
and no one can be more sorry than
am, but | deny that the child was
harmed by the error.',
New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
False Fire Alarm Gives
f. Pastors Early Dinner
They Lose Congregations as
Worshipers Dash Out to See
Motion Picture Stunt

Half the population of Rockville Cen
ter. L. l., rushed from their pews in
churches Of four denominations when
an alarm of fire was sounded yesterday
while morning services were in prog
ress. As crowds thronged the streets
fire apparatus from oceanside came
Changing down the main street.
There was no fire. What had hap
nened was that the Business Mems AS
sociation, engaged in village boosting,
had arranged the spectacular run Of
fire apparatus with six batteries of
motion picture cameramen filming the
scene from as many angles. The bust
ness men had forgotten to notify the
populace. Every preacher reached
home an hour earlier than usual. The
fire alarm relieved them Of preaching
sermons.
Not only did the fire apparatus per-
form it's usual function of coupling up
and throwing water, but rescues were
made from roofs by uss Of the life lad
ders and scaling crews swarmed up
walls while the cameras clicked and
the crowd cheered.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
L. S. Facing
'CZat'ist' Rule.
Says Butler
Columbia President Warns
of Growth Of Bureaus
;pd Hordco Of Officials
Spying on the People
MachineMade Education
Fears Direction of Schools
From Washington Under
Cuise of "Assistance"

That the United States is in danger
Of becoming another Russia of the
cars through the multiplication and
extension of governmental bureaus,
with hordes of officials, is the opinion
Of Nicholas Murray Butler president
OF Columbia University. contained in
the annual report of that institution
for 1921.
This view is expressed in discussing
the proposed Federal standardization of
education.
Zone of the most noteworthy of re-
cent developments in American life"
says DR.. Butler, "is the zeal with which
machinery is designed and built ostcn-
sibly to serve various public interests
and undertakings. but in reality to
control them. Perhaps in no other way
is the decline of faith in liberty so
clearly marked. An academic wit once
defined good adminstrat ton as the
doing extremely we'll of that which
should not be done at all. If this clever
phrase Is W pe dpplicu W PupiiN az
ministration it would have to be al
tered so as TO read, the doing Ill of
that which should not be done at ALI;
for public administration. admlnlstrc-
ton by collective authority, is almost
uniformly inefficient and FOR al obvious
reason In such case artlhclal cholce
takes The place of natural selection III
the designation Of agents, and since
nature is wiser than man, particularly
political man, efficiency at once de-
clincS.
Defiance of Ideals
"ln the United States we arc. in fiat
defiance of all our proclaimed prln-
ciples and ideals, building series of
bureaucracies that will put to shame
the best efforts of the government OF
the Car Of all Russia when IN the hey
day of its glory.
ave are surrounded by agents
special agents, inspectors and spies
and the people are called upon to sup
port through their taxes in harmful
and American activities whole
armies of individuals who should be
engaged in productive industry When
anything appears to go wrong, or when
any desirable movement semes to lag
cry goes UP for the creation of some
new board or commission and for ar
appropriation of public funds to main
tain it in reasonable comfort.
can infinite number of blank forms
must be filled out and an infinite mum
ber of records must be kept, classified
and audited at steadily mounting cost
"For long time the excellent liml-
tations Of the American form of fed
CONTINUED on page four)
New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
LudendorH to Go Free
As Kapp Revolt Plotter
Minister of Justice Decides
Proof of Generals Partici-
patton Is Lacking
81 Wireless to The Tribune

Copyright, 1922. New York Tribune Inc
BERLIN, Jan. 15.-General Luden-
dorff escapes trial for completely in
the Kapp revolt under a decision by
Minister Of Justice Radbrusch, made
public to-day. In support Of vide
spread demand that Ludendorf be
brought into court at Leipsic, where
several conspirators we're tried recent
ly, Deputies Ledebour and Rosenfeld,
Socialists, filed interpellations in the
Reichstag, asking that the General be
brought to justice.
Minister Radbrusch, himself So
cialist, held that there was no avail
able proof that Ludendorff had par
ticipated in the attempt of Kapp to
overthrow the government of the re
public, although it had been estab-
lishcd that the General knew of the
preparations being made for that up
rising. Radbrusch said that under the
technicalities of the law Ludendorff
could not be tried.
This decision is expected to bring
vigorous protests from the Socialists
cnj Democrat
New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
POincare Will Take(]n
British Treaty at Once,
Asks Pact


PARIS, Jan Is by The Associated Prcss),Prcmer Pon
understood include French alliance
hat be framed with Premier Lloyd
which Great Britain France would Poland
possible German attack.
The supposedly wide divergence held
BRAND the Franco British pact striking
later information brought by delegates
1t that the the
sentcd incomplete of
far agreed by Lloyd
an hour before the French Premier left
BRAND said to the tcn of
Lloyd George that he
clause should be
be taken and
second he desired provision at the end of
years.
Thus apparently obtain part Of
what Poncarc is understood be
New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
Arms Delegates
Await Truce in
FrenchDispute
Work Of Conference OH Bic
Problems Slowed Dows,
As Members Speculate OH
New Cabinet's Attitude
Genoa Meeting Involved
Opposition in Senate to Anv
Share by America Unless
All Take Part Is Growing
By Carter Field

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Foar that
huch that has been accomplished at the
armament limitation conference NAV
be nulliiied by the growing bitterness
between France and Britain over the
Cannes negotiations and the proposed
Hcnoa economic conference has over
shadowed the naval treaty, Shantung
and Siberia in the minds of most mem
bers Of tho conference.
While it could not be demonstrated
that the conference actually is marking
time in the hope that more favorable
situation may be created in the next
few days abroad, there is no doubt
that the events in France have slowed
down the wheels here materially.
This is not due to any move on the
part Of NJ. Sarraut, head of the French
delegation. The attitude Of the French
here is that they arc waiting for the
conference to complete its work They
do not see anything more to be done
interest.
Britons Fears Complications
But in the minds cf the British, pa r
tcularly. and of some of the other
delegations there is a very strong un-
easiness over the whole situation, cs-
pecially since the publication here to-
day of dispatches from Paris indicating
that the Supreme Council is to be
abolished and that the French have
positively refused to join in the Genoa
conference if the Russians are to be
received on terms of equality.
Pessimism as to the Genoa conrcrcnc,
developed strongly after the circulate
of this report. This was to be noticed
not only among the delegates and theil
staffs but in Administration circles a:
we'll.
There is a strong contingent in ths
Senate against American participation
at Genoa, as has been indicated by sucl
developments as the statement of Sena
tor Medill Mccormick of Illinois, tha
Europe was showing very little dispos
ton to help herself, and until she die
there was no use in the United State
making an attempt to help,
This sentiment is openly and obvious
ly stronger tonight as the result of tn
French position on Russia. on top o
the well understood intention of tn,
French to block the economic rehabilita
tion of Germany until the reparato,
question is closed up.
There is a profound sympathy fo
France on this matter Of reparatio
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New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
Sword Duel al Havana
Critic and DepOrted
Author Are Wounded

HAVANA, Jan. Is. Swords were re
sorted to by J.. G. Ballesteros jr., of
Mexico City, employed here as jour
nalist, and Leon Ossorio, who was eN
polled several months ago from Mexico
20 settle q quarrel arising from pub
,lshed criticisms by Ballesteros Of a
book issued by Ossorjo on conditions
in Mexico. Ossorio suffered slight
wound, while Ballesteros received a
thrust through the shoulder that sent
him to hospital.
News of the encounter, which took
place week ago, became public to-day
when Ballesteros was discharged from
the hospital
New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
Ultimatum Gives Peking
Cabinet 3 Days to Quit
WI Pei.fu Declares He Will
Fight Unless Demands Are
Met: Government Defiant

PEKING, Jan. Is (By The Associated
Press Governor WI Pei-fu, Inspect
or General of Human and Hupeh who
is moving troops north from Hupeh
has sent an ultimatum to the Peking
government giving the Liang Cabinet
three days in which to resign.
WI Pei-fu threatens to publish
further charges against the cabinet if
it does not comply with his demands
within five days and declares he will
fight if the cabinet declines to retire
in seven days.
The cabinet has replied that it re-
fuses to resign under any circum-
stances, within three, five or seven
days.
High government officials say that if
WI Pei-fu attempts forcibly to eject
the cabinet the Manchurian troops will
refuse to fight. The Peking govern
ment would withdraw, it is declared
leaving WI Pei-fu in possession of the
capital, believing him unable to organ
ize a government to meet foreign
obligations and reorganize internal f.
nances. Therefore, his occupation Of
Peking, in the opinion of the officials
would mean his ruin.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
Westchester County Plans
Merger Into One Big City
Change. Believed Possible in
Two Years, Would Regroup
Suburban Towns

Westchester County within two
years will become the City of West
chester, in the opinion Of Surrogate
George A. Slater, of Westchester
County, who holds court at White
Plains. His residence is at Rye.
Surrogate Slater said yesterday that
in his belief the new City of West
chester will extend from the New York
Their eastward. taking in White Plains,
TO Port Chester on the Connecticut line
and along the Sound TO the Bronx.
Before being elected to the bench
Judge Slater was State Senator, and
it was through his efforts that a bill
was passed, over the veto of a Mayor
of New York City, allowing the West
chester County towns to tap the New
York City aqueduct, from which some
towns are now getting water
New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
Believes in Its Vitality
and Feels No Anxiety.
He Tells 5, 5,OOOCail,ercd
in Front Of His Home
Hopes Americans
Will Turn TO Ii
Compers Speaks at Dem
onstration After Meet
ing TO Aid Foundation

WASHINGTON. Jan. Is. Five thou
sand enthusiastic admirers Of former
President Woodrow Wilson marched to
his residence, at 23i0 S Street, this
evening and gave an impromptu dem
onstratlon of a remarkable character
in his honor. Mr.. Wilson in brief
speech acknowledged his appreciation
Of thc gathering and for the first time
since his illness referred in public
utterancc TO the League of Nations
He declared those who opposed the
league "would have to look out for
thomsclvcs.'
The demonstration followed mass
meeting held this afternoon at the
National Thcatcr to further the W ood-
row Wilson Foundations At this meet
ing some ono arose and suggested that
at The close those present march to Mr..
Wilson's residence. This was not on
the program br' tho suggestion caught
the crowd, and after a series Of
speeches it proceeded along the ice
covered streets to the Wilson residence
n,ovod ,Ionr and ubon - ro.cLod tbo
W;lso, ros7donco Tooo roonlo !. ;s
od
Gompcrs Speaks for Crowd
Samuel Gomners. president of the
American Federation Of Labor, was
Spokesman for the crowd. Mr. Gompers
declared tho League OF Nations would
live and those " ho had nroveniod this
conrtrv from io;n;nc i ,vonld. suffer
for j.; Mr. Gomncrs's remarks evoked
o,roa. onthusiasm Mr Wilson smoke
b,;oav in resnonso hu, seemed much
nleaecd -, tbe denonstrat;on ''''''''
-. ,,ood L.,d1S. +o1l ,,o,, bo,,, ,,,c,, =
do,,oret,,t;on ! nf fr;ondsh;n ,,d ron1
Gdonro mako mo fool Mr WiIson
replied. "There can be no doubt Of
,bn ,.,ta1;tv ~ tbc Icapuc Of Nat;ons
Ii will take care Of itself, and those
who do not regard it will have to look
out for themselves. have no anxiety
for IL. My only anxiety is to sec our
rrea, people turn their faces in the
right direction and move with all their
force I thank YOU for all this. ]
don't deserve it, but I enjoy it, never
thcless"
1--WE have not ceased to remember
you. SIR said MIR. Gompers III begin
ming his address to Mr.. Wilson, "nor to
feel in our minds that we should ad-
dress YOU as Mr.. President.
The applause that greeted these words
forced MIR. Gompcrs to stop for mo-
mcnt.
"Tc-day," he continued, Eve have
held a great mass meeting in honor OF
you, sir, and the great achievements
Which have come TO you and to your
people We live N your spirit, and our
activities in the future viii be TO mob
ilizc the public Scnlment whlch We
know exists among the citizenship OF
this Republic to your work and your
watchword, 'Forward' and TO nave
them accentuatcd and become 'hc daily
rules of our everyday ives.
There was another interruption nv
applause.
Tribute by Gompers
at is not necessary now, sir" pro-
cccdod Mr.. Gompers, ''to refer to, much
less make mention Of, the purposes for
which our great gathering was called
1t was voluntary ia every respect. Our
ideas. our hopes, or actlvltles are, ana
New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
Teetotalers to Say 1t
With Flag in JVindow

CHICAGO, Jan. Is. - The
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union tomorrow, on the second
anniversary of prohibition, will
launch "star in the window
campaign. 1t is planned to have
star flags, similar to the service
flags of the war, put up in every
home where no liquor is con-
sumcd. The flags will bear the
inscription: "We arc Americans:
VIC support the Constitution"
New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
French Take Nopoleon's S
Sofa From Germans

JENA, Germany, Jan. Is (By
The Associated Prcss) -Four
men, representing themselves as
French officers, entered the hotel
known as "Thc Sign of the
Nightingale last night and de-
manded Of the proprietor the
surrender Of the historic sofa
upon which Napoleon is sup
posed to have rested during the
battle of Jena. The hotel pro.
prlotor complied wit.sfhc request
and the couch was carried of in
an automobile.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
Premier Will Meet Lord
Curzon To-day to Renew
Negotiations and Lloyd
George in Two " ccks
Refusal of Soviet
ParIev Qualified
France May Consent to
Conference If Russia
Accepts Its Conditions
By Wilbur + orrcst


PARIS. Jan lo.-l he new French
Cabinet under Prcmier Poincare VA
complctcn ,u-day and accepted "a
President Nlllerand. TO morrow
PoincarI will take up the negotia
tons for all Anglo-F French alliance
where they were dropped at Canncs
by former Premier Briand. Assur-
anccs were given tonight in author
itativc quarters that the rapproche
ment between Great Britain and
France which BRAND sought viii be
followed up Immediately in confer
ences between Poincarc and the
Marquis of Curzon, British Foreign
Minister.
The new French Cabinet want
the alliance 10 extend over longer
period than ten years, as first pro
vidcd. After conversations with
lord Curzon i'll Paris and some ne
gotiations with Great Britain
through diplomatic channels Pre-
mier Poincarc is expected TO meet
Lloyd George Tor personal n''e'
view within fortnight IN either
London or Paris.
Assume Office To-day
ru; po.. sd a., .,. ,,ti
'e"',e' 0icsAio s''p '''' NV -
tomorrow afternoon. when BRAND viii
turn over the official seals 80 .Ac IN
.or,;ne, Prime Minister, ro;ncayo Ven.
coming i'''S ~ 0'',e ee''
TO the t'S5ee fa'aee at cio's ~
evening and presented the list Of p'lo
isters which he had drawn up Ia
br;ef coremo,,. .ba, ,ook almo=, ,ba
s.... ,...'..,.;,,. .t.- 1r..;,o.,.
aonm ontaa OF b 'egg,o" abno nd ne ool oecaon
New-York tribune., 1922-01-16
BABY Detained, Mother
Admitted, at Ellis Island
Quota Exhausted, Polish.Born
Child Is Excluded by Inn
migration Laws

The monthly immigration quota for
Poland being exhausted, the immigra-
ton officials, in accordance with the
provisions of the Dillingham; law, have
ordered the exclusion OF a three
months old baby which arrived here on
the White Star liner Megantic from
Liverpool several days ago:
1t is believed that the humane side
Of the case will appeal to Secretary
Davis of the Department of Labor and
that he will permit the infant to come
into the country with its mother, two
brothers and a sister, who are ad-
nlissible.
Mrs. Dionisio Zalcwaska, mother of
the child, has lived in Chicago eleven
years and her three children were
born there In August she took them
to Poland to visit her home and there
gave birth to the infant which is now
ordered excluded.
MID -NOU7n SPECIAL, o;o5 P. NJ, WITH