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The New York herald., 1922-06-03
COURTNEY MURDERED
OR KILLED BY A TRAIN
Reuenue Agents Body Found
at Saugotuck, Conn.

sAucArr-cK. Conn. June 2-Joseph
p. Courtney. 81. former quarterback
for Lafayette and Villanova and dur
ing the war a Captain in the American
air forces i'm France. was killed early
to-day Mt the Saugatuck-Westport sta
tion Of the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad. His mutilated body
was found scattered along the tracks
at daybreak The authorities are now
trying to find out whether he was killed
by the train or whether he was MUIR
dered and his body placed on the rails.
Courtney was employed in the estate
tax division of the United States In
ternal Revenue Department and at
tached to the New Haven office. His
body was identified by Vernon Godfrey.
n special officer of the railroad.
F. M. Nolan. Medical Examiner. who
viewed the body before the arrival OF
Coroner John ]. Phelan, made pre-
liminary report saying death was caused
by his being struck By the train. Later.
however, he found two wounds. one in
the back of the neck and one in the left
shoulder, which he said might have
been made by bullets.
An inquest will be held tomorrow.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
STONEHAM FAILS TO
REMEMBER LETTER
Questioned in Case of Stock
Loss to Lumber Man.

Charles A. Stoneham. formerly head
c, Charles A. Stoneham & Co., the
brokerage firm which sold out it's ac-
counts to E. D. Dier & Co.. now bank
rupt. appeared in Tombs court yester-
cay on a summons sworn cut by Daniel
w. Blumenthal. counsel for several hum
dred of the Dier creditors Mr. Flumen-
thai charges that Mr.. S.oneham vio-
lated section y57 of the penal law.
which deals with the sale Il customers
stock by brokers.
+. r. Wilson of McLeansporo, Ill.,,
who asserts that he never received any
nemorandum of the purchase of 500
shares of Studebaker st,3k fron the
Chicago offices of Stoneh.m & Co.. and
that the account was transferred to
Dier G. Co. without his copcent, had not
irony Magistrate Simpson put the case
ever 10 June IL In Jefferson a.arket
court.
Asked whether he rememberc let
ter to Samuel Munich Of Hartford, in
October 1921, requesting that Munich
send a check for $4,000 n a ttansac-
ton involving securities. l'r. S-)Echam
said he was in Cuba at the time and
Gid not recall the matter, He testified
that his brokerage firm wis notra mem
Der of the New York or Consolidated
Stock Exchanges. but did that business
through exchange houses. paying the
usual fees.
Mr.. Stoneham said he y, rsonahy did
rot know the complainant, Wilson, but
he identified receipts and orders made
out 10 Wilson on the letrr heads and
bills of the Stoneham house
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
MAID ABANDONS BABY,
WITH PARENTS AWAY
Infant Starving and Arrest of
Servant FoLIoUs.

Mr.. and Mrs William Goldfarb of Z
Woodruff avenue. Brooklyn. went to
:he contry last Saturday to spend the
week end leaving their l5-months-old
son Alfred in the care of Gertrude
Arthur. West Indian servant who had
been in their employ for some time.
There was plenty of food in the house
and Mrs. Goldfarb left $25 with the maid
10 meet emergency expenses.
When they returned home Tuesday
afternoon they found the baby aban-
doned. feverish and near starvation. The
maid could not be located until last
night, when Detective Dowdell of the
Parkvile station arrested her at her
home at 1712 Fulton street, Brooklyn.
She said she left the Goldfarb home
early Saturday night and the baby had
been alone and without care from that
time until Tuesday afternoon. when his
parents returned from the country. The
baby has since been under the care of
the Goldfarb family physician
The maid was arrested on the COM
plant of the Goldfarbs. who charge her
with having endangered the life of their
child. The SIS which had been left with
the maid was found in the house when
the Goldfarbs returned.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
's225,OOO,OOO APART
IN I.R. 7. VALUATION
Transit Board Hearing Ends
Without Argument by
City's Counsel.
BRIEFS STILL TO BE FILED
Harlem and Bronx Taxpayers
Seek Better Service on the
Third Avenue Lines.

The Transit Commissions hearing of
conflicting arguments over an appreci-
able difference of some 100000 be-
tween the Interborough's asking price
for its properties and the appraisal rec
commended by the commissions engin-
5000 folios of testimony had been
transcribed in the record
George McAneny. chairman of the
commission. who presided. gave op-
posing counsel until June 12 to file
briefs. William A. DeFord, special
counsel retained by the city, asserted
he did not desire to make any oral
argument as the city's representative.
1t was Inferred also that Mr.. DeF'ord
had no intention of filing brief. as
will be done by Clarence. J. Shearn
for the commission and by counsel for
the Interborough..
A city official said: Following Fed
eral precedent, it is likely city rep
resentatives hereafter will attend the
sessions only as observers.
At the end of the inquiry. though
Mr.. Shcarn had shot it full of million
dollar question marks, counsel and wit
nesses for the l. r. T. were still
valiantly maintaining the reasonable
ness of their appraisal of $400.000.000 as
their asking price If the city wants the
privilege of absorbing the Interborough
properties into the commissions great
consolidation and unfication scheme
for all city transit.
With no less pertinacity Mr. Shearn
fought for the commission engineers
tentative figure. which is slightly under
$175, 100000 for the lot land no questions
asked" He spent the greater part of
the day in more or less futile effort
to break down by cross-examination the
evidence OF Charles w. Kellogg of the
engineering firm of Stone & Webster,
who had pronounced the 1nterborough's $
big claim logical and reasonable
Coincident with the valuation inquiry,
James 3. Walker. secretary of the COM
mission. conducted a public nearing on
the service now being rendered by the
Third Avenue Railway Company.
Delegations from the Harlem Board of
Commerce and the Bronx Taxpayers
Association presented pleas for various
improvements. The Harlem petitioners
wanted a loop built over the Willis
avenue bridge. thence west in 125th
street to Third avenue, then north in
Third avenue and across the Third ave-
nue. bridge into The Bronx.
They placed in evidence a letter from
Slaughter w. Huff, president of the
company, in which he refused to en-
courage the enterprise proposed.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
SCHOOLGIRL MIMICS
SUICIDE WITH IODINE
Scares Teachers and Stirs Up
Police and Doctor.

Rose Reizen, u. tried to simulate
suicide yesterday by making believe
drink bottle of iodine IN Public School.
Mist street and Brook avenue. The
Bronx The teaching staff had a fright
and after three policemen. an ambulance
and physician arrived. it was dis
covered that Rose was not too i'll to
be taken to her home at 435 East 13sth
street without any treatment other than
a liberal dose OF an antidote In the
form of milk.
Miss Mary A. Conlou. principal OF
the school. said that Rose wanted to
enjoy little excitement at the expense
OF the nerves of her. teachers. The
child had calmly reported to the nurse
Miss Iilda Jorgenseon. that she had
drank iodine and displayed a small
bottle partly full
Both Miss Conlon and the ambulance
surgeon explored the child's throat and
mouth with a pocket flashlight without
discovering any effects OF the poison
When threatened an application of the
stomach pump and a possible operation
Rose broke down and admitted that
she didn't need any such treatment.
At Lincoln Hospital the case was
recorded as one of iodine poisoning, bur
no evil effects were noted.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
GARMENT CONFEREES
FAIL TO DISCUSS WAGES
Employers Leader Expects
Solution Without Strike.

George Jablow and Benjamin Schle-
singer, as heads OF committees from the
Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers
Protective Assoc;Sion and the Inter
national Ladies Garment Workers Union
respectively, met at the Hotel Mar
Unique yesterday. but failed to reach
the question Of The wage scale affecting
the 1000 cloakmakers In this city.
Mr. Jablow said that there was little
likelihood Of either side getting into
difficulties and .hat a solution of the
problem undoubtedly would be reached
without n strike. The issue Of the pres
ent meetings is the right Of the employer
TO dismiss limited number of employees
yearly without The consent OF the union.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
COURT HOUSE BIDS
CUT TWO MILLIONS
S1,817,161 Reduction for All
Granite and So, 49, ,58t Less
for Limestone.
CAN BUILD FOR S4,029,629
Great Saving Shown Due to
Exposures Of Contractors
in Lockwood Inquiry.

New bids were opened for the con-
struction of the Court House by the
Board OF Estimate yesterday afternoon
They indicated a reduction OF Sl.Sl7'lel
for an all granite structure and or S2'-
14S,5S4 for limestone Court House on
a granite foundation from the con-
tracts annulIed in October, 1920, be-
cause of evidence ELECTED by the Lock
wood Committee of collusion by lime
stone and other contractors
The bids will be tabulated for pre-
sentation to the committee Of the whole
Of the Board of Estimate for considera-
ton on Monday. They show that
granite superstructure will cost roughly
about s46O,000 more than limestone.
Under bids received yesterday the all
granite Court House could be built for
81. 4.O29.629 under a combination of bids,
which may be ordered By the Board OF
Estimate. The same work under the
1920 contracts would have cost $5,S46,-
790.
The low combination of yesterday S
bids would be made up in this way:
Harrison. Grant Company, Inc, gran
tie foundations. s29s. .542; granite super
structure s1,491. $751; cast stone work,
SIS, 500: total, 81. sos, ,6S3.
]. T. Brady & Co. structural steel
frame, sS9S. $40: concrete flooring, fire.
proofing, &c, s4s4.4so; brick work, terra
Gotta, &c, $685.. $40: total. S2,07S.l60.
Fordham Cornice Works. Inc, roofing
s63, 900.
TIL Cat G ion
Company. rough plumbing, $50, ,1s6.
This makes a total of 81. .029. .629.
The lowest bid for the limestone build
ing on a granite foundation was $34sI,-
60O made by the George A. Fuller Com
pany. If to that be added the rough
plumbing bid Of the Schnaier Company
the entire work would cost s3,57o.3s6. as
compared with s5,7lS.970, which was the
total of the bids received for this type
of structure two years ago.
The Fuller company also put in bid
of 81. 224, 900 for an all granite structure.
but it exceeded the combination bid as
given above. For this construction
Thomas Dwyer e. Son made a bid OF
81, $50. 900.
Dennis e. Conners put in bids. exclu-
sive of steel frame and roof. of $3715.CO
for all granite and $4,000 for lime
stone.
The bid of Henry Hanlein & Son of
s1.427,376 for a limestone superstruc-
ture. combined with the lowest bid OF
s29S.542 for a granite foundation, makes
total of s1,725,91s, as compared with
their bid of $2.372,000 for the same
work two years ago. They we're not the
lowest bidders on limestone alone, how
ever. as Shuttleworth & Gillies put in a
bid of s1,163, 900.
The Hermann & Grace Company
which has instituted an action TO pre-
vent the Board of Estimate from max
ing new awards, had contract, an
nulled. two years ago TO do the roofing
for s21s.300. They put in no bid yes
terday but the low bid received, as
stated, was that of the Fordham Cornice
Works, Inc. for $4,000.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
WIDOW WANTS TO SELL
HUSBANDS $25,O 900 TOMB
Mrs. Wiesen Says She Is Des-
titute After Settling Estate.

Mrs. Elizabeth Wiesen of $50 Rhine
lander avenue The Bronx. who used TO
sing in the old Atlantic Garden in the
Bowery. applied yesterday to Justice
Gavegan in Supreme Court. in The Bronx.
for permission to sell the mausoleum OF
Ter husband. Henry Wiesen. which was
erected in 1901 in Woodlawn Cemetery
at a cost of $4,000. Mrs. Wiesen. whose
stage name was withheld by her attor-
neys. said in her application that she
was destitude.
The petition. presented by McKeown
& Flynn, attorneys. said that when
Wiesen. wealthy manufacturer. died he
left more than 100000. There was a
proviso in his will which stipulated that
unless his widow built the mausoleum
the entire estate would go to the daugh-
ter of a friend. II was explained that
the estate had dwindled away, part of
IL going to the settlement of claims Of
relatives of the husband in Germany.
Mrs. Wiesen, according to her attor-
neys, now neecs all she can get from the
sale of the mausoleum.
Counsel for Woodlawn Cemetery sub
mitted an affidavit saying that it would
remain neutral about removing the body
and selling the mausoleum.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
SENTENCED TO PRISON
IN SALE OF STOCKS
Peerless Wheel Company or
ficioI Pleads Guilty.

PITTSBURGH. June 2.-Frederick La
Brun. an official of the Peerless Wheel
Company to-day pleaded guilty to
charge of using the mails In scheme
to dcfraud and conspiracy before Judge
Thompson in United States Court ana
was sentenced TO serve one year and
three months In the Federal penitentary
at Atlanta.
La Brun and Albert b. Windt. Harry
Mercer. Theodore r. McCready. Samuel
d. McCready and Harry Hamill were
indicted in connection with the case,
Post Office Inspector Craighead alleging
the men had swindled persos:s living in
Pittsburgh and surrounding towns OF
more than s10O.0 900 through the sale of
worthless stock.
Inspector Craghead declared that
James j. Powers of Steubenville. Ohio,
had lost $4,000 as a result OF purchas-
ing Peerless Wheel stock.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
MINE LEADERS OBJECT
TO LATEST PROPOSAL
Will Submit 1t at Meeting on
Tuesday.

Hope of an early settlement of the
anthracite strike faded yesterday when
union miners branded as objection
able" a final proposal of the operators
that President Harding be asked to ap.
point tribunal to determine the rate
OF wages at which the miners would re-
turn to work and to devise plan to
prevent future strikes.
Union leaders said a special meeting
of the general anthracite committee
will be called in Hazleton, Pa. next
Tuesday. when the proposal OF the
operators will be submitted and a
counter proposal framed, II the commits
sion plan Of arbitration is rejected as
union leaders forecast.
S. D. Warriner. chairman CT the
operators delegation, denied reports
that independent operators nad made
overtures to the miners for reopeninS
the colieries on the basis OF the scale
which lapsed April /. Mr.. Warriner
said every independent Is unqaaiified.y
with us in our offer to arbitrate.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
PRISONER GETS AWAY;
SWIHS MILE AND HALF
Lands on Twin Island, Gets
Food and Is Rearrested.

Andrew Boxes. %, who is serving three
years on Harts island for robbery,
slipped away from 2 gang OF prisoners
yesterday. hid for time behind some
rocks or the shore of the island and
then swar nearly a mile and a half
i'm Long Island Sound in an attempt
to obtain his liberty. lie said aftorward
that he had heard that his mother in
tho South was IN and that he had de-
termined to reach her.
Boxes had torn off all his clothing
in the swim and finally had rca ached
Twin Island. He pulled himself up on
Tho shore. exhausted. nnd went TO the
house occupied by William Heubner,
auxiliary inspector or the Park Depart
mcnt, who has charge OF the island.
Heubner gave him some clothing and
food and took him 10 Hunter Island.
Boxes said he had fallen into the Sound
from a passing steamer. but the police
were notified and he was taken back
to IIarts Island last night.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
WAR CARDS OF 100000
PRESENTED TO POLICE
Customs Service GiUes Up Old
Dock Passes.

The Police Department received yes
terday more than half a million old iden-
tification passes issued in the war to
persons privileged to visit docks and
other places along the waterfronts. The
cards had been issued by the Custom
Service. One side bears the photograph,
name. address and occupation of the
person to whom issued and the other
the signature and right thumb print Of
the holder. After the war the cards
were surrendered to the Custom Service,
which has no further use for them.
Under Lieut. James J. Gegan Of the
bomb squad half dozen men are ar
ranging the cards in alphabetical order
for filing. The cards will not be kept
with the criminal records but will be
used in identifying missing persons,
bodies and the like.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
ANGEL PRAISES YALE'S
NEW REQUIREMENTS
Merit of Regulations ShoUn
in Freshman Class.

DETROIT. June Praise for the re-
vised entrance requirements of Yale
University and tho hope that Yale might
broaden her horizon through more
alumni scholarships. was voiced here to-
night by President James Rowland
Angel. in an address before the Mid
West Yale Association convention.
Citing the advantages of the new
entrance regulations. President Angel
said this years freshman class at Yale
included 229 students. representing 109
high schools in every State I'm the
Union. This representative body was
provided largely through alumni scholar
ships, he said.
The Detroit Yale Alumni Association
announced $500 scholarship to be
awarded annually on general accept
ability. rather than scholastic merh
alone.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
WHOLE PAGES TORN
FROM DER ACCOUNTS
Continued from First Page.

many profits. He explained this by say
ing that as he dealt in privileges. which
he paid for In cash. he could not lose, as
no one would exercise losing option.
There were at least a score of recul-
lar transactions mentioned and 1t ap-
peared that at times he was trading
jointly with DER. with Mrs. Dter and
with others, and always making money.
An account in the name OF Holbrook,
used to cover the trading of one Ray
nor. later OF the firm of Raynor, Nicholas
& Trusdale. was turned into his ac count
when Raynor wanted 1t covered up. and
Andrews got profit out of that too.
The hearing will be continued on
Monday at 2 o'clock.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
ONTARIO STOPS LIQUOR
TRANSPORT BY ROAD
Can No Longer Be Struggled
Into United States.

TORONTO. Ont. June 2.---Further bar
riers to the transportation OF litIor
from Canada to the United States were
set up to-day by the passage of bill
In the Ontario Legislature maklns !.
Illegal TO carry liquor over the roads of
the province. Under the Ontario Tenn
perance act the distllers were required
to ship by rail or boat The new act lis
intended to end the practice OF consign-
ing liquor to fictitious persons In the
United States and then smuggling II
across the border by truck.
Interference with rum launches to the
United states. the Attorney-Geneia al
said. is not within the power OF the
province. but is under Federal regula-
tion.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
WOMAN A SUICIDE OFF
HUDSON BOAT, IS BELIEF
Berth of Mrs. PorIier of East
18th Street Found Deserted.

Special Disrdtch TO THE New YoRK fIrRstn.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, June 2.-The police are
investigating the disappearance of a
Mrs Porler. Q young woman whose
home Is given as East Twelfth street.
New York. and whose stateroom on the
day line boat this morning was found
deserted. Indications are that she COM
mitted suicide by jumping into the river.
the police say
The woman purchased ticket in
New York yesterday and took passage
on the boat for Newburgh. When the
craft reached Beacon she went to the
gangplank and asked II there was any
place near the landing where she could
mail n letter She was told that she
would have TO wait until the boat
doc<ed. A letter addressed 20 Mrs. Ida
Brady. 341 Seventy-sixth street. Brook
i.... r...t.L A., .tnlnrn1.r,,
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
BOSTON GIRLS ALLOWED
TO SMOKE ON BEACHES
Police Find No State LoU to
PreDenf IL.

BosToN, June 2.--Police Commissioner
Bailey of the metropolitan district said
tonight he knew of no law TO prevent
women smoking in public on beaches un-
der control of the state. Is commission
has charge OF such beaches.
The matter was brought to his atten-
tion when policeman approached three
young women who were smoking cigar
cite as they strolled along 81 beach.
When the policeman threatened to ar
rest them the young women offered him
cigarette. The policeman consulted his
superiors, who told him he had no au-
thority to stop the girls from smoking.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
Three Cars With Loads
of Brass Sink in River

N1NERS were put to work yes
terday to recover three car
loads of brass lying in TWEEN
ty-six feet of water of the Harlem
River near the Willis avenue
bridge. The cars were sent to the
bottom of the river when a New
Haven Railroad Company tug
struck Lighter No. % during the
night. The lighter. which contained
five cars. was partly driven upon
one of the quays. which gave way.
tipping three of the cars into the
river. The brass is wrapped in
bundles covered with burlap. which
are hawled TO the surface as the
divers. make them fast.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
RAN A STILL 40 YEARS
BELIEVING 1T WFUL
West Virginia Ancient Gets
Into Police Clutches.

PETERSBURG, w. Va, June Tive
been making whisky nigh on forty years
and this Is the first tirne / knew there
was any law agin it," said Henry Hours,
a veteran resident OF the Smokehole dis
trict. located In Grant and Pendleton
counties. when visited by State police
and arrested to-day.
A native of the district proffered In
formation that "Old Man" Hours was
running a still and had done so ever
since he could remember.
Corporal Briner. who led the State
policemen. said that the episode was the
beginning of an educational campaign
in the Smokehole region.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
Four Line Will in Rhyme
Leaves Estate to Wife

FREDERICK Il. CASTLES viii,
admitted to probate in New
ark yesterday, reads:
"All my earthly goods l have in
store,
To my dear wife leave for ever
more.
I freely give; no limit do l fix;
This is my will and she the execu-
trix."
Castle lived at &C North Maple
avenue. and was an insurance
broker. He died May 13 last
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
FINED $40 FOR TAKING
CANDY FROM CHILDREN
Couldn't Win SUeets Under
Peddler's Trickery.

William John, 36. peddler of 79 FL
bridge street. was fined $40 yesterday
by Magistrate Marsh in West Side Court
after Daniel J. OSullivan, Assistant
District Attorney, had denounced him
as "a cheap kind of swindlsr'' because
he sold prize tickets for candy to school
children and then held the tickets in
such a way that it was impossible for
the children to win prizes
John peddled tickets to children OF
Public School 81. in West Forty-sixth
street. and had no license. He was ar
rested after a policeman had received
complaints from children that 1t was
impossible to win a prize.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
$4,000 IN CHAMPAGNE SEIZED.
Two Men Arrested I'm Hamilton
County on way Here.

GiovEnsvrrLE. June 2.--Champagne.
bound for New York city. valued a.
SO. 900. was seized by state police this
afternoon between Long Lake and Tup-
per Lake. Hamilton county.
The operators OF the seized car, NJ.
Lock and George Rosenstein OF Brook
lyn. were arraigned before County Judge
sullivan and released on $1,000 ball
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
CHICKEN PIES THE END
OF 81 PRIZE GAMECOCKS
Fighters Seized by State
Troopers Are Guiilofined.

ROCHESTER,. June 2.-Eighty-two
blooded samecocSs. some OF them valued
at several hundred dollars each. were
guilotined at the city pound to-day and
distributed TO charitable institutions to
be converted into chicken pie and other
delicacies.
The birds were conf1scatcd by State
troopers and Humane Society agents in
raid Tuesday on a cooking main at
ogden. in which 1872 arrests we're made.
The New York herald., 1922-06-03
FEWER IDLE IN BERLIN.

BERLIN, June 2.-Uncmploymen con-
tlnues TO decrease rapidly. Only $4,000
persons were entirely without work on
May 1. as compared with 10000 on
April 1.