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The daily times., 1922-02-17
CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSED

Wheat, May 1877 IA, July 1.2O SIS
Corn, May 62 IL, July 81 Ia.
Oats, ALP, July AZ 1-2.
The daily times., 1922-02-17
IL O'CLOCK MARKET

Wheat, May 1.39 1-8. July 1.22 SIS
Corn, May 62 7-8. July 81 as.
Oats. May Al 7-8, July 43 1-8.
The daily times., 1922-02-17

Contracts aggregating $350,000
for. work on the public service hospi-
tai at Oteen have been awarded to
Norfolk and New Orleans companies
The daily times., 1922-02-17

THE WILSON DAILY TIMES, AN
ADVERTISING MEDIUM THAT
GETS DIRECT RESULTS FOR TTS
USERS, FOREIGN AND LOCAL
The New York herald., 1922-05-20
TURKS ACCEPT INQUIRY
WITH MANY CONDITIONS
Americans Must Aid and
Greeks Be Investigated Too.

CoNsrANTINoPIE, May 10 (Associatcd
Press) Under certain conditions. the
Angora Government announces. 1t will
accept the proposal Of the British Gov
ernment as outlined in the House of
Commons by Austen Chamberlain. for
an international inquiry into alleged
Turkish atrocities The conditions are :
First-That the commission on invcs-
tigation must include, in addition to the
Allies. American, Turkish and Russian
commissioners.
Second--That the members of the
commission must be impartial. enjoying
Anatolia's confidence.
Third--That a survey Of the military
situe ton in Anatolia be excluded.
Fourth--That the investigation be
conducted in the regions where massa-
cres are reported.
Fifth-That "a similar investigation be
carried out also in the area under Greek
occupation. the Nationalist Government
to supply the commission with informa-
ton as to where Turks were massacred.
Sixth-That the conclusions of the
commission of investigation be made
public.
Seventh--That the Nationalist Gov
ernment be permitted to exact apollo
gics' IL Mr.. Chamberlain's charges are
unfounded.
The New York herald., 1922-05-20
TRAFFIC MAN HOLDS UP
EXCITING THIEF CHASE
Detectives in Disguise, With
Guns. Get Quarry Anyway.

Detectives Moog. Higgins and Mas
sam of the narcotic squad. disguised In
shabby clothes, were chasing two men
nm Eighth avenue at Forty-third street
Yesterday afternoon when a traffic po-
Jiceman. drawing his own revolver
stepped in front of them and commanded
that they drop their guns. The detec-
tiyes displayed their shields and the
traffic man Joined them in the chase.
At Ninth avenue and Forty-second street
two men were arrested and gave their
names as Robert Fernandez, 2s, sea-
man. of Sc washington street. and Eddie
Ramos. 21. Of 3O2 West Eleventh street.
with Charles Nolan, 10, chaufeur,' OF
los West street, they were locked up. In
the West Forty-seventh street station
on petit larceny charges.
The three men were acting suspiciously
IN the furnishing store of Charles Silver
mond. sci Eighth avenue, when Harry
Nash. a clerk, summoned the proprietor.
hernandez and Ramos ran out and up
Eighth avenue, but Slvermond locked
the door before Nolan could get away.
A nolice whistle was blown and the three
detectives went in pursuit of Fernandez
and Ramos. Two silk shirts, garters
and slippers were found in Ramos's
possession.
The New York herald., 1922-05-20
ORIENTAL CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD IN MOSCOW
Nations Excluded From, Genoa
to Meet in Soviet Capital.

CoNsTANrINoPLE. May 10 (Associatcd
Press) 1t is announced from Angora
that a general conference of Eastern
nations, including all those excluded
from the Genoa conference. will be held
at Moscow in June. TIVE followers of
Mustapha kenal Pasha, the Turkish
Nationalist leader, expect to take part
in all the deliberations regarding Near
Eastern affairs.
GENOA. May 19.--All the Oriental ma
tions not represented in the conference,
India. Egypt, Turkey, Afghanistan,
Georgia Azerbaijan. Armenia and Syria.
passed unanimously to-day strongly
worded appeal to European and Ameri-
can public opinion. saying in part:
"The East does not hate Europe. for
which it has done so much, but it hates
imperialism-the mixture of injustice
and violence of certain conquering coun-
tries The East has given everything
to Europe in its recent peril. The East
remained calm when revolt might have
precipitated Europe into far greater
catastrophes. The East allows itself to be
bled for the profit of certain Powers which
hypnotized it with promises which never
were kept.
'"These words we address to public
opinion. in Europe and America--an APP
neal from oppressed brethren to the
sense OF Justice of the brethren who op-
press u.s.
The New York herald., 1922-05-20
EDITOR, WE'D AT 20, GIVES
$4,000 IN BENEVOLENCE
Hugh Boyd of NelO Brunswick
Celebrates the Event.

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j., May 10
Hugh Boyd. editor and principal owner
of the New Brunswick Daily Home
Neics, distributed $4,000 to-day among
local charities in celebration of his mar
riage yesterday, the bride being Mrs. May
Roof of Seattle, WASH. at the Broadway
Tabernacle. New York city. Mr.. Boyd
gives $1,000 for the establishment of a
public comfort station and 81, 900 to each
of the following First Baptist Church,
st. Peters General Hospital. Church In
dustrial Home and the Y. NJ. G. A.. The
announcement in his newspaper says in
part:
Mr. Boyd came to this city from
Belfast, Ireland, nearly seventy years
ago. Forty-two years ago he obtained
control of this paper. He wishes now
TO go on record as being grateful TO
God and this community for the wonder
full material success that has followed
his efforts. He gives therefore, to the
institutions named the amounts stated.
The field is open to other men in this
community who feel inclined to be their
own almoners
"P. S.-There are existing causes for
everything chat happens Perhaps to
the conquest Mr.. Boyd made in Los An
geles is TO be attributed his present
benevolent impulse. ''
Mr.. Boyd met Mrs Roof in Los An
geles
The New York herald., 1922-05-20
ACCUSE POLICEMAN
OF BEATING CAPTIVE
20 Witnesses Testify Carey
iii Treated Ex-SOldicr in
Bryant Park.
BUT NO MARKS ARE FOUND
Magistrate to Investigate Case
and Levine May BE Sent
to Institution.

Nathan Levine, who gave his address
as 633 Fifth avenue. and who told the
police that he served with the Seventy
seventh Division in France. was AZ
rested last night for lying on the grass
in Bryant Park, as Forty-second street
and Sixth avenue. Later. in Night
Court, he was found guilty OF dsorderly
conduct by Magistrate Corrigan. Levine
was remanded TO the West Side prison
until Monday, and in the meantime the
courts probation officer will investigate
his case.
More than seventy-five men and
women appeared in court in Levine's
behalf. and about twenty OF them testi-
fled that the former soldier had been
beaten, kicked and punched" while in
the park by Patrolmen Leo Carey and
Alfred Kaufman of the West Thirtieth
street station. When questioned. how
over. it developed that only two had
actually witnessed the arrest of Levine.
During the hearing, which lasted almost
an hour, Levine stripped to the waist,
but the magistrate said he was not
able to find any bruises or any indica-
tion that he had been beaten.
half Of Levine was III. B. Hayden. who
said he was broker and lived at the
New York Athletic Club. He testified
that he had been in the park when
Levine was put in a patrol wagon, and
he is said to have been instrumental In
getting the large number of witnesses to
appear for Levine. Mr.. Hayden declared
to the court that the case of the former
soldier deserved sympathy and consid-
Grafton.
Levine told the Magistrate that he
vas gassed and shell shocked in
France. He did not appear to be able
to give any reason why he should have
been in Bryant Park. Many women
were attracted by the crowd that
gathered when the patrolman arrested
the man. and they are said TO have de-
Tended the prisoner.
Magistrate Corrigan told Levine tina;
ne ought to go to an institution for
care and treatment. and several persons
offered to find a place for him. This
matter will be taken up by the courts
Lrobation officer
The New York herald., 1922-05-20
PHONOCRAPH COMPANY
OFFICIALS SURRENDER
Six of Remington Concern to
Glue IS, 900 Bail Each.

PHILADELPHIA, May 19.-Six officials
of the bankrupt Remington Phonograph
Corporation of Brooklyn to-day surren-
dered through their counsel to United
States Commissioner Manley ana agreed
to post $4,000 bail each for their ap-
pearance at hearing here IN June. They
are James s. Holmes of New York. vice.
president; Robert w. Dunlop, Baltimore.
a director. and B. ID. Wood, ". Il.
Thomas. Morris Pomerantz and Harry
f. Geiber of Philadelphia.
Philo e. Remington Of New York.
president Of the concern. has agreed to
come here voluntarily. 1t was Reming-
toms name. postal inspectors charge. that
was used by statesmen in misrepresentinG
the stock OF the concern.
More than half million is alleged to
have been lost by local investors alone
in the purchase of the stock.
The New York herald., 1922-05-20
SECOND AVENUE BOY
WINS MARBLE SHOOT
NelUark Girl Would Play as
Boys Refuse.

Nicky Markoff from Second avenue
won the Greater New York marbles
championship yesterday afternoon in
front OF the City Hall, with Mayor
Hylan and about 5000 ex-marble
shooters looking on. The kid from Sec
ond avenue won the right to go to Phila-
deiphia and shoot out with the Penn's
Woods champ the right to meet the
great Buster Rcch in Jersey City for
the national championship.
Nicky Markoff, who Is 13, won over
nine other contestants from the five
boroughs. They were Francis Sadlier
and George Lyons. Brooklyn; Mike
Mauriello and Alphonsc Baldassano.
Staten Island; Steve Kelly Man
haitian; Miles Matzeo and Walter
Carlson. The Bronx. and Johnny La
mont and Joey Reilly, Queens. They
played upon a six foot square of clay
packed into a shallow box and set down
directly in front of the City Hall steps.
James McCahill was referee. The
Mayor essayed few shots, missing the
ring invariably. All the boys were han
dicapped by a lumpy. uneven surface
and stage fright shook most OF them.
At the end of il the Mayor presented
NIclSy with gold medal and gave a
silver one to George Lyons, the runner
up. and admonished Nicky to go to
Philadelphia and come back with his
shield or upon II.
Over in Newark yesterday Margerie
Ruth. II. indignant because no boy In
Newark responded to Mayor Breiden-
bach's call for volunteers to accept a
marble shooting challenge from Phila-
delphia, wrote TO the Mayor:
DEAR MAYOR: Has a girl got a
chance in the marble challenge cham
pionship?"
"You bet" said the Mayor after read
ing the letter. and invited Margerie to
talk things over with him at the City
Hall to-day.
The New York herald., 1922-05-20
WHISKY RAIDS COST
DRUG MEN 100000
Five Distilleries to BE Closed
at 0nce-General Alarm
Leads to Tug Seizure.

Proof of the existence of three sep
arate gangs, conspiring to get liquor
from distilleries on forged Withdrawal,
permits was obtained by Federal en-
forcement officials here yesterday. ac-
cording to John Il. Appleby, zone chief
for New York and New Jersey. He
said that five distilleries in Pennsyl-
vania and Kentucky were involved and
that they would be closed at once.
Mr.. Appleby said that prompt action
by the Federal agents had resulted In
stopping shipments to New York city
from points outside the State. Some IL
legal Withdrawals from within the
state are being investigated
Retail druggists In Manhattan. The
Bronx and Brooklyn had paid more
than 100000 cash In advance for the
liquors consigned 20 them and seized
by enforcement officials in raids Thurs
day in Jersey City and Brooklyn. Mr..
Appleby said.
Bickle was seized last night at New
London. Conn, after George w. AID
ridge. Collector of the Port, had asked
all customs authorities along the Allan
tic coast to watch for the fifty ton boat
which is operated by the Forsyth
Towing Line. According to the legal
department at the Custom House, the
tug took several hundred cases OF
whisky from the sloop Grace and Edna.
which was seized by the Hahn OF the
Prohibition Navy" several days ago
Capt. George W. Tawes OF the Hahn
said that he found 800 cases of whisky
on board the sloop and that the William
C. Bickel had just left her when he
arrived. He made vain efforts to halt
the tug.
The allegation that the Bickel was en-.
gagged in Illicit liquor operations was
secuted at the Office of the Forsyth Tow
ing Line. 1t was said that the tug was
out cruising for business. and that Mr.
Forsyth. president of the line. was at
the helm.
Theodore II. Densmore and Clinton
Saunders. captain and pilot respectively
of the Grace and Edna, which is of
British registry. were lodged in the Essex
county Jail at Newark yesterday in de-
fault of s2,500 bail EACH They are held
as material witnesses. According to a
sworn statement which was turned over
to Assistant Federal Attorney Pearse.
they admit that before the Hahn arrived
they had transferred 400 cases of whisky
to the William G. Bickel.
The New York herald., 1922-05-20
FIRES AT POLICEMAN
WOUNDSAPASSERbY
Shoots Three Times at
Brick Wall Before He
Is Pursued.
SURRENDERS AT BLOW
Policeman Hays Slayer In
dicted i'm % Hours Af-
ter Capture.
WIDOW GETS 500 FUND
Bronx Officer to Be Buried To-
morrow With All Honors
Of the Force.
WIDOW GETS 500 FUND

Patrolman Joseph Mccarthy saw
Joseph Sciortino of 135 Sackett street,
Brooklyn, fire three shots across Car
roll street, at Hicks street, Brooklyn,
last night. Later the police found
bullet marks in the side of a brick
building, but they were not able to
find out who Sciortino was shooting
at or whether he hit any one.
The patrolman ran toward Sciortino
as soon as the shots were fired and
The man turned and ran down Carroll
street to Columbia street and then
through Columbia into Woodruff Nc
Carthy was gaining on him and as
the man turned into Woodruff street
he fired twice at the policeman.
Neither shot hit Mccarthy but one
of the bullets struck John Hass of 4s
Fulton street in the abdomen, causing
q wound that the surgeons at the
Long Island College Hospital said was
serious.
Patrolman Mccarthy fired once al
Sciortino, who ran up the stoop of the
house at AZ Woodruff street. He had his
gun in his hand as the policeman APP
preached. but he dropped it when Nc
Carthy hit him on the wrist with his
nightstick.
Mccarthy cent Hass to the hospital
and took Sciortino to the Hamilton ave-
nue station, where detectives questioned
him in an effort to find why he was
shooting at Hicks and Carroll streets
Sciortino refused to make any state
ment.
Michael Trabiano. H. of 500 Third
avenue, The Bronx, who shot and killed
Policeman Douglas w. Hay of the Bath
gate avenue station. Thursday after
noon was indicted for first degree
murder yesterday by the Bronx County
Grand Jury and was held for trial next
Wednesday, The indictment was the
speediest ever returned in Bronx County
1t was handed up just twenty-five hours
after the Staying. ~
While fifteen witnesses were telling
their stories TO the Grand Jury tne
prisoner was taken before Magistrate
Douras in West Farms court and was
held for examination Monday. He ther
went back to the District Attorney;
offices, where word was received thai
the Grand. Jury had, found an indict-
ment.
Patrolman Hays burial will be held
tomorrow afternoon. DIR. Nesbitt, hon.
orary police chaplain, will officiate al
the services in the Hay home, I'll Tin
ton avenue. at 2 p. M. The cortege
with an honorary police escort. will go
TO ST. Margaret's Episcopal Church. Lis
gett avenue and 156th street, where
services will be conducted by the Rev
Frederick Hodglns. the rector. The body
will be inferred in Mount Olivet Gene
terry.
Business men Of the neighborhood IN
which the shooting. occurred collected
more than 500 in small amounts Thurs
day night and turned 1t over to the
widow.
The New York herald., 1922-05-20
Bar Denounces Dolphin
for Birth Control Arrest
IT. HE grievance committee of
the Bar Association, through

IT. HE grievance committee of
the Bar Association, through
Eirnar Chrystie. it's counsel.
presented a petition yesterday to
the Appellate Division of the SUI
preme Court asking that Michael
Martin Dolphin, Assistant Corpora
tion Counsel, be disciplined.
1t is understood that this action
has been taken for Mr.. Dolphin's
part in the arrest of Mrs. Juliet
Barrett Rublee, birth control advo-
cate. at Police Headquarters. De-
cember 2, 1921. Mrs. Rublee, who
lives at 242 East Forty-ninth street,
was arrested after appearing as a
witness at the police inquiry into
the stopping of the birth control
meeting in Town Hall last Novem-
ber.
Mr.. Dolphin, as an Assistant Cor
poration Counsel assigned to Police
Headquarters as legal adviser, at
tended the hearing and ordered the
arrest of Mrs. Rublee, asserting
that she had Confessed to the COM
mission of crime" When she was
arraigned later in a Magistrates
court she was dismissed for lack OF
evidence and because no legal rea-
son for her detention had been pre-
sented.
The New York herald., 1922-05-20
WHISKY PLOT CHARGED
IN WARRANTS FOR TRIO
John Sinnot, Philadelphia Dis
filler, Accused.

PHILADELPHIA. May 19.-Warrants
charging conspiracy TO violate the Vol
stead act have been issued for the ar
rest of three men alleged to have been
involved in a plot to obtain 10000 cases
OF whisky
Those named are John Sinnot presi-
dent of the Gibson Dstilling Company
OF Philadelphia Nathan Musher. dealer
i'm sacramental wines with offices In
Washington, Baltimore and New York,
and John t. Sherlock. formerly sales
man for the dIstiling company.
The warrants were the outgrowth of a
civil action begun several months ago,
it was said. by /. J. Allen to recover
1000 which. it is alleged. was part OF
an option taken by him for the purchase
Of 5000 cases OF whisky. His suit al
/ legged that after ] 900 cases had been de-
Iivered other parties to the contract
stated that the option had expired.
The New York herald., 1922-05-20
COTTON PROSECUTOR
CALLS SALES FARCE
Denounces American Exchange
Brokers as buccaneers on
Sea of Commerce.
TRADING A 'MOCKERY'
Carried Out to Keep Up APP
pearances, Says Wintner,
Opening Trial.

Trading among brokers Of the Amer
lean Cotton Exchange was described as
"a hollow mockery" by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Hugo Wintner in his
opening address to the jury before JUS
tice Marcus in the Supreme Court yes
terday. The exchange is being tried as
a corporation on an indictment Tor
bucketing. the trial resulting from John
Doe proceedings instituted by District
Attorney Banton after a series of ar
ticles on bucket shop operations pub
lished in THE NEW YORK HERALD.
MIR. Wintner charged also that al
most invariably when a Arm belonging
to the American Cotton Exchange re-
ceived purchase orders from customers
In Southern States the brokers did not
enter legitimate BIDS but went through
the motions like dumb show and a
farce comedy"
'rhey went through this fake motion
with their fingers crossed" he said.
"Their confreres in this scheme, these
indulgent fifteen brokers who knew each
other socially, would cross their fingers
and say Sold"
He characterized the brokers. under
Indictment and facing separate trial,
as bunch of buccaneers, so to speak
operating on the sea of commerce" each
Transactions on the floor of the ex-
change. he declared, were carried out
Just to keep apparently within the law
or to impress credulous customers who
might be visiting the city.
He referred to the American Cotton
Exchange Clearing Ass ociation AS an
other element in the case. He said thai
although 1t was a separate association
its directorate interlocked with the
board of the American Cotton Exchange
and ito all intents and purposes they
were one coteric.'
When the jury was dismissed after
Mr.. Wintner's address Albert Massey
counsel for the defendant corporation
moved for dismissal of the indictment
George Gordon Battle. associated Will
him as counsel. supplemented this bJ
arguing that the indictment was sc
phrased as not to set up any speciiit
offense and was both vague and mean
ingless. Memoranda were flled with the
Justice. who reserved decision and an
nounced a recess until Monday morning
The jurors who were chosen yester
day forenoon to fill the jury box were
Joseph Frank. 1870 West 113th street
Ferdinand Aufmkolk, $50 West Twenty.
fourth street; w. John Buedinger, 137.
Riverside Drive William \. Girfin. rs!
Eighth avenue. and jesse j. krulewitcii
450 Audubon avenue.
The New York herald., 1922-05-20
ARREST DISCLOSES
SECOND GOLD MINE
Editor of Carpathian Paper
Here Involved in 'Pay Dirt
in Hcckimer.

HERKIMER, May 19.-vasily Cherniah.
said to be editor of the Colon Ruski, a
Carpathian newspaper published at 43S
East Fourteenth street, New York, was
arrested here this afternoon by Maurice
]. Keller, Chief OF Police.
Cherniak is wanted by the Yonkers
police. where he is under $4,000 bail for
alleged completely with five others ir
the sale of more than 100000 wortl,
of stock in a bogus Yonkers gold mine.
Papers and letters in Chern!aks pos
session indicate. the police say, the
editor-promoter and his partners were
planning to transfer gold mining opera
tions to HerlSimer county farm. A
bag OF rocks, found in the cellar Of the
house where the arrest was made. gave
evidence, according to the police, tina;
steps already had been taken to provide
'pay dirt" samples for prospective cus-
toners.
Cherniak was being held tonight
pending the arrival of an officer from
New York.
A well dressed foreigner, passenger
OH a westbound train, told patrolman
on duty at the Herkimer station. he had
seen Cherniak leave the train. He sup
ported his contention that the man was
sought by the police. by showing a
clipping from Polish newspaper giving
an account of Cherniaks alleged stock
selling schemes. The patrolman had
Just reported the matter at Police Head
quarters when Cherniak was seen pass
ing the building. He was followed and
arrested at his lodging, paralyzed side
preventing resistance or escape.
Papers found by the police in Cher.
niaks pockets showed he had a sia
months option on a Herkimer county
farm, for prospecting purposes, the
terms being $4,000 cash plus 100 shares
of common stock valued at $40 share
in the "Iridio Platinum Gold Company
Inc.." which was to operate the proposed
mine.
Other papers purported to show the
company maintains offices at Union
square and 1875 Broadway, New York
and in Austin avenue, Yonkers.
An unmailed letter written by Cher
MAX from New York to friends in Yon-
kers, advised them to keep in hiding
until their lawyer had completed ar
rangements about bail for the men al
ready under arrest.
Gold deposits actually have been
found in Herkimer county. according tc
authorities tonight, but prospecting
operations have shown 1t is in a form,
not readily obtainable.
The New York herald., 1922-05-20
FORD NOW MAKES BEST
FLOUR, HIS CHEF SAYS
Claims fnUention Will Under
sell All Others.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YosK HERALD.
BosToN, May 1a.--Henry Ford, ac-
cording to Bias A. Lackovic. his per-
sonal chef and private bodyguard. has
invented a new flour that will undersell
anything on the market and will be
much more healthful and invigorating
than any -four heretofore known.
He says the new -four is made of
wheat and Is unbleached. IT Is naky
in composition. according to Lackovic.
and makes the purcst whitest bread
ever seen on any table. He predicts
that Il will lead to 100 years OF life for
its users.
According to the chef Mr.. Ford has
built a small flour mill in Detroit and
Is there experimenting with the new
food. II has not yet been placed on the
market. he says. but is used exclusively
on Mr.. Ford's own table.
The New York herald., 1922-05-20
EXPOSED CARD SHARP
HAS TO PLAY SOLITAIRE
Aquitania Purser's Warning
Made Personal.

a transatlantic card sharp who made
efforts to induce passengers of the
Cunarder Aquitania to play with him on
the trip which the liner finished here
last evening from Southampton and
Cherbourg found that G. T. SPEEDING,
purser. had thwarted him.
The usual warning on passenger lists
to those Inclined to play poker or other
card games with strangers was sup
plemented with u personal warning to
the card sharp. He had to play solitaire
ell the way across.
He went ashore among the first down
tie gangplank. with only handbag
an was off in hurry looking gloomy.