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The New York herald., 1922-05-12
JEENS RECEIVERS
IN CRIMINAL COURT
ansit Board Charges Viola
ton of Law in Imposing
Extra Car Fare.
+, ALLACE PROSECUTES
PROSECUTES
..oceedings Fail SO Far to
Alter Determination to
Double the Tariff.

Slaughter w. Huff. president OF the
lird Avenue Railway Company. and
ebert c. Lee, receivers of the Steinway
mes of the New York and Queens
)unty Railway Company, were ar
ligned yesterday before Magistrate
,nway in the Long Island City police
urt on a complaint made by Edward
- Hutchinson. supervising transit In
rector of the Transit Commission.
He charged them with a violation OF
ection 80 of the Public Service Com
issions law when they put in opera
on on the lines under their control a
ew tariff rate charging an extra }
INT fare over and above the cent fare
narged on lines of the New York aaJ
iueens County Railway Company, still
nder control of the officers Of that COM
any.
The receivers. who were represented
ny Alfred T. Dawson, pleaded not guilty.
District Attorney Wallace consented to
ne parole of the receivers in the GUS
ody of their counsel until tomorrow
for examination.
The thousands of passengers who are
>eing compelled to pay the extra fare
fht uoiuS 30 NitnOul ulSOTQef. Iney
are transferring at the Woodside ter
.rinal of the receivers lines and are
ioing much grumbling. but many of
hem expressed satisfaction that court
proceedings had been started
Borough President Connolly started
movement to have the receivers
usted and called on Corporation Coun-
el John p. O'Brien to act He stated
he New York and Queens County
Hallway Company owed the city largo
iums of money for repaving within the
abroad areas along it's lines. and hence
he city was a proper party to any
rction in court affecting the company.
Mr.. Connolly called the extra fare
-learly unlawful
Mr. Huff made the following state
rent:
The receivers have no desire to have
any issue with the commission, but II
IS impossible to comply with the order
of the court and operate the property
N any other way than they have done"
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
ZIP IN SENATE TO-DAY
Corrupt Practices Act to Be
ReUiued in Some Form.
Special Dispatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau
Washington. ID. G.. Nav II (


Action to remedy the invalidation of
the corrupt practices act. which. in the
opinion Of Attorney General Daugherty,
resulted from the Supreme Court deci
sion In the Newberry case. is to be taken
IN the Senate tomorrow. when the Rules
Committee Will begin consideration OF n
proposal by Senator Pomerene (Ohio)
limiting Senator's campaign expense ac-
counts to $4,000. and requiring pub
Dcity on contributions and expendi-
lures.
1t may be that some scheme will be
hit upon to allow expenditures In pro-
rortion to the total vote cast in in.
dividual States. The objection to q fiat
sum Is that while il might be adequate
IN small States ii would he inadequate
In large ones. A movement is on among
both Republican and Democratic Sena-
tors to work out some sort of voluntary
accounting of campaign expenditures in
the event that Federal machinery is lack
ing for the coming election.
Senator Mccormick (Ill.). chairman
Of the Republican Senatorial Campaign
Committee. said to-day that his COM
mittee intends to make its expenses pub
lie. The same plan is to be followed by
the Democratic committee. These com
mlttees. however. concern themselves
only with the campaigns incident to tn.
general elections, and not with primaries
Sentiment generally in both parties is
FOR the adoption OF machinery limiting
expenses and requiring publication OK
campaign costs.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
CRIME WAVE BLAMED
ON MITCHEL'S DEFEAT
Ex-NesD York Official Scores
Hylon and Enright Also.

Special Dispatch to THE New YorK IIrnAtp.
PRINCETON, May lin a statement
made by II. c.. Lewis, State Commits
sioner of Institutions and Agencies of
the State of New Jersey and former
Commissioner of Correction OF New
York city. concerning the causes OF the
present crime waveM Mr.. Lewis stated
that New York city has a better and
sounder public opinion on the subject
than any other American city"
He scored the Hylan- -Enright regime
and declared that New York city. popu-
larly known as the center OF the crime
wave, had received a depressing influ-
cnce when Mayor Mitchell. whose adj
mlnistration had been one OF the most
successful from the standpoint OF mini
mum crime. was defeated by large
majority.
There can he no doubt" said Mr.
Lewis. that the story OF his defeat broad
casted throughout the country started
migration OF animal hordes toward
New York. know from personal
first hand knowledge that the currents
against law enforcement grew I'm in
tensity from that very day and gradu-
ally began to show their effect in court"
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
STEEL VALUES
DEFEATED $4,000
Engineer Admits to Transit
Commission He Figured
Tonnage Basis Wrong.
LABOR CHARGES PADDED
Company Gets Men at $500 a
Day, but Puts Them Down
at $3.50.

When the Transit Commission re-
sumed yesterday the investigation OF
the valuation figures placed on its
properties by the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company Clarence J. Shearn
for the commission. forced one OF he
company's experts to lop off sS42.o0C
from a single item of about $50, ,0c0
worth of steel.
(Which makes the morning session
quite worth while" commented Mr..
Shearn.
The witness was William S. Gorsu;h
one of the Interborough's engineers. Al
many other points figures which the
examiners pronounced much swollen
were sweated out of the corporation S
asking price" for the, surrender of its
system to the commissions unihcatlon
plan. Labor costs at present rates
which Mr.. Gorsuch had included IN mis-
$400, 100000 as the present reproduction
cost of the I. r. T. subways, were ham
mered hard to make the company
"full moon" figure approximate NOR.
closely the valution Of s174.O0O.O0O sci
tentatively by the commissions engi-
neers.
Mr. Gorsuch had computed the pres
ent cost of unskilled labor at $3.50 for
an eight hour day as Of March, 1922
Mr. Shearn placed on the witness stand
Patrick McGovern. subway contractor
and Michael l.. Quinn. general superin-
tendent for Booth & Finn subway con-
structors. who hold the contract for the
Hudson River vehicular tunnel and for
parts of the Fourteenth street subway
They testified that in March they liac
paid for unskilled labor as low as $3.50
for the eight hour day Mr.. McGovern
said the price to-day would be 81.
AIr Shearn followed this evidence by
showing the witness from his own com
pany's records that the Interborougll
was paying unsklled labor in subway
work last March only $3.50 day. This
figure was taken from payroll sheets
for work on the west side subway IN
building emergency exits.
Before you made up your estimate
of $3.50 a day for labor" asked Mr..
Shearn. "had you taken pains to asccr-
tain what the Interborough was paying
in March," Mr. Gorsuch said he had
not.
II was later when the witness ad-
mitted having figured his steel prices
on the basis of the long ton, instead OF
the 1000 pound ton. as Is the custom
in the industry. This accounted Tor
the shrinkage>e $4,000.
That was a clear error. wasn't ~
asked Mr.. Shearn.
THAT is so.' the witness replied.
The inquiry will be resumed this al
ternoon at o'clock.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
PAPER MAKERS WAGES
TO STAY AT OLD SCALE
UnskiIIed Men Excluded by
NeU Agreement.

Paper makers unions and mill owners
ended their DISPUTE over a new wage
scale yesterday by signing an agreement
from which unskilled men we're ex-
cluded. The owners originally demanded
10 per cent. reduction in wages OF
skilled men and the payment OF un-
skilled labor according to locality. The
new contract calls for no wage reduction
and in some cases provides slight in
creases.
John =. Burke. head of the union
which embraces the bulk of the unskilled
workers. said:
"I think the skilled men have COM
mItted grave mistake by signing the
agreement and leaving the unskilled men
unprotected That sort of thing makes
for the destruction of union solidarity"
The mills include most of the manu-
facturers in the United Statessand Can
ada except the International Paper Com
pany.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
WOMAN DIES IN FIRE;
FLAMES STOP RESCUE
Mother-in-LatD of II. G. Perry
Tanr,any Leader, Victim.

Mrs. Sarah supplies. 65. mother-in-
law OF Harry G. Perry, Chief Clerk Of
the Municipal Court and Democratic
leader of the Second Assembly district.
was burned to death In the kitchen Of
her home at 333 Broome street carly
yesterday Fire started IN the base
ment and spread so rapidly that Mrs
Supplies was not able TO escape.
Mrs. Perry who lived with her
mother. tried TO get into the kitchen
and was badly burned about the hands
aud face. She ran screaming into the
street Lieut. jeremiah Flynn of En-
gine Company No. 55 went into the
kitchen with his men playing a stream
of water on him and brought out the
bodv.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
TWO KILLED, III HURT
IN SHIP EXPLOSION
Tsnk BioWs Up in Engine
Room of Julia Luckenboch.

The explosion OF an acetylene tank
In the engine room of The steamship
Julia Luckenbach at Pier z. Jersey city.
shortly before noon yesterday. killed two
r1en and Injured eleven. four 80 seriously
that they may not recover. Fire broke
out after the explosion, hut the flames
were quickly extinguished.
The men who were in the engine room
at the time of the explosion said that
they did not know what caused t. I'D.
ward Ortel of 45 Graystone avenue
BROOKLYN. was killed instantly. and r
8. Hunt OF AZ East 14th street. a ma =
chinist, died two hours later in ST. Fran.
els Hospital
Tho most seriously hurt are Francis
Ilobley OF Boston. first assistant engf.
recr; William Metzger OF Floral Park.
n. ": Charles Seviac OF 900 Anderson
avenue. West New York. and George
Sullivan Of CAT Seventy-nintb street
Brooklyn.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12

"The total estimated cost OF the con-
struction OF the seven projects in view
is in round numbers si7d.00o.O00. With
the addition to this figure of the over
head costs of administration and er-
gineering and the amounts of Interest,"
on the funds employed, paid during con-
struction estimated at $4,000. 900 in ALL
the total cost Of the lines will be $21S,-
O00. 900.
THE funds necessary TO meet the cost
of construction will no doubt be raised
as required through the sale of city
bonds. The methods through which the
amount required for the equipment OF
the new lines which may reach an addi-
tional 100000. 900. will be determined
ture relationship of the city and the
operating companies proceeds
THE degree TO which bonds for con-
struction may be sold under the city's
present constitutional margin of borrow
ign capacity is yet to &c determined.
The commission understands from the
official statements OF the City Comptrol-
Ter that a substantial borrowing margin
is already available. II will. however.
very naturally consult both the Comp
troller and the Board of Estimate upon
the general subject of Financing at the
appropriate time.
EARLY announcement will be made of
the dates to be fixed for hearings, at
which full public discussion will be in
vited and which will be held before fur
ther action Of any definite nature Is
taken either upon the plan in it's entirety
or upon any OF its Details
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
RECEIVERS APPOINTED
FOR BRIQUETTE FIRM
E. G. Riggs Charges Newark
Concern OUes $4,000.

Judge Lynch in the United States
District Court at Newark yesterday APP
pointed two receivers for the Burnrite
Coal Briauette Company. n s1.500.00O
corporation. 1t is alleged that tho COM
pany has had to borrow money 10 meet
It's payroll
An equity proceeding was begun yes
terday by Edward G. Riggs OF 5S South
Portland avenue. Brooklyn. owner 1888
worth of stock in the concern. Accord
ing TO the complaint. the company which
is located at 543 New Jersey Railroad
avenue. Newark. is $4,000 in debt
Alfred l.. lSilby OF Newark and John
p. Duffy of Elizabeth were appointed re-
ceivers, with bonds of $4,000.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
Cost of s2Is,OOO.OOo.

The several new routes projected will
add the following track and route mile
age to the present mileage of the dual
system:
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
Tunnel Under Nnrrows.

"(3l For the connection TO Staten
Island two alternatives are offered. That
at present favored by the commission
would be provided by the building of a
two track subway. beginning at Fourth
avenue and Eighty-sixth street. the
present terminus of the Fourth avenue
in Brooklyn. running through Fourth
avenue. under private property and the
Ridge boulevard to Fort Hamilton. and
thence under the Narrows to Pennsyl-
vania avenue. in Staten Island. Via
Pennsylvania avenue the tunnel would
extend to a point near Vermont ave.
nuc. at which connection can be made
TO the South Beach branch of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit Railway. contn-
uing thence through Pennsylvania ave-
rue TO the South Side boulevard. where
connection can also be made to Totem
villa. and other points now reached
thr, ugh the trolley system.
"Such a subway and tunnel would take
from five to flve and half years to
build. The engineers of the commission.
however. also recommend that, upon the
completion of the line to Fort Hamilton.
municipal ferry be put in operation to
connect with the Staten Island points.
Such ferry would cost S3.000.000 and
would bring the Island traffic in touch
with the subway system three years car
I lier. Upon the completion of the entire
line, II would still find a highly useful
service in providing a crossing point for
vehicuiar traffic.
''The alternative staten Island route
( proposed would begin at Fourth avenue
! and Sixty-seventh street. Brooklyn, at
n connection with the Fourth avenue
line. and proceed under New York Bay
{ to Arletta street. in Staten Island. where
connections would be made with the
rapid transit and trolley systems.
ITO complete the Fort Hamilton route.
subway and tunnel. would cost approxi-
mstely $1T,000.000. with $4,000. 900
added IL ferry service Is used. The route
| to Arietta street. which would have a
balancing advantage In touching more
directly the Staten island communities
at present the most populous, would cost
about s4.000,000 more.
ut is appreciated that the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment. under
a legislative act OF 1921 has been pre-
pairing TO construct a tunnel connection
between Brooklyn and Staten Island for
the joint use OF passenger and freight
traffic. SO far as such o tunnel is de-
signed TO carry rapid transit passengers
II would. of course. be essential that II
be planned in cooperation with the
Z Transit Commission. Tho engineers Of
| the commission are. however. unanimous
in their judgment that n tunnel designed
to carry freight trains cannot be used
for rapid transit passenger purposes In
this Judgment the engineers OF the Board
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-24
u. s. To TAKE PART
IN LAT IN AME R|CAN
ARMS CONF { RENCE.
Matters OF Mutual interest to
Nations of the Western
Hemisphere win Be
Considered

Washington, November ss,-com.
plying with the desire of the five
Central American governments, the
state department announced today
that the United states would par
ttolpate Ia the conference on Central
American affairs which win meet
here December I. TO discuss matters
% mutual Interest to all six ooun-
nieS including limitation OF arma-
sncn:S.
Secretary Hughes and Summer
Wellos,t former chief OF tho Latin
American division, state department,
have been appointed American dele
gates TO the conference, now widenad
to a six-power discussion OF Amer
Jean affairs, other governments be-
ing Costa Riea, Salvador, Nicaragua.
Gaacefnala and Honduras,
Following Is the text OF the de-
partment's announcement;
"Ali tho countries of Central Amer
lea have now accepted the Invitation
of the United States government to
the conference on Central American
affairs. to be held beginning De-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-24
NE Gro DAP fists
ELECT OFF |CERS
Many Delegates in Attendance
at State Convention at
Shiloh Church

Several hundred Negro Baptists
attended the fifts-flfth annual open
ing of the Alabama Colored Baptist
State convention at the Shiloh Bap-
list church Avenue @ and Nine
teenth street, Thursday morning.
DR.. v. d. Jemison or Selma presided.
Following the devotional exercises
conducted by Rev r.. Blzzell Of Mo-
bile, election of officers for the enA
suing term was held. Those elected
were, Rev. V. D. Jemison Selma,
president; Rev. Urlah ]. Robinson,
Mobile, Vice president; Pref. Il. r.
Hudson. Selma, secretary; Rev. j. W.
Goodgame. Birmingham. treasurer.
Rev II. y. Parker Mobile. CORE
spending secretary and Rev. Thomas
Balllnger. Cuthbert. Ca, statlstican.
Officers for the Fourth district
state convention were also elected.
In his annual address President
Jemison urged the ministers to take
more interest in their work and
pied higher and more religious
teachings,
The report of Rev. William Bell
niger showed a decided increase In
the membership OF the churches dur
Ing the past year and in the 2,025
churches in the states there were
3S1,212 members.
Rev. c. T. Hayes of Dothan deliv-
cred sermon on stewardship"
using for his text: Luke 1918. other
addresses were made by Rev L. X.
Williams of Chicago, Rev Peter J.
Bryant of Atlanta. Rev. ~. f. Love-
lace of WYnne, Ark, Rev ID. d. Craw-
ford of Atlanta, Rev. u. G. Thomas
of BaInbridge, Ga. DE- u. T.. East of
Philadelphia and Rev /. A. Thomas
of Chicago
Rev. l. * Williams. pastor of the
olivet Baptist church of Chicago,
boasts of the largest membership of
any colored Baptist church in the
world with total of~1Q135 members
At the conclusion of DR. r. T. Pol
lard's address, president of the Selma
university. during which he made an
appeal for help to carry on the work
of the school. total of $S34.05 was
collected.
An interesting address was also
made by DIR. e. M. Lawrence of Nash
vile. representing the National Bap-
fist Sunday School Publishing board,
located at Nashville.
DR. A. + Dick inson member of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-24
HALL MILLS PROBERS
ADJOURN UNTIL MONDAY

somerville. NJ H. November ga
while the somerville county grand
Jury, hearing testimony In the Hall
Mills murder case took It's week end
recess, official investigators busled
themselves today with preparation Of
evidence for Mondays session.
The visit of detective to Mrs.
Jane Gibson, pig raiser, who claimed
she was an eye witness Of the double
shooting, strengthened reports that
she would appear before the grand
jury Monday. The detectives mission
was not revealed.
Most OF the work now facing the
detectives, 1t became known. will
center on getting together evidence
by which tho state hopes TO show
Mrs. Hall knew OF the relations be-
tween her husband aud Mrs. Mills.
Monday, Barbara Tough and Louise
deist, maids In the Hall home, will
be put on tho stand and the prose-
outors hope to bring to light several
new features.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-24
WHY WOMEN GET DESPONDENT

Are not women naturally as light
hearted, brave and hopeful as men :?
Yes, certainly; but a woman's organ
ism is essentially different from a
inan's-more delicate, more sensitive
and more exacting. Women in deli
cate health are more dependent
more nervous. more irritable and
more Respondent. When woman
develops nervousness, sleeplessness
hackaches, dragging down pains and
melancholia she should lose no time
in giving Lydia L. Pinkham's Vega
table Compound fair trial. as It
will quickly dispel such troubles
This root and herb medicine contains
no drugs and has been the standby
of American womanhood for nearly
so years.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-24

NEGRO HELD ON CHARGE
OF MURDER AT JAIL

d. Lucas, negro, alias Greasy Pig
was brought to Birmingham late
Thursday night by Detective II. {.
Peveler and placed in the city jail
under charge of murder.
According to the detective. the
negro Is wanted here for the muir
der OF Sarah Blount, negro, whom
he is alleged to have killed at Ills
Forty-first street, north, last oc-
tober.
The negro will be fling reprinted
by w. L. Brannon, chief of the identi-
fication bureau. Friday and warrant
will be sworn out for his transfer
ence to the county jail.
Lucas was caught in Greensboro,
n c., by officers upon information
furnished by Birmingham officials
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-24

FUNERAL. OF BROTHERS
KILLED IN DISASTER

Burial of two brothers. Tom and
Herschel Warwick victims of the
Dolomite minte disaster, will be held
Friday afternoon at 2;3o o'clock at
Cottage Hill church near Bessemer
Tom Warwick. age 3S. is survived
by his widow and four children. Her
schel Warwick, age 81, is survived by
his widow.
The brothers are also survived by
their parents and five sisters.
state board of health, delivered an
address ON the vial Importance of
sunlight and fresh air in promoting
the health.
The twenty sixth annual report of
the state mission board was read by
DIR. C. j. Davis of Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-24

eember 4. The United States govern
hient has been invited by the Cen
tfai American governments TO par
tleihate In the conference through
duly appointed delegates and the
President has indicated his readiness
to have the United states govern
ment be represented and has APP
pointed the Secretary ef state and
Summer weiies, former chief of the
Latin American division Of the state
department, rs the representatives Of
the United States,
Mr. Weiles has been acting as
eummlssionee Fer the President I'M
connection with the proceedings look
ina to the withdrawal OF the mill
tary government In santu Domingo,
and these duties Will not be inter
tered with IVY hls appointment as a
delegate TO the conference on Gen.
trial American affairs"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-24
school Contract Awarded

The contract for the new Bessemer
High school was awarded today for
s1S1,661. w. l.. Coston of Bessemer,
was the successful bidder for the
building and the heating. plumbing
and wiring contracts were let to the
Pate Plumbing company. the Brownie
Plumbing company and the O'Keefe
& Lyons Electric company at Biz
mingham.
Work will be started on the 1uild-
ing as soon as materials can be as
sembled and it is hoped by the board
of education that it will be ready for
the beginning of school next term.
according to president OF the board,
N. B. Parker. The building when
completed will be magnificent
structure of brick and will cover
nearly one entire block and will be
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-24
$4,000 PAY ROLL Is
CAPTURED BY BANDITS

Detroit. Mich, November 23.-Ffve
armed bandits held UP the cashier
of the Central Cigar company on
East Forest avenue this afternoon,
took the company's pay roll of $4,000
in cash and escaped in an automobile.
The robbery occurred few minutes
after the money had been brought
under police protection from a near
nv branch bank,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-24
SAFE BLOWERS FAIL
Yeggmen Halted in Effort to Rob
Banking Company

New Market, Ala, November "a
Safe blowers failed to get any bank
property when they entered a rear
window of the New Market Banking
company here last night and at
to blow the safe. The front
hinge OF the vault door was blown
Off hut The robbers failed to get
any further. In the front of the
bank building a customer had left
box and from this diamond ring
had been taken. No clues We're left,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-24
room. lplg Thlrd avenue

roem. 1919 Third avenue
quite number Of fancy articles
are for sale and the booths are very
attractive. An interesting feature is
the soft drink booth at which
prize is awarded the holder Of the
lucky number All who buy drinks
are entitled to participate in the
drawing.