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The New York herald., 1922-02-17
UNEQUAL CHARGES
PUZZLEPHONE MAN
Welch, Who Makes Rates, Gets
Time to Explain IncOnsis-
tencies to p. s. G.
MUST FIGURE ON PROFITS
Prendergast Is Amazed When
Expert Says No More Sub
scribers Are Wanted.

A. d. Welch, commercial superin-
tendent and head of the rate making
agency of the New York Telephone
Company, was before the Public Serv-
ice Commission yesterday explaining
how he makes the rates and why. But
there was one nut he could not crack
and he asked for time to look into it,
Just before adjournment C. A. Van
Auken. Corporation Counsel of New
Rochelle, asked why it was that the
rate from Manhattan to Port Chester
was thirty cents. while person could
talk from here to Greenwich, Conn,
a greater distance by six or seven
miles. for twenty-five cents.
The witness admitted frankly he did
not know 1t was possible the thirty
cent rate permitted an initial conversa-
ton of five minutes and the twenty-five
cent rate a talk of only three minutes
before extra toll was charged.
When Mr.. Welch got to dilating a
bit on the great social service rendered
by the telephone and declared there
was nothing to take its place William
A. Prendergast. chairman of the COM
mission. presiding at the hearing, start
ed laugh by remarking:
There may be no substitute for the
telephone, but the commission is trying
to find out II there might not be sub
stitute for it's rate
1t was the aim of the company, Mr..
Welch testified, to make the local serv-
ice in each community self-supporting
as far as possible. There were, how
ever, many in the State which fell short
of that goal. He was unable to name
them. There would be no profit in Of
fering an extremely low rate to develop
the system in some places, as increased
subscribers would only increase the
cost, Mr.. Welch declared.
"On the whole, I think we have an
adequate development now said the
witness. "A greater development at
this time would cause saturation and
create burden
This declaration surprised Mr.. Prem
dergast, who asked why it was that
the telephone company was advertising
for new subscribers. Mr.. Welch replied
the company had not advertised directly
for new subscribers for two years. II
had tried to stimulate the long distance
or toll service. which had fallen off.
In New York city there are 1877 tele
phones to every 100 inha bitants. In the
remainder of the State the ratio is 1873,
while for the State taken as a whole it
is 49,
After studying a chart Of present and
proposed rates for upstate points Com.
missioner Blakeslee asked why the pro-
posed rates for the business section o.
Syracuse were higher than for the busi-
ness sectiVn of Albany, although the
rate for two party line in Albany was
higher than in Syracuse. The answer to
the first query was that in Syracuse.
which was larger and growing faster
than Albany, there were more terminals
to talk to. AS for residence rates in
Syracuse there was minimum rate for
four party line. which was not pro-
vided in Albany.
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
MOTHER FORGIVES GIRL
WHO RAN OFF TO WED
Mrs. Foster of Sound Beach
Will Not Ask AnnuImenf.

Mrs. Mortimer b. Foster OF Sound
Beach, Conn, said yesterday that she
would make no attempt to have the
courts annul the marriage of ner daugh-
ter, Alice, to Eugene +. Russell, although
the girl is only II years old and repre-
sented herself to be 20 when she OBJ
tanned the license.
"I am quite content to let matters
stand as they are" said Mrs Foster.
"Mr. Russell is a member of an old
family in Virginia, and notwithstand-
Ing that / am not in a position to give
any intimate details OF his family his
tory. I'm certain everything will be all
right"
Russell and the girl got their license
in Port Chester last Monday and trit d
to find someone there to marry them.
but failed because of the girls youthful
appearance. They came to New York
the next day and were married here.
The Town Clerk of Port Chester said
yesterday that the license was not
good anywhere except in Port Chester.
but Judge Coward of the police court
said IL was good anywhere. The couple
have gone to Washington for their
honeymoon.
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
SIX HURT IN BLAST
ON RINGLING YACHT
All Rescued i'm Small Boats Af-
ter Explosion Off Florida
Coast.
$4,000 VESSEL SINKS
Judge Heppenheimer, of High
est Jersey Court, Among
Those in Party.
$4,000 VESSEL s.
SINKS

BRApENTowN, Fla, Feb. 16.-Fire re-
sulting from an explosion on the yacht
Salome. owned by John Ringing. circus
man, injured six persons last night and
destroyed the vessel. which was valued
at $4,000
The injured, who are being cared for
at Sarasota, are Mrs. John Ringing. T..
c. Wallick, New York hotel man. and
Mrs. Wallick. Mrs. Sanford Makeaver
Judge Ernest Heppenheimer of the New
Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals and
Mrs. Heppenheimer. All except Judge
Heppenheimer We're reported to-day as
having been severely burned. The onlv
other persons aboard the vessel we-n
Capt C. w. Jarriot, the master, and his
son. who were unhurt.
The explosion occurred about 6 80
O'Clock last night when the yacht was
in the Gulf. two miles off Cortez, n
fishing village near here. 1t was said
to have been caused by back fire from
the engine which ignited and exploded
the gasoline tank. In a few moments
the boat was in flames and it became
necessary for those on board to leap
overheard. The accident occurred during
a severe electric storm. Three small
boats. owned by Capt. ]. w. Hunter. a
Cortez fisherman, picked up the yachts
passengers and crew. They were taken
to Sarasota. where first aid was
rendered.
Four nurses were sent to the Ring
ling home All Of the injured with the
exception Of Judge Heppenheimer, who
said his injuries were mot worth men-
tioning" were severely burned about the
face and limbs and will be confined "a
their beds for several days.
The members of the party were guests
of Mrs. Ringing, having come here two
weeks ago via the 81. Johns River from
Sanford to Jacksonville on the house
boat Pastime and from Jacksonville tn
Havana and thence to Sarasota. The
four women were in the cabin because
of the storm and it was difficult to get
them out. The yacht was of the
auxiliary cruiser type, about forty fee7
long. 1t was burned to the waters edge
and sank.
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
NEW CLEW FOUND
IN TAYLOR SLAYING
Police and Sheriff's Men ScOur
City on Well Guarded
Mission.
AGAIN GRILL CHAUFFEUR
Driver for Mabel Normand
Retells Last Meeting With
Director.
AGAIN GRILL CHAUFFEUR

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD
Los ANGELES, Feb. 16.-For two hours
William Davis, chauffeur for Mabel
Normand, the motion picture actress,
who was the last person known to have
seen William Desmond Taylor alive. was
again questioned in the District Attor-
ney's Office this afternoon.
A few minutes after the grilling be-
gan Charles "A. Jones, former Chief of
Police and special investigator in the
case, entered. Jones soon rushed from
the Office, clutching a handful of checks
and receipts His mission is believed to
have been most important one in con-
nection with new theory of the mur-
der He had previously made an ap-
polntment to meet an important witness
In the case at the District Attorneys
Office at 80 in the afternoon, which he
failed to keep. Shortly after Jones's
hurried departure Chief Deputy Sheriff
Manning. In charge of criminal inyesti-
CATION for the Sheriff's office, was sum-
~moned. Mr.. Manning likewise spent
only short time with Miss Normand's
chauffeur and then departed OH what
was also purported to be an important
errand. Davis did not emerge until two
hours later. All that he had to saw was
taken down by court reporter.
Though some of the investigators have
eliminated Edward F. Sands in the
search for the missing valet it was
learned he has not been entirely dropped.
Additional light on the character OF
Sands was obtained to-day from Hart
ford, Conn, where. it was learned, Sands
was known as Chief Snyder to Hart
ford men and others who were stationed
at the naval district base at New London
during the war. Until the time he is al
| legged to have deserted from the navy in
| 1919 Sands was chief commissary stew
ard and chief storekeeper.
To his companions he was known as
"a mystery man and was reticent as to
his antecedents. Late in the war he was
transferred from the naval district base,
which was the State pier. to Scott & Co..
salvagers. He later was entered in the
official bulletin as absent without leave
and later classified as a deserter
The bootIegger who told District At
torney Woolwine of hearing shot and
seeing a woman hurry from the Taylor
bungalow has disappeared. The Dis
trict Attorney sent detectives to find
him, but he had left town. 1t was de-
sired to question him further about his
version of the murder and try to get
some corroboration of the story. The
District Attorney tonight denied the re-
port that any mysterious telegram had
been found or a new clew Of any kind
uncovered.
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
DOCTOR IN GROUP HELD
FOR BUYING STOLEN CAR
S3,40O Motor Sold in Brooklyn
for $375 Check.

Dr. Louis M. Sussman of z17 South
fourth street. Edward A. Barish of
lS' Penn street and Charles Koehl of
$40 Evergreen avenue, all of BROOKLYN
were charged in the Gates avenue court
yesterday with receiving a stolen auto
mobile. Magistrate Liota held them in
SI,Vp bail each for examination next
Thursday.
Inc complainant was David Iraffick
OF lAo East Thirty-sixth street. Brook
iyn, who said that his car, worth g.. 400.
disappeared Wednesday from Fifth ave-
nue and Sixteenth street, Manhattan.
1non alter general alarm was sent out
Detective Herting of the Classon ave-
hue station found the car, he said. in
a garage at 313 Grand avenue. Barish
ne SAID admitted he had bought the
car from an unknown man at the office
OF DR.. Sussman, who in turn bought II
from MN with check for 1915. DR..
Stssman admitted paying the check.
was stolen.
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
1000 Mile Dash Saves
Girl With Pin Near Heart

DHILADELPHIA. Feb. 16.-Lit-
tie Louise Hoffenstein, who
was brought from Wichita.
Kan, more than 1900 miles, to have
a pin removed from her left lung.
will return home in a few days
happy girl. At Jefferson Hospital
to-day the skill of a physician and
the efficiency of one of the latest
devices of science removed the pin,
-.a.ich was travelling toward the
ten-year-old girls heart. Five op-
erations in the West had failed.
The operation lasted two minutes
and no anasthetic was used. After
being under observation for several
days a broncoscope was to-day in
serted through the mouth and a
pair Of forceps, lowered through the
tube, brought out the pin. The
lung was not injured, doctors said.
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
POLICEMAN IS HELD
FOR ATTACK ON GIRL
Case of Detectives Accused of
Assoulting Man Put off.

Patrolman Arthur Helwig of the
Fourth avenue station, Brooklyn, was
held for the Grand Jury yesterday in
the Fifth avenue court In Brooklyn.
charged with attacking Mary Gorevin,
Is. Of 1907 Third avenue. Brooklyn Hell
wig. whose home is in 200 Webster ave-
nue.. Brooklyn, waived examination.
The case of Detectives James steel
and William Dempsey of the Parkvile
station. charged with felonious assault
on the complaint of Thomas Raffaele of
81 Fourth place. came UP before Magis-
trate Dale in the Chief Magistrates Of
flee In Brooklyn yesterday. and was
postponed 10 February n.
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
FOR A TRANSIT SYSTEM
UNDER ONE COMMAND
O'Ryan Says Only Coordina-
tion Can SoIUe Problem.

Major-Gen. John f. Organ, member
of the Transit Commission, speaking
last night before the New York Acad-
emy of Medicine, defended the policy OF
the commission with regard to New
York's subway. surface and elevated
lines, and declared that the Hylan ad-
ministration had approached the ques"
ton like a country doctor. and that is
why there have been no results.
when the Transit Commission ap.
pointed by Gov. Miller made it's sur
vey," said the General, we found every
line operating to make money and con.
ditions so bad as to lower the moral
standards of the city-where overcrowd-
ing was carried to an extreme, particu-
larly where young women had to travel
in the subways or other lines twice n
day
''If the commission wants to be rough
it can force the companies to give the
maximum of service compatible with a
five cent fare. but this means that the
companies will not make any money"
Gen. Organ told the Academy that
he stood firmly for three things in the
solution of the transit problem: A un.
fled system; the elimination of fran
chises and a divorcemen- from the prin-
ciple of operation with the idea OF
everything to gain. The days of IS per
cent. dividends had passed. He COM
mended the commissions plan for the
public absorption of the transit lines IN
thirty-eight years tima.
Gen. Organ defended the proposed
barometer fund. under which fares
would be regulated according to ths
revenues derived by the companies. and
said the elastic fare was the only
way In which the problem could be
solved at this time.
I'VE found" he said. two hundred
companies or corporations. with about
1000 franchises. During the war We
did not get coordination until after the
allied armies had been put under one
command. Then the war lasted six
months. That's what New York's tran
sir system needs"
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
$3.50 STOLEN NEAR POLICE.
Safe Broken Open Across street
From station House

Burglars In Newark got $3.50 in cash
on Wednesday night from the safe of
the Sterling Motor Truck Company at
242 Washington avenue, opposite the
Newark Eighth Precinct police station
The robbery was not discovered until
in the morning. when II was found that
the thieves had climbed an embank-
ment behind the building, leaped to the
roof. forced a skylght and descended
to the garage. where they got crow
bars, with which they entered the office
and forced the door off the safe.
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
CHARLES Nj. sCHwAB TO SPEAK.

Charles NJ Schwab will address the
Alumni Association of Grammer School
No. 40 at it's twelfth annual dinner. to
be held at the Hotel Savoy on Tuesday
evening. February %. Among the mem
bers who will attend are DR.. Robert
Able, DR.. Frank Damrosch. City Court
Justice Edward b. La Fetra, the Rev. r.
NJ. O'Keefe. NJ. NJ. Eckstein and DR..
Otto Z. Prellwitz.
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
WILSON SHIRT BRINGS
TOP PRICE AS APRONS
Sold for Charity With Edison,
Ford, Dempsey Garments.

ALBANY. Ca. Feb. 16.--One OF former
President Wilson's cast-off shirts. made
into dainty aprons. brought the top price
at a charity auction here conducted by
the local chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution for the educa-
ton OF an orphan girl. Other shirts
were contributed by Thomas A. Edison.
Jack Dempsey and Henry Ford.
The New York herald., 1922-02-17
LIONS TO DINE AND DANCE.

The recently organized lions c,,,h
of Greater New York will celebr,te 49,
charter night at the Hotel Plaza on
FEBRUARY 25, receiving it's charter
and giving dinner and dance. The
organization has Ave clubs in this c,tv
and is described as similar to the
Rotary Club
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-08-18
Amundsen's Ultimate Object.

Captain Amundsen's plan is to make
his base at Cape Barrow. From
thence he proposes to cover by the
air route the 1875 miles to the North
pole. His ultimate goal is Cape Col
umbia another 49, miles distant, MAX
ing a total distance of 1,76O miles.
AS he will doubtless be compelled to
deviate from the straight course, this
estimates that he will cover approXi-
mately 1000 miles. Just how he will
recognize the actual pole is not quite
clear, as it is not distinguished by any
particular physical features. He WILL
however, be able to discover what
chances there are for carrying out his
projected drift in a vessel across the
polar basin which is his main pur-
pose in flying over the top of the
earth.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-08-18

renounces allegiance to his foreign
ruler, and in most cases he only APP
pears in open court and declares on
oath that he will support and defend
the Constitution. The husband is the
one who must be fitted and pre-
pared for his part as an American
citizen. Even the children are sent to
public schools, but what of the wife?
The true process of naturalization
should include the education of the
mother of this immigrant family. The
mothers influence and guidance would
be lost to the family without the edu-
cation that naturalization proceedings
provide and require. My bill is in
tended to permit this wife and mother
to learn something about the country.
She is the one who should guide these
children and ought to have the same
privilege of an education as the father.
under the present law amy Amer
lean woman VINO marries a foreigner
shall take the nationality Of her hus-
band This bill repeats that provi-
sion of law in line with the Republican
and Democratic national platforms.
The Republican platform in part pro-
vides: AN American woman resident
in the United States shall not lose her
citizenship by marriage to an alien
"And the Democratic platform deal
ing with this subject advocates: Fed
eral legislation which shall insure that
American women resident in the United
States, but married to aliens, shall re-
tain their American citizenship.
"In my opinion the rich American
woman who marries a title and lives
abroad should cease to have the priv
ileges and benefits of an American
citizen and under my bill special pro-
vision is made that if she resides con-
tinuously for two years in the country
of which her husband is a citizen or
subject, or resides continuously for
five years abroad, she Is presumed to
have ceased to be an American citizen.
''But there are many American girls
who marry foreign-born and who con-
tinue to reside in this country. Their
loyalty and fidelity is with the United
States. Since the nineteenth amend
ment grants equal suffrage to women,
so also should they have equal rights
with reference to citizenship. An
American citizen who marries an alien
girl still retains his citizenship; so
also should the American girl who
marries the alien man. We should
not relinquish our rights to legislate
or withdraw our country's protection
from these natural-born American
women; their personal and property
rights should be determined by our
laws and we should not by legisla-
tive action surrender this rig to any
foreign nation.
"The purpose of the bill is to place
citizenship on the highest plane pos
sible. 1t is privilege and not a right.
Participation in our government and
the protection by our country should
not be determined in the case of mar
ried women solely by marriage cere-
mony."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-08-18

HERE is movement in
T many civilized nations for
M Independent citizenship for
III married women. The cOnvic-
kuaszxuuusa ton that the citizenship of
III SSS married women ought to be
&r~-~--4~% a genuine right which can
not be taken away from her
or granted to her without her full
knowledge, consent, or wish is not
confined to legislative proceedings Or
resolutions in this country. In April,
1922, bill was introduced in the
French senate providing that the
French woman who marries an alien
retains her French citizenship unless
she makes formal declaration that she
prefers to take the nationality of her
husband. In England a bill, which 80
Women'S organizations of the British
Empire heartily Endorsed, dealing with
Independent citizenship of married
women has lately been brought before
the house of commons. 1t provides
for the restoration of their British
citizenship to British women who have
married aliens.
The International Council of Wom-
en-. the largest Of the international or
ganizations of women in representing
the greatest number of countries, at
its meeting at Copenhagen two years
ago expressed in q resolution the be-
lief of women of many countries that
the citizenship of married women
should be upon an independent basis
and their sincere conviction that legis-
lative bodies will soon come to recog-
nize the justice and common sense of
the women's stand in the matter
In this country he principle of in
dependent citizenship for married
women has been Endorsed by both the
Republican and Democratic parties
and was Incorporated in their 1920
platforms. In congress there is pend
ing bill (H. r. 12022) relative to the
naturalization and citizenship of mar
ried women. 1t is Endorsed by the
American Association of University
hess and Professional Women, Coun-
ell of Jewish Women. General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, National
League of Women Voters, National
Women's Trade Union league and the
Women's Christian Temperance union.
The Carnegie foundation made
special investigation TO determine the
attitude of various judges exercising
jurisdiction in naturalization cases,
and in that study replies from $50
Judges were to l in favor of natural
izing women as individuals, and prac-
tically TO 1 in favor of allowing an
American woman to retain her citizen
ship regardless of marriage to an alien.
Representative John L. Cable of
Ohio is the author of the bill now
pending in the house. In committee of
the whole the other day. Mr.. Cable
made a speech in support of his bill
Following are some of the points ne
brought out:
a woman's citizenship should not be
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-08-18
ILZJZcZAzzO 0Aosr,yoogxu7oesruod

determined by her marital status. JUS
tice and common sense should permit
married woman to act upon her own
wishes and qualifications for natural
ization rather than those of her hus-
band.
"A natural-bOrn American must wait
Il years before she or he is permitted
to participate in the government of
this country. A foreign-bOrn man or
single woman who comes to this coun-
try and resides here continuously for
five years, if he qualities before the
courts, may become naturalized and
acquire the right of suffrage. But a
fOreign-bOrn woman who comes to this
country one day automatically be-
comes an American citizen the next
if she marries an American citizen or
if her husband becomes naturaliZed.
With one days period of residence, as
compared to the natural-bOrn Ameri-
cans q years of residence, she &C
quires the same rights, privileges, and
benefits In and to our government. She
is not required to be able to speak
the English language, to know Of our
customs and laws, our Constitution,
and to be attached to the principles of
our government; she does not even
have to renounce allegiance to her
foreign ruler and take the oath of
allegiance to Uncle Sam.
citizenship in this country should
not depend on the marriage status,
but should be based upon loyalty to
our country and a knowledge of it's
language and laws, as we'll as a wish
or desire to become an American citi-
zen. On the other hand, under our
present law a married alien woman
who may have resided in this country
for many years and who has learned
to love America, who knows our
language, our customs, our laws, can
not become an American citizen ex-
cept by the naturalization of her hus-
band. Why should her citizenship
depend upon the will of her husband?
1.-THE bill under consideration repeats
that section of the present law
which provides ANY woman who is
now or who may hereafter be married
to q citizen of the United States and
who might herself be lawfully natur-
allied shall be deemed citizen and
in it's place provides that when an
alien woman marries an American, or
when her husband becomes naturalized,
she does not automatically became an
American citizen, but if she also de
sires to become an American citizen
she may do so by being naturalized
through a shortened process.
1.-THE present law permitting the
naturalization of foreign born deals
directly with the husband and father
and gives the wife and mother but
secondary consideration. The husband
is the one who is educated. He is the
one who must learn to speak the
English language. TO know our coun-
try. its Constitution. and laws. He
is the one who must be attached to
the principles of our nation. He only