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ELLS IRISH VIOLENCE W ON'T Wl To-Nlght's Weather FAIR, WALL VOL. LXI. NO. 21,664 CITY HAS NO (Proposed Miller Commission Is to Have Full Power to Fix Rates. ' UTTLE HOME RULE LEFT. City to Have Say in Fixing New Routes and Veto" to Protect Debt Limit. ALBANY, Feb. 15. "Tho receiver ship of a trolley line does not take it fthe trolley line) away from the rejj ulatory powers of the f ublic Service Commiaion," Gov. Miller declared to day. The Governor added that the pro vision in the bill which will allow the commission to adopt its plan for the city, In case the latter does not agree to it, waj inserted to prevent "ob structive lasures." He said e had no doubt the com- mission could take title to the lines ior ine cny ana put the title in tho L . . 1 city's name. By Joseph S. Jordan. t Special Staff Correspondent of The bvening World.) alijany. Fob. 15. Gov. Miller's I faction bill will be Introduced in the Legislature to-morrow, and the pro- .siona wII ho exactly as they wcro outlined in Tho Evening World more t.ian a week ago. Scarcely a vestige ot home rule la left to Now York. The i iy is robbed of all conttot of Its own streets for transit purposes. It " ill have absolutely no say except in ho fixing of new transit routes, when its consent is required under rfhc State Constitution, and a veto power on projects pledging the city red it or affecting lis debt limit. The Rapid Transit Commission, to be composed of three New York City men, will havo abso lute power over tho city traction situation and the exclusive right to increase or decrease fares. An advance statement of the pro visions of tho bill was submitted to tho press last night by tho Oovernor for general circulation and to Invito discussion. Tbo Govornor baa thrown his cards on the table. The whole traction programme Is tovercd by a single bill. All power ever traction matters in New Xork City is to bo vested in a Rapid Tran sit Commission. All power over other public utilities in tho city and all outside is given to tho Public Service Commission. , HAS ABSOLUTE POWER IN FIX ING FARE RATES. Tho term of tho Kapld Transit Commisalon will be for Ave years, the members being subject to re moval by tho Governor. Tho bill carries tho exorcise of the police power of tho State to modify rates either by way of Increase or decrease upon terms, conditions, safe guards or readjustments of franchise or contract rights or obligations, as the commission may proscrlho. Jurisdiction over gas and electricity manors throughout the State Is lodged In the Public Service Oom- (Continued on Kighth Page.) FRESH EGGS DROP AGAIN. Ilomi to nSn IVholmule Should Nell for -flic. Fresh eggs took another drop hi the T.-holesalo market to-duy and were Quoted ut 35 cents. Last week's closing jirlco -vhs 43 cents. ' In Chicago to-day the Quotations wero as low as 31 cents, which Is In terpreted to mean that tho Now York orlcea probably will drop at least to 32 beforu the end of the wotk. when tho ts.ll price ought not to t more than 40 cnt. WON BOOSTS OR WARMER. STREET DAILY. Copjrlclit, 1021, by The Vm fubllahlnir Co. (The Nre York World). BILL GIN OUT: VET Urges Exemption From Tax ation of New Tenements and Apartments. Health Commissioner rtoyal S. Cope- land was the principal advocate In a public hearing' of the Board of Alder-' rpen this afternoon ot the emergency housing proposal to exempt from taxa- tion for a term of years tenements and apaitmeiit houses built to relieve the present congestion. "Unless this exemption measure U passed," declared Dr. Copehmd, "I shall be tempted to turn Socialist and voto for the Socialistic programme, which calls upon tho city to build homes and rent them to Oie people." Dr. Copeland, replying to criticisms 0 ON FARE "JUNKED" LINES1 4 .1 COPELAND BACKS HOUSING MEASURE BEFORE ALDERMEN of a recent survey of tenement linus- mlttee can Investigate only realty ln ing conditions by the Board of Health vestments by thoso organizations. said that a re-survey showed that conditions are getting worse. He specified two blocks In Manhattan which shelter .1.44 families number ing 7,169 persons. Inadequate sleep ing quarters, ho said, are furnished to 1,176 of tho tamillcj in thoso two blocks. "If this provision, "which is calcu lated to encourage ibulldlng, Is not passed," said Dr. Copeland, "wo will bo submerged In ten years. In ' 19J0 133.000 tobies 122 miles of babies were born In Now York City. Add to thl3 birth rate tho flood of Immi gration which Is headed toward us and you will find that wo can't take care of our population increaso with out additional quarters." Dr. Copeland told tho board that tho typhus situation Is serious. In our overcrowded condition, he said, the consequences would bo indescriba ble If typhus, brought in by uncloan Immigrants, should gain a foothold In Now York. HARDING TO SEE VIERECK. Sny lie (Mnnnt tlrfnxe Audience tn Any Amrrlrnn, err. auoustink, Fin., Feb. ir,. President-elect Harding announced to day he erpected to tco George "Syl vester Vlercck, editor of the father land bfiforo America entered tho wur. Vlercck came here direct from .i con vention of German-Americans. "I will bo President of tho whole Uni ted States and I cannot refuse to see any American who wishes to come." Mr. Harding explained. Tho President-elect denied published reports that ho hud Ignored a letter from President Wilson regarding In augural arrangements. He said an Im mediate anwor was impossible bo causn he had to wait for Mrs. Harding to arrlvo In order to discuss arrange ments with her. WHITMAN AFTER ANOTHER. Ilefore Crnnil Jury iSeeklnif Indict ment at PnllreinnD. Charlca S. Whitman. Special Assist ant District Attorney, wont before tho Grand Jury this afternoon with eight witnesses. Just ibofore entering the Jury room ho uatd he Intended to ask for tho Indictment of a .policeman on charige of accepting unlawful fees. No report from tho Grand Jury to Judge Crain of General SosUoti" li ex- ucled until Utlr evening. "Circulation Books Open to All.' ,NEW SENATE REFUSES, 30 TO 20, TO GIVE Limits Grant Strictly to Lines Set in Resolution of Assembly! ALLOWS MORE MONEY. Field of Investigation Made -to Cover Only Concerns Mak ing Realty Investments. AIJBANY, Fob. 15. Tho'senato this afternoon, by a vote ot 30 to 20, re ' fused to grant tho Lockwood Hous ing Committee any further powers to conduct their Investigation than was provided In tho Assembly reso lutkvn. At tho same time tho Senate voted to place $75,000 at the disposal of tho committee, instead of $50,000. Tho vote came on a-motlon of Scn- ator Lockwood to amend tho Asacm bly resolution by providing that the committee might have the power to investigate tho form of organization land businesses, practices, manage- ment, affaire, and inxosttncnts of all corporations and associations that liavo among other things the power to invest their moneys In real prop erty or in bond secured by mort gages. ' As the resolution stand.", tho com- TEN CARS STARTED IN ALBANY TO-DAY Four in Troy, All Manned by Strikebreakers Six Arrests Made There. AliBANY, Feb. 15. Ten street cars niannodtoystrlko-fcreakcra in Albany and four In Troy emerged from the barns to-day and bogan breaking their way through tracks partially covered with snow and Ice. This was tho largest number ot earn operated, at one time since the Unltod Trac tion Company began efforts to break the- strike ot Its 1,200 employees, now In its eighteenth duy. There were no disorders In Albany when the cam began running, but sl.' men were arrested In Troy In con nection with the strike. Police there found trolley wires, whloh wore re paired yesterday, had been torn down during the night for a distance of three blocks, and there wore indica tions, it was said, thut water plugs had been opened to lay an ice blanket over the rails. Tho company announced early this afternoon that It won running cars on throe of tho eight lines in Albany. Tho public -was .beginning to 'patronte tho cars In both cities, tho company reporting nlno passengers in Troy and three In Albany up to 1.30 o'clock. WAR GAS REPELS THIEVES WHO OPEN VAULT IN BANK Forcing of Door Opened Can and Robbers Fled Empty- . Handed. PONTIAC, Mich., Fob. 15. TWO safe blowers opened the vault In the Farmers and Merchants' Hank at Utlca, m- hero, early to-day but wotv driven back by a wave of mustard gnu that had been plnoed In the vault. Tho mon fled empty handed, V A ctin of gas had been placed In the vault by hank officials jn such a position that It was hrcften open when th door was forced. L0GKW00D POWER YORK, TUESDAY, FEBRTTAEY 15, B jj COPELAND CLOSES N. Y. TO INFECTED SHIP PASSENGERS Death of Second Immigrant From Typhus Brings Drastic Action by City. WILL USE POLICE FORCE. Health Commissioner Says Ex amination and Cleansing Will Be Extended to Cabins. Following announcement of tho sec ond death from typhus among tho Im migrants at Hoffman Island, Health Commissioner Copeland declared to day that not one typhus-carrying per son will be allowed to land in Now York. "This applies to passengers In all the cabins of ships 'arriving from Europe," said Dr. Copeland. "Tho rule must be enforced 100 per cent or It Is no good, and It will be enforced if it takes every policeman in New York City. "First and second cabin passengers should be examined. One perfectly healthy person can bring In typhus. This waa shown last week when a second cabin passenger from the I'residento Wilson became in after landing and was sent to Harlem Hos pital, whero it was found he had typhus. Ho Is now In WJlIard FaPkcr Hospital and recovering. "Nobody who Is not personally clean can land In New York without being held twelve days under the now' conditions. Tho work really should bo done on the other side. Hamburg is tho only city In Europe doing the right thing. The Mount Clay, which arrived here from that port, had all clean passengers. They had been treated and then held fifteen days at Hamburg beforo being allowed to embark. "If I had my way I would have an embargo declared at Ellis Island. Certainly there must bo a change there. Tho Government flhould pro vide facilities there for cleaning up immigrants." Dr. Copeland said his forco not only would continue to inspect all immigrants arriving hero directly from Europe, 'but also those brought by train or ship after landing In other iorts. The New Haven Hall- road Is co-operating and will notify the authorities of tho time of ar rival of any of Its trains or ships carrying immigrants. Ql Commissioner Copeland declared his stafJf would bo increased by fifty new inspectors to-day. Doctors and nurses have canvassed all tho houses within a radius of ten blocks of the homo of James Halllgnn, tho Hrook lyn boy who diod of typhus, have in- (Continued on Second Pago.) 'PIE COUNTER" OPEN AT WASHINGTON Harry Daugherty Establishes Head quarters as Harding's "Liaison Officer." WASHINGTON, Fob. 15. Harr Daugharty, President-elect Harding's liaison officer" with Congress, opened headquarters In the Senate office building to-dny. This, coming closely after Mr. Har ding's telegram to House and Senate leaders, urging a clean-up of appro priation bills by March 4, was taken by many as evidence that IJaugherty was hero to see that Harding's wishes aro carried out. Many CongTow,rnon seMtncd to re gard Uaugherty'a headquarters in tilt- office of Sertator Willis, Harding's miccoaAor in tho senate, as "tile plo counter," for they flocked thwe wtlth patronage picas. It 1b undcrtitood Uiughurty will : spend considerable time in Washing ton prior to the Inauguration. SENATORS SEEK TO STOP LOANS TO THE ALLIES Judiciary Committee Unanimous ly on Record Against Advances Even on Commitments. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. THE Senate Judiciary Commit- teo unanimously went on record lo-day against tho payment of any further money to foreign countries, even on commit ments already made, until all the facta conccVnlng tho loans are known to Congress. Tho committee's acUon wiw an effort to prevent Secretary Hous ton's carrying out the polity whloh ho told both tho Judiciary -and For eign Itelutlotis Committees thut ho favored tho payment of about .79,000,000 on commitments already made if tho foreign Governments asked for It. Examination of Secretary Hous ton on this question, scheduled for to-day, was postponed until to morrow, as tho Secretary advised the committee that the jtapurs In tho files of the Treasury had not yet been assembled. CANCELLING DEBTS Resisted AH Such Suggestions by Allies During the Peace Conference. By David Lawrence. (Special Correipondent of The Eve ning World.) WASHINGTON. D. C.Feb. 15 (Copy rlchV 1921) Defending President Wilson from attack for some of his attitudes at the Peaco Conference may 7iot be fashionable, but in tho in terest of fair play thoso who know the facts concerning the alleged promise of Mr. Wilson to secure tho cancellation of tho Allied war debt have no hesitancy In saying that far from welcoming the suggestions made informally to him ho actually re sented the idea. One man who wai with the Presi dent during tho peace negotiations tells n story of a dramatic Incident that ac- curred at a luncheon given to Prosl dent Wilson" by tho mornbera of the French Chamber 'of Deputies. Mr. Wilson fully erpected that flie affair would bo Roclal and was net propared to talk shop. Tho President of tho French Cham ber was seated nojet to Mr. Wilson, and his attempts to get Mr. Wilson to com mit himself In private conversation to some plan, for the pooling if war debts was received with such a frown of dis approval and with such emphatic re marks that persons at the tabic related the incident later as an Indication that so far us Mr. Wilson was concerned there was no hope of getting him to agree to any cancellation of war debts. ALL THE ALLIES WANTED TO POOL THE ASSETS. It Is true that tho proposal was never officially mado to cancel war debts, but at least a score of different suggestions and plans wore laid In- (Continued on Twelfth Page.) WILSON ADVISER SEES HARDING Lamont Tells Him Wilson Made No Commitments'on Can celling Allied Loan. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Feb. 15. Prenldcnt Wilson made no commit ments, either direct or remote, re garding cancellation of the Allied debts at the Parts Peace Conference, Thomas W- Lamont, who acted as1 a financial adviser there, told lreni-dent-oleot Harding to-day. Mr. Harding, ho said. "Is fren as air" In the matter of settling th Allied debt. t ! WILSON AT PARIS WAS FIRM AGAINS " " ' "Circulation Rooks Open 1921. SEVENTEEN KILLED Eight Passengers and a Woman Amopg Victims of Attack on Cars. .NINE SBN FE1NERS DIE. Fight With Soldiers in Town !; Near Cork Several of the Militia Wounded. COHK, Feb. 15.-45cvfint.ceil live wero lost In two 81nn Fein attiicki to-day In tho region at Cork. Ambushing u train, Sinn Femora hilled eight .passengers, two of their own mimiber being killed !by the re turn fire of soldiers. Seven Sinn Fclnors were killed when they attacked a party of sol diers near Mourno Abbey. Thero was a bad fight In which tho military suffered some casualties, the num ber being withheld. In the attack on tho ambushed train, wilrloh took placo near In nishannon, elgjit passengers, one i woman, were killed. Two Sinn Fcln ors were killed by jroldiors. Four soldiers and eoveral passengors were wounded. Tho Sfnn Felners wero distributed along both sid( of tho track. Prac tically every window In the train was shattered by their Arc. A relief train bringing tho most seriously wounded arrived licru shortly after noon. Among these were two women, two railway men and several male passengers. Forty soldiers -worn on tho train They wcro on the alert and tho Sinn Fein lire had soarcoly begun before the soldiers wcro fighting back, dl charging their rifles through the broken windows. , This was mo second instance of a railway ambush wltliln rho week Tho first occurred In this region also. The Sinn Folnera In large numbors were said to have hidden tlieninclve along the railway and to have poured a heavy flro Into tho windows as the train went by. Ilomlbs wero used also. Heavy troop movements were supposed to have occasioned the at tacks. Innlshannon Is 23 miles southwest of Cork. DUBLIN. Fob. 15. Francis Tcel Ing, awaiting execution afUsr sen tence for participation In the murder of Lieut. Angllss Nov. 21 last, es caped from Kllmalnham Jail lust night. Din escape is said to have been affected in as sensational a mnnner as that wnicn marked the escape of Do Vulcra. Tecllng hod been captured In a pitched battle with "black and tans." Aii uncuoccHsful attempt was madr to bomb tho Duhlln City Hnll lasl night. Tho building Is occupied by (Continued on 8:cond Page.) BORAH TRIES AGAIN FOR DISARMAMENT Proposes Change in Naval F5ill Au thorizing Call for Three Power Conference. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 Senator Itor.ih. Republican, Idaho, followed up hla propowiln for naval disarmament to day by introducing as nn amendment to the pending naval appropriation Wl a provision authorizing and reiiiiestlriK the President to call a conference by representatives of Great Ilritain, Japan and tho United Stnto on the subject. Tho conference,' tho amendment provides, "shall be charged with tho duty" of reaching an understanding or agreement fo whloh naval Uilldlnir of the trireo ;iweri man nt s-jiintantlully reduced" annually during the m-ict five years. There' One Mn Who lint t:ally In Ireland. DUBLIN. Feb. 15 A cae of tUfpIng jilcknea wan reported yeiterday from Mount Norrls. County Armagh. Th! 1 the flrst CJ. of . la tlllARfla in hn ra. ported In Irflhii'?. CLASHES IRAN AMBUSHED To-Morrow's WALL STOEEfl fJMML EDITION to All." Kiilered n Bwund-fliu Matter Tout Office, New York, N. V. NO REPUBLIC IN IRELAND CAN WON ' WARNING Says in Speech Opening Parliament Thatu Government's Act Is Well Under Way, and Calls for Unity ; Favors Commercial Treaty With' Red Russia. LONDON. Fob. ID.--Violuuce will not solve tho Irish problem, Kins George wild to-day In tho speech from tho Throne to the two House of Parliament In formally opening tho session. "The situation in Ireland still causes mo distress," gnld tho Klnp. ."A misguided hccIIoii of the Irlnh people penl.stH in resorting to DicthuiN of criminal lnlenee villi tho object of estalillslilnt; an Independent republic. Neither Jrlsh unity uor Irlsljclf-gotern-mcnt van bo attained li) this means." ' "Arransemonts for brlnirlnr- Into FIVE U. S. OFFICIALS ACCUSED OF COAL PROFITEER DEALS Were in Positions, It Is Said, to Sell to Foreign Powers at Huge Profit. WASHINGTON. I-Vb. 15. A former official of .ha United Htutcs Treasury, Ulx w. smith, sought to arrange deals In coal for his own profit in August, 1D20, George II. Uushlnir, Managing Director of tho Wholesale Coal TJualcrs Association, told the Senate Reconstruction Committee to day. - Mr. Gushing said Mr. 'iSmlth had represented to him that ho waa an aoclated with four other Government officials, Including an Aiolstant ycc intary of the Department of Labor, in official of tho Htato Department and two other men who were con nected with the forolgn langurtgo di vision of the Treasury Department Mr. Smith said ho also was conncctol with that division, according to Mr. Cunning. Mr. Smith represented, ho added, that is group was In a posi tion to buy coal and Fell It to foreign governments. 'Smith said ho w;m Jhe author of HevcnU law books." Cashing continued, ind had been connected with tho Su prrmo Court of New York. Ho also lold me ho had organized a laAior de partment for n soutn American re public and rou Id kcll coal to that coun try. Ho wald ho iffls employed by thu United StntBH Government ns a dollar- n-yoar man." Later, Cushing said, Smith In formed him he had obtained 450,001) tonu of coal and waa ready to start deliveries. . brindellTgains POINT FOR A STAY Justice Kinch ot tho Supremo Court o-day signed an order to show cauno why a eertlllcate of reasonable doubt should not Issue to IUibort P. Urln- dell, convicted of extortion and sen tenced to not lens than five nor more than ten years in Sing Sing. Tho order In made returnable Thursday morning, when arguments will ton hewrd by Jurtlce Nathan Dljur in tho EMultv Term or the rfu- pveme Court, We.itlur FAIR, WARMER. IBB 111. HUM PRICE THREE CENTS .3 DIES BV VIOLENCE, 1 OF KING GE URGE force tho Government's Irish not aro now well ndvancod, ttnd 1 earnestly trust that In tho near future tbo ma jority of the- pocdIo wilt show th4r ! determination to rcpudlato violence and givo effect to an not y'hlch con fers upon ihetu responsibilities of sclr-Koveiitment and 'provides ma ohim l which thcV can attain ItlMi. Hty by constitutional means." Th ixinii'a speech wua brief, but touched on numerouH vital iiuostlone confronting the Government. At the outset It referred to the coming cou- furencus to be huld in Iondon and at tended by tho ivprosuntativM of Al- -lied nallpns, Germany and Turkey. "I earnestly trust," mld Kins: Oeorgc, "that by this means further . progress may Cu made In glvjng ef fect to ircutlctt of peace. In To-establishing concord In Kuropo and restor ing trunaullllty in the Near East" FAVORS A COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH RED RUSSIA. King George expressed himself as favorably disposed toward a commer cial treaty with -Soviet rtusala, eay lng: "It la my hopb that negotia tions for a trade agreement ritu Russia may also bo brought to a aac ccsfu conclusion." Solution of tbo problem of unftn ploymeut doeo not rest entirely with Parliament, the King declared In discussing this Important subject. 'Tho most pressing -problem con fronting us," ho said. "Is that of un employment, which la a result of worldwide restriction of trade. This may bu alleviated, but It cannot bo cured by legislative means. Thin problem, with its acuta and distress ing cousoiiuoncea for hundreds of our fellow citizens, la receiving constant and anxious uttcutlon from my min isters, who are striving to revive trado and prosperity, and, In th moan time. asUt. those who, unfortu nately, have no cm?loymeut. You will be invited to pass a bill extend ing provisions which wero made lor. the unemployed under the unuuiploy- This act provides that em Vloyeos pay a premium asulnst unemployment, by whleh they re ceive Government assistance If they aro out of work. DILL FOR SAFEGUARDING OP" KEY INDUSTRIES. "A measure will be Introduced In th House of Commons," the King con tinued, "dealing with the sufeguardltlii of cttHcnllal key Industries at the coun try Hnd with certain aspects of unfair and abnormal Industrial competition. 1 earnestly hope these efforts may b seconded by the loyal and frank co operation of employers and employed, for It Is through co-operation of capital i und labor in a spirit of mutual trust ' and coulldence thut oarly solution of this grave problem may be found." King George announced the "deter mination of the, Government to reduce expenditures to the lowcw. level con sistent with the wellbelng of tho em. plre," and he stated a plli would ,bs predated dealing "with the sale of ul- V t3 2 4 4 JL. 7' .sWAsft, ,