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-
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