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350 Cases of Whisky Seized After Battle Two Dry Agents Take 100 Packages of Liquor Off Truck Before Descent on Rivington Street Store Police Help Rout Band Leader Says, "You'll Raid Tlii? Flare Over My Dead Body I " : All Escape Safely A raid by prohibition enforcement agents o? thf wholesale liquor estab? lishment of M. Greif, at 130 Rivington Street, resulted yesterday ir. the seizure of about 350 cases ?4 whisky. Tbc ?.c-ents fought with a dozen men who attempted to prevent n search of the premises, and police reserves had to bo call? Hundr ds of persons crowded the street and blocked traffic for an hour. Agent-? ' harles McCarthy and Harry Jamison seized I.:ases of whisky on an aul < tr ick that was seen to leave the establi hment, and found upon the drive'' a ; ?'?: : which they allege was forged The permit provided for the withdrawal of 300 cases of wl . i-.y. The name of the vendor had been re? mov? . and C reif's name - ubst ituted, the ;? ?re nt h cha rg< ! M Carthy and Jamtson sought to enter Greifs i tablishment, but found the . . .-.. :.;' them. An era told them ? hat : e proprietor wi ?. t would return in an hour. ] hey p r< : .* n d t'oi i ro ible and : ele phoned foi : nfoi :ements. When an - had ?lapsed they &it:i- M admittance. The door was opei ? time. and the agents saw ;?. d?- who they sav wer? mem b ' : "( ?ck-Kyed Louis" gang. p ace only over my dead body'" was their leader's ulti? matum to the agents. | McCarthy was nearcsl the door. His ? chief had advised him in the mornii.g to take :i gun along-, but he had laughed at the idea. "I'm afraid I might want to use it.": he had said. Jamison, being of the same spirit, had left his revolver be hind also. McCarthy's reputation is that he i.-i yet to be bluffed, so he attacked the leader of the defenders, while Jamison j started in on the other eleven. In the m i ?1st of the battle four mor? enforcement agents arrived. One of them sent a call for police reserve?. When the band sighted the policemen from the Dclancey Street station the! j fight ended und the defenders fled i through the rear of the establishment. The enforcement agents seized 312 cases, two barrels, five boxes, throe ?cms and one pail of whisky. Added t > that taken from the truck, about 450 ( ases in all were seized. A search is I being made for the proprietor. Court Holds Verbal Pac? Invalidated bv Lease Brooklyn Tenants, Who Charge Landlords Only Promised Hot Water, May Lose Case Magistrate Geismar, in the Flatbush : police court yesterday, expressed the opinion that a verbal agreement b tween landlord anil tenait was not binding where there ?3 n written lease between them. The opinion was e-. pressed at a hearing o? a charge brought against Elias Heller, agenl of the apartment house at 2610 N'i ?? k Avenue, Brooklyn, for failure t i sup ply hot water. The charge wat made by representative; of thirty-two fami? lle*, who are tenants in 7::?? house. The tenants held that the lease did not stipulate that heat should be sup? plied, although it was understood that it should be furnished. A sun was issued for Heller to a ? ? Wednesday. -,-? VI. S. Dead in England To He Buried Together From Tl ? Tribune's Washingtn !:? rt hi WASH1NGT <N, Nov. 8. The Am i . ?can dead to be buried perm Great Britain will ?ncji.de 550 soldiers who died on British soil, the War De? partment decided t ?-day. The bodies of all other American dead in Great Britain have been returned to this < ountrv. The bodies remaining in England will be concent - a ted in a cometer; n. London, and will he under the pi rpel ... care of the United St al ?-. go\ erni ?nt. ! :' ; no r -la' ivc ? wi 1 not a t I removal of the bodies to the central cemetery the War Department wi a: that tin* government be relea ed from future care of the gravi - . A: u ricans now ii' m ninety three local ceme? teries in Great Britain. Major A. W. Putnam Heads Columbia I niversity Alumni Major A. W. ruina:?;, of the 304th and 309th Cavalry during the war, was elected president of the < o un bia Uni versity Alumni Association yesterday. lie was also made a member of the , board of trustees. The Kev. Duncan II, Browne, Columbia's fighting chap? lain and formerly attached to the 305th Infantry, was elected vice ??resident. Wa ter R. Mohr, bruce N". Falconer, Arthur A. Fowler and Seth !.. Pierre pont were chosen to serve on the stand? ing committee until October, 19:23. Frederick Coykendall, Charles R. Haydock and John K. Fitch were elect : ed as representatives on the board of d ?rectors. Is It Worth It? The desire to make something besides the interest when you invest your money has lured many to loss and poverty. There is nothing so sure to lead to wealth and comfort as interest regularly earned and saved, with no losses to charge againsrtj it The safe and proper way to accomplish this end is through the purchase of Guar? anteed First Mortgages and the regular re? investment of the interest. They pay 5%% now. Bond & Mortgage Guarantee Co. I 76 Brondway, New York City 175 Remiten Street, Brooklyn ?7/^/7/////7.v.7/7//7-7///.V//?V///,i I EXHIBITIONS AND SALES AT THE I ANDERSON [' GALLERIES : 489 PARK AVENUE ?]^Wfc'&f ;;.;v . i'-?. ? ' >' .'.-? ' ' ???.' 'i:', !?'?'?? ?'?'? .:V-. i ?? Igff ? : .-? ???? P$M i I ( I RLY MAPLE . - -.: r 'J OP HIGHEOY M OM ' COLLECTION OF EARL1* . VI [CAM :? URNI ! CHI ... & GLASS, GATH1 RED FROM ORIGI? NAL SOI R< E3 IN :;ew ENG! ?... >,] ....... V !.VANIA AND NEW JERSEY COLLECTION OF . A ELL KNOW N AMATEUR ? 7" . : :- >; :,n. 5 iturday a : > ?i ?? ?, Novembe) ?2,18, ai 2.SO Sales condu ted by Mr f A ('Uapman 77777.T/jr/.: ? ,.".V').WI?'?.VW >/>l/>/r>>>>r*r> j :/ ! 1 {y-) r \ * ? J MV? ? 1 m .?????.?i?? n m? mini.?! IMPORTANT rO THE AVERAGE MAS PRIC:: IS NOT A TREMENDOUS L Y IM POR TAN T ITEM PRt > ; '/.' 7.7> / T A SSI RES SER ! V< E. HOWEVER, BUSINESS CLOTHES OF THE CHARACTER PRESENTEE BY THIS ESTABLISHMENT, AT SIXTY DOLLARS, DEMAND VERY EARNEST CONSIDERATION. SIXTY DOLLARS CUSTOM FINISH WITHOUT THE ARROYAR CE ORA TRY-ON R EA DY-TO- PUT- O N TAILORED AT FASHION PARK dtodmuby 5\Vo5t 46th. Strooi NEW VOR4^ XL S* Court Rules Liquor Can Be Moved (Conllnurd from pago one) stores of liquor to those not possess- I ing commodious dwellings. .Fnstie?' McReynolris, concurring in ill? judgment of the ccur?, dissented fis ! .i the reasoning by which it was i ? ached. "I think the Volstead act was prop-' crly interpreted by the court below,"; he said, "but to enforce it as thus con- ' stituted would Jesuit in virtual con-; fiscation of lawfully acquired liquors! i<\ preventing or unduly interfering with their consumption by the owner.' The Eighteenth Amendment gave no ;uch power to Congress. Manufacture, irle and transportation are the things prohibited- not personal use." Enforcement Changes Needed Prohibition enforcement officials be? rra i studying the dec i'-ion immediately! after il was read. The opinion was' frankly expressed that many changes would have to be mad?? in the enforce? ment regulations, but pending detailed study of the cases and the circum? stances surrounding the litigation no official statement was forthcoming. One elTect of the decision foreseen! was the danger of increased oppor- ; ?unity for fraud among persons seek? ing means of violating the law without chu check on transportation provided by the permit system. Officials indi? cated that they expected greater diffi? culty in controlling unlawful sales. A conclusion had not been reached to-night as to whether the court's in ti rpretation opens nie way for unre? stricted transportation in interstate I commerce. That transf-er can be made i within a state apparently was con? ceded, but the language of the c< url when analyzed may yet show, officials thought, means whereby interstate ; transportation can be stopped. In the particular case involved, it was p inl d . out, the owner's legal residence and tho i lace of storage were within the same .state and, in fact, in the same city. In connection with tho transporta? tion o?' liquors, officials said, it would he difficult, if not impossible, for- tin m ' dot ermine the legality of purchases and whether the stored stocks had be? ' . ned prior t , t he effect ive da Le oi ? he Vol atoad act. TI , - was expected to result in more strin g ni regul itii I with respect to withdrawals of bev? - ages from bonded warehouses, buf the ?amc regulations cannot be made to ? apply to ordinary storage w; rehou ;c ; ;-' t ? red stock therefor? ?igaii ? i with ; out the low to . groat degree, ofiic a d, adding thai tl ey antici pated I hei r speedy removal from such storage. Revenue Officials Silent Commissioner Williams, of the ln i ternal Revenue Bureau, and Prohibi I lion Commissioner Kramer refused to ' comment on the court's decision, ex ? plaining that the; were unfamiliar i with questions involved in this test i cf the transportation provision: of tl e ' law. They said there might have been ? peculiar circumstances surrounding ! this particular case, and that therefore | they could express no official opinion iintil they have had an opportunity to study the case and the decision. If transportation of liquor can be accomplished freely, officials said, the enforcement work of the government will become doubly haul. Practices ol rraud and illegitimate means u*ed in ? il --.ira -.;:; if liquor f: ni b n ?\ nrcliouse ? ? bi harder to de? lect, the-, add? il Liquor Decision Likely To Revive Locker System Clubs Planning to Stock I p From Private Stores: I . S. Prepares to Return Beverage While the dccisii n of the United Stiiti s Sum cine ( Hin i ?? not ? ?-. pect?n ti |i osen the Federal grip million of gallons of liquoi in I - - d -a ., re houses ?'i tins city, it carried n warn-, ray of hop?' for thosi whi liavi large stocks of cheering I quids' ?aid away :r afe deposit vaull . count ry homi -, nul in other places outside of the i i immedia tc civ clli ng i. Justice Clarke's ruling, which ?? th? first favorable word tin? wets have heard from 7::?* Bench s?tu r the i battle beg.in, was part'.cul irly pi us? ing to resident club members, who re? garded it as the long sought for solu? tion to the drv locker oroblcm. At several ? ' the lai ger c uh ? iii town la it :i ?gh ? I here wei e da mp cell ? hrations an i the joyous asi erti n "We'll have our lockers loa?!. ?1 n I morning" was frequently heard. The nineteenth hole is expected to be re? vived. Many men living at clubs invested heavily in all sorts of liquors bi fore i roh ?bit ?on became i ffecl ivo an ?! had the stuff stored away in private ware !. us in t lie bei ief that they could have it moved tu their lockers in com? paratively small quantities as it was needed. The;, found that the Federal agents were not only prepared to stop this, bul the stored i <i-;.i r was seized by the government and sent to bonded ?a arehouses. Iran';? !.. Boyd, Federal prohibition en ?' rcemcnl offic ?-. a cl lasl night I hat every bot tic of I ?quor was s? ! in the government ' i possi ? ?: m and would be returned to the owners as s ion as a court order to that effeil was issued. M r. Boyd would not s peen i-.-?- u po it: ? amount o\ stored drinkables that Judge Clarke's decision probably would re? lease, lut' a; prohibition headquarters, on West Twenty-seventh Street, it was said that it was "enough to give New York quite a ja:.;." That intoxicating liquors now can he stored in club lockers, providing ?I was acquired he!'.ire January 10, 1920, and is no: sold or illegally disposed of, is the view taken of Judge Clarke's de cisi n by Joseph S. Auerbach, o7' the law linn of Davies, Auerbach & i ' >r ncll, who argued thi Si rei : case before the Supreme Court. Mr. Auerbach r fused to make ai y deta iled enmmen I upon I he rul i ng from W:> : . ngl on until ! e had tudicd thi opin ?on. M r. B >yd .?. : m re :';i ed * i dis cuss the decision for : ic tmc n Assistani United States !> ai ?? * orney Earl B. Barnes, wh ? oppof '? Mr. Street's motion here for an ?on rest ra ; ning prohib? tion ci;-; from interfering with his private liquor stocks, wa- not irtclined to at? tach any er al imp rtancc to Justice Clarke's ruling. "I don't think ?I will mean much to t i. i? avi rage pe rson one way or a n ot1 er," M f. Ba mea said. "The deci sion affects only those persons who had stocks i i -i pri vate to raj fore January 16 last and reported thes? - ' cks to the government. ! never did con ?der the Si n i ca o a eery i : ? nt i ne so far as the Ken.-ral qu of prohibition is concerned. "?' the new ruli ng gi\ ? - the right ol transportation between the dwelling I the ; il .? ? f -' orage i- wi ! ! nal ir ;. I ly be a gi eat conven iencc to a : ? ??. I persons of wealth and foresight win laid by hire- quantities of liquors foi pri vate use. ! think it will fou ? owe ver, that the re is no v? r. : r amount of into cant ? stored in pri vat ? wa rehouses." William G. Street, who I rou ;ht tl ? ; cl ii which resul ted in yester iy' |i ?:. ?a a ra ilroad direc . md - inciei of con dera! ?? pr .-? inenci He is a mi ni r 'ma ? isive cit and country clubs, !l maki ho at ; he Rai ici i ' ! 7 Weal Fort\ : mrtl Si ? et. Acco rdii ? to Mr. Aui rba -; . a larg stock of rare w mes and liquor i been accui lated hj Mr, I I '? : . bi . f the E I ; Am? ? dnn'ii I e\ e r -?'? as con dered. r part of thi took v : ncoln -af< Depo * i I : i ? eond - - . ? vVl pro] biti i : canu ??'.-?.-. '? the ? pan ,', a. .' on . sti ici oi from i ei fc rcemi m agents, notified Mr, St : that ?i. liquor w ould ha i to be ed. Relief was .ought ? : ; ?, ? i States District i urt hei nd ' ?'? K nox. who heard tlu casi ipi Id I prohibit ion ag? nts, An . - ? . i hen t; ken to the Ui I i States : . ' preme ( 'ou 1t. Harding Finds Point Isabel in Gala Dress ? C.' .-?' Iroft? D&C0 one) ? : . tin cai dismoui led Th; i timC 'ill ? .. ? ; ? . y.. W | r. nl0] (. ;;,,?: ti ;?? Tl ' feat ;.? of Si na! ir and ilardii g nre not ; fnmiliar ti th? ? r-pli of Pi ? ' Isabel as n other part; oft . - Led States There was n?vcr ipnig picture of h im ?i. splayed i n tho v?!? ige. A few who had been ' o B: wn villo sine? t ? cam pa: .:?. bcgai '? ?? ? rune had rcn his pi ??'?'?:: ip s ? at if Cover: r Co Thi e :'a " ate unrelated, but I u matter record that Cox received one voie in Point Isabel, normally ?> solid ! *cni o town, and Senator Harding re ? < i thi ot. . s sixty. ?te 1 pr ? etor, w ni ore tha? .?ny i ther indivi lual of che village will : ?. tin '. . - . ?'..'. la :..:.,...... .? c a s t h i s ' ? . : Children Sing in Spanish . i nator and Mrs, '.'. irdi ng moved ? r iva: : to t he head of the lane ?:' chil? dren. There was .? cheer from the : ? folk at the elh r end. The :hil : :. . , in quav cry voices, began to sing in Spanish. Then th :y repeated the ;r tune wi ? a Engl : -.:i v. ords. A broad ?mile creased tin Presidentelei t's face as he h< arel : hi m sing: "\\ Icome, thrice welcome, friends i dear, , '"We're so rrlnd to have you hen-." "Oh, t hat's fi no," bur ?t out th ? Sena? tor as the n g ended. The cli ildn n .'.:.: to theii f?o a"c is- an 1 grinn ??!. I :i 11" backij r nuid were | he two Si tors of Mores in " ibe of black, and I ? ? ? : : amed by wh ite '.arched hoods A mo-, ?c ca?nera began to grin . : .. '. Senator n d M rs. I larding wal ked ; o ward tii'' b n? greet ing thi littl? Mcxi ??:. n children v i ' h frii ndly word i. All the way dow n tho a.sie t hew cam . ; : ; ling a word ?md a smih I > ich I, M rs. [lardi ng on one ?de, i In Senator on the other. A; they passed through i le arch of oleanders they ex pi es seil thei r ?idm . rat : an wh . ?? vva : * . s <? w hat ? lse I id been , rranged '?; 1.'. io Creager, the Brownsville lawyer, whose cottage they will occupy ?luring th? " : ay : ere. The Si tors of Mi rcy s? nt a :: sage to tho llardings as I licy wait od. Their tender h earl had ove re? ? ' determina oi thai Eli ;abot h I .n l? c! n should learn t hat little girls mus t al ways be neat and ?..._. and clean ?'?'? pe? n y v. hite girl - and. relent ing, : hey had asked . :' ! ?na! or Harding would consenl to not ice the child. "Well, 1 should say," ... clan d the Sena r, w ran s? une o no had wh isporod 1 . ear. "i unie here, Mrs. Harding," and then to Eli :ab th, till c'utchin? her pa] r fini >. sai i : "Hello, Elizabeth, I'm certainly glad to Bee von here. You and ! are going to be great friends." '! | en he introduci d Mrs. Hai In , and Elizabeth shook hands with her an : droppe I her eyes to the levi1 of ? ic bios *om : in her arm - an ! bl i I then turned ;. skipping happ: lisai poarcd in ' he d red ?on of 1 i m me, while the Mexican ch buz '.ed w '.i envious exi ' meltt. After 'bit Mr Creager ihti the Senat >: to the populace IM ob* ib ?? thei e will be m <vc to tell aboul Elizabeth bef re the H ir lings leavi I- ; ? Isabel, aboul '? n day-* - - ce, b I tl ,i ?nost important n fw? now is t '?. at i lylight Warren 0. Hal ling i in a pair of old pant s and a : hirt, is i-' : r*,: out in the ch u do his senatorial be?; to hook a big tn ra in h the afternoon he is going '.- go at ? he Brown ville < oui tr> Clul Oi thi next day he is it" ne. Ii do pre? cisely the -aire thing, and s< on uni ? - i ; ?nel II 1 Hikok, who conn lands ?ii f i u r tl Cavalry a! Y<'r' Brown, has1 .??? i gi d for a cavalry outpost to ' - . . ,,.. .,, ,i ,,??? p ee] rs who a! tenir' to visit Point Isabel during the staj of the Hardi ;:; But the cavalrymen have ne conti I over trie hordes, of mosquitoes, whoso bi ? ? ? :ig concert, as t he Pr?s idenl nn ived, might have been I rani lat? d inti a joy?, u 3 cry f "Fresh meat! " Appeal Searles Will Decree Counsel Upholding Testament Try to Block'Trial by Jury Spci'lftl Dispatch to The Tribune BOSTON, Nov. 8. Counsel uphold ?ng the will of Edward F. Searles, th Methuen millionaire, who died Li t 1 mer. leaving tho bulk of h C.'iO.O??.OOO estate to A rthur T \\ , of New York, bt1? confident al agent, hav ? appeale I to the S pv me ( iUrl fro i ! he di :n ?? ?t .1 tdgo Aldnn P V. ;- ite .-;' Hie Essex Co jnty Prol ? ( 'ou i't. allowii : U's for a jury trial in the contes" drought by Albert V: tor Sea rles, the to tutor ? nephew, v ? ? ng to break the will. As a result of the appeal the Suprem ? Court will dee ide u h< t her the all g.-i ' - of fraud, undue influence montai incompetency made by tho con ? mt's cou ici furn sh gi mads for a trial by jury. The case probably will coi c before the Supreme Court in December. Two Slain in Florence Riot FLORENCE, Italy, Nov. 8.?Anti-So? cialists celebrating the elections last n:g!:t clashed with the Socialists. Two persons were killed and several other won nded. -\ :;-???;?" Y"^;-;. ^cncs- mem ill II IP i!. $i? ?-?? ?*' 'i Wh** ! ?*i^?1'*?i??rr5?i?B?o??"Jifl*rp< > l" V *';'.?-' "."?'/I ?J .-;??! S3 lt'7 "si * I . asi 7\ ? " " Hi?.L^?:.' .'.?TK .lI_'.-;7 ! j7.lL 7 ?.J! J J?HNDAW)[ ^JpJJI Stein -BlochSmart Cloth es |j I Jj* Broadway at 32"V Manhattan Mont, p? VALUE fears no nia u ?not even a woman. Our salesmen do not press any customer to buy. They tell you in person what we tell you in print ? "MakeTheRoundsAndMake Coinparis'i-s". For instance, our Stein-Bloch Suits at $60 are fuller value than many suits sold roundabout town at $15 more. We'll lea vc it to t lie Supreme Court of Com}: irison lii i\ il ! :? Tv^:-.^ ;?- W$?^F^? ~&"?''-' ;v-'; S.J>s,? >"-Vr^?-^ S-ir^+^?OS^? fiQ'j Trrgic Marte ciai oaie Broadcloth Silk Shirts at $8.75 We are placing on sale our entire si of heavy weight Broadcloth Silk Si including both plain White and c Formerly at $15.00 to $18.00 Price now $8.75 Also, our entire assortment of Im] Pongee Silk and Fancy Silk Shi:" Formerly at $10.50 to $12.00 Price now $6.75 These shirts, because of their excel workmanship and exclusiveness rial, represent a remarkable opportu to replenish your wardrobe. Men's Department : 33d S:rr Just Fast f Fifth ! ?? Er. James McCutcheon & Co? Fifth Avenue, 34th and 33d Streets \X*><UkJ k Ho Ll ^L%?> h&kj> ml IL AN indication of the extent of the reconstruction pro Jt'\. gram of the American railroads is found in the fact that the Government turned back to the roads last March approximately 2,230,000 freight-cars of all classes, a large percentage requiring complete rebuilding. The New York Central system, owning 277,734 freight cars, or twelve per cent of the total turned back to the roads, has been working under full pressure to restore crippled and unfit rolling-stock to full efficiency. The manner in which the enormous repair program is being pushed through reflects credit upon the American work? men who, in twenty-four different car plants, are enga on the job. At these plants a progressive traction system has been adopted whereby the decrepit cars are brought in at one end, the precise repairs chalked on their sides by expert inspectors, and then moved through the long ways of the shops past various crews, each of which performs a given operation. ''HT^HE heads of old rivets, of which there are 4,000 in a X steel coal car, are burned off with acetylene torches, after which cranes lift and toss aside the parts beyond repair. Other gangs replace needed parts of frame and running gear, and the car emerges at the other, end ready for the painters, and then for service. As old cars are restored, and new equipment added, the facilities for distribution are increased, and the public is benefited. The new freight and passenger rates should result in the establishment of a credit basis that will encour? age investments in railroad securities and thus make pos? sible even further improvements in transportation service. THE NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES i ? . j __-????mmm MICHIGAN CENTRAL-BIG FOUR ? LAKH ERIE i^ WESTERN BOSTON & ALBANY - TOLEDO&OHIO CENTUM - PITTSBURGH&IAJ? ERIE NEW YORK CENTRAL- AND - SUBSIDIARY LINES I