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ALL MERCHANDISE ADVERTISED IN THE TRIBUNE IS GUARASTEED Vol. LXXX No. 27,150 (Copyright, util. New VorU Tribune Inc.) First to Last ?the Truth: THl RSDAY, News?Editorials?A dvertisements MARCH 17, .1.921 ?rilmttt ?H E WEATHER Fair to-day; probably fair and ?armer to-morrow; fresh west windv T?lH Krport on I ?it l'as? TWO CENTS In Greater New York rilKF.F, CENTS Within 200 Mili-i roi ? cBKTa Mwwliere City Graft Charge Made In Assembly Steinberg Accuses Hylan of Broken Fromises and Playing Politics ; Pier Grabs Are Denounced Speaker Jeered Bv Tammany Men Investigation Predicted as a Result of Attack; Port Measure Is Passed ' respondent W? . Ma h 16. While Mayor Hylan was >n another part, of the Capitol to day a bitter denunciation ,f ; ? administration, coupled with charges of graft, was made on the floor of the Assembly by Assemblyman Joseph Steinberg, of New York. Th" Tammany members of the As? sembly greeted the charges with jeers snd catcall?. The accusations wore largi?!>? leveled at the pier letting priv? ileges, on which Governor Miller touched yesterday. The Tammany delegation was so r ? thai Speaker H. Edmund Machold bad ? desk with his pave! :??;... h ' '?' m that they .. : ; tain order, Mr, ?? ? iberg's attack was made . debate o the M ?; York and ' ? ?? :- : ? port development bill. Aft r the i ebate il was common all? amon? I i embers of the majority E at ion by the Legisla - tin graft charges made against 1 ? ? ' t y officials w ou Id soi n [i- under ivay. Rakes 1 p Pock Scandals Stcii berg charged : or.e ' pi ncipal reasons why the ? ? ? ippoi ed to the enact - men! ' ? ? measu re wac t hat Tam? il a; . ' . " a? r ?' uc! r.\. t to surrender t grs | ier privileges and thus of its eh io f s< urc< s of i ncome. He ! "? ' red to scandals broug! ; to ? ?? i >o< k 1 lepart ment a nd said ? ; roti i ondit ioi i I hat sub-divi ? >n ' the city government '-vas one of the ??.', ch prompted hiru to i tii ' olution, which calls rough investigation of th< chai of graft a tul coi rupt ion iga ' he New York < ity : ' ;.? ? IO ! 1. "1 ! ?? Assembly pas- i I I he port devel ? ? ? bill with a vole of I ID to ?28. f ? ! ; voted y fo i ire. A- ii :;?;'i> in an .' oh n i , Merrigau, icrat, of Albany, and Henry Jager, t. of K ngs, ;?' o voted for the 1! cu oi oi the measure wa - . j \1 ?nority Leadi i ' harles < . d the i'-:; ;:' enacted, . - ger dock propert ies and fronl real estate value -. , ? N'ew Yoi k Cil ;. offi cials ?. g'n pn deep I oughi to t he ? opo ??,! ' -, t;-.,- ni ea? ti r and :va, ? e cone n thai t was not ? the h int? n ?? of th< ( n of N'ew '?' Mi L>otiohu< liad :i:.- I!j finished '. sornbl; man Steinberg ' ' ? flooi '"The it? m Mr. Donohue r< p - resent.-," said, "car: well afford to ? 0] o " bill, which would ?liminai dal uch as those which have 1. ci vered in the Dock De? in ? and put grafters out of com - ' "I >va to ri fresh the memory of '? Sew York < ity members," contin? ued Mr. Steinberg. "I want them ?<> t how Maj or il viaii. when he I ' four years ago, promised to A.i nue menace and -i lve '' " We S de problem. Has he don? has not. "I -: . d o like to know what really has done in the harbor ?> tuation. Is it not a fact thai ? 1" en more interested in poli? ces ' an in harbor development? Is ,'? not a fad that valuable dock leases have been issued to favorite soils in re ";rr^ '"i .i mere pittance and that j.'ie.-e favorite sons in return have sub 'et their dock privileges for large sums of money, , f which the city did not re ceive ?? a . e, olitary penny. Says Measure Would Help Poor . Y?u know, and I know, every one ln "ew Vork knov . . of the Poe''; De Partmei ? -.? nidah . w hich have been a s?ncl ? | ontri! ? of decent men ' "0, '"' u decent government co?du( ted ? benefit of the i.pie *,ho support it. This measure will stop those condit ons. It will do more than that. '' will be a boon to the poor people ?' the city because it will tend to en? courage the establishing of public markets, wl ere the people will get the Benefits of louer prices because of tne saving ?n cartage the new harbor sys !;7j will afford. Aside from this* it Will remove the present overcrowded harbor conditions and give N'ew York Harboi the truly great place it should i'<\-upv among the ports of the world. 'B it the Democrats are against this Program. And why? Because Tam? many Hall objects to let go the dock 'riyileges, which have beeu one of its mainstays for years. The scandal in )?"? Dock Department was one of the 'actors which convinced me that the entire \,,\v York City governmental machinery should undergo a compre? hensive investigation-." Britain Ready to Aecept Harvey as Ambassador 'lOndon Government Formait) Approves < aiulidate; Harding "?lent on the Selection LONDON, March 18 (By The Asso? ciated Frees), The British government i0-da- gave formal approval to the ap? pointment of Colonel George I!. M. Uarvfy ag United States Ambassador {? '????at Britain, t>> succeed John \V. ??\'P, who resigned. WASHINGTON, March 16. No iu gftttation was obtainable at the White gUse to-day as to President HardMig'B , mtention to appoint a successor to Mr. yayis. The London dispatch was taken ? indicating Colonel Harvey's appoint ^???t as soon as Congress reconvenes. Whitman Demands State Probe Corruption Here Says Legislative Inquiry Alone Will Reveal to Publie Conditions Which, He Charges, Are Worse Than Those Under Becker Regime Gx-Goveruor Charlo? S. Whitman sai,i yesterday that conditions in Now York to-day are worse than tiiose dis? closed by the Lexow committee and the trials of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker and the grafting Harlem in? spectors, and corruption is more wide? spread. Mr. Whitman, who, since January T>, has been conducting a grand jury in? vestigation into charges made against the Hylan administration, added that New Yorkers would never become ac? quainted with conditions in the city unless the Legislature authorizes a committee, with unlimited power, to conduct an investigation of the local office ;. Mr. Whitman's attention was called to the statement of Governor Miller Tuesday that the cry of home rule raised by the city officials was camouflage for the inefficiency and in competency into which the local ad? ministration had fallen. He was asked if, after two months of investi? gation, ho felt that a legislative in? vestigation of the Hylan administra? tion was necessary. (ireat (iood Would Result "Conditions In this city now are such that a legislative investigation properly conducted would so en? lighten the people as to the act- of their chosen officials that great good would unauestionably result." he said. "The statute of limitation affecting many of thi cases which we have in? vestigated; the secrecy of the pram: jurj room; the enormous work entailed ;! presenting each case (if five men are involved in similar crimes five cases must be presented with the neces? sary corroboration), necessarily ham? per a grand jury investigation. "Added to the other difficulties is the lack of coopcr?Hion on the part of city officials, which should be willingly given to an investigator," Mr. Whit? man added. "All this tends to keep from the public information which they have j every right to possess. The mass of: data, showing irregularities?if not i crime and positive corruption?must be j withheld from the people, for our lips i are sealed because of the law making | it. mandatory that the happeni/tgs in ' a grand jury room shall remain secret. ! "But all this information, this know- . ledge of conditions, which the taxpayer ! should be well acquainted with, can he j brought out and given to the public ? by a legislative committee conducting an open and impartial investigation, Results of Lexow Inquiry "It is true that as the results of the famous Lexow investigation there was but one man convicted of a crime? and that a trifling case but the tremendous good accomplished by spreading broadcast the condition into which the city government had fallen, has never and can never be overesti? mated." "Do you believe conditions now are as bad as they were in the days of the Lexow investigation and as corrupt as disclosed by the Becker and grafting inspectors' cases?" the ex-Governor was asked. "After more than two months of careful investigation of the mass of material which has come to my atten? tion I am forced to the conclusion that conditions now are worse than ever before," Mr. Whitman answered. "irregularities and corruption are more widespread. The city is much larger. It is much more wealthy. And with its increased wealth has come more opportunity for wrongdoing, more temptation for corruption. "If there is to be a real effort to get at the actual facts then the Legisla? ture must spud down a committee, with an absolutely free hand a committee the personnel of '.'inch will be unques? tionable." Truce Elided; Fight Renewed Wife's Detectives Find >li>. Florence A. Leeds'S Maid. Who Identifies a Picture o?" Mystery 3iui Her Employer Disappears Left Apartment 1-a*! Ju?y,] Whrn First Papers Were) Filed in Divorce Action Thi ai nistice in the divorce action brougl t by .lames A. Stillman, pres.i- I dent of the National City Bank, against. th former Anne Urqubart Bolter, with ?? ?? | urpose of vitiating the claim of ii i infant son Guy to the Stillman ? u ne and money, is soon to come to an ":..?. according to reports current yes? terday. A lull in the proceedings rollowcd the ! first publicitj and gave rise to reports : ;?.' compromise was being discussed. Unable to reach an agreement, how? ever, it is said that both sides arc detei mined to fight. ?i..e unturned to discover evidence night prove useful in meeting j tin attack of her husband. Mrs. Bart-j koff statement left it uncertain whether Urs. Stillman had obtained what sbe sought from her. In itself i!. contained no rsferencc whatever to M :. Still nan. She said thai in 1918 and 1919, when she was Sophie Ericksen, "he was em? ployed a- maid by a Mrs. Florence A. Leeds, who had an apartment at 64 East Fifty-sixth Street. Sir.ce leaving that position, she said, she had been approached by men who said they were private detective-, some of them say? ing Lhey were employed by Mr. Still? man and others claiming to be em? ployed by Mrs. Stillman. Identifies Mr. Leeds'* Photograph The latter, Mrs. Bartkoff said, showed her a photograph winch she had no difficulty in identifying as a picture of the man she knew as her employer's husband, Mr. I.red-.. Mr. Leeds, she said, was away much of the time; but visited the apartment fre? quently. At the request of the private detectives, Mrs. Bartkoff said, she had made her statement about the man pic? tured in the photograph in the form of an affidavit. Whether any use was to be made y)f it she did nut know. She said that Mrs. Leeds had a sum? mer home in LUS in Stonybrook, L I., and passi d considerable time there. , Mrs. Leeds was confined to her apart , ment for some time by illness last year, ? however, her former maid said. Mrs. Bartkoff saii! stie and the other servants, Hanna Jensen, the cook, and Tucker, the chauffeur, frequently gos? siped about the strange conduct of Mr. : Leeds, who so seldom was in the apart? ment for any considerable length of tContinufd on paq* Mx> To-night's Fight WHEN Wilson defends the middleweight title against O'Dowd in Madison Square Garden to-night among those present will be these Tribune stars: Grantland Rice Heywood Broun W. J. Macbeth lhey will tell the story of the battle from all its angles and with all its rolar. Read ?I in to-morrow's Tribune. in .~>i -- - Clara Hamoii Waives Final Plea to Jury Prosecution Startled by De-j fense Offering to Forego j Summing Up; Court to Doe i fie on Move To-day V? onnin Calm Under Fire Sits I limoved While- Stale Pictures Her as '\ ampire: Victim's Widow in Tears Special Di&v&l-ch to The Tribune ARDMORE, Okla., March 16. Clara Smith llam?n, on trial fev her life for j killing Jake I,. Hamon, oil magnate and Republican National Gommitteeman ? for Oklahoma, sat calmly and gazed i into the eye- of the jurors to-day while the prosecutor held her up to scorn as! a painted woman, silk-clad and cooing; of voice, who had contracted away her' ho..or to Hamon. During this hour-long arraignment by Special Prosecutor II. H. Brown, in which every* phase of Clara's long as-' sociation with the politician was re vie ed in detail in his argument to the jury, Mrs, Jake L. Hamon, the victim's widow, sat at the counsel table with her two children and wept quietly. ; The stress of feeling for the two women seemed to reach its climax as I they heard Brown declare: "Jake Hamon was better off dead than living the life he led!" Defense Waives Summing I'p The end of Brown'r argument hi ought a startling legal turn into the ease, for the defense surprised the ? s'ate am! the court by waiving its . right of argument and asked to sub? mit the case to the jury at once. The ? offer was made, by William McLean, chief of counsel for the defense, who ? arose as Brown sat down. Judge Thomas W. Champion request? ed Mr. McLean to step to the bench. There the lawyer formally made the. , offer, out of the hearing c * the jury. ; If the offer is accepted the case will , go to the jury at once. Nine hours ? yet remaining for arguments would be unused, and Attorney General Free ling automatically would *be prevented i from presenting a closing argument in ! behnlf of the state. Whether the defense will be permit? ted to carry out its intention will be passed on to-morrow morning. Attor? ney General Frceling, assisting in Cue i rosecution, contended that it could not be done under the laws of Okla? homa. He was granted permission to submit authorities on the question at 1 9 o'clock to-morrow mo/ning. Counsel ! for the defense declare they can pro I duce legal precedents bearing them out I in their offer, While there1 is no precedent iii Carter ; County for submitting a ease without '? argument the general view expressed was that such tactics were ?egal. One i of the questions that may enter into ; the legal phase of the case is that the arguments had already started. T!>a\ it was said, might have some bearing. Move Startles Prosecution The state apparently was taken I wholly by surprise by the defense's i move, which was made without the | slightest notice. The offer tq allow the case to go to I the jury with a strong plea for convic j tion already made by the state caused : great comment here to-night. The gen (Ccntinurd ?n ?*?, jlx) Connecticut'Passes Bill Forbidding Daylight Savin? HARTFORD, Conn., Maren l?. Day? light raving time in Connecticut, to be ! fixed by local ordinance, was denied all the cities and towns by the General Assembly to-day. The Senate adopted, 19 to 14. the bill of the agricultural committee, which reaffirms that stand? ard time must be the only time in Connecticut. Governor Pake authorized the state j ment that he would not veto the bill, providing he found no technical faults ' in it. Allies Order Germany to Pay at Onee| She Must Deliver Billion Gold Marks by Mar. 23. 20 by May 1, to Keep Reparations Agreement May Place Sum in U. S. Reserve Bank Commission's Note Goes to Berlin; Briand Says Cannons Menace Essen PARIS. March 16 (By" The Associat? ed Press).?Determination of the Al? lies that Germany meet its reparation.! bill was expressed in two quarters here to-day. Premier Briand, replying to inter? pellations in the Chamber of Deputies tegardlng the London reparations con? ference, said that if the Allies remain firm and united the Germans will dis? cover astonishing resources. Germany had been vanquished, he declared, but, unfortunately, psychologically this was insufficiently apparent to the German people. The Allied Reparations Commission announced today that in a note to Ger? many demanding fulfillment of Article 235 of the peace treaty it has notified the German government it must pay :.000.1)00,000 gold marks before March :??'.. The money must be deposited in tiie Bank of France, the Rank of Eng? land or the Federa! Reserve Bank in tin' United State-, Germany was told It must, complete the payment of 20, COO.000,000 gold marks by May 1. Total Is .".")0.000,000.000 Marks Some time ago the commission an? nounced that thi1 Allied claims for rep arations had been forwarded to Berlin i he exact total of these claims has not i een announced, but in usually well in? formed quarters it is said they prob ably amount, to approximately 050,000, 000,000 gold marks ($132,000,000,000) ?i-, roughly, two and one-half times tin figures fixed for indemnities by th< Paris Conference. Premier Briand summarized tin work of the London conference, am the whole House, with the exceptioi of the Socialists and Communists, tip plauded him enthusiastically. The Deputies particularly favorec the Premier's vigorous declaration tha ''Germany must pay, not only fron profits but from her assets,'1 and hit reference to the hip; German indus tries that no longer published thei balance sheets because their profit were "scandalous." "Our soldiers are at D?sseldorf, Duis burg arid Ruhrort with cannon trainei on Essen to show them something," th* Premier exclaimed. His words wer almost drowned in the applause. M. Briand said the Chamber hai asked him to maintain a united fron by the Allies, and he had done so. At this point a voice from the So cialist benches cried: "Long live th United States." Regarding the duration of the occu pation o\' the new territories M. Brian declared the soldiers would reniai where they were until the questions c reparations, disarmament and the tri? of accused German officers were deli nitely sett Ici. M. Briand told the Chamber he wen to the London conference ? bound t maintain the reparations figures ai rived at in Paris, but readj to mak concessions regarding the methods C payment. France Backed Against Wall "1 frankly told our aliies there wa a wall against which we were backed, he declared. The military penalties, the Premie -i, id. had to be effective although iue> pensive. He continued: "To-day it i: a begging German; disputing foot by foot and trying t arouse the neutral countries by bougl newspapers. But the day we let ou elves be persuaded and seem to aba; don our efforts then that day one wi e.e anothei Germany, one al! r< ady i attempt in the ?conomie domain t! imperialist conquests she failed : achieve in the military domain.'1 Speaking of Germany's ability to p? M. Briand declared: "Germany has no foreign debt. Hi taxes are lighter than ours and hi economic situation is better. The Ge man budget has been erected with >. parent dissimulation. Germany said :-pa thai she could not deliver 800,01 tons of coal, but, menaced with a pe alty, she delivered nearly 2,000,000. "At London Germany declared si could not exceed th ? payment of a b: ?ion mark- yearly. In five days, me need by an ultimatum, the Germai discovered resources and agreed to ta (luring live years, the most, diftictj time, the figures of the Paris agre ment. \Ve have a right to be sus] cio.us and say there are resources Germain "Germany's position ;s that of debtor and not of a merchant who pa (Continued on pal? four) Discussion of LeagueBegun B^ Harding Jusserand Notifies Presi? dent Viviani Is Coming to U. S. to Take Up Association of Nations Campaign Pledge Fullv Borne Out j Visit of Former French Premier May Be Fol? lowed by British Envoy By Carter Meld WASHINGTON, March 16.?The first formal step toward the association of nations with which President Harding hopes to replace the present League of Nations was taken to-day. This was when Ambassador Jusserand, of France, called on the President to inform him officially that Ren? Viviani, former Premier of France, would arrive here early in April on a special mission. In passing it might be said that this was a very proud day in President Ha la? ding's life, though he expressed no pub lie jubilation and though no particulai optimism seemed to be reflected fron the Executive offices. Last October a Greencastle, Ind.. Mr. ?larding tol< an audience from the rear of hi; special campaign train that, desniti Democratic sneers at Cue very idea o the powers beirg willing to abandoi the present league and consider some thing new and American, he knew th European nations would be willing t discuss it. Mr. Harding declared the that he had already been approache informally on the subject by th French. That speech by Mr. Harding brougi an immediate clamor. President \Vi son wired Mr. Harding i emanding t know if any official overture had bee mad'.' tu a "private citizen." Govern? Cox gave out, a rather humorous con ment. But to-day thai statement of M Harding was substantiated. He h: won the preliminary step of the fig] on which both political part?as ce tered their oratory during the ca? paign. Viviani to Discuss Association Viviani wil? take up, en bis visit the White House and in his discussion which will come immediately ther after, with Secretary of State Hughi Chairman Henry Cabot Lodge of tl Senate Foreign Relations Committe and other Republican leaders to designated by President Harding, tl idea of a new association of natioi There are some here who think th he will make a final appeal for Ame ica's entry, on iier own terms, into t League of Nations. This view is n shared by those who seem to ha President Harding'.-; confidence, and is not shared by diplomats, ro matt how friendly to the present league, w have studied Mr, Harding'?, inaugui add res--. The inaugural address is mention not because it differed radically or all in this respect from Mr. liar-din utterances during the campaign. 1 simply because official Washington, a especially displomatic Washingti gives considerably more attention the exact wording .and meaning of statement by the President of t United States than it does C> any terance of a candidate for that of! when on the -tump. League Barred by Harding In that address Mr. Harding made perfectly clear that this nation wo never, with his permission, join league. !!?> made it clear that t nation would never join, with his sent, any association of nations wh by any sort of action could deprive t country of the final right to de term its course of acini-, in any specific c which might arise, entirely unshack by any obligation entered inl i in \ anee. It is known here that the mea c trolling at present, the governments Franc? and. Great. Hi ?tain have stud carefully the worn.- of Mr. Harding that occasion, and it, is known that British at least, have known for sc time that the temper of the Uni State- Senate is such that no Ot course would be open to the Presid even if he should so desire. To Take Up Reparations Terms So the best opinion in Washingto that Viviani is coming to discuss the league but the ?ropo-ed asso tion of nation", and that his chief -ire i- to effeel some speedy arrai men*, perhaps in advance of the for tion of such an association, whei this country will assent to r?par?t term- for Germany and gr e s kino of guaranty for the defense France against invasion, in lieu 6f treat".- which President Wilson broi home under which Britain and country would have assumed guaranty. It is thought Ihs.i viviani also h to obtain the moral sanction, at li of this government in its scizuri (Continued on page four) Judge Bars Blondes From First Mixed Jury in State What is said to be the first mixed jury of men and women to be empan? elled in this state decided the case of Harris Levine against Hyman W. Alter and Joseph II. Jones yesterday in the First District Municipal Court in the Bronx. At that the jury wasn't so mixed as it might have been, for Jus? tice Morris refused to have it diluted with blondes. It was he who suggested that three women and three men be se? lected when counsel in the case wore unable to agree linon s j x men. "1 think the best way to settle this matter." said Justice Morris, "is to call h jurv of mew and women. I am sick and tired of hearing you men argue abou' the relative merits of jurymen. s0 I'll put the quietus on both of you by making up a jury of three men and , three women." Adjusting his spectacles and looking | about the courtroom, in which w?rr j seated a score *r so of fsir-haired i worn? n, Justice Morris .de :- i >? able exception concerning blondes. ?The,-,, win be no blonde:- on this jury, however," he. announced severely, adding with apparently sincere convic? tion: "The blondes are tickle." The clerk of the court duly collected all the dark-haired women in sight and lined them up before the justice for examination. lie at one- excluded sev? eral who showed glints of red or gold in their hair, and from those remain? ing chose \]r:::. Bessie Kaczer Wein? berg. Mrs. Jean Rudi,'--. and Mrs.Fannie Keminsky, all indubitable brunettes. Their associates in the jurj box were David D. Goldstein. James Fowles and Joseph Adameo, all married men. As one of the feminine jurors in? formed the court that she had to get home early to get dinner, a good d?ai of the testimony was omitted and Jus? tice Morris delivered no charge to the jury. After deliberating for forty-five minutes the jury reported a verdict of less than 10 per cent of the $76L7? which Levine, a clothing manufacturer, was trying to collect from Alter & Jones for alleged defects in materials. Transit Bill Is Passed By the Senate, 33 to 18; Wins in Assembly Test I-'-1 [Assembly Clears Way to Rush Approval of Traction Measure ALBANY, March 16.?While the Senate was engaged to-day in the debate on Governor Miller's traction bill which concluded with its passage by that house, the Assembly was clearing; the road to rush it through. Xo considerable opposition is anticipated in the lower house. The strength of the proponent.-; of the measure was indicated to-day when minority leader Donohue's motion to have the bill returned to committee was defeated by a vote of 94 to 50. The traction bill was advanced to order of passage without a formal vote. The motion for its advancement was made by majority leader Simon L. Adler, after Donohue's motion to recommit liad failed. It was carried without objection. Republican leaders are confident, that when the measure reaches / the Assembly it will be passed with not less than 85 votes to its credit. I_,_,_ Chicago Police Quell Riot as Gibbs Speaks Reserves (Called Out When Sinn Fein Sympathizers InterruptCorrespoiideiit's Lecture on Irish Issue 12 Ejected From Hall Two Patrolmen Required to Drag lleekler From Seat; Wore U. S. Uniform CHICAGO, March 16. Police rein? forcements '.ere c 11 i 1 e d to-night to Orchestra Hall to quiet a tumultuous audience gathered to hear Sir Philip Gibbs, the English author and war correspondent, who- spoke on the Irish question. A dozen hecklers, said to be Sinn F?in sympathizers from the gallery, were escorted to the street and allowed to go free. The first heckler, and the most vio? lent, had to be dragged from his seat by two policemen. This heckler wore an American army uniform, on which. were foreign service stripes and two medals. "You disgrace your uniform, you horrid man!" shouted a fashionably gowned woman, who in the excitement had left her box and rushed to the exit lohbv. The man started to answer, but a policeman muzzled his mouth with his hand. On the advice of a judge who had quit his seat 'o instruct the policemen a s to their duty under the law, the call for reinforcements ".vent in. "Drag 'Km Hut I'' "kick 'Km Out!" The lieckling was from the gallery and the second balcony. Sir Philip took the disturbance complacently, but became annoyed when occupants of the first floor and box seats, becoming in? dignan*, shouted, "Drag 'em out!" ?'Kick 'em out!" "Please." finally said Sir Philip to his friendly auditor-, most of whom, could not. hear him, "don't say any? thing. Don't shouts at them. You're making it worse. They'll tire pretty ?oon.'' The manager ascended the stage and : tood beside Sir Philip and smiled. So (id the speaker. Then came a lull. An announcement by the manager was drowned in a din aroused by a shout: Hurrah for De Valera "Il u rrah for De Valera! " Sir Philip seized the new lull, ?ay "Don't you men up there know I'm -.our friend? I'm here to tell Ireland's side, too." Alore hisses and boos descended. Quiet was restored when the police reinforcements arrived and were sta? tioned about the gallery and second balee:.;.. ?'We're sure giving this audience its money's worth," said t n last man i victed. U. S. Uniform Barred in Parade With irish Flag Week- ami Denby Approve Or? der Aft'eelinp Evacuation l)a\ Fete in Boston BOSTON', March 16. Member- of the America'! army and naval torce-.. whether regulars or reserves, will not march in uniform to-morrow in the Evacuation Day parade celebrating the 115th anniversary of the departure from l?o ?ton of British frooi ?. Orders from army and navy officers here forbidding tl.nei taking part. because oci tie active in movements to obtain recogniti m of the "iri.-h Re? public" and Freedom for India also were to be in the column and carr; tl e rtag of the "Irish Republic," were up? held to-day by Secretaries Weeks and Denby. * Dr. William El. Griffin, marshal of the parade, who had intended to ap? pear in his uniform as a naval reserve lieutenant, announced he bad been tor bidden to wear it and.would appear in ? vilian afternoon dres . The parade, which had beep, an an? nual event for years before the war. has also been mad'' the occasion for a St. Patrick's Day celebration. Among t'-,e civilian societies which will take part to-morrow are the American As? sociation for the Recognition of the Irish Republic. Friends of Freedom for India and Polish, Lithuanian and other organizations. lor your ronvenlrnce! If yon wi?h to plae? a Want ad. in th? Tribune plem Beekman ;;.I or v to a... Wanl \.d ?- ? .- Iwated in all parts of Uivater N> York ami the Metropolitan Dlmrlct. Britain Signs Trade Treaty With Russians Agreement Put* Ban on Hostile Propaganda and Blockades, With Free Pos? tal and Shipping Facilities Soviet Rule Recognized England's Agents to Enter | Ked*" Territory at Once; Business World Pleasedj Fron The Tribune's European Bureau Copyright, 192], Nev,- Vork Tribun? Inc. LONDON, March lb\ The Anglo t , Russian trade agrei m( n was signed this morning by Sir Robert Home, in behalf of Great Britain, and Leonid Krassin, representing the Russian Soviet government. The text of the document holds no surprises, adhering closely to summaries already published, I except that the preamble forecasts the conclusion of a forma] genera! peace treaty between England and Russia, and states that this agreement is nec ! essary in the interim. This means that Great Britain will : be the first power to afford full recog? nition to the Soviet government, and shows that the British government ?places absolutely no credence in rc : ports of disorder.-, being on such a scale as likely to cause the overth ? of the present Soviet regime. Botn parties to the agreement con? tract to refrain from hostilities against eaci) other, the Moscow government giving an especial undertaking not to cause trouble in Asia in general and India and Afghanistan in par? ticular. British citizens in Russia and Rus? sians in England are permitted to re? turn to their homes immediately if i they desire. There is an agreement that neither side will blockade the : other or exercise any discrimination in trading privileges unie-- directed at other countries as well. Freedom of navigation is mutually agree,! to a point on which Moscow had' instructed Krassin especially to] insist. Provision is mad" for the ap? pointment of commissioners, through whom trade will be carried Oil, ami these are to be granted diplomatic immunity. Private riia.il and telegrapl services are :<? be restored immedial dy between the coui tries, and official documents. ucl , ? pa - iport s, issui d by toe Soviet government, are to be given equal! status with those of other countries. Brjtain agrees not to seize Russian gold and securities unies.? these are definitely recognizable as British prop erv- Cassia relinquishes claim to the Romanoff funds here. The agreement crime into effect im? mediately following it signing, and i? to continue until it ?= replaced by ;. peace treaty, unless it is infringed. The Soviet government recognizes In principle Che justice of u ipa ?! private f laiinti again: ; Russia, - .' makes 10 (Continued on ntxt ?ati' - Jewelry Bandits (?et $80,000 on Fifth Ave. I"<Mir Gunmen (over Tvo Shop Employees, Stuff Suitcases?, Depart in Taxieah Another Fifth Av?nue jewel robbery, similar in some re-pec; to that of a few weeks ago ii which a member ,,-' the linn wa? murdered, came to lig il early this morning. It took place Wed? nesday afternoon in the - ffi ?? of the Fochi Manufacturing C .. on tl e sev? enth floor of 17 F'ast Portj - ight Street, only -, few doors Avenue. The robbers gol ?80,000 worth ??' :?" eli y ;.: d plati in lit. i - were tour oi r . ... . . 'They came in a taxicao, carrying two uit,a.-.-s. Kach was armed. Por some reason known only to themselves, they climbed the stairs to the offices oi the jewelry manufacturing company, in sti ad of using the eie\ ator. * Only two employees were in the of? fice, They found themselves confront? ing revolvers before they realized the purpose of their callers. Two of the .intruder.- kept the employee's covered. vhile the other two opened tneir suit? cases and began stuffing jewelry and platinum into them. When they hau ail that was ?n sight they departed, the gunmen warning the employees that ? the drat to stich his head outside tue door would be shot. Employees of the building -said that the loot-laden quartet took the elevator to the street floor and dashed across ; the sidewalk to the taxicab, which sped eastward as soon as they w*?re inside. ' The police of the East Fifty-first i Street station denied all knowledge of ? the robbery, although it was said that ?one of the men held up ran to a police signal box at Fiftieth Street and Fifth Avenue to give the alarm. Up-State Delegate? \ oto Solidly for Measure, While' New York Men Are Divided in Count Politics Charged In 8-Hour Fighi Lusk Assails Hylan as a Demagogue: House Paves Way for Vote Front a Staff Correspondent ALBANY, March 16.?Governor Miller's public utility measure, known as the Knight-Adler bill, tia? passed by the Senate to-night after eight hours of bitter debate by a vote of 33 to IS. The A.-sembly, by vote of 94 to 50, advanced the bill to the order of fina passage. The leaders had planned to have the lower house pass the bill to-morrow, but it was learned late to-night that this may not be pos? sible because of the departure of a huiro number of up-state men for their homes. In the event that, tl Assembly does not ad on the bil to-morrow it will be made a .-V" order for next Tuesday. The entire up-state delegation voted for the bill. In both houses the New York City Republicans \vi e split. Ten of the New York Cit; Assemblymen voted to advance the bill and 22 were against it. The division in the Senate was 5 for the bill and 6 again-;. The New York City Senators who voted for the passage of the measure ? were : i Maxwell S. Harris. William T, Simpson an! George M. Reischman, ?of Brooklyn; Sehuyler M. Meyer, of : .Manhattan, and C. Ernest Smith, of :: Stapleton. The New York City Senators re? corded against the bill were: ('liarles (.'. Lockwood, Alvah W. I Burlingame jr. and Abraham !.. Kattin, all of Brooklyn, and Ward V". Tolbert and William Duggan, botl of Manhattan. During t he d< ba te i the Senat e I ' .-?up, nenl of ? th? mea u re p redici ? tb.it the bill would i> ? no sooner signed ? ?:?? the citii ; would bring; lawsuits questioning the consti it oi lity of the mea >ure. The bill v 1 be gncd before I he end oi next v. It is probable that before Governor .Miller signs the bill that 1" will grani a hearing to those who are opposed. The debate in the Senate was led by Senator William Duggan, of New 'fork ''i*y. and Minority Leader James J. Walker. Duggan Move- t.. Kilt Bill s :..!-?.. before noi tin ' raction bill '.?.as reached on '.'??? Senate calendar, Immediately Senator (Juegan moved to kill the bill by ;ti ling' out th? ? ti acting ela I >ega n i ight hou r?. ... debate, v, .. at n g . per onalities. Mayor Hylan .. th his con Commission) r or' Plai I and Structures Whalen, was >?uii.K- within the cnclo - lire, an interested spectator. The .?e bato ww on less tl an five minute* .. len Senator Meyer 'va.^ recognized. "I move thai Se a request the appearance of .Mayor Hylan before it for the ?i ;'i">-" of answering questions -o ;?- to throw ' ' ipou the sub? ject," said the Senator from N'ew York.. He gave :? his precedent for the request the appearance of State Comp trollei Wend? before thi Senate at ? reque of Minority Leader W.ilker Walker rose ! ? . >1 ?-' against what laract . . ition of the Senate' i pel - gat ? ?? lut he was j< ii ed by S i ator f> iggan, who "abl * ?at he wa - opp ?-? ??! to Maj or Hj Ian in politic and ot ii rwi ? and 1 ha ?? onb! onti nuc Nu Need l"<?r Politics ' Ifam righting th - bill ti a !b . , i ? ?''??" &id I) iggan. "] . ;.. ghting ii ' n ;' ??? ' ? rhe io need o' ' -'?'" '' - " ' ?? ' ould be ??? ' by bringing the Ma .or officia bel or u t. ' Mayor 11- Ian, wl o v ., . ' .... ng , "? ? sm'led a- Majorit ! ead< J nd said that I 1?re neod be iiu ? i -?>. a Senator M otion vas i I proper. ; Uugg in vent o th 1 is at tac!i ''' ' ' < he charac? terized as Like mo ?? vicious ichcp t.f '-''-' if the state. I?1' ;; ?? ? the bill' in detail, at? tacking it.- various provisions. Ht made an especial point ? f the sectioi :ompelling the city to finance th" trau sit commission, whether it wished t* lot, without any power whatevoi over its expenditure . "The cities should at least have ar equal say with the traction linea," ask I'Ufttiflii. "The railroads never will give up anything except by mandatory . legislation. If you want to deal fair!; iv New York City, amend the bill, ii you are determined on passing it, .-" : bat the traction lines must ?bide b\ j the decisions of the transit commis? sion. I "h" we pasa this legislation and ii s [declared unconstitutional '??, the court ; pending that decision you v ing the traction companies the righ: to rob the people of the Citj York. There should )"fc ome mean? of providing for the keeping o.f creased fares, pending decit the treasury o" the city, for Lht su will be gigantic at th? end of fivi ; ears -at least $500,000,0 Senator Ward V. Tolbert, Rejubl can jof New York, wa- the next ljpeakei He eharaeierized th? paasageffof tr