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SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1919.
DAY AND HIRSHF1ELD
GRIM AS RIFT GROWS
of commv-Hy buying before going Into
the plan, and ths only thing that (topped
It wi i Commissioner Hlrshfleld's In vest I -
cation.
Ben Howf assured a Ben man that
ths Plata Community Oub plan was not
yet dead.
Hiring Bring. More Tiff, i 2 CENT TRANSFERS
Between Investigated and
Investigator.
"WON'T QUIT," EACH SAYS
Seller of $250,000 Stock in
Cooperative Concern. Was
to Get $50,000.
BEGINNING AUG. 1
Continued from First Pnpe
5
J-
It btnxnci mora and more apparent
al the Inquiry Into the Henry M Ben
nett changes against the Rev. Dr. Jon
athan C. Day, Commissioner of rubllc
Market!,, slowly Jobs alone before David
Hlrahfleld. Commissioner of Accounts,
that these two member of the Mayor's
official family do not love each other.
Chips continue to teeter on the shoulders
of the Inrestlrator and the Investigated,
wot both manage to keep on grlnnlng.and
smiling at each other acroaa a paper
llttsred table.
It was reported yesterday that rela
tions were eo terribly strslned thst one
or the other or both the officials might
become an "ex."
' When asked yesterday If he Intended
to resign, Dr. Day replied : "Not on your
lite!" And he said It in a way that In
dicated he meant it.
The same question waa put to Mr.
Hlrahfleld, and his rsply was equally em
phatic. The hearing yesterday waa devoted to
the whys and wherefores of the Plata
Community Club, a cooperative cor
poration of which Dr. Day la pres
ident. It was the raid by the Com
mlsslonsr of Accounts on the "headquar
ters" of the Plaaa Community Club at
, the Queensboro Bridge Market and Mr.
Hlrshfleld's report of the matter to the
i Mayor, without giving Dr. Day any
chance to explain, that started all the
fuss. This proceeding, which happened
last year. Irritated Dr. Day to such an
extent that he wrote a letter to Mayor
Hylan declaring Mr Hlrahfleld "was bru
tally Insultinir and as mean bs he enn
be."
I "Good Thlna" Didn't Pan Oat.
Baall O. Eaves, secretary of the Na
tional Tuberculosis Association, the man
who contracted to sell stock of the
Plata Community Olub and Its whole
saling adjunct, the Mutual Finance Ex
charge and Marketing Association, pic
tured ss s witness a good thing for Mr.
Eaves thst didn't pan out Incidentally
Mr. Eaves wrote the prospectus for the
corporation, one of the documents Com
missioner Hirschfleld grabbed In his
celebrated raid. The corporation whs to
establish and operate a string of retail
foodstuff stores.
Shares of stock were scheduled to be
sold (and between 1600 and 1700 worth
' actually was sold) at tti :. a share. Mr.
' Saves said $1.15 of each M 25 wan to
! be his fse for selling. There were to be
10,000 shares and a minimum of 5 per
cent, was to be guaranteed in dividends.
Further profits in the business were to
be shared by the stockholders. Trie
whole plan, according to Mr. Eaves, was
based on a desire to reduce the cost of
I food by means of the stores In which
- atockholders and non-stock holding cus
tomers would pay the prevsiting market
9 prices.
i Vhn flint h. hnft arnrtit ..'it In nell
I stock, Mr. Eaves said, he told prospects
, that Dr. Day had accepted the presl
I dency of the cooperative store corpora
J tlon, and that they expected to he able
- to open up a model market at the city
market under the Queensboro Bridge,
i Hs said Dr. Day never told him the city
; market could be used, snd later when
I fee tried to make ssles he did not hold
'T out the model market Idea for the rea
son that the project had been aban
doned. Business meetings were held io
the market at various times until the
. place was closed by Dr Day, he said.
'. Dr. Dsn's powers as Market ComralS-
I sloner to buy food for resale to the city
; terminated two days before the club was
Incorporated
I Mr. Eaves said Dr. Day's check for
I i.r . i. ... i . . . I a . . ,
I-.- wui in 01 K UI1U I 'I''1 H B oi otner
siir.soriberH n-ere wlthhelil from rinoMif
" Tor a time tn exhibit them to pros-
pectlve huyers He declared the officers
f the club were to receive no compen
' eation.
Eaves' Interest In (Meek Only.
Mr. Eaves said his only interest in
the enterprise was to sell stock
Ex-Senatur Bennett, who was much
Interested In he stuck selling pro
gramme, contended that admissions
which he gut from the witness on cross
examination meant that Mr. Eaves not
oiil expected to collect $25,000 for sell
ing $125,0(10 of stock of the Plata Com
munity Club, but he hoped to collect
l.tl for each of 20.000 shares of Mu
tual, the proposed wholesale concern lo
b bought by the I'laxa.
'This meant $50 000 for taking In
1150,000," Mr. Bennett said
Meyer (joldinan. Dr. Days counsel,
got a little ruffled over Mr. Eaves's ad
mission that he had two talks about
the case with Commissioner ilirshneld
during the day
"What did you tell him"'' asked Mr
Sold man,
"What did 1 tell you. i 'o-nmlssloner""
Mr Eaves retorted, addressing Mr
Hlrahfleld, and everybody laughed
"I really can't remember everything.''
the witness continued "He asked me
several random questions regarding thr
Plata Club, my connection with It and
If It was really our intention to open a
market tinder the Queen-boro Bridge
! talked with him this morning In one
of the offices across iho way and nut In
the hall this noon I didn't volunteer to
talk this) afternoon, but I did this morn
ing. I wanteil to clear myself from his
unfair Imputations In his repnrl to the
Mayor about the Plata Club "
Ben Howe of r2i, West End avenue,
secretary of the Libor and Industrial
Relations of the Community Council of
Defence and purchasing agent of the
city of Ixiulsville, Ky . before he came
to New Vorlc full of the cooperative
Idea after fourteen 5 curs of study, said
Dr Day had told the directors of the
Plata Community Club that Ihe city
could not let the cluh have space at the
Queensboro Bridge Market. Everybody
knew, he said, thai ss Dr Day was a
city official It would be Impossible for
him to involve the clt) In SUCH trail
actlona
Letter I'mm Day Brad.
At the morning session, with Dr lay
on the stand, a letter from Dr. Day re
garding Commissioner Hlrshfleld's ac
tivities against the I'laxa Club waa In
troduced. Dr. Day wrote that he had ac
cepted the presidency of the club, but
never Intended to use public inaikets
for such purposes He was sure Com
missioner Hlrshfinid hsd violated the
city charter and said ihat the club
directors who had been Insulied would
move in the matter.
"Why did you pick up with perfect
strangers to cooperate In this concern "
asked Commissioner Hlrshfteld
"They weren't perfect strangers," re
torted Dr Day. "and I didn't pick them
up. I know them better than I know
you. and I have to cooperate with you
In the city government "
Dr. Day said he and his associates
In the enterprise had studied all methods
s railroad requires money and If suf
ficient money be not earned the roads
cannot run What would the people
living In the upper part of Manhattan
01 In The ttronx do if Ihe system ceased
to opera at?' they were obliged to
wnUtt
"The preservation of this system was
required .by the Federal court and the
commission had no alternative, outside
the utter disruption of the service, but
to authorise a charge of $ cents for a
transfer. The commission hopes that the
public will understand and appreciate
the true facts and will not be mislead
by unfair and unjust criticism "
The order affecting the New Tork
Railways Company cites that Job E.
Hedges, the receiver, made application
to the Public Service Commission In a
petition June II to be relieved of the
statutory requirements and ordera of
the commission regarding the Issuance
and acceptance of transfers and for an
order authorising a S cent charge for
transfers Instead of the 1 cent one
which has been granted.
It la set forth that at the hearings
on the application, which were held
June 10. July 2 and July ". testimony
was given as to the actual value of the
company's property actual1 used In the
public service and ss to Its net revenue
and earning capacity and rate of re
turn. It appeared from this testimony,
so the order states, that ths 'Yates, taxes
and charges chargeable" are "Insufficient
to yield reasonable compensation for
the service rendered" and are "unjust
and unreasonable" to the company and
receiver.
"And It further appearing." continues
the order, "that a charge of 2 cents for
each transfer. In addition to the regular
fare, will not be unjust or unreasonable
to the public and will not yield the
company or Its receiver an unreasonable
compensation for the service rendered
or an unreasonable return upon the
value of the property actually used In
the public service : and It further ap
pearing that unless the revenues of the
petitioner, as receiver of the New York
Railways Company, are Increased there
Is grave danger of complete disintegra
tion of the New York Railways Com
pany system by foreclosure of the va
rious mortgages the bonds of which
are outstanding In the hands of the
public, and of the entry by the various
lessors upon their leased properties,
which disintegration would result In
great inconvenience to the public, aboli
tion of transfer privileges altogether In
many Instances and Increase of ost of
transportation to the public owing to
the great attendant loss of economy In
operation: and It further appearing that
the additional revenue resulting from
such charge of 2 cents for transfers will
be of material value In relieving the
situation by which the disintegration of
the entire system operated by the peti
tioner as receiver for the New York
Railways Company Is threatened. It Is
hereby ordered" And then follows
the authorisation for the transfer charge
as Indicated.
B. n. T. Petitioned I.aat Year.
The application In the case of the
surface lines of the B. R T. was made
Jointly by the Brooklyn Heights Kail
road Company, the Nassau Electric Rall
road Company, the Brooklyn. Queens
County and Suburban Kallroad Com
pany, the Coney Island and Brooklyn
Railroad Company and the Coney
Island end tlravesend Rallwsy Com
pany. The petition was dated Septem
ber 10. 19U. and the last hearing was
held July 3.
The order stated 'the evidence pre
sented showed that the same condition
existed as In the case of the "Green
Car lines and then proceeds to author
ise the collection of the extra 2 centa
at all but thirty of the 1008 free transfer
points heretofore existing
The application of the Westchester
Electric Railroad Company for permis
sion to charge n in cent fare from the
end of the White Plains road branch
of the subway at 288th street to NVw
Rocheile will be considered at s Joint
meeting of the Public Service Commis
sions for the First and Second districts
to be held In the Hall of Records SI 10
o'clock Monday. At present It Is pos
sible to make the trip for 5 cents
The company seeks to do awav with
the 5 cent ride from the end of the sub
way at the northerly and easterly
boundary of the Pelhams. so that pas
sengers wishing to ride Into New
Rocheile will be required to pay another
fare when reaching rhe end of the zone
at the New Rocheile line.
Riding toward New York from New
Rocheile the company proposes 11 5 cent
fare Into Mount Vernon, bu. wishes to
collect another nlckle for crossing the
city line and riding to the end of the
subway But 5 cents Is now paid for the
entire distance.
The subway station st 28Sth street,
the present terminus of the White
Plains road line. Is hut a few blocks
from the northern boundary of New
York city, which at that point is at 243d
street.
WHISKEY BAN SAVES
NO FOOD, IS DEFENCE
Men Indicted for Selling At
tack Constitutionality of
Prohibition Law.
CHARGE FALSE PRETENCE
Congress's Contention of War
Necessity Denied Demor
rers Dismissed by Judge.
POLICE GAMES WILL
BE FULL OF THRILLS
Air Stunts Will Eelipse Any
Ever Given on Exhibition
Field, It Is Said.
EVERYTHING IS READY
Eight Brass Bands, Franko's
Orchestra and Glee Club
to Furnish Music
B. &. 0. SELLS BONDS.
Hepsrts Sale of attn.OOO.OOO leaoe
to Commission.
fivmal btuvairk 10 Tub 81 .
Hai.timors. July IS Formal report
of the selling of 115,000,001 ten vnar
6 per cent, secured Isirid was made by
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany tfi-day to the PJb ic Service Com
mission. That issue waa offered a few
weeks ago and vary quickly placed,
local investors in particular being at
tracted strongly h the desirable
features of the offering.
The Issue was approved on .lime 20
by the commission From the proceeds
of the sale of ttie bonds the Baltimore
and Ohio lias paid all of the loans shown
in a statement Hied to-day with the com
mission etcept loans totalling 1700,000
1 lo sundry hanks ami trust ,oroianies.
which will mature ami be paid on Aut
11st 1.
The statement rets forth that the
amount of the loans paid exceed" the net
proceeds of Ihe sale of the 1, 11 year fi per
cent bonds. This seeming contradiction
Is explained by the followm facts: The
Baltimore and ihin paid ufT I33.i00.00n
of Indebtedness falling due on July 1
rid other Items out of the ppnesadj of
the sale of the Itortds The remainder was
made up by the company
Action to Cancel Contracts.
fftcttl Iifiool f H at. Si v
Albany, July It. Action to cancel
contraete held by the wrecking com
panies raring the buildings 011 the. two
acre site back of the Capitol, v,iere the
State's 13,000.000 office building ia to be
erected, was ordered to-day by the trus
tees of public buildings and through
Oov Smith The demolition, wnich should
l-.svo been completed Jul." 1. Is little
more than half finished. The wrecking
company paid I i 4.060 for the contract
The argument was advanced In the
Federal District Court yesterday that
the constitutionality of the prohibition
of the sale of whiskey cannot be sup
lorted as a food conservation measure,
which, when enacted, was necessary to
the efficient prosecution of the war
it was a Hexed that much of the whiskey
now availbis for selling purposes was
manufactured several years ago and that
all whiskey now existing was made prior
to September 1, 1117.
Ths Issue waa raised by George L.
Donnellan and Robert M. Moore, coun
sel for John Voege. Tony Cuomo and
ether saloon keepers snd bartenders who
were Indicted on charges of selling
whiskey or wine subsequent to July 1
when prohibition of the ssle of rntoxl
oatlng beverages became effective. De
murrers were Interposed to the Indict
ments and arguments were made jester
day before Judge William Robert Smith
Other Issues raised were similar to
those that figured In the suit of ths
brewers to nullify the law. It was al
leged that the law Is not, as It pur
ports to be. a food conservation mens
ure made necessary by the war, but one
to force prohibition upon the people
arter the war emergency had passed.
"The enactment of this legislation waa
an attempt by Congress to bring about
prohibition by false pretences, said Mr.
Donnellan, "for. If the war necessity for
the act no longer exists, It Is beyond the
province of Congress to Impose prohlbl
tion upon the several states. The acts
of the defendants are lawful under ths
laws of the 8tate of New York. This
legislation Is not open, honest and above
board and Is absolutely un-American."
Differs From Brewers' Action.
In pointing out the differences be
tween the suits of the brewers attacking
the. law and this case. Mr. Donnellan
said :
"Although the Circuit Court of Ap
peals, in the case of the Hoffmann Brew
ing Company va MoiSlllgott. Acting and
wepuly Collector of Internal Revenue,
and Caffey. United .States Attorney, held
the act was constitutional as a war
measure. It is respectfully submitted
that the facts are absolutely different
In the present cases. In that proceeding,
the defendant after May 1, 1910, en
deavored to manufacture a product
which necessarily consumed certain food
products and on that date a state of war
did actually exist.
''Erven If the court waa right In up
holding the constitutionality of tho act
as being necessary for the conservation
of food products in time of war. this
reasoning could not apply to the crime
charged against these defendants for ths
reason that the alleged violation by
them did not result In consumption of
food products, and took place subse
quent to the time when articles of peace
had been formally signed
'The question before the court Is
whether on July t. 1918. Congress could,
as a war measure, prohibit the sale of
whiskey. It Is unnecessary to remind
the court of the fact that the msnufac
ture of whiskey was stopped on Sep
tember 1, Isl7. by an act of Congress,
so that the beverage alleged to have
been sold by the defendants had already
been manufactured prior " to the date
when the law In question was approved,
and certainly a restriction upon Ita sale
could not in any way be considered as
a conservation of food products
"The defendants do not raise the
question whether, as a moral Issue, pro
hibition may be right orwrong. but
seek the protection of their constitu
tional rights In this tribunal when they
are threatened with destruction through
the attempted operation of a statute
which is a lie on the face of it In as
serting lhat prohibition is necessary as
a war measure when a child In the
street know that there is war no longer
Speaks of I', .a. War Power's Limits
'To attempt to fouit prohibition upon
a citlxen of the State of New York under
the guise of necessity or war is the
exercise of an arbitrary power on the
part of Congress that Is subject to re-
v lew in our courts. The war powers of
the Federal Government can be exer
cised only in cases of actual necessity.
"It would seem that to attempt to Im
pose prohibition by means of this suhter
fuge at the present time Is a flagrant
violation of Ihe rights of these defend
ants, for they transacted business under
the laws of the State of New York In
premises cover ed h internal rev enue cer
tificate of the Third district after hav
ing paid excise taxes.
"Should the L'nlled States Attorney
raise the point that wartime prohibition
shorld continue during the period of
demobilization. It Is respectfully sub
mitted that there Is a Statute, still in full
force and effect, which bars these liever
ute. from .-ale lo n: rubers of the mili
tary and naval forces."
Francis Caffey, I'rlted Stales At
torney arnued that !t was immaterial
what Influences shaped the prohibition
rider or what Its effect are on various
departments of the liquor trade. He as
serted that the power of Congress to
enact legislation of this character as
war msasursa had been sustained again
and again by the United States Supremo
Court The power of Congress being
conceded, all else Is irrelevant, he ar
gued Judge Smith dlsmimed the demurrers
in all the ease. Appeala will be taken
for the defendants and carried to the
United Btttes Bnpreins court
From the big bulls of the tratTlo
squads to the fly cop pickers of pick
pockets. "The Finest" Is resdy for Its
first big play day of ths year, the flrst
of the two days of police fames at the
Sheepshead Bay Speedway this after
noon. It's not so much a question of
who's going to Sheepshead as It Is of
who's going to stay In New York. For
everyone on the force, whether in the
games or not, wants to see them, snd
everyone else has bought a ticket, or a
couple thousand tickets.
The response to the sale of tickets
has been tremendous, for the proceeds
are to go to the Police Pension Fund,
and almost everyone Is glad to help that
organisation In view of the difficulties
which most coppers are experiencing
these days on the same old salary with
anything but the same old cost of living.
Officially, activities will begin at 11 30
this morning when the Mayor and other
nabobs of the town will check their plug
hats at the Waldorf and lunch as the
guests of the games committee. They
will thence be carried In motor cars to
the field.
Woanded Men Hare Treat.
The other big delegation to ride In
chaises will be wounded soldiers from
Mltchel Field. Fox Hills. Colonta, Gun
Hill Road and Messiah Home hospitals.
They will be gathered up by ambulances
of the Motor Division of the Women's
League for National Service. President
Kaufman of the Chatham-Phrenlx Na
tional Bank Is their hosti He has bought
2,000 tickets for the games and has given
them to the wounded men.
Another man. who asks that his name
be withheld, has bought and sent to the
New York Navy Yard another 2.000
tickets. A third has distributed a like
number to the sailors on tho training
ship at Bay Ridge.
Col. Archie Miller, officer in charge of
the army flying fields on tang Island.
said yesterday that everything waa In
readiness to carry out the programme
of air stunts. That programme will be
the equal of any exhibition of flying ever
put on, It is declared. It will be more
comprehensive than any one event that
ever occurred over the lines In France.
The flrst event on the flying pro
gramme will be the arrival by airplane
from Lake George of Commander Tow
ers and Lieut -Commanders Read and
Bellinger, the NC pilots of whom Read
was the first man to fly the Atlantic.
They are scheduled to land at Sheeps
head Bay at 2 o'clock.
Mork Combats to Be Given.
Then will come drills In battle for
mation flying, mock combats between
American aces, examples of combat, ob
servation flying, acrobatics by enlisted
pilots, an exhibition by a great Handley
1'age bomber and a contest for accuracy
in landing nearest to the mark. Not
only will the latest type of American
planes be used in these stunts, but there
will be In flight a captured German
fokker and an albatross, the latter the
only one If its type In the United States.
Klght brass bands, Nathan Franko's
orchestra and the Police Glee Club w ill
furnish music. Massed under Franko's
baton, 1,141 pieces, they will accom
pany Carmela and Rosa Ponselle In
their singing of "The Star Spangled
Banner."
An announcement that will tickle the
mounted cops was made yesterday. Here
after on their days off they can look
like bookmakers If they so choose. Col.
Borge de Mossln and Michael Drelccr,
the Fifth avenue Jeweller, both ardent
admirers of the police horsemen, have
had made by laiuia Markowits of Lib
erty street 110 ecarfplns horseshoes set
with rubles -at a cost of 14.000 These
will be presented to the mounted men
nho participate in the games.
An added feature or the games win
be the effort of Col. J. U. Constant
of the Police Reserves t" lower the
world's record on a motorcycle He has
an Indian machine specially built for
the occasion, which he believee to be
the fastest thing on two wheels.
DRYS VEXED AT MONDELL.
IHsnriilitled Over Knforcement
Hill Ilrlna Delayed.
Waiiinoton, July 18 Attempts to
call up the prohibition enforcement bill
late to-day after passage of the agri
cultural appropriation measure were cut
I short by Republican Leader Mondell
I (Wyn. with a motion to adjourn
The House adopted Ins motion tn nd
j Journ with a whoop after Word had been
'spiesd that it was the intention of ths
prohibition forces to resume consldera
t:on of the measure at an extended night
session.
After the adjournment "Dry" leaders
seemed much incensed because the night
session waa not held, and gathering
ghoul Representative Mondell remon
strated with him for his action. A hot
exchange of s'ords passed betw.-en the
German Socialists T.oae.
Wbimah. July 18 -The German
Na.
tional Assembly at a closed meeting re
jected to-day a Socialist party motion
demanding the complete separation of
Church snd State.
leader and the "Drya." some of the latter
asserting lhat they were being "Ignored
and would organise themselvea."
The measure will come up again tomorrow.
Trggmrn Get si. 000 p-rom P. O.
WasHIMOTON, luly 18 -Veggmsn blew
ti e bale in a pos' office on the outskirts
of Washington early to-day and got a
haul of $1,000 in cash and War Savlnga
Stampa
DR. SCOTT DENIES
WIFE'S CHARGES
Declares He Never Wan Pro-
German or III Treated Her.
Dr. George Dow Scott of 42 West Seventy-second
street denied yesterday alle
aatlons of pro-Germanism made against
him hy his wire. Jessie Piatt Scott, a
former nurse anJ an Kngllsiiwoman. who
Is suing for a separation and alimony.
In her complaint the plaint Iff alleged her
husband espoused the cause of Germany
and made disparaging remarks about the
.llies, especially the English, for the pur
pose of Injuring her feelings.
In affidavits filed vesterdav in the Su
preme Court Dr. Scott .-avs he always
hen been strongly pro-All) and anti
German and quotos from a letter writ
ten shortly after the outbreak of the
war to his brother, Arnold Scott. In
which he says that his feelings are bit
terly anti-German and expresses an
opinion that the German Emperor Is
"the most miserable scoundr el on earth "
Dr. Scott Is a former secretary of the
r tester New York Medical Society and
former president of tho New York
physicians Association l"or ten year.,
he was instructor in Infants' and chil
dren's diseases at the Post -Graduate
Hospital and Is a member of the liar
vard Medical Society, Society of Mediral
Jurisprudence, Medical So' iety of Greater
New York and Harlem Medical Associa
tion. Denying his wife's allegations of cru
elty Dr Scott declares that on the con
trary he always was kind, thoughtful,
considerate and sympathetic. He says
Ihe flrst break with his wife occurred
shortly after their marriage. She was
under the impression that he had prom
ised to turn I2G.00O over to her, and
when he made no such settlement his
wifo's affection for him cooled.
Letters from his wife, written from
Westhampton. L. 1 . and Ocean Point,
Me., were Introduced by the physician
to show that ahe still professed an af
fection for him after the time she sep
arated from him on the grounds of
crueltv. Justice Donnelly awarded $35
a week to Mrs. Scott pending he trial
of the action.
t ui. k ui Farm Labor Board.
Washington-, July is -Resignation
of Herbert Quick of llerkely Springs,
W Va. as a member of the Farm LPatl
Board was accepted to-day. President
Wilson expressed appreciation for the
work he did "In organising the board
and In Initiating lla exceedingly useful
functions"
Gangs and
the Gangsters
There is a side of the life of New
York that is passing. In full sway
it was a bloody and shameful side.
Men's lives were held cheap and
murder was to be bought at a
price.
strode
police
Organized criminality
scarcely checked and
efforts were oftentimes
futile.
The story of this part of the city's
underworld is as absorbing as
the romances of Dumas or Dick
ens. It will be told, in all its ugly
glamour, in a series of articles
beginning in
tut
TOMORROW
Gun play, the
weapons of the
knife, poison, all the
crooks and the roughs
have claimed their victims by the hundreds.
Ghosts of the dead past are called up to
stride across the stage to make citizens of
the metropolis realize how much better
and safer existence is now.
The Day
has come for the gunmen of the Hudson
Dusters, the Cherry Hillers, the Mott
streeters and the like. There is no place
or existence for them longer in the present
scheme of affairs. But their history makes
wonderful reading. Learn how and why
they arose, what they did and the reason
they went in these notable narratives,
starting in
Tomorrow's Sun
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