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Mmm ITHE WEATHER mm fusettled, probably shnw- tonight and Tuesday, Cooler Tuesday aflcr-dooo or might. SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1922 TWO CENTS FINAL EDITION LOOT OF MANY ROBBERIES AND THE BURGLAR. IMlTnCIUIANV LIVONIA 1 BEGINS Mary Pickford HI; Pneumonia Feared frf-is BIS FOUND IB III GRANTS lill! PERMITS FOR BUS LINES U. S. PLANS FIGHT TO GET'CASSESE" Wealthy Brooklynite Believed to Be Posing as Albert Sousa in Jail at Savannah.

7 I If V- .4, J4 pv1- SANCTITY OF HOM Read Hicks for Golf In the Brooklyn Times THE Brooklyn Times today introduces to its leaders, WILLIAM EVERETT HICKS, noted throughout the country as a writer and authority on golf. No golf expert writes more entertainingly, interestingly or graphically on the Royal and Ancient game. His articles will cover not only the local field but every event of general importance. Read Hicks' daily in the BROOKLYN TIMES -sport paes to keep abreast of what is going on in the golf world. LEGION 10 RENEW I Shuttle Service Inaugurated Here Fills in Last Link of the Dual Subway System.

LONGEST FIVE-CENT RIDE Passengers May Go From New Lots Avenue to Westchester Line for Only One Fare. Service began for the first time at 6 A. M. today over the last remaining portion of the Livonia avenue elevated extension of the Eastern Parkway Subway, when the Inter-borough llapld Transit Company ran the first shuttle train from New Lots avenue station to Pennsylvania avenue station, by direction of the Transit Commission For the present, until some construction work is completed, the service between New Lots avenue and Pennsylvania avenue will be by shuttle trains, regular through service terminating and beginning at Penns-sylvania avenue. By the beginning of service, two new stations were placed in operation at Van Siclen aveneu and New Lots avenue.

The schedules filed by the Inter-borough show that the shuttle trains will be operated on an eight-minute headway in the rush hours and a ten-minute headway in the middle of the day, the latter schedule generally applying to all non-rush hours. 23 on First Train. Twent-(hree passengers rode on the first west-bound train. In the first hour "tri6 passengers rode. In the second hour 545, and in the third hour a total of 1 304 westbound passengers In the first three hhours of operation, according to reports to the Tran ist Commission.

Commission inspectors were on hand to watch the results of the new service. With the inauguration of this service it is now possible for a passenger to ride from New Lots avenue, near the Queens County line, through Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx to, 241st street and White Plains road, which is five blocks from the Westchester County line at Mt. Vernon, a distance of 26.78 miles, for a five-cent fare. This is. so far as the traffic experts of the Commission are aware, the longest one direction ride In the world for a nickel.

While the equipment is not yet all Installed between Pennsylvania avenue and New Lots avenue, the company, upon the request of the Transit Commission, agreed to open the line with a shuttle service, which is the best that can be operated under existing circumstances, pending the completion of the installation of the necessary work to make through service possible. Ist Link In System. The beginning of operation over the remaining portion of the Livonia avenue line today. It was said at the offices of the Transit Commission, make available the last portion of lntorborough route as originally laid out In the dual system contracts. The Queenshoro subway extension, now under construction, as described In the dual contracts, comprised a different route from Park avenue to Seventh avenue than that finally adopted.

As finally laid out this line will go through Forty-first street, west of Bryant Park, while it was originally intended to carry it all the way through Forty-second street to Times Square. DOOMED MEN POOR Death House Inmates Average Only $15 Apiece. Osslnlng, N. Oct. 16.

The private finances of condemned men in Sing Sing Prison were never at such a low ebb, prison officials announced today. An average of $15 a man is reported in the possession of the twenty-six men sentenced to death here. William M. Creasy, recently convicted of the murder of Edith Iavoy, a Freeport, L. school teacher, is the poorest prisoner there.

His cash amounts to (8. Angelo Tumbarelo, sentenced for the death of Louis Baleamo. of 612 Forty-fifth street, Is the wealthiest, with (80 in cash. Tumbarelo, 18, is youngest offender awaiting execution. Money may be spent only with Warden Lewis E.

Lawes approval. Most of it goes, attendants say, for cigars and cigarettes. U. S. SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW CRAIG CASE Washington, Oct.

1. The United States Supreme Court announced that It will review the action of the Dstrct Court of New Tork in holding Charles L. Craig. Comptroller of the City of New Tork, guilty of contempt of court for writing an official letter criticising an order of Federal Judge Julius Mayer In a city traction Craig' was adjudged as guilty of contempt by Judge Mayer on February II, 121. and waa sentenced to sixty daya In jail at Newark, N.

but had escaped commitment pending aotlon on an appeal to the Supreme Court. GEJf. BOOTH TO SPEAK. Gen. BalUngton Booth will tomorrow evening at I o'clock speak at the Church of the Naxarene, Saratoga avenue and Bumpier street, un.

der the auspices of the Volunteers of America. Staff Capt. A. M. Gibbi I will be the offioer in charge.

OPERATION DAY itimate Board Takes Action in Move to Restore 33 Lines. TO BALK INJUNCTION its He Will Run for Governor in Two Years and Clean Up Traction Muddle. jlayor Hylan directed riant and Jjucturcs Commissioner Grover A. fialen today to take immediato la to reopon the bus lines driven Brooklyn streets many months f) by Injunction. a meotliiK of the Board of Estate, the Mnyor told Oommlssionoi lialcn to apply at once for tempo-fy permits to operate these en-iicd lines.

it the same time, the Board unani-ijusly granted 400 permits for thw oration of buses over the thirty-lee lines now existing, but threat-T'd with extermination bv a recent R'ision of Supreme Court Justice pllan. Qi'he next move must be made by Transit Commission. Chairman orge McAneny, of the. Miller body. Indicated that the Commission nds ready to issue "certificates of fivenionce and necessity" for these ys as soon as the Board of jinnls the permits.

In this Ay it Is hoped to "get around" Jus-Mullan's decision. Hylan Huh Another Plnn. this falls Mayor Hylan has an- plan. He announced at the 'eting that he had one more jieme to keep buses on the streets, would not divulge the nature or (but prophesied that "we can beat itn wth it." The Mayor said that had "Just one more bus plan up sleeve. ji.N'ext in Importance was an offer the Mayor to "swap" franchises th the Third Avenue Railway mpnny, of Manhattan.

The Third enue Company operates thirty-pht lines In Manhattan and is the surface traction company in the not in the hands of the receiver. Kduard A. Maher, general finsel to the Third Avenue Com- ny, received the Mayor's' offer. He omlsed to "think It over." Hylan said that the Board of Estl-ite would give the company bus inchlses for its thirty-eight lines it would surrender the franchises now holds to operate trolley cars, iher wanted a "limited franchise" operate buses In addition to Its esent operation of surface cars. i lan said he couldn't have them.

I May iiiin lor uovenior- Another Important development the meeting today was the Mayor's inouncement that he may be the ndldata for Governor In two years. "1 may bo the candidate, for Gov-ior the next time," Hylan said, I can get any help from the Leg-ature I will clean up the transit pss in this city." "I wanted you to be the candidate Is year," volunteered Maher. know you did," shot back the ayor, "and so did many others, but wanted to stay right here In New rk at this time so the old gang be able to get away with too uch." The Mayor Indicated that he had Ustrated a plan of the traction and her Interests to shunt him along to 'ibany out of the way. He said that had made a special effort to stay krht In New York. The Mayor was paradoxical In deal- with the Transit Commission to- iy.

He charged that us interest at is late date In buses Is a political ova. Later he commended the immlsslon for offering; to co-operate Ith the Board to save the buses. I "I understand' that the Transit Commission wants to Intervene in he bua matter," said the Mayor. 'hey want to have the whole mat-r laid over until thirty daya after action. They are willing to work Ith us until Election Day, anyhow.

"They are all trying; to get Into iflce on th five-cent fare these day. verybody running for office is with now on buses. If election wasn't mlng along you wouldn't sea the ranslt Commission trying to Inter ns ana showing so much interest in isei. Commissioner Whalen explained iat the Transit Commission was merely echoing the sentiments ex reseed by the Board or estimate ng before It, (the Commission) was rn." Their plan, for certificates convenience and necessity was lie Board of Estimate's plan three tears ago, Wnalen said. But tney art reforming now; kid the Mayor, "and are realising iat tne people want busea and are lolng to have them.

Let them in- rvenn in this matter If they want They are to be commended and ngratulated for wanting to. help us nd I am almost tempted to Intro- uce a resolution praising them for eir stand even at tnjs late HIU Ixmg Island lUilroad. Hylan took a fling at the Long Isl- nd Railroad Company, aided' by Police Have Vast Store of Valuables and Believe Negro Took Part in 100 Crimes. MANY ARTICLES IDENTIFIED Burglaries in Homes of Numerous Wealthy Residents of Flatbush Solved by Arrest. That more than one hundred robberies, committed mostly In the Flatbush section, will be revealed from the vast quantity of loot in the home of Robert K.

Owens, colored burglar, who was captured after a thrilling chase in Flatbush on Saturday afternoon, waa the opinion expressed today in the Parkville sta tion by detectives working on the case. The negro was captured last week. The loot, consisting of a great amount of jewelry and clothing, stored away in a dozen suit cases In Owens' furnished room at East Pat-craon, N. was on dlsnlav mt th. arkvllle station this morning, and before nightfall it is expected that a great deal of it will be identified by riatoush residents.

Much Loot Identified. Police Captain Oscar Himiml turned over his room to Detective Sergeant Charles Eason and the loct was spread out on tables to be examined by the various claimant. There was such a quantity or articles, however, that the detective have not been able to make up an Itemized list. In addition to the burglaries in the homes of Elmer Sperry, at 150S Albermarle road; Edward R. Greene, at 903 Ocean avenue, and Reinhardt Pforr, a4 99 Ocean avenue, confessed by tha colored burglar after a grilling Saturday; It Was tablished today that he was also responsible for breaking into and robbing the homes of Mrs.

Whitmore Morris, at 2007 Bedford avenue, on September 11; of Wendell Osborn, 889 East Nineteenth street, on September 23. and William Taylor, of 1819 Avenue N. on September 28. A seventeen karat aqua marine and vaccum cleaner, stolen" from Mrs. Morris" home, were found In the loot.

besides some pearls, opaLof An overcoat from Osborne's home and clothing and jewelry from the Taylor robbery also were identified. Maid Aided Captured. Owens, who is known to the police under several aliases and who has already served several terms In jail, once for committing another Flatbush robbery, was arraigned in tho Flatbush. Court yesterday mormr.g before Magistrate Reynolds He waived examination and was held for the Grand Jury on three charges, felonious assault in attempting to shoot Fanny Brooks, colored maid in the home of Samuel Man-del, at 1104 East Seventeenth street; having a revolver in his possession, and also carrying burglars' tools. it waa in the Mandel home that the maid struggled with Owens and aided in the chase, which resulted in capture.

BOY PLEADS GUILTY; Young Robber Admits Serving Two Terms; Is Only 13. Tony Pcrone, 13, of 129 Ellery street, pleaded guilty before Justice Wilkin In the Children's Court of robbery and was remanded for sen tence, next week. The boy I charged with entering th store of Henry Sch warts at 71 Park avenue and stealing $10 from the cash register, Perone admitted it was th fourth shop he entered yesterday. Patrolman Ellis of the Clymer Street Station saw the youngster running down the street, with Schwarts In pursuit. Trying to- frighten the boy, Ellis drew his revolver and threatened to shoot.

Perone said: "Oh, go ahead. I can only die enee," In court, the boy admitted to three previous records against him. He has served terms in the House of Refuge and the Catholio Protectory. POLLUTION TRIAL Gas Company Is Defendant in Federal Action. The Brooklyn Union Ga Company went on trial today before Federal Judge Garvln.oti ft charge of polluting the tidal water of the harbor of New Tork, contrary to a atatuts." It was alleged that oil was-allowed to escape from the company' plant on the Qowanu Canal, at thg foot of Sackett treat.

Into the water. 'William Suydam. who was the first witness, testified that, representing Captain Roy C. Smith, eupervlsor of New Tork Harbor, he took samples several months ago of the waters In the canal and they showed a large percentage of oil, whleh had escaped from the gas company' plant. Several similar charges against other compainies are pending.

Tho penalty, for a corporation, flit of J256 to 32.600., rf FORFEITED $5,000 BAIL Detectives From Brooklyn Will Be Sent to Southern City to Identify Prisoner. United States Attorney Ralph D. Greene was making plans today for the fight to bring Antonio Cassese. alleged bootlegger, to Brooklyn from Savannah, where he is held as a fugitive from justice, under the name of Albert Sousa. While the prisoner not been Identified as Cassese by anyone from Brooklyn, Mr.

Greene nnd other Federal officials are satisfied that Sousa is Oas3ese. Mr. Greene will send one of his assistants, probably Alexander G. Blue, and John J. Gillies, a Department of Justice agent, to Savannah.

Both know Cassese. He Is alleged to have skipped hia bail of $5,000, put up by the Amsterdam Casualty and Bonding Company, after his indictment on a charge of violating the Volstead Act, as a result of the seizure of the yacht Edith with a cargo of liquor near Bayville, L. I. A representative of the bonding company will go with the Government men. Cassese did not cease his alleged bootlegging activities after he had disappeared, according to the Brooklyn Federal authorities.

They say he arrived at 132nd street. New York, on September 4 on the- boat Iris, which he had repaired In a shipyard on the Harlem River at 207th street. Then he went out of the city. Federal agents heard of his visit the day after he left. A few days later they traced him to Stony Brook, L.

but missed him by about two hours. He sailed for the South on the Iris, it was said in the Brooklyn District Attorney's office today. ABDUCTOR SENTENCED Man Who Stole Little Girl Gets 1 1-2 to 5 Years. Nicolo Picco, 38, of 1A43 Sixtieth street, was sentenced to two and a half to Ave years at Singr Sing today by County Judge J. Grattan Mao-Mahon, for abduction.

Picco had pleaded guilty to ab- ductins Anna Saleri, 14. of 1348 Six tieth street, last March, nnd taking her to tirant City. V. where they were found and brought back to Brooklyn. "The crime to which you have pleaded guilty, paid Judge Mac- Mahon In pronouncing sentence "was at one time punishable with death.

That punishment could be strongly defended, for a man who commits the crime you did. robs child her childhood and puts a blot on her entire life. FREED FOR FUNERAL Man Held for Homicide at Bur ial of Victim. When John Bernard, of 227 Forty-fifth street, waa arraigned before Magistrate O'Neill in the Fifth Ave nue Court today on a charge of homicide, he asked for an adjourn ment, to enable him to attend the funeral of the man for whose death he is charged with responsibility. The dead man was Clifford Lennon of 169 Ninth street, who was one of six passengers in the two seated roadster which ran into a tree at Fourth avenue and Thirteenth street early Friday.

Bernard wss driving and told the police that another auto ran into his car. Lennon, on the front seat, was thrown out, and died later of a frac tured skull. Bernard's request was granted and he was released in (10,000 bail for hearing next Monday. NASSAU BANDITS BUSY 3 Masked Men Hold Up and Rob 2 Autoists. iuineoia, uci.

is. Holdup men were again active last night. Harold A. Finn, of Grand avenue, Baldwin. who was accompanied by William J.

Powers, of Flatbush, Brooklyn, being robbed of his money at Fulton street, in Franklin Square, while Powers wss robed of a gold watch. Finn said they were returning from the Army and Navy Club and, as they neared Franklin Square, they saw a large car directly In their path. They stopped and were immediately surrounded by three men who pointed revolvers in their faces and ordered them to get down. The holdup men wore niuki and, after robbing their victims, told them to again get In their car and drive on, warning them' not to stop or give an alarm as they would follow them and shoot at the sllghest evidence of their calling for assistance. Finn looked back and saw the light of a big car following them until they reached Freeport, when the big car was lost Finn did not report the holdup until this morning.

It la thought the robbers were the same men who commltteed a similar holdup last week near Farmlngdale. -1 PIEL BWiTHERSATTACK LAW AMENDMENT Washington, Oct II. Suit attack ing the validity of the Willis-Campbell amendment to the Volstead Act barring manufacture and sale of beer as medicine, was riled with the Supreme Court tody by 1'iel Brother; former brewers, MARY I'KKFOKI) Chicago, Oct. 1 6. Mary Tick ford is threatened with pneumonia.

Her husband. Douplns Fairbanks, said at the Blaokstone Hotel, where ihey are slopping: "MiH Pickford has a high fever and there are grave fears that she may develop pneumonia Doctors have ordered her to remain in bed until the trouble tan tie fully diagnosed." It wiifi expected that Mary and Doug would attend "Robin Hood," featuring her huRband, at a local theatre. The Reriousne.sB of her condition diil not become known the theatre hour. Fairbanks concluded: "At first we thought Mi? Tick-ford's trouble was merely a bad cold, but her condition has become steadily worse for the last two days. She has a high fever, and we are greatly worried." HELD AS BIGAMIST Patchogue Man Caught in Buffalo on Wife's Charge.

Patchogue, Oct. 16. William J. 30, was held for the Or-atid Jury by Justice Valentine at Bel port, charged with bigamy by An gelina Koeco of Patchogue. Farna is alleged to have deserted his Patchogue wife Severn 1 weeks ago.

swore out a warrant lor his arrest nn a Inrrcny charge of stealing her two rings, learning he was in Buffalo. Deputy Sheriff Stephani went to that city last week. it is stated, and found Karlna living there with another woman. The deputy sheriff Investigated and found that Karina had marred Nora Raub 4 Buffalo. February 2.

1918. He married Angelina Rocco in Patchogue, July. 1920. Farina was brought back to Patchogue and wife No. 2 lodged a bigamy charge against hint.

In default of ball he was sent to the county jail at Kiver- head. U. S. STEEL MELON Stock at New High on Report of Big Dividend. U.

8. Steel, at the opening today advanced 1 to 111H. a new high since 1919. Trading in this issue was very active, over 60,000 shares changing hands in the first hour. Rumors have been in circulation for more than a week that a Btock dividend would be declared by the cor poration at its meeting two weeks hence and at which time the statement for the third quarter will be issued.

This, in addition to the rumor that the corporation may distribute a good part of the securities now held In its treasury assets, is generally believed to account for the upward movement. When Judge E. H. Gary', chairman of the U. S.

Steel Corporation, was asked today by a reporter regarding these rumors he merely said: "So far as I know the question has been neither discussed nor raised." FINDS WIFE DEAD Woman Overcome by Gas While Preparing Food. Mri. Annette 8 perry, 43, of 842 Eighty-eighth street, Wood haven, wii found dead in th kitchen of her home, today, by her husband. She had been asphyxiated by gas, apparently leaking from the kitchen stove, while she had been preparing some food, and several burners on the stove were lighted. Police expressed surprise that an explosion had sot resulted.

Mr. Bperry left the house after tils breakfast and returned several hours later, to discover hla wife lying on the kitchen floor. Ambulance Sur geon Bkir, of Mary Immaculate Hospital, tried In vain to revive her. POLICEMAN'S NOSE CAUSES ARREST OF DRY VIOLATOR Charged with possessing five half barrels and twenty-four cases of beer, William Seltser. it, a chauffeur, of 476 Stoen avenue, was arrested at Fourth avenue and Thirteenth street.

College Point, 8aturday, by Patrol, man Fltsslmmons of the Flushing precinct. Seltser wss driving a truck when he was stopped by Fltsslm mons. The alleged beer was brought to the Flushing police flation. Brook ly Times Phot o. "Father Bill" Files Affidavit Op posing Commission to Take Over His Affairs.

ADMITS USING PONY CART Says He Picked Up Bread in Street and Fed It to His Chickens and Horses. Categorical denial of his wife's allegations was made by William C. Daly, of 95 Linden avenue, known to urn turf as "Father Bill" and as the trainer of many famous race horaes. in an affidavit tiled in the Supreme Court today opposing the appoint ment of the crgimispkon requested by his wife to care for his person and estate. When his wife.

Mrs. Ella L. Daly, obtained a decree of separation last month, it was shown that Daly's real estate was worth $80,000 and that his annual income amounted to $10,000. His Wire's Allegation. In declaring that he was incompetent to handle his estate, Mrs.

Daly made the following charges concerning her husband: That Daly drove around Flatbush in a child's pony cart. That he picked up bread thrown out to chickens by the neighbors. That he suffered hallucinations and believed horses understood what he said. That he was 0 years old and that he had told their children he hoped his wife would divorce him so that he could remarry and rear another family. That he declared he "could get any blonde in ten That his property was run down and that he squandered his money on horse races.

Daly, In his affidavit, sdmlts driv ing the pony cart because, he states. he Is unable himself to operate his automobile. His wife also has ridden in the pony cart, he adds. Doesn't Have to Rewed. Daly declares that what hmil ho naa picked up was not for his own consumpton.

It was for his chickens ana his norses, he states. nai ne ever intended remarrv. ing. Daly emphatically denies. He Ignores the allegation about the blondes" and states that ha Is hut 63 years old.

In answer to his wife's assertion mat ne thinks horse un derstand htm, Daly says: "It Is ridiculous to chare m. with any hallucinations that horses under. suina me. inis is the vilest nt meanest thing stated and no one but my wife dares say It. She says It advisedly because neither principle, rear son nor good motives are behind such cowardly Insinuations." Daly avers his property and Income have come to him as a result of his training horses and to the allegation mat ne squander money on races re plies: i nave been In the horse gams over forty years and am a great lover of the sport but never to the expense of one cent If I can help It.

"I never used to bet more than $1 or $3 on a race and In recent years I have never wagered more than i or $10 on any horse Held as Glrl't Slayer. Bed ford, i Oct 1 1. Candy Law, 11, was arrested here' today charged with the murder of his It-year-old sweetheart, Thelma Chandler. The girl's body was found In her bedroom late yesterday. 1 Strike Ties Vp Ships.

'-Philadelphia. Oct. It. More than hlrty ships were tied up hero today account of te jtrlkc for over tinta ay. DALY DEN ES ALL OFWIFES CHARGES Spectators in Fifth Avenue Court Applaud When Woman Is Freed in Dry Case.

RAID WITHOUT A WARRANT Judge Tells Policeman he Violated State and Federal Law and Bill of Rights. The decorum of the Fifth Avciyie Police Court was broken by a burst of applause this morning when MagiHtrato T. O'Neill restated the legal maxim that a m.in's home is his castle, to he safe from intrusion by public officials, except when armed with a search warrant. The remarks were made when Magistrate O'Neill dismissed the charge of possessing and manufacturing liquor brought against Pauline Putenkirch, 31, of Sixty-fifth street. She was arrested last Tuesday by Patrolman George Treubert.

of ln-snector Sarkett staff. He charged that he had found a five-gallon still In the kitchen and admitted Having entered the bouse without a search warrant. "I would rather lhal the law be violated a thousand times." said Magistrate O'Neill to the policeman, "than that the sanctity of any home, however humble, bo violated even once. This act is a direct violation of the State laws, of the Constitution and of the Bill of Rights. don't know what may be behind this and I don't caro what people may say about me.

but every similar case that comes before me will be dismissed and the defendant discharged." CHAUFFEUR IS HELD Man Whose Truck Killed Laborer Must Stand Trial. John Johnson, 32, a chauffeur, of 261 Gold street, was held In $2,500 for examination Friday, when he was arraigned before Magistrate Miller in the Ridgewood Court today on a charge of homicide. The complaint alleged that on October 6, Johnson was driving a large truck from Cornelius street Into Myrtle avenue, Rldgewood, when the rear end of the truck fell into a street excavation. It struck Agitino Costa, of 9 Hamilton street, Manhattan, who died several days later In the Wyckoff Heights Hospital. HELD WITHOUT BAIL Man in Assault Case Said to Have Had Revolver.

Michael Meli, of 8020 New Utrecht avenue, was arraigned before Magistrate Alexander Gelsmar In the Coney Island Court today charged with felonious assault and violation of the Sullivan law. He waived examination on both charges, and waa remanded without ball for the Grand Jury on the assault count and for alleged violation of the Sullivan law was held under 1500 bail for the Court of Special Sessions. Complaining against Moll was George Manfrlea, who lives on the ground floor of the New Utrecht avenue house. He told Magistrate Gels-mar that Meli accused him of turning out the gaa In the hall yesterday, and that, following a quarrel, Meli had threatened to kill him. He notified the Bath Beach station house, and search of Mell's quarters revealed a revolver, according to the police.

BACKED BY COURT MacNider Tells Convention That Legislation Will Win Because Right Prevails. SAYS "PEOPLE WITH US" Declares Financial Interests of Nation Are to Blame for "One Little Setback." New Orleans, Oct. 16. The. American Legion has "only just started to fight" for adjusted compensation, Hanford MacNider, National Commander the organization, declared in addressing the opening session of the Leplon's third annual convention here today.

The legislation will pass, MacNider said, "because it is right, and right always prevails." "A great well-flnancied attack by Interests which we cannot help but feel are sordid and selfish, has given us one llttlo setback," he said. "But those who represent the people In Washington are with us by great majorities." "No one man, untoched by the war, without kith or kin to those who served no one group, financial cr otherwise, can stand between the wishes of the American people and the fulfillment of what they believe to be a Just obligation." MacNider's remarks were Interpreted as a slap at President Harding, although ho did not directly mention him. He termed claims that the Treasury could not stand the payment "simply camouflage." The National Commander received an ovation when he appeared at the hall. The convention formally opened with salutes from '7Bs and the blare of many bands. Streets leading to the hall were Jammed with khaki clad figures swinging along in "columns of four." MacNider was cheered when he praised work of the National Rehabilitation Committee.

"Thi commit tee forms a permanent foundation for all our future work tor the dis abled man," ha said. i Governor Parker won applause when he urged the Legion "to keep this country from becoming the dumping ground (or the scum of Europe." George Berry, of Tennessee, vice commander of the Legion, de-lounced as an "Insult" stories that fie. Issuance of Injunctions againa' loultcgglng were necessary to make I gnnaires obey the law, El BONUS (CentlnaM on race Hues.).