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I (WADSWDRTH, IT, Invest At Home HYLAN HOW SCOLDS iiiniirii 1 1 it i anil mm whu France Proposes Air Line To South America Points Paris. Nov. 21) I Uy Ihe Assipci-alid Press) Ultimate development of aerial lines betwe. France and Mouth America was announced today in I lie Char.ibci of Dipittles by Ijiiurent lOynae, Under Secretary of Aviation, during ihe discussion of France's air budget. M.

P.ynac said that the air lines to Morocco were being Increased and would soon exioiul to Dakar, Fiench West Africa, from which point they would eventually be continued lo Sctitu America. IMPORTANT NOTICE An old and reliable distributor is offering new 1925 Six-Cylinder Automobiles at Hundreds of Dollars Discount. Four-wheel brakes Balloon Tires everything right up to the minute in consrructiqn and equipment. No trades, but will consider timc payments. Full factory guarantee.

Sedans-Broughams-Tourings These values cannot be duplicated anywhere in the moderate pice field. Address: Box 0, No. 167, Eagle Bedford Branch Almost every day New Yorkers are invited to invest their money at on mortgriRes on large buildings in distant cities. They may all be good and nourishing cities, but there ought to be enough money in each one of them to finance investments that deserve to be financed there. New Yorkers should invest in New York, and the fact that the interest rate is little less is simply a proof that the investment is a safer one and mortgage loans can be secured at a lower rate.

The Mortgages and Mortgage Certificates issued by the Title Guarantee and Trust Company and guaranteed by the Bond and Mortgage Guarantee Company cover property right here where you can investigate it to the very bottom and the guarantee that you will never lose a dollar accompanies each investment. Worry Sickness in the home an. unexpected guest furnace gone dead Sorgetit Instant and comfortable heat PERFECTION Oi Heaters in the improved models IB' SCREAMS 'SUICIDE NOTE IN SMUTS SHOOTING MYSTIFIES POLICE J. Morton Johnson Dies .1. of 119 Henry librarian of ihe Crescent Athletic Club, died yesuTilay at his lionie.

Ho was a Hurvnnl graduate and an accomplished linguist. Mr. Johnson was with tlM frp'scotit flub for the p.ist years. Funeral s.Tvloes will Ipe hold in the chapel al 44 four! si. tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.

MS STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK a Bra4 wjr aaaaaHaaHiaaaBaaalpiiaaB BACK II. 5. PLAN TO CANADA AND CIA CHECK DPI! EVIL door wero ordered back. In a America Would Be Rid OI few moments the lobby was cleared GERMANY IS AHEAD IN PAYMENT, SAYS YOUNG ON RETURN H'uniiniicil from Page .) bv 'he rr.niuiissionp of Assigned Revenues ami pahi through his account to tin' Herman Government ns long as there iik no arrears in reparations pigment, have exceeded expectations.

"fletween February and October (his year there lias been a marked Improvement both in Germany's spbit nnd her mat trial position. Unemployment lias been greatly de-i -reused and tho morale nf the people lias benefited proportionately, fonfldence in the Nation's economic utnre is growing fast. "I'lie political outlook favors the progress of rehalillitatlon. Til National party, which opposed Ihe Dawes plan, finally did not dare to vote against it. The drift of popular sentiment seems to he away from the extreme Left and extreme Itlghl to wards the Central parties which wand for a true liberal democracy.

1 believe this trend will be shown at the election in December. This augurs well in view of the fact that I'remier Herrlot of France, is convinced that the best possible guarantee of security for his country lies in the establishment of a more complete democracy within Germany. "The evacuation of the Ruhr by the French and Helgians Is being carried on in the finest possible spirit una Is going a long way towards lieallng bad feeling between the nations." Millions of Securities. Referring to the part of the Dawes plan which calls for Allied supervision of Herman railroads and Industries. Mr.

Young stated that more tlhSn 2.600,000.0110 gold marks in railroad first mortices and gold marks In Industrial debentures were turned over to him. procedure for handling these, he Fald. was too complicated for detailed explanation: but added that it was so arranged that delivery of them could noi be avoided. lr. Young described the Agent ceiieril's staff which Is carrying on the operation of the Dawes plan lis "the most efficient collection agency in the world." Rxc mrlinK stenocrauhers and clerks.

lie said. Its permanent personnel would probably not exceed a score of men. "And right here, lie earn, i to sav a word of praise for S. liarker Gilbert the Agent Gen-iral. He has made an excellent impression both in Paris and Berlin, and 1 have every confidence that he will rnrrv on the work wisely and cf-fectiveh'.

1 have made a as to the salary I think n. should receive: but I do not care '-fd mention the figure until it is confirmed. "We were pleasantly surprised. Mr. Young concluded, "by the ease with which the whole plan was put in operation and with the smoothness with which it is now running.

We found the German Government end the German people ready to with us to the bent of their Vnilitv. The French and Belgian representatives in the Ruhr were rmst helpful, and so were the lirlt-Ish. though Ihe latter had far lo-s in do The smoothness or tne opi'ia-rin of the plan seems to be convincing testimony of Germany's desire to restore financial equilibrium in Kurone In Mr. party were Mrs. Young.

Mr. a' 4 Mrs. Itufus Dawes. Jir and Mrs. Henry M.

Robinson. -If and Mrs. George Auld and Mis Auld. Itufus Dawes, brother of General Dawes, has been in charge of the P.r-vlin office oi the Agent Gen-oral. Mr.

Auld organized the accounting service. Moiu-v onios Out of Sook. expo PUTS DRY G. 0. P.

May Force Abandonment of Plan to Re-enact MuN Ian-Gage Law. ISy HOWARD A. Mlll lll.I It, Unitization that Henator Wads-worth, when he runs again two years from now, will have to run as 11 "Wet" muy force (he Republican leaders to ubniblon their plans for re-enactment of the Miillun-Guge law. Senator Wadsworth finds himself toe wet leader of a parly divided half wet and half dry. Already the opposing forces have clashed' and there are prospects of a lively fight within the G.

O. legislative ranks nt Albany. Party Meclgetl lo 'cw Iiy Ijiw. The O. O.

P. platform pledges the party to pass a new dry law. The dry forces look to Senator Wails-worth us party leader, see that tills pledge is carried out. Hut Wads-worth i a "Wet." He makes no bones about it. lie will run as a "Wet" In 1926.

Already there Is talk that the Republican Senate may defeat the proposed dry act. The Assembly Is almost sure to pass It, but the Semite, where a number of G. O. P. seats ate held by members who live In wet territory, might find an excure for defeating itt Under ordinary circumstances Governor Smith scould be depended upon to veto a dry act, but the bill the Republican Assembly pro poses to pass next year will have the double- Jeopardy and the search and seizure clauses left out.

The Republicans fear that Smith might find no objection to such a bill and sign it. In this event, Wadsworth would be left high and "dry" as the wet leader of a dry party. Wuilswortli In Bail way. Even though Smith should veto the proposed act, as Ihe Democrats say he will, regardless of what Its provisions may be, tho fuel, that the U. O.

P. Legislature, under Wads- orth a direction, passed the meas- m-t. would Injure the United States Senator with his wet friends. They might accuse him of trying lo put Governor Smith in a Wads worth Is almost certain to be held accountable for every act of the G. ').

P. Legislature this winter. And he will have to stand ready to as sume P'sponslblllty for Its unpopular acts If he would take credit for Its popular acts. He cannof. say that all the nice things were done at his behest und the not nice things lit some one's else behest.

And then there Is the question of the Anti-Saloon Leugue. This organization, which controls many hundreds and perhaps thousands of the G. O. votes, would find dilli-culty in explaining its support of Wadsworth if he fails to see that the dry law Is enacted. I'p-SlitR Leaders Pcrturboil.

Senator Wadsworth made it fairly plain on his visit here yesterday that he plans to run again and also that he plans to run as a "Wet." While this Is pleasing to the local Republicans, it is disquieting to tho iip-Slati4adcrs who have dry con-r-titueucles to think, about. The Democrats of course are elated and way that no matter what the lalurpp does, the Republicans will be hopelessly divided on the wet-dry Issue when Senator Wadsworth takes the field in. 1926. FLED TO PREVENT RUIN OF PARTNERS, RAYNOR TESTIFIES DeWItt C. Ilaynor, head of tho firm of Raynor, Nicholas Trues-dcll, banyrupt Consolidated Stock Exchange brokers, who, with Wll-lium Hllk worth, former president of the Exchange and others, is on trial" for mall frauds before Judge Augustus N.

Hand and a jury in the I', S. District Court today, played a martyr's role In his tesMmony covering events which followed the firm's failure In April, -1922. Raynor declared be fled from the city in order lo assume the whole blame for the irregularities in trailing, which precipitated the failure. He did this, he said, when Karl H. Truesdell, one of his partners, urged that he and Hlaine J.

Nicholas, the other partner, hod families which would suffer should Raynor remain and the true facts of the failure become known. Raynor said that in addition to leaving New York to save his partners, ot Nicholas' suggestion ho made an affidavit that he and he alone wus responsible for the firm's wrong doing nnd mailed this, with a litter, to his attorney. Robert P. Levis. present bill, he says, will be defeated.

"Publicity of these tax matters is Very helpful," he said- "Light. always plenty of light on what the Government is doing. I am In fa vor of opening the actual returns as well as the payments. The people supposedly rule this country and so the people ought to have a right tit know what their Government 1b doing In the matter of taxation." The progressive group In this next session will try to push the Howell-15arkley bill, to abolish the Railroad Labor Hoard. It will bo about Ihe only legislation on which they will conduct a.

big fight. The progressive Republicans have not yet selected their candidate for Speaker in the next House, according to Nelson, but It will probably In William Allen Cooper of whom they supported last year. "Perhaps we can't beat 'em," he said. In conclusion, "but at least we i an hold the forces of reaction In check!" IN BAD POSITION SUBWAY RELIEF Chides Dr. Harriett V-B.

Peckham for Permitting I Newspapers to Print Her Appeal. Mayor Ilylan tunny totally ignoi' lie appeal to subways s. in bin' Dr. Harriett Peckhun, I nalrmnn of Ihe Brooklyn Womcn'r Vubway omml'ti Instead. In a 1 rcr ol reply, the Mayor scolded hc-r.

chbled her for-permltUng the newspapers to publish her nppn.I i and charted that she was "under the intiucni of Gerhard M. Dalil, haii'-man of the M. T. directorate, Its "propaganda bureau." ring, Dr. i'eckham said the women weren't bitercsted in argument but did want (lift Mayor to live up to his promlbcs to build subways.

The letter of tne Muvoi to Dr. I'eckham was not even sKnrd by bis Honor In person, but wa.i couched in third person terms an I luicd by an assl.tant secretary. n-ad: "The Mayor has your letter of Nov. written on behalf of the Women's Subwiiv I'nmmittpe of llio batuber of Cotnmeree. The phras-- io oi me, -s questions near sucii resemblance to the prona- Mayor's opinion these question were rorwarrteii to him, colncld with their dispatch to the public press, under the stimulus of the 1J.

M. T. I'ropaganda Rurcau. 'Tricked Clergymen." "The Mayor Is not surprised I hat Mr. Dahl and the B.

M. T. olllcials. who have resorted to tricking utate-menis out of children and Inveigling clergymen to further their propaganda, should now enlist women in their campaign. "He regrets that the ingenuity of Ihe chairman of the B.

M. T. not exercised in improving the service his lines as It was in the distribution of over $4,000,000 of the re-organisation cost of the B. M. among Mr.

Dahl and his frb'nds. ami that Mr. Dahl falied to show the slightest regard for the safety Of the traveling public by his refusal to use some of the millions of proll or the II. M. T.

In making the operation safer so that passengers would not be killed or maimed by levated trains toppling from the stiucture Into the streets because, of rolten guard rails and defective equipment, and other people killed or maimep' through tailend collisions due to the aljsp'nce of such modern safety devices as dead man's button. Wry truly yours. "FRANCES W. ROIvl'S. "Assistant Secretary." Dr.

I'eckham. in a letter of reply, said "Please accept my thanks for your reply to my letter of Nov. I I. which has just been received through the medium of your secretary. Frances W.

Rokus. I take the liberty of callins your attention to a few inaccuracies contained therein and also of expressing my personal resentment of your unworthy Insinuations. "My questions, in spite of your assertion to the contrary, were not dispatche.l to the public press coln-ebb nt with their being forwarded lo you. On the contrary, my letter to you was sent by registered mall Nov. 14 und was withheld from Ihe press until Nov.

I had hoped that you might authorize the Women's Subway Commltto'to say to the people of New York that their Mayor bad derided to give the earliest possible, subway relief without resort lo further tactics of obstruction and di--lay. I am sorry that we have been disappointed. Conditions Shocking. "It has never been my privilege to meet Mr. Gerhard M.

Dahl of Ihe B. M. T. He end so far as I know, have no acquaintance in common, unless It be yourself. The women of this cltv are not Interested In your squabble with Mr.

Dahl. What is of much greater importance to us than anfl he ratlve argument wincii have carried on In public Is the fact that we cannot now enter any subway without encountering conditions which shock our sensibilities. "We are Interested in knowing when the Mayor and the Board of F.stlmate and Apportionment will give that relbpf which they have the power to grant. We want subways which will take us for a single fare from our homes to our offices If v.v are business women or to a shop-ntne center If we arc housewives. "In the meantime, permit me to call your attention to the singular fact that, in your hasto to reach an Illogical conclusion, you neglected to answer any one of my well-intentioned Questions.

I am really seeking Information. I still hope that at the meeting of the Women's Subway Committee, which is to be held in the reception room of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, 82 Court Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, I niav be authorized by you to say that you will go forward at once with a program of subway' building, leaving all questions of operation anil of private or municipal control to be settled during the years which must elapse before Ihe physical work is completed." PREDICT HULBERT WILL BEAT CRAIG MOVE TO OUST HIM "Murray Hulbert is going to win out In his battle with Controller Craig for the presidency of the Board of Aldermen." This statement was made today by an experienced lawyer who based his prediction on a decision of the Court of Appeals which he Bald covered the Hulbert tasn fully, and to his advantage. decision, the lawyer said, held that a public oiTloial does not uuto-matlcully go out ot ollloi! when he accepts a place of "honor or trust" under the city, State or National (loverniiient, provided no emolument goes with it. and It dos not Inter-iiotv with the official's principal duties. Craig withheld Hulbert's Octobti salury when he discovered that flov-p i-uoi- Smith had appointed the president of tho Hoard of Aldermen a nip-tuber of the Kinger Lakes Stall-Park Commission.

It Is un.ipi-stooi: that Hulbert 'lie next few ilajs will niandptu.us the io pay blui bis i.aliiry. 1 ills 111 iluow tb'- whob. question into It -ourls. where, Hulb'-rt's friends suv hi Is sure to achieve a victory Cralf. ROUT 1 BANDITS IN HOTjLJOLDUP Guests of Fashionable Hos telry Roused From Sleep in Attempted Robbery.

Intense excitement was created among guests in the fashionable Pasadena hotel. Central Park West and 6 1st Manhattan, early to day when two armed bandits, attempted to hold up Clayton Barne the night manager. An elevator load of men and women stylishly dressed who walked Into the bandits and Immediately look fright, shouting and screaming as they ran back Into the up the stairs and Into corners waking other guests scared off unc of the bandits, changed the mind of the other and frustrated the holdup. The bandits entered the hotel from the 61st st. sido.

While one took up a station at the entrance the other went over to the manager, whipped out a revolver and said: "I want $SO0, Open that want it quick and hurry up about It." As Barnes began 'to fumble, with the combination an elevator came down a short way from the desk. There were ten occupants, as they started for the dour they saw the bandits. Then began a scramble to scape. Some who tried to run out of men and women who had excitedly run to places to hide. The bandit guard also became frightened and, abandoning his companion, fled.

As he ran olT a negro vinployeu coming In saw the bandit inside and ran lo the street, llo did not stop running until he found Patrolman Thomas Kllloran, of the W. 68th st. station, In Ilroadway between liOth and 61st sts. Kllloran started for the hotel. He was about to enter when he was almost bowled over by the second bandit who still carried his revolver In hin hand.

Catch Saves Cop's JMk: The bandit, seeing the patrolman, pointed his weapon at him nnd pulled the, trigger, but the safety catch was and the cartridge failed lo go off. The prisoner, after several hours questioning, said he whs Alfred Cole, 27, of 16 Manhattan ave. Charges of robbery and felonious assault wer lodged against him. When placed in the lineup at police headquarters this morning Colo said he did not own a revolver and the one he Is accused of having must have been placed In his pocket by a man whom he met in Harlem yestenlay and who accompanied him lo the Pasadena Hotel early this morning to visit two young women, believed by him to be actresses whom he met last week. He denied he attempted to rob the hotel, Within two blocks of the st.

police station, Manhattan, three bandits late last night held up George Holstein and seven customers in Holsteln's hat storo at l'J5 2l ave The holdup men escaped in i. high-powered motorcar after taking between and $4,000 in jewels and cash. NELSON PREDICTS NEW COALITION IN NEXT HOUSE (Continued from Page 1.) filiate with big business nnd Its political candidates. The re-netionary Democrats are putting out propaganda to the efTect that they do not want any such coalition. They are charging that this coalition ruined them In the election.

Very well: we progressives want no coalition with them, ond If they can be forced over into some sort of alliance with the reactionary Republicans wo will be more than satisfied. Then there will be chance for progressive Republicans and progressive Democrats to unite on clear-cut Issues." Mr. Nelson expressed the oplnon that if the Democratic party "took up Wall Street" again politically, there would Inevitably be a third party, under which circumstances there could not possibly be any coalition. Wains Democrats Not to lie rtrac-tionnry. "The Democrats hnve no cbatu'e to get any whore If they ure reactionary," was the wjtrnlng of this insurgent Republican, who believes he party shouhl set about sloughing off reactionary elements.

"President Coolidge will bring forward a big business legislative program." sitid this Wisconsin vele- ran. "The progressives of both parties will oppose it, of But It will tempt the reactionary element of the Democratic party localise business ties are stronger than political tie's." Congressman Nelson admitted that. In the next Congress the progressive irregulars would not have the bal a nee of power they have in this Congress. "At present I don't see Ihe 57 voles necessary to overcome the Repub Mean innjoritv bv a coalition," he said, "hut then I can't tell very defi nitely about It until the new mem bers arrive and show their make-up. We'll have to await development).

Hut I do say that the Administration Republicans will bn unable to hold Ihe balance of power In Ihe House on a really reactionary program when It is proposed." Payors Session. Discussing Ihe proposed session. Nelson salil: "I am in favor of the Proslib-nt's calling one al once, not for lax legislation as has been so generally suggested, but for farm relief." There will be no new lax legls-lalion ut the short according to Mr. Nalson. Any attempt to change the publicity clause 'in the a ORGANIZE WOMEN OF WHOLE EARTH UNDERZODIAG SIGN (Coiiliiiiicd-fioin Page inn and Egyptian Idea applied to modern efficiency, to bring women together to work in harmony.

You can only -work 111 harmony with women under you own sign or the complementary sign. "Wo select the zodiac because It Is Ihe symbol of lufrmony and construe tlon. We are to be character builders, working as a uult for a great and better America." Must Takr "lilgl't Place" In World. Mrs. Cromwell Child declared that all in the audience must realize that "there is much more In life than being fcorn, living and dying." "You must nil have, realized that vou belong to the plan of the world," suld Mrs.

Chllde. "That you have your Individual place therein. "Every member must put her life In order by taklng her right place In the plan of the world. From the beginning of tinie the zodiac, has governed the peoples of the earth. Each of you belongs to a certain bign of the zodiac, the sign that dominates your life.

"By grouping women under their sign and then concentrating on a single subject at the same time, we shall become the greut force for good (hat we all wish to be. Many of the women wore so enthusiastic that they signed up im mediately. It was explained to them thai Hit Initial Ion fee was 5, for which thr.y get a small book on the zodiac and Ihe zodiac pin. After that, dues will be 60 cents every other week. "The plan really Is similar to a great women's rotary club except that we are classified under the zodiac and will concentrate on one object at a time," explained the Muster Builder.

Washington's Gavel. She added that she was a "three times" granddaughter of Jonathan Edwards and that, she intended In present to. the Women Builders oi America a gavel of ivory, ebony and silver, which has been used "oltlcial-ly" by George Washington a gavel given her by an old negress in Virginia, she explained later, who got it from her master when she was. a slave. Klfteen women came forward and offered to head groups for the new-zodiac rotary.

They tncludet according to Mrs. Mrs. Philip A. Dohertv. Mrs.

William Leslie Scrvmser, Mrs. Rich G. Hollnman, Mrs. Kathryn Vail, Mrs. Julia V.

Grllli. Mrs. E. T. O'Loughlin.

Miss Rose Horn. Mrs. W. Dougkis Walker anl a 1'latbush group, of which the leader is not di-termined. Including Mrs.

Elizabeth l-'itz-Kundolph, Mrs. William Parsons Slocovitch. Mrs. Arthur Ridley. In Mrs.

Rich O. Hollanian's group, aroortllng to Mrs. Chllde. re Mrs. Charles M.

Hlgglns. Mrs. Charles M. Burr. Mrs.

E. It. l'iske. Mrs. Henry Biilnbrldee, Mrs.

Oscar Kracmer. Mrs. Edwin V. Llndrldge. Mrs.

Charles A. Kittle. Miss Adelaide tlnxtun, Mrs. John Van Boron Thayer, Mrs. John Ycrgason.

Mrs. William Graham and Mrs. David Thornton. When asked what they intended to do th the tuoni'V collected through the Muster Builder. Marsh an Mrs.

Chllde declared it would nil be used for 'expenses." "We will establish national head- lvHrtrn In the Hnul Mayflower at Washington. D. sain me Builder. "We shall also have executive headquarters at Manhattan hotel. Speakers and organizers must be paid.

nless we gei luniiuo members we won't be able lo make expenses because this, remember, is lo be a world movement and when American women are in harmony the women of Ihe world must be brought together under the zodiac." Once Head Brooklyn Croup. Mrs. Marsh was born In Detroit, the daughter of successful merchant. She was a beautiful girl and aftiT a season or two ns a belle became the wife of George Marsh. Left a widow with two (laughters, she went to Virginia, where she entered Ihe antique business.

She developed tin. knack of finding old furniture and restoring' it. She came to New York in IfiiO and gave up the antique business in order tn sell stock. She formed the acquaintance of James Paul Uayl'ord, ilet-orlbed us a connection of the Philadelphia Drexels. Cither friend-'- were Lodewyck uinl Lewis Kodinun Scluiltz.

l-'ollowing complaints nt the time District Attorney Jerome investigated the stock selling of Mrs. Marsh. She declared that it wus Hornbeck who initiated her Into the mysteries of depositing copoer on objects, forming companies und sell ing slock. Hornbeck knew a man named Clark who had a process for depositing copper on almost any material. Including wood, papier-mache, gbifl'i and nieliils.

While selling 10 different companies Mrs. Marsh was very ac; live in Chris'lan Sc'ence anil Ni Thought work. In 1 SOB she headed the Brooklyn New Thought Church, which succeeded the Ill-fated Mary Ann Scannell-Peppef-Vanilerhlll aggregation In the Aurora Grata Cathedral. Al the same time she con-duoled a New Tlought School at calmly Informed Magistrate Short that Ibn court had no jurisdiction In his case. He said that be was only 15 years old.

ills motheis testimony in the court ten days ago notwithstanding, and offered to prove his elultii by the Health Department records. Magistrate short remanded him to Raymond Street JaM in default of $1,000 bail, and In 'ructed probation officers to look up his story. The complainant, Nicholas Lorus-so, un lee deulur. of 23- yckoff st chiirgns thai John started to drive away with his delivery trm at Pacific and Henry last night, lie caught. John after a chase.

Ill court today John said he "just couldn't keep my hands olt of things." Victim Shields May Yohe, Once Holder of Hope diamond. Boston, Nov. A. Smuts, said to be a cousin ol General Jan Smuts of South Africa and a captain In the Boer War, was rushed to a hospital today suffering from a bullet wound in his chest. Ho won sold to be In a critical condition.

Although a suicide note wss found lb the Smuts apartment, tho police said they were nt loss to explain how the wound could have been self -inflicted. Mr Smuts, who was formerly May Yohe, actress, and as the wife of Lord Francis Hopo was the possessor of the Hope dlaaiond, summoned a doctor when, she said, she heard shot and found Smuts lying wounded on the ftooe in the next room At the hospital Smuts declared he was wounded while cleaning a revolver. A police officer found a note In ihe Smuts apartment which read, "I Intend to shoot myself because I have been unkind to my wife." If was signed with Smuts' name. The police state that the note and signature weie in different handwriting The bullet had entered his chest, physicians found, on the left side and had pursued a downward coursi, passing out through the abdomen. Although the wound was pronounced serious, physicians expressed the belief that Smuts would recover.

The couple had lived in Boston only two weeks. The hotel which they had conducted at Marlow, N. and which had been named the Blue Diamond inn, after the famous stone, was burned to the ground on Nov. 5. Captain Smuts was said to have lold a police sergeant at the hospital that he shot himself tit -o'clock In the afternoon but thai did not call a physician until niotv than five hours Inter.

Smuts Is alleged to have sul'l, "It makca. no difference w'io shot me. If you make trouble for-my ife I'll swear I shot myself. 1 am a game fellow." EDISONMESOVIR ELECTRIC SUPPLY IN FLATBUSH DISTRICT The Brooklyn Edison Company to-day took over the l-'latbush territory formVrly supplied with electricity by the F'lalbush Gas Company. The transaction will save 40.000 consumers in the old 20th Ward nbout J300.000.

The Edison Company has built a. new sub-slatlon nnd has changed all wiring lo the three-phase, four-wire systum In the new service territory. YOUNG MUST JAY-WIFE $200 A WEEK Supreme Court Justice Lydon in Ihe Manhattan Supreme (mrt today awarded t200 a week temporary alimony-and $5,000 counsel fees to Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Young, wife of Cortland II. Young, the magazine, publisher, In her suit for a separation from her husband.

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Nama. Addicts. Guaranteed CITY LOSES FIGHT TO DUCK $30,000,000 B. M. T.

DAMAGE SUIT in the $30,000,000 suit brought by Dudley St. Garrison, as receiver oi the Xew York Municipal nailnud and the Xew York Consolidated Railroad Corporation atfcinst the city for damages for failure to construct numerous subway linos under an agreement in 1913. ti United States Circuit Court of Appeals today. without opinion, wanted a motion to dismiss appeal taken by the city from a ueclslon of Federal Judge John C. Knox, requiring the city to answer the complaint.

This means that Ihe city will have to file an answer to the complaint and stand trial on the issue. The suit, although originally brought by the receiver, is hemi' pressed by the present B. M. management In order to compel Mayor Ilylan to live up to the contracts hlch require him to provide certain lines. Specifically the suit seeks dam-ages on the ground that he tins failed and refuses to build the N'assau-Rroad st.

link would provide a 50 percent Increase In service on the Brighton. Sea Reach. Culver and 4th ave. lines, anion." others, In Brooklyn. The suit alo seeks damages because of his holdup of work on the 14th line and certain other alleged defalcations in (he requirements which the contract lays upon the city.

WIRTH WILL PUSH POLICE PROBE WITH In spite of the refusal of the three Democratic Aldermen, whom Mayor Ilylan and Police Commissioner Enright yesterday characterized a'i "political polecats who In years gone by had their front fp-et In the trough at police headquarters." to join with him. Alderman John Wirth, the Republican minority leader, Indicated his Intention to push forward the court investigation of thu 1'ollce piirtnint. Wirth announced that he had obtained the names of three Republican Alilermen who had agreed to join with him. The three nrv: Harry Meyer, of the Bedford district, George Harvey and William I Qulnn. "It will be a comparatively easy matter to get one more Alderman I to join with us." Wirth said.

"Then pin mop mi mi j.i io Hciiii an am-davlt to the Supreme Court stating that thorn are rumors of graft and corruption in the Police Department, and for an investigation." Alderman Peter J. McGuinn-Ms, one of the three Democratic Aldermen bitterly attacked by Police Commissioner F.nrlght for intro-ilucing in the Board of Aldermen resolutions calling for the abolishment of the Special Service Squad and an investigation of the Police Ask'fl whether hau uny com- in. -nt tn n.fiUH nti lifj ftip in hv or the uepar As to asking for the dissolution of the Ser ice Kqunu. 1 repic- I y. lav i aiol I bad I ri 1 lion.

10 offer filijh a lesoitl- Senioe I m. i.sl, be abolished at once be- cause I i ellevc it. is doing any I good. T'to are about tnr In! 't, ur.d ihe men would be bettor employeil iii wati.hing dangerous meet rrn: for H'e nroi eel ppf i i i 1 rou UK'i pre1 I I o'tlups." RICHLY-CLAD GIRLS ACCUSED OF ATTACK ON COP SEEKING RUM in the height nf fashio'l, in wearin.it a sealskin coat, three young women appeari-pl In the Adam: Sippet Court today to answer charts of felonious assault ami disorderly conduct preferred again -t them 1'nlrnlmun llodnioivl Kiddy of the Special Service Squuu. who laiibd their ap-irimeut nt 1411 Nnw st.

in search of liquor yet pin y. Declaring I'm' the us.tuli 'bMiee was insiiltieli-nl ti 'st in Short droppi-d the chaiqiH iinltist Kliziilieib ond Ireto onil isiondi-iJ on Mrs. Contl. Mrs. Scar-fa to wi'-p taken to court to arraigned lor violation of lhi liquor laws.

13 tii of J. California's leading bank- I Department, declared today that he ill in 1'mle reporter that would take no part In any mv the holdings of P.itinn of the Police Department eUhsbaiik for depositors have been engineered Republican Alder- Traffic Were It Not for Smugglers, Geneva Told' i tleneva, Nov. 20 I By the Associated Press) Canada and Ch'nn (brew their support to the American proposals for Ihe control and ultimate eradication of the narcotic evil wlu the International Opium Cnnferi'iice resumed its session to-ilay. Jr. Henry H.

speaking for Canada, pointed out that the United States hud enacted laws the enforcement 'Of which would suf-ficii'nt to eradicate th opium evil if clandestine and organized smuggling did not flood the whob: land with hi'roln, morphine and cocaine. Dr. lieland- Insisted that the remedy against Ihe Invading plague lay in the hands of the conference, anil he appealed to all nations to free humanity "from these hideous monsters." Alfred 7.0. Chinese to the United States, said that h--speech delivered yesterday by IHshop Charles II. llrent, of the American dpdi'gation, In explaining Ihe American proposals had brought the first ray of he had seen in fleneva for the nast fortnight.

This was an allusion to the failure of tin' preceding conference that which dealt with Par Eastern opium problems. on behalf of China Mr. Sze thanked Wallop Hrent for recommending that nations deriving profit from the siilo nf opium to smoking addicts should rxpenil lis revenue for the unfortunates from whom the protlls were oblaltlol. remarking he hail fought for this principle at the first oonfp'rence. He conceded that then-had been a recrudescence of the cultivation of opium in China.

(ifll DEAD IN IvUVrilOl AKE. liatavia. Java, Nov. 20 It is definitely established that 061 persons perished In the earthquake which recently shook central HILLES AND MORRIS REPORT TO GOOLIDGE ON STATE POLITICS Eagle Bureau. Dill Colorado P.uilding.

Washington, Nov. 20 New York State Republican affairs were discussed at some length at the White. House today in a series of confer' ences between President Coolidge nti'l State leaders. The President was reported to be thoroughly satis-fled with the condition of Tarty affairs in the State. He was, It is understood, told that complete harmony exists in the party In the Kmpire Slate.

National Committeeman Charlos 1). Ililles was a breakfast guest at the Wllilo House, Later State Chairman Clenrge K. Morris, accompanied by Col. Lnfajettt! (ileason, called upon the President In hi Olllcc. Mr.

Ililles refused to divulge the s.ibjeet of his presense here, declaring that he came simply to talk over State politics with Mr. Coolidge ncross the breakfast table. He hinted, however, there was some- thing else which brought him to the White House and bis mysterious manner has set rumors about him Hying here. Diplomatic Post for liill'. Unc current report Is that the President unil Mr.

Ililles discussed the possibility of the bitter's accepting some high diplomatic appointment. Ilelow the surface h--re for some time there bar) been movement afoot to give New York's National Committeeman an Ambassadorial post. On the other hand such York Republican leaders as Senator Wadsworth have that Mr. Ililles was need'sd more In the State, especially for the IIIL'ti election campaign. Mr.

Ililles refused lo discuss these runtoi-s. Chairman Morris said that be came to p-ongrat ulate the Presiilent on bin suocp'ss anfl that his vhui was purely pcrsunal. lb- nnole it plain that the present leiiublionn frium-yltste of Ililles, Wailswiprth ami himself would continue lit opor.ne as the dispenser of l-'oderal patronage Mil hin the Stale, lie so Id that he pllil not know of any plans In "Jio-k things up" In Manhattan and Uiook-lyn for tho party. increased by mmipv" he suM. "Mot4 of this money.

it bos be hoarded in IpnFm igbt a small bon--statesman 1. line with who mi s.hv bicause h. ba'l been rsincant'Vtbo U.nieU eeit.un favors I of ihe rosto cunlidence in th- Commissioner, s.l- 111 "I will not make nnv 'answer to 'AsrVd oi'imieni on the possible yl'iln- t.n- Police Ccnimissioncr ffee upon the continued operation sab! me and my Demo- of lie Dawes plan if ex-Pretni-r cratic colli I -ill tin in- aill nYof a noe should Hi.c eopl ui. orsonalit ttetopt to take a hand In for- "As a ot fact. 1 be al- i.f the Krene v.iys l.en a champion n- Rob 1m siiid, Hrjan rclice Conimisorer K- idvero i it.

was not irecled com- a. of He Poll. Uepart- Mi dev. led to. on Use l- I d.d not ask to.

m- Jabbour Boy in New Pranks; Lands in Raymond St. Jail i oniip; in his p.tli.'e ol 1 RroaOWl. Manhattan, to resume his duties chairman ot i or trie (eioM in i.po-. "I ar.i had; for nood this he laid, ami Miiinngiy tr a question as to vn ut in reillil 1 ill l.uiooe "I've a job MAN DIES REFUSING TO NAME ASSAILANT I'ussimo Pun-lull. 51.

ol 10K B-iy Ip.h dicl today, in the Coney llospi'al as a result of a gunshot wound troin bullet tired in his back while walking along liiltli iwr.r 14th live, lie was conscious two hours before lie, died bin declined make a statement. An arrest, however. c-ip--ted Conductor, Ticket Theft Suspect, a Suicide Nei burypoi t. Nov. 20 -f'il-lYian K.

Mai-sun of said to have been one of Ihe lioston und Maine ltullroad cotnlnctors uiipli-r investigation ipi connection wttti tin-thefts of than Jinn. (inn worth ef railroad tickets, oinniftied the bono- of i chilli e.i here yester-' dr.jv I Columbia Heights' "bapl boy," John Jabbour of 38 Willow pl Is In (bp-clutch of the police and courts again. He has twice violated the solemn pledge he made to Magistrate Walsh that ho would mend his ways, 10 days ami, when he was placed on one year's probation for annoying bis mother and utinl by having unibu l.itices, undertakers' wagons, furniture movers and delivery wagons by the dozi-tl sent around to Ills homo. John. In the first place, failed lo report to the probutlon authorities last week, as ordered, nnd Is chnrjied wilh attempting In il rive uwuy.wlin a delivery truck last night.

In Ihe Adams Slreet Court today, on tb charge of attempted larceny. John took his own case In hand and.