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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
FRAUD CASE ENDS
IN DISAGREEMENT
N. A. BroUn and Eight Others
to Be Tried Again.

A jury which listened for month in
the United States District Court To testi-
mony in the case of Nova .Adolphus
Brown and eight others charged with
using the y. d e. Company to defraud
investors out Of more than million
dollars was unable IN twenty hours 10
come tn an agreement Judge Julian r
Mack discharged the jury Yesterday and
excused it's members from further SER
vice for four years.
Tn. New Year started uuhappily for
TIE jury, which began its deliberations
Tuesday afternoon. At midnight the
court ordered II locked up for the night.
Because of congestion in all hotels the
best accommodations that United states
Marshal Mccarthy had been able to get
was a bathhouse a hundred feet below
the street in n Broadway office building,
The jurymen, with their tempers
strained by a long discussion Of COM
pliCated case. slept on hunks, and some
mind when they again took IN the de-
bate yesterday morning. At noon the
Jury reported that an agreement was
out OF the question.
Brown and his codefendauts We're
charged with having used the mails e
dcfraud by falsely representing the pros,
poets OF the y 4 G.. Company, The
company had capital stock Of $4,000. 900
The codefendants were Thomas G
Wylic, clayton j. Morse, Harold A
Davis, Milton p. kalor Lehish j SEES
-ions. John = y. Atiii.I. Ja!neS J. pcvl!r
and Eric l.. Boetzel. Morse and Wyii'
are in the army and wore their uniforms
| during the trial.
Judge Mack said that the testimony
/ presented by the Government made a re
, trial necessary. James W. Osborne I'd
Assistant United States Attorney, sale
! he would move for a retrial in January
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02

two years ago: the state Food Commits
sion created last year; the State De
fence Council. which went out of ex-
istence December is, and that which
created the office OF State Ice Comp
troller.
The repeal bills were introduced he
cause the war emergency for which the
various boards were created has passed
The Senators went in body tonight
&c greet GOV. Smith. He shook harus
with all and called each by his tisst
lame. except one or two OF the new
ones he had not had chance to meet.
Anything to say about your first
day as Governor" he was asked
Just that / am tired" he said.
The Assembly did Not get through
its work in time to visit the Governor
both houses recessed until next week
Wednesday at S 80 +. NJ.
Assemblymar Peter McElligott, demo
crat, OF New York. tonight introduce
a resolution providing for a submission
to vote Of the people OF the State OF
tie prohibition question
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
BARS CLOSE AT s;
"WET" SPOTS ARE FEW
Little Drinking and No Dis
order After Dark.

The situation along Park Row. in east
Harlem and along the lower East and
West sides last might led one Of the
police students Of geography and merry
making to remprN that the town looked
like Albany on 1 rainy Sunday night.
For the first time within the memory OF
man Park Row was bone dry after
O'Clock In fact, most Of the dealers put
up the shutters and carried in the swing
ing doors at 8 o'clock and the bartenders
took a night or for the movies
The Liquor Dealers Association re-
Quested its members to close at 6 o'clock
They had as primary reason "a gen
eral desire to give the help a night of
but tn" police said that the idea that
some OF tho late patrons notably among
soldiers and sailors. might start things
that would cost more in the long run
than tn" each register would take IN
during the night had something to dc
| with tn" a,a"ri'y with which the cos
| ing suEG, .tlrp vas obeyed
| The few saloons that remained oper
alolg the Bowery had waiting lire!
! strung out into the streets cldmorinp
/ for "A chance 20 get near the bars The
| East Flftl Street Police Station had nO
| reported "A single ease of intoXieation ~
! to midnight, which was a new record fol
| that precinct. White most Of the eas
| ITurcmitcs closed their places, the Yves
| side saloons on Jhc upper terrace iiC
| not 50 generally heed tile Liquor Deal
| ers' request e
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02

was a large export trade in coal. A
rough estimate, exclusive OF fuel for
bunker purposes on steamships, Is 9s.-
10000 tons of bitumnous and 2S,000.-
COO tons of anthracite.
The greatest export trade was to Can
ada, the total being at least 6o,00o.000
tons Panama about 100000. Cuba TO-
100000, Brazil 100000. Argentina
100000, Chile 100000 and Uruguay
100000 tons
Coke exports were about 1 ., 900. 900 tons,
much Of it TO France and other allied
countries for use in blast furnaces and
munition plants.
Imports of coal amounted to about
6,5O0,0 900 tons, of which 90 per cent. was
received from Alberta, Manitoba and
Saska tchewan. About 100000 tons were
brought from England, $4,000 from
Japan and 1000 from Australia.
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In order TO make more effective this
work the National Coal Association
caused to he taken census of nationali-
ties Of mine employees in the largest pro-
ducinE fields Returns covered the ma
tiouality OF 441,SSS men out OF approXi-
nmately 100000 engaged, More than
forty na,ionalities were reported, OF
which the English speaking races num-
bered 23S.355. .Austro Hungarian 5s.40S.
italian 44Sf9. Poles 1891. Russians,
ASA Germans ) jiS, French AIS
Lithuanian 1857. Greek 3.0SS. An edu-
catloual campaign has been conducted
IN nine languages With a view to increas-
Inc production"
The heaviest production Of the year
was IN the Pennsylvania Goa! field :,
where tho greater part OF the fuel fo-
the dig steel mills munltion plants and
other War activities n TIE Eastern
states was produced.
One o. the developments % the yea'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
ractorie. and Mines Ruined.

The entire industrial life Of the region
has been destroyed by the Germans
There IL scarcely a single faCtorv that
can be Operated without a very large
portion u new equipment. The coal
mines are totally destroyed and the net
work of railways in this region has been
rendered almost hopeless OF rcconstruc-
ton for many months.
The German method OF destruction
was to bend every single raIr by ex-
ploding a hand grenade under II, making
II useless for all time. The Grand Cana
du Nord, which connects this section OF
France with the Belgian canal system
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and is the natural entrepot for goods for
Antwerp or Rotterdam. was itself prac-
tically the fighting line for months, and
Is 90 badly destroyed that it will take
fully q year for its complete reconstruc-
ton.
"The relief Is based upon the allow
ance Of food to the value of about 30
cents day to the destitute those hav-
ing any resources or employment being
required to pay. The whole extent OF
restitution is not yet known, but APP
pears TO be fully 60 per cent. of the
people
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
BIGGER N. Y. YARD
ASKED BY DANIELS
Immediate Purchase of II
Acres Is Urged by Sec
rotary of Navy.
Special Despatch 10 TIE suS.

WASHINGTON. Jan. Immediate pur-
chase of twelve acres of land TO permit
an urgently needed enlargement of the
New York Navy Yard was declared to-
day by Secretary Daniels before the
House Naval Affairs Committee to be
essential to his bigger navy cons'ruc-
ton programme.
The land is needed. the Secretary
explained, to allow construction OF more
warships at the New York yard. One
dreadnought Is being built there ana
work has been started on the ways Tor
another but he intends to increase the
size OF the yard so as 20 permit the
construction of more war craft there
than Is possible now.
incidentally the Secretary shed an IN
teresting sidelight on the big jump IN
land values In the vicinity OF the yard
| He asked for s2,50O.O00 for the purchase
of the desired twelve acres which adJoin
the yard. lie said that in 1891 and In
| 1894 the navy had sold two pieces
| OF land near the yard which aggre-
gated forty-three acres for Sl.soO,ooO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
OSBORNE AT INAUGURATION.
Prison Reformcr willing to He
state Superintendent.

ALBANY. Jan. l--LieutenantCo ON
mander Thomas Mott Osborne of the
Federal naval prison at Portsmouth. y.
H, and organizer Of the Welfare League
at Sing Sing prison. has been prominent
in the activities at the inauguration OF
Gov Smith He attended the Charity
ball last night with Col. William Cor
ham Rice and George Foster Peabody
and also the inaugural ceremonies in the
Assembly Chamber to-day.
Before leaving town he announced
chat he would not accept a prison ward
cnship in New York State, but would ac-
cept an appointment as State Superin-
tcndent OF Prisons
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
McADOO TO GO WEST SUNDAY.
VIII Remain DircctOr-GenernI I'm
til Successor Is Chosen.

WAsHISGToN, Jan. ! $500 Director-Gen-
oral NlcAdoo passed New Years Day
working on his final report on Govern
ncnt railroad operations for 1918 for
submission to President Wilson
lie plans 10 leave Washington for a
vacation in California next Sunday but
Will retain his functions or Director
General until a successor is named by
the President.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
10. Acres In Yard.

Secretary Daniels's reference to the
increase of land values in the navy yard
district told only part OF the story. The
New York yard was established on rep
ruary %. 1901 The first land bought
comprised twenty one acres, and the
Government paid for it 10 one John JACK
son only $4,000. At present the yard
comprises 1917 acres. l-6 land and Il
water II is situated on the Wa!about
Channel Of the East River. It's water
front Is nearly three miles and is PRO
tected by sea wall Of granite and
concrete.
The frigate Fulton. which WAS the
ffrst steam war vessel, was built there
in 1915. The yard already Is one a the
best equipped for warshIp building OF
any of the plants in the country. Inc
dreadnought Arizona was built there and
finished in 1917 at a cost o. s'.oo0.o00
less than her sister ship, whirn was built
in a private yard. Many other SHIPS OF
the navy. large and small among them
the battleship Connecucut were butt at
the yard.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
Heavy Earthquake Somewhere.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-Seismographs
Of the Georgetown University observa-
tory recorded heavy earth shocks last
night beginning at 1918 o'clock and
lasting until after midnight. The dis
lance was estimated at 1900 miles from
Washington, but the record was par
TALLY obscured by that OF lighter
quake between Q and 10 o'clock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
sale Was big Mistake.

everybody in the navy realizes that
It was "a big mistake to sell these
pieces of land. which would have been
invaluable to the New York yard now,
Mr. Daniels said.
He added that one reason he was
urging the immediate purchase OF the
twelve acres was that he feared their
purchase price would increase. NO
buildings are on them, but II structures
were erected in the near future the
value of the land would be sure 10
soar, he explained.
The New York yard Will always be
a place which we Will need the Secre-
tary stated. ESPECIALLY in an emergency
We will continue TO require large space
and extensive facilities there 10 keep
our ships in repair and FOR other pur-
poses. The yard is at present greatly
congested and IL is 10 help releVe inns
congestion that we will want this land
in order that we mag rapidly enlarge
the ward -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
BUGBEE ENTERS N. J. RACE.
Edge Hacks Cnndidacy of Wouid-
be Successor.

RuCbce. State Comptroller, for many
years chairman Of ~" state Republican
ENccutive COMMITTEE, formally an
nounced his candidacy for the ReDnb-
lean nomination for Govcrao" her" to-
night at tho New Year dinner Of the
Board OF chosen Frcchol1crs = Atlantic
county
He was sponsored by Gov Edse and
Enoch L. Johnson, supreme Court Clerk
He got warm reception from the
Atlantic county leaders. Mir. Eugbce
came here as the guest Of Gov. Edge.
VINO is entertaining him at his shore
home
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
CAUCUS SLATE PUT
THROUGH AT ALBANY
Walters to Preside Over Sen
ate and Sweet Is Chosen
1 as Speaker.
OLD RULES TO PREVAIL
Ratification of Prohibition
amendment Urged-lligh-
4 way Building Programme.
OLD RULES TO PREVAIL
snec,1i Despatch to The SuN

n AlBANy. IAN THE State Senate
and Assembly organized tonight by the
election Of the officers chosen at the
party caucuses yesterday. They are
Senator j. Henry Walters. president OF
the Senate Thaddeus &. Sweet, speaker
Of the House.
y An attemrt of Senator johnson to
amend the rules to prevent the smother
Ing of legislation in the last days of the
session, az he termed it, was defeated
BY a vote OF As TO 1 and the rules as
favored by the Republican Senate leader,
J. Henry Walters, were adopted by the
combined vote of democratic and Repub-
fican Senators except Thompson.
Little need of SocialiNk or paternalis-
TIC legislation exists If the evils of in
temperance are uprooted, declared
Speaker Sweet tonight. when he was re-
elected for II sixth time. Declaring
suuarely for an early ratification OF the
Federal prohibition amendment. he said :
We have heard much of Socialistic
and Bolshevik propaganda advocating
social and civic reforms. With the war
have and viii come new and changed
conditions and ] believe our constit-
uencies look to us to make haste slowly
that the legislation which shall finally
prove necessary may be we'll and ma
turely considered. believe the State
should resume its policy OF extension in
State institutional and highway con-
etr,rction 10y furnishing employment to
the greatest possible NUMBER in this
period of reconstruction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02

The best estimates place the total pro-
duction Of bituminous coal In 1918 at
5ST, 500, 900 tens. This is an increase OF
about 100000 tons. or approximately
per cent, over 1917, which was also a
record year
The years tonnage has been mined.
II Is stated. under the spur of war time
necessity with fewer men generally In
the coal mines than during 1917. when
tho output was materially lower. Re
ports from virtually every producing
field in the nation indicate that not less
than 700. 600 mine employees entered the
service during the year.
Increased efficiency OF management,
.he patriotic desire OF operators and EN-
rloyees to support the Government In
prosecuting the war. and better OFT
supply and movement under the Rail-
road Administration are chiefly reSpon-
siblc for the increase.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
Can't Hold Back Refugees.

The population OF this area At the
moment. of the retreat was about 1900
600. there being also about 100000
refugees. in Belgium who are return
ing. and some 500,0 900 refugees IN
France. all OF whome are anxious to re-
turn to their native soil
The destruction OF some twenty
principal towns and literally hundreds
of villages renders TIE return OF these
refugees stupendous problem.
Every effort is being made to re-
strain them from going back until some
systematic provision for shelter can be
completed but they evade all official
urglngs and on the roads there is a CON
tinuous procession OF these r!tiabie
bodies Thousands OF them reach their
villages to find every vestige Of shelter
destroyed and finally wander into the
villages further back from the acute
battle area, which are themselves al
ready overcyowdcd to heartbrealling de-
gree.
~ large amount of boots and shoes
and warm clothing has been taken over
from the quarternastrs supplies and
these are being distributed The French
Government is endeavoriug to obtain
some cattle from Switzerland and
horses from the various armies, which
together with the meagre supply Of sg-
ricultural implements may enable the
population to get in some portion of
next years crops in such of these areas
as are not too severely damaged by
ha1
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METROPOLITAN OPERA

periri. Althouse Chalmers. Cond Morsnzoni
Goa d'Or. Garrison. Sundeus Disz, Didur
CALL, Bolm. Cord., Monteux
Fri. at s. III Tabarro." "Suor Angelica"
4 "Gianni Schicohi." Farrar, Murio Eas'on:
Crtmi. Dc l:uCs. MontesAntO. Cd. Moran1oni
sat, at ? Manon IesCaut. Aida; Martinelll.
Sat. az :. Special Performance Fora del
Desti mo. Pouseile Gentle Caruso. De Lucs,
MardoneS, Chalmers. Cond, pHpi.
sun. I've. Concert. SOC Ia 81 To<Cha Seidel.
Ntolinist Homer Ntardunes Coud. HsGeman.
Next Mon. at s. Faust. Farrar. De'sunos;
Naruneli, Rothier CUuLinou. Cond. Monteux.
We'd. SIP Mat at .. 81 10 s.. Nohs me
AIDA, Ronsire, Csrlso. NOntcsartn. o. Tspi
We'd. Is. CrtspinO = Ia ComRre. Hempe
Hreslsu Scott. Chalmers Scgurula Cond PAM
Thurs az Scii, Obcron. Pons, lie. Gcntle
NatIneH, AlthouS Retss coma ltnlansky.
HARDMtN PIANO USED,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02

Z Display of the red flag in parade
or at n public meeting Is made mis-
demeanor by bill introduced in the
Senate to-uigh. 10y Senator Walter W.
Law of WestChester.
: Senator Ross Graves Of Buffalo. intro
duced a bill providing for the reorganiz-
alton Of the State Health Department
And for tho expenditure Of $1,000, 000 Il
year by the State for the care and treat
ment of wage earpers who become ILL.,
The money is to be spent FOR the pur-
chase of nourishing food and medical
supplies. The manufacturers and mer-
chants sssociatiou Is supporting this bill.
Women could sit on trial jurics in
the municipal court under the terms Of
n bill introduced by Assemblyman Stein
berg women are sympathetic and
would make good jurors in 4 poor mans
court" commented .Asgcmbiyman stein
berg as he offered the measure.
n A minimum wage commission OF three
member one representing the employ
ers. another the employed and a third
"fair and impartial - employer and
employed 'aLa vested with power Ia
ark minimum wages for women and
minor workers il created by bill i'll
PRODUCED by .AsSe mulyuau Fertig (Dcm-
ocratJ OF the Bronx. The salary OF
the three commissioners is fixed At
$4,000 a year each.
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among the many other questions
which will confront us this winter will
again be the ratification of the Federal
prohibition amendment and as in the
world war l believe the great Empire
State of New York should again lead
against the evil of the manufacture and
traffic in that which has claimed a
greater toll than ali the wars. besides
the destruction of the faculties of man
In industry and society. and which has
dragged innocent wome nand children
into degradation and poverty. and has
given rise to the advocacy Of Socialist
legislation as we'll as added burdens
upon the state for the care of its wards
as result OF licensed crime against
society
81 believe our States fair name de-
mands that We lead rather than follow
ir the march of progress which through
education. industry and social welfare
has learned the costly lesson of tie
liquor evil.
s. With the evils of intcmperance ahol-
ished 1t is the opinion of soc!ologists
tat advocates OF Socialistic and pater-
ralstic doctrines would get little near
ms from the mass of the people And
Vet we nnd the foremost advocates o!
Socialistic doctrines claimed to he cures
for the evils which affect society the
most ardent proponents OF l'i"or iNt"'N
. Here, there and everywhere We hear
the call for the necessity of searching
nut avenues of new sources of revenue
and while to relieve the peak load OF the
Burden of taxation something in this
Thought may he necessary. II is to my
mind as business man the wrong ave
nue. Of success, as continued new and
added revenues can and do but lead tt
extravagancn. What believe the sound
business policy Of the state should be
Is real retrenchmeut and the placing OF
rs business back on the basis of pre-
war conditions. To the solution of these
problems l pledge my earnest effort and
dsk your fullest cooperation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
COAL MEN CALL 1919
FAMINE IMPOSSIBLE
Supply on Hand Is Sufficient
for Immediate Winter
Needs, Is Report.
OUTPUT BREAKS RECORD
BituminOus Production More
Than 1917 Despite Num-
Der Of Men in Army.
OUTPUT BREAKS RECORD
Special Despdfch TO TIE SuS.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-The recurrence
Of a coal famine In 1919 Is virtually I'M
possible. the National Coal Association
announced to-day in review OF the pro-
duct!on OF bituminous coal last year.
Sufficient fuel Ia now in the hands OF the
Industrial and domestic consumers 10
meet the immediate needs OF the winter
II is said, and with indications that the
prospective demand through greatly IN
creased manufacturing activity this year
will be met without difficulty.
1t is an interesting story OF achieve
ment and Of united effort for winning
the war that the coal association tells in
It's review OF the year An unprecedented
shortage a year ago. due chiefly to labor
shortage and limited car supply, was
wiped out and sufficient supply pro-
vlded to meet the more pressing needs or
a winter OF war production.
Miners worked every day for weeks,
giving up holidays. overcame the short
age Of men in their ranks and increased
the output of the mines. The railroads
pushed the daily mileage OF coal cars to
the highest point, while the producers
placed their product at the points where
It would best serve the war needs OF the
country.
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Organization Is Enlarged.

An enlarged organization to handle
the situation is being built up and sup
plies have been obtained from the QUAR-
| termaster's Department OF the American
Army large amount of second hahd
barrack material also has been taken
over from the army and navy. and lou
volunteers from the American Navy are
experimenting the construction OF bar
racks near ruined villages for the inhabi-
tants
1t has been found Impossible for the
French Government to undertake Inc
food supply of this area for some
months to come, and upon the urgent
request OF that Government the COM
! mission has decided to continue the
work
After the four year paralysis OF
wholesale and retail business with the
destruction of the principal towns and
shops these trades have disappeared
and the people to-day are dependent
upon a ration issued directly to them.
just as before the German evacuation.
| Until transport and trade can be re-
| habilitated the present system must
go on, for the French distribution IL
done by the trades. These arrange
ments neoessitate some reorganization
of the relief work and its entire separa-
ton from Belgium.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

AMERICAS FOREMOST THEATRES ~
LEE 4 J. J..
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HOOVER MUST FEED
100000 FRENCH
Reports Relief Work in North
ern France Has to Be EX-a :
tended at Once. #
HOUSING Is VITAL NEED
Refugees Must BE Rationcd
Until Trade and Industry
Are Rcestablished.
HOUSING Is VITAL NEED

wAsu,NGroS. Jan. Work being
carried on In northern France pS the
commission for relief in Belgium and the
pitiable condition of tine 100000 IN
habitants of that section who escaped
the German invasion are described in
a cablegram received at tho headouar-
ters of the commission here from Her
bert c. Hoover at Paris.
Mr.. Hoover's message revealed that
the work of relief and rehabilitation in
France will fall more heavily on tho COM
mission than had been expected. The
destruction wrought by the German
army was so complete, Mr.. Hoover said
that the relief work must include not
only food and clothing but housing over
considerable area.