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The sun., 1919-01-29
ACTRESS, ON TRIAL,
DENIES EXTORTI0N
Motor Truck Dealer Saws
"Betty Brewster" Tried to
Compromise Him.

Mrs Betty Inch. "a. and attractive
and formerly known on the stage as
Betty Brewster. was placed on trial be
fore Justice Weeks and a jury In the
Criminal Branch OF the Supreme Court
yesterday on charge OF attempted ex-
tortion. II is alleged she attempted 10
obtain money from Eugene r. Herr
man. president of the Herman Motor
Truck Company. by telling his wife he
had entertained other women during her
absence from the city.
The Herrmans live at 6l1 Riverside
Drive Assistant District Attorney Bo-
han told the jury that on the evening "
June IL last, when the couple were at
dinner with their three children. the tele-
phone rang in their apartment Mrs
Herman answered and womans voice
inquired how she would like to obtain
evidence for n divorce. Mrs Herman
signalled her husband to listen in at an
other instrument.
Who is talking?' Mrs. Herman
asked,
81 am May Hayes" said a voice. ac-
cording TO Mr.. Bohan. Last March
while you were in Atlantic City your
husband and a friend met me- and a
friend and took us to your apartment,
where spent the night"
The police were notified by Mr. Herr
man and Detectives Roscoe and Jenkins
were assigned to the case The next day
a woman called Mr.. Herman on the
telephone at his Office and said
Well. old man, how did you like the
message your wife received last night %
Whoever was at the other end Of the
instrument said she was friend Of
May Hayes" who wanted money. 4
meeting was arranged FOR the next az
ternoon at the Hotel Woodward. Broad
way and Fifty-hfth street The detec-
tives accompanied Herman and con-
cealed themselves behind a screen. II
is charged that Mrs. Inch accepted s2l5
in marked bills from him. Then Roscoe
and Jenkins emerged and placed her
under arrest.
Herman testified he had never known
May Hayes and never had taken u
woman to his home during his wifes
absence. Mrs. Inch admitted receiving
the money. but said Herman mad pressed
ii upon her unwillingly after ApattinS
her hand and saying he didn't want her
to annoy him again. Mrs. Inch swore
she had not called Herman on the
phone. but that he had called her and
asked for the meeting.
In May. 1918, she declared. Herr
man had taken May Hayes and a girl
nomed Peggy White TO his apartment
while his wife was absent. The two
women had slept in the ch!ldrens nurs-
cry, she said.
The sun., 1919-01-29
NO Y. NJ. G. A. CAKE
LIKE THIS BEFORE
Given to Victory Hut. 1t
Proved Popular Beyond
Words.

A decadent cake. a dissolute. disrep-
utable, tay-out-all-night cake that
tasted At for the gods. is now the sub
Ject o: much animated and somewhat
fearful comment in the Victory Hut In
Battery Park where Mrs. Vincent Aston
presdes over the destinies of.a cash
register and several hundred service
men.
That cake looked like the last word
In gothic architecture when 1t was
brought in to waiting and hungry
eyed gathering OF doughboys and gobs
Now 1t looks like the ruins OF cathe-
dral that had been the special pet of a
Boche artillery commander on the west
ern front. It is perforated, gouged.
hacksawed and demolished. But what
is left OF II tastes as good as anything
Hebe ever slipped to Jove.
Metaphors mixed a bit? Not at all.
That cake contained three-quarters of
gallon OF prime French brandy with
bottle of wine thrown in" the gift card
announced by well known groceries
and wet goods firm. For a Y. NJ. G. A.
cake It was there. Charles p. Kinsman
eAtCullNe WnO lHhA IA
there had been anything redolent of
alcohol about this cake he would have
noticed II, says that 1t was a good cake
And II the board of inquiry doesn't get
around pretty soon there won't be a
piece OF II left as evidence on which an
army mule could be convicted. and most
mules can be convicted Of anything.
II happened that some time ago Mrs
Frances Hodgson Burnett, better known
% 10 ia
roy" decided that she would give the
men in Mrs. Astors hut a real cake.
She probably did not intend to have
anything concocted that would make
Fauntleroy's golden locks curl. but II IL
at least significant that when 1t came
time to select a recipe one was picked
from a novel Of Newport life called
The Decadents." AT least the gift card
so announced.
II added that the recipe was also the
result OF the genius OF a chef who had
made the guests of a late well known
Boston lady perfectly happy. many,
many times. Mrs Burnett took into her
confidence Mrs. G. w. de Lyon Nichols
OF % Fifth avenue. and then they passed
the actual work OF making the cake on
TO O. l.. Cushman & Co
For no two single women, no matter
how inspired by their desire to do some
liilllR lot tHt men IN service. could ever
have handled the making OF that cake.
II contained among other things lO2
eggs, sixty pounds OF Malaga raisns.
twentyfour pounds OF Sultana raisns,
twenty -four pounds OF citron. fifteen
pounds OF currents, nine pounds OF flour.
nine pounds of butter. nine pounds Of
sugar, thirty mine quarts of molasses
thirty ounces of mixed spices and the
aforesaid three-Quarters of gallon Of
brandy. with bottle of wine thrown
in"
When it was all cooked and ready for
destruction it was hauled by motor truck
to the Battery canteen and two men
with heads averted toiled at it until Il
Was properly placed inside on a table
And then they went to it, II was the
most popular thing that ever came down
town on a cold day.
The sun., 1919-01-29
SHOES TO STAY UP TILL FALL.
Manufacturer Says European De-
mand VIII Keep Prices Up,

Shoe prices will remain at their pres
ent high levels at least until next fall.
II was generally predicted yesterday at
the annual meeting OF the Wholesale
Shoe League OF this city, whose members
represent a combined annual output OF
from $50,000.o00 10 $7b.000000 worth
of footwear.
J. Frank McElwain. a prominent Bos-
ton manufacturer and president OF the
National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers
Association. outlined at the dinner OF
the league at the Hotel Astor last night
some of the reasons why he believes that
only some great and unexpected slump
In the demand can bring about any re-
duction in prices for a long time 10 come.
Stocks of leather and leather products
the world over are depleted. he said, and
the available supply il being taken up
by n rapidly increasing demand. With
many European nations entering the
markets as big buyers. he predicted that
II would be impossible to force down the
price of the raw skins most OF which
American manufacturers import.
The fact that the shoe business has
been big loser through the high price !
was pointed out by Louis NJ. Taylor,
secretary Of the league. whose records
showed an increase Of 20 per cent In
failures in the business during the past
year.
The sun., 1919-01-29
REFUSES ALIMONY
AND ALLEGES PLOT
City Employee Denies Marry
ing Woman Who Sues.

Clarence l.. Hill. an employee OF the
Department OF Parks with an Office in
the Municipal Building, IL prepared TO
pass an indefinite period In the Ludlow
Street jail or any other place where
members OF the Alimony Club in arrears
are wont to convene. He says he will
not pay the SIS week awarded yes
terday in Supreme Court to the woman
who claims to be his wife. He alleges
he Is the victim Of n conspiracy.
Marrlet Shipman Hill, 1925 Putnam
avenue, Brooklyn, 10 suing HI for a
separation. In her bill abe alleges she
was married to Hill In March, 1905, by
the Rev. +. Watson Harmon. then pas
tor OF the Bushwick Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church, and that Mrs. Han
non was a witness. The marriage certih-
cate. signed by the minister and his
wife. is introduced as an exhibit. Since
the wedding. Mrs. Hill alleges. she has
not lived with Hill and he has not
contributed to her support although he
has frequently been seen In company
with other women, who address him as
daddy"
Hill denies the major allegations. He
admits knowing the woman who claims
to be his wife. but says he IL under no
legal obligations to support her. The
name on the marriage certificate. he
says Is a forgery He also produces
afrdavits from the Rev. Mr.. Harmon,
now of the Drew Theological Seminary,
Madison, n. J.. and from Mrs. Harmon.
stating positively that Hi is not the
man who was married under the name
OF Clarence l.. Hill in the Bushwick
avenue church.
Waldo J. Morse, Jr., an Investigator.
testified to interviewing Arthur w.
Washburn. 36s Classon avenue, Brook
lyn. and says that Washburn admits
being the Clarence l. Hill" who went
through the marriage ceremony with
the plaintiff.
Il had known her for some time and
she threatened to tell my wife about
me II did not marry her and use Hills
name in the ceremony" Morse alleges
Washburn told him. "She showed me
letters from Hill bearing his signature,
and also told me details OF IIill's family
history. so that l was able to make use
OF II in obtaining the license"
With these aff1davits before him Jus.
tice Platzek awarded the plaintiff SIS
week aiimony pending trial OF the
suit
The sun., 1919-01-29
QUITS RED CROSS OFFICE.
J. G.. Blaine. Jr.. Becomes Omcer
of Liberty National Bank.

James c.. Blaine, Jr., grandson OF the
famous Speaker and candidate for Presi-
dent. has retired as director OF the de
partment OF development OF. the Ameri-
can Red Cross to become 4 vice -presi-
dent of the Liberty National Bank Of
New York Edward c, Crossett, asso-
ciate director OF the department of de-
velopment has been appointed director
by the war council of the Red Cross,
Mr.. Blaine came to the Red Cross I'm
June. 1917. as an associate director OF
the department OF development and n
year later was appointed director OF
that department, succeeding Samuel NJ
Greer OF Baltimore. who in June, 1918.
became assistant general manager of
the Red Cross His home is in Provi-
dence, r.. I.
Mr.. Crossett is the executive head OF
the Crossett Lumber Company, with
headquarters in Davenport. Ia lie was
appointed associate director of the de-
partment of development and director
of the bureau Of chapter production in
October. 1917.
The sun., 1919-01-29
PART OF l65TH GETS
HERE ON SATURDAY
Two Transports Will Bring in
5000 Troops.

WAsHINGToN. Jan. 2s--Two trans
ports, the Adriatic and Siboney, are due
at New York Saturday with about o0O
men aboard.
The Adriatic brings Companies +. +
G and II of the 329th Infantry, and the
322d and 324tl Machine Gun BattalloNs
and headquarters OF the 165th Infantry
Brigade: all Of the Eightythird Division
,Ohio and West Nirginia). Other units
OF the seth Infantry are returning on
another vessel
The Adriatic also is bringing home
New York casual company, eighty-nins
officer casuals aud about 400 sick
wounded and enlisted casuals, in all
about 000 men.
The Sibony has aboard the Forty
fifth Regiment Coast Artillery complete
the complete 3o9th Ammunition Train.
Eightyfourth Division Indiana and
kentucky and the headquarters ard
Batteries G and y, 339th Field ARTILLERY
OF the Eighty-1fth Division tMichiEan
and Wisconsin,. bound for Camp Dodge
The ship also carries the headquarters
detachment of the Thirty-seveu,h
Brigade, Coast Artillery: a casual COM
pany for New York and six casual Off
GERS. making a total aboard OF more
than 1000 men.
The Zacapa is due at New York Fob
ruary with a detachment OF TO
Thirty-seventh Brigade, Coast Artiller'
headquarters and seventy-three Officer
casuals and a few enlisted and civil an
passengers.
The steamer Gerent is due at Newrort
News February with a Pennsylvania
casual company and a medical deta, ~
ment, a total of thirty seven the Past
dena is due at New York February
with a small New York casual coupa'"
and eight unattached otncers and 80
Bristol at New York February Nrh
one officer and twenty men as casua,s
for New York state
The transport Celtic is due az Nrr
York February . with the Flrst Gas
Regiment complete. sc officers and l,o1.
men. most of whom will he demoh,,j 81
at American University here peta'H-
ments OF the regiment will go to Camps
Humphreys. virginia; Lewis. Wa-H.'F
ton: Grant. Taylor Dodge and Meade
! The ship carries also the SoSth SANTA.
| Train complete, casual companies '"r
| New York. Massa chusetts. Illinois, o,o.
Texas; 63 casual officers and about -
sick and wounded. making In all n
$500 men aboard.
The battleship Vernon; is doe a. N"".-
port News with about 1.0oo su.y'rs
February s, including the 1891 N''0
Squadron and training detachmer'S from
the Fourth, Fifty-tifth and fiuN-,''".'7
| Pioneer Infantry, all bound tor car
Meade: the 4S9th Aero squadron. l..'
SloCum. one casual company ca.3 .o.
Virginia and Kansas two rssua' .''-
panies each for New York and Mar
land and sixteen casual officer. 1'd
twenty-five naval personnel.
The steamship Coastwisr is dye ~
New York February 10 with o.r ~" =
! and sixteen men.
The sun., 1919-01-29
LA LORRAINE BRINGS
A BATTLEFIELD BABY
Waif in a German Helmet Is
Here With Yankee
Troops.
DIR. ALEXIS CARREL HERE
Famous Surgeon Still in
French Service With n
Majors Rank.
DIR. ALEXIS CARREL HERE

The French liner La Lorraine brough,
339th Field Artillery and many casuals
Capt. F. Dale Barker of the Medical be-
partment OF the Red Cross. in charge ~
receiving American prisoners from Ger
man camps, said he found sixty men a,
st. Clements abandoned by the German.
ir almost dying condition. He had seen
prisoners of all the allied nations cominy
in at the rate OF 1000 day and most
OF them were wrecks.
Three Americans of the Lafayette Es-
cadrille, Adjutant Il. b. Fairchild. Ser
geant Walter Shaffer and Corporal /
l.. Byers, arrived. Shaffer and Pyers
were captured by the Germans after
they had been flying only little more
than a week. Byers was placed in sol.
tary confinement because he refused IN
answer questions and later was trans
ferred 10 a prison camp in Baden with
1900 other Americans. II was a propa-
ganda camp where the Germans made p
special effort to show how well they
treated prisoners.
DR.. Alexis Carrel, in the uniform 81
French Major, said he could say nothing
Just now for publication, as he was st
IN the service Of France, but he adj.
mitted he might later tell much that
would he very agreeable to the ears o.
American surgeons. Or Carrel until re-
Gently had been in charge Of field hos
pital at Montddier. He will resume nis
work at the Rockefeller institute
nurse who came with the doctor. Miss
Lillian +. Nielsen of this city. hrous
the first battlefield baby from France.
He Is 6 months old and, It is said, was
found wrapped in a blanket in Ger
man helmet when he was about days
old Miss Nielsen has adopted the baby
Miss Gertrude .Atherton returned ~
after five weeks in France. She attrb.
uted her illness to poor food, particular,
the substitute fat used in cooking. SNs
advised Americans who thought well Of
their innards to keep away from France
until the food is normal again.
The sun., 1919-01-29
Endowment Fund Urged.

Borough President Downing noted that
, when the late Mayor Mitchell asked for
S@5O.000 to welcome the war missions
OF the Allies not vote was cast against
il He said that the emergency police
must be retained until the regular po-
licemen returned from the war
Alderman Squierss view was Don't
! let us spend this money for an entertain
ment that will last at the longest for
only a week or two and have nothing
left TO show FOR ii. Let us put 1t into an
endowment fund that will help the boy
from New York az long he lives"
The real uproar started when acting
Chairman Kenneally-President Moran
having left the room-refused to heed
the cries or the Socialists for Il roll call
on the question of permitting a Socialist
20 read letter OF Vincent Gilroy OF
counsel to the harbor strikers indorsing
a Socialist resolution Of last week pro-
testing against the Mayors placing other
city employees in the Jobs OF engineers
and hremen on the municipal ferryboats.
Republicans and Democrats joined in
declaring the Socialists ought 10 have
their roll call II they wanted Il, but
Kennenlly babe the sergeant at arms
make the Socialists sit down. on every
thing that came up after that the So
cialists demanded u roll call. and finally,
the acting chairman having been
prompted by the legislative clerk. they
got one. Aldermen Beckerman Lee and
Valdez were sauelched by the gavel and
roars of-"St down." when they tried to
explain their votes.
Alderman Wolfr cited the city charter.
but. still shrieking that his rights as an
Alderman were being trampled under
foot. was bounced into his seat by three
sergeant al arms
Alderman Beckerman then offered a
resolution asking the beard TO appoint
committee TO petition the Legislature
to enforce forty-four hour week In all
state and private employment and pro-
vide insurance against unemployment.
This was laid on the table, while all the
seven Socialists simultaneously stood up
and demanded Justice for the returning
soldiers"
The sun., 1919-01-29
MOTOR CARS INJURE TWO.
BUS Hits Japanese Banker-stoIer
Machine In Crash

Shunzo Takaki. Japanese merchant
and banker, was struck by southbound
Fifth avenue bus at Riverside Drive and
roth street yesterday and was taken
TO 81. Lukes Hospital. His home il
in 307 West Seventy-ninth street, and
his Offices in 81 Broadway.
Joseph Ditman. 40. Il manufacturer.
living in Hotel Wolcott in West Thirty
first street, was taken to Bellevue Hos
ptal from decorations OF the scalp re-
ceived when a taxi in which he was
riding was in collision with another ma
chine at Broadway and Forty-nint III
street. The car that caused the dam
age vas found TO have been stolen from
Charles Stern of 6S2 Dekalb avenue.
Brooklyn
The sun., 1919-01-29
HYLAN WANTS JOB REPORTS.
Asks Soldiers Who Are Turned
Down TO Call at city Hail.

Mayor -Hylan gave out the following
statement last night:
There Is report current that III
many cases our soldiers after they have
been mustered out of service, are max
ing application for their former posi-
tons and have found that in many in
stances their old Jobs are held by aliens.
and that the soldiers have been informed
by their former employers that there
was no need for their services at pres
ent.
81 would suggest that in such cases
our soldier boys report this fact i'm
mediately TO the employment bureau OF
the Mayors Committee on Welcome TO
to Homecoming Troops. Room Sic. Hall
OF Records, 20 that an immediate inyes-
tigation may he made, and so the EN-
ployer be given an opportunity to ex-
plain his reasons for refusing TO take
back the returning soldier who SO will
ingly offered himself for his country
cause"
The sun., 1919-01-29
MERCHANTS FAVOR
NEW HUDSON TUNNEL
Association Urges Coz. Smith
to Support Project.

The Merchants Association yesterday
Endorsed the proposed vehIcular tunnel
between New York and New Jersey and
asked Gov. Smith to support the project,
requesting an Immediate appropriation
of 81 ,000.0 900. The total cost is estimated
at $4,000, 600, OF which each State will
pay half.
The association declares that unless
the tunnel Ia put through the port OF
New York will be in danger of successful
competition by less congested Atlantic
ports. The possible diversion Of some
business to Now Jersey under the plan
Is not held to be essential. The state
ment says:
THE essential point is that at the
present time there Is a strong tendency
to the diversion OF industries and dis
tributing business from the port OF New
York to other ports where the port
/ charges are materially less than here.
II becomes Of the first Importance. there
fore. to effect economies In our port
costs and reduce them wherever posi-
Bile.
THE proposed vehicular tunnel would
be most useful IN this respect. inasmuch
rs It would tend to produce a material
reduction in terminal expenses by re-
ducng the present cost of trucking,
which Is in large part due 20 extreme
delay in the handling OF freight upon
the waterfront. These delays would be
very much reduced by the proposed tun-
nell which would permit the movement
OF freight to and from the Jersey ter
minals under conditions which would
abolish much of the presen. waiting
time.
The real value OF the tunnel is. there
fore. that II will be a material protec-
ton to the interests OF the entire port of
New York. including. OF course. the cities
In both New York and New Jersey. IA
against the dangerous competition due
TO the present lesser costs of other
norris"
The sun., 1919-01-29
100000 A MONTH BY APRIL
Gen. PershinE Makes Report On
Decentralization of Troops

PARIS, Jan. 2S.-Gen. Pershuc rr'
that by April he will be f">pa.
American troops homeward from Irt'e
at the rate OF 300, 900 monthly. ru, ''
pears to be considered as rapidly - So.
Pershings forces can be safely de-
lied without adding to the dit''rG'..
unemployment
The rehabilitation commi'''" -
Peace Conference has now been u ''
with two subcommittee working 90
ferent branches OF the prohlcN'
The sun., 1919-01-29

John j. Kelly. the Bronx policeman
charged with assault and eXtortion on
complaint of Samuel Lowenbein. who
said Kelly tried to frame him up while
posing as a naval intelligence officer, was
held in Harlem court yesterday in
81 900 hail for Special Sessions. Kelly
Is attached TO the West l35th street sta
ton. but had been on leave for naval In
telligence service. He was due TO re-
turn to duty the day the alleged offence
occurred.
The sun., 1919-01-29
STEEL PENSIONS, $7o9 O5a
Corporation's Employees Receive
s1.3G.,IO7 In Eight Nrnr'.

The annual report 81 tho W.
Steel and Carnegie Pension fHta ''
a distribution during tho year ''.'
pensions totallinG s709.o69A2. Z "N.
nounced yesterday. For the o.-'' '.'
since the establishment OF the '.''
sum OF s4.367.l07.55 has bee ,o' .
employees In pensions 1hsr' "'
2,933 active pension cases IN 49,
average monthly payment since tie .'
began operation IS t22lo.
Some of the pension payments 20 ~.'
sidlary corporations were tNr'"f o.
Steel Company. s160,620.2l NA'''.
Tube Company, s77,iS9.il \n'' '.
Steel and Wire COMPANY Sii' >t'''
American Sheet and TIN Plate corr ODD
sS3.l76.As; II. &. Erich coke Com, a}
s69,4i2,4i.
The sun., 1919-01-29
Jersey cry budget Approved.

tax budget for 1919 amounting TO
se642,s45 was tentatively adopted by
the city Commissioners OF Jersey City
yesterday. The public hearing required
before final action is taken will be In
the Assembly Chamber February :. The
Commissioners will then vote again
February II. James +. Cannon. FL
nance Commissioner. said yesterday he
believed tho tax rate would be around
s2s for each $1,000 of assessed yalua-
ton.
The sun., 1919-01-29
Arnold Rothstein Set Free.

Arnold Rothstein Of 1855 West Eighty.
Sourth street. who was arrested with
nineteen others In a raid on an alleged
gambling house in West Fifty-seyentb
street was discharged yesterday. Three
shots were fred at the detectives when
they forced an entrance woundinR ono
OF them. The nineteen were discha rred
several days ago, There was no evidence
tnat Fothstein fred the shotA
The sun., 1919-01-29
VIII Permit No Disorder.

Instead Of awaiting themselves of the
opportunity of discussion and being in
formed in the matter" said Mr Jonas.
Mfr sullivan. ! have been told, has
threatened that he is coming to the mass
meeting for the purpose Of creating dis
turbanCe and disorder. II might lust as
we'll be understood at this time that such
action will not he permitted and that Mr..
Sullivan and his associates are not COM
PEELED to come to the Academy of Music
to hear Mr.. Beck II they do not desire.
II they do come they will be expected to
act in a courteous and gentlemanly man
ner
While remain chairman ~ this com
mittee no newspaper or its representa-
The sun., 1919-01-29
Factory whistle Disturb. School,

protest of the Rev. Patrick II
Casey. rector of St Francis Xayi.r
parochial and grammar schools. 80 West
Sixteenth street, AGAINST the disturbance
caused by an exhaust whistle on a hut
ton factory, resulted in an order bv
Magistrate Sweetser yesterday reuuiring
the blowing to end, Father Casey said
the noise ''resemhled fog horn on a
steamboat and disturbed the pupils.
The sun., 1919-01-29

Nine. Catherine Breshkovsky. the
grandmother OF tho Russian revolu-
ton" will bring her message OF aid for
Russia to this city to-day. She will ar
rive this morning from Chicago, accord
ing to announcement by A. j. Stack, d.
rector OF the Russian bureau OF informa
ton.