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The New York herald., 1920-01-13
Operators Seek
More Light on
Coal Commission
Not Yet Ready to Agree to Accept
Findings, While Miners Give
Pledge.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Monday.-The
first formal session today received from
the miners assurances that its findings
would be unreservedly accepted and from
the operators a QUESTIONABLE as to the
contemplated scope of tho commissions
action.
Speaking as chairman OF the operators
scale committee OF the central competitive
field, Thomas T. Brewster, Of St Louis,
informed the commission that the opera
tors were not ready to proceed with the
hearing set for today until more informa-
tion regarding the proposed work of the
commission was afforded them and until
the representatives of the operators could
consult with their associates. Henry N.
Robinson. representative of the public
and president of the commission, after con-
ferring with his associates. John p. White,
representing the miners. and Rembrandt
Peale. acting for the operators, agreed to
take the inquiries OF the operators under
advisement and later to make a reply.
Among the points raised by the oper-
ators' QUESTIONABLE was whether the
commission expected its finding to be
binding on both parties to the contro-
versy. how IL expected to enforce its
award, whether II considered IL had power
to adjust wages either upward or down.
ward. whether it would determine coal
mining costs, whether coal prices fixed
to sustain its awards would be made to
expire simultaneously with the Lever
Food Control act and whether IL proposed
to provide for the introduction of modern
machine devices in mines TO lower cost OF
COAL
Asked point blank by President Robin
son whether the commissions answers to
the questionable would determine the at
titude to be assumed by the operators
toward the commission, Mr.. Brewster said
he would prefer not to answer the inquiry
until he had consulted with his associates.
The operators conferred later to con-
slider their policy and a subcommittee
was appointed to draft a statement TO be
laid before the commission tomorrow.
John l.. Lewis. acting president OF the
United Mine Workers OF America, in
formed the commission that IL could pro-
ceed with the assurance that its decisions
would be accepted as binding by the
miners.
In calling the session together Mr..
Robinson said the policy of the commits
sioners would not be to Consider them
sejves special pleaders for the interests
Of particular groups from which they are
drawn" but would all act In the interests
or the public, tho miners and the oper-
a tora alike.
The New York herald., 1920-01-13
8 MORE LOCALS PROMISED
FOR WEST SIDE SUBWAY

At the resumption of hearings before
Lewis Nixon, Public Service Commis-
sioner. yesterday on the complaint OF
the Washington Heights Taxpayers As
sociation In regard to the service in
the marlborough subway on the upper
west side of Manhattan, George Keegan,
assistant to Frank Hedley, president OF
the marlborough. promised an improve
ment of the service by the addition of
three trains to the local service be-
tween half past five and half past six
o'clock nightly. and by extending the
rush hour service an hour longer in
the morning and in the evening with
The operation of ten car express trains.
Meyer c. Goldman, counsel for the
association, showed that the Inter-
borough. while contending that short
age of cars prevented better service,
was accustomed to store a large num-
Der of idle cars for twenty hours each
day on the third track of the west side
line from Ninety-sixth to 157th street.
This track has not been used for ex-
press service recently, although 1t was
constructed for that purpose at an
estimated cost to the city of S1,35O.OO0.
M. Keegan explained that it was es-
sential for the company to hold cars
in reserve and declared that express
service would not be restored on the
third track under any circumstances,
unless the Public Service Commission
so ordered. Commissioner Nixon said
he would issue the necessary order for
the additional service and would take
the matter of restoring service on the
third track under consideration. The
hearing was adjourned until February z.
The New York herald., 1920-01-13
Photo CoiyrEh
General Charles R. Krauthoff (ower lef), Lieutenant
Colonel w. B. Wynn with his wife and baby.

The army transport George Washington.
bringing back the last contingent of the
A E. F. troops from France, arrived at
Pier No. 4, Hobohen, yesterday, with S26
passengers, after experiencing some of
the bad weather that has been damaging
transatlantic liners.
Although the vessel weathered the gales
well. according to her officeds, one sea-
man, Frederick Alanock. lost his life when
a heavy wave struck the ship ON January
4 and washed him overheard.
Included among the passengers was
Brigadier General Charles r. Krauthoff,
regular army. He had been overseas
twenty-eight months. His work was eStab-
fishing the base at Bordeaux, after which
for year, he vas general purchasing
agent for the A. z. f. OF late he has been
chief sales agent, selling the army surplus
supplies. He stated that more than 81 .00O.-
100000 was realized. General krauthoff
goes direct to Washington.
Among others on board the George
Washington was Lieutenant Colonel Will
lam B. Wynn, who left this country thirty
four months ago, when twenty-six years
old, as second lieutenant of infantry, and
retur1s Lieutenant Colonel of the Avia-
The New York herald., 1920-01-13
COURT IN UPR0AR
AS WOMAN FIGHTS
POLICE RESERv|ST
Harry LeveyAccused of Black
mail at Trial on Larceny
Charge by Nurse.

While Harry Levey, member OF the
police reserves. charged with grand lar
ceny and violating the Sullivan law, was
being heard in the West Side Court yes
terday a woman jumped up and accused
Levey of having been responsible for
running her reputation two years ago. She
said that he had caused her to be SEN
fenced to the Magdalen Home on a charge
of which she was innocent She was re-
:eased. she said, after serving a year of
her three-year term and had since been
married. She refused to reveal her name,
hut said that before her marriage she was
Miss Jennie Stein, of No. 2lS West 18th
street.
Levey is twenty-four years old and lives
at No. 81 East 11sth street. lie is men,
Der of the police reserves Of the West
123d street station. He was arrested last
Wednesday on the complaint of Miss Ida
Goodrich. a nurse, of No. 1872 West Sixty
fourth street, who charged that he went to
her room and after threatening to arrest
her and flourishing a revolver agreed to
drop the case when she gave him dia-
lnond ring.
Detective Sergeant Philip McGlynn told
Magistrate McQuade that he had arrested
Ievey after Miss Goodrich, who served as
n nurse in the army. had told him of the
case. Levey at the time OF his arrest said
chat he was working for Inspector Cor
nelius Cahalane.
Inspector Cahalane testified that Levey
had been ''stool pigeon" for more than
year. He said that he knew that Levey
had revolver and did not think 1t neces-
sary for a member of the police reserves
to obtain a permit to carry one.
II do not believe that this man had any
right to carry revolver" said the Mags-
trate. This case goes to a higher court
for a decision, and increase the bail from
5000 to 5000"
AS Levey was being led from the court
room woman jumped up and screamed
That's him."
Then she ran to Levey and attacked him,
slapping and punching him several times
before the court attaches could stop her.
Judge" said the woman, turning to the
Magistrate, that man has ruined me. He
biackmailed me. He came to my room two
years ago and said that he had information
against my chum and I. He demanded 500
but didn't get 1t. Then he went away and
returned with detectives and we were ar
rested. On the testimony of this man and
the detectives, Magistrate Barrow sent me
to the Magdalen Home for three years.
my family has refused to have any
thing to do with me since my trouble. I
only served one year at the home and
since being discharged I have been mar
red.''
Magistrate McQuade advised the woman
to go to the District Attorney with her
story. The woman said that she would
do so at once.
Levey later said:-"That is a fine bunch
Of cops. After being a stool pigeon for
them for six years. not a one Of them stick
up for me. I'll show them
Miss Goodrich broke down while testi-
flying and wept bitterly. She said that her
parents lived on Staten Island. but that
she had not lived at home for several
months.
The New York herald., 1920-01-13
S wife and baby.

tion Corps. He commanded the Fourth
Corps Division Group at Toule. He holds
the record for time in the air, being in
action above the battleline for eight con-
tinuous hours. He has been cited for the
d. S. C..
The photograph shows Colonel Wynn.
Mrs. Wynn and young William, Jr., four
months old.
When the George Washington left Brest
she took away the last of the Emitted States
army nurses. They were six in number
and were greeted enthusiastically by men,
bers of the Army Red Cross when they
Iarrived in Hoboken yesterday. They are
Chief Nurse Miss Ann L. Redford, Boston;
Miss Mildred G. Brown, Atlanta. Ga; Miss
Catherine Cahlan, Austin, Texas; Miss
Daisey e. Kinsland. Waynesville, n. c.;
Miss Helena Murray, Merrill, Mich; Miss
Olivia Som. Detroit They were attached
to Camp Hospital No. 80, Brest.
There were sixty-four casual officers on
board, while the rank and file included
small detachments of Brest casual COM
panies, and stray portions of other or
ganizations. Also there were seventy
seven civilians. including fourteen army
officers wives nineteen enlisted mems
wives. five children OF officers, thirteen
members of the War Department, two en-
ployes of the State Department and seven
of the peace commission staff.
The New York herald., 1920-01-13
TWO MORE VANISH;
MYSTERY DEEPENS
ABOUT MISS De KAY
Brother and Shipboard Ac-
quaintance of Missing Girl
Can't Be Found.

Search for the mysteriousiy missing
Jeanne Anna De Kay, daughter OF John
wesley De Kay, wealthy American who
makes his home IN Luzerne, Switzerland.
las rurther complicated yesterday by reve-
lations that Miss Ddez Salter, the strange
Roumanian girl who was n shipboard ac-
qLaintance OF Miss De Kay and her brother
on the voyage over from Genoa, had left
the Hotel Theresa. 125th street and Seventh
avenue. with her mother suddenly at nine
o'clock at night, January 8. without leaving
any forwarding address. Neither has Miss
Salter advised her uncle, Norbert Salter.
CT No. 62 West 124th street, of her present
address since leaving New York, although
she promised to do so.
Further fear as to the extent Of the con-
spiracy. if there be one. back of the dis
appearance Of the Hull House social
worker was aroused yesterday when il
The New York herald., 1920-01-13
LEARNS 'DR. X" WORKED IN
HOTEL HERE AS ACCOUNTANT

LAMBERTvILLE. y. j.. Monday
Lieutenant Commander Charles Brand, Of
Philadelphia, after a trip to New York,
announced tonight that he had learned
that his father, DIR. John J.. Brand. who
acquired prominence as the mysterious
'Dr. X" had worked for nine months as
an accountant at the Hotel Manhattan in
New York city, and had left there Febru-
airy %, 1919.
This was Immediately before his appear
ance in Trenton, where IL was learned
yesterday the man OF lost memory had
lived for the last ten months. This ac-
counts for more than half OF the time
since DIR. Brand disappeared from his home
in Cambridge. Mass, in March, 1917. DR..
Brand was known at the hotel as Mr..
Smith and was highly regarded by Mr..
Shanks, under whose direction he worked
DR.. Brand was surprised 20 learn that he
had worked as an accountant, as he had
never done work Of that kind before.
The New York herald., 1920-01-13
$40 AWARD TO M. B. BOYD
AGAINST Lillian ASHTON

In the West Fifty-fourth street Munich
pal Court yesterday afternoon Judge
Thomas r. Murray awarded to Maxim
b. Boyd, OF the Longacro Hotel, No. 157
West Forty-seventh street, $40 of si1J
alleged to have been lent to Miss Lillian
Ashton, of he Ashton Sisters, vaudeville
actresses. Miss Ashton admitted that she
owed the plaintiff $40.
Daily love letters. exchanged by Boyd
and Florence Ashton, daughter of Lillian,
while Florence was in Newport last July
for her health were introduced in evil
dence.
On December 20 Boyd wrote to Lillian
Ashton requesting immediate repayment
OF the f4l5 which you and your daughter
obtained from mo by misrepresentation
and fraud" This was followed by the
serving of a summons on Miss Ashton to
appear In court
The New York herald., 1920-01-13
Says Sugar Price
Soon Will Show
Decided Decline
Retail Cost About i734 Gents, Amer.
ican Refining Head
Asserts.

Earl d. Babst, president OF the Ameri.
can Sugar Refining Company. yesterday
fixed a net wholesale price of fourteen
and three-fourths cents a pound on 1920
sugar deliveries. Allowing a profit OF
two and one-half cents a pound to the
middlemen, it is figured that the retail
price of sugar should not exceed seven
teen and three-fourths cents pound, a
considerable reduction from present
prices.
Mr.. Babst's statement says that sugar
conditions in this country are becoming
easier. He says that since last Sep
tember his company has delivered an
average OF 125,oo0,0oo a month, most OF
1t going to the territory east of the Pitts
burg-Buffalo line. Since September. 1918,
according to Mr. Babst, his company has
declined enormous orders for export.
These orders, he said, are still being
declined.
Arthur Williams Federal Food Admins
traitor, was also optimistic, not only over
the sugar situation but also over the gen.
eral food conditions. He predicted a gen.
eral reduction in the retail price of food
stuffs during the coming spring.
The statement OF Mr.. Babst foliows:-
"At the present time five OF our six re-
fineries are closed. Cargoes of new crop
raw sugars are now arriving, and we will
resume our normal refining op-
eratons on the reliance that IL is the pur-
pose OF the government that the refining
and sale of sugar shall return to its normal
operation.
Following the custom OF the trade In
normal times we are accordingly announc-
ing an opening price on bulk granulated
sugar refined from new crop raw sugars
of fifteen cents a pound (. o. b., refinery,
less two per cent cash discount. based on
the present market for new crop raw
sugar. This means q net price TO the
wholesaler and manufacturing trade of
less than fourteen and three-quarter cents
a pound.
while we have been offered export
business for 1920 delivery In great volume.
yet so far we have declined all this for
eign business, holding our refining ca
pacity for domestic business until sugar
conditions in this country become easier
The New York herald., 1920-01-13
Woman ROutS 4
Gu17n7en in Brooklyn
Saloon Hold-Up

Mrs Mary Berggren. wife Of Earnest
Berggren, proprietor of a hotel and saloon.
at No q Atlantic avenue. Brooklyn. and
weJl known to thousands who use the
South Ferry between Brooklyn and Man.
haitian. list night leaped upon one of four
hold-up men as he was attempting to get
behind the bar and rob the cash drawer
after ten men, all customers and her hus-
hanG hat obeyed the robbers command
% throw up their hands, and saved the
laws receipts There was 500 on hand.
Three of the gunrnen fired fifteen shots
M the proprietor and at her as he sought
10 aid his wife in her struggle with the
leader and as she and the leader rolled
an the floor of the barroom. One customer
was shot. The bullet entered his left
shoulder adm penetrated the lung.
Four men, each about twenty-one years
I'D entered the barroom a little before ten
o,r,ock and ordered near beer. They
cuntIed their glasses and went out. Half
an hour later they returned and the leader
-xaIked to- the far end OF the car. AT
sicnsl his three companions who stood
near the corner door pulled guns and he
ordered everyone, throw UP your hands.
Ten persons did as they were copmand-
ID Mrs. Berggren, who was behind the
oar with her husband. attacked the gun
man as he came behind the bar. Both
went TO the floor. Berggren ran from be-
hind the counter and grabbed chair. The
s-,,nman was vas wrestling with Mrs.
Rerrgren cried 70 his Shoot,
shoot quick?'
The three other robbers obeyed and sent
a fusilade of shots at Berggren and his
wife. Neither was hit. but one bullet
atruck Jacob --orgenson. Jorgenson was
sent 10 the Long Island College Hospital.
while the three robbers fired repeatedly
tho leader broke the grip OF Mrs. Berggren
"a ali ran out the door. Berggren fol-
,cusd but the four men ran up Atlantic
Avenue 10 Emmett street and turned into
lToralemon street. When reserves and de-
ltectives arrived there was no trace OF the
NS-.u-
The New York herald., 1920-01-13
Taxi Driver Held for Homicide.

William White, driver for the Town
Taxicab Company. was arraigned yester-
day In jefferson Market Court on a short
affidavit charging suspicion of homicide.
VI was held in 500 bail for a hearing on
January -. His arrest followed the death
i'm Bellevue Hospital of Paul Woznick.
chef. OF No. 335 Fifth street. Woznick was
taken TO the hospital by White, II is al
legged, after Whites taxicab had run him
down at Madison avenue and Thirtieth
street. The circumstances OF his death
are under Investigation
The New York herald., 1920-01-13
Coastwise Lumber Jury Acquits

Tho fourteen defendants in the Coast
wise Lumber and supply Company case
were exoneratcd yesterday in the United
States Court in Brooklyn when the jury.
after ;wenty-seven minutes deliberation.
returned vet 'ict OF not guilty. The trial
began last May. and the jury was present
seventy-six days. Judge Edwin Thomas.
OF Connecticut. who presided was pre-
scented with a set OF resolutions signed
by all tho jurors, also a gold fountain pen
The case was the most expensive 70
the government ever tried in the United
States Court in Brooklyn.
The New York herald., 1920-01-13
CUBAN SUGAR SHIPMENTS
HELD UP BY LABOR TROUBLES
Especial Cable 20 the Her.rd.l

HAVANA, Cuba, Monday.-A strike Of
transportation workers in Cuba has pa
ralyzcd tho movement OF sugar and ship
ment are held Up pending a settlement OF
the labor troubles
Twenty-six million pounds o fsugar des-
tlnec to the United States Is held up on
the island
The New York herald., 1920-01-13
OREGON JOINS STATES
RATlFYING SUFFRAGE

SALEM, Ore. Monday: - The Oregon
.opiriature in special session here today
ratified the amendment 20 the federal con-
tuition granting suffrage 10 women
The New York herald., 1920-01-13
Reporters Dinner March 9.

The Association Of City Hall Reporters
yesterday arranged TO hold its annual
stunt dinner in the grand ballroom of the
Hotel Astor. on March s, at seven-oclock.
The New York herald., 1920-01-13
Crooks Trailed Missing Girl.

Stories that involved a valuable art col
lection which Miss De Kay had with her
when she sailed from Genoa, and the
efforts of international crooks to obtain
possession of il, swell as sinister reports
relating Il, secret diplomatic affairs, are
making the search for the girl who dis
appeared from Hull House, Chicago, eleven
days ago more difficult.
Norbert Salter, the uncle of the Rou-
ma nian girl. is diamond broker with
offices at No. II Nassau street He was
not at home last night. but Mrs. Salter
said that she had met Miss Salter and her
me ther, and that they stopped in New
York city for some time after their arrival
She said that they told Mr.. Norbert Salter
that they would advise him where to adj
dress them when they left the city, but
that no word had been received by him.
Direct trace of Miss DeKay was thought
to have been found when Robert r.
Stempler, a furrier, at No. 2172 Seventh
avenue. announced that a girl whom he
believed to be Miss DeKay offered TO
sell marmot fur coat to him Saturday
night. She wanted S35, which she needed,
she told him, to pay her way to Charles
ton, S. c. She added that she must
have the money and that if he could not
give it to her she would have to steal IL.
as she had to leave this city before Mon
day. Stempler said the girl looked like
photographs he had seen of Miss DeKay,
but when he was told that Miss DeKay's
face was pockmarked he could not re-
member the marks. He said he believed
however, that the girl was very freckled
Stempler said he asked the girl to return
yesterday and that he would try to find a
private buyer for the coat who would give
her the amount she asked. She did not re-
turn
The MANAGEMENT of the Hotel Theresa
said that Miss Salter and her mother
registered there on December q, occupy
ing one room. They remained much to
themselves and had very little to do with
any OF the other guests or any OF the
attaches of the hotel. on January 9 Miss
Salter and her mother took a taxicab and
left no forwarding address with the hotel
Dispatches from Providence, r. l., yes
terday quoted Judge Lee as being unable
to account for the failure OF Miss De Kay's
brother to arrive. Telegrams from Chicago
said that he could not be found at the Hull
House. and that il was believed there that
he had left for Providence in answer to the
summons sent by Judge Lee last Thursday.
Judge Lee has summoned all of the men,
bers OF the De Kay family who live In
this country TO conference at Provi-
dence. Henry De Kay, an uncle OF Miss
De Kay, lives at Ashburn, Va. He is ex-
pected in Providence soon.
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The New York herald., 1920-01-13

CHICAGO, ILL.,. Monday.--Jeanne Anna
De Kay, protegee of Jane Adams. and
Who has been missing from Hull House
for fourteen days. Is "alive and we'll"
according to an untraced telephone mes
sage which was given TO the police carly
today. a woman's voice gave the in
formation TO the authorities, and the po-
lice said she also put in a claim for the
reward offered in the case.
The New York herald., 1920-01-13

was learned that Miss De Kay's brother
John Wesley De Kay, Jr., had not arrived
at Providence, r l., where Judge Thomas
z. Lee, who represents the fathers inter-
ests in America, Is directing the nation
wide search for the girl.