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Evening star., 1920-01-02
Committee IS CALLED
FRAME TRAFFIC LAW

Senator Sherman, chairman of the
Senate District committee, today is
sued a call for a meeting of the COM
mittee on Monday. when the proposal
to frame a law to prevent reckless
driving of automobiles in Washington
will be laid before the committee. 1t
is expected that subcommittee will
be intrusted with the work Of making
the draft. Senator Sherman has al
ready gathered together much data
which he plans to use in connection
with this measure. William P. Emo.
an expert on traffic regulations, has
supplied Senator Sherman with much
Of the data.
The bill as finally drafted will have
teeth in it. according to Senator Sher-
man. He plans to impose Jail penalties
and heavy fines for violations of the
proposed law.
There are several other matters
pending before the committee. among
them the nomination of John Van
Schaick, jr., to be District Commits
sioner. 1t is likely that the nomina-
ton will be referred to a subcommit-
tee, and that hearings will be granted
In connection with the nomination.
Evening star., 1920-01-02
BROWNS FORMER FRIEND
AGAIN DETAINED, SILENT
Provost Refuses to Add to State
ment That he Does Not Know
Rich Mans Slayer.

MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich, January
2.-Authorities today questioned Lloyd
Provost, former close friend of j.
Stanley Brown, in an effort to check
up on the various versions of Browns
mysterious death more than a week
ago, when his body was found in his
automobile on a country road near
here.
Provost was detained yesterday for
the second time. and upon the advice
of his attorneys refused to add to his
previous statements to the effect that
he was with Brown several hours be-
fore his death. but that he had no
knowledge of who shot the wealthy
young man to death.
Provost himself has been connected
with the case by Mrs. Cecil Vester, a
former friend Of both men. who also
incriminated Browns widow, Mrs
Ruth Provost Brown. Early today no
charge had been lodged against either.
Mrs. Vester is in Jail awaiting a
preliminary hearing tomorrow morn
ing on a charge of completely in the
staying OF Brown
Evening star., 1920-01-02
FIVE W0RKMEN KILLED
IN POWDER PLANT BLAST
Buildings in Thirty-Mile Radius
Of Wilmington Shaken by
Explosion.

WILMINGTON. Del. January O.
One of the grinding mills of. the Hagley
plant of the Dupont Powder Company
blew up this morning. Five workmen
were killed. The building was Of fiimsy
construction.
After close investigation the five
victims of the explosion were identified.
While several men were injured, 1t was
stated at noon that none had been badly
enough hurt to be sent to a hospital
The plant is on Brandywine creek,
three miles from here
Wilmington and the surrounding
country for thirty miles was violently
shaken and some houses in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the plant were badly
damaged. The home of former Federal
Judge Edward G. Bradford, about half
a mile distant from the mills, was par
TALLY wrecked All of the doors and
windows were broken and other dam
age was done. Judge Bradford, who
is recovering from a long illness. was
affected by the shock.
Evening star., 1920-01-02
STEPHENS SWORN IN
AS SYME'S SUCCESSOR

Francis H. Stephens today took the
oath of office as corporation counsel
of the District to succeed Conrad H.
Syme, resigned. The oath was ad-
ministered by Daniel E. Garges. sec
retary to the Commissioners.
Mr.. Stephens has made it known
that he will recommend to the Com
missioners that the other men in the
Office be promoted according to SEMI
ority in service.
This would make P. H. Marshall
first assistant corporation counsel. r.
l. Williams second, Ringgold Hart
third, and William Wahly fourth. 1t
has not been decided whether Edmund
Hill, jr., the remaining assistant, now
detailed to Police Court. will take
charge there to succeed Mr.. Hart. In
any event. there remains one vacancy
to be filled at Police Court as a re-
suit Of the moving UP of Mr.. Hart.
Evening star., 1920-01-02
SOCIALISTS INVOLVED
IN RED ACTIVITIES

ROCHESTER, N. Y. January q
The socialist party was connected
with the communists and other radi-
Gals in testimony placed before the
Lusk legislative committee investi-
eating red activities in New York
state at Its session here today. 1t also
was shown that by the constitution of
the party aliens can hold office in its
councils and control it's official acts.
1t further was brought out that So
cialists held meetings in public school
houses, at which literature written by
Lenin and sent here from Russia was
discussed
Literature seized in the raids on
radical strongholds here Saturday
night last was exhibited. 1t attacks,
first, belief in any divinity; second,
the home and the morals of the home.
and, third, decries patriotism in any
form.
1t was revealed by records seized in
the raid that the Rochester branch of
the communist party bought quanti-
ties Of radical literature from the
Great Western Publishing Company
Chicago. This literature attacked the
American Federation of Labor and
showed sympathy with the German
Spartacists. The communist system of
support was disclosed. Assessment
stamps at so cents each and due stamps
at 40 cents each are used in raising
funds from the membership.
Evening star., 1920-01-02
Attorney General May
Reply to Chicago Official
as to "RedS' ," Raid

Officials at the Department of Jus
tice refused today to comment on the
charge made by States Attorney
Hoyne of Chicago that the depart
ment had refused to cooperate with
him in raiding reds in Chicago last
night, and had even gone SO far as to
warn some of those wanted that the
raids were planned. 1t is expected,
however, that Attorney General Pal
mer will take cogniZance of Mr..
Hoyne's assertions in an official state
ment within the next twenty-four
hours.
From sources outside of the depart
ment it was learned that agents Of
the Department of Justice had asked
the Illinois state authorities to CO.
operate in a nation wide program for
rounding up radicals, but that state
and national agents had not been able
to agree on the best way to act. In
consequence it is understood that the
federal authorities look on Mr..
Hoyne's action as premature, though
there is little doubt that his assertion
that the reds were tipped off, about
the raids will be vigorously denied
here.
In any work covering SO wide
field as the apprehension Of the enc
mics of organized government 1t is
usually the state and municipal au-
thorities that conform to the pro-
gram of the federal government.
rather than the federal agents as
sisting in the plans of local authori-
ties. Agents in the department here
professed ignorance of the evidence
which Mr. Hoyne has against the zoe
suspects he took in custody last
night, nor could they say whether
any OF those arrested were wanted
by the departments bureau Of inves-
tieation. The question as to whether
the bureau agents in Chicago had re-
norted to headquarters since the raid
by the state authorities brought the
reply that all agents made daily
reports of everything of interest to
the department occurring in their re-
snectiye fields.
Evening star., 1920-01-02
SEINE FLOOD RISING.
Hundreds of Homes in Paris and
the Provinces Isolated.

PARIS, January 1.-The Seine has
risen four feet in the last twenty four
hours. Government officials today ex-
pressed the belief that an additional rise
of two feet tomorrow would make the
high point Scores of Paris houses and
hundreds in the provinces along the
Seine, Marne, Yonne and other rivers
are isolated.
The Versailles railroad has been cut
OF and thousands of commuters are
waterbound In Paris the Seine is eight
feet below the disastrous 1910 food but
seepage is commencing. A few sewers
have burst. flooding small areas.
PARIS. January Q (Havas).-Directors
Of railroads and of plants endangered
by the rising waters Of the Seine river
have been summoned by the ministry
Of transportation to discuss measures
to protect menaced property. 1t
is expected the Disc today will reach
the 1910 stage and the project of Com
piegne has taken steps to remove in
habitants whose homes are in danger.
Reports received here indicate the
Rhine has been falling since wednes-
day.
Evening star., 1920-01-02
ACCUSED DOCTOR LIKELY
TO TESTIFY AT INQUEST
Two Letters of Dead Woman As
sistant of DR.. Schott in Posses
sion of Coroner.

LOUISVILLE, KY, January Both
DR.. Christopher G. Schott, charged
with murder. and Laurene Gardner,
thirteen. his chief witness, were ex-
pected to testify today at the coro-
ner's inquest into the death, on Christ
mas eve, of Miss Elizabeth Ford
Griffith.
In the coroner's possession are two
letters that Miss Griffith, the physi-
clans Office assistant and former
fancee, wrote to DR.. Schott, and which
may throw some light on whether the
girl committed suicide in the doc
tors Office or was murdered. These
may be introduced at the inquest, the
coroner intimated.
The physician has been released
from Jail on $4,000 bond. pending in
vestigation by grand jury on Janu-
ary 9. Last night he arranged for
bond for Joseph E. Hudson. former
Louisville policeman. charged with
shooting and killing Mrs. Lillian E.
Lynch here Monday night during a
fight between soldiers and a negro
Evening star., 1920-01-02
1000 BEGIN COUNT
NEW YORK'S POPULATION
Less Than 1900, 900 Estimated as
Living in Manhattan, 2,50o, 900
in Brooklyn.

IN brooklyn.
NEW YORK, January 2.-Nearly
1000 enumerators today commenced
the task of counting New York's pop
ulation. The metropolis presents one
of the greatest problems confronting
the census bureau, officials said, and
special attention had been given to
tnstructing the enumerators here. The
population of Manhat-
tan Island: it's ceaseless activity tend
ing to keep persons sought continual
ly out of reach Of the enumerator and
eign birth living in congested dis
tricts adding to the normal troubles
OF the enumerator.
The census machinery has been so
perfected here, however, that officials
predicted that the work would be ac-
complished within the time limit set.
In selecting the enumerators in New
YORK by competitive examination
preference was given to war workers.
in Brooklyn is nearly 100 per cent ex-
service.
Arthur G. Doree, supervisor Of the
census for the third district. esti-
mated that Brooklyn would be well
ahead of Manhattan borough for the
first time in history. According to
his estimates. Brooklyn's population
will approximate 2,250.000. while Man
haitian probably will fall below the
100000 mark. In the census taken
by the state in 1915 Manhattan's pop
ulation was 2.137.747 and Brookiyn's
1,79S,513.
Big increases over the last census
are predicted in Bronx and Richmond
boroughs.
Evening star., 1920-01-02
SPIRITED FIGHT LIKELY
FOR SEAT IN PARLIAMENT
Elevation of Sir Albert Stanley to
Peerage Will Bring About
Lively Contest.

LONDON. Thursday. January / (via
Ottawa) a).-Elevation Of Sir Albert STAN
ley to the peerage will cause spirited
contest for his seat in parliament, in
which he represented Ashton. Lanca-
shire Sir Albert's majority at the last
election was nearly 5000, but it is eX
pected these figures will be much re-
duced in the coming by-election. as a
three -cornered fight is in prospect.
w. c. Robinson, a prominent union
leader. will be the labor candidate, while
Sir Walter De Freeze will be the coali
zionist standard bearer. Sir Arthur
Marshall, formerly member Of pariia-
ment for Wakefield. has been placed in
nomination by the liberals
The death of Sir Charles Henry, mem
Der for the Wrekin district of Shrop-
shire, will cause another election in
the near future. Sir John Leigh, wealthy
philanthropist, and Dudley Decker Of
Plymouth. have been mentioned as
coalitionist nominees.
Evening star., 1920-01-02
NEWS PRINT PAPER DATA.
Consumption in U. s. Breaks Rec
ord in Last Three Months.

News print paper consumption in the
United States reached record-break-
ing point in the last three months.
along with prices, the Federal Trade
Commission reports today in a news
print summary. The average cost of
news print at mills at the beginning
Of December was $3.50 a hundred. the
commission reported. as against $3.75
a wear ago. In 1915 the price was
sl.ss. the lowest in several years;
high prices, however, and the COM
mission estimated that in 1919, IA per
cent more news print paper was used
than in 1918. During the last quarter
Of 1918. particularly. newsprint con-
sumption was running up. and the
commission said that the increase in
that quarter over the similar period
in 1918 would be between rs and 80
per cent.
Tabulation of December figures has
not been completed. In November.
1919. the 727 publishers reporting sIs to to
newsprint, compared with 123,S74
tons in the same month in 1918.
Evening star., 1920-01-02
PLAN TO STANDARDIZE
HOUSEKEEPING SCIENCE

A movement to standardize house,
keeping science, with especial refer
ence to domestic servants and the
high cost of living. was launched at
meeting today Of a committee Of
the Housekeepers' Alliance at the
home of Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes.
in the Dupont apartments.
. A mass meeting to further the
plans formulated will be held in the
ballroom at the Hotel Lafayette at
IL am, January Is, when Mrs. Archi-
bald Hopkins and others will make
brief speeches. Preparations for this
meeting are being made by the COM
mittee, which is composed of Mrs.
Hoes, chairman; Mrs. w. D. Bigelow,
Mrs William E. Chamberlain, Mrs.
Grace Porter Hopkins and Miss Ell
len Vinton.
Evening star., 1920-01-02
KILLING OF DETECTIVES
Il BEFORE GRAND JURY
Testimony Heard in Cases Sur.
rounding Death Of Armstrong
e and Wilson.

The grand Jury today heard the
testimony concerning the killing Of
Detective Sergeant James E. Arm
strong and Wallace W. Mulcare. De-
cember IA last, by John McHenry,
Nineteen years old. According to the
witnesses McHenry entered the store
OF Mr.. Mulcare shortly after dark and
demanded money. Mulcare went to
the cash register to comply with the
request, but instead of handing over
money shot at the intruder. McHenry,
it is claimed, returning the fire, shot
Mulcare through the heart, causing
instant death.
II AS the boy was at the ticket win
dow at Union station about an hour
later Detective Sergeant Armstrong
attempted to place him under arrest.
McHenry opened fire and inflicted in
3uries from which the officer died sew
eral days later.
4 The grand jurors also have under
consideration the death of Detective
Sergeant Harry Wilson. which took
place July "a last at 220 G street
northwest during the race riots. Car
xie Johnson, colored, seventeen years
old, and her father. Benjamin john
son, are charged with the homicide.
Sergt. Wilson was shot by the girl.
It is alleged, while she was hidden
under a bed.
Evening star., 1920-01-02
PROSECUTION RESTS
IN TRIAL OF WAN
Case Is Adjourned Until Mon
day, When Defense Will
Be Heard.

,. The prosecution closed it's testimony
Shortly before noon today at the trial
before Justice Gould and jury in
criminal Division 1 Of Ziang Sung
Wan, the Chinese student, charged
with murder in the first degree. in
connection with the death of Ben Sen
iWu, an undersecretary at the Chlnese
Educational mission, 2023 kalorama
road. January 29 last
i,i AT the request of Attorney James A.
iOShea the court took an adjournment
iGntil Monday morning to afford coun-
bel for the defense an opportunity to
formulate number of motions for
Ithe elimination from the record OF
certain exhibits and testimony before
lan opening statement of the case of
the accused is made to the jury.
Emitted States Attorney Laskey and
assistant United States Attorney
Laws made no objection to the ad-
.3ournment, declaring they had no dis
position to hamper the defense in the
presentation of its side of the case.
!. Defense to Take Two Days.
If Mr.. O'Shea, in response to an in
i1uiry by the court as to the probable
,time to be consumed by the introduc-
!tion of testimony for the defense.
stated that not more than two days
would be required for his witnesses
unless the ross-examination by the
ing time for rebuttal testimony by the
government, for the discussion on the
INSTRUCTIONS to the jury. the argu-
'ment Of counsel and Justice Goulds
Charge to the jury. the case may be
concluded by Friday next.
~ Two Witnesses Heard Today.
I Having completed its police testi-
mony last Wednesday. the prosecu-
tion had only two witnesses to pre-
sent today. Philip ]. Ganzert. an en-
ploye of the Oliver Typewriter Com
pany, testified that he was called to
the mission about p M, January 29.
to repair a machine. He saw Wu and
was given by him a check for $2.75.
Witness could not say WI wrote the
check
y King chu. a celestial, was the last
witness for the government. He was
acquainted with Wu and identified
his handwriting. Chu had dined with
Wu at the Oriental Cafe and had
left him about o'clock in the even
ing, walking to 18th and F streets,
where Wu boarded a Mount Pleasant
car. The witness is a student at
George Washington University and
was with Wu in class in political
science and comparative government
He identified book on this subject
which had been previously offered in
evidence. and which had been found on
Wu's desk at the mission opened at
the chapter on the English crown and
ministry. Chu said that was the sub
ject assigned to the class for the night
Of January 80.
Il Governments Case Closes.
When Chu had been excused from
the witness stand Assistant United
States Attorney Laws showed the jury
. picture of WI, which the witness
had identified. and then announced the
close of the governments case in chief.
I, Attorney O'Shea suggested to the
of hA
pedited by an adjournment until Mon
day, and, the government making no
objection, Justice Gould excused the
Jurors until Monday.
Evening star., 1920-01-02
2OOALLEGED REDS
JAILED IN CHICAGO
: IN NEW YEAR RAID
Attorney General Accused of
Petty Politics in Stop
ping Federal Action.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. January More than
200 alleged members Of approximately
seventy radical organizations and
cults, among whom members OF the
Industrial Workers Of the World. the
communist labor party. the commu-
nists and the anarchists and syndical-
lists predominated. today were in jail
awaiting action Of state and federal
officers, and raiding parties still
sought other suspects. The raids We're
directed by Maclay Hoyne. states at
torney, and marked the elimination
Of a five-month Investigation by
agents of the states attorneys ONCE,
private detective agencies and mill
tary intelligence operatives. State
and city police officers made the ar
rests. federal officers Withdrawing at
the last minute on instructions OF A
Mitchell Palmer, federal Attorney
General, according to Mr. Hoyne.
Says Palmer Stopped Joint Move.
The raids on the 800 open and Sc
cret gathering places here Of the al
legged radicals were begun late yes
terday. after Mr.. Hoyne, according
to a statement he issued, had re-
ceived a letter from Mr.. Palmer ask
ing him not to proceed with a pian
for joint state and federal action
agreed on SeVeTdl IlOiitHS dSo ~
Attorney General based his request
on the ground that the raids might
interfere with government activities
said Mr.. Hoyne.
Mr.. Hoyne said the raids had been
timed for pm. New Year day He
ington to confer with government OF
ficials. At noon yesterday. after re-
ceipt Of a personal letter from Al
torney General Palmer, asking MIN
not to proceed with the plan. federal
Department of Justice agents with
drew. Mr. Hoyne declared.
Hoyne Criticises Palmer.
Apparently Attorney General Pal
mer or some Of his friends are play
ing petty politics with the situation
and are pursuing pussyfoot policy.
Expressing my opinion as a citizen
and democrat, I do not believe Nero
or any other fiddler can be elected
President of the United States.
He also asserted that radicals had
been tipped Off by some employe
or attache of the Department OF JUS
tice" that the raid was to take place.
The prolonged investigation. the
county prosecutor said. had revealed
that members of radical organizations
daily preached the overthrow of the
government and that the /. w. W.,
the communist party and the com
munist labor party and anarchists ana
Syndi icaliStS had distributed IONS Oh
seditious literature.
Centers in Big Cities.
Chicago, New York, Boston, Cleve-
land. Detroit and Seattle were the
centers of the Criminal conspiracy"
the Inyestigat d.--.---a he said.
Several women were among those
arrested. Search was continued to-
day for William D. Chg BID Hay
wood, general secretary of the
1. ". W., and other leaders.
A request that special grand
Jury be impaneled to investigate ac-
tivities of reds" probably will be
made within a few days. Mr.. Hoyne
indicated.
Under the Illinois syndicalist and
anti-radical law. enacted at the last
session of the legislature. a maximum
sentence of ten years Imprisonment
may be imposed on persons convicted
of radical activities '''
Evening star., 1920-01-02
BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL.
Nathan C. Lane Died at st. Peters
burg, Fla, Wednesday.

Nathan c. Lane, a native Of Wash
Petersburg, Fla, will be buried here
in the Congressional cemetery. The
body is expected to arrive today. Mr..
Lane was fifty-five years old and had
been residing In Philadelphia for the
real estate operator.
Mr Lane left Philadelphia Decem-
ber 81 for his winter home. in St
Petersburg. He developed a slight
cold. and on Christmas day he de-
veloped chill, whicn rapidly passed
With rare business ability Mr.. Lane
succeeded in many profitable real es-
tate operations. The most notable
was the development, single-handed.
of the town Of Edgely. suburb Of
Bristol, Pa. He is the owner of con-
siderable real estate in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1920-01-02
FOOD PRICES ROSE
5PER CENT IN DEC.
Estimated Increase Is Based
on Normal Quotations as
of Year 1918.

General increases in prices of 1000
and other necessities of life of ap-
proximately per cent during Decem,
Der are indicated in figures compileo
by the bureau Of labor STATISTICS, De.
partment of Labor. While the figures.
it was stated, are not complete, the
general trend Of prices during the
month just closed was such as to IN
dicate the increase, or an increase IN
the index number, which was w lor
November, equivalent to an increase
of or 6 per cent.
The index number has been taken
by the bureau, basing food costs on
prices obtaining in 1913 as 100. tnere-
fore, the increase since that time 1or
all articles of food combined has peen
92 up to December. At this time iast
year the index number was 1s1. T.
as expected. the index number mount.
ed during December to 1913 or 194, IL
will show an increase in food costs OF
6 or per cent over December. 1918.
In any event, food costs rose from
per cent. Prices of some staple food
articles have decreased, while prices
Of others have gone up during the
year, but the increase has oeen q
general one to justify the bureau
index number Of 1872.
believe that food prices Will go up
slightly, but admit that the cam
paign OF the government to reduce
living costs has had a stabilizing ef-
feet. 1t has caused prices to stop the
abnormal jumps which took place
from month to month during 1911
and 1918. some of these jumps pelng
as much as 10 per cent in thirty days
for all articles Of food combined. In
February, 1919, the index number OF
the bureau was as low as 172 and mas
steadily risen to 1872, 20 per cent In
| crease in ten months. This low hgure
for February was abnormal, officials
admit, but they believe that the CO.
ercive work of the government high
cost of living committee will at !eas,
| have the effect of keeping prices from
going higher and will bring about a
gradual decline in food prices by tne
first of the summer Of 1920.
Evening star., 1920-01-02
MAY PARDON MEXICANS.
Carranza Holds Out Hope for Flu
gitiyes in Foreign Countries.

MEXICO CITY, Thursday, January
Amnesty may be granted Mexican
fugitives in foreign countries by the
government, President Carranza de-
clared today at the New Year recep-
ton at the palace. The presidents
statement was in answer to a petition
presented by Col. Antonio Jauregui,
survivor of the war of French inter-
vention, who asked that former fed
eral officers be pardoned for offenses
charged against them. Many Of these
were involved in the revolt of 1913.
President Carranza counseled Col
Jauregui to wait TRANQUILITY" for dis
position of the matter.