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The evening world., 1920-12-02
BUILDERS BOOKS MISSING;
SOME RECORDS DESTROYED
Mccarthy, Associate of Muir
ply, Again BobS Up at
Inquiry.

What Samuel Untermycr, ""'Inscl
to the Lockwood committee, styled
tho "pestlferous and pernicious per
tinacity" OF Martin Conboy, counsel
for several trade organizations OF
building supply dealers and for indi-
vidual contractors, caused an angry
controversy between counsel ana
Chairman OF the committee on the
one hand and Tammany members Of
the committee on the other at to-duy's
session.
Mr.. Untermycr demanded that
Chairman Lockwood eject Mr. Con-
boy from the hearings. Assemblyman
Hammiu, who has always raised his
voice when the proceedings have
seemed derogatory to the present city
administration or, any member Of
Tammany Hail, demanded that the
Chairman force counsel TO give Mr..
Conboy a fair show"
The committee counsel holds Mr..
Conboy responsible not only for de-
lays due to Interruptions in the meet
ings, but for the court proceedings
which have six times caused tho com
mittee to resist injunctions directed
against its powers OF subpoena Mr..
Untermyer does not hesitate TO cm-
phasize the disappearance Of records
and papers dealing with the affairs
OF Mr.. Cowboys corporate and indi-
vidual clients. Mr.. Cntcrmyer'H most
emphatic demand that Mr.. ConDoy be
suppressed came to-day when tho for
mer Director OF the Draft from his
seat made an objection which MI
Untermycr resented as spelling his
carefully worded effort 90 draw from
AN unwilling witness Information re-
garding the missing papers ~ the
Builders supply Bureau
This afternoon Mr. C.nyoy Was re-
yealed us counsel also fog the Ma
sons supply Bureau, the Brooklyn
Federation OF supply Dealers TWAS
also revealed that som. ~ It's ren-
crIs had been put INTO M uboy'-
hands months ago The record
Continued on Page Twenty -four)
The evening world., 1920-12-02
CONVENT "PEEPER"
SPYING ON NUNS
ESCAPES IN CHASE
Jumps Fences and EhdeS Nine
Policemen, Some of Whom
Fire Shots.

The nuns in the Sacred Heart Convent
at Bayview and Jackson avenues. Jersey
City. were dressing this morning in n
big room on the second floor when enc
Of them glanced at the window and
screamed.
On the fire escape was a man. He
was not a burglar, the sisters are con-
vinced, for instead OF running away
when he heard the scream and saw the
frightened nuns scrambling for the door
he tried 10 open the window.
There was such a chorus OF outlries
that the intruder turned away just as
Patrolman Slebert OF the Ocean Avenue
station looked up to the Are escape.
Slebert Slew his whistle and nine
other policemen came. The man on
the hre escape jumped To the yard
and went over the high fence,
lie found h.mslf I'm an alley vita
cops waiting for him at both ends 5.
hG jumped another felce. Then there
was a chase over half Il dozen. similar
hurdles, several of the policemen mr.
ing shots which nppareutly dld -,
damage. After II while the policemen
al. went back and reported that tht
fugitive lad escaped ia the direction
VI Bayonne''
The evening world., 1920-12-02
BARGE IS SUNK
BY FRENCH LINER;
-FOUR SAVED IN BAY
Fifth Victim Reported Lost
After Crash Off Staten
Island.

The Greenwood, threo-mastod
barge from Boston, reported to have
had at least five persons on board,
was sunk off st. George, s. l.. this
afternoon by tho steamer France Of
the French Line, outward bound.
Conflicting reports OF the number
OF persons rescued were received by
tho police, or two men, two women
and Chld, It was reported that four
had been rescued. one man WAS
taken TO the Battery and from there
70 Broad street Hospital, and three
other persons were said TO have been
taken to staten Island on come OF the
tugs that rushed 10 tho rescue. The
man taken 10 Broad street Hospital
was David Kleine. No. l6 Newark
Avenue, n. j. lie was suffering from
submerslon and exposure and his con
dition was said TO be serious.
The Greenwood was being towed by
the tug Nathaniel b. Doane, and was
above Robbins Reef Light when the
France struck the barge amidships.
II sunk almost Immediately while the
tug was circling around the France
to reach the barge.
Charles Albors, No. 69i4 Fifth Ave-
nue., Brooklyn. u passenger on the
ferryboat Brooklyn, said the accident
was seen by passengers on the ferry.
Two men and two women, one Of
the latter with a child in her arms.
were on the deck OF the barge when
we saw the France strike the baJge,
ne declares. Apparently the tow
rope broke, for the tug that was
towing the barge circled around the
France 10 rescue those on board.
"A rope ladder was flung out from
the France but the wind was high
and blow it out OF reach OF nose on
the barge. Before the tug could
reach the spot, the barge suddenly
plunged under the water and the sur
face was covered with OIL \ moment
later saw two people swimming.
rnc others did not appear"
The evening world., 1920-12-02
VELIE
DEAD IN |. !. HOME,
BULLET IN HEAD
Prominent Polo Player, Cap
tain in A. E. F., GaSSed
in France, Was III.

Tom Ainsworth Velie. VICE P-esi-
dent and General Manager Of the Vu'-
can Steel Products Company Of No.
1SG Liberty Street. was, according to
an announcement made to- day found
dead of a bullet wound in the head
in the bedroom o. his home on tho
Shore Road, Great Neck, L. l., yes
terday afternoon. A revolver lay at
his side.
At the office Of his company It was
said this afternoon that he had been
there one day last week, but had not
been. seen since by any of the Office
staff Mr.. Ray, receiver of the COM
pany. said that he saw on the dead
mans desk telegram addressed to
Il. A. Velie from some one in Ma
lone, y. Y, in which the writer. eX-
pressed sympathy and sorrow. There
upon Mr.. Ray called Mr.. Velie's home
by telephone and learned that he had
died yesterday
Mrs Velie said to-day that she had
DldyeO CdIuS Win HcI HuSDdhu anu
her two sisters on Tuesday evening
and that at about 10 o'clock he went
to bed. AS he frequently slept through
the greater part of a day, she did not
disturb him when he failed to arise in
the morning, But at / o'clock n tele-
| phone message came for him and she
went to his room. She found him
| fully dressed lying on the floor dead
Mr. Nelic, who was prominent
| polo player, was gassed and shell.
shocked in France while serving as
| Captain in the artillery Of the S9th
| Division. He had not been well since
his return to this country. Up to two
weeks ago, when he moved his family
| to Great Neck, he lived at No. a9S
! Park Avenue He had been con,
nected with the Vulcan Company
since February, 1919.
The evening world., 1920-12-02
GEORGIA COTTON GROWERS
URGE STATE MORATORIUM
TO RUN FOR. Z MONTHS
Agriculture Commissioners
Report of Many Farm Fore
closures Causes Alarm.
GOVERNOR WILL ACT.
Belief Expressed That Other
Cotton States Are Likely
to Follow Example.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 2AGov. Hugh
Dorsey to-day had under advisement
a request from Commissioner Of Agri-
culture J. J. Brown for an extra ses-
sion of the Legislature for the pur-
pose of epactins a state law or
moratorium to run for a period of
twelve months.
The Governor has requested Com
missioner Brown to prepare written
memorandum on the subject.
In a conference with the Governor
Mr. Brown called attention TO num-
erous cases whepe livestock and i'm
nlements of farmers had been sold
under foreclosure proceedings to pay
for farm supplies, and expressed the
oninlon that general foreclosures
should they be resorted TO, would de-
r,5ve farmers OF the means Of pro-
dpcinp a crop next year, would bene-
t,+ creditors very little and bring on
complete agricultural decentralization.
The Commissioner expressed the
belief that it would be necessary Tor
,.i,,iliar laws to be enacted by all
,no cotton states to get the fall bene-
cit OF such an expedent.
The evening world., 1920-12-02
SLIPPED IN S41,36O
IN SALARY GRABS
ON 1921 BUDGET
Figures Were Added Secretly
in Offices of the Kings
County Courts.
JUSTICES DISCOVER IT.
Amount Is Stricken Out and
Hunt Is Begun to Find
the Culprit.

Some mysterious person slipped
into the 1921 budget salary increases
OF &41,S66 for the staff Of the Kings
County Courts in addition to about
$4,000 that the Judges out of the
goodness Of their hearts. had already
given them.
That discovery was made when
Justices Cropsey and Manning up
peared before the Finance Committee
Of the Board of Aldermen this after
noon to give their advice in the re-
duction " the budget. The Justices
were deeply incensed that such u
condition in the city's affairs ex-
isted that it was possible to slip n
such decreases. It was discovered
that the. increases were added in
pen and ink in the offices Of the Court
and not in the Board OF Estimate.
Judge Cropsey. asked the bulge
examiner if9it were possible that he
might have changed the figures. The
examiner replied by pointing to the
receipt stamp placed on the margin
showing the paper to be as he re-
Ceived it from the Brooklyn court,
and said. IF I undertook such Il
trick I would be fired Immediately"
Yes" replied Judge Manning,
IAN II We can find out who changed
It in our office there will be some
firing done there"
Somebody has evidently put one
over on us" interiected Judge Cropsco.
I'VE must go to the bottom of this"
They ordered the S4l,S6O eliminated.
The Judges alone have power to fix
such salaries.
Judge Manning and Cropscy then
gained consent Of the committee to
take the original documents to Brook
lyn to Identify the handwriting Of the
person who wrote in the figures.
The evening world., 1920-12-02
DROP IN COTTON
FROM TEN TO
THIRTY POINTS
O,her States in as Bad Shape as
Georgia, New York
Brokers Say.

There was a sharp break in the cot
ton market to-day During the morn
ing profit taking became general ana
at noon cotton showed losses Of from
70 TO 80 points. Spot cotton sold as
low as 16.
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi,
North and South Carolina are suffer
ing with Georgia in the decline In
the price Of cotton. or these States
perhaps Mlssisslppi IS the hardest hit
according to cotton brokers here
Whereas cotton in most OF the
states has declined from 40 cents a
pound. to he neighborhood OF IS, cot
ton in the Delta section Of Missls'
sippi, where the long staple variety i:
grown, has declined from S15-to as
low as 80 cents.
The evening world., 1920-12-02
SAYS MESSENGER
ADMITS PLANNING
S466,OOO ROBBERY
di Gregoria GaveCon-
federate Tip on Bond De-
livery, Asserts Prosecutor.
NAMES HIS ACCOMPLlCE.
Brothers Held on Charge of
Assault and Theft-No
Trace of Securities.

Antonio Di GregaHo ana his brother
Joseph, were arraigned this afternoon
before Magistrate Short in Brooklyn,
and were held without bail for exam
'nation Monday on a short affidavit
charging assault and robbery in con-
nection with the s466OOo Liberty bonds
robbery.
Prior TO their arraignment Antonio
was said by District Attorney Lewis
10 have confessed to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Snyder that he, as
head messenger for Kean Taylor &
Co, No. Nassau Street, Manhattan,
had given a tip of the proposed de-
livery OF the bonds to the Brooklyn
wire factory of Igoe Bros, No 7S
Metropolitan Avenue, which led to
the robbery IN front OF the factory
Tuesday afternoon.
william Z. O'Connor, counsel TO-
the accused brothers, claimed oppres-
sion in their having been detained
forty-eight hours without a court
hearing and asked that bail be. fixed
at not more than $1,000. But Magis-
trate Short was impressed by Mr..
Snyder's argument when the latter
pointed out the serious nature of the
crime charged, the amount OF money
involved and the fact that no trace
OF the stolen bonds had been found.
Mrs. Joseph d GreEaT1o, a bride OF
three months wept throughout the
court proceedings as she sat near
the accused brothers, with her
mother and sister, Lena Teresa and
Miss Jennie Tere5l.
I'm sure my husband is not
guilty" Mrs. Di, Grcgario said, as her
husband and his brother were being
taken to Raymond Street jail.
Mr.. Lewis said that in his confess
sion Antonio implicated n young man
whose name was recognized by the
police and for whom Acting Inspec-
tor Coughlins men are now search
ing. The messengers statement to
<ASSlSIunJ DlSNIlCI AbNOIuty h'llS hSi ,
as given out by Mr.. Lewis, was as
follows:
Antonio explained the nattiness Of
his attire, somewhat out OF keeping
with the pay Of his humble position,
by stating that he frequently won
from $50 to $50 in cSap games in an
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The evening world., 1920-12-02

Tho blaze started about $3.50 O'clock
IN somo manner not yet determined
in tho basement OF the building,
which is in a nelghborhood occupied
chiefly by artists and other profess
sionai people of prosperous means. II
reused about 200 tenants In nearby
houses. who fied to the street soant-
lily clad. Police reserves were called
out to maintain order.
The bodies were identified By Mrs.
ocea 1. Coyle. who lives at No. 81
West 9th Street and is the lessee OF
both buildings. After the blaze was
extinguished she went THOUGH the
ruins with Deputy Fire Chief Ross.
Mrs Coyle was positive In her idcnti-
fication of DIR. Potter, DESPITE an
early report that he WIS believed to
be in New Orleans. she based her
Identification on several gold teeth,
Dr. Potter's mustache and other dis
tingulshIng marks.
FIRE DISCOVERED BY Girl
STUDENT ON THIRD FLOOR.
The lire swept up the dumbwaitep
shaft, ''mushroomlng'' tho uppsr
stories Of tho building, which were
completely destroyed. The blaze wa.
discovered by Miss Annette Bracy.
twenty-three, a student who has an
apartment on the third moor. She
throw a book through a window and
screamed, arousinE Mrs. Coyle. Mrs.
Coyle and Miss Bracy ran through
the burning building arousing tenants,
while Mrs Coyle's husband, Irwin, ran
70 Sixth Avenue and 57th Street and
turned in an alarm.
Tho police are investigating a re-
port that there is no stairway in tho
building between the third and fourth
floors, the only means Of passage be-
tween these floors being an automatic
elevator which some person had run
down to the third floor and left
there.
Tho charred body Of Mrs Lusconb
was found by Fireman William Burns
OF Engine No. s. ono OF the first 10
enter the burning building. She per-
ished few feet from a passageway
on the third floor which she sought to
reach to cross over to No. "a, after
descending from her apartment on the
fourth floor
Mrs, Reed and her sister died to-
6ether. Mrs. Jenkins came here a
week ago from California to visit
Mrs. Reed,
The NTH body was found on the
third noor shortly after . o'clock by
Deputy Chief Ross. The body was 80
burned that Identification was inpos-
slble. but Mrs. Coyle said she was
convinced II was that OF a girl friend
OF Mrs. Luscomb who had spent tho
night In her apartment. Mrs. CoVle
said all the other occupants OF the
building had been accounted for.
Mrs. LuscOmb. 1t was learned from
u friend, DIR. jacques .. Evedon. No.
Rutgers street, had Appeared az
premier danseuas IN several big pro-
The evening world., 1920-12-02
FIRST JERSEY JURY
OF WOMEN AND MEN
Agree on + Verdict, but One
Woman Was Hard to
Convince


New Jerseys nrst mixed" jury-hvc
women and seven men--sat down In
Moutclair to-day to adjudicatc hard
ware bin. It was q S37s claim Of the
Grant Pulley and Hardware Company
against Austin J, Walter Of BeIovllle.
The women members Of the Jury who
were treated with elaborate polteuess
by the lawyers aud the court attaches
from the bench down, were Mrs. Mabel
NJ stone. Mrs Florence H. McNcllly.
Miss Margaret ]. nodd and Mrs. Ethel
Corson, all Of Montcluir The case Is
being tried before Judge Harry y.
Reedes IN the District Court
The jury returned verdict iu favor
OF the hardware company for th' mIl
amount Of the claim. G
Vincent S. Mulrord, forsuvu VI tho
jury. said there had been some iIu-
Guilty In convincing one OF the woman
jurors to join in th" verdict w.n v6tr
stood eleven 10 one for somr time
The evening world., 1920-12-02
3 MORE INDICTED
IN BUILDING GRAFT
Names Not AnnOunceI-Brindell
Comes In for Another
Indictment.

The additional November Grand
Jury which has been Investigating the
findings OF the Lockwood committee
returned q number Of indictments
this morning to Judge Mulquecn in
General Sessions.
Tho names OF the persons indicted
were not announced, but It was in
timatcd that ono OF the Indictments
was a Buperseding one against Robert
p. Brludcll for cXtortion and that
three OF the others were against per
sons named in the proceedings but
not yet arrested.
The evening world., 1920-12-02
WILSON MEDIATES
AS PRESIDENT
"Not Woodrow Wilson Personally"
Says State Department
Explanation.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 2--The rep
resentatiye TO be chosen by President
Wilson to mediate between the AZ
menians and the Turkish Nationals
will act FOR the President of the
United states ana not Woodrow
Wilson personally, il was said to-day
at the state Department,
This statement was made IN re
bpOnse to inquiries as TO the exact
meaning q the Presidents deoiaIa-
tion in his letter TO the League OF
Nations that he would bC glad To
proffer his personal msdistion"
The evening world., 1920-12-02
BANK EMPLOYEE ARRESTED
Charged That Manager of safe De-
pOsIt vaults stole $4,000.

Charles r. Carter. forty-five years
old, OF No. 81 East 5Oth Street, man
ager OF safe deposit vault Of the Man
haitian Bank Company No 81 Union
Square. was arraiGned before MagIs-
trate rockingham IA the Yorkvlle
Court to-day on a charge Of stealing
s. 900 from the company. lie was held
for examination tomorrow.
The evening world., 1920-12-02
WILL HARDING PAY
A VISIT TO WILSON?
President Would Be Glad to See
Him, Says White House
Announcement.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

WASHINGTON Dec. 2--Presdent
Wilson will be glad to see President
elect Harding when Mr.. Harding comes
10 Washington Monday for the open
ing OF Congress, it was said to-day at
tho White House.
There was 10 suggestion that the
President elect planned to call at the
White House. during his stay in the
capital.
Mr.. Harding will come here from
Bedford, Va, whero he will speak at
the Elks Home Sunday, and it is the
expectation that he will visit the
Senate.
The evening world., 1920-12-02
FOUR WOMEN AND MAN DIE
IN WEST 57TH STREET FIRE:
ONE VICTIM NOT IDENTIFIED
Dancer, Two Sisters and DR..
Potter, Hippodrome Veterinary,
Perish in Flames That Sweep
Apartment Early. in Morning.

Five persons burned to death early to-day fire that swept
through veoy studio apartment building at No 20 West s7 Street
r., dead are:
POTTER DR. F. Mr veterinary the HippOdrOms noted
trainer o animals OIL
LUscoMe, MRS. EVA, English premier danSsusS.
REED MRS. HAROLD BRosWELL, student formerly Of
California.
JENKINS, MRS, JESSIE, sister Of Mrs. Reed.
Unidentified woman spend.
ing The nah with Mrs. Luseomb.
The evening world., 1920-12-02
3 NEAR DEATH FROM GAS.
PUImOtOr ReViveS Mother and Two
Children Found Unconscious.

John McMulfuu, No. 76 Underhill
Avenue. Brooklyn, made Als breakfast
coffee this morning and went away be-
fore his wife and two children were
awake. lie left the gas Ftove burning.
In some way the flame was extermi-
mated. Neghbors smclled gas and sum
moned help. Mrs. McMulfulI and the
children, John, two. and Mary one, we're
found unconscious. A pulmotor revived
them and they were taken to the Jewish
Hospital. They will recover.
The evening world., 1920-12-02
DIES OF SLEEPING SICKNESS.
Miss Cora belle RedneId Of Mid
dIetOwn, y. ", = Victim.

SrerlA 70 TIE EESliug World
NnDDLETOWN. y. Y, Dec. s.--Aliss
Cora Bello Redfeld is dead Of sleep
Ung sickness, the first case to develop
here. She is supposed to have Goa
tracted the disease In October while
on a visit with relatives at New Bed
ord, Mass, where there had been an
epidemic Of the disease for a year.
The young woman had been ~ 20.
six weeks. Her case was diagnosed by
Dr. Nicholas Dobkin OF the Post Grad
uRte Hospital. New YORK.
The evening world., 1920-12-02

cold valued at H5,0O0,0OO arrived
mere to-day on the steamship SaNoniu,
consigned 10 j, T., Morgan & Co. from
the British Treasury. Tho money viii
be used 10 meet current maturities OF
the British Government In this couh-
try,
The evening world., 1920-12-02

ElNliiHEAD. T.. l., b,D. ---Johv
Dayton aud Nlrs. Maria Ray9or. both
OF Hiyrrncad. tooN ont marriage H.
ceuse here to-day Both haNa been
married f,m times before. .al of their
respective wives aud husbands having
died. Dayton gave his age rs sixty
years Mrs. Ra>nor said she was six
ty-uve years,
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The daily Alaskan., 1920-10-05
O.

Scme Of the old time readers, of the Daily Alaskan will iook'over the paper and note tho absence of a name on its pages, which Will bring a pang of sorrow. Thru all s,he varying history Of skagway and thru the vlscisitudes which a newspaper will run in the opening and development of town. The name of Tony Dortero has always year h and out come before the people of this town and the outlying' towrs.
 It is like having one Of the tami!y withdraw from the circle foI unknown parts to have this name withdrawn from the pages of the paper. The occasion Is simply that of closing Up the afairs the merchantIo business Which the Dor tero s have conducted in Skagway.
 The good wishes of al the read ersE of the Alaskan Will go With this family to'whateyer piGce there .r,sy pler+ +o 20. The sorrowful death of father Gnd son, has male necessary the change of plans. and the closing out of tn business which Will be efiected soon as 1t can now b" done.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-10-05
EL.5 0l THE KIDNEYS
skagway People Have Foundo This
 To Be True.

SkagWay People Have Foundo This
 To Be True.
 The strain of oVorwork tells on the weakened kidneys. The hurry and worry of business men, the hay lifting and stooping of work men, the women's household cares, tend to wear, weakan and injure, the kidneys until they can no loneer filter tho poison from the b.rn and the whole body suffers flom the waste matter that ac- cumulates. weakened kidneys heed quick atsistaLce. Doans Kidney'Pill are especially preared for weaken cd kidneys; tired, worn-out backs have Proven their merit in thou sa. $ of eases. Below is conVinc ing proof of merit from this loca lty:
 I. McGee, blachmith, 115 Day. tono Ave; Dayton, Wash; lays Many years of hard work as blacbsmith weakened my kidneys ar.. caused Oackache. I had Euch .ev Ie pains tn the small of my ba.A that when I was down.
 coull hardly get up. I had frequent desire to pass the hdn-y vecreuops ani they burned. also' had Ievere headaches and dizzy spells. Three boxes of Doan s'kt rey Pills, cured me-.
 Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for g kidney remedy = get Donn's Ndeny Pills - the sl- that MT. Melee had Fost- er~Milburn Co; Mfgrs, Buffalo, N. Y
The daily Alaskan., 1920-10-05
E9UsBLE CLIMATE

W.l. ra. people in Kansas are. sui. .ri1- from the seved,y the, weather and piyiag Us poor peOlle in Alaska. We in s. F. Alaska, .a.. vt ;o .zgersncc Q severe frost
 The leaves on the tres on tn mountain sides are turning from gr..a to goll, and the signs Of s..a are oa,y visible on tops of the mountains, but as yet things in tn .arlens are growing and few People nave dug their potatoes and other vegc.abIes iD the gardens.
 We have had one frost thus fa-, and it Was cold enough to kill some Of the flowers in the gardens, but sweet par, astors and R varied, assortment Of other flowers are still h fuu bloom. and as love and fragrant as during the full sumner easOn.
 What the weather man has 1T s,creo for us no one can tel but al a:e united in praising him for th' exceptionally beautiful we5ther'whicf ve have had in September. "A mon Of perfect weather was the montl just past.
 Crops in | is section nave beer eood. with the exception Of straw berries. which were badly frozen last winter owing to tn warm speIl in Dccember. Grass has been good aat