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COST
PUT AT SS,5OO,OOO;;
ACT ON BIDS FRIDAY
Curran Says Outlay Will Be
S2o,OOO,OOo and Should ,
Be Used for Housing.

Comptroller Craig estimates that
the cost of the completed Court
House, which is to be erected on the
site north of the Municipal Building,
will be about $500, 900. In announc-
ing this figure the Comptroller said
the cost might exceed that sum, but,
in answer TO questions by Aldermanic
President La Guardia and Commls-
s.oner Of Public Works Flynn of the
Bronx. ne said there was no doubt
the cost would be kept within S1o,-
900, 900.
The Board Of Estimate met to-day
to take action to facilitate the erec-
tfon OF the new court house. the toun-
dation work of which is now under
way, 1t decided to request lowest
bidders TO forward their working pro
gramme. Action on the bids VII be
taken at next Fridays meeting.
Tn low bids are as follows: d. j.
Iliuian, granie work, S2499, 900; Beth
lehem steel Bridge Corporation. struc-
tural steel, 81, 900; Dennis f. Con-
nors, floors and arches, $3.50 900; hrick
work, $3.50, ,OOO roofing, $lS4, 900.
The total Of these bids IS $5,5Ol 900
Two contracts already let, foundation
digging and rough plumbing, tota
81, l,376,7lO. The total OF contracts let
and the foregoing bids on which con
tracts will probably be let next Friday
is S6,S7I71O.
Manhattan President Curran ant
Aldermanic President la Guardia al
to-day's meeting voted against the
erection OF the Court House at thi'
time. Mayor Hylan thcreupon ad
dressed Mr.. Curran:
81 personally like You, Henry" sale
the Moyar, "and for that reason 1 an
trying TO advise you in the friendlies
spirit. BE good fellow now and sto4
playing cheap politics
1T appreciate your kindly, fatherlN
advice" replied Mr.. Curran. "but
insist that the $20,OO0O0O which thi'
comparatively useless structure u
bound TO cost despite the Comptrol
lers prediction, should be spent oI
homes II the money was spent 70
dwellings 1t would house Ibetweer
four and Aye thousand families ou
or the 100, 900 that are deprived o
adequate quarters"
Acting Brooklyn Borough Presiden
? Guider told Curran that in Brookly
the housing situation is provente
from becoming worse by the discour
aging of the erection OF structure
other than dwellings. II Curran woul
do the same thing In Manhattan
Guider concluded. he would be per
forming a public service, Curra
replied that he was doing all no coul
: within the law 10 discourage tho ereC
: ton OF buildings not used for dwell
ings.
Comptroller Craig said that whe
; the new Court House Is erected thei
!. win still he enough city owned Ian
!. around II 10 provide room FOR all tl
! municipal housing the Legislatu
J. can authorize"
The evening world., 1920-08-02
TELLS Of VIOLENCE
AT INQUIRY INTO
POULTRY COMBINE
Threats and Plans to Keep Top
Prices Recounted at Hearing
Before HirShfield.

David Hirshfield, Commissioner OF
Accounts, to-day began an investiga-
ton into an alleged poultry combine.
which, II is charged. controls the
Kosher poultry market here, regulat-
ing the output and the price. The in
vestigation was ordered by Mayor Hy-
Ian on complaint Of the Brownsville
retail poultry dealers who, through
their attorney wrote n letter TO theh
Mayor charging that the alleged com
bine had absorbed all the poultry
slaughter houses in this city and we're
threatening the retail poultry dealers
with extinction II they did not buy
from tho Trust" and at the prices
dictated.
At the hearing Health Commits
sloner Copeland and Edwin j, O'NIal-
ley. Commissioner OF Public Markets,
sat with Commissioner Hirshhcld,
Special Assistant Attorney General
Shear, who Is conducting an invest
cation for the Government into the
affairs of Kosher poultry dealers, and
J. S. Baker OF the Department Of
Justice, attended tho hearing.
Samuel A. Telsey, attorney repre-
senting the Brownsville retail dealers.
said that before the inception OF thn
alleged combine there were twenty
eight independent slaughter houses
for chickens operating in the Browns
vile district, under licenses issued by
l the Department OF Health. These
places, he said supply kosher
chickens 10. about 25o,OOO Jewish
people in tho Brownsville section
He said that the combine had div
ided the city into four sections. one
comprising brownsville. one Williams
! burg. one the east side, Manhattan,
and one Harlem and tho Bronx. Last
spring, he said, four corporations we're
formed to cover these districts. They
are the First American Poultry Cor
poration. which got a certificate OF in
| corporation, with capital OF $50, 900;
! The IIysT5d5 lave Poultry Company
with a capital OF $4,000: the Fair
J Price Poultry Company, with Il cap
ital OF $15OOOO, and the East sid
Poultry Company, with a capital OF
| S25, 900.
The first American poultry cor
! poration operating in Brownsville. he
said has succeeded in inducing every
| Independent wholesaler and slaught-
erer OF poultry TO join the corpora
| ton. ell added that dealers were
| threatened with assault and witt
| having their supply cut off II they
did not join. He asserted that the
wholesalers and slaughterers, IL they
owned the property on which they
did business, were compelled to give
a lease TO the corporation and if
they were lesees they would have &c
give a suitcase at a rental mo-
greater than the rental provided foi
in the lease. They were also com
PEELED, he alleged. 10 subscribe 10,
stock in the corporation and theI
they would become employees at 8
Il fixed salary. In many cases, %,
charged, the Independent dealer,
We're entirely put out OF business
while in others the business was de
creased more than half. He sal,
the poultry was consigned to dealer,
at a fixed price. lie declared IN,
price billed was usually from six I,
twelve cents above the market price
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PONZPS BAYONNE
AGENT PUZZLING TO
PROSECUTOR CLARK
Answers All Inquiries Freely and
Offer His BookS-Nothing
Illegal Found.

r. II. MaclSey, manager Of the Bay
onne. N. j.. branch OF Charles Ponzi's
mysterious money-making system. ap-
peared by request this morning before
Assistant Prosecutor James Clark at
Jersey City. He was questioned at
length, but there was a puzzled look on
Clarls face when MaclSey was gone.
''Afr. Mackey was very frank" the
prosecutor sahd. He answered all my
questions fully and without reserve. and
30 far as could find out there has been
nothing Illegal In the methods of the
Bayonne branch. Mr. Mackey offered
to open his books to us and to help us
1n every way no can in the investiga-
tion. We are going ahead with the
inquiry"
The evening world., 1920-08-02
IRISH DEATH LIST IN JULY.
Twenty-Five Slain, 1T Wounded In
Fighting Last month.

LONDON. Aug, 2.-Twenty-two per-
sons were killed and hfty-seven wound
ed in hghting IN Ireland during the
month OF July, Premier Lloyd George
declared to-day in the House of Com
mons,
The killed were is policemen, 4 SOL
diers and 3 civilians wounded were
20 policemen. 20 soldiers and 8 civilians
lie also stated that armed men held
cup the MlzZenhead lighthouse on the
Irish coast early Sunday morning and
removed a large quantity Of explosives
uJed for fog signals,
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.FRENZIED RUN ON
WOONSOCKET AGENT
Matured Certificates paid but
Holders of Others Are Put
OFF for a Day.

wOONSOCKFyT, r. l., Aug I'm
vestors IN the Securities Exchange
Company OF Boston engaged in a
frenzied run on the office OF Adelard
Forcier. agent in this city. after the
arrival OF a Boston newspaper extra
containing an article regarding the
operations of Charles Ponzi, head Of
the company.
Men and women in the line clutching
the newspaper demanded the return OF
their money The requests were met
where matured notes We're involved.
but other investors were told that re-
turns on unmatured certificates would
be made from Boston tomorrow.
The evening world., 1920-08-02
cox SELECTS HITCHCOCK
Asks Senator 90 Represent Demo.
crAts In League Debate,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Senator
Hitchcock OF Nebraska, who was the
Administration leader IN t"e Senate
Treaty hght, has been selected by Gov.
Cox 20 represent the Democratic Party
In a joint debate on the League OF Ma
tions to be held at Winona Lake, Ind,
Aug, 9.
The Republican National COMMITTEES
win select a debnter In opposition, II
was said to-day at Senator Hitchcock s
Office.
Dixon, H., and Big Nieron, Ind. on the
same issue,
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BIG RUN ON PONzI
RENEWED ON TALK
OF HIS INSOLVENCY
Continued From First Page)

pons. This is proved by the fact that
the coupons OF the Italian Govern
ment are now selling at 40 centimes
each, which is about 8 cents in Amer
lean money. Those same coupons,
sold in the New York Post Office to-
day, viii bring ccnts-a loss of 3
cents"
Mr.. Lerro. who said that the Bank
OF Naples mas some siAty DlancheS ii
Italy, denied that his bank has or has
had any connection with the Boston
Napoleon OF Finance"
The evening world., 1920-08-02
HIS HORSE A SITTER.
Magistrate Declines to Accept EX-
pIRnRtiOn for Presence OF Sore.

Judge, my horse Is not slck. was
cutting grass down at Coney Island
and the horse sat down and received
a scratch" was the excuse given by
John zrake OF Henderson Walk. Coney
Island, when arraigned in Flatbush
Court to-day on the charge OF cruelty
to animals.
The complaint was made by Walter
Fordhan, an agent OF the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty 70 An mails.
lie said ZralSe was driving the hOrBe,
which had a sore leg.
said Magistrate Short as he fined
Zrake $40,
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BROKE" SAYS ALIMONY PAY
Dentist Answers wife Asking More
with Tale of CBIE)-LOss.

Mrs. loretta Good. asking an In
crease OF alimony from Or. Robert
Good, dentist OF No. 20 West 59th
Street to 800 a month from SIS a
month, set forth to Justice McAvoy
lin Supreme Court to-day that Dr.
Good pays wages to his negro house
servant twice as great as her allow
ance. Lawyer Leo n. Briles, her at
torney stated the dentists bank de
posits for the last three years were
rem $4,000 TO 100000 a year
hts client had lost heavily In Wall
Street and THAI hts actual bank bal
ance May % last was 81 cents, He
10 Mrs. Goods violent temper and sell
! fshness. Justice McAvoy deferred
decision.
The evening world., 1920-08-02
KING SAILS TO VICTORY.
On HIS Yacht britannia when She
Finishes Ahead,

COWES. England, Aug, 2-King
George was on his yacht Britannia to-
day In the race OF 75-ton class in the
regatta here,
Britannia finished ahead OF a fast
field,
The evening world., 1920-08-02

This Is always the work OF a group Of
press agents who SEQ 10 II that con-
stant flow OF vieWs proceeds from the
political visitors and who have al
ready persuaded Senator Harding 10
indulge in a hecking campaign.
HEckLING LESS DlGNlFIED
THAN STUMP SPEAKING.
Republican leaders outside OF
Marion are wondering whether that
isn't less dignifed after all than a
speaking trip would be in which there
would be no question about tho au-
thentlcity or origin OF the statements
made by the candidate from day 10
day.
II would not be surprising n in
another week or two the entire Re
publican campaign plan In this re-
spect were revised, For the present
the speech by GOV. Cox Is awaited
Senator Harding will md therein
answers to all the questions he has
been asking, The wiser strategy
from the Harding viewpoint, would
! have been TO Ignore the Democratic
nominee altogether while the latter
worked on his speech Of acceptance
Advantage could have been taken o'
the three weeks interval 10 outlin,
! in detail his constructive policies
/ This would have given the RepubH.
! can nominee three weeks star
with the public. And first impress
sions count a good deal with IN,
| voters.
THE STANDARD MEDICINH.
IN thousands Of families fof Qker 6l
The evening world., 1920-08-02
DEMOCRATIC cHAIRMEN SHOW
DIVISION Or DEMOCRATS.


Two days later comes George
White, the new Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee,
who Is bombarded by tho reporters
and naively lets loose a few SEN
fences TO the effect that there Is no
"lronciad agreement" between Presi-
dent Wilson and Candidate Coz on
c1mpahgn issues and that considera-
Bile elasticity" Is possible in inter
S.eunE tho obligations OF the Cox
Wilson conference. Then George
white doesn't get an invitation to
the White House whioh instead Of
Ignoring the unwisdom OF Mr.. Whites
remarks takes him 10 task and keeps
him outside the precincts Of the Pres
identl6l sanctum.
The truth OF the matter is that Mr..
White wasn't trying TO give an i'm
preston OF divergence between the
views Of the President and Those OF
Gov. Cox, but to emphasiDe that
lhe Democratic nominee Is the leader
of the party and Is doing his own
thinking. and that such OF his views as
may square with the Presidents are
the result OF conviction and not poll
tical coercion.
The White House 10 good deal
more touOhy about these things than
is necessary In u political campaign,
Us viii be clearly demonstrated when
the speech Of acceptance written by
Gov. Cox Is made public. The
wise thing from the viewpoint OF
party harmony and strategy would
nave bean 10 warmly welcome George
White just the same and thus keep
political foes from taking advantage
as they did OF apparent friction.
MANY OPPOSE EXCL USIVE
PORCH CAMPAIGN FOR HARlNo
acknowledgement u commonly said Z
have cost Hughes the Prehdency II
1916. The tactics OF this Republican
managers are already causing com
msnL The determination TO keep 1
candidate tied 20 the front porch ha4
been severely criticised. One RepublI
can National Committeeman OF lonl
bexpertenoe in politics told the write
4 recently that he didn't believe Hard
ing could win II he stayed on the from
porch.
The movement 10 get the candidalt
out on the stump has resulted in
temporary compromise. Chairma
days decided 20 let Senator Hardin
falk In the big cities-New Yorl
Chicago, Boston. There Is serious tai
81 adding Denver and san Francisc
10 the list, UnquestionR theI
would have been change OF plaI
sooner and Mr Harding would ha,
been permitted by his campaign con
lnittee 70 make an extended tour q
Uept for fear OF the taunts OF Il
Democrats, who II was thought, mig
gieefully claim they had driven Har,
ng from the front porch,
But the more thouEhtful leadsl
who know that campaigns are IA,
won by taunts would welcome eve
now frank reversal Of plan 50 tn.
the Republican candidate who is
splendid mixer and makes a fine in
precision when DO m.ngles with Il
crowd, might see more OF the elect
rate.
The front porch campaign W,
originally championed because II VI
supposed 10 keep the candidate fro
saying indiscpeet things on u
stump, but Il is a serious questi,
whether infn tely more dfmage "
aOna pk trout pord publicit
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THE STANDARD MEDICINE.
In thousands OF families for oker 40
years Father Johns MedieiAe-- lvt.
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Republican Treasurer Differs
With Harding on the Size
of Contributions.
DEMOCRATS IN CLASH.
National Chairman Shows
Goodness Toward Wilson and
League as an Issue.
By DdUid W. Laurence.
Especial Correspondent Of The Eve
nina Worldl


ming WorId)
COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 2 Copyright,
is20).-Team work is hardly TO be
expected at this early stage Of the
national Rmpaign-teamwork be-
tween the candidates and their re-
spective managers-but nevertheless
there are Some siarins examples al
ready OF loose play in both the Re
publican and Democratic camps.
on the same day. for instance, that
Candidate Harding authorizes a
statement calling the Democrats TO
task for being willing to accept con-
tributions OF more than $1,000 and
limiting at sorne invisible gods Of
wealth, the Treasurer OF the Repub-
hcan National Committee. Fred w.
Upham OF Chicago, publicly expresses
the fear that the plans of the Repub-
licans may have TO be changed before
the campaign & over and contribu-
tions in excess Of $1,000 be accepted.
Turn, then. TO the Democratic
camp. A few weeks ago. Candidate
Cox hastened 20 the white House
and TALKED things over and state
ments wore issued by both saying a
perfect understanding had been
reached. A few days later Homer
Cure:niugs. ratiring Chairman Of the
IAenocratic National Committee,
visits Washington and the President
t.f,ay,,ds a., hour With him
Evening star., 1920-03-21
NAvY'S WORK IN WAR
DESCRIBED BY OFFICERS
Rear Admirals Smith and Plunkett
Make Addresses at Uni
versity Club.

Work of the United States Navy in
the world war was graphically de-
scribed by Rear Admirals William
Strother Smith Of the naval consulting
board and Charles P. Plunkett, COM
mander of the destroyer forces, in ad-
dresses last night at the University
Club.
of the naval consulting board during
the war in preparing plans for the
work done by all departments of the
Navy. He read some interesting let
ters from men desiring to enlist in
special branches of the service.
The big fourteen-inch, so caliber
naval guns which helped to blast the
way for the victorious advance of the
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allied armies in Sedan and Metz were
Described hY Admiral Plunkeff who

allied armies in Sedan and Metz were
described by Admiral Plunkett, who
took the. guns to France and was in
command of them during the time
they were engaged in blasting down
the German defenses. The guns were
strictly Washington products, Admiral
Plunkett said. having been built in
the shops of the Washington navy
yard.
The whole project. however. would
have hardly been possible, Admiral
Plunkett said. without the push and
energy of Samuel Vauclain, at that
time vice president of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works. Admiral Punk
ett said when all other manufacturers
failed to bid on the job for building
railway mounts for the monster guns
Mr.. Vauclain got behind the job and
put it through in record time.
Admiral Plunkett told how he got
the men to handle the guns by taking
them from various naval training sta
tiohs all over the country. All the
work of assembly was done in France
by the crews who were trained in this
country, and difficulty was had with
French engineers who feared the
weight of the monster guns would
Evening star., 1920-03-21
EMPLOYEES TO ANALyzE
FEDERAL SALARY REPORT
Series of Meetings Planned to Sub
NIT Views on Reclassifca-
ton Recommendations

Arrangements for a series of meet
1ngs of government employees for the
purpose of analyZing the recommends
tions of the joint congressional COM
mission on rec!assification of salaries
were completed last night at a con-
ference at the headquarters of the
National Federation of Federal Em-
ployes, composed of employees rep
resentatives on departmental and
service committees. Upon compile
tion of these group meetings the con-
clusions will be put in the form of a
brief and submitted to the committee
on civil service of the House and SEN
ate or the central administration
agency provided by the reclassifica-
ton commission.
Dissatisfaction with the commits
sion's report was expressed by sew
eral members of the services repre-
sented at last nights meeting. How
ever. ii was voted TO thrash out all
questions at the group meetings and
reduce complaints to the minimum.
with view to obtaining adjustment
of the present inequalities in the gov
ernment's wage scale.
The meeting, which was presided
over by Luther G. Steward. president
of the federation, was attended by
about 100 OF the service committee
man. in addition to the presidents of
four local unions Of federal employees
Evening star., 1920-03-21
WOULD DENY ALIENS VOTE.
Representative Johnson Says Raids
Prevented Revolutionary Attempt.

NEW YORK. March 2O.-Only the
recent red raids and subsequent de-
portations of alien radicals saved the
United States from IAN organized at
tempt at revolution" Representative
Albert Johnson OF Washington, chairs >
man of the House committee on i'm
migration. declared in an address to
the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
today. He declared law to provide
punishment for wilful incitement to
sedition would do more than any
thing else to make conservatives feel
safe as to the future and let the
radical element know just where IL
can go without getting beyond
bounds"
The greatest misfortune the United
States has" he continued, lis that
aliens here from all the countries par,
ticipate in our political affairs"
Such participation. he added, is a
right which should belong only TO
citizens.
Evening star., 1920-03-21
JEWELS AMP CASH LOST
IN ELEVATOR OF STORE.
Diamond Ring Missing From Ear
Boy Gets Pocketbook
and Runs.

Mrs. Lila Miller. 1741 G street,
yesterday afternoon told the police
of the loss of jewelry valued at
$3.50 and 81 in cash. The jewelry
consisted of solitaire gold and
platinum ring worth $400. ring set
with twenty-one diamonds and four
sapphires and a diamond ring with
rough gold mounting. The jewelry
and cash disappeared from her hand
bag while she was in an elevator il
a department store yesterday after
noon.
Loss of a diamond earring valued
at 500 was reported by Mrs. Anna
Peabody. 1909 G. street. The article
of jewelry. she stated, disappeared
from her ear between her home and
Evening star., 1920-03-21
Ohio River at 53.7-Foot Mark.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. March 2o-With
a stage of 53.7 feet tonight the Ohio
river was rising at less than one
tenth of a foot an hour. United
States Weather Forecaster DevereauX
predicted that the crest would be
reached Sunday, with indications that
feet would be the maximum
mark. Continued clear weather and
of storm conditions were the
factors tonight.
Evening star., 1920-03-21
PRIEST USES ROYAL VEHICLE.
Queen Victoria of Spain. Aids Di-
vine on Way to Dying Man.

MADRID, March 10. While Queen
Victoria was driving through the city
today she met priest who was go
ing on foot to give the last sacrament
to a dying worlSngman. When she
learned of the mission of the priest
her majesty alighted and insisted that
he use her carriage. The priest agreed
and the queen followed on foot to the
home of the dying man, where she re-
manned during the ceremony.
Evening star., 1920-03-21

break down the important military
French bridges. Finally the guns
were located on the firing line. their
first task being. lowering of the en-
placement housing the German long
range gun in the forest of St. Gobain
This accomplished. the guns moved on
the trucks with the advancing armies,
of the allies until the armistice.
Evening star., 1920-03-21
goth and H streets yesterday after

goth and H streets yesterday after
noon.
An intruder yesterday morning
gained entrance to the home of Irwin
Lewis, 1902 33d street, by smashing
the rear door with an ak. Lewis told
police his revolver was stolen.
Mrs. James c. Davis. Mill Ford
road, Brightwood, yesterday. after
noon dropped her pocketbook. con-
tanning S45, on the street near her
home. She told the police an uni
Identified colored boy picked 1t up.
An unidentified colored man yes
terday visited the basement of 1914
nth street and ransacked several
lockers.
Collars, shirts and valuable papers
were in suit case that was stolen
from the room of J. II. Davis. 1907
1st street. yesterday. He valued the
stolen property at $65.
Evening star., 1920-03-21
AIRPLANES TO AID IN HUNT
FOR SMUGGLED LIQUOR

MIAMI. Fla. March 20-Bootleggers
in this section dealing in smuggled
liquor from the Bahama Islands will
be sought from the air by the ap-
pointment here today of airplane
pilots and observers as special police
men for this duty.
The appointments were made by
Mayor William P. Smith.
Evening star., 1920-03-21

Chest of Nickel Silver,
including 6 teaspoons, 6
tablespoons, 6 forks, 6
knives and but
ter knife and H<,9S
su g ar s h ell. DO
Special l........
Evening star., 1920-03-21

PARIS, March 20.-Subscriptions to
the French loan closed today. and. al
though no official figures have been
given out as yet, Frederic Francois
Marsal, minister of finance, expresses
himself as satisfied with the results