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The New York herald., 1920-01-02
OFFICIALS SILENT
ON REVELATION OF
POLICE SCANDAL
Mayor Refuses To Be Inter
viewed and Commissioner En-
right Cannot Be Reached.

Mayor Hylan yesterday refused tor dis
cuss tho report published exclusively In
the HERALD concerning the alleged forced
resignation recently OF a member OF tho
executive staff OF Richard E. Enright,
Police Commissioner. after the man iB
alleged to have interfered with two police
women who sought to arrest a prominent
merchant in the silk district on charges
made by a girl.
New Years Day is no day and no
time for an interview declared the
Mayor when seen at his home, No. 959
Bushwick avenue, Brooklyn. ANY state
ment have to make will be given out
at my office in the~City Hail."
Efforts to see Commissioner Enright
were fruitless At his home in Brooklyn
it was declared the Commissioner was
not at home, and nobody could tell wh.n
he would return. John c. Hackett, who
tary to Mr.. Enright, left word at the
ellington Hotel, Seventh avenue and
tifty-fifth street where he lives. that he
had left the city for a few days. A re-
porter desired to ask him why he re-
signed as Mr. Enright's secretary.
Although the report was freely circu-
lated about Police Headquarters Wednes-
day it was not until, it's publication that
the members of the force became ac-
quainted with the details. 1t was reported
yesterday that additional members of the
women's vice squad in charge of Mrs.
Ellen A. O'Grady, Fifty Deputy Police
Commissioner, within the last week were
assigned o run down the man.
1t was learned from William McAdoo,
Chief Magistrate, that warrant has been
issued in the case, but he refused to make
public the name Of the man for whom
the warrant reads OF the name of the
complainant.
II am sorry that this got out" he said.
1T is important that the action be kept
secret until developments"
1t was said that Mrs. OGrady contem-
plates shakeup of the policemen assigned
to duty in her office because she believes
Information regarding her desire to ar
rest the "silk merchant was conveyed
to him through the man who was then a
member of Mr.. Enrights executive staff.
When two policewomen. accompanied by
two policemen, entered the mans office to
arrest him several weeks ago, IL is al
legged they found the then member OF
Mr.. Enright's staff and a one-time police
inspector waiting for them in the mer-
chants outer office. Mrs. O'Grady be-
lieves, 1t is said. that the men were
tipped off, hat her assistants were sent
to arrest the merchant, with whom they
are known to have been on friendly terms.
Because OF the serious nature of the
charge made by the girl, it is understood
the matter will be laid before Edward
Swami. District Attorney. with n view to
having him indicted. 1t is understood
Mrs. O'Grady desired to have the man
arraigned before magistrate to get at
the details leading up TO the party in
the merchants apartment In Riverside
Drive several weeks ago at which. the
attacked her.
Now that the man has become a fu-
gitive, 1t was said Mrs. OGrady desired
to have an indictment returned in the
case so that a bench warrant will be
issued for his arrest in any State In which
he may be apprehended.
The New York herald., 1920-01-02
WIDOW OF DEAD SKIPPER
BRINGS SCHOONER TO PORT

MOBILE. Ala. Thursday.-Underc COM
mand of the widow of the skipper, who
died at sea. the schooner Jean L. Somer-
vile made port here today. The Somer-
vile was spoken in the Gulf December IL
by United Fruit Company steamship.
which reported that Captain w. II. Dram
was dead and the vessel adrift without a
navigator.
Sighted later by the Shipping Board
steamship Moosehausic, the schooner was
towed to Pensacola bar and from there
brought here. completing her voyage from
Las Palmas. The body of Captain Dram.
who died from natural causes. will be sent
to Portland. Me-. for burial.
The New York herald., 1920-01-02
PROVOST KILLED
BROWN, DECLARES
ACCUSED WOMAN
Cecile Vester, Confronting
Man She Charges with Muir
der, Dares His Denial.
ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALp.l

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, Thursday
Developments In the murder of j. Stanley
Brown, shot and killed near Mount Glenn
ems, switched to another sensational angle
today when Lloyd Provost, cousin OF Ruth
Brown, the nineteen-year-o widow OF
the slain man, was placed under arrest
for the second time. Ceoile Vester, OF
Battle Creek. Mich, a waitress accused
Of the murder. faced Provost In jail here
early this morning and accused him point
blank OF killing Brown. Provost met her
charges with silence, refusing to utter q
word. It became known also that j. STAN
ley Brown, was aware of the relations
that existed between Provost and Mrs
Brown, and had requested Provost to
cease-hls attentions to his wife.
Provost was asleep when he received
the summons, about five o'clock. His
brother Joe, former deputy sheriff, rose
with him and took his breakfast. He ate
hurriedly and then went to the jail. In
a room here Miss Vester, who is held on
a warrant charging her with the murder.
confronted him.
you killed Brown You daren't look
me in the eye and deny it, said the girl
Provost was silent
do you think any girl had the nerve
to do this thing?" demanded Miss Vester.
Again Provost was silent Miss Vester
has admitted friendship with Brown, but
denies any part in the murder.
In tracing Prevost's movements the
night of December %, the authorities have
been unable to find any one that had seen
or talked to him after half-past one
o'clock. Provost says he did not meet
Brown again after he parted from him
early in the evening of December %. yet
Brown said on leaving the Marian home.
where he remained until twenty minutes
after ten o'clock, that he was going down
town to meet Provost.
Witnesses say that just after half-past
ten O'Clock Brown got out of his machine
in front OF the Edison Hotel and entered.
One of the witnesses had had an engage
ment with Brown earlier in the evening
and called to him, Hey. Brown, thought
you were coming in to see-me," and Brown
answered. Was in, but you weren' I
there"
That was the last time Brown was seen
alive by any one In Mount Clemens. His
trip to the Edison Hotel fits in perfectly
with his story that he was going down
town to meet Lloyd Provost
The facts of the strange murder as they
bear upon Lloyd Provost were put briefly
today by Chief of Police Allan Straight.
who has been steady in his belief that the
boy could explain the tragedy If he could
be induced to talk.
The New York herald., 1920-01-02
Conferences for
Republican Women

VIII H. Hays. chairman Of the Repub-
iIcan National Committee, and Miss Mary
Garrett Hay. chairman OF the Executive
Committee NJ tho women's Division. have
arranged a series OF regional conferences
for women. It was announced yesterday
These conferences will be for the purpose
OF stimulating organization work among
Republican women and to get suggestions
from them for planks which Mr.. Hays
Committee on Platform and Policies VIII
present 20 the Platform COMMITTEES OF the
National Convention.
The first OF tho conferences win he at
Chicago on January 5 and Q, which Will be
attended by women from fourteen States
and by the members Of the National Com
mittee and the state chairnssn.
The New York herald., 1920-01-02
TRAVELLERS AID SOCIETY
HAS BUSY CHRISTMAS WEEK

The most fatiguing week OF labor dur
ing all the years that the Travellers Aid
Society workers have been handling the
troubles Of immigrants at Ellis Island
and the nsatlantic piers was experi-
enced during Christmas week. according
TO a statement issued by the society yes
terday.
More than eight thousand immigrants
arrived during the week from Greece.
italy. Turkey and the adjoining countries,
and there was great confusion in getting
them in touch with their relatives here.
The twenty workers usually engaged in
such work proved inadequate. so the So
ciety intends TO conduct campaign for
funds that will permit the employment of
more workers
The New York herald., 1920-01-02
MISS VENITA FITZHUGH, MUSICAL
COMEDY STAR, HURLED TO DEATH
WHEN HER AUTOMOBILE SKIDS
Actress Was Returning from New
Years Supper TO Friends
in Philadelphia.
Espsc1Aa DESPATCH TO THE HGRALp.l

IsPscIAa DESPATCH TO THE HERALD.l
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Thursday'-Miss
venita Fitzhugh, widely known as musi-
cal comedy actress, was killed IN an auto
mobile accident hero carly this morning
The automobile In Which she was return
ing homo with William A. Clader, Of NO
6,10 Christian street. and Edward J. Nc
Gonigle OF No. 60l3. Chestnut street
skidded while proceeding down a grade
at tho corner OF Walnut and Thirtieth
streets, and crashed into an IRON guard
rail on the bridge at that point The force
OF the impact was SO great that Miss Fitz-
hugh was catapulted from the automobile
over the bridge railing to the tracks of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, fall Of more
than sixty feet. The force Of the fall
fractured her skull She died Immediately
Miss Fitzhugh returned to the United
States from London recently and was stop
ping with Mrs. Mary Clader of No. 6,104
Christian street. whose son, William A.
Clader, was driving the automobile at the
time the accident occurred.
Driver of Auto Arrested.
Mr. Clader was arrested and taken to the
Woodlawn avenue police station. He had
a hearing before Magistrate Harris this
morning and was held without bail to
await the action of the Coroner.
Miss Fitzhugh was an old friend of Mrs.
Clader, who, when informed of the acci-
dent, was almost prostrated.
"Venita was just back from London and
was staying for while with me-" Mrs.
Clader said. Last night my son and Mr..
McGonigle took her downtown to see the
New Year i'm
The party had dinner at restaurant
near the corner of Broad and Chestnut
streets, remaining there until nearly four
o'clock this morning. Then they set out
for the Clader home. The streets were wet
and covered with thin coating Of ice and
when they reached the grade at the Wal
nut street bridge OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad. the car skidded. Before Mr..
Clader could check the speed it had
crashed into the iron rail of the bridge.
Mr.. Clader was uninjured. Mr. McGoni-
gle. however. was thrown against the
windshield. His nose was broken and sew
eral of his teeth were knocked out.
Miss Fitzhugh was twenty-four years
old.
The New York herald., 1920-01-02
TUGMEN'S STRIKE CRiPPLES
SHIPPING IN PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
at this port was at standstill today
Following a threat to strike last Friday
unless their employers granted demands
for more pay and shorter hours, several
hundred men. including masters. mates.
pilots COOKS. stewards and deckhands,
employed on harbor and river tugs deter
mined not to wait longer and walked out
this morning.
The men are employed on tugboats used
in towing merchant vessels TO their docks
AS s result Of the walkout vessels arriv-
ing at the Delaware Breakwater today
were forced 10 anchor. being unable to
proceed up the Delaware River.
The New York herald., 1920-01-02
Soldiers in Motor
Shoot Six in Street
on New Years Eve
ESPECIAL DESPATCH 10 THE HnRALo.l


BALTIMORE, Md, Thursday.
police are searching for an automobile
party which early this morning fired into
group OF young merrymakers ION
crowded street corner.
Four girls and two young men are SUI
fcring from bullet wounds. One OF the
girls is In a serious condition at Mercy
Hospital. All arc victims of men wear
ing the uniform OF the United States
Army. who drove along Baltimore street,
al Howard, shortly after midnight. firing
service rcvolvers ut the feet Of pedcs-
trians.
Baltimore street was crowded when q
large red touring car. without lights
came through at high speed Half dozen
soldiers were IN the motor, while two
men, apparently officers, were standine
on the running boards. All were firing
pistols.
People were falling all around. wher
Frank Sader. IN spite of wound IN his
leg. ran shouting after the machine. he
jumped into another automobile and gave
chase, but the red car escaped.
The New York herald., 1920-01-02
Warn Against Meetings That Would
Justify Contempt Proceedings.
SPECIAL pEsPArcH 40 ME HEaA

ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HEaALD.I
BOSTON, Mass. Thursday.-Counsel for
the trustees of the publishing society of
the Christian Science Church here are un-
derstood to have warned the directors of
the Church that any effort to authorize
meetings to take action would harm the
publishing business would bring instant
contempt proceedings. whether the meet
ings be held in Boston or elsewhere. and
it Is said here that they have knowledge
of some impending actions that will per-
init them to make this threat good.
The New York herald., 1920-01-02
Plan Presbyterian College.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Thursday Plans for
establishing here a university of the
Southern Presbyterian Church which
would absorb the Southwestern Presby-
terian University OF Clarksville, Tenn
and have the support of the church i'm
Tennessee, Mississippi Alabama and
Louisiana, were announced today by Il
committee of ministers who conferred
with directors of the Chamber of Com
merce. Endowment of 81 800, 600 is planned.
The New York herald., 1920-01-02
Seaman Held on Mutiny Charge.

prisoner on a charge of mutiny,
Emanuel Lopez, seaman, was held at Ellis
Island yesterday following the arrival Of
the freight steamship City of Puebla, from
Manchester England. The captain of the
vessel accused him of assauting and stab
bing Robert McEachren, third assistant
engineer, in a fight on shipboard. The
engineer was taken to Bellevue Hospital,
with two stab wounds in his arm.
The New York herald., 1920-01-02
Six Here for American Congress.

Three Haytian delegates to the Pan
American Congress to be held in Washing
ton arrived here yesterday on board the
Colon from Cristobal and Port au Prince
They are Fernand Dennis. Horace Etheart
and Fleury Feguiere. Heriberto Gutierrez.
j. l. Tejada and Ricardo Martinez also
have arrived.
The New York herald., 1920-01-02
Dies from Motor Crash Injuries.

ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD
LANCASTER, Pa, Thursday.-George
B. Brientnall prominent real estate dealer
of Lancaster, while returning to this city
last evening from a business trip was
fatally injured when his automobile skid
ded and struck telegraph pole and died
today in a hospital. His companion, Ed
ward Lehman. was seriously injured.
The New York herald., 1920-01-02

The father of this splendid family, Jo-
seph A. Martin, of Columbus. Ohio, in
recent letter says, Il have been using
Father Johns Medicine in my family for
over twenty years. first came to use It
after nv oldest son had pneumonia at
the age of three years and the doctor rec
commended IL to build up his system and
IL did all II claimed to do as the same
boy enlisted in the y. :. Marines and
went through the late war. lie just got
back from "Over There" and that shows
he IL In pretty good health. We have
bottle Of Father Johns Medicine in the
wl&hout il, as I think II 10 the best medi-
The New York herald., 1920-01-02

cine for coughs and colds we ever used
have recommended Father Johns Medi
cine to hundreds of people and the same
people always thank me because IL has
always done good. With best wishes for
your success" tSigned) Joseph A.. Mar
tin, Station r, r. X. No. $, Box 164,
Columbus, Ohio.
You can be sure OF the value Of Father
Johns Medicine az a family medicine be.
cause you know that it In guaranteed free
from alcohol or dangerous drugs. Thou
sands Of families keep Il In the house con-
stantly because they know II IL oil pure
and wholesome nourishment. The safe
family medicine for colds, coughs and as
tonic and body-builder.
The New York herald., 1920-01-02

Miss Fitzhugh Well Known in Musical
Comedy World.
Miss Venita Ftizhugh attained promi-
nent position in musical comedy when she
was only eighteen years old. after slight
previous experience Her success came
The New York herald., 1920-01-02
FATHER JOHNS MEDICINE HAS Been USED
IN THIS FAMILY MORE THAN 20 YEARS

Doctor Recommended 1t When Oldest Boy Had Pneu-
mona as a Child-Same Boy Went Through the War
with u. S. Marines All the Family Depend on
Father Johns Medicine for Health and Strength.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-01-28
MinOt Must Secure
Another Buyer For
Sewage Plant Bonds

Minot, N. d., Jan. 28.-The purch-
asers of the sewage plant bonds,
Bolger, Mosser and Williams of Chi
cago have notified the city commits
sion that their offer is withdrawn
and that they will not take the bonds
1t had been arranged with them to pay
for the bonds in installments with &C
crued interests as the money was
needed, the bonds to be deposited in
escrow while being taken up. This
arrangement would assist them in dis
posing of the bonds. Their Chicago
attorney holds that such an agree
ment conflicts with the legislative en-
actment appointing the Bank of North
Dakota as the city depositary. One
attorney Wooledge advised them that
the agreement could be submitted to
the Bank of North Dakota for ap-
proval and believed the matter could
be handled through the state bank
satisfactory to all, but the Chicago
attorney rejected the suggestion. If
the matter is not Strengthened out at
once the board will endeavor to get
another purchaser, as the plant must
be built this year to comply with the
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-01-28
MO0NSH|NERS
BEING HUNTED
BY DEPUTIES
Manufacture and Sale of Moon
shine Whiskey In Mountains
Of West Virginia Is Being
Watched Closely - Arrests
Being Made Almost Weekly

Charlestown, w. Va, Jan. 28.-The
manufacture and sale of moonshine
whiskey in the mountains of South
ern West Virginia is claiming the
close attention of w. S. Hallanan,
prohibition commissioner, who with a
large force of deputies continue to
raid and arrest almost weekly.
There have been times in the last
few weeks when the officers have met
determined resistance, and already
two men, Preston Mullens, an alleged
m~oonshiner, and John D. Kennedy, a
deputy sheriff, have lost their lives
in the campaign.
This fight, the most serious in re-
cent years, occurred in the Panther
Creek section of Mcdowell county, on
the Virginia border. Panther Creek,
the prohibition authorities say, is one
of the most active moonsining districts
in the state. There, according to Mr..
Hallanan, have been gathered some Of
the most famous manufacturers of
moonshine from Buchanan county,
Virginia. TIey know all that is to
be known about the industry, and some
of them r famed for the qualities of
their "Corn liquor" Usually their
stills are extremely difficult to locate,
but gradually the prohibition officers
are hunting them out and destroying
them. =.
There is another kind of moonshin-
er in that section who is giving the
officers much trouble. He makes his
moonshine as quickly as possible, mar
kets it with the least delay, and then
moves his still to some other place.
The country is mountainous and
rough with many fertile valleys.
These valleys, the commissioner has
discovered, yer this year used to a
large extent for the growing of sug-
ar cane, the high price of sugar hav-
ing driven some of the old time moon
sinners to producing what they need
ed for domestic and moonshine pur-
poses. ~.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-01-28
Lidgerwo0d v
CasseltOn A Scare

Lidgerwood, N. D., Jan. 2S.-In a
comeback in the second half after
being fairly vanquished in the first
half, Lidgerwood lost to Casselton
here by the narrow margin Of n
score, the final whistle showing the
score 1927.
The first half ended 1877 in the vi
sitors' favor. Their attack seemed
to bewilder the locals for awhile but
the second half Casselton was on the
defensive throughout while Lidger-
wood piled up 20 points to their OPP
ponents' 10.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-01-28
BOrglum In Dakota
Only To Study "Unrest''

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 2s.-Gutzon
Borglum, the sculptor, in a state
ment issued last night, denied a re-
port that he was in North Dakota
from the east on an. investigation re-
lative to the sale Of state bonds.
Governor Lynn !. Frazier, in in
Producing Mr.. Borglum yesterday at
the executives weekly luncheon, an
nounced that the sculptor was here
on an investigation.
Borglum explained in the course
of an address at the luncheon that
he had come to the state purely out
of personal interest, in studying the
general unrest" throughout the coun.
try by personal observation.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-01-28
H|CHPR|CES OF
SUGAR May LAST
SEVERAL MONTHS
Scarcity Of Sweetening Due TO
Hoarding, Speculation and
Heavy Buying - Bismarck
Studied Situation. ~

No relief is in sight for the i'm
mediate relief Of the sugar shortage
and in all probability prices will not
decline, but may advance to even high
err levels. Nv
This is the situation locally md this
condition will, probably continue until
the beginning, Of April, according to
Devils Lake merchants. Various rea-
sons are given for The sugar short
age including speculation, increased
consumption, lack. Of proper federal
supervision and a shortage Of crop in
some sections.
Some boarding
There is sufficient sugar on hand to
meet local requirements, for a few
days, but housewives are cautioned
to use the utmost economy in order
that everybody can obtain an ade-
puate supply
: Zone Of the greatest causes of the
present shortage and high prices is
the increased consumption and the
boarding of sugar by some individu-
ais" a prominent dealer said. Hoard
ing should be guarded against as it
only increases the shortage and boosts
prices. More sugar is being used to-
day than ever before in spite of the
increase in prices and a part of this
buying, we are sure, is due to buying
beyond the immediate needs of the
purchaser.
Spectators Helping
H. j. Duemland, Of Bismarck, who
has investigated the situation throws
considerable light on the matter when
he says:
"Speculators are adding their bit to
the high price Of sugar. We have
just purchased 1900 bags from New
York at $40 a bag and were forced
to send our check to the SPECTATORS
before they would give us the sugar:
We expect 500. bags here tomorrow,
or Monday, which, with the IS bags
We now have on hand, will be suffi-
Gent Nandfr FORMAL consumption, for
immediate requirements.
ut is impossible to say what the
price Of sugar will be and we expec.
it to remain at present levels and pos
siblyt 60 higher. Sugar has cost us
STAT bag at New York to which
"a IL cents freight must be added.
Dealers in Minneapolis and st. Paul
quote prices different from these and
the same is true of refiners in Mon
tana, California and New Orleans.
Prices vary with the locality and time
of purchase and it is impossible to
determine ahead Of time what q bag
will cost"