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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
WOMAN ACCUSES
LLOYD PROVOST
IN BROWN MURDER
Mrs. VeSter ConfrontS Cousin
of Slain Mans Wife, Ar
rested Second Time.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, Jan. 2.
Lloyd Provost can explain the muir
der OF ] Stanley Brown, in the opin-
ion OF Chief Of Police Allan Straight.
Straight declared to-day that II Pre-
vost would talk he could clear UP the
mystery which has surrounded the
case since Browns body was found
in an automobile near here Dec. %,
Provost was arrested for the Sec
ond time yesterday. He confronted
Cecil Beatrice Vester, who is charged
with Browns murder, in her cell in
the Jail here.
you killed him-you know you did
and now YOU are trying 10 hide be-
hind a woman's skirts" Mrs. Vester
shouted. Provost did not reply.
Mrs. Ruth Brown, widow OF the
slain man and cousin Of Provost, was
expected to be questioned again to-
day.
Straight stated Brown had remon-
stratcd with his w!tc against her al
legged friendship for Provost.
THE last minute Brown was seen
alive, just before 10 o'clock the night
Of his death, he said he was going
to meet Lloyd Provost. to ride to
Utica along the very road on which
less than an hour later he was shot
10 death in his automobile" Chief
Straight said.
AT $50 Provost says he walked
along Gratiot Avenue, the busiest
street OF the town, turned over the
river bridge and walked a block to
the Edison Hotel. Continuing, he
says, he went into the hotel and up
to his and Browns room and went
to bed, departing for work in the
morning.
Yet, Provost has been unable TO
produce one person among all his
friends in Mount Clemens who saw
him walking along Gratiot Avenue
and over to his hotel.
A deputy sheriff to-day was TO
bring Gladys Summit, the girl whose
story was responsible for the arrest
of Mrs. Vester, from her home in
Battle Creek for further questioning.
Mrs. Ncster's examination will be held
Tomorrow.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
IEADoUARTERs OF GREAT so.
WET PLOT HERE.
Mr. IIoyne said:

Mr. Hoyne said:
MY investigation discloses that the
centre Of activities Of this criminal
Conspiracy are Chicago, New York,
Boston, Cleveland. Detroit and Seat
tic.
THE conspirators proposed to es.
tabIish in this country a Soviet form
OF Government, patterned after the
present form Of government in Rus
sa. They proposed councils which
are military units and which they
call the Red Guard They have es-
tablished schools In Chicago and else-
where to teach their propaganda.
Daily they address audiences, urging
workmen and others to be ready to
join on the big day the revolution
foI the overthrow Of our Govern
ment, Tons and tons Of seditious
literature advocating the destruction
Of our Government is being dissent
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
DEAD GIRLS NOTES
TO FIANCE FOUND
DR.. Schott to Testify at Inquest
Into Death of Ofilce Assistant
on Christmas Eve.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Jan. Both
DR.. Christopher q. Schott. charged
with murder and Laurene Gardner. ID.
his chief witness. were expected to
testify to-day at tho coroner's inquest
into the death on Christmas Eve OF
Miss Elizabeth Ford Gridith.
In the conorn's possession are two
lotters that Miss Grlffith. the physi-
clans ONCE assistant and former
nancoo, wrote 10 Or. Schott and which
may throw some light on whether the
girl committed suicide in the doctors
Office or was murdered. These may bo
introduced at the inquest, tho coroner
intimated.
The physician has been released from
Jail on $4,000 bond pending investig iga-
tion by II grand jury ON Jan. 3. Last
night he arranged for bond for Joseph
l.. Hudson, former Louisville policema n,
charged with shooting and killing Mrs.
Lillian Il. Lynch here Monday night
during a night between soldiers and a
negro.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
SHOES CHEAPER?!
NOT A CHANCE FOR
MANY MONTHS YET
Hides Drop in Price, Yes; but
You See the Trade Moves
Slowly.

Shoe manufacturers in New York.
shown a despatch to-day from Omaha
reporting a drop OF 25 to 40 per cent.
in the price of hides in that market,
declared that the decrease will have
no immediate effect on the price OF
Shoes
An official N the Central Leather
Company, No. II Battery place. ver-
fed reports that there was NJ scarcity
of hides and that prices had materially
dropped in the wholesale market. lie
insisted, however, Sat this drop in
prices would not be reflected in the
retail trade for many months and that
people should not anticipate cheaper
shoe until next winter. He said
Tho report of a plentiful hide sup
ply is justified, but the average citi-
zen fails to grasp tho delay necessary
before any reduction in hides is re-
flected in the price OF the shoes in the
shop window. II takes many months
Of tanning and preparation before
hides are ready 20 be turned into shoes
and | shall be much surprised il the
hide prices Of to-day cause drop in
prices for the citizen before late fall
OF next winter. Shoes now being
manufactured are all based on the cx-
cessively high prices paid some months
ago for hides and not on to-day's
market price"
The Central Leather Company Of
fetal would not deny that the packers
have had hides locked up for many
months and had created an artificial
shortage.
1T may be true" John Wichert Of
Wichert & Gardiner in Schenectady
Avenue, Brooklyn, said, that the
packers are oversuDplicd with hides,
but If so, they appear TO be holding
onto them, and the surplus is not
apparent in this market,
Sole leather recently advanced
from rs cents to 80 cents a pair.
Glazed kid, last year selling at $3.50
a foot, now is S175. Wages are at
the highest level in the history of
the industry"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
sHAKE-UP DECIDED ON BY ROSS
AND PORTER.

District Attorney Ross conferred
with Col. d L. Porter, supervising
revenue agent in this district, Tues
day afternoon and changes in the
Brooklyn force were decided upon.
John B. McGinnis, who has been In
charge Of a squad of revenue agents
in Brooklyn and agents John AgJglia,
Daniel Driscoll. Charles Underwood,
Michael J. Mcclure, Henry Holman,
Elmer Fletcher and Charles Gelson
were transferred a. other fields To
make way for the new arrivals from
the South. II Is understood to be
the policy OF the Revenue Department
to import a number Of agents from
other parts OF tho country for work
here. The Anu-Saloon League has
complained that New York is the
"wctest' spot in the United States
and the joyful New Years celebration
has stirred up Prohibtonists all ever
the country.
Widespread warnings in the news
papers to beware OF wood alcohol
drinks and the capture in Brooklyn
and Manhattan of men alleged TO
have been the leaders in plot TO dis
tribute wood alcohol whisky have
materially cut down the number OF
cases OF wood alcohol poisoning re-
ported by the police and the hospitals
Apparently the traffic has been pretty
well suppressed.
William Blankf "a. truck driver
twenty-five, OF No, 2iI Williams Street,
Long Island City, was arraigned this
morning In the Long Island City Po-
lice Court on the charge OF felopiou
assault II was charged he gave
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02

Within hours to-day after shake-up in the service
Brooklyn which involved the shifting of eight agents
in the borough other fields and the importation of William D. Allen IT,
chief agent from the moonhne districts of Kentucky with picked
force OF ten men from the South the popetors five famous Brooklyn
downtown saloons mad been arrested charged violation Of the Pro
hbtion Law
WORD spread through the borough that the agents were out on
cleanup mission and of places which have been selling 1
over the bar for months went soft drink basis o
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
CENSUS IS BEGUN;
EXPECTED TO SHOW
.112,OOO,OOO IN u. S.
Eighty-five Thousand Enumer-
atorS at Work, 1000 in
New York.
GAINS IN BROOKLYN
Borough Across River Expects
to Pass Manhattan-Many
Women Workers.

Arthur J. Dore, Supervisor OF the
taking Of the fourteenth dcccnnlal
census in the district Of Brooklyn, de-
clared to-day that this ccnsua will
show that Brooklyn has become a
larger town than Manhattan. Ten
years ago the figures were: Man
haitian, 2,33l,542; Brooklyn, 1,634.351.
In 1917, according to the estimate Of
the Bureau OF vital Statistics Of the
Municipal Board OF Health: Man
haitian, 2,731.731; Brooklyn, 2,O3O,17O.
Next to tho evident ambition to
show Manhattan up rs No. . among
the Ave borOughs, the feature ~ the
first day Of enumeration was the en-
pluymont Of women cnumcrators for
the first time in history. Df the $50
counters in the Bronx, majority
wcro women. Tho Sex were well rep
resented in the other districts.
The only protest made by u census
tal>er up to "A late hour this afternoon
came from the cnumcrator who dis
covered his beat to be the big Equit-
able building
Enumcrator get four cents n name
ON the average they Will make about
500 for two weeks work and knowing
that there are thousands Of persons
under the Equitable roof this chap
was happy until he recalled that the
people are expected to be registered
from their homes.
He found only one man, tho iaintor
eligible for registration from the
Equitable and when he reported 70
Supervisor Foley was given another
district
Tho census was begun 10y $4,000
cnumcrators throughout tn" country
It is expected 10 show a population
Of from lO7, oOo 900 to 1l2OOO,OOo in the
United States against the 93,OOO,OOo
computed ten years ago.
In the four districts into which
Greater New, York has been divided
foI census purposes the enumerators
and inspectors number fully 1000
The four supervisors are: Manhat-
tan. Samuel Foley, with HEADQUARTERS
in the Army Building at 34th Street
and Eighth Avenue; Bronx, Francis
Fischer, No. 953 Southern Boulevard;
Brooklyn and Richmond. Arthur c.
Dore, Offerman Building, Duffield
and Fulton Streets; Queens Rodman
Richardson, Town Hall, Flushing.
In Manhattan alone the cnumera-
tors number 1900, and there are one
or two inspectors in each Assembly
District.
Every authorized representative Of
the Census Bureau carries written
commission and card signed by
Director Sam L. Rogers, counter
signed by the District supervisor and
bearing his own signature. These
must be shown upon demand. Direc-
tor Rogers has been in New York for
the past few days TO guard. so far as
possible, against unfit persons being
armed with the powers OF census
taker.
All the power OF the Federal Gov
ernment is behind the inqursItiveness
Of these men and women" Mr.
Rogers said to-day, and on the
othor hand 1t needs 10 be rcmem-
bered that no mans information can
be used against him or against any
one else"
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somewhat of sensation was CAUSED
py tho first arrests maze by the
imported Revenue Agents. Two OF
them entered the Assembly at No.
SoS Fhlton Street. long a favorite
resort OF politicians, otficeholders. and
business mon, sat down at n table
and ordered two glasses Of sherry.
Joseph Competfll, a waiter. took the
order and John Ludwig, n bartender.
nlled II. Tho Revenue Agents paid
for the wine and saw Compctill turn
the money over to Nicholas r. Mid
dleton, one OF the prvprietors Of tho
place, who was acting as cashier.
After pouring the liquid they had
purchased into "a bottle the revenue
men arrested Middleton. his partner.
william Dannenfeld, the waiter and
the bartender They were taken to
the Federal Building, where they fur
niShod bail
About tho same time two other
imported agents went into the cafe
at Court and Livingston Streets. also
a resort for politicians and office
holders and business men conducted
by Mrs. Rose Shermn. They bought
drinks from John Tracey a bartender,
and Immediately arrested Tracey and
Mrs. Sherman.
The identity OF the three other cafe
proprietOrs was concealed in order to
give them time to arrange for bail
before arraignmcnt. As the new
agents under tho command OF Allen
started ont about 20 o'clock Il was
assumed by the revenue office that
they would bring ia quite a grist OF
alleged volatars OF the prohibition
law before night.
Neither Allen nor any OF his men
had ever been in Brooklyn They
have specialized in the discovery and
breaking up OF mountain stills in the
South.
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CONTINUES
ROUNDUP OF REDS;
278 UNDER ARREST
States Attorney to Prosecute
Under Illinois Law-AS-
sails Attorney General.
100000 IN SOVIET PLOT.
New York One Centre Of.Con-
Spiracy to Seize u. S.
Government.

CHICAGO, Jan. with 27s more
alleged radicals in Jail and arrests
continuing this morning, Chief Justice
Robert L. Grove prepared to-day to
call a Special Grand Jury Monday to
investigate the entire red" situation
in Chicago
Thomas whitehead, Secretary and
Treasurer Of the l. w. w was among
those arrested this morning, but his
chief, William d. CBig BID Haywood,
and a number Of other leadinb Of
ticials Of the organization are still be-
ing sought.
state Attorney Maclav tIoyne, un-
der whose direction the roundup Of
suspected radicals was made, de-
clared to-day that tho prosecution
Will proceed under a new state law
against syndicalisHn, and independ-
emily Of the Department Of Justice.
IIoyne charged last night that At
torncy General Palmer, after promis-
me assistance, had called off his men
at the eleventh hour and asked that
the raids be postponed. He also
charges that Department Of Justice
agents went 10 State Attorneys
agents who posed as Anarchists and
tipped OFF, 10 the supposed radicals
the forthcoming raids.
Tho g!a!.
for the special Grand Jury states that
Hoyne has evidence duplicating those
under arrest in numerous criminal
ohcnses and violations" Of the Stale
law.
With the arrests it is announced a
Soviet organization numbering 100000
persons in the United States has been
found, the object Of which is to over
throw the Government
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
PLAN 5000 MILE FLIGHT.
AviRtors Leave Paris Tomorrow
for IndO-ChIna.

PARIS. Jan. 2.--Aviators Douilh and
Des Noyelles. civilians. will start to-
morrow on an alrplane flight to Saigon,
capital Of French Indo-ChIna. The
route they Will follow will include
Naples, Athens, Basra and Bangkok. the
distance being about 1000 miles. Ar
rangements, Tor supplies at each stop
have been made.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
U. S. ANTHEM IN BERLIN.
Germans start New Year ny Play
Ing star SPRnRIed Banner.

BERLIN. Jan. 2.-Gernany started
the new year by playing the Star
spangled Banner" In honor OF the Amer
lean colony quartered in the Hotel
Adlon.
New Years Eve generally was a gay
than any since pre- war
days Crowds swarmed in the Fried
rlchstrassc. exploding toy cannon. tick
ling one another with feathers and
drinking much wine.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
MISS NORRIS MADE
CITY MAGISTRATE.
Appointed To-Day to Fill Unex-
pired Term Of Borough PreSi-
dent CurTan.

Miss Jean II. Norris was appointed by
Mayor Hylan to-day to be a City Magls-
trate to MI the unexpred term Of
Major II. II. Curran. who took office
to-day as President Of the Borough OF
Manhattan.
Miss Harris has served temporary
terms as a Magistrate during the past
few months
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
POISONOUS DRINK
SOLD IN BOTTLES
OF BONDED GOODS
Holes Drilled in Glass and Wood
Alcohol SubStituted-Stuff
Sold for Sick-bed.

NVTOOD alcohol, ether varnish
w and other poisons are
being sold to the public in
bottles Of well known brands of
wines and liquors, and the bot
ties, to all appearances. are the
same that came out OF bond.
The corks have not been disturbed
and the label and brand are in
tact,
But a glance at the bottom Of
the bottle will tell the story.
Electric needles nave been used
TO cut out a piece Of the glass
bottom about the size OF or a
little larger than a half dollar.
The contents Of the bottle are re-
moved through this aperture, and
the stuff t"at blinds and kills
substitute boo their stead and
the glass restored by means OF
heat
The substitution rs apparent at
glance, II yo4 buy "a bottle OF
wine, or WuIsk,y look ut the bot
tom, II NOu su, 4 circle which
has the ap?oarnD,s of ring OF
scratches take D. o. "A police sta
ton or the Department ~ Justice.
Stuff of the KIND = being sold
for the SiCk-hCd
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
POWDER MILL BLAST
KILLS FIVE WORKERS
Explosion at Du Pont Plant Near
Wilmington Shakes Country
for Thirty Miles.

WILMINGTON, Del, Jan. 2-One OF
the grinding mills Of the Hagley plant
of the du Pont Powder Company blew
up this morning. Fivr workers were
killed and several were injured The
building was Of flimsy construction.
Tho plant is on B-andywine Creek.
three miles from here.
The force OF the blowup was so
great that houses thirty miles away
were shaken violently,
-Four years ago an explosion In the
Same plant killed thirty wor.uncn
The home of former Federal JuJg,
Edward q. Brad ord, % bout half a mil.
distant from the mills Was plrtIv
wrecked Judge Bradford, who IS re-
covering from "a long ,.urss. suffered
trOm the shock
II is estimated that between so 900
aud 5000 pounds OF powder exploded
which accounts for The severity of m'
shock.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
BOOM IN SILK HATS.
England Overwhelmed with
Orders, Some for GermHaH.

LONDON. Dec. j.--The silk hat in
lustry has revived considerably during
the past few weeks and the trade Is
receiving more orders than can be
comfortably executed.
Demand here has been supplemented
by orders from Holland and Sweden.
the final destination OF which Is be-
llcyed to be Germany.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
DU0LlN HALF DRY TO-DAY.
Bartenders' strike Closes 80 Per
Cent. of saloons.

DUBLIN, Jan. about haof Dub
Inns 500 saloons were closed to-day be-
cause Of the bartendors' strike.
In protest against the Governments
restrictions on the usc Of motor .cll s.,
gangs last n'Ght smashed several ma
chimes OuG was thrown into the river
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
mnnIn nEsrATHANr.

SpociAl for Jodly FRIDAY jan . 1870: RnAst
leg ~ Canadian mutton With st1ng heanA A6ci
tiiet de soe With hauce rttnonlade, 85e: table
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
CALLED ANOTHER MOVE IN THE
CAMPAIGN AGAINST LEAGUE.

The purpose OF the story is consid-
,ered here to be interviewer with the
t,ampaign against the League OF Ma
ons. Opponents of the treaty have
ought TO make it appear that the
United States is yielding everything
Ind giving away everything TO
EUROPE, and particularly to Great
Britain.
For instance, in the last two weeks
much discomfort has been aroused in
quarters where anything antt-B-itish
hnds a favorable reception in the
lhatter of the big German ships
which Were ordered returned to Eng
tand- As a matter OF fact the solemn
%o-d of the United States was pledged
70 give those ships back TO England
Immediately after our War Depart
hnent got through transporting troops
10 America.
The fact that England was delaying
the return OF some ships belonging to
America, was the fundamental reason
FOR the shipping Boards disinclination
to recommend the return Of the big
German liners, but President Wilson
took the position that America would
keep her pledges regardless Of the
Nutcome or merits OF the controversy
iiSich had separately arisen over
pther ships. Indeed, the United States
)ionhdently expects England to ad-
lln5t that question in due time,
U 68ut the publication Of the story
wafContinued on Sixteenth Page.)
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Washington Regards Yarn as
anew Form of Propaganda
Against the League.
NO SUCH CASHTO LEND.
Even if Officials Were Willing
They Would Have to Have
Congressional Approval.
By DdUid Laurence.
Especial Correspondent Of The Eve
ming Worldly

WASHINGTON, Jan, copyright,
ls20l.-Loans by the Government Of
the United States to England or
France are out of the question. Pub
licaton OF a story to the effect that
Viscount Grey went home with the
pledge of the Wilson Administration
for q $l3,OoO,0OO,OOO loan has re-
vived the subject of international
finance and given the Treasury De
partment an opportunity to place its
views unequivocally before the pub
,1ic. Here is the way one of the As
Instant Secretaries Of the Treasury
iphrased it:
"If England really wanted $4,000
100000 in credits in the United
|, states she could not spend that
lmount in five years. II she wanted
THAT sum, the Treasury would GER
tainly not agree to recommend such
"a loan to Congress. If the Treasury
/ did recommend 1t, Congress would
certainly not agree to it. And il
Congress did agree, the money could
not be raised from the people OF the
United States. That's all there is
TO H."
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02
FIVE BIG CAFE MEN SEIZED
BY 'MOONSHINE HUNTERS
AFTER BROOKLYN SHAKE-UF

Famous Saloons Raided Two Hours
After Imported Revenue Agents
Go on Duty-"Whiskey" Found
in Manhattan After Confession.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02

THE WORLD TRNyEI BUREAU.
Arcadt, Pulitzer tWUrldl building b3-C3 PAFk
now. n, \. C'y. Telephone BeeSmAn 1000,
Cheek room for baggage ard pArosls open dAy and
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02

"WEDDING BELLS"-IIarrls Theatre.
Ths uOst IOyOui COMEDY 4 Gi TsafL @ldIL
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-01-02

TAKE BELL-ANs AFTER MEALS and sea
hSa Gas GOOD DlCEsrIoE naksi yoa iSsl.- AdV,.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12
JoAu0au AnD N0aW M7aEzDzY-E2z11zS

Photographic apparatus, which they did, He then
gave orders and they backed away. Just then
Mrs. Johnson cried to her husband to look around.
In the bush anG cane grass surrounding them in
every direction were sayages at least hundred
of them. Johnson now decided to get away II
possible and leave his apparatus, but as ne ana
Mrs. Johnson backed away they were both seized.
johnson told his wife not to struggle, because
that would only make their situation worse. lie
had decided to tell her to draw her revolver the
first chance she got and shoot as many OF the
savages as she could Then in the excitement
he hoped to be able to draw his own revolver
and shoot right and left. Then they would make
a run for it. Anything was better than letting
her fall into the hands of the chief, who evidently
had decided to add her to his collection of wives
AS for himself Johnson had not the slightest
doubt that his fate would be the cooking pot.
Then Johnson heard the first words of English
spoken by these people 1t was imam o war ana
Il tremendous chattering arose Every lace was
turned toward the sea, where the British patrol
ship Euphrosyne seen coming swiftly into the
bav Johnson's carriers then came running back
and talked loudly and excitedy to the CHER, While
the latters people all jabbered at once The CHER
himself stood like an image, saying nothing, but
watching the Euphrosyne as she dropped her an
Choir and quickly lowered boat. johnson MADE
the most of it. Through an improvised sign IAN
eyr1age he made the cannbal chief understand that
The man O. war had come for him and his WIFE
Then for long time he waited for the chief to
speak But the chief made no sign and Johnson,
pressing his psychological advantage made his
carriers pick up his apparatus, took Mrs Johnson
by the arm and started down the hill. They were
not stopped although their hearts were in their
months until they reached their boat on the
beach
Doubtless The discriminating reader has al
ready noted that this story of Johnson's adventure
is illustrated from photographs of the harmless
savages of the missionary island of Vac. Why
not from photographs of the savage and his cam
nibal band?
Well, Johnson confesses that in his excite
ment" he didn't get a single negative. He was
too "rattIed" to make his camera work
Where oh where, was the movie man?