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;(• SEMI--WEEKLY VOL.LXVNO. 103 Pittsburgh, N. Y., Friday, Dec. 31, 1920 mtinuL WHOLE NUMBER 3584 HUGHES LIKELY SEC. OF STATE NEGRO QUESTION IS DISCUSSED Weeks Picked For Navy and Wholesale Charges Made of Hays Postmaster HOOVER MENTIONED AS SECRETARY OF LABOR Think Hunting Has Practically De- cided rpcm His SelectIOIIH For The Cabinet (By The Associated Press) MARION, D«. 28.—After a week's (consultation and 'deliberation Prcsi- •dfnt-olcct. ITardinp is Hearing a decis- ion on sevor.il Cabinet appointments. No decision is ycL made, but those Vivo discussed the question intimately 'with him' -believe the appointments mid or consideration include-: Charles K Hughes, for secretary of State. 'Charles G. Dnftves, secretary of trea- sury. John W. Weeks, secretary of navy. Will H. Hays, postmaster general or secretary of the interior. JBenry Wallace, secretary of agri- -culture. '• Herbert • Hoover, secretary of la-* ilx>r. 'Harry M. Daug!h.erty> attorney gen- eral. PROHIB. AGENTS VISIHALOONS Arrest 70 Persons in Raid at Hurley, Wis. MOTION PICTURE MEN ACCOMPANY OFFICERS i\>rty Places Entered and Two Loads of Ldqnor CkMifiscaAed—No >' Demonstration. (By Tlie Associated Press) Hl.TRM35 T , W.Ls., Dee. Federal prohibition agents from Chicago visited nearly two scores saloons ajid arrested about seven- ty persons and confiscated two loads of liquor in a raid here to- day. Moving picture machines were busy and a number 1 of newspaper inen accompanied tlie invaders. There) was no demonstration. BUILDING PROBE TO BE RESUMED Legislative Committee Will Be Reorganized JUDGE REFUSES VENUE CHANGE FOR BRINDELL TJnteiinyer Wijl Personally Prosecute at Trial to Begun January Fifth. MILLER MOVES WILLSBORO MAN IN AT ALBANY SHOOTS BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY Takes Up His Residence at Ex- ecutive ELECTION PRACTICES IN SOUTHERN STATES Statement Made That Majority of Whites la Mtmy Communities are .Lawless (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dee. 30.—Whole- sale charges o£ wilful discrimination against neyroes at the polls; in f the southern states were: .made by Repre- sentatives of the National associa- tion f f >r the •advancement of colored people before the H'ouse census com- mittee today, and 'brought forth vig- orous abjections from the Southern co'mimittee imesmbers. Walter Wlliite, assistant to Secre- tary of tho association, declared the majority of the white ^population in many southern communities were lawless. . . ' The southern 'mjem-bers jumped to their feet and objected. Later some cannmittee memibers refused to aillcw- a (photographer to take a picture of the com'mitttee with the colored 1 people in the background. FAMILY ALREADY HAD MOVED INTO HOUSE TEA DANCE PROMISES MUCH REAL ENJOYMENT Short Program Will Precede Dancing at High School Auditorium New Year's Afternoon. Everything is in readiness for the Tea Dance to be given at th^ ne high school, New Year's afternoon from 4 to 7. The artistic ileeorations used on Wednesday night will be left up for thefs occasion, the best of music has been secured .ml an after- noon of '& pleasant social nat-uro is promised. A short j>rogram of entertainment has been provided by local taient and will be followed by dancing. Table: will be arranged in different parts of ,e hall and refreshments served. Miss Dorothy Foote, who has taken charge of the Tea Dance which is for the Civic League, has worked energet- ically for the success of the afternoon and has met with ready response from the public: who realize the purpose fo i- which it is given and who have en- joyed these teas on News Year's terhoon in former years. HUGHES HELD TO AWAIT ACTION OF GRAND JURY Attorney Intends to Apply I'or Writ of Habeas Corpus at Speciul Term of Supreano Court. (By The Associated Pmss) NEW! YOR<K, Dec. 30.—The Stat' legislative cotnjmlittee, investigatinj the building trades activities'will be) reorganized by the incoming legisla- ure and will probably b& prepared to resume .investigations by the middle of January. This annouiveetm|ent was made 'by Saimuel Untei.im.yer, counsel for the looimlmi.Uee at the closing of the ses- sion of tine (present committee. He said 'many eosmlbinaUons of frade • remain -to be investigated. Supreme Court Ju.slice Burr an- nounced that he had refused to change the venue 'in case of- Robert ' P Brindell, .president of the building; trades council and his aides, indicted for extortion and attempted extor- tion. . Unteiimyer rwill personally prose- cute at the trial to begin January fifth. The curtain was rung down on the first act of the trial of,Warren Hughes of Chazy. on a 'charge of manslaugh- ter, whon City .Judge Charlgs A. Bar- nard formally held the defendant to await the action of the. Grand Jury yesterday afternoon in Ci-.y Court. The fight to keep the case from go- ing to the Grand Jury was strenuous, interrupted ,by frequent clashes be- tween the tiwo. attorneys, Harold A. Jerry for the (State, and John E. Judge, for the defendant. Hughes was ihekl .in $5,000 bail, the bail boi\d being .signed by Mr. and Mrs. M. O'ConAoll. It is the inten- tion of the defendant's attorney to apply for a Writ of Habaes Corpus to free his 'client, a^ a special term of the Supreme Court, to be held in this January 12. THiNK WILSON WILL APPROVE MINE BILL MILLER'S SECRETARY MAY BE W. WARD SMITH (By The Associated Press) SYRACUSE, Dec. 28.—Gover- nor-elect Miller lias refused either to affirm or-deny the report tliat W. Wsml Smith, of New- York C-ity, lumbey dealer, was his choice aw secretary lor the gov- (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.—No an- nouncement came; from the White 'House, ns to tlie action of the Presi- dent on the mine assesment bill, but western Senators voiced the expec- tation that the executive would ap- prove, the. bill. HOWLANDGETSIOURTO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR EMBEZZLEMENT (By Tlio Associated Press) 1 BARRE, VI., Dec. 28.—A sen- tenco of from four to seven years Jn the State prison at Windsor was imposed on l'Yank <>!. How- land, president of the Bane Sav- ings Bank and Trust Company, after he pleaded gruilty to em- hozzlomont of the IKUIU'S I'uhds, Governor-elect Had no Announcement Regarding Official Appoint- ments Tjast Night. (By The Associated Press) ALBANY, Dec. 30.—Governor-elect Miller began his residence at the ex- ecutive mansion to-night. Ho arrived with his three, daugh- ters and doj? scout. Mrs. Miller and another daughter were already at the mansion and had dinner waiting;. lie liad no announcement regard' Ing miy appointment. ONEIOLWBIORE HURT WHEN TANKER EXPLODES AT DRY DOCK (By The Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-— One man was.- kUled and\ two others injured, on© probably fatally, in an explosion of an oil tank oil tankrar in Brooklyn dry djocks today. CONFLICTING ADVICE IS GIVEN TO HARDING REGARDING LEAGUE (By Tlie Associated Press) MARION,. T>0C. 28. — Conflicting counsel VegawLlng the association of nations has been gvlv,en President-elect Harding. . Senator McCujmlber advised fhim to I>tit the L-eaigue aside and try for a neiw deal all around. Oscar atraijs. took the view tihat th* U-jxited'-' States j&touId stil# accetpt the ENGINEER KILLED; FOUR INJURED IN RAILROAD WRECK Thomas White, Young Farm- er , Victim of Bullet While Hunting (Special to The Prcsh) WILLSBORO, Dec. 30. •— Thomas White, a farmer living at Willsfboro Point was accidentally shot and kill- ed by his 'brother within a half 'mile of his home today. With his fattier, Alexander White, and his brother, Genyiield, he left ; their farm eaiiy in the morning for | a wood lot to cut wood. The boys , took their guns along in the hope that they might get a shot at a straj. rabbit on the way. They had cut tlie_ father driving from the front of the sleigTi and Thomas by his side. The other son, Genyfield was riding OH the back of the load. As they drove alonj:' they carried on a bantering conversation as to their skill 'with a rifle, each of the boys claiming to be the best shot and the father telling them that neither could shoot straight. During the conversation a crow ap- peared and Alexander White told Thomas that there was a chanefj to show his «kill and told him to take a shot al the bird. Thomas raised the gun to Ihis shoulder and was about to pull the trigger when Geny- field in an attempt to beat his brother to it hurriedly raised his gun and fired The jolting of the sleigh and the haste in which the shot was fired caused the bullet to go wild -and it •passed between Thomas' shoulder blades, killing him instantly. Coroner F. H. Anson was summon- ed and gave permission to' remove hte \body. Later in the day a cor- oner's .inquest was held at which jvordict of accidental shooting was pronounced. Gp.nyfield who fired the bullet that caused his brother's\ death was frain- tic over the result of his act and the community in general is greatly dis- tressed over tho occurrence. TJiom:i3 White was a very popular young man of steady habits and his loss will be felt by all who knew him. DOUGHTY PLEADS GOITYTO CRIME Committed To Trial For Lar- ceny and Adbduction LIBERTY BONBSOWNED BY AMBROSE! SMALL (By The Associated Press) ANSQNIA, O., Dec. 28. — The engineer was killed and eight per- sons injured wheai the east bound passenger train on the Big Four railroad turned over here to- night. MAN, 101, DIES AFTER BDT 10 DAYSMLLNESS Loren Stone, of Theresa, nearly 101 years old, die'd,Monday night follow- ing an illness-of ten days. He was the 'Oldest resident of this section and attributed his old a-ge mainly to regular habits and the fact that he never used tdbaeco Until last sumlmer he was exceptionally active nd passed the greater part of his time working in his garden. He was born February 12, 1820 INDICTMENTS AGAINST THREE State Comptroller Charged With Grand Larceny ALBERT AJUDSON ALSO HELD FOR SAME REASON All Plead Not Guilty and Were Re- leased on $5,000 Until Fri- day to Amend Pleas. EXTENSIVE GRAFT FOUND BY ANTI-TRLST BOARD Hundi-eds oi\ Finns Profited by Com- bination of Contractors and Manuf actu rers. (By The 'Associated;Press) NEW! YORK, Dee. 29.-r-Tlie federal {Vovernniient added its legal flail to whips of New York State's tm»t- sniashinjsf organization by returning four indictments charging violation of the Sherman unti trust a<t against four sand concerns. Kleven Individuals were recently in- vestigated by the legislative commit- tee. - The comlmittee. uncovered some of the .nrost extensive cooperative or- tfanizatiions of manufacturers and contractors. It was \shawa that hundreds of ,firms in all lines of trade throughout the country exchanged contracts through clearing houses the names of prospective buyers, their bids anil signed contracts and, also signed daily reports of stocks on lia.nd and shipments, ' (By Tlie Associated Press) NEW YORK* Dec. 39. — Indict- cnfcs luive been returned against I State Comptroller Travis, James A. • \WeaideH joiiqnjradiler elect, and u\J- j bert IJ. Judson, a .wealthy dealer in ; securities charging tJiem with grand 1 larceny and fraudulently auditing the Comptrollers books. Foi/r indictjmehts were returned against each defendant. The -charges grew out of recent in- vestigation 'of thf Comptrollers otiice at which tkne it Avas brought out that .securities were 'brought for the State at above niarket values. In returning the indictments the grand jury declared it deemed it to be their duty through the court to call attention to the legislature and the Governor to \extreme laxity of methods\ by which some thirty one million dollars of the State's money was invested. All pleaded not guilty and were re- leased on $.\> bail each. They were given until Friday to withdraw or amend hte pleas and make the necessary .motions. SECRETARY HUGO IS TO ENTER BUSINESS WITH SURETY COMPANY (By The Associated Press) AI ill A NT. Dec. 30.—Secretary oi' State Hugo will re-enter pri- vate busmosh on Saturday as vice president of the National Surely company, of New York, elected Missing Theatrical Manager of Can- ada Not Yet Found Alter Months. (By Tlie Associated Press) TORONTO, Deo, 30.—John Dough- ty was committed to trail by Magis- trate Denise, charged with theft of Victory bonds valued at $100,000, the property of Ambrose J?4$nka]i, r miss ing: theatrical magnate. When arraigned Doughty pleaded guilty to both on tlie theft charge and one accusing him or abducting tlie formier employer. PEORIA~HASlm w GOOD FOR DISTILLERIES (By The Associated Press) PEORTA, 111., Dec. 27—Plowing ai some depth beneath the residence and business section of Peoria is a large subterranean river, the. existence ot which made Peoria the biggest whis- key distilling center in the country in preprohibition days. The stream, which flows at right- angles beneath the Illinois river 'at the edge of Peoria, is of unknown vol- ume. More than a dozen wells sunl' through the bottom of the..upper riv- er by distilleries to tap the subterr&n-' ean body of water have failed to deminish the flow of the lower stream. From these wells cornea a water of u,nusual warmth and softness and it is this water that drew the largest dis- tillery in the world to Peoxia, as well ns several smaller ones. Practically free from acid and* alkali the .water required no special treatment before being fit for whiskey distillation pur- poses. For this reason distilleries were enabled to operate her© at lower production costs thiart. elsewJiere and Peoria,'s \corn grind\ for the. liquor made here became the arr«ttefct in the country. RESTRICTIONS ARREST WOMEN ON RAILROADS AND HUSBANDS ment When Interested PRESIDENT VETOES BILL ASKING FOR DELAY Drastic Revision Ncce&sary Say Rail- road Representatives at Washington. (By Tlie Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Dec. 80.—The rail- roads after tomorrow will be pro- hibited from buying equipment from companies in which their officers are Interested, as a result of a veto by President \Wilson of a bill to delay \operation of sutoh iyrov4sion.\ The President announced that, the railroads^i^# tieeif \gilveh several! ex- tensions time to prepare for the ob- servance of the law. v£ the failure to suspend the ppera- t : on of the act would- mean drastic revision of the carriers system of buy- ing equipment. BANQUET FOR GOVERNOR SMITH FROM COHENS (By The Associated Press) ALBANY, Dec. 3O.-i-Five hundred citizens, irrespective of party, gave a banquet to Governor Smitb* here to- night. • It was his forty-sevenrtk birthday, as jvell as being just two years ago when he informally took the oath of office. He was presented with a silvei I tankard and salver. | The sipeakers included Mayor Watt former Governor GJynn, Civil Service | Comimiissioncr Rice and Commissioner | of Eduction Finley. PLATTSBURGH THIRD IN STATE BOWLING LEAGUE INVOLVES PILOTS' 'We Are Through, with Them for Oocd,' says President Rnasell of Boat Owners. The results of the third prelimin- ary in the State Bowling Contest ar- rived in Platts1>urgn last night and showed that the local team had drop- j ped a notch and are now in third place, Watertown and Johnstown De- ing ahead of them. The former has a I 05 pin edge on them, while Johns- town is only four pins to the good. ! The bowling of the two Watertown teams was of the 'best, both making i the same score 2,853, while }vers of; the leaders got the fine total of 667. Only six mon^out of the 34 got above j one of the being Bourdeau of the lo- j cals. The scores made by the teams were as follows: Watertown \Bugs\ 11,320 Johnstown ,. 11,238 Pittsburgh 11,234 Brooklyn Cen. B 11,183 N. Y. R. R. Blues 11,092 Watertown \Bugs\ 11,047 Coitland 10.958 Binghamton 10,832 Elmlra II. K 10,811 Brooklyn Reds . . . .» 10,732 Troy 10,626 N. Y. H. II. Reds 10,591 Seheneetady 10,585 Glove rsville 10,479 Little Falls : .' 10,441 Oneonta 10,420 Brooklyn Greenpoint ....10,396 Albany R. R 10,271 Ithica 10,114 Rome 10,108 Brooklyn Cent. Browns ...JO,063 Brooklyn Cent. Whites . . . 9,9!)1 Elmira Central 9,92a (By the Associated Press) NEW, YORK, Dec. 28.—The harbor strike, involving imeirtbers ot the Boat- mens union and tapsters, mates and pilots union ^h-ich wias Icalled for January fir'st ig termed an outlaw aff- air, by President Russell of the boat owners association in an ultittvttxm to union leaders. MW!e axe tlhro-ugh with them for good,\ Russell said. ./\. SCORE OF YOUNG MEN PLACED UNDER ARREST Five Htundrcd Soldiers Make House to House Canvass in Rntland (By T!te xVssociated Prfts) , DVBIiIX, Doc. 29.—The mili- tary made extensive raids and searches of residences and busi- ness establishments throughout Dublin today. In Rutland Square alone, five hundred, soldiers made a house to house inspection and about a score of young: n»en were arrest- ed. GALBRAITH ESTMATES SOLDIER BONUS COST After Struggle with Pcfice! WILL BE THE CHARGE All Four Carried Fire Arms, liberty ,,<• ' Bonds of $18,000 Found in / Satchel. (By The Associated , NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Two •harged with poirtg members of band who held up awl Foboed .«*• He town, N. J., bank, escaping $80,000 and are believed in die murder and robbery Andrews, jeweler, were arrested their wives today. Liberty bonds, valued at 4 said to be a part of baa fttand in a suitcase women, the police that all lour carried The anriouDcenwat niissfoner Enriffht's latest t nllbitr out seven hundred inert for training had b» blow wlien the Board, i failed to vote the th-ilr p«»y. Jerome Chaffee and bergor, the two men sirre*te& the police several minutes tag subdued. ' ' \The women surrendered. FEWER UQUflS PERMITS IN Prohftitim Kramer TtJUrti: BORDER POWTS Strenuous Kff< Year to €1 (tfy The AseociAted *tpf»y V WASHINGTON, Pec. 2§—rPlaai^ I for reducing the nuiriber ot fjM& !* era! permits for handling Wfl|M>r In the next twelve mon|&K$was announced by Prohibition Cow- miasioner Kramer, who saidf ihtv- new issue of licenses wonUl be hefd to a strict mlntmuni int an\ effort to check illm& mpti* The Great l*kes Canadian and w; pphits have given Rouble to j fprceanent corps, hut hie l in these regions hereafter. SENATOR Nyack 0,845 Mt. Vernon 9,681 Yonkers 9,6 IS Tarrytown Reds 9,48:2 Garnervill* 9,404 Tarrytown 111 lies 9,208 Kingston 9,164 West Albany 9.074 Norwich 8,97:5 Albany Central 8,397 The nexL event under the auspices of the Howling Association is the in- dividual contest to be held on New Year's day and open to any paid-up member of the Howling Association. Prizes are to be given for the* highest .single si ure and the hlghe-st three- SiMiie total made at any time between the hours uf D a. m. and 10 p. in. Sewral of t^te loeal bowlers are eli- gible to cor..pete and hopes are en- tertained that one or both of the trophies i«i\y come here. (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. — Testi- mony of Secretary 'Houston regarding the cost of carrying out the soldier bonus is ohanicterized by National Counimander Gall)raith of the Ameri- can Tjegion as \ a scintle fish Skir- mish to muddy -waters so that the I principle ivolved <:an b^ clouded in a j lot of figures that mean nothing.\ j Galbitiith estimated the cost at ?1,K78,800,000. Wanted To Get On Mine TOLD HE MUST SEE THE PRESIDENTS SECRETARY Democratic Senator Sought ' Fresiw^ dent's Wife for Information, ',- But All in Vain. AMERICANS HELD IN SOVIET RUSSIA (By The Asso<Httted Press) WUSHINOTON, Dec. 28.—The un- explained, refusal of the Bolshevik au- lhorlties to ipeiimit theui to proceed t-ausc-rl a few Anrenlcans who almost Succeeded in leaving Soviet Russia to be returned to -Petragrad*. according to advices received d>y *toe-&tate De- partment today. Approximaitely one. hundred Ameri- cans are still being- detained in Rus- (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. {by liis constitutents for • a* to the fate of the mine ' meut bill sent by ougress to the dent December 21, Senator Democrat of Arizona, spent hours tracing the measure the executive oflices' of the departffnent and He found out nothing fact that the President iia& sot: signed the bill. After vainly pressing tfte House attaches to announce sire, for a conference wit3i, t3fc\ ><lent, Ashurst wnalked directly a>ath leading to the residential declaring^ \as an A|m«rican United States Senator'* he to obtain inffortmlation. The attendant <wfco •aatijgti't , President's twife (Vfma tojd to tett\\': 'hurst 'he twwild HftVe to take ti ibusine§s flret wlfb. Se<?r^tary ^
