The evening world. Newspaper, October 24, 1919, Page 1

Ug TESS TO-NIGHT'S WEATHER—Probably showers. Che “Circulation Books Open to All.? | NEW YORK, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1919. iquor Graft Levied on Distillers in the South © TO-MORROW'S WEATHER—| iaiaciaasl showers. | “Circulation Books Open to All” | 36 PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS. ‘WILSON TO APPOINT NEW LABOR COUNCIL | Tons of Red Propaganda Is Found at Gary "MEN POSING AS U.S. AGENTS OAL STRKE cs SAD TO HAVE LEVIED GRAFT ° FROM MAKERS OF LIQUOR canteen Investigator Tells of Trip of “Millionaires” to Distillers In the South. MANY SOUC sHT HERE. | Assistant in Swann’s Office Says He is Innocent—Mc- Carver Denies Confessing. Apenial Assistant United States Dis- thet Attorney Minton to-day received | certain data which will extend the toope of the investigation already | started im conneotion with tho liquor | scandal in New York. The gis¢ of this now information was that several men, including at| lnast one who fs said to be tn the! ederal service, recently went from New York to largo distilling centres | Jy the South, where they represented | qaemselves as “millionaires on a big eal.” About the samo time thore were reports from the same distrigts | that mon posing as Secret Service op-) evatives were lovying blackmail from | Siolators of the liquor law: | Mr. Minton said he regarded the tn- formation of great Importance. He added that he hoped to receive more | of tt, and declared that he “would not) be surprised” to learn that the same hand which collected heavy tribute in Broadway from rv rs had been snaking thorough job of It by col- lecting “at the source’—the “source” veing wholesalers and manufacturers of forbidden liquors. ; “ASSISTANT IN SWANN'S OFFICE MAKES DENIAL. Commenting on tho report (uit an cofficta) in District Attorney Swann's office is find lly interested gn # Broadway cafe where the law has pean violated, Mr. Minton said: “The man placed under suspicion * py that report oalled me by telephone f last night and protested his innocence +o passionately that I wus impressod. | He insisted that he was not the right qnan. But we are not through with 4 that phase of the investigation by any means, [ shall take the man {rom whom the original report came and have him testify before the Grand Jury. If his story then ts re- peated as it was told to ine wo shall summon the man he names.” Mr. Minton declared that the new information collected by him and by Chief Flynn of the Department of Justice over night had “entirely cor. roborated” the sensational disclosures made by Charles P. Mc In 4 statement made over the tele ™ phone to District Attorney Swann this afternoon and in a subsequent statement to newspaper men Charles P, McCarver inade sweeping denial of all the charges that have been taade against him, He told District Attorney Swann that be had never made any confession or slatement to the Department of Justice or any person implicating any member of Mr, Swann's staff or anybody else in the alleged liquor scandal Department of Justice ag day sought scores of pers viously mentioned in conr the alleged booze grafting in New not pre potion with (Continued on Fourteenth Page.) aan THR WORLD TRAVEL BAU, Awade, Pulitzer (World) Building, LOVAL DOCKMEN KEPT FROM WORK BY UNION FIGHTS 500 Ruddy: to Satie When Opponent of = ©"Connor Pleads They Remain Out. Factiona) differences among the unions prevented longyhoremen from returning to work in the Chelsea dix trict to-day. On the Kast River, in Brooklyn and on Staten Island many men were at work avd conditions were said to be approxuhing wormal. Captain Ryland Drennan, of une} United States Shipping Goard, and| P. A. & Frankia, Prostdont of tho] Iuternational Morcuntile Marine, to- gether wilh rupresentatives of the employing stevedores, were to amet Mayor Hylan this afternoon tn re spouse to Ue Invitation uf the Muyor. | Before the meeting it was announced that the shigping men were uttend- ing merely out of courtesy to the Mayor and that they would not re- vedo from thelr announced position of standing by the award of the Na tonal Adjustinent Commission, Failure of the longshoreumua w 16- turn to work in the Chelsea district ilustrated the uncertainty of their at- titude. After loyal union oMcials had sent out word that work was to be med on the Cunard plers at 1 cluck, 500 ien assembled. John F, uboMecial leader of tho strikers, the men to return to work. They started to follow him across the street when @ taxicap dashed up Thowas Barry, a delogate in tho Cooper # Union and 4D opponent of President T. y. O'Connor, of the longshoraman's Inter- national, Jumped oul, He drew an im- aginary line in the centre of the streat and shoutod:" “The man who crosses that Mne ts 1 traitor to union labor,” Nobody crossed the line and grad- ually the men who had assembled to oO to work broke up and moved away, O'Connor said that he was hopeful of getting some of the Chelsa. men back to work to-morrow, nul aske Tho ultimatum of the shipping tn-| toresia that the strikers’ places were to be filled uniess they returned ex- pire is not known what the result will be, but judging by to-duy's develop- ments a strong yffort will be made to move shipping townorrow, Prosident € suspended th onnor this afternoon po local unions, They wero No, 873, comprising the Riggers who have held out on the strike and kept others from returning to work: | No, 866, which is Dick Butler's union, (Continued on Second Muze.) ss Lt Men's HUB" Clothing Corner, Krond- wayr comer Barclay stieat (Opp. We worth Building), will sell to-day a Saturday 2,000 men's and y n Sults and Overcoats in blues, greens, grays and fancy mixtures; #in- ple breasted, form-fAtting mil- r young men. very latest © Park Row, N.Y. City, oman 4000, for to-day and Saturday Open Saturday night titi B'way, cor, Barclay, 'U, S, CONSULAR AGENT KIDNAPPED BY MEXICAN: OES 10 PRESIDENT; PEACE PLANS FAIL Operators and Miners Reject Secretary Wilson’s Latest Proposals. WALKOUT SE MS SURE. WERE AMERICANS. | Offer of Straight t Increase of | nt, oo Propaganda Sent Wubell gt U.S. Mails, . Van Buren. WASHINGTON, » steel strike in Gary, Ind. WASHINGTON, made direct shts on Anarchist activi- in the dstrles wete given the Senate committee investigating the Van an intelligence oMfcer on the| revealed to-day tu a telegram to the | statl of Major Gen, Leonard Wood, }communder of the ‘central district, was the tirst witness. “Our first Interest in Gar: n Chief of Police Horpie federation suggesting » couve ASSY secreliry Despatehced to| camo to Chieago last spring with & Puebla to Investigate Jenkins's y to prevent the & million soft coal 1, after min- meeting juintly miners, catled for Nov ons and operutors, Secretary Wilson, propositions to negotiate a Now wage agreement While on the point of breaking up. ase manny the two groups, heeding the pl late this afternoon t Secretary hoped from Ue President, Coming out of the meeting, Juin L. President of the United Mine! America, said: les hoperul ’ are retucuing to hear What the President and the seer |request for machine guus and mill- intervention, told us the WASHINGTON | Reds" there were planning to parade Secretary of the 4 and start a “The outlook ts “Two names were given to us as | those of loaders of the Anarchist Club | ferer Puebla to aussi in ihe investigation | of the kidnappin, chance of reaching un agreeinent.” earned | y tou of oy proposal ating near the | eretury Wilson came forward with « Mexico City here Kun cotton was available | g, entside of the mill," FACTS REPORTED TO THE DE- PARTMENT OF from the wastes 16 cents w ton for ple whereabouts | mining, with an tacrease in th ratio for inachines aud other el ceived regarding the cirountane his abduction sid by Mexican bandits for a STH REFUSE TO NTERFERE TRACTION INQUIRY Tells Grand Jury Foreman He Has No Power tu Designate a Legal Adviser. is reported he is Kenyon, peep The propo also provided ceni paid @ report waa thers should *lunion heads here to-day w us he Knew there had bo He added that had left Gary, m 1 and to continue until Maren 31, ary Wilsou went ty Mouse and conferred with § Way expected val strike @ituution to the President and yet from him a mes- Suge urging the two sides to udjust their diferences Thomas L. the Witness bluck eye since.” “We found in Gary after military * he continued, s Uiat local police sovlations of citizens prepaved | Chadbourne and | meet you * n. who had bec ing an active purt in the industrial archist and Bubshevist’ the manifest of Ue communist party of Ruswia, pul out as what ls known intermational,’ Wilson and to bring the two sides to After neurly au hour's conference . Tumulty, Secretary Wilson left the White Llouse E no statement to mu ne sc U.S, ORDERS TROOPS HELD READY FOR RIOT DUTY Pour Battalions Instructions---Ma Steel Districis, Many thousand copies of thin were in ALBANY, Oct. Governor Smith will not destgnate a New York County Extraordinary urged revolution upua ull workers in| Tury investigating charges of conspiracy in connection with (he re (outinued on Fourth Mage.) cent trikes on the Jnterborcy decision of the contained in @ letter Itaymond ‘PT. extraordinary G DINNEM IN THM Governor was} * wou BRENT AUIAN Louisville Get foramman of the at 5 o'clock this afternoon, It} uth to nage | Viner toy supersede CLOSING TIME 7.30 P.M. Sharp on Saturdays for SUNDAY WORLD WANT ADS. PaniAdveriiasmaptaton Toe Sunday World must be in The World's Main Office on or before 7,80 Saturday evening. Taylor from tho | was learned to-day |fonal battalions of infantry and mac |gunners of the famous Hirst dy for riot and strike duty The Dattalions wi to hold four provis Ine tier to your Grand Jury," number 2,500 men e eons ha cated that the t uit or Overcoat, $14.95.) WASHINGTON d| naa Positively no Advertisements will be accepted after this time. 6 rowns, It way suggested that if] been exercised by not dean this silk lined; all sizes, Our , camp they were 1s Wood, commanding the , with headquarters at Chi- d by Major Gen, Advertisement BEFORE MEALS ¢ how fine Good Digestion makes Imad ve. aE al s REDSPLOTAT GARY GOMPERS CALLS ALL ee sO, TOLD TO SENATE ey UNION CHIEFS FOR ‘ath WOODS Mt LGD ON ss Nove geriay and Federal Gov- ernment Also. Hi s Ordered ( sonteret nce in Capita ul, TO PLAN BIT TER FIGHT. Reply to Demand for an “Offensive and Defensive” Alliance. WASHINGTON, Oct 24.--A con ferance of the heads of all inter national unions connected with the | Amertcan Federation of Labor hus been called to meet in Washington “at an early date,” Samuct Gompers Miinots State Federation of Labor in convention at Peoria, Mm, Mr, Gompers's telegrau: was an an- ,| swer to one authori: tiou of} 9 AiMerican Mederation of Labor tu) perfect an “offensive und defeanive ai- Hance" of the untons of this couutry und Cunada to fight the Jabor battles. ‘The Peoria telegram was seut to Mr Gompers after the withdrawal of the labor group from the Industrial Con | In his reply to-day Mr. Goimpers were [ussiaos, or Austrians. De George was a chert sald: Just Pecety Council of the Ameri Labor b iournmen lay evenings adopted declaration call ing for a conference to be iwi? atl | Washington atean ea | with | The cal of the conference of 4 taken to mean that orguotaed labor is | tlghtening its ranks for a tight to | the finish in the steel strike, as well as tn other industri contliety now In progress or threatened. In ones Wednesday, following de ng the industrial « lective bargaining resol pers se hay ed the iat roup tn ite d ation, but we w in in conference when we 4 be glad to talk collective bargain ing” President Goimpern tan sal founced that contributions Jtabor ongunixitions will be asked to Nupport Ue stent sirike As the/Goiny tniners oad ralivoad men w ning a meet ng with uw view lo for Ht wits alyo learned Unat the four rutiroad broth re considering jog A. b. of I BANISH ANARCHISTS ES TO A PHILIPPINE ISLAND, PLAN IN SENATE BILL Mckellar M e Penalty for 1’) rs Ayal United State WASHING | | | | der a bill t t \ | Kellar, f rent tea Investigidting the stect xtrike, | ator, McKellar introduced | r bill providing for de portation of altens within five years unloea they become nat- uraliged, by the Hlinols INUUSTRIAL CONFEKENGE [sn ores 3 nae y dat to deal] eral of the subjects contalned | WASHINGTON 6 Uiseoly tion of thy the re Hhdustrial Conferener-ty proposed in 4 recomune commendation be adopted the oun Also, with the ert You there you ait! {fenee Up LO Ue me the representa | tthe |tives of organized labor withdvow. J yet main Phe uction of the 6 Jitne with a sumgestion af tus Chale bn D. Rocke {commission should be created to deal] OUnaueytenably the pew with industrial protons ge | Whether this wie tela ted tn thy mittes's recommiendut! Wiroad brother day as a result of the f the labor and capital groups trou ‘PRESIDENT CONTINUES Dr. Francis X, Dercum, Philadelphta ggnrolemiss, was to examine ison again to-day. He makes fre- cant visite to the White House crisis and the beginning of am ar, REORGANIZED PUBLIC GROUP TO SEEK INDUSTRIAL PEA Present Warsatass Not Fitted for Burden of Handling Whole Prob- lem Following Withdrawal of Em- ployers and Employees, Says David Lawrence. Say David Lawrence. (Special Correspondent of Tho Evening World.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Copyright, 1919).—Reconstruetion of the group representing the public by the appointment of a new commis. sion to draft a programine of industrial relations is the plan which Presi- dent Wilson ‘nas decided upon as a means of bringing about peace be- tween employers and employees throughout the country; Members of the public group Were almost uaanimous in the opinion [that as at present constituted the persotinel was uot fitted to carry on the task (hat would devolve upon it and that while the selection might have’ been suitable in the ci of a composite Conference the addition of tech- nical experts and persons especially fainiliar with the detail of labor prob- lems is now essential because the whole burden of framing an equitable uuinne Will be paea ie vita olngle group, sey Ake Judso Gary, for instance. Me “tative of the public in the hepa MAY DISSOLVE TO-NIGHT; «0» vorsontnamctatn us ane PARTIAL REPORT FRAMED)... Scsssn ar une ict meme Commitee of Public Group,) Sut it vecaine appmseut that 0 tar, Headed by Kockefeller, Recom- | 4% the views of the public group tte ineuds Final Adjournment piimunareniailione: cB age |Mmieft and should have been in the einployers’ group, (hough Judge Gary Himself very tactfully aaved the pub- Nic group uny embarrasmuent by Fes fraining from attendance.or voting when @ proposition on which the em (Ure xroup seouled agreed was to be p thie afteraoon, Should the] put vefure (he whole cunference, aad em- et Mostnuneds up | Lining etonient of the D Hat ive, which wies to be made to the f the Committee employer ference would end toontght pluyees’ representatives gal onteied Framed « tontie | thy ort for subuiiaton to brenid ference, It is deem@d desirable Ht} to ake selections which will /3rely Poutliuing the wark of the eons | ine nities wax inj how to bring about a cump ; NEW BOARD To GET VI BOTH SIDES, Her Jr, who th rally,| Wil take advantage of the continued Pinta i ive Iu Washington of the lead~ was not made! 4s Meinbers of the employers’ and iployces’ groups to obtain advice or J judgment ox various principles are the four} brought forth 1 rela | biivhed through the Hance of uitte of thy Amer rauion of nd the pert 1 s euie! insund saat vnce ileclf will stand the new Withdrawal |publle Kroup io good stend, making | ble infor coofereuces wherein idividuals representing eapital labor cau Uk jnere freely amd suggestions than fluor of # confer. wowed by Vurllunentary rules eourded In every detail by ete feren h TO GAIN IN STRENGTH i lowly According to He back over the evente of th ada feed hu oe two woeks, inany iustakes were se i jmade in Industrial Pouce Cone Doctors To-Da 4 both Kieally, it wus ASIINGTON, Get. t-<Prewident | 4 ble trax AKrovUent Was not as 7 ty to gain | Mpowsible as Hmay now seem to Dave ‘ wich the departure of the contloues ald ® bulle in physician etin follows: | tabor group “The Prevident continue > wiv] When it ts eon , for instance, in in strength, There os nothing ade | inat by the Jurity of one on al to report thie more salma Hpluyces’ group decided te on Oo morniten Tie awkedeY2t8 as & UNC against the Gompers re Hl Hee Trayson tora] esvlution declaring that wage earn a aS obtained, , e's Nad & right to organize without Sek neauiniliont on ent bit was| discrimination, the proxunity of the brought to t sidentia atten: ie conference to an understand- ing ou that flost principle can be seen. 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