The sun., 1918-07-10

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spondent OF the MaN Odell, who had
time and had been transferred to Berlin
early In the war, was then In Stock
holm. II ds understood that Odell was
under surveillance for n month and that
his cable files were regularly examined,
with what result remains for the pres
ent undisclosed.
Awake to the situation and more or
less in touch with interested ofiicials.
Mr.. Stoddard had ample Warming that
the arrest OF DR.. Rumely impended. For
more than week, certainly, he and
Paul Block, between them holding more
than two-shirds Of the 100000 in Mdh
and Express bonds outstanding, had been
trying to devise ways and means Of re-
gaining actual control OF the paper be-
fore the blow fell.
To that end representations had been
made to the Alien Property Custodian
through his New York representative,
Francis Caravan, and Samuel Untermyer
had been despatched to Washington to
see Attorney General Gregory. The
proposition to Mr.. Caravan and through
him to A. Mitchell Palmer. his chief.
had been that Messrs. Stoddard and
Block take charge OF the Eoentn0 Mod,
protect their own interests an far as
possible and attempt so to conserve and
upbuiid that a siseable equity should In
time pass into the Governments hands
Mr. Untermyer's assignment was to
persuade the Attorney-G General to hold
of the arrest until after these nesotia-
tons should be closed. In that event. 1t
was suggested, DR.. Rumely might have
ceased to be publisher Of the Evening
Muil and vice-president and secretary Of
the operating company before being
taken into custody, and the effect on the
good will commanded by the paper
would have been correspondingly less.
The trip to Washington failed OF
its object. Worse. II appears to have
FASTENED action. From tho Attorney
General Mr. Untermyer could get no as
eurance OF a delay. and It In the under
standing in New York that a personal
appeal to the President followed. Mr..
Wilson. so the story goes as retailed
here yesterday, proved Of a mind with
Mr.. Gregory and a telephone converse
ton between the two--the net result Of
the lawyers plea for time--set the
wheels finally into motion.
That the sudden arrest OF Or. Rumely
was a surprise to the Alien Property
Custodian Is manifest in dispatches from
Wa shlngton. for it In known that he
and his STAFF had every intention OF CIV
lnS MT. EtOuudTu anu dsSOcidtcu
ests time to protect themselves.
In Federal Custody.
with the arrest the Epenino Mai
passed automatically into Federal GUS
tody. and 1t IL by virtue OF permission
OF Mr.. Palmer that the present manage
ment OF the newspaper has taken hold
What disposition the Alien Property Gus
todian will ultimately make OF the
paper was in doubt last night, but all
signs were that Mr.. Stoddard would be
left In actual control. Mr.. Garvan took
a night train for Washington. where he
| expects to be Joined in day or two by
Mr.. Stoddard or Mr.. Block Then the
status and future of the Eventno Mol
will be threshed out. its publication
meantime continuing.
II have been informed that It Is not
the disposition of the Alien Property
Custodian to jeopardise good America n
dollars" said Mr.. Stoddard He real
ICES that it Is all American and loyal
money which il In the Mol and Express
honda
As newspaper man schooled In pub
licity values Mr.. Stoddard expressed his
opinion that the purchase and operation
Of the Evening Mail has represented
German efficiency at lowest ebb.
For the money invested in the Eren-
ing Mai the German Government has
not had a return which could be made
to measure up to a cent on the dollar
he resumed Certainly since the United
states entered the war the paper has
been uncompromisingly American. and
before that its aid TO the German cause
was Of doubtful value.
81 recall one particular story which
stopped short OF the composing room. II
concerned the war work being done by
the women of Germany. and as a piece
of news almost ANY newspaper would
have readily printed 1t. In fact the only
reason / stopped 1t was because the MdiI
had been printing so many stories Of the
sort.