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GERMAN FRAUD ON
AMERICANS Barred
Confiscated Property Of q. s.
Citizens Paid For in Stage
Money.
RUMANIA WAS THE DUPE
Transactions Ratified by
Bucharest Treaty Later
Annulled.
RUMANIA WAS THE DUPE

KANSAS Crrr, Mo-, OCT. s.-fIow Ger
many oonfiscated American properties In
Rumania by compromising the private
owners in worthless stage money" was
revealed by Acknowledgement Palmer In
an address here to-day before the Mis-
souri Bar Association.
Extracts from the Official orders of
Gen. Won Mackensen. commander Of the
German forces in Rumania, carrying out
the scheme by which practically all min
erai and other properties in RuInania
owned or controlled by the countries al
war with Germany were confscated
were read by the Attorney
These, he said, constituted very strik-
ing evidence that Germany has not told
the truth with respect 10 the treatment
Of American property"
Because It was believed conscription
would lead to wholesale ooncealment OF
goods and supplies, the German Govern
fnent, Mr.. Palmer said. decided to 'pur-
chase" what It desired to take from Ru.
mania, and for that purpose authorized
the issuance of notes by German bank
In that country, which were established
as legal tender by military order. with
heavy penalty provided for MONACO
ceptanca.
These notes as placed in circulation
for perfectly good commodities were
secured" by the deposit Of German
marks at the Reichsbank In Berlin. Bu'
the deposits, the Attorney General said
never left Berlin. and the scheme con
templated that Rurnania should b
forced to assume the new currency ant
thus release the deposits to the German
purchasers who made them.
"It was in this worthless stag
money" Mr.. Palmer said. shat thu
consideration for American properties
was payable and as n consequences o
this scheme Germany obtained sucl
properties for nothing"
Mr.. Palmer recalled that such trans
actions were expressly ratified in TIL
Bucharest treaty, which Rumania an
nulled however, when the changing for
tunes of war made It possible.
In view of the treatment Of Amer
lean property In Rumania and the un
certainty as to what "the Germans reall!
have done to American properties In Ger
many" II was this country's obvious
duty when the peace treaty came to b.
written, Mr.. Palmer said. to "provid
as far as possible against every con
tingency and to afford to American in
terests every protection that could rea
sonably be exacted." The provisions o
| the treaty, he said. guaranteed this pro
lection In the fullest measure.
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FIUME AND AMERICA.
why Needlessly Give offence to
Friendly Nationi

Tc THE EDITOR OF THE sUN---Sir: Az
an American citizen and consequently a
neutral In the F1ume question wish TO
give my full approval to Mr.. Nayarra's
letter In THE Sum.
why should wa ospouse Mr.. Wilson's
personal prejudice against an ally
prejudice which be has 20 deliberately
manifested from the beginning Of this
controversy
From what we read In tho papers II
seems that N Clemenceau and Lloyd
George. who are supposed to know ut
least as much about European matters
as Mr.. Wilson, had found solution &C
ceptable to both parties, but the Four
teen Points wizard Ii not pleased with
their proposal and prefers to bear the
blame for the present unrest and possi-
bly, to plunge the world in another war.
What surprises me the most Is the
patience Of ths American people. For
the sake Of peace, Justice, good sense
logic, why don't they talk1 Are they
not disguised yet with all this nonsense
and quIbbllng7
Are we going to suffer In our good
relations with = friendly nation for the
sake of the personal prejudices OF one
man, even II this man Is the President1
HENRY FusAY.
NEW York, October 8. ..
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

Luncheon In honor Of the King Of tho
Belgians by the Committee OF Belgian
at the New York Public Library, 8 P. M;
visit to the mass meeting Of the American
Legion. Madison Square Garden, 10 F. NJ.
guest of honor Of Palestine Commandery,
Knights Templar Masonic Hall, Twenty
third street and Sixth avenue. P. NJ,
Miss Emmeline Pankhurst will speak on
''Sovietism." and the Rev. DR.. William Y,
Manning on ''The Privileges of Being an
american" at a public meeting under tho
Mass meeting Of Uirainians and Lthn-
anians Of Brooklyn. McCaddin Hall, VIII
Lecture by DR.. A. B. Stout on Poems
into Gardens" New York Botanical Ga
dens. Bronx Park. p. NJ
union. Mckinley Square Casino, 1874
street and Boston road, Bronx, $3.50 P. NJ.
The so Wall Street Doherty Organization
bers and their families at Bear Mounta!",
leaving on the Robert Fulton. morning
West Side Y. NJ. C. A. Teachers Train
Gould. 7:45 P. NJ.
First indoor concert of the series u
Mayor Hylsn,s Peoples Concerts, -EoIi5n
Maine Women. meeting. waldort-Asto.
Exhibit prepared by the Women IN In
Dor. on display at the offices of the Fed
eral Council of the Churches OF Christ in
America, 1o5 East Twenty second street
10 A. N. to p. NJ.
Electrical Exposition, showing many
new developments and instruments used in
war. Grand Central Palace. all day and
evening.
NJ. R. Morsan's exhibition of paintings
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, all day,
Mosalcs and paintings Of the NJ. de Pslo
tel. ali day and evening.
Canadian Fur Company's annual eNhiel-
tion, banquet hall Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
all day
illustrated books OF the last four centu-
ries. Stuart Gallery; the making of prints
New York Library, Forty second street and
Fifth avenue.
Exhibition OF model Clifs size) African
pygmy camp in the Belgian Congo. Amer!-
can Museum OF Natural History. all day,
Exhibition of tapestries and laoes loaned
from private collections, Metropolitan Au-
seu.n of Art.
High School Teachers Association Of
New York City, WaIdorf-AstoriA. 10 A. ~
st. Gabriers Academy. meeting. WRI-
| dorf-Astoria, . p. NJ.
Women's Law Club, meeting. Hotel Nc
| Alpin. IL A NJ.
Worlds Cotton Conference. headquarters
Hotel McAlpin. all day
Dartmouth College Alumni luncheon
Hotel Pennsylvania. 1880 p. NJ.
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PULPrTs IN SAFETY CRUSADE.
Long Island Preachers Will Ask
Practitioners to Aid.

Appeals will be made from scores OF
Long Island Npulpits tomorrow for the
cooperation Of pari hioners In the nation
wide safety campaign to be conducted
simultaneously by all the railroads UNI
der Federal control from October Is to
81. Long Island residents generally are
interested In the propaganda, according
to reports received yesterday by Ralph
Peters, the Federal general manager of
the Long Island Railroad. T. p. Bren-
nan. safety agent OF the road, who has
been giving safety talks" in the public
and parochial schools. said yesterday
that the records OF grade crossing acci-
dents on Long Island for the twelve
months ending September 80 last showed
that out OF the total of 81 cases. 2S3
automobile drivers ran through and
smashed the crossing gates after they
had been lowered. Forty-three motor
lists wilfully disregarded the warning OF
crossing watchmen. 20 drivers paid nc
attention to bells ringing at crossings
end 22 more ignored the posted signs
The 1918 figures show, according to Mr.
Brennan, that accidents on the Long
Island Railroad have been cut down 20
per cent. over previous years.
The sun., 1919-10-04

A benefit performance with more than
forty theatrical stars appearing will b
held October 10 in the Century Theatre
10 raise fund for a memorial monu'
ment to be erected by the Fifteenth In
fantry. N. Y. G., in honor Of the heroes
OF that command who died In France
The announcement was made bv Coz.
William ]. Schieftelin and Col William
Hayward, commander Of the old FIJI
teenth in France. The ticket fale Is
now on. Bert Williams, Marilynn Millsf
John Dooley and Van and Schenok ar
among the performers.
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PAwrucKrr. r. l.. October 5.
The Soldiers and the League.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: May
1 write few lines in reference to the
article "a. e, r. Men See League as a
Trick" appearing on the sixth page OF
your paper of October 2?
To my mind that is a very strong ar
ticle and one which puts the matter be-
fore the people in the right light What
was the use of our men giving up all
they did-their lives in many. many in
stances-if they were then to have heir
sacrifices count for nothingH
I think this article should be sent to
every Senator and Representative In
Congress and should also be printed In
every newspaper in the country.
AN AMERICAN.
New York, October 3.
The sun., 1919-10-04

Just when the prices Of shoes have
reached the high level where the con-
sequent prices for repairing old shoes
makes that shift an extravaganza In
stead of an economy the fashion OF
leather coats for women's wear RACES
uncontrollably. 1t would be ungallant
further to spread the rumor that 1t Is
because leather. Is a costly luxury that
It is chosen as a material aid for
woman's peace of mind; but even were
such rumor asserted as a fact 1t is i'm
aginable that many respectable even
II meagrely shod citizens could with
out violent struggle overcome any gal
liant impulse to controvert 1t.
The sun., 1919-10-04
New York's Food Supply Terminals

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-SE: The
facts do not justify the conclusions set
forth in THE SUNS editorial article on
Proper Terminals for Food Markets."
In my opinion.
The present facilities could in many
instances be enlarged. but the system is
the best OF any city in the world. No
where is food 50 sxpeditiously and
promptly handled as in New York.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Pier, No.
20, North River. alone during the peak
OF business receives and delivers over
a0c carloads Of produce In twenty-four
hours. I have been to all the principal
cities here and abroad and have studio
their methods. GEORGE H. SrpdH.
New York. October s.
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Questions with Obvious Answers.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-sir. There
are just two questions to ask Fitzpatrick
and his gang of amalgamated trouble
makers:
/. Can you compel man to work n
he does not wish TO work.
2. Can yon compel a man not to work
II he wishes 10 work. r. H. DAVIES.
NEW YORK. October 3.
The sun., 1919-10-04

The Injunction issued by Supreme
Court Justice Benedict In August. 1918,
preventing the Brooklyn Borough Gas
Company from charging more than e6
cents per 1000 cubic feet for gas in the
Thirty-first ward. was modified by the
Appellate Division n Brooklyn yester-
day. The modification, which is retroac-
tive. has the effect OF making the lnjunc-
ton good for only one month, or until
September s, 1913. Thereafter, under
the ruling OF the higher court, the COM
pany had the right to collect a higher
rate, The company has received permits
sion to charge s1.1o per 1000 cubic feet,
from the Public Service Commission.
The sun., 1919-10-04
REPLANT FORESTS FROM AIR
scheme to scatter Seeds Above
Fire Area Is Urged.

WASHINGTON, Oct, S--The forestry
Service was urged to-day by Represen-
tative Randall (Cal.) 10 start re-
forestation programme for the fre-de-
nuded areas in the Sierra Madre range
by using alrplanes TO scatter millions
OF tree seeds over these mountains as
soon as the rainy season begins. After
his conference with service officials Mr.
Randall wired civic organizations IN
Pacific coast cities to organize forestry
associations to press action BY the Go"
srnrnEnt
The sun., 1919-10-04

Consider the telephone girl. Often
the tempers OF patrons are ruffied by
her seeming leisureliness, and abrupt
comment thereon follows. Yet how
often In times which call for courage
and quick action she responds with
notable exhibitions OF those qualities
claimed too freely, perhaps, as exclu-
sively masculinel Fire, earthquake,
storm, riot; nature or man running
wild; such emergencies have often
been promptly reported by telephone
girls; aids to authorities. helpful In
relief. And this useful public service
has not infrequently been performed
when the operator herself was in per-
sonal danger. The proper authorities
early received reports OF street fight
ing IN the recent Arkansas riots from
girl telephone operator who "be-
tween screams told an official that
fighting was in progress IN the
streets" The screams may well be
overlooked when one reads that near
the plucky girl "ffteen hundred ne
groes had assembled armed with high
power rifles" She screamed. yes, but
she brought "reenforcements, guns and
ammunition" to preserve the public
peace. That is something to recall
when there il delay In receiving the
responsive inquiry Number. pleasef"
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For Albert,

where are we going, Daddyf
/ hear the soldiers feet.
The nass and the bells are calling
The whole world out 10 the strestr'
little son, little son, remember
To-day TIL the last Of your days.
For the nags and the bells and the people
Are singing a soldiers praise.
1.-THE drums are calling Welcome
Shout now-loud as you can
For Albert who fought for his people,
For Albert the King and the Man"
onRrHupE KNEvELs
The sun., 1919-10-04
TRADE BRIEFS.

Catalogues for portable houses are de-
sired in Athens. Greece.
The toilet and hard soaps made in the
Netherlands normf y md their best sales
in the East Indian possessions.
Cuba at this time presents unusual OPP
portunitIes for the sale OF American jew
eiry, silvsrwars and kindred lines
Exports from Malaga to the United
Staten for the six months ended June 80,
1919, were valued at Sb,ols,s52, more than
twelve times the value In the like period
Of the preceding year.
The sun., 1919-10-04
AggravatinEiy UnsAtisfyinE.

From the SpearUIHs (Kdn.) Nst1s.
The airplanes making thu trip from III
lington Field in Texas to Kansas City and
return have aroused the ire OF the farm
ers along the route. Returning from the
city the other day, they dropped a couple
Of empties In the yard OF q farmer, who
hsstened to the spot where the bottles fell,
but found mot darn thing In them but
smell"
The sun., 1919-10-04

THE WEATHER.

For eastern New York partly cloudy
to-day and tomorrow; not quite 20
warm gentle variable winds
For New Jersey, fair to-day; to-morrov
partly cloudy somewhat lower tsmpsrs.
ture; gentle variable winds.
somewhat warmer to-day and to-morrow;
For southern New EnslsnG, partly cloudy ad;;
to-day and tomorrow; warmer on the
east coats moderate variable winds.
For western New York, partly cloudy,
with occasional showers, to-day and 70.
morrow moderate temperature; gentle
variable winds
WASHINGTON. ocA Q. Pressure re-
mains high Generally in the Atlantic
states and over the Northwest and lower
Lakes southwsstward to the Mexican Dor.
der. This pressure distribution has been
attended b warn weather MG sVs. the midi.
and low temperatures over the Rocky
Mountain and plateau regions. The high
e est o ss,mpsrature OF record for the month
points Friday. Richmond, Va, -; Baiti-
more, 81; Philadelphia and Atlantic City
90, 90 degrees There were local rains within
p AtsntiG n states ,Ss and ct Td'y
s Saa the anu SpP e.. NM .., g, s SS
outlook is for cloudy weather in the New
England states, with somewhat higher
Atlantic States the weather will be gem
orally fair Saturday and Sunday, with
somewhat lower temperature; In the
generally fair without material change In
temperature. In the East Gulf States and
Tennessee there will be local showers and
thunderstorms. In the Ohio Valley and
the region of the Great Lakes the weather
will be unsettled, followed by showers and
lower temperature Saturday and Sunday.
Observations at United States weather Blu
The sun., 1919-10-04

We have great pleasure In copying
the following remarks by the Union
OF indianapolis. q weekly newspaper
published in the interest Of organized
labor and claiming to be the. Oldest
and most widely circulated paper of
its class in the United States:
1T happens that Mr.. FosTrR stands
~ the principal organizer Of the steel
strike and Il may be that he has re-
formed the beliefs he. held when he
wrote 'syndicalism.' What he said
IS an author entities him to utter
condemnation from the great mass OF
labor IN America, and we protest
most solemniy against any attempt
to try labor on an indictment brought
against man who was 30 far adrift
from the ambitions and purposes Of
the American workman as to preach
sabotage and even to advocate race
suicide as a means Of defeating the
exploitation Of humanity by what he
described as capitalism"
Further.
1.-THE theories that were exploited
BY Mr.. FOSTER were and are wholly
sbhorrent to the American workman
who has a wife and family and q
belief in his own capacity to main
tain his independence"
This is Straightforward and manly
It is the attitude of self-respecting ant
clear sighted Americanism toward sucl
abominable doctrines as Mr.. WILLIAM
z. Foster has preached in his rec
pamphlet and reiterated in the white
pamphlet to which we referred yes
terday. The Unton's utter condem
nation and repu 'ation of Mr.. Eos
TER as an author afford timely con
frmation of the belief already ex
pressed by THE SUN that FOSTER,
preachings and purposes must be hate
full not only to the immense majorit!
OF American workingmen outside o
the trade unions but also to an over
whelming majority Of the American
workingmen thus organized. As T.
the latter, we now have the Union
word for 1t.
1t Is fair to say that the Union
condemnation and Reputation Of Eos
TER as a leader Of thought do no
prevent It's acceptance Of him as ,
leader Of deeds. 1t does not "believ
that the written theories of an ex
IRENE Socialist have any bearing Of
the present steel workers strike. &
spite OF HE fact that Mr.. FOSTER 1,
for the n6nce, an officer Of the strik
ers' organization" .s
That Is where we are unable t
agree with. our candid and respectful
contemporary In indianapolis. Moth
ing would seem to be clearer tina
that the declared purposes Of lead
ing organizer Of labor and a prim
mover in one of labor's creates
strikes have decided bearing on tn
merits of that strike. Mr.. FosTER'
avowed purpose is to use this strik
as a step toward the destruction @
the American industrial system, tn
overthrow of the American Cover
ment and the substitution of a ne'
social order after the Bolshevist pa
tern. And that is what Judge GAR
Is resisting.
The sun., 1919-10-04
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.

Current Events" by Dr. Nelson p.
Mead, New York Public Library. sos West
1t5th street.
"Our Federal Reserve Banking system"
by Prof. James Walter Crook, Y. NJ c, A.,
West l25th street.
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Holding Out on tho Guests.

From the Atlanta Independent.
Tuesday evening from until 8 o'clock
Miss Catherine Jones and Miss Lsvanna
Brooner entertained with the opening din
ner OF the week Their menu was 30 long
they forgot part Of Il.
The sun., 1919-10-04
Italian Bari Grounds.

MoSrEviDDo, Oct 3.-The Italian
bark City OF Orleans. Gulfport, Miss,
June "a, for Montevideo. is aground out
side the harbor
The sun., 1919-10-04

Highest temperature. So at P. NJ.
Lowest temperature, 60 at 1901 A. II
Average temperature, ~.
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LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

The temperature in this city yesterday,
as recorded by the official Thermometer, Is
shown in tho annexed tahla.
The sun., 1919-10-04

London ofnca, A0-48 Fleet street. =.
Paris once, . Rus de Ia Mich diere. on
Rue dv Quatre esptembre.
washington once, Munsey Building,
brooklyn once, Room 202. Eagle Buiio-
Ing. sos Washington street
The sun., 1919-10-04

Observations at United States weather Bu.
reau stations taken at p. II. yesterday, sew
enty- fifth meridian tme:
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" osr JIsnds toho favor Ne tcuh n1dnu-
scripts and iiIusfrsfions for publication totsh
70 Aavs rejected articles refurned fAep n,Ssi
n all cases ssad sf0asss for iAat perpose.
TELEPHONE. BEEKMAN 1900.
The sun., 1919-10-04

BOOKS AND THE BOOK WORLD
Canada. .sIto Other sountriss... 800
The sun., 1919-10-04

Published daily, including Sunday. ~ the
Sun Printing and Publishing Association'
100 Nassau sL, Borough OF Manhattan. N. 4.
President Frank A Munssy, $50 Nassau u.
Vtes-Prcsld ent, Erwin Wardman; Secretary
n. II. Titherington; Treas. VIM. I. Dswart'
ell ~ $50 Nassau street
The Republican journal., 1919-12-04
n. E. PEOPLE PLUNCINC
into UNSAFE SECURITIES
Savings Division Warns People Against
Selling War Saving Stamps to Dishonest
Trafckers of These Securities

The people Of New England
and the rest Of the country are
olungilg at a dangerous rate in
% unsafe investments. Dishon-
est sWindlers are working day
and night to entice people to in
vest their hard earned money in
worthless stocks and wildcat
schemes.
Reports received at the headquar-
tiers of the Savings Division, First
Federal Reserve District show that
throughout New England there are
at the present time a large number
of dishonest persons striving to en-
tice the people to part with their
War Savings Stamps, Treasury Saw
ings Certificates and other Govern
ment securities.
Mrs. Hgoinson Warns People.
Mrs. Francis L. Higginson, director
OF Savings Division, First Federal
Reserve District has sent out a warn
ing to the holders of Thrift Stamps,
War Savings Stamps and Treasury
.aylngs Certificates ',rging the peo-
pie not to sell these securities to
loan sharks"
Mrs. Hlgginson brings out the fact
that many of these dishonest stamp
traIficers are telling a false story to
the effect that the Treasury Depart
ment has abandoned the Thrift Cam
paign, and that therefore Thrift
Stamps, War Savings Stamps and
Treasury Savings Certificates will
not be redeemable unless they are
cashed in at once.
As a matter of fact these govern
ment securities will be sold indefi-
nitely Again, their face value III
creases daily and person who re
tains his securities Will be able to
cash them in for more money at
the date they mature
Fake Scheme Catches" Thousands.
Statistics from Washington show
that after every war in which the
L. S, has participated the people
of this country have lined Up waiting
for an opportunity to plunge into
the current Of unconsidered specu-
lation. All that was necessary to
"catch" these people was an assur-
ance that the waters fine Hun
dreds of millions OF dollars, figures
show, have been lost in these unwise
ventures in The past and millions
are being lost today in the present
craze for stock gambling.
The Republican journal., 1919-12-04

An example of how careless some
people are when they invest money
IN what they believe will be sure
pay investments was brought out
some time ago when Pittsburg ma
per printed as a satirical warning
what represented to be a prospectus
OF The Munchausen Philosophc
Stone and Gull Greek Grand Canyon
OIL Company" Thousands of peo-
pie wrote to the paper for the ad-
dress of the company in an ATTEMPT
to buy stock.
This make believe" prospectus
represented the company as having
capital stock of $4,000, 900 900, with a
working capital of s375 to pay guar
anteed dividends semi-daily except
Sunday. The Munchausen COMPANY
said the article, held four tracts. the
Munchausen having a hole 5000 900
feet deep yielding cooking butter.
ale, turtle soup and bounty money"
The Ananias and Sapphira Tract
was small, only comprising $1,000 600
acres, while the China and Hades
Tract was known to be especially
rich in tea"
Today it is the consensus of opin-
ion among the leading fnanciers of
the country that there is no safer
investment in the world than Thrift
Stamps, War Savings Stamps and
Treasury Savings Certificates.
The Republican journal., 1919-12-04
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

Granite Grange, North Searsport, has
adopted the following resolutions:
Whereas, the Divine Master has again
entered our grange and called to the great
grange above our dearly beloved sister,
"lnltred Stinson, therefore, be it
Resolved, That while we bow in sub
MISSION to His will, we deeply feel the
loss OF one who as an officer served ef-
hclently and faithful ly, and as member
was ever ready to contribute to all that
was helpful to the grange.
RESOLVED, That we extend to the family
VINO have been bereft of loving wife,
daughter and sister, our heartfelt SYM
pathy IN their sorrow, and may the in
fluence of her beautiful character and
sunny disposition remain with them as
source of comfort.
Resolved, That in memory of our de-
parted sister our charter be draped; that
a page IN our records be reserved for
these resolutions and they be spread
thereon; that copy be sent to the fam
lily, and that copies be sent to the local
papers for publication.
VELZORA J. NICKERSON,
Committee on Resolutions