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New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
" ashington UNIFORMED
As to Arms for Denikin

WASHINGTON, Sept 23.--While the
State Department to-day denied know
edge of the report that the Black
Arrow, an American vessel, would leave
New York Thursday, loaded with mum
lions assigned to General Denikin in
Russia, it vas admitted at the depart
ment that shipments have from time 70
time been sent from this country TO the
anti Bolshevik forces in Russia and
Siberia.
The department has no knowledge
Of the reported Shipment said an
official of the Russian bureau of the
department to-day shipments have
been made in the past both to Kolchak
and to Denlin. however, and no op-
position was made by the department.
Whether the reported sailing OF the
Black Arrow Thursday will take place
no one at the department can say
Neither can it be said that the de-
partment will refuse to permit the
munitions to go forward
Neither the representatives of the
American Line nor the officials of the
United States Shipping Board would
disclose yesterday the nature of the
cargo that is being put aboard the
Black Arrow at Pier 81 North River.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Ford and Son
Now Own ALI
Auto Co. Stock
Mayor Couzens of Detroit
Is Induced TO Turn Over
Minority Holdings He
Refused to Sell in July
Price Is S12, 500 a Share
Valuation of Entire Issue
at the Figure Named Is
Fixed at $25O.OOO,OOO

Special Correspondence
DETROIT, Sept. 23.~Control of all
stock in the Ford Motor Company has
been secured by Henry Ford and his
son, Edsel through purchase of the
minority holdings Of James Couzcns,
Mayor of Detroit and former vice
president OF the company, according TO
IL announcement made here to-day By
Charles /. S0renson. general manager
Of tic forGeon Tractor Company
Mr.. Cou2cns owned 2,lsO shares Of
the stock. which had par value Of
S10o share. II is understood that Mr.
Couzens's holdings were bought or the
same basis OF valuation as that or
which the shares O. the other minority
stockholders were purchased early IN
July. which was reported TO have been
Of $3.50 100000 fol the entire 10000
shares.
non Henry Fo.d and his son Edsol
bought the minority stock last July
they borrowed = 900 600 on notcs from
a group OF New YorN aNd Boston bank
ing firms to swing the deal. Tha. gave
them possession ~of S9N,er cent Of tho
stock Of the corporation. Mayor Couz-
ems. it was said a, that time. refused
TO sci. his holdings, which amounted to
II per cent. at any price.
M. Cou.crs cr>yred the Ford Motor
Company al : clerk seventeen years
ago. HouN after the organization Of
the Company he was elected vice prosi-
dent ard treasurer; at salary Of
81 500 a year. He took an early opDor-
tunity to inves. all his available capl-
tai in stock of the company Nv
Couzens's original investment has paid
him more than Sl0,0OO,OO0, half in cash
and the rcmaincdy in stock
Mr. Couzens LETT tho Ford orga MIA
ton early n the war because Of
Henry ford's views on preparedness
and paciflsm. lie held the post Of
general manager and treasurer OF the
Ford company Amos; up 10 the end
of 1915.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
President Expected
To Greet Belgiums
Royal Visitors Here
y e'il J OK 7 r1bune
!. a-shirCtoil Bureau

WASHINGTON, Sept. %. The pro-
gramme for the reception Of King Al
bert, Queen Elizabeth. Crown Prince
Leopold and the Royal Belgian party
Will be completed tomorrow By the
State Department and ne Nay De-
partment. which will officially handle
the ceremonies at the docis ard the tip
to Washington, whore the distinguished
visitors Will be the personal guests OF
the President al the White House.
A fotilla of destroyers will be sent
to sea to meet the George Washington
and escort the liner into New York
Harbor. Representatives of the State
Department and the army and navy
will be present a. the dock TO greet
the visitors and accompany them to
Washington.
All details for the reception of the
King and Queen are being arranged by
Third Assistant Secretary of State
Breckenridge Long. 1t is thought
likely that President Wilson will per
sonally welcome the King and Queen
at New York, as the treaty of peace
tour will end here September 80 and
the George Washington is not expected
to arrive until late next week
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Committees Named
To Plan Newbureer
Election Campaign
One Will Confer With Citi-
Zens' Union and AssOcia-
ton of Bar; To Aid JUS
tices Allen and Smith

The Independent Non Partisan Ju-
dietary Committee Of $50. composed OF
business men. unanimously adopted a
resolution supporting the candidacy Of
Justice Joseph f. Newburger at a spe-
cial meeting held at the Hotel Asto.
last night. The resolution also in
cluded the names of Justices Richa rd
Fl. Smith and James A. Allen, of the
City Court.
A committee of five was appointed to
cooperate with the Assoc iation Of the
the efforts of the three in the cam
paign for the reelection OF the Judges
general campaign committee Of
twenty-five was appointed
County Clerk William F. Schneid der
was elected chairman Of the organiza-
ton. The resolution was presented by
Joseph d. Edelson, who declared that
the East Side would turn out solidly
to defeat the Tammany nominees
After mentioning the names of the
three judges. the resolution stated: at
is evident that the man whose hand
struck the names of these honorable
judges from the list Of customary Dem
ocrat;c nominations is the man whose
hand now seeks &c lift to the Surro-
gates Court his own son-in-law"
Mr. Schneider denounced "the Sc
rous danger to our community life in
volved in the chief Tammany leaders
brazen attempts to humiliate and pun
ish Justices Newburger and Smith, and
their attempts to terrorize all the
judges of the Supreme Court. the Court
of General Sessions and the City Court
hen you vote for judicial candi-
dates in November you are practically
voting uron this referendum: Shall the
judges of the 1st Judicial Department
be hand picked" by the Judge maker
OF Tammany Hall p"
The committee appointed to confer
with the Association of the Bar con
sisted of Isabella NJ. Pettus, William
H. Brady. Nathaniel Phillips. DR.. John
7. Curry and Mr.. Schneider.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
$50 Army Planes in
Cross-Continent Derby
" Ill Start simultaneously on
October 8 From MineoIa
and San Francisco

About one hundred and fifty fast
military airplanes will take part in
the transcontincntal aerial race to be
! ED or October by the u. S. Air
Service, according to present plans.
Twenty Of these machines are at
Hazelhurst Field. L. l.. ready for the
greatest aerial derby in history. There
are l50 machines, each>capable Of max
ing more than 100 miles an hour. at
the various flying fields of the country,
and they Will all be entered as soon
as they can be made available and
transported to the starting fields at
Niacola and San Francisco.
Owing 10 the limitation of the race
TO machines capable of speed of 100
miles an hour or more. the only types
expected to enter are De Havlland as.
De Havland Ga $, lie Pere lighters, and
$. Z. 5a's.
The race will start simultaneously
from Mineola and San Francisco on
October S. The machines flying from
East to West Will have tho advantage
Of flying with the daylight. This ad-
vantage is counterbalanced, however.
bv a strong trade wind blowing stead
lly over the Sierra Nevadas in West
20 last direction The airOlancs hy-
iNc from San Francisco to Mlneo,a
VIII fnd this wind Of Great advantage.
because il Will be on nc tails Of their
machines. and in all probability will
add another forty miles an hour to
their speed Only army machines and
army pilots viii be entered IN the race.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Envoys Say Moscow Soviet
Fears Counter Revolt and
Wishes to End Warfare
With Belligcrent Nations
66 Plotiers Are Executed
Denikinc Gains Are Admit.
ted: kolchak Calls Zemst-
,os' Assembly for October

LONDON. Sept. 2S.--uksaine is an
ether nation 70 which the Russian
Soviet government has made peace
ofer. according to advices reaching
here Furthermore. Il is declared that
the delegation which was sent to pro
pose peace e the lkrainians an
nounced taat ;he Moscow government
had decided TO seek peace with all ma
tens in order to forestall o counter
revolution IN Russla.
The BolsaeV.s cmissaries suggested
t. the Uklain.aas The negotiation of
peace O. the hasis Of recognition Of
tic indererdeoce Of the Ukraine If
that nation woe.l maintain neutrality
in the Soviet struggle against Admiral
Koleh@A md teness. DenAine.
A Bo!sheglA w.re.ess dispatch to-day
reports tfe discovery os an anti
Bolshevia p.o-. with ramihca;iors
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24

throughout Russia, which led to tho
capture and execution of sixty-six men
on charges OF conspiracy. The plot is
said to have originated in Moscow,
Among the men who were executed
we're the former Duma member n N
Stechepkln, professors Astroff and Vol
kou' Prince Obolensky and Generals
Auzrietietsoff and Machofr
others arrested were Prince Andren-
'koH, Baron Stromberg and NJ. Roza
nom the widely known Mcnshevik
a further setback for the Bolshe-
WIKI facing General Denikine is admit
TED IN Soviet wireless message re
ceived here to-day. 1t reports the
aoandonment of the town of lgov, to
the west Of kursk. which the Denlkine
FORCES recently captured. Fighting oe
the severest character in this region
is continuing
The Bolsheviki also concede the loss
Of ground along the line southeast into
the Isaritsyn region. They aban-
coned the towns of Ostrogojsk and
korotisk, to the south of Noronetz. and
are also retiring in the region Of Tsar-
itsyn, where they were compelled to
cross the Nolga to the north Of Tcher-
nyYar
OMsK, Sept. 2S.-Admiral Kolchak.
head Of the Russian government,
has issued proclamation calling for
an assembly of the Zemstvos of the
-All-Russiar territory The Assembly
vii. be held at the end OF October.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Paderewski Demands
Calicia for Poland
Supreme Council Hears Argu-
ments That District Be
Awarded His Nation

PARIS, Sept. 23.-The status Of the
former Austro- Hungarian crownland Of
Galicia waa before the Supreme Coun-
en- for discussion day. Premier
Padercwski of Poland presented the
Polish view as to the disposition of
the territory. (The claims of the Poles
and Ukrainians as to Galicia arc widely
at variance.)
Stephen Pichon. the French Foreign
Minister presided over the session.
Premier Paderewski, the Temps" re-
ports. demanded that Galicia be as
signed to Poland, whereas the principal
powers are proposing that the assign
ment of the territory be temporary and
the fate of Galicia be settled by a sub
scquent plebscite.
The council also took up the question
of the military occupation by an inter
Allied force of Danzig and Upper Sile-
sia in connection with the pebiscite,
the "Temps' states
The return of Sir George Russell
Clark to Paris from his mission to Ru-
mania. where he went to present the
peace conference note regarding Ru-
man'a's course in Hungary. is expected
At the end of the week. Tho study of
the Rumanlan question b. the council
will then be resumed.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Belgian King Reads
Up on u. S. Politics
AS Trip Here Starts
The George Washington Now
Well at Sea With Royal
Passengers: Sailors Plan
Movie for Entertainment

on BOARD THE L. 5. s. GEORGE
WASHINGTON. Sep 23 (By Wireless
20 The Associated ss).-Hing Al
bert. Queen El.zabctn and Crown
Prince Leopold. Of Belgium. on their
way 70 the United States aboard TINS
steamer, passed the first night of their
voyage comfortably and this morni ng
we're we'll settled in their spacious
quarters
The members of the party rose carly
today and took walk on deck before
they brcakfasted. Afterward Queen
Elizabeth returned TO her cabin. while
King Albert. seating himself in a deck
chair. read book on American politics
for a short time. He then wen. on
the bidge as the George Washington
passed the Lizard Light and displayed
much interest in the charts showing
the course cf the vessel. which were
explained by the officers on duty He
also paid close attention 20 the setting
up exercises of the sailors on the deck
below
The royal party dined as night with
Rear Admiral Andrew T. Long. United
State Navy. who IS acting as cscort. .
and Captain Edward NcCauley. jr..
mmsnder @ the George Washington.
as guests. They have been invited TO
attend moving picture show in the
officers mess tonight.
This afternoon King Albert for the
first time used the wireless -e,ephors
n his Office on board snip. calling
Gp Commander David NJ. lie Breton O.:
the American torpedo boat destroyer
lngraham, who is soon 20 depart for
the United States. The King thanked
Commander LIE Breton for having
brought him 10 Ostend and wished him
a pleasant voyage bone He also
promised to send the commander bis
phOtocrarn
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
French Food Prices
Checked by New Law

FARIS. Sept % After giving nor
NAL prices of staple foodstufs for til.
current week and comparative tables
showing those OF July 81, when the de
cree ordering the fixing Of normal
prices went into .efect, "The Official
Journal' adds thai the upward move
ment Of prices has undergone an al
most general cneck, and that the cost
Of foodstufs of prime necessity has
been diminished throughout the coun-
try.
prices have decreased in forty
three of the oigntN denartrcnts. and
in tho remaining shiitH-seven there is
Ceunral decr-a7c. hus tNo cost o. but
-as and eggs das Ncon ehtsy IN.
creased owing to 1nc dronqht as we'll
as scarcj'r oiton artiiicial1y pro.
duced. "Fhc Official Journal" says
"Results obtained permit the hope that
by a better coordination between d.f-
ferent districts more important de-
creases may be obtainable"
This is undoubtedly an official reply
to the general impression held by the
public that the fixing Of normal prices
has failed to be of effect
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Hierarchy of Catholic
Prelates Hail Mercier
Cardinal Visits University al
Washington and Dedicates
sui pician Seminary
NetD rorr Tr,b4ne
EYnshtU0toN Bureau


WASHINGTON. Sept. 23.-Cardinal
Mercier was received here to-day by q
great gathering of tine hierarchy o.
the Catholic Church o. the United
States who were called to the Catholic
University by Cardina! Gibbons for a
series OF conferences.
The Cardinal passed the morning and
early afternoon a. The university sur
rounded by Catholic clerg.- from all
parts OF the United States. This even
ing he was guess a. the Belgian Le-
cation, where Il dinner was given III
MS honor by the Belgian Minister.
The Card.na. WI. remain here to-
morrow. attending the opening meet
ing OF the conclave OF clcrgymen at
the Catholic University This con-
terence. which is the largest gather
!ng or is kind since the one held in
baltimore in 1884, OF which Cardinal
Gibbons IS the only surviving member
WI! be addressed by Cardinal Mercier
rms morning Cardinal 8Iercier was
the chief figure at the dedicatory cere-
monies of the new Sulpician seminary
at the Catholic University. He blessed
the monastery following the dedicatory
prayer. which was given by Cardinal
Gibbons.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Bulgars Appeal TO u. s.:
Call Treaty Terms iiarsl,
v am Plehiscilc in Balkans
Based on v i;son's Scll-Deier-
nina:ion Principic

GENEVA. sept, - , By The Associ-
ated Press. General TUcodoroT pres
idcNt Of tho Bulgarian peace de lera-
Non, how on his way 10 sofia from
Paris in a statement 10 The Associ-
ated Press bitterly complained Of what
ne CO ioa tho unjustitia5'c harhenoss Of
the Bulgarian peace treaty.w mich, he
said. para yzed 'ho economic and ma
Nonal life OF tho bulgarian people.
lie asserted That President Wilson s
pr1nep pas, especially tposc having 70
DO Nth the settlements Of territorial
differences. had been ignored
1t was official declaration from
America, whic, rromised national
union. aid General 1hcodoroT. that
made the Bulgarian army lay down its
arms. not tho encmys strategy But
this fact, which largely contributed to
tho cessation of hostiities. no added
the peace conference had not appreci
atod
"For acts Of the former govern
mort, which Will be- Indicated by the
new nar,iaren-," he continued. the
naccen' popui9tions Of Dubrudia
Macedonia and Thracc are bejrg pun
shed. ! anneal 10 tho noble American
peop'o for n,ervenlicn in favor Of a
ploblscite in tho Balkans
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Connor Has Names
OF l63 Craft Victims
Governors Investigator Saws
Insurance Fund Ring Mulcted
Some Persons Twice

Jeremiah +, Connor, special COM
missioner appointed by Governor
Smith TO Investigate the State Indus
trial Commission, announced Yesterday
that at least 1853 persons, awarded
lump sums by the State Insurance
Fund had been "shaken down" bv
grafters inside and outside the Bureau
OF Woramen's Compensation since
early H. 1918.
A list containing that number of
names OF workmen who were induced
to split with the Industrial Ccrmis
sion graft ring has been given Com
missioner Conuor by William A. Her
man, clerk and claim adjuste1 for the
bureau, who recently confessed his
comNliclty in the graft.
Commlss oncr Connor. who said that
the City Hall hearings would be re-
sumcd to-day, announced that he ex-
pcctcd further revelations which would
increase the total Of known victims.
Commissioner Connor, who is anxious
to ascertain the whereabouts Of a man
known to have had hand in the
"shaking down. OF workmen who dis
appeared after the graft revelations.
said he has information that members
% Inc giH' llnI iFalN@d NOrhOcn. who
had agreed tc split to deceive physi-
clans who examined them in connec-
ton with their claims.
IN some other cases. it has sbcen
developed, physicians co-operated with
the Grafters by making false reports.
Cases where claimants were shaken
down. twice. once before and again
after receiving their awards from the
Insurance fund, have been discovered.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Columbia College Heads
Sued by Prof. CatteH
Danages Sought On Account, of
R,Npuision on Charges of
Et:s'oz a',y

Professor !. MoNoon Cattell. who
Vas expelled in lA17 from the Coum-
oia University faculty. of which he
was q member more than twenty-five
years, fled damage suit in the Su-
preme Court yesterday because of his
expulsion. The defendants are Dr.
Nicholas Murray Butler. president of
the university; George l.. Tnghham
former presiding justice Of the Apnel-
late Division; John r. Pne, Francis
s. Rang ard Stephen Baker Some of
thase ar" trustees Of Columbia Col
EGG md a'i Were mcnlOeIe OF con-
nNtfc9 :Nncintod to inquire INTO cor
tam a'legc rCt; Of Pc &c sor Cat1nl.
Which thcy hcll ,erded to oncolra ge
d di-loyalty TO tho United States. The
amount of damages sougr, is no. stat
ed, but IL IS understood he viii ask for
500 geo
One Of the charges against Profess
sor Cattell was that he wrote letters
to members of Congress. asking them
to vote against sending drafted Ameri-
can soldiers 10 Europe. 1t was also
charged that Professor Cattell wrote d
letter to the Facu!tv Club, in which
he referred to our many talented and
much climbing president
Owen Catte.l. son OF Professor
Cattell. was arrested charged with Ut
tering propaganda agatnst he draft
iie was lned $500 and sentenced to
one day IN jail.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
De Castelnau Favored
For Post of Marshal

PARIS, Aug. 21.- Whenever the fig
IRE of General de Castelnau, victor
of the Grand Couronnc of Nancy which
made possible the first battle of the
Marnc, is thrown on the screen in a
moving picture theatre here which is
displaying pictures Of the Victory Pro
cession in Paris, July IA. the spec
tators rise, cheer and shout. Marshal" :"
1t is an expression OF their demand
that de Castelnau should be marshal
of France. When the marshals were
being created de Castelnau vas over
looked. Some say that the papers to
make him a marshal were drawn up
for signature. but were rejected in the
highest quarter
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Prunes and Taxis
New Expense Items
For Saloonkeeper
Adulteration Explains One,
Aversion of Truckmen
to Transporting Sherry
Is Reason for the Other

IaXlcab rates and the price OF prunes
are figuring prominently in the cost
system of The progressive New York
saloonkeeper who calculates MS profits
on mathematical basis while he gam
bles with the Federal law
Taxicabs have a part ir this out
lawcd business nowadays, because they
offer security and privacy to the "out-
laws who would renew their cellar
stocks. L is not uncommon % see &
prosperous liquor seller drive up to his
piAce OF business in d taxi with hi.
arm aHcctlonateiy around Il Barre, Of
the stuff. United States revenue
agents are inclined TO trlnN that some
Of New York's wholesalers are cheat
ing.
Concerning the Prune
Now, about the prunes: Only half
witted drinker could believe that he
gets high powered whiskey these days
when he says to the bartender:
Gimme q shock"
1t looks like whskey, but the shock
is IN the taste. 1t is suspiciously like
prune juice with a suggestion OF house
pant. really Imaginative saloon
keeper hy practising intense cultiva-
tlon IN his cellar can dilute one bar
rel of regular whskcy until it dlis
three barrels. Many of them arc using
spirits which in the old days meant
nothlng to 4 drinker but played an i'm
portant role in the lives of chemists,
perfume manufacturers and patent
medicine men.
Two men were arraigned before
United States Commiss ioner Hitch
cock yesterday charged with unlawful
possession OF nine barrels of this non
beverage alcohol and locked up in the
East l26th Street police station by
internal revenue agents. That's one
reason why the saloonkeepers have
10 resort to taXicabs The ordinary
truck driver fears to accept an order
to deliver whiskev.
Relay System Used
These truckmon said they had been
accoSted on the street and asked to
carry the barrels to a point in the
Bronx where another man would tell
them whore to deliver the consign-
mcnt. The revenue agents point to
hose arrests as an example of how
.hey an" charting the underground -
alcohol traffic. A great number of
arrests are expected this week.
80 N''' ''SA'. ". NcN = Il ~ llioNtN I'd >
would hold three or four ounces, al
most enough for a baby's bath, and
you poured YOUR own. Now the bar
teader performs this operation under
the bar IN a sherry glass, which the
dlSgustcd customer refers to as tulip
1t holds about an ounce and half.
Compared with rre-war days the
present whiskey is diluted until it's
capacity is increased about three
times. the SIC Of the drink is cut down
n about oac-.hird and the price is a
BIT more than double
This IS why about 5000 saloonkcop-
ers in New York are taking chance
on u py'soA sentence, and this also
should orp'ain Why some Of them are
planning to renew their excise licenses
October l.
Only about eighty had applied 70,
these licenses yesterday at the office OF
Commissioners John 7. McNeill. but tbs
reason for their delay is squabbe
with the surety companies who have
been providing their sl,60o bonds for
All $50 premium.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
.Americanism Meeting Held
srI'ool Campaign Ina,guraicd
in CITY Hall Park

A programme Of Americarism held
last night in City Hall Park Inaugural
ted series of meetings to be held this
winter in public schools throughout the
city by the Mayors Committee Of
Women on Reconstruction and Relief
Mayor IiYlan opened the meeting
with an address dcnouncing Bolshevlsni
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24

and appealing for patriotism and good
c'nzenshlp. Other speakers were Park
Commissioncr Francis Gallatin Nathan
lei ihillIps, president of the League of
Foreign Born Citizens, and Vincent Gill
roy. Miss Julia Arthur rccited the
verses OF the Battle Hymn OF the Re
puplIe' the audience. accompanied by
the Police Band, joining ir the chorus
New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Germans Visit DOuai Mines

VERSAILLES. Sept 23.-Twelve Ger
man commissioners haze gone 70 the
pagai and Arras regions with an
delegation to visit the
mines and consider the reconstruction
work that is to be carried out there.