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The Washington herald., 1920-07-27

This mode of dentistic adver-
tising was a common sight TO Ru-
dolf. Usually he passed the dIs-
penser of the dentists cards with
out reducing his store: but to-
night the African Slipped one into
his hand so deftly that he retain
ed it there, smiling a little at the
successful feat.
When he had Travelled a few
yards further he glanced at the
card indifferently. Surprised, he
turned IL over and looked again
with interest. One side OF the
card was blank; on the other was
written in ink three words. The
Green Door" And then Rudolf
saw, three steps in front OF nim.
a man throw. down the card the
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
WATCH
DEATH PLUNGE
New York Woman Leaps
Eleven Stories to
Pavement.
(By Herald Leased Wirc.D

New York, July 26.-Mrs. Anna
Grunnar, 60, stood poised on the
ledge of an eleventh-story window
of the apartment house at 2S5 Cen
trail Park west late this afternoon.
While a crowd of terrified men and
women stood breathless in the
street, Mrs. Grunnar calmly ad-
justed a handkerchief over her eyes
and leaped into space. Her body
struck the pavement almost at the
feet of several persons who were
wheeling baby carriages. She was
dead when picked up.
The plunge was made from the
apartment of Richard Seidenberg. for
whom Mrs. Grunnar was a servant,
The Seidenbergs said Mrs. Grun-
mar had been i'll and expected a
visit from a physician today To
add to her sorrows, she had just
received a letter from her sister in
Germany, who mentioned a divorce.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27

loves, treasure, crowns and fame.
The true adventurer goes forth
aimless and uncalculating to
meet and greet unknown fate.
A fine example was the Prodigai
Son-when he started back home,
Half lf-adventurers-- brave and
splendid figures-have been nu-
merous. From the Crusades to
the Palisades they have en-
riched the arts of history and
fiction. But each of them had a
prize to win, a goal to kick, an
ak to grind, a race to run, a new
thrust in tierce to deliver, a name
TO carve, a crow to pick-so they
were not followers of true ao-
venture.
Rudolph Steiner was a true ad-
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
U.S.FACESL0SS
OF 500 MILLION
FROM RAIL ACT
Cummins-Esch Bill Forces
Government to Pay
Huge Deficits.
SOUTHERN ROADS GAIN
Operating Income First 4
Months of 1920 Only
$2,500,000.
SOUTHERN ROADS GAIN
,By Universal service.D

The Cummins- -Esch trsnsporta-
tion act, passed at the last session
of Congress and guaranteeing the
railroads for their deficits until Sep
tember. will cost the government at
least $500, 900, 900.
This is shown by official estimates
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission of the loss incurred during
the month of April, the first month
the railroads have operated under
their own private managements
since 1917.
Loss Of $4,000. 600 Moathiy.
The estimates of the commission
made public show a deficit of S25r-
SS1,4S5 in the railroad operating
income for April. The governments 5
guarantee. which continues until
September. in round figures, is
$4,000, ,oO0 a month This must be
paid until the Interstate Com
merce Commission decides upon the
freight and passenger rate in
creases necessary TO give the roads
a return of 5lz per cent on their
capital stock. as stipulated in the
transportation act.
The actual operating deficit, cou-
pied with the governments guaran-
tee therefore, will be s1oo,oOo.ooo
for the month of April alone. The
deficit wa scsused chiefly by the
Eastern and Western roads, that of
the Eastern carriers for the month
being s2o.s4s.O7s. and of the West
ern roads. ss,5oS,O40.
Four-Month Income 81 Millions.
In the four months ended with
April. according to the official fig
ures of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. the railroad operating
income amounted TO S52,556,Sio,
This sum includes approximately
$4,000, 900 of back railway mail
pay earned before 1920, but only
awarded to the roads by the Inter
state Commerce Commission early
in January.
The operating income. therefore,
amounted to only S:,500.00o in the
first four months of this year.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
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London, July s6.-Here is in part
the sensational speech OF Premier
w. NJ. Hughes, of Australia, which
created a profound stir throughout
the British empire:
To-day the British empire is sur
rounded by enemies. 1t is being at
tackled by Bolshevism. Sim Feinism
and Germanism.
when we see in our midst there
fore. men who would break up the
empire and plunge a dagger into its
very heart, what are you to think
Of such men except that they are
traitors? I care not what you think
Of England as England, but l am
concerned about what effect that
will have on Australia. 1t means
death for us. and because of that
shall smite them hip and thigh.
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on Northern Front
Continues as Pole Delegates
Start to Arrange Armistice

was largely responsible for the un-
toward end of the Kiev campaign
and which still causes grave en-
barrassment to the military COM
mand' has been complicated in the
last few days by the attitude of
the port workmen at Danzig. These,
mostly German, but also with rad
ical Affiliations, have refused to un-
load munitions arriving by ship
from England.
Polish workmen in the Polish area
around the free city on which Dan
zig Is dependent for food, have in
effect refused to let the provisions
enter Danzig until the longshors-
men permit machine guns and other
war material to reach Poland.
A third possibility of relieving the
ammunition shortage is indicated
by the arrival of the French Gen
Noilet, head of the interallied COM
mission of control at Berlin, whose
Visit Is Understood to be connected
with arrangements for transferring
to Poland part of the vast military
stores which Germany must sur
render for destruction under the
disarms ment clauses of the treaty
The Versailles treaty provides ex.
plicitly for their destruction and
forbids any sale outside of Germany
The latter government, which is in.
spired by no friendly feelings to.
ward Poland. might attempt to stanc
upon the letter of the bond and re.
fuse It's assent, but perhaps the
prospect OF getting a good price for
material which must otherwise bt
scrapped, reinforced by the pressur.
which the entente is able to exer
else, may suffice to swing the deal.
Copyright. 1890, BY Pupiss Ledger CO..
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
He walked straight to the
door and knocked against it.

merry lists of adventure.
One evening Rudolph was
strolling along cross-town
street in the older central part
of the city. Two streams of peo-
pie filled the sidewalks-the
home-hurrying, and that restless
contingent that abandons home
for the specious welcome of the
thousand candle-power table
dhote.
The young adventurer was of
pleasing presence, and moved Sc
renely and watchfuliy. BY day
light he was salesman in a pi-
ano store. He wore his tie drawn
through topaz ring instead OF
fastened with a stick pin; and
once he had written to the editor
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of a magazine that "Junie's Love
Test" by Miss Libbey, had been
the book. that had most Influenced
his life.
During his walk violent
chattering of teeth in a glass case
on the sidewalk seemed at first
to draw his attention with a
qualm),, to a restaurant before
which IL was set; but second
glance revealed the electric let
ters of a dentists sign high above
the next door. A giant negro,
fantastically dressed in red
embroidered coat. yellow trousers
and a military 4 cap, discreetly
distributed cards to those of the
passing crowd who consented 10
take them. I,
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
CUMMINGS MAY
SEEK SENATE
President Tells Retiring
Chairman Importance
Of League Issue.

Homer S. Cummings, retiring
chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, talked with Presi-
dent Wilson yesterday, discussing
the political situation and present
status of the league of nations"
The possibility of his running
for the Senate in Connecticut
against Senator Brandegee, league
opponent, came up. He let it be
known that the President will in
sist on the league Of nations as the
overshadowing issue in the Cox
campaign.
Chief political interest here cen.
ters in the coming of George White
to take over the reins of party con-
troll from Cummings. The new
chairman will hold some, confer
ences, the principal one with Repre-
sentative Henry D. Flood, chairman
of the Democratic Congressional
Committee.
They are to talk over details OF
the management of the campaign
and just what work the National
Committee shall assume and what
shall fall to the Congressional com.
mittee.
Poland threatens to become an is
sue in the Presidential campaign.
Republican and Democratic scouts
have been busy in Washington ever
since the beginning of the Bolshevik
drive on Poland, gathering material
to be used as arguments for anG
against the adoption of the league
of nations when the campaign gets
under way.
Both have the same data CLEANED
from State Department and en-
bassy information, but the two par
ties will interpret it in different
ways.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
CBy Universal servicc.J

Formulati Of a plan for curb
ing. the activities of spectators,
charged by regular operators with
responsibility for present profiteer-
ing in bituminous coal, will be one
Of the chief objectives OF Attorney
General Palmer's conference in New
York today with representatives of
the operators, wholesalers. distribu-
tors, railroads and business gen.
orally.
1t was indicated here yesterday
there may be an effort to effect a
gentlemen's agreement on a fair
margin of profit. If this is done
and the spectators are stopped, ac-
cordihg to coal operators here
prices may be stabilized at a lower
figure than now peIng paid.
To Make Survey.
The Attorney General and those
who have been invited to confer
with him will make a thorough
survey of the entire coal situation,
with a view to ascertaining what
definite steps may be taken 10 re-
lieve the present critical condition
and safeguard the country against
a famine during the winter. There
will be no attempt at price fixing,
it was stated at the Department of
Justice.
Personal discussion with the regu-
lar coal men of the actual costs
of producing and distributing coal,
il is believed. will enable the At
torney General to launch a success
full campaign against the profiteers.
If comprehensive plans evolved by
the operators, railroads and Inter
state Commerce Commission are
carried out in good faith. the coal
alarm need be felt by the public as
to a coal famine emergency during
the winter"
Expect More Cars.
In a few days, the coal associs =
ton says, "it is expected the whole
program of readjusted car supply
will be in full swing. The operators
stand ready TO supply the coal il
the cars are on hand and the miners
stay at work.
Chicago. July 26.-With coal pro-
duction at a standstill throughout
Illinois and the strike spreading
into Indiana and Kentucky Frank
Harrington, president of the Illinois
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
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cross street. looking back fear
fully over her shoulder.
That would be pure adventure.
Would you accept 1t? Not you.
You would flush with embarrass-
ment; you would sheepishly drop
the roll and continue down
Broadway, fumbling feebly for
the missing button. This you
would do unless you are one. of
the blessed few in whom the pure
spirit of adventure is not dead.
True adventurers have never
been plentiful. They who are set
down in print as such have been
mostly business with newly in
vented methods. They have been
out after the things they wanted
golden feeces, holy grails. lady
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
tWashinSton Herald Public Ledger
Service. Special Cable DispstchD

service. special Cable Dispstesb
Warsaw. July 26.--The Polish ar
mistice delegates have lefe for
Brest-Litovsk. 1t is understood
they will meet the Russians at some
point to the east or northeast OF
Brest-Litovsk.
Military operations continue with
full yigor on the northern front.
Heavy fighting still is in progress
south~of Grodno, where< the Bolshe-
visits have pushed the Poles away
from the line of the Niemen River
and are endeavoring to effect sur
rounding operation oD Hindenburs
lines.
The new premier. NJ. Vitos, in his
inaugural speech in the Diet, an
nounced program Immediately
turning into soldiers every fit man
in Poland. Squads of gendsrmes are
rounding up deserters and service
dodgers in the streets OF Warsaw
and sending them to the front.
The munitions problem, which
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
Uncle Sam Gets
5 Billions Tax
In Record Year

The American people paid S.
4lo,2S4,S94 in taxes during the
fiscal year ended June 80. 1920.
This is the greatest annual tax
collection made by the Bureau
of Internal Revenue since its es-
tablishrpent IN 1852. it was an
nounced by Collector Williams
yesterday.
The cost of collection will ap-
proximate 55 cents for each 800.
OF the total amount collected.
ss,s44,555.737.s3 was on incomes
and excess profits. Tho Second
New York district was the larg-
est contributor with a total of
s1.135. .097. .403.45. The smallest,
outside of insular possessions,
was New Mexico district, which
includes Arizona, where 1896
$3.50 was collected
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
THE GREEN DOOR

CUPPOSE you should be walking
- down Broadway after dinner,
with ten minutes allotted to the
consummation of your cigaE
while you are choosing between
a diverting tragedy and some
thing serious in the way of
vaudeville. Suddenly a hand is
laid upon your arm. You turn to
look into the thrilling eyes of a
beautiful woman, wonderful IN
diamonds and Russian sables. She
thrusts hurriedly into your hand
an extremely hot buttered roll,
flashes out a tiny pair OF scis-
sors, snips of the second button
Of your overcoat, meaningly ejac-
ulates the one word. "parallelo-
grant and swiftly files down a
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27

venturer. Few were the eve
nings on which he did not go
forth from his hall bedchamber
In search of the unexpected and
the egregious. The most inter-
esting thing in lite seemed TO
him to be what might lie just
around the hext corner. Some
times his Willingness to tempt
Fate led him into strange paths.
Twice he had spent the night in
a station house; again and again
ne had found himself the dupe of
ingenious and mercenary trick
sters; his watch and money had
been the price of one fattering
allurement. But with undimin-
fshed ardor he picked up every
glove cast Afors him into the
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
JACK JOHNSON CAN'T
GET OUT OF JAIL

Chicago. July 26.-Jaok Johnson.
former heavyweight champion OF
the world and now in prison at
Joliet. tried TO set out today. but
failed when Federal Judge AIsohuler
refused to hear an application for
bail. He referred the case to JudEc
Carpenter. who was not holding
court.
United States District Attorney
Charles T. Cline declared he will
try to keep the fOrmr champion in
Sail until he is resentenced. John
son jumped his bail several year,
ago following his conviction on a
charge of white slavery.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
PRAYERS AT SHRINE
CURE CRIPPLED BOY

Quebec, July ga boy crippled
since babyhood so that he had never
walked except on crutches, was re-
ported miraculously cured at the
shrine of Saint Anne de Beaupre
today. He came from St: Johns,
After the morning mass he walked
from the church unattended and
without his crutches, according to
reports. Two other cures are re-
ported.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
ALASKA-BOUND AEROS.
CROSS INTO CANADA

Portal. y. n. July 26.-Four
United States army airplancs, en-
route from Minneola. y. Y. to Nome,
Alaska, left Portal today. entering
the Dominion of Canada. with Sss-
katoon. Sask.. as their first scned-
uled stop. The planes route to
Alaska leads through northwestern
Canada.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
$3.50 Buys Lovely
Little Girl, Says
Sick Mothers S Ad
ny United Press-l


New York, July 2s.-"For sale
young widow will part with
lovely 1-2-year-old girl Irish
parentage. $3.50 absolutely nee
essary as mother n in poor
health. Write Box 81, 21ls Third
avenue"
That is the whole story, Kath-
crime McNulty. pretty dark
haired 2s-yesr-old mother, said
today when questioned about the
Advertisement, inserted in papers
here.
Many bids had been received
for the curly fair-haired Mar
Sarct who played around the
tiny. clean room at 1883 Second
avenue.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
Troops Now Control
Situation In Belfast

London, July 26.-There are now
sufficient troops in Belfast to main
tain order. Sir Hamar Greenwood,
chief secretary for Ireland, told the
house OF commons late today.
Sir Hamar added the government
had prevented civil war and massa-
ere by its prompt Intervention in
the riots during the last three
nights.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
VIRGINIA FLIER LOST
IN BOLSHEVIK LINES

Capt Arthur Kelly, Richmond.
Va. an American aviator serving
with the Polish army, has been
missing for rour days, according TO
official advicas yesterday from War.
saw. Kelly was seen dying toward
the Bolshevik line.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
By O. HENRY

negro had given him as he passed
Rudolf picked IL up. II was PRINT
ed with the dentists name and
address and the usual schedule of
plate work" and bridge work
and crowns" and specious prom
ises Of painless" operations.
The adventurous piano sales
man halted at the corner aud con-
sidered. Then he crossed the
street. walked down a block, re-
crossed and Joined the upward
current OF people again. withost
seeming TO notice the negro as he
passed the second time. he care
lessly took the card that was
handed him. Ten steps away he
.nnN-gfU N-tzN-n ~ n.nH -EN1ENN
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
CBy Universal Seryicel

CBy Universal Seryicc.l
London, July 26. - Premier
Lloyd George announced late
today that Archbishop MaHniA'
the Australian prelnte VINO
uad. violent Anti-EugIish ut
terspee. i'm the United states
recently, will not he allowed 10
land in England.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
Mannix Repudiated BY Australian
Premier as Traitor Who Desires
To Dismenber the British Empire

when Archbishop Mannix said
that the sentiments he uttered were
supported by the bulk OF the people
of Australia, he said that which was
not true
They have only one objective. and
that is the destruction of the en-
pire, or at any rate :he founding OF
a republic of ireland.
Monsignor ManniN says his one
hope is that ireland and America
will fight England.
IF that hope is realized we will
see a war the like of which the
world has never seen. Hope for
the peace of the world lies in that
firm alliance of understanding and
cooperation which has existed for
over 100 years between America
and Britain.
The Australian people repudiate
him"
Archbishop Daniel ManniN. OF
Australia. advocate Of Irish indie
pendence, left Washington yester-
day for Atlantic City. 1t is ex-
pected that he will sail for ireland
Saturday.
The archbishop recently dis
counted reports that the British
government would attempt TO pre-
vent his entrance into ireland.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27
PALMER LEADS
FIGHT TO CUT
COAL PROFITS
Spectators Blamed by Reg
ular Operators Who
Join Battle. '
CONFER ON PLAN TO-DAY
More Cars and No Strikes
Needed to Prevent Win
ter Famine.

The steel mills of Gary. Ind,
were being shut down Inst night
because of the coal shortage,
while Kansas City announced Its
street ears would cense opern-
tion in ave days and the city be
I'm darkness unless there was
i'm me ediate relief.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27

Paris. July ga high official re-
vesled tonight that France. con-
WINGED OF Americas backing against
Soviet Rssia, will refuse 10 partic-
ipate in the suggested. peace con-
ference at London unless the Unitee
States also is officially represented
The Washington herald., 1920-07-27

CONTINUED On rASE sEAKs
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THE WEA Their

Fair today and tomorrow slightly warmer.
Highest temperature yesterday. rs; lowest,
"a. Detailed weather report on Page Q.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-24
Increased Demand
For Export Sends
Wheat Prices Up
British Commission Again
in Market; Selling Pres
sure Less Pronounced;
Better Tone in Flour

Active export buying and the rally
in the stock and cotton markets ex-
erted q bullish influence on wheat lur-
inr yesterdays session and final quo
tations showed net gains for the day
Of ~ : to 514c.
The British Commission, which, 1t
had been stated, would be out Of the
market until after the holidays, ac-
certed quite a liberal amount of wheat
overnight, and there was further BUY
ing during the day attributed to Ger
MANY. Total sales were est mated at
about 100000 bushels, making about
100000 during the last two days.
This foreign business resulted III an
active demand from exporters, which,
coupled with active covering, sent
pr @es up easily.
There was little resistance to the
advance, as traders were not inclined
. press the selling side in the face
of the better feeling in other direc-.
tions and tirmness on the party OF
country markets.
The -four market also showed a
slightly improved tone, although in all
the markets there was some appre--
hersion of year-end liquidation of
commodities. which many feared might
result in renewed weakness.
Ir the local cash market No. 2 red
and No hard wer. quoted at $l.9s
i f. track New York.
The range Of prices follows.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-24
PARTNERSHIP NOTICE

PYNCHON & COMPANY--CERTIFIC
Pursuant TO the Partnership Law Of The
State OF New York, the undersigned hereby
give notice that they have formed g limited
partnership under the tirnn name OF Pynchon
< Company. the principal place OF business
ot which ii to be located in the County
and S-ato Of New York. for the transaction
OF q general commission and brokerage bus!-
ness. including particularly but not ex-
stocks. bonds and other securities and in
grain, cotton; coffee, sugar and other lner-
chandise or commodities for other parties
on commission. and participating in sy1adi-
cate and pool operations and f1otations and
all such other business as shah be incl
dental thereto.
The names and respective places OF resi-
dence Of the general partners are:
George NJ. Pynchon, Greenwich, Connecticut
Clarence L. Graf. London, England.
Francis S Waller. New York City
Henry D Sturtevant. Chicago Illinois
benjamin G. Lathrop. London, England
Clifford Bucknarn, Greenwich, Connecticut,
Henry l. =. Lewis, New York City
James l. Martin, Chicago. Illinois.
James McKenna. New York CITY
The name and residence OF the special
partner is:
William e. Refs, Greenwich. Connecticut.
All of said general partners and said spe-
cal partner are OF full age William E.
Refs, said special partner. has contributed
IN actual cash payments Fifty Thousand
ESQ., 00) Dollars to the common stocl.
OF the partnership.
Said partnership IS TO commence on
January I. 1891. and Is to end December
81, 1924.
Dated December sth. 1890.
George NJ Pynchon. Clifford Buchanan
Clarence L. Graf. Henry L. p. Lewis
Francis 5. Waller James L. Martin
Henry d Sturtevant. James McKenna
Benjamin G. Lathrop. William e. Refs.