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New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
Many Shipping
Brides Charged
lnPhiladelphia'
Representative Edmonds
Asserts Supply Company
Paid Graft to 400 Officers
for. Right to Overcharge
Sc, 100000 Loss There
Declares Shipyard Added
S3,5OO,O0O to Bill; Says
Harding Will Clean Up
Special Dispatch TO The Trib,n.

cVet'Ut OlSpQtCN 10 INC TribNNs
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1O.-Amaz-
ing details Of the methods by which
graft is said to have been permitted to
run unchecked in the Shipping Board
administration, with the result that th4
cost of operating and maintaining the
American merchant marine was boosted
70 unheard-of figures, were revealed
tonight by United States Representa-
tive G. W. Edmonds, of this city. Mr..
Edmonds, as member of the Mer-
chant Marine Committee of CONGRESS-
conducted personal investigation that
uncarthed, he says, the inordinate ex-
pense, graft and waste that have
characterized the management of the
Shipping Board
In narratng the various incidents
that were turned up by a corps Of de-
tectlves operating under his direction.
Mr.. Edmonds said that he looked for
President-elect Harding to institute =
thorough house cleaning in the Ship
ping Beard when he takes Office. A pen-
eral reorganization, dismissal of Az
mlral Benson as head of the Shipping
Board and the installment of a businecs
administration arc some of the thin.-s
representative Edmonds said he ex-
pe ected to be effected IN the SPRING bv
Mr. Harding.
Complained to Benson
Philadelphia is involved in the present
expose. Mr.. Edmonds read a letter sent
to Admiral Benson complaining of GER
tam conditions here and advising the
onlpplng 81 W Board head that a saving OF
S5,0UO,000 annually could be effected bv
sane system of purchasing for the
vessels that put in at this port during
the course Of year. Hog Island, he
sald was one Of the shameful examnles
OF the system of waste and extravaoanco
oy "hlch the governments money was
poured into the pockets of men. nos
sessed OF an inordinate greed to make
money at the expense of the American
people and the merchant marine.
The crooks are trying to push onr
merchant marine off the face Of the
ocean,, Mr.. Edmonds said. Men of
repute have been transformed into
grafters by the almost universal desire
10 snare IN the graft The desire 10
make money on the part Of Americans
IS doing more to hurt our merchant
marine than any competing foreign
power or dlscrim inatory set of Laws
could ever hope to.
we nave had detectives at work on
Continued on nexs pase)
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
From q star Correapondens

POINT ISABEL, Tex, Nov. 10.-This
tale Of Laguna Madre, written at an
open window, through which streams
the Gulf trade wind and the sunlight of
q md-July day in New York, might be
called The Lady or the Tarpon, with
the subtitle THE Senator Inter-
poses.' 1t is tale that has its points.
1t is brisk with the excitement of the
nUnt. 1t has its moments for smile
(let one hopel. and it portrays, how
ever clumsily, the brilliant tones of
this sub-tropical land and sea. There
is even news in it.
1t will be recalled by the constant
reader that the lordly tarpon of Bass
Brazos de Santiago made sport yester-
day with the next President Of the
United States and outlying possessions.
The great silvery fish had all the best
of the. days battle. When evening
came on they were laughing in their
tarponic derision at a sportsman who
As an angler for their breed had proved
that he was great statesman. They
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

NPcCdt DtSpUlCN 10 me ITlUNnc
WEST POINT, N. Y, Nov. 1O-Sam-
Uel Rzeschewski. the eight-and-a half
year-old chess player from Poland. de-
feated nineteen of the twenty officers,
instructors and cadets pitted against
him at the United States Military
Academy here tonight. The game with
his twentieth opponent, Colonel G. f.
fleberger, was declared draw after
elghty-hve moves.
The boy conducted all twenty games
simultaneously, and for three hours
and five minutes was moving from
one board to another, swiftly viewing
che situation and setting his pieces in
motion. He played wide-open game,
aggressive in attack. and started each
contest with the Ruy Lopez. He won
ms hrst victory over F. c. Mayer. forty
minutes after making the first move
on the first of the twenty boards.
HIS continued good humor. despite
the stress ne WAS under, his cheerful
smile at the end of each game and the
almost deQrecating manner in which
ne upset couple Of pieces TO signify
that the game was over won him the
good will Of his adversaries.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
Benson, Schwab, Piez
Calledin Ship p Inquiry;
More Fraud Is Charged
Politics Held Partly Responsible
For alleged Craft in Ship Deals

Political influence had been alleged
plactces IN the United States Shipping according
Richardson investigator yesterday before the Con-
gressloha committee nquring into operations board
Richardson told of where
board had offered to make ont their claims
against he board TOR consideration
would be made than If the claims
without Joseph Walsh Of
committee can you whether political to obtain
extension OF contracts and to bring
ments?" ~
i have seen such evidence in the records the witness rened
ana added that there evidence that also had
into the ALLEGATION of ships
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
oancer and Fiance Near
Death in Seaplane Crash
NJ Irolic' Girl and Man Stunned
"nen Machine, Hitting Ground,
turns Over Four Times

h,eh. ~',y y Orange, dancer of "The Mid
Bsss;ir Bs"' irfollc, with Charles l.. Crovat, of
Can,a;' Ca,.E;c' l. l., said to be her fance, and
an sSp'sIn am Frank Fitzsimmons, formerly
dea,s army aviator, narrowly escaped
lr"m lvs a IN the Flatlands section of Brook
Which, yesterday, when hydroplane in
s,rnsL me party was going to Boston
descan. proved ground after safety
ever ys oy tltzsimmons and turned end
W. vnd tour times.
s.unsss ss Orange and Fitzsimmons were
abe Crovat was dazed, but was
lhons" " 60 to farmhouse and tele-
sn'ae an ass 70 the Kings County Hospital for
found aadlp1sslance. 'si At the hospital it was
aviato,' mat ma, neither the actress nor the
Ths Thss was seriously injured.
et,I sa;, s;u,fgeons at Kings County Hos
M strs;raaai SAD that Miss Oranges back was
bsaisssso bsiso g., and she suffered severe
ass, ais's n but no permanent injuries.
liyss ;uI,range is native of Texas and
Nest ssea, sen. her mother and sister at 529
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
Boy Dies Vainly Trying
To Save Baby From Fire
Bodies of Children Found I'm
der Bed, With Little Hero
Hugging His Sister

MARSHALL, Tex, Nov. lO.-Tmpris-
oned by flames, four-year-old Frederic
Murphy to-day sought vainly to save
the life of his infant sister, Mary
Virginia, seventeen months old. and
himself perished in the attempt.
The child's heroism was disclosed
with the discovery of the two bodies,
badly burned, in a corner under the
bed in fame destroyed room of the
Murphy home to-day, the little boy
hugging his sister in his arms.
Mrs. Murphy, returning from
nelghbor's house, saw her own resi-
dence in flames and suffered critical
burns trying to reach her children.
The children were buried this after
noon as they were found. clasped in
each others arms,
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11
Press Luring
Criminals Here.
Says Enrigg g hit
Report Charges Publicity
Attracts the LawIess and
Starts Youths ON the
Road to Prison Cells
Reporters Are Denounced
First Denies, Then Defends.
Suppression Of News by
the Po'ice Department

In his annual report for 1919, sub
mittcd yesterday to Mayor Hylan Com
missioner Richard e. Enright Of the
Police Department touches q sympa-
thetic cho d in the Mayors heart in
holding the newspapers responsible in
large measure for the advent of crimi-
nails to New York City.
BY publishing Exaggerated stories
of crime and lawlessness in the city"
the Commissioner declares, the news
papers have encouraged the craft, in
cluding burglars, stick-up men and
other criminal elements, to come to New
York to ply their trades in the belief
that they could operate in this field
with impunity.
During the year the local press of
this city" says the Commissioners
took occasion to publish, almost
daily, scare headlines and exaggerated
stories Of crime and lawlessness in
this city, which served only to adver-
tise the business Of the criminal and
TO attract criminals from far and near
who, because Of the newspaper stories,
believed they could operate here with
imnun.ty. Many young men, without
previous criminal records, stated, un-
der oath, upon examination at Police
Headquarters, that they were induced
to commit crime because the news
papers had led them to believe that
~, 1o
or no fear of arrest and the conse-
Quences.'
Talks OF Muck Rakers
This is written in the Commission
er's personal letter to the Mayor in
submitting the report. In various
parts of the report, which is volumi-
nous document of 304 printed pages,
ommissioner Enright enlarges upon
his complaint in regard TO the news
papers and other critics Of the depart
mcnt. Characterizing the critics of
the Police Department as false proph-,
cts, charlatans and muck-rakers," the
Commissioner says:
the planet where libcls and muck rak-
ing and campaigns of this character
are permitted. Other cities have
newspapers and organizations that
boost the home town upon all occa-
sions, and bitterly assail any one, in
side or outside, who dares to disagree
The City of New York alone gives shell
ter and sometimes attention to out
landers and knockers from far and
near who toll not, neither do they spin,
and only disturb the air and befoul
the city in order that they may gain
recognition as pursts and public up
lfters, which will bring them con-
tributions and other rewards and reve-
nues, including public office"
Further along in his report he says
that one of the real problems with
which the present police administra-
tien has had to deal was that of fur
nishing police news to the representa-
tives of the various newspapers IN the
CONTINUED on pape eIshl
New-York tribune., 1920-11-11

Cloudy to-day, probably with rain to-
night or tomorrow. Tomorrow
colder; northcriy winds.
Full Report OF Last Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-20
u. S, HOLDS COAL MAN. .
Charged With Profteering in Sale
of Fuel.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, August 20
Walter T. Barker. an official of the
Black Diamond Galleries Company, has
been held to the federal grand jury in
$1,000 bail by United States Commits
sioner Powers following a hearing on a
charge of taking excess: profits on coal
sold by his company.
The governments only witness testi-
fed to five sales of coal at prices rang
ing from S. to S. per ton. The cost
sheet. he testified. of the company show
ed that the production price was s3.46,
when the defense submitted that it was
selling to a Georgia concern at less thai
cost The government witness, w. E.
Mcintosh, a special agent of the De-
partment of JuNtice, was recalled and
testimony introduced that the same per-
sons who owned stock in the Georgia
concern also owned the Black Diamond
collierieS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-20
WILL H. HAYS CONFERS
WITH SENATOR PENR0SE
Political Situation and Develop
ments in Campaign
Discussed.

PHILADELPHIA, August 20.-Will
H. Hays, chairman of the republican
national committee, conferred with
United States Senator Boies Penrose
at the latter's home here yesterday.
The political situation and particu-
larly developments in the presidential
campaign were discussed.
Mr.. Hays expressed qualification
over the ratification of the federal
woman suffrage amendment.
Il cannot too strongly voice my
qualification over the ratification of
suffrage" he said.'"It means hundreds
of thousands of new voters, whose
voice and object will be that of seek
ing the right. 1t means better politics
and consequently better government
hope for the liberation of this great
element of potential strength. 1t will
place US in the right position in gov
eminent affairs. We anticipat ed the
ratification and have been working
for it, and we are prepared to act
under it,
Ratification of the amendment
Chairman Hays said. would not cause
any important changes in the republi.
can plan of campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-20
$4,000 WOMEN IN b. C.
MAKING PLANS TO VOTE
Will Establish Legal Residences in
Home States and Show
Voting Power.

About $4,000 women from the Ma
tional Capital will establish legal resi-
denceS in the states of the Union as
a demonstration of woman's determina-
ton to exercise to the fullest the hard
won right of equal suffrage, according
to Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the Ma
uonal Womans Party. Suffrage head
quarters here are now compiling for
the women of the District of Columbia
necessary information regarding the re-
quirements for registration and voting
in all of the states
With 10000 residents of the District
already registered by the League of
Republican State Clubs as having the
voting right in the states, and with IS, 900
women planning to take up voting resi-
dence in some state, it is predicted that
the disenfranchised National CAPITAL
will soon have a voting strength to be
reckoned with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-20
TRUCK CR0PSLEFT
TO DECAY IN FIELDS
Farmers Say Produce Retai|s
for Three Times Price
Paid Them Here.

Truck farmers who grow for the
Washington market say that. as a
rule, they get less than one third of
the price at which their produce is
retailed They have no assurance of
any price and have to haul their crops
long distance. mostly over bad
roads. and then are obliged to take
what they are offered or throw their
produce away.
The truck farmers clustering about
Lincolnia. a tenmile haul out OF
Washington, are taking the bulk of
their crops to Alexandria instead OF
the National Capital because. though
the distance is a little farther, the
road is much better, and because they
can get little better and more de-
pendable prices, they say.
w. H. Bennett stated he sold five
boxes of tomatoes, containing three
to three and a half pecks each, for
$1.75. or 35 cents a box. This was
about 10 cents a peck for tomatoes
which were selling in the Washington
market at that time at 10 to 20 cents
a quarter peck. Mr.. Bennett got 80
cents a dozen for sugar corn, which
retailed here at about IS cents a doZ-
en- then.
Crops Lay in Fields.
+. A. Lewis told how some of the
truck farmers are forced to let their
crops rot in the field, because they
cannot get as much for them hauled
to market as it will cost to harvest
them. Mr.. Lewis said he had ten or
twelve barrels of beans, which 1T
would have cost S1.50 barrelrto pick
and for which, picked and hauled ten
miles to Washington. he could get
only 81 barrel.
Mr.. Lewis also told from his own
experiences how the truck farmers are
at the mercy of unstable prices. He
had fine lot of telephone peas, which
cost him s1.75 a barrel to get picked
Some of these he sold for 81. which
he considered fair price, but then the
market suddenly dropped and he had to
sell the most of them at $3.50 barrel,
on which he lost money.
James Ward. the one truck grower in
Lincolnia who hauls the most of his
crops to Washington in spite of the
heap better road through Alexandria"
says that he receives 40 to so cents a
box for tomatoes. which cost him that
much to work. He says that the con-
sumner would not object to paying so
cents a peck, and at that price the
farmer ought to be allowed IS cents a
box (three good pecks) for growing
them and bringing them to market.
Mr.. Ward has been getting only so and
rs cents a barrel for cabbage.
The berry season was the one bright
spot this year for the farmer, Mr..
Ward says. He sold LOO quarts of
black raspberries at So cents a quart.
That is the only thing | have made
anything on this season." said Mr..
Ward. He sold his Adams early corn
for 3o cents a dozen. while it brought
90 cents and a dollar in the Washing
ton market, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-20
PLAN GREAT SUFFRAGE
JUBILEE FOR CAPITAL
Four-hy Program Announced by
National Woman's Party for
Near Future.

With memorial celebration at the
Capital, attended by delegations from
the forty-eight states and by hun
dreds of suffrage enthusiasts from all
parts of the country. a suffrage jubila-
ton convention is being arranged in
Washington. The date has not been
set, but it is expected to stage the
demonstration within two months.
The four-day program. as announced
by the national woman's party, fol-
lows:
The first day will be devoted to a
celebration. probably at the
Capitol. in honor of the pioneers of
the suffrage movement. On this occa-
busts of Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia
Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton will
be presented to the Capitol by the ma
tional woman's party. to be placed
either in the hall of fame or the
rotunda. Mrs. Adelaide Johnson. life
long friend of Miss Anthony, is now
completing these busts in Italy. Every
effort will be made to get them to
this country in time for the ceIebra
ton.
On the second day reports of the
seven years work of the woman's
purpose of securing the passage and
ratification of the suffrage amend
ment will be made.
The third day will be devoted to a
consideration of the various fields of
work now being covered by women's
organizations in this country. Repre-
sentatives of these organizations will
be asked to address the convention.
On the fourth day the convention
will decide upon the future policy of
the woman's party. and determine
upon the wisdom of disbanding or
continuing as separate woman's
political group to work for the elm
ination of determinations still exist
ing against women in fields other
than the political.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-20
PLOT TO HOLD CONGRESS
PARTY CALLED ABSURD
Korean Commissioner Here Says
Story Is "Another Groundless
>Japanese Fabrication"

Called reports from Toxic that plot
to hold" the party of American con-
gressme1 now visiting the far east when
it arrived in Korea had been unearthed
were characterized today by Kiusic
kimm. chairman of the Korean commits
sion, as another groundless Japanese
fabrication
NO sane or even insane Korean would
dream of holding the American con-
gressional party Mr.. Kimm declared
mot only because of the absurdity of
such an action, but because the Koreans
are extremely anxious at this time to
gain the sympathy and moral support
of the outside world.
what was planned" he said. was
to present memorial to the party" and
ne quoted dispatches to Japanese YER
nacular newspapers as showing that
this object was we'll understood in
Toxic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-20
D. C. SUFFRAGE DRIVE.
City Club Group Will Push Cause
of National Representation.

Plans are being rapidly formulated
by the suffrage group of the City
national representation for Washing
ton. The group has obtained a char
ter and filed it with the board of gov
ernors of the club. A meeting will
be held early next month to devise
ways and means of getting the most
effective action on this subject. To
this end the group will cooperate
with other civic organizations in the
furtherance of plans for suffrage for
the District. Roy b. Neuhauser is
chairman of the group and Paul f..
Lesh is secretary.
The housing group of the club. of
which E. Clifford Bangs is chairman,
will meet at 1880 o'clock next Tues
day night at the clubhouse to adopt
a charter and bylaws. it was an
nounced today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-20
FETE FOB MRS. Gait.
Suffrage Leader Will Be Honored in
New York.

NEW YORK, August 20.-The Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION has announced plans for a.
celebration on the return of it's pres
ldent, Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait, from
Nashville. after winning ratification
of the nineteenth amendment by the
thirty-sixth state.
She will be met at the PENNSYLVANIA
station by groups of suffragtsts from
New York and neighboring states and
escorted to national headquarters
where reception will be held in her
honor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-20
Woman, AgedlOl,
Registers to- Vote
At Next Election

BOSTON. August 70. Miss
Annie Stone. aged 1O1 years.
does not intend to allow the
new day for women to pass
without having her say. and
has reEfstered for the right to
go to the polls in November.
At the home for aged men
and women, where she Is an in
mate, the centennrian expressed
lively interest in the national
campaign. She enjoys good
health and up to three years
agO was active as n writer.
She was born at Bangor, Me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-20
FRENCH HARvESTS LIGHT.
PARIS, August 2o.-Fnnch h;

PARIS, August 20.-Fench har-
vests, which are now being gathered,
are proving deceptive. says the Petit
Parsien. There are plenty of sheaves.
the newspaper says, but the yield of
grain will be light. The total is es-
timated at 7,315,000 tons of cereals.
and it seems that 100000 tons must
be imported to meet the deficiency
All of this. it is remarked, will come
from North America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-20
PRESIDENT MAY MAKE
KEYNOTE" SPEECHES
Rapid Improvement in Health
Causes Talk of at Least One
Campaign Address.

President Wilson is so rapidly re-
covering his health and strength that
there is now considerable speculation
be able to make several Keynote"
speeches for Cox and Roosevelt dur
ing the campaign. Up to now it has
been conceded that whatever support
the President brought 10 the cam
paign would be in the form of letters.
1t was admitted by democratic lead
erS today that it is the hope of the
party managers that the President
may make at least one" speech which
will set definitely at rest the reports
that he is not going to enthusiastic
cally support the party ticket.
Takes Exercise Regularly.
Public and political interest has thus
been focused about the White House,
where assurances are given by those
who see most of the President that he
is rapidly getting back to normal"
1t is stated that the President now
weighs 119 pounds. In this connection
it is recalled that early in his admin
istration when he made a trip to
Yorktown. Va. on the Mayfiower ne
was weighed on a public scales, which
registered $50 pounds. and when sur
prise was expressed it was stated
that that is the Presidents normal
weight"
With his rapid recovery to health
some details are allowed to leak out
at the White House regarding the eX-
ercise and work in the Presidents
daily life, as an assurance to the peo-
pie of the country that he is fast re~
covering his health The President,
according to these reports. takes reg
ular exercise to strengthen the left
side of his body, which was partially
ma lived during his recent illness
This exercise includes walking up and
downstairs with the aid of a cane
to strengthen his legs. 1t is remark
ed that he has been depending less
and less on the cane during the last
couple of weeks.
Does Great Amount of Work.
Unofficial but credited reports of
how President Wilson spends his days
have been picked up at the White
House. He now rises much earlier
than during the last few months since
his return from Europe. He general
ly is up by o'clock and is at break
fast by s o'clock and eats heartily.
He either reads the papers or has
them read to him for about an hour.
At o'clock he starts in on official
business. He is said to dictate read
lily, and that he frequently makes
DONE He signs many departmental
letters in indelible> lead pencil, and
has sent many personal letters to
friends thanking them for attention
during his illness. 1t is said that he
now accomplishes great amount of
work daily.
"MOvies- His Diversions.
From - to 1 o'clock he can usually
be seen reading or being read to on
the sunny south Dortico of the Execu-
tive Mansion. After luncheon, he in
variably rests for an hour or more
and usually goes for drive about
Washington or suburbs. His principal
diversion duxing his illness has been
with a few very close friends wit
Messing motion pictures in the east
room of the White House