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New-York tribune., 1920-10-27
$l56,OO0 Bond
Deals by Travis
OnOwnAccount
Securities Bought During
His Term as Comptroller;
$ll3, 900 in Stocks Taken
From One Broadway. Firm
Many Brokers Testify
Purchases for State Sinking
Fund Made at Same Time
With Own Transactions

During his term as Comptroller of
the State of New York Eugene NJ.
Travis has invested upward of $156,0Oo
in stocks, bonds and other securities
for his personal account, according
to the testimony of several brokers
yesterday in the John Doe investiga-
tion of the Comptroller's financial op-
erations in connection with the state
sinking funds.
The information obtained yesterday
from the brokers is that which Comp
troller Travis refused to give when he
was on the stand Monday afternoon.
AS result of the refusal he was de-
clared by Justice Frederic Kernochan
to be in contempt of court and subject
to punishment
Judge Kernochan questioned the
relevancy of the private accounts
produced by the brokers, but final
ly admitted them as evidence when
Assistant District Attorney Ferdinand
Pecora, who is conducting the investi-
CATION, pointed out that the dates on
which huge profits on bond sales to
the state were paid to Albert L. Judson
and the brokerage firm of W. S. Fan
shave & Co. synchronized in many
cases with those on which Mr.. Travis
had made his personal investments.
Judson Paid in Cash
Mr.. Pecora attached particular sig.
nificance to that part of the brokers
testimony which indicated that Mr.
Travis had made payment for his
private investmcnts in cash and in
checks. He pointed out that it has
been admitted by Judson that he
(Judson) collected the larger part of
his profits, approximating 1000 900
in cash.
The evidence showed that between
March, 1916. and October, 1920, Mr.
Travis bought outright for his pri.
vate account stocks and bonds amount
ing to q total of s156.S31.
His salary from the state is $4,000
year. He is also head of the Travis
Fruit Company Of this city. which is
reported to have returned large profit;
III the last five years
Most of Mr.. Travis's private stoci
transactions were carried on through
the brokerage firm OF H. F. Mcconnell
& Co., of 65 Broadway, and Howard +
Mcconnell head of this concern, was
the first witness to testify as to the
Continued on pauo seyon)
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ing reported to have taken place in
Petrograd and Kronstadt.
There is no confirmation of these re-
ports from other sources.
SEBASTOPOL. Crimea. Oct. 26 (By
The Associated s).-Fifteen thou
sand Russian Bolshevik soldiers have
been taken prisoner and many can
non and large quantities of war ma
tcriel have been captured in raids
carried out by General Baron Wran-
gels army recently. An attack along
the line running from Marioupol to
Sinelnikovo resulted in the capture of
10 ,000 men, and the remainder of the
Soviet prisoners were gathered in dur
ing rear-guard actions while General
Wrangels forces were being pursued
by the enemy two weeks ago.
General WrangeNs army, which has
been fighting continuously since June
and which has suffered relatively heavy
casualties, is said by commanders to
be facing with high courage the Boil
shevik offensive north OF Crimea which
is expected any day.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-27
Germans attack French
Attoche; Apology asked
Paris, in Strong Note to Berlin,
Also Demands Indemnity and
arrest Of Hamburg Merchants
BY Ralph Courtney
Special cable to The Tribune


Copy right. 1890 New York Tribune TncD
PARIS, Oct. 26.-German merchants
in Hamburg attacked an employee Of
the French Consulate in that city and
inflicted serious injuries. according to
official advices reaching the French
Foreig Office tonight.
The French government Immediately ly
dispatched a strong note to Berlin,
demanding that Germany apologize for
the attack ana pay an indemnity as a
penalty. The note also insisted upon
the arrest Of the persons who attacked
the French attache.
The French fear that to days Incl
dent marks the renewal of anti-French
outbursts in Germany This feeling is
particularly the result of Great Brit
ans conciliatory declaration, re-
ported here, that she would renouncc
her sanction against German private
property should Germany fail to carry
out the obligations she contracted at
Versailles. The peace treaty, IN such
case, provides for Allied claims to
private holdings in Germany.
France has now been informed Off
cially Of this remuneration BY Great
Britain. but Germany was notified of
the action three days ago. France con
sders herself slghted b. this delay
and feels that its tone is not very
friendly toward the French government
inasmuch as the sanction provided for
in the treaty belongs to all the Allies
in common and not to any one. France
therefore. regards it as strange that
Great Britain should have made such
remuneration without a previous ar
rangement with Millerand or at least
without notifying France before Ger.
M
New-York tribune., 1920-10-27
New Revolt Breaks I'm Russia:
Red Warships Blown L p in Port

BUCHAREST, Rumania, Oct. ga
new revolution is reported TO have
broken out in the regions of Odessa.
kherson and Podola. In the vicinity
OF Balta the rcvolutonists, headed by
Ukrainian Nationalists, are said to be
preceding to Noznesensk. northwest
OF Nikolaiev. to join the forces in re-
volt in tina. district. The insurgents
have taken charge of the railroads and
telegraphs between Odessa and Kiev,
according TO advices received IN this
city.
LONDON. Oct. 90 An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Helsingfors,
Finland, to-day reports that two tor
pedo boats at Kronstadt, the Russian
naval base near Petrocrad. have been
blown w by rioters 1t is asserted the
sailors were involved in the rioting.
The message also alleCes that the
Bolsheviki have employed Chinese
mercenaries' to put down street ight-
New-York tribune., 1920-10-27
League Council Adopts Root
Plan for International Court
Approves Program Framed by Hague Jurists With
Exception of the Provision for Obliga-
tory Jurisdiction

BRUSSELS. Oct. 2e (By The Asso-
ciated Press). - The Council of the
League Of Nations approved to-day
the plan for permanent court of
international justice as adopted by
The Hague committee of jurists, with
the exception of the provision for
obligatory jurisdiction and some minor
matters.
Those parts of the plan generally
attributed to Elihu Root, the forme r
American Secretary of State, were ac-
cepted in their entirety.
The council decided that it could not
recommend to the assembly of the
League a plan going further than the
covenant Of the League of Nations
which provided that both parties to a
dispute must give their consent in
order to bring their case into court
The question of the compulsory ad-
herence of q defending nation will
however, be submitted for study to all
New-York tribune., 1920-10-27

tho legal associations. including the
American Institute for International
Law, along with other points that may
come up. as suggested by Mr.. Root.
VIII Consult Associations
The opinions OF the associtions will
be asked with regard to the holding of
anothcr internatI' nal law conference
The decisions of the court will not
olnd nations not parties to case, and
hence they will not constitute prece-
dents. The language used by the court
VIII depend upon the choice of the
parties at issue, but French and Eng
llsh have been recommended as the
official languages.
The council late day resumed
its hearings on the Polish Lithuanian
situation. 1t is understood that the
members of the council favor a plebs-
cite to settle the dispute between the
two countries.
The Root plan for an international
court provides for the continuation Of
the present permanent court of arbitral
CONTINUED next paee)
New-York tribune., 1920-10-27
Harding Sees New Peril
Besides Article \; Cox
Asks Friendly Senate
WiIsOn Not Able to
Make Public address

From The Tribunc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-In a let
ter to Johno F. Costello, chairman of
a Democrat: rally here in the Ma
sonic Temple, President Wilson to-
day refused an invitation to address
the meeting, saying that "1t is not
wise or possible for me to do so at
present" The Presidents letter fol-
lows
MY Dear Mr.. Costello.
II need not tell you that if I were
able to do so. it would be a pleasure
for me to be present and make an
address at .he meeting to be held in
the interest of the League of Nations
at New Masonic Temple tonight, but
am sorry 10 say that it is not wise
or possible fer me to do so at present.
I hope that the meeting will have the
most complete success and a very
widespread Interest,""
New-York tribune., 1920-10-27
Bridegroom Kills Self
As v edding Party Waits
Dentist, Called 20 Join March
to Altar, Says ''ln a Minute
and Ends Life bv Shot

NEGAUNEE, Mich, Oct 2s.-Called
to come downstairs where friends were
waiting to witness his wedding, DR..
B. J. Miller, forty years old, dentist.
replied "l'l be ready in minute" "
then killed himself with a shotgun.
Miss Viola Connors, his fancee, daugh-
ter of the postmaster of Negauaee, and
other members Of the wedding party
were waiting for DR.. Miller to appear.
No reasons for the suicide are known.
Did yon lose something were you u
lucky Nncer OF soIne valuable article In
sert Lost and Found Ad in tomorrow $
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New-York tribune., 1920-10-27
Colby's Statement

From The 7'ib,mc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-secretary
of State Colby to-day made public a
dispatch received from American Com
missioner Young, at Riga. stating that
Washington D. Nanderlip, of Cali
fornia, while at Moscow claimed to
represent Senator Harding.
AT the same time Secretary Colby
practically called on Senator Harding
to announce publicly whether or not he
had authorized NanderHp to let the
Impression 90 out that recognition of
the Soviet regime by the United States
was possibility. The Official state
ment authorized by Secretary Colby to-
night follows:
Regarding the published report this
morning from London that Washington
d. Nanderlip, of California, had con-
cluded an arrangement with the Rus
sian Soviet government for a LARGE con-
cession IN northeastern Siberia, the
only dispatch bearing directly on the
subject received by the State Depart
ment was one received October 20 from
the commissioner for the Baltic PROV
lnces at Riga It states that Lenine
had informed H. e. Wells that Wander
lip, the American, then at Moscow
claimed 70 represent Senator Harding
and had made certain proposals regard
ing the recognition OF the Bolshevik
government. The dispatch further
stated that Vanderlip is apparently en-.
deavoring to obtain coal concessions in
kamchatka."
Commenting on the dispatch Mr.
Colby said:
Tho report that Mr. Vanderlip has
mad proposals looking to the recogni.
ton Of the Soviet government and *
apparently bargaining thereon for valu
able concessions, MAKES it proper fol
me to state, by way Of warning, that
IS the government Of the United States
has 1cver recognized the Bolshevil
regir {, American business men and in.
vestcr' should bear in mind that any
concessions from the Bolshevik author
tiles would have no certainty of recog
milton by future Russian governments
az furthermore would be most re
gretts ole if any confusion should arise
in tn" minds of the Soviet authoritie.
as to the attitude of this government
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New-York tribune., 1920-10-27
Harding Denies
He Is Dealing
~ 49, - = L. c
With Lenine
Says He Doesn't Know W. D.
Vanderlip, Reported to
Have Acted for Senator
in Deal With Soviet
Colby Gives Out Repor!
Wilson Hurriedly Calls the
Cabinet to Discuss Pub
lication of e harges

MARION. Ohio, Oct. 26 Senator
Harding learned to-day that Secretary
Of State Colby had given out a state
ment at Washington showing that a
dispatch to the department reported
Washington D. Vanderip, a promoter
representing Western capitalists, had
claimed, while in Moscow, to represent
Senator Harding Mr. Vanderlip, who
obtained an important concession in ST.
bcrla from the Russian Soviet govern
ment, was also said to have made pro-
posals in Moscow looking to the recog
milton of the Bolshevik government.
Senator Harding Immediately denied
all knowledge of Mr.. Nanderlp.
Il never heard of Mr. Vanderlip, .
said the Senator. HE is not my agent
and have no agent. I know absolutely
nothing about any such matter as is
discussed in these dispatches and have
no interest in it Whatever"
New-York tribune., 1920-10-27

prTT,I:nnCIIo> NIGHT AT THE PLAZA
aANrss NJ "ill be shown IN RESTAC
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
INSURANCE MEN CONVENE
Membership of 100000 Club Come To-
Ecther In Montpelier

Montpelier. Aug. 23-The annual meet-
ing Of the members of the 100000 club of
the National Life Insurance company con-
vened at two O'Clock Monday afternoon in
the Bailey hall in Montpelier with some
50 members of the club attending N. A.
Goodwin according to the list is the only
Vermonter present. Many of these men
are from the extreme West showing the
standing of the company in that portion
of the country as well as at home
The new officers of the club are Pres
ident, Charles W. York. Detroit. Mich. /:
vice-president, r. G.. Egli. Buffalo, n. Y.
and secretary, d. r, Macmillan, ST. Louis.
Mo, The retiring officers were president
Percy Stone. st. Louis Mo: vice. pres
ident. II. j. Hoyt, Fresno. Calf, and sec
rotary, Mrs. l.. n. Murdoch, Ardmorc.
Okla.
At 10 O'Clock Monday morning an in
formal reception occurred at the Pavilion
parlors with the following: Mr. and Mrs
+, A. Rowland. Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ Cut
Ter. Mr.. and Mrs. o. d. Clark. DR.. A. b.
Bisbee. Mr.. and Mrs. c. F.. Moulton. Mr.
and Mrs. w. w. Russell and Mr. and Mrs.
+. ID. Field, the male members OF the
committee being officers of tho club.
The meeting was called to order at two
o'clock after which President F. A. How.
land of the company welcomed the mem
bers to Montpelier. Louis Morris of Louis
Vile. KY, gave talk on Sales" A. NJ
Mobley OF Monroe, Ga, and q. r. Ayler
of Sandersvllie talked on Selection" H..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
1T COST $4,000 TO
GET THE 36th STATE
National Woman's Party spent s150,OOO
Altogether in Ratification Work

Washington. Aug. 22.--The National
Woman's party issued a statement to-
day giving an accounting of the money
it has raised and expended in the effort
to obtain the ratification OF the suffrage
amendment. According to the statement
nearly S150,000 was spent in this work and
and of this amount at least $4,000 was
used to have 36th State ratify. The
statement, which includes a list of the
principal contributors TO the campaign
fund. follows
From June t. 1919. when the amend
mcnt passed the Senate. to August IS.
1920, when Tennessec's ratification COM
peted the long suffrage struggle, expen-
dtures by the Woman's party are totaled
at SAG, 1885, according TO the report of
the treasurer's department issued to-day.
since March 20, when Delaware,
which su1fragists hoped to make the Goth
state. called her Legislature in special
session, S6S519.2G has been raised and
spent by the national headquarters Of the
Womans party. This does not include
the sums raised and spent by Delaware
for lis own campaign ~ spcat but net
yet raised within Tannes.cc The Ter
nossee campaign coz al least sI1,GO.
bringing the total cost OF the 36th STATE
up 10 OF least $4,000.
by lar the greater part OF ths sum
has come in small contributions of 500
ana up, The largest contributor to the
ratification :und of the Woman's party
was Miss Mary Z. Burnham OF pnilade-
phia. Pa. who gave $4,000 Next largest
was the Hift of Miss Fannie r. Cochran
OF Pennsylvania. who gave $500 .dra
Charles Boughton Wood gave $3.50 and
Mrs II. o. Eavemeyer of New York city
1850
"Othe- largo contributors include: r. J.
Caldwell OF New Yorf city. Senator
Phelan of san Francis %, Robert Wolfe
Of Columbus. Ohio, .drs. John Gordon
Battoile of Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. Werner
Read Of Denver, Clio. Mrs William Kent
Of kertfleld, Calf, Dr. Donald Hooker Of
Baltimore, Md, Miss Elizabeth Hooker
of Greenwich, Conn. Mrs. Edward l..
Doheney of San Francisco, Mrs. Pope
Yeatman Of Philadelphia Miss e. p.
Scripps of La Jolla. Calf. Mrs. Lucius
Cuthbert of Denver. Colo, George W.
Breckenridge of Texas. Mr.. and Mrs
Francis Nelson of Chicago and Mrs.
julius Rosenwald of Chicago.
Money raised by the Woman's party
has been spent in maintaining the party
headquarters in Washington and the pay
ing of its staff of officers and organizers
in Washington, who have campaigned in
nearly every State in the Union for rati-
fcation, in organizing demonstrations and
in other phases of the year-long intensive
campaign"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26

named said they had regained their in
vestments with profits Of hundreds of
thousands of dollars
inc Investments noted range from s25
to S53S3S, the latter being attributed to
man associated with Ponzi as an agent.
Denial that Ponzi is bankrupt was made
in petition filed in the federal district
court to-day by Daniel " McIsaac, his
counsel. The petition demands that a trial
by jury he ordered to determine the
ISSUE
The petition will be assigned for hear
ing. gut action, il the court grants the
petition, "ill be DELAYED because the jury
VIII not come in until next month. Mean
time the receivers will pursue their eff
forts to marshal Ponzl's assets. of which
about million dollars worth was turned
over to them W Ponzi Saturday to meet
the claims which federal auditor esti-
mates at 100000.
officials oc the bankruptcy court said
That should n jury find that Ponz was
not y bankrupt, az alleged in the petit
ton which was the basis Tor the appoint
mont CT the receivers, the receivership
would DC vacated ana without standing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
PROHIBITION INCREASES
DEMAND FOR RAISINS

Washington. Aug. l9-Effects Of pro-
hihiton on the grape industry will be OBJ
served by officials of the government. who
plan to visit the vineyards of California
and other grape growing States of the
Far West about September /. They are
anxious to sec what will become of the
vintage this year, the first in which con-
stitutional prohibition has been in effect.
Present indications point to complete use
Of all the grapes this country can grow
because of the strong demand for them
even in dry times.
OF tremendous proportions is the ex-
tent of Uncle Sans demand for raisins.
Within two years IL has more than
doubled. Prior to 1917 this country re-
quired about pound of raisins per capt.
ia annually. and the highest quantity
used in any one year until 1917, was $780,
ono, 900 pounds
In 1915 and 1919 the amount Of consump-
ton jumped to more than two pounds per
capita annually. 1t is expected that this
years consumption will he about 400 600
ono pounds
It was but a few days ago that the gov
eminent announced the greatly increased
demand for the Malaga SPAIN rsisins in
the first half OF 1920, when nearly 5000 200
pounds of these were imported or more
IMAM TOT the previous seven years COM
bined.
The Malaga raisins have nearly been
exhausted and the crop of the present
year Is not vet available. The great
increase in demand for these raisins is
partly attributable to the fact that they
can be shipped into the United States
under low tariff rates and because of
cheaper labor used in their production.
and they sell for less than home grown
"a sins.
Raisins Of this country are we'll eX-
hausted. The demands of the future are
expected 10 be even greater than in the
present year. A large bulk Of the wine
grapes can be turned into rasins.
While prohibition alone Is not re-
sponsible for the popularity of raisins. it
is admittedly big factor because of the
efforts of former wine grape growers 10
find a new market, and demands of tho
public for soft drinks and fruits. A big
campaign was waged in 1917 and 1918 by
representatives of grape growers to pop
ularize raisins as edbles This campaign
came when prohibition seemed inevitable,
As n result the average kitchen to-day
is finding many new uses for raisins
Rasn bread was an early result of the
campaign. Raisin puddnss and pies are
in great demand. Raisns are adaptable
TO making fruit juices permitted under
the prohibition law.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET
TO FAIRBANKS EMPLOYEES
Guests Numbering 112, Have Each Been
with Scale Co. % Years or More

st. Johnsbury. Aug. pa compliment
tary banquet was given tonight by
Henry j. Fuller of New York. president
Of E. and T, Fairbanks & Co, to all the
employees of the scale factory who had
been In the corporations employ twenty
I'VE years or more One hundred and
twelve qualified, including FIVE who had
record of fifty year or over. All re-
ceived from Nj. Fuller solid gold medals
suitably inscribed and Henry e. Byron.
who heads the list of veteran employees
with a service of fifty-three years re
sponded for the employees after the
medals were presented by Mr. Fuller
Fifty guests were present all connected
with the corporation or affiliated cor
porations, including Charles II. Morse,
Sr, of Chicago, who has been in the
scale business seventy years and who
founded the corporation of Fairbanks,
Morse & co. of Chicago. Mr.. Morse gave
many interesting "reminiscences Of hi1
long years of service which began in his
native town of St Iohnsbury when he
was about sixteen years old. The ban
quet was given by Mr.. Fuller to COM
memorate the twenty fifth anniversary
of his entrance into the scale company OF
which he Is now president.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26

people of Tennessee do not favor the
ratification of said amendment
we telt that to have ratified said
amendment would have been to surren-
dor the sovereign rights of the State on
the question of suffrage, which is one
of the most important and sacred rights
conferred and the only defense that the
people of Tennessee had at this iuncture
rested In our hands. and the only way
that we could serve was to take the
course that we have taken We fully
understand that our action could only
be justified by the tremendous issues in
volved.
1T seemed TO us. and we feel convinced
that we were right: that under condi-
lions existing at Nashville. under me
pressure of a lobby and the demands i'm
properly made by agencies which should
not have been employed, the only proper
course for us to take was to absent our
selves from tho State for n period of time
scfhc'ent for the people of Tennessee to
express Themselves in such manner as
might be adopted by them to the end that
me Governor OF the state, who actively
l9nt himself to the adoption of the amend
mcnt. and tie members Of TIC Icgsla-
tJrc who Seemed to haVo" its aduptiu,.
might no advised Of the Wishes Of the
people of Tennessee. and be supernducna
by SuHh expressions to ALAMEDA foe the
tins heiEg the prosecution of the en-
deavor TO nov ratifv said amer Ameat.
The next g'slaturc couversl within
fTe months Under the Constitution of
Tennessee. w'tEou: question &; viii have
tho rlGht to ratify said amen 'mput l. in
tho Judgment Of the representatives, and
thc'r constituents It seem p:lper 50 to do.
Tennessee has alroa9y conferred the
night cf Suffrage upon wQrnc.. 70 tie
extent permitted h. It's constitution. and
/. bceins hat 20 good ~eason can be given
for the ha1to rhecicostsd by thcsa favor
Ing TIE ratification Of this mncrdwent.
"Ot@a: StAtca asked that tho matter
he left TO the several states aud that
tennessee, by its action. should not inn
people
Ut Is our purpose 10 remain outside
of :he bcrturs o: the State for a reason
able time Until nc people Of the state
ma" baEo an opportunity to express them
so,vcs T. the pre.lises. and w. therefore
urge Nat in the several counties of tho
state ;he cclo assemble IN mass mce:-
ings on Satuv1a" EsXt. Seirg tho 18th dly
q: August, 1920 and By proper resolution
indicate their Will in the matter, by which
action members Of the Legislature who
we think are not correctly representing
the sentiments Of their respective con.
stituents and the governor OF tho State
may be advised cf the wishes Of the peo-
pie, and admonshed of the necessity Of
conforming to their wishes as Nay be
indicated at said meetings."