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The Washington times., 1920-09-08
U.S.. MAY PROBE KERR
HAMBURG ship SEIZURE

Solicitor Wayne johnson, OF the In,
tcrnal Revenue Bureau. after con
ference with Revenue Commissioner
Williams, today transmitted to the
Department of Justice full report OF
the seizure by revenue agents OF
So 900. 900 cash involved in a ship deal
between the Hartman interests and
the Kerr Navigation Company. Of
fiCials indicated that the seizure
made by the Government agents T.
assure payment OF excess profits tax
may lead TO an investigation of the
so-called cooperative agreement be-
tween the Hartman interests and
the Hamburg American line.
Attorney General Palmer was OK
pcCted TO return to his desk today
and take full charge OF the case
after further conferences with Treas
ury Department officials. Both Solic-
itor johnson and Commi ssioner Will
lIams declined to discuss the case
explaining that the matter now j.
in the Attorney Generals hands for
such action as he may determine
upon. II was further explained that
certain proceedings, probably civil in
character, may soon be authorized by
tho Department Of Justice, as a re-
suit of the seizure.
The Washington times., 1920-09-08
U. 5. PROTESTANTS URGE
PREMIER IGNORE PLEAS

PITTBURGH, Pa, Sept s.--Cablc-
grams were sent today to Premier
Lloyd George by James 5. White. edi-
tor of the United Protestant Advo-
cate, and the Rev. l.. NJ. McFadden.
secretary of the International Protes-
tant League. urging that the appeals
Of Irish Americans in behalf of Lord
Mayor McSwiney. of Cork, be ignored.
The kilograms follow:
Hon. Lloyd George, London:
THE International Protestant hd-
vocate of America resents interfer-
ence by hyphenated Americans with
British government affairs regarding
Cork mayors sentence of imprison-
ment. Be assured Americans are with
YOU in enforcing law and order.
(Signed) JAMES S. WHITE,
Editor"
The other cablegram follows:
Hon. Lloyd George, London:
"The International Protestant
League most respectfully urges the
ignoring of appeals by Irish-Ameri-
cans on behalf Of Cork's mayor. The
great majority of Americans desire
that the British government be al
lowed to manage it's own affairs.
(Signed) "E. NJ. McFADDEN,
Secretary
The Washington times., 1920-09-08
MAYOR M'SW|NEY
NOW IS IN COMA
Wife Of Hunger-Striking Cork
Official Is Breaking Down
Under Strain.
CONTINUED from First Psge)


want Is a formal Invitation TO the
Irish republic TO attend a peace con-
ference after the manner Of the Poles
and the Russian soviet But the
British government will never be
coerced into adopting such a policy
The Rev. Father Dominic has sent
the following reply TO the cablegram
received from Il. DeValera, "Presi-
dent OF the Irish Republic" who is
now in the United States:
"GRATEFUL TO DE VALERA
"The Lord Mayor (McSwiney) eI-
presses deep gratitude on behalf or
himself and his comrades for your
general tribute and sympathy. IL will
sustain them in carrying on the
struggle TO the end. They have put
their trust in God, satisfied that II
they die recognition OF tho IRISH Re-
public will have been advanced near
er to victory. God bless and guard
you In your noble work"
Sir Donald MacLean, Liberal mem
ber OF the House OF Commons, In
speech upon the Irish situation, as II
has been affected by McSwiney's
hunger strike. expressed fears that
the present ministry is doomed. He
ADDED:
Newspaper reports. quoting tho
premier as saying that the hunger
strikers would be released II the
murder Of policemen ceased in Ire
land Is beside the question. How
could McSwiney. with his wife hang
ing by thread. cause murders In Ire
land to end? This is fouting -moder-
ate opinion everywhere. ] believe
that the doom of the government is
sealed"
There Is every indication that i'm
portant political events viii be forth
coming koon as a result OF the divis-
ion of opinion among the ministers
over the McSwiney case and other
matters. II is understood that two
groups Of opinion exist in government
circles, one soeking n more drastic
Irish policy; the other favoring con-
ciliation and mildness, Premier
lIoyd-George has intimatcd that tho
Irish policy may be put UP 10 the gov
! ornmcnt for a possible revision which
would increase the tension already
existing.
The Washington times., 1920-09-08
SUED BY WIFE, HE ACTS
AS JUDGE; ENDS HIS LIFE
Reads Divorce Petition. Then De-
crees His Pension Shall be I'M
happy Mates Alimony.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept S.--ActinR
as Judge" in tho divorce suit filed
by his wife, Henry J. pohl, sixty.six,
Spanish war veteran, rendered a ver-
dict in favor of the woman, and kill
cd himself here yesterday. A note
left by him was as follows:
Having read and re-read my wife's
petition for divorce, | have decided
TO become the Judge. As Judge
award her her freedom and alimony
in the shape of my pension. Out OF
the alimony, however, reserve 500
10 be used in cremating my body
after which my ashes are to be given
TO the winds"
The Washington times., 1920-09-08

States Shipping Board, shortly after
America entered the war gave the two
young English Mldases their start AT
expanding their shoestring into a
tannery trust.
They bought eight Austrian ships,
fivo interned in American ports ana
three in Cuban and South American
ports, between the time of the decla :
ration OF war against Germany and
that against Austria. They are re-
puted to hfEe paid about $3.50 dead
weight ton for them Twenty-six
Norwegian banks advanced S6,5O0,OOO
toward the purchase price. This piece
of finance has caused much comment
before and since.
The shipping Board allowed thta
fleet to make two free trips each way,
eXempting. them from the rate reGu-
Iations finder which other ships had
to operate.
In shipping circles yesterday II vns
said TINT they got SI65 ton for
cnrgoes on these two trips, making
enough to mOrH than pay off the
whole investment and give n profit
besides. CIegE did not deny this ex-
traordinary favor yesterday. nor did
he deny that il was "btE help"
NOT THE ONLY FAVOR.
But that was not the only favor
that the Shipping Board did for them.
To their operating company it allo-
Gated ship after ship for operation.
Today, tlcgg's own estimate of the
Kerr Steamship Company's tonnage,
after the sale of the ships of the
American Ship aud Commerce Corpo-
ration and the Kerr Navigation Com
pany is 300 900 tons 49, D.,
CieEg was himself on the staG of
the shipping Board throughout the
war.
Clegg said yesterday that in No
vember, 1918, Immediately after the
armistice. he and Kerr took out first
paper for American citizenship and
that they expect to become American
citizens. receiving their final papers
this fall
Shipping men recalled yesterday the
difference between the favOrs granted
to the Kerr steamship and navigation
lines and the treatment accorded to
The Washington times., 1920-09-08
GOT BACKING
ON ''FAVORS"
Kerr and CIegg Bought Eight
lnterned Austrian Ships.
Trips Exempt From Rates.

NEW YORK. Sept. s.-Here In thu
fortune the original shipping boar,
helped make for Alfred Il. CIegx sn'
II. Farquharson Kerr. two enterpris
lag Byitisherss
A twelve-story 100000 office
building (partly mortgaged) at No.
~ Beaver street: among Its ten
ants departments OF Standard Oil
and the Holland Consulate Gen
eraL
An "allocated and chartered"
feet of 100000 tons OF shipping,
gathering golden honey on every
trade route Of the world.
Good will and other assets in the
shipping feld.
-Four million, nine hundred thou
sand dollars In cash for their min
ority interest in one of their many
steamship companfes-the Kerr
Navigation Company.
The seizure of this money Satur-
day morning At the Chase National
Bank by officials Of the Department
of Internal Revenue called attention
to these two astonishing multi
millionaires created by the war.
MILLIONS FROM FAvORs.
How these two young Britishers,
neither out Of their thirtes, ran a
shoestring into a colossal fortune is
narrative which makes the fairy
tale of the magic beanstalk of Jack
the Giant Killer seem like a treatise
In botany.
An act OF extraordinary favor by
Chairman Denman, of the United
The Washington times., 1920-09-08
STRIKERS FIRE,
ONB.R.T.TRA|N
Brooklyn Cars Attacked From
Speeding Auto, But Shots
Miss Passengers.

NEW YORK. Sept. s.--A Brooklyn
Rapid Transit train, opeartvd b.
strikebreakers on the Culver line ~
Brooklyn today. was nred upon bN
strikers or strike sympathizers. No
one was wounded. The attack was
made near the Washington Cemetery,
and three shots were hred. An auto.
mobile with nine men in II raced
alongside the train while the shoot
ing was being done. One bullet
crashed through a window ;he Vther
two struck the side Of car.
Another attempt at mediation was
scheduled for today with meeting
between Mayor Hylan and repre-
sentatives of the trolleymcn's union
Lindley NJ. Garrison, receiver Tor
| the Il. II. T., issued an ultimstum,
backed by the federal court that All
striking employees who did not return
! to work by noon would be treated as
' men,
The Washington times., 1920-09-08

MISS DOROTHY FRoOKS.
" of Saugerties, n. Y, who
is carrying on an independent
campaign TO win the Republican
nomination for Representative
in Congress.
The Washington times., 1920-09-08

a juicy rake-off out of their operating
contracts OF Hartman ships. They
were going so good that they could
hire such people as General Goethals
and young Roosevelt as window dress
crs at fancy salaries.
- JUICY RAkE-OFF.
The Hartman crowd was begin
ming to feel that they had cut thei.
eye-teeth in the shipping game. They
didn't need Kerr and Clegg any more
and that juicy rake of looked good 10
them.
80 they Cancelled the Kerr and
Clegg contract to operate their ships
There was a clause In their contrac,
that IL they did so. they had to pay
500 share for the Kerr and Clegg
stock.
Kerr and Clegg didn't want to let
go of that rake-off. If the Hartman
crowd did not make good on the pay
mcnt Of 800 a share at once the con-
tract would run five years more.
I'm the belief that 1t would be hard
even for Hartman to get $4,000, ,OOO
together in cold cash on short notice
they demanded legal tender. They
thought they had Hartman In a hole
But he fooled them. He got the
$4,000, 900 together in cash and called
their bluff. But It was hard work
and he was sore. Perhaps he didn I
tip off the Treasury people himself,
but he might have had a subordinate
"unbeknownst" drop a hint where it
would stir up the internal revenue
agents"
There were hints in internal reve-
nue. circles yesterday that the Treas
ury Department ak" was about to fall
on some more steamship men.
The shipping field developed several
scores of war millionaires, and their
income tax reports and those OF their
The Washington times., 1920-09-08
TODAY
CONTINUED from First PageD
uct, than all the lawmsking in the
world.

With semi-revolutionary news
from Italy comes the news OF
serious earthquakes. Once upon
time things OF this kindNwere taken
as a warning from above. Two
great armies and their leaders
about 10 night gave up the idea and
went home when an eclipse OF the
sun began.
Our own good Increase Mather,
OF the U. S. A., was quite sure that
an eclipse in Massachusetts ex-
pressed Natures grief at the death
OF Chauncey. president OF Harvard
College. Jewish tradition teaches
that the earth was covered with
darkness for three days AZ a bro
test when the books OF the law
were translated from Hebrew into
Greek. That was looked upon as
PROCLAMATION.
But nowadays earthquakes could
shake the whole of Italy. from the
top to the toe OF the boot shaped
peninsula, and strikers would go
right on with their strike. We
take "signs and wonders" more
calmly than we used to.
The Washington times., 1920-09-08
PUTS HER HorE IN 1. 5.

America is more capable than any
other nation at the present moment OF
forcing England to conform TO tn"
elementary principles of justice "
regard to Ireland.
II and the relatives of my husband
are buoyed up by the hope and arc
confident in the expectation that the
action so far taken by some centers
in the United States will spread rap
idly.
Terence McSwincy is uot sacrifc-
ing himself as n personal protest, but
because he realizes that his case SYM
bolizes the case OF ireland and for tn"
great principle of Irish freedom he Is
willing to sacrifice Is life II need be.
I'VE who suffer so keenly with him,
seeing his young hopeful life gradu-
ally ebbing from his body arc equally
prepared to bear our great suffering
and sorrow for the sake OF the land
VIC love. MURlEL McSW1NEf.'
The Washington times., 1920-09-08
MAYORS WIFE PINS
|. HOPES ON AMERICA
Mrs. McSwiney, in Message,
Voices Gratitude for Sym.
pathy and Help.

LONDON. Sept s.-Mrs. Terence
McSwincy has sent the following
message to America in behalf OF her
martyr husband. the lord mayor OF
Cork
Il wish 10 express to all Of the
Irish people and to many American
sympathizers with Ireland's cause a
deep appreciation for the cabicsrams
received since my husband started his
hunger strike.
"In contrast with those among tho
English people who proclaim them
selves sympathetic. but content th"m-
selves with words and appeals, Ire
lands sympathizers in America have
taken a line of action in their Geo.
nomic boycott. as shown by the
Withdrawals OF policies from English
insurance companies and by the re-
fusal to handle English shipping
which is likely to bring home to tho
minds of Premier Lloyd George and
tho English government what tho ef-
feet will be throughout the world
from the doing to death OF my hus-
band in an English jail.
The Washington times., 1920-09-08

An appeal to British artists to use
their influence with the British au-
thorities to avert the self-tmposed
martyrdom of Lord Mayor McSwlney,
of Cork. and prevent the swelling OF
hatred between the Irish and BRUSH
races, was made today by Jerome Con-
nor, well-known sculptor.
In a cablcgram to Sir George James
F'rampton, Carlton Hill, st, John
Wood. n. w, London, dean OF the
British artists, Connor says: AS an
Irish sculptor I appeal to you and to
artists of Great Britain 10 petition
the authorities for Clemency toward
and the release Of Lord Mayor Nc
Swincy. surely England must haV"
surfeit Of Irish blood. The chasm
of hate between the Irish and British
races should be bridged, not widened.
Impulses of humanity plead Tor
peace"
The Washington times., 1920-09-08
7 BODIES. FOUND IN SACK.

TOXIC. Sept s.-Tho mutilated
bodies OF seven Russian women eng
cased in a hempen bag were recently
found in Nladivostok harbor accord
ING t. specinl disOafch"s rr,r'' ",'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03
'DR. ALTENDORF
MAKES ESCAPE
Barred From u. S. But He
Crosses Line :.

FL PAso. TexaA Sept s.--Dr.
Paul Aitendorf. Austrian. ordered
dsported from Mexico ~ = pernicious
foreigner ana barred from the Unit
I'd States m IAN Undesirable. has
escaped from custody In Juarcz. Il
was reported hero today. and has
crossrd into the United States-
Aitendorrs wife denied hore that
she has seen him and stated nhe
knew nothing OF his reported escape
Efforts OF unitcd States secret serv.
leo operatives 10 locate the fugitive
40 far have been unavaiiing.
DIR. Aitcndorf. who In said 10 hAve
been In the employ Of the United
States secret service department dur.
ing the war. was being held At
JuArez becnure OF articles he had
written on alleged German. Mexican
piota
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03
HOLD j. S. man
IN CRIME CASE
Edward PooIer viii Be Ex-
tradited From Sydney

SYDNEY. ~. 8. W.. Sept 3.--Ths
long arm OF the American law has
reached across tho Pacific and
caused the arrest and eItraditidn OF
Edward PooIer. alias Daley. charged
with an assault and robbery Of Ed
ward canisuor. at sheboygan. wis.
some weeks ago.
Poolcr La accused Of getting away
with $500.
The dispositions sent here stated
that Pooler's son confessed that he
had assisted In the crime with his
father. who will be sent back To the
United states aboard tho steamer
Ventura
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03
ELECTRIC ADS
IN S. F. TABOO
Must Conserve Power In
California

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept SHE
who persists In notifying San Fran.
cisco by means Of electric signs that
his brand Of corn plasters Ii the best
may run afoul of the police.
Tho police announced today that
they had been selected 10 enforce the
order Of Power Administrator Butler
forbidding the USE Of electric advcr.
Using signs and show window light.
Ing M a power conservation meas.
ure.
Tho order was issued several days
AFRO m a result Of an electric short.
axe In Northern California which re.
suited from lack Of water for hydro
electric plants.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03
JAG? FAR Be IT,
( STATED HARRY
Contraption on Steering
Gear Blamed Instead

Harry Smith was in the police
court Thursday. charged with driv-
49, an automobile while under the
influence"
You see. Yer Honor" Harry ex.
planned, II was at a friends house
and he rugged up a steering inven-
ton Of his own on my Ford, and
when I went to drive home guess
the car did wobble little. OF course
we did have little home brew,
blackberry cordial. moonshine and a
wee drop OF hard cider. but II II
hadn't been for that contraption on
my steering wheel"
Thirty dollars" said the Judge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03
Uncle Sam, S
Navy First
in 1928
French Naval Authority Declares Ships
Already Commissioned or Under Con-
struction Will Put American Fleet
Ahead of Britains in Three Years
BY HARRY B. HUNT

WASHINGTON. Sept ga navy second to none" That
was the goal announced by Secretary of Navy Daniels five
ago in discussing desired future strength Of Amer
lea the
Today according to the French naval authority DArhaud
writing in la Vie Maritime ct Tuviae that accomplish
ment sight If navys strength, generally accepted
measured the tonnage speed and power Of her
ital ships.
For
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03
EDITH GOULDS HAPPY AS POOR MANS BRIDE
COLORADO GETS
939,376 CENSUS
Makes Gain OF II Per Cent
Since 1910

WASHINGTON. Sept S.-Tho
census bureau today announced IL
following 1920 population figures:
State OF Colorado. total. s39,37oS
increase of i40,35z. or i7.s per cent
Denver county. Colorado. GOES
tensive with Denver city. z5e.ls1: IN
Increase since 1910 Of 43.1io. or 500
per cent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03
Tacoma Educators
Boost for Phipps

A delegation Of Tacoma educators
Identified with the educational Insti-
tutions OF Tacoma and vicinity Wis
tied Senator Harvey n. Phipps yes
terday and presented him with a for.
1mal Enforcement of his candidacy for
lieutenant governor on the republican
ticket. The Enforcement was signed
by prominent men and women
known In educational work
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03
Daylight Saving
Also Saves Coin

COLUMBUS. o.. Sept 3.-Day.
light saving laws saved the state e
Ohio s+.s5s.27 last year. according 10
the report Of the board of adminies
trstion. This gum was raved on tho
electric light bills In state institu.
tons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03
EROSION IS DIMINISHED,
PROLONGING LIFE OF GUN

aIbre
a
undoubtedly will be raised taking
whether
strength of vessel that becoming obsolete
Of
cru
to be
Of
keystone
in
ngh wa
a by
speed arr
that bash. the French
-.
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q and speed
hips. OF The New York typ
Of fisssco
five times the total 1914 And Of s 10 ships with
Is, powerful shooting
afoa
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FORT WORTH. Tex.--Thr-s han.
dts lock seven officials Guaranty
hank nj Graham. in vault Escape
with $40. 900 Thursday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03
l6-INCH GUNS ON TWO SHIPS
MAY BE REPLACED BY lS-INCH

isnch Of re
isnh this would increase the
firing BY rs thereby
improbable this viii Be made
Is showna
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03

FORT WORTH. Tex.-Ffrernan
killed and several passengers injured
In deraiiment OF Rock Island train
at Ringgoid. Tex.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03
ANSWER CREATES EXCITEMENT
IN BRITISH NAVAL CIRCLES

membs Of me House or Com
desiring American and English
Of the admiralty this
naval circles. wasas
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03
Bureau of
Missing
Relatives

Seattle relatives Of Oscar johnson.
formerly OF the ssoth Aero squad
ron. discharged in New York Decem-
Der 81. 1918. are trying 10 locate
him. The last he wrote them was
from New York city on March 20.
1919. saying no had found employ
ment with the French line" pre-
sumably n steamship company. He
In described as being 70 years old:
weight $50 pounds: height feet 7
inches: dark brown hair and light
brown eyes. His father. A. Johnson.
lives at 1914 Dexter ave. this city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03
MRS. GOULD REFUSES
TO SEE HER DAUGHTER

An element OF regret enters into
She model home because Mrs. George
Could has refused To see her daugh-
ter since her elopement and mar
rage. and even refuses TO see those
friends of the family who have been
kind TO Edith since she became Mrs.
Wainwright in that unconventional
way.
II was printed after the runaway
marriage that Edith Gould's parents
had no fault to find with her choice
Of a husband and had forgiven"
the clipping lovers. But her friends
now say neither George Gould nor
his wife has had any communication
With their daughter since she be
came a bride.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03
PERFECTLY HAPPY
DOING THE MOISEWORK-

And there at $50 Park ave. two
blocks away from her mothers pal
ace. she says she In perfectly happy
~doinx the homework" and regrets
nothing. least OF all the loss OF pros
pecfive millions for the reason--a
reason held 10 be n good one by some
old fashioned peopie--ttat she end
her husband. Carroll l. Wainwright.
love each other.
Moreover. a fact that must not be-
in her catalogue OF causes
for happiness is this: Carroll has
found a job
Now these youngsters feel they
have begun life In earnest. not sober
but ro-e-colored. for the job has a
pay envelope attached to u suffi-
cienf 10 pay the rent and provide
foctlOeven including potatoes three
pounds for IS cents. Whoever re
members the wild Joy he felt a,
earning his FIRST dollar viii be able
to comprehend how glad these chill
dren OF the rich. cast by their own
act on their own responsibility. feel
TO be able to maintain themselves
ION their own"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. river be-
Ing searched for body OF Cornelius
Jordan. Of Everett. who fell into the
stream above Eagle falls Wednesday.
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ships will added before 10 modern
a Of IS
units
80 Of the old and 200 built during
caber becomes
much practice than had calculated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-03
EVERY WISH GRATIFTED
AS SOON As EXPRESSED

Attended by . retinue Of servants
in the white marble town house and
by As many or even more at Georg.
Ian Court In Lakewood. or In the
Adirondack camp where the family
goes for few early summer weeks.
this young woman passed her non.
age with every wish gratifScd al
most before IL could be expressed.
She entered famous school and
was graduated with the class Of 1920.
Next day after graduation exer-
cises had been held In the Waldorf
ballroom. thronged by beauty. fash.
Ion and. IL must be added. maternal
and paternai pride aud love. Edith
Gould cioped with q hoy only three
pears older than herSelf. Of good fam
NY connections. Il Is true. but no
money. spent brief honeymoon
With him and then came back TO a
nnail fiat. with borrowed furniture.
TO cook for him. 20 sweep for him.
TO economic on. his poor pocket
monev until he cot lob.
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TEN CAPITAL SHIPS OF THE
TYPE AUTHORIZED


han any
viii add the above capital vessels.
Massac tons knots inch
States Ions