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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-01
GANDIL WILL MAKE 1T
HOT FOR ACCUSERS'
Charges Lies and He Can't
Understand Them.

HOUSTON. Tex. Sept 3o.-"It is i'm
possible for me to believe that Joe
Jackson and Williams have said what
the newspapers credit them with say
ing" said "Chick" Gandil this morning
in a statement issued in the hospital
in Luflsin. Tex, where he is recovering
from an operation for appendicitis.
'If williams has given out such a
statement he has been untruthful, and
/ shall give him little trouble proving
this stuff when / can get out of the
hospital" Gandil continued. at is not
going to be necessary for any one to
come down here after me to get me
back to Chicago, for that Is where I
am going just as soon as my physician
will allow me.
II want to clear my name Of such
scandal. as l expect to stay with, the
game for some time yet"
When Gandil read the statement de-
claring him to be the go-between of the
1919 world series gambling conspiracy.
he said: THAT Is a lie. and the per-
petrator shall have an opportunity to
show his hand"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-01
MILLION FIRE LOSS
TO GALVESTON PIERS
Flames Starting in Sulphur
Bin Damage Cotton Con-
centration Plant.
STEAMSHIP is AFIRE
Forty Freight Cars and Many
Cotton Bales Are
Destroyed.
STEAMSHIP IS AFIRE

GALVESTON, Sept 30.-Fire starting In
sulphur bins on the Galveston docks
this morning spread rapidly along the
water front. destroying Pier 35 and
part of the plant of the Cotton Concen-
tration Company and causing damage
estimated at considerably more than
S1,000,000. Some estimates were that
the fire loss would exceed 100000.
The fire on the docks was finally
brought under control. but the Italian
steamship Etna and its cargo, to which
the fire spread. continued to burn.
Several steamships in the vicinity Of
the fire were moved to places of safety
before the flames could reach them.
Thousands of bales of cotton were de-
stroyed.
All the fire-fighting apparatus of the
city responded to alarms. but the wind
blowing thirty miles an hour made the
firemen's work difficult.
Forty freight cars on tracks at the
sulphur plant were destroyed, as was
also the plant of the Anchor Milling
Company, a cottonseed grinding concern.
Fire Chief Ryan received letter yes
terday postmarked from some city in
Canada warning him that he was going
TO be destroyed" The letter, which he
took to be the work of crank, was
signed merely John"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-01
ZIMMERMAN DENIES
CHARGE BY M'GRAW
Former Giant Third Baseman
Answers Accusation He
Played Crooked Game.

"If John McGraw said that was cast
off the Giants because I threw games
and tried to bride Fred Toney and Benny
Kauff to help me, he's a liar" With
this emphatic statement. from which
vir-uient adjectives preceding the word
liar" have been deleted, Heinie thinner
man, once proud third baseman of the
Giants. but now just a humble citizen
OF The Bronx. yesterday launched into
an attack on his former manager. Zin-
norman was sought out at his home Mt
400 East 18th street to give his side
Of the baseball scandal in so far as it
concerns the retirement OF both himself
and Hal Chase at the close OF last sea-
son.
II am mighty glad that this bombshell
has burst at last" said Zimmerman, as
he stopped from his work of pottering
about his little brick house. "A lot of
things have been said about me. and the
New York club, through It's silence. has
given the fans the impression that accu-
sations made against me are true. First
McGraw gave 1t out that he had dropped
me for breaking training and insub-
ordination. Now he says that he has
evidence that threw games and tried 10
get others to help me. That's lie.
Benny Kauff is the player who
merits these accusations. for it was he
who brought the fixed game to the
Giants. / never tempted him and never
did anything but give my best to the
Giants. 1t Is true that / was close to
Hal Chase and that we spent lot OF
time together. but Mrs. Chase and Mrs
Zimmerman We're very chummy and
naturally Chase and I got to being to-
gether lot
1.-THE trouble is that men higher up
In the game are trying to cover them
selves up by casting suspicion on pay
ers. Now that the Grand Jury in Chi
cago is on the job we will see the real
culprits brought to light. McGraw
should be the last man in the game to
accuse anybody. I never made DELHI
crate misplay in my life, nor did ever
do anything but my best when at bat.
II was not with the Giants this sea-
son because / refused TO sign for the
salary which McGraw offered me. We
got into quarrel last season because l
refused to stand for the vile language
which McGraw used in addressing me-
and other players. for that matter.
When McGraw saw that he could not
run me as he ran the others he decided
that l would get the Herzog treatment
and be let loose by the Giants.
II predict that some interesting things
will come out soon and that they will
not impl;cate Heinie Zimmerman
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-01
SAYS WIFE WAS FOND
OF SON OF KAISER
Husband Accuses Violet Turn
bull Lyon, International Ar
fist, of Desertion.
SHE DENIES THE CHARGE
1estifies She Called Former
Emperor a ShriveIleG-Up
Shrimp.
Special Despatch to THE HERALD.


CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-Charges that vio-
let Turnbull Lyon. an artist of interna-
tional repute, was on too sympathetic
terms with members OF the Imperial
family of Germany and that she DESERT
ed his son was the substance Of the tes-
timony of II. G. Lyon, ST., in a suit for
divorce before Judge Joseph SABBATH in
the Superior Court to-day. H. c. Lyon.
Jr of Chicago is charging his wife with
desertion.
MY daughter-in-law told me-" said
Mr.. Lyon, ST.. thai when she was in
Germany in 1908 and In 1904 she was on
very friendly terms with the Kaiser and
all his family and that she often played
before the royal family. She said that
she was especially fond of one of the
Kaiser's sons 1 don't know which one.
and that he was a prince OF good
fellow"
Mrs. Lyon, who at present Is q music
teacher in Minneapolis studied the piano
in Germany under Theodore Leschtitz-
ky. now dead. and at one time the
teacher Of Paderewski. Lyon charges
that his wife deserted him April -,
1918. They were married January "a
1917. He says she told him at one
time that Germany was right and
America was wrong In the world con-
troversy.
Lyon was asked after he left the court
room in what manner his wife had
manifested her alleged pro-German ten
denotes. He answered that she had
told him on several different occasions
that her sympathies were against the
Allies.
AT one time we were talking about
the German atrocities that were reported
to have been committed" he said. my
81. hall q
il. She said she would sooner believe
the French soldiers capable Of commit
ting atrocities than she would the Ger
mans"
During her testimony Mrs. Lyon COM
mented upon her small hands.
"One of my music masters in Europe
told me that / had the smallest hand OF
any Of the great piano players" she
said. holding UP her hands.
MY husband left me-" Mrs. Lyon
continued. HE went away Wednesday.
April 10. saying that he was going out
of town to buy an automobile We were
friendly then and kissed each other
goodby. He never returned. Pretty
soon I began to get cards from his
draft board. They did not know where
he was and neither did I. His parents
refused to tell where he was. The draft
board officials told me they thought he
was Stacker and deserter."
What did you say about your friend
illness for the Kaiser?" her attorney
asked. did you ever say anything that
might make your husband think tina,
| you were pro-German?
IT talked about the Kaiser and often
| recalled what / had seen of him and
his family while was In Europe. but
never said ! was in favor of the Kaiser
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-01
CROOKS OUT OF GAME
NOW, SAYS HEYDLER
National League Head Back
From Chicago Inquiry.

.eOne thing / feel the National League
has DONE" said President Heydler of
that organization last night when he
returned home from Chicago, where he
testified before the Grand jury and
that is. we have got rid of all the crooks
there were in our organization. If there
are any others no evidence to that eff
feet has been brought forward. In get
ting rid or Chase and Magee and that
Tx we feel we've cleaned them out
What the Grand Jury will do in their
cases / don't know"
y Mr.. Heydler will return to Chicago
after the worlds series to appear again
before the Grand Jury. That body, he
said, means business. and he expects 1t
will go TO the bottom of the whole
el11ng.
= The National League president also
Mas some changed ideas regarding the
governing body Of baseball. Never" he
said, will vote for another chairman
for the National Commission. / am con-
vinced now that baseball needs a body
compo sed of men who are not officials OF
any kind in organized ball and men
with power to have their orders obeyed.
and be over all leagues, big and little"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-01
Here Is the Illinois Law by Which White Sox
Players Were Indicted for Selling Series
Special Despatch to THE HnnALD.

oThe of the Illinois under which
the White Sox players indicted follows
persons together the
society organization
corporation shall issue utter circular ec the action
instruction it's members other societies.
organizations corporations for the of establishing
called boycott blacklist shall distribute written
printed notice place with fraudulent malicious
wrongfuy and wickedy nure the person. character
employment property another, obtain
other by false pretenses do illegal
injurious the public trade health morals administration
public justice competition the letting of
by the State the authorities county city,
village induce enter into such
tion commit felony, they shall be deemed guilty
such offender whether individuals
officer society organization and convicted
of conspiracy law shall be imprisoned in the penten
tertiary exceeding five fined exceeding $4,000
O both
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-01
THREE MORE CAUGHT
IN SOX SCANDAL
continued from First paqe.


tors hold up true bills already voted and
suspend operations.
Chief Justice Mcdonald ordered sub
poenaes issued for August Garry Herr
mann, president of the Cincinnati Reds
and former chairman of the National
Commission; Clyde Elliott, president of
the Theatre Star Production Company,
a motion picture concern Of Chicago, and
DR.. Raymond B. Prettyman, Chicago
White Sox dentist.
1t developed to-day that Happy Felsch,
one of the eight indicted Sox players,
had "cleaned up" SIS, 900 in the crooked
series deal, instead of $4,000 which he
alleged in a private confession
The story told by one of the square
players to-day as the remnant of the
faithful travelled to st. Louis for its
final games of the season was this:
Happy was paid his $4,000 bride
money after the first game in Cincin-
natl and bet it privately on Cincinnati
to win the second game. He got odds
Va = " anu therelore WON olV,uVU.
Before leaving Cincinnati Felsch
telegraphed his wife at their home in
Milwaukee to meet him in Chicago.
She did. and he gave her the $751; to
deposit in the Franklin Trust and Saw
ings Bank at Thirty-fifth street and
Michigan avenue under her name, May
F'elsch.
Mrs. Felsch asked her husband no
questions at the time, but when the
Grand Jury action was started last week
she demanded he tell her where he got
the money. Happy confessed to her.
"She Is said to have withdrawn the
money from the bank last Monday"
Mrs. Felsch will be subpoenaed to
substantiate this story before the Grand
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-01
HERZOG CUT IN FIGHT
WITH ACCUSING FAN
Buck Fights Back When
Called a Crook.
special pespatch % THs HrnALp.

CHICAGO. Sept 80. - Charles Buck"
Herzog of the Chicago Cubs was stabbed
tonight as he was leaving the Joliet
ball park, where the team had been
playing an exhibition game with the
Toilet semi-professional club.
~ Herzog, in uniform and in company
with several of the other Cub players,
had climbed into an automobile. One Of
the Joliet fans yelled at Buck: There's
one of those crooked ball players-he'll
be indicted and go to jail"
Herzog jumped out of the machine and
engaged in a rough'and tumble fight with
the fan. Buck" was getting the better
of his opponent when companion of the
fan attacked him with knife. slashng
his left hand severely. Herzog also suf-
fered few minor cuts. Police and mem
tels of both teams parted the belligerents.
Ierzogs wounds were dressed by a local
physician and he boarded a train for Chi
caao without further incident.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-01

N ana close friend OF Rothstein.
zAvigorously In his behalf.
n from having anything 10 do with
ID eball fixing scheme himself" Mr..
arr4ll said, ARNOLD was instrumental
spping off John McGraw to the posi-
crookedness among the Giants play
Attel and Benny Kauff approached
With a proposition before the worlds
Is last year and he refused TO have
thing 10 do with IT, After the series
told McGraw OF the Attell and Kauff
ident, and soon thereafter certain
mbers of the Giants team were such
longer.
-.Rothstein is sick and Disguised over
whole matter III tell you just what
lid me when l met him last night;
Z i regret very much that | was ever
YilucRy enough to have been even APP
yroached about such deal as fixing the
Forld's series, but l suppose that's the
|enalty of being Arnold Rothsiein, with
by reputation. That fixing is the kind
i dirty business that breaks up all
Rorts. But l am severing-have sew
~, In fact@-all connection with gam
|ers and their business as such connec-
ION has initiated against me many
imes and I've determined to stick
lenceforth to my own business, which is
estate.
You notice that I've not retained a
Eyer in my behalf since my name has
sen. 1t seems everybody else has done
4. but / fear no prosecution. If felt
{uilty / would have gone some place
md thrown myself overheard instead "
4, District Attorney Edward Swami made
public last night the text of letter
)e sent yesterday to States Attorney
Hoyne Offering assistance in clearing up
charges of gambling in organized base
ball. Mr.. Swami said:
"The Chicago authorities seem to have
well in hand the case of the crooks
who were willing to debase the great
national game for their own sordid ends.
1.-THE crooked gamblers who aided and
Allotted. procured and advised the throw
ing of the games seemed TO have planned
The scheme in part in New York and
it in your city. Concoct-
ing the scheme 10 defraud, OF course, is
q misdemeanor and is all that our courts
could take jurisdiction Of as l read
the testimony. while your courts have
jurisdiction of the felony committed by
the consummation of the scheme to de-
fraud.
t"However, in case from your close
with the facts, you find
that any part of the consummated
felony was committed here. please lei
me know and l will take up the matter
here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24

establish levels month such Coats could not
anywhere the featuring Only several
purcesa mnkend by marking these profit
possible The
will realize have before Of
Goats to be found in Washington
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-05
CANDY FACTORY
IS CONSUMED IN
HASTINGS FIRE
Loss Estimated at Almost
$300,M0 Is Only Par
TALLY Covered by
Insurance.

Hastings, Neb., March 4.-(Special
Telegram.) m.)-Loss of between $780,
600 and $500, 900 was caused here by
fire which destroyed a three-story
brick warehouse building occupied
by the Hager Candy company,
wholesale manufacturers, and the II.
B. Borley Transfer company storage
house. The household goods of
more than 200 families, valued at
100000; candy plant. stock and
equipment valued at 100000; build
ing worth $4,000, and pianos Of
CASTOR Music company, valued at
$4,000, were among the total losses.
Wholesale firms lost merchandise
as follows: McCord-Brady, Omaha,
$1,000; ]. H. Hughes company,
Omaha, 5000; Nave McCord COM
pany, St. Joseph, $4,000; Cushing
Grocery company, Hastings, $4,000.
The building was owned by E. Lam
genen, S. B. Lyman, Charles Moess-
ner and George B. Tyler and was
insured for $4,000.
Heavy individual losses in house
hold goods were sustained by Mrs.
F. c. Babcock, Grover Van Nord-
helm, Jacob Helmes, B. Simmons,
w. F. Flynn, D. NJ. Legg and Rob-
ert G. Reed.
The origin of the fire is undeter-
mined, but it is supposed to have
spread from the heating plant. The
loss is by far the heaviest ever sus-
tanned here by fire and was not
more than half covered by insurance.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-05
SOMEONE WILL GET
A RANGE FREE
Hot Biscuits, Coffee and
Apple Butter Served
Free All Day. 4

There's going to be big doings
at the Union Outfitting Co. next
Saturday. continuing through the
following week, at their big dem
onstration Of Howard Pride"
ranges. A coupon box for regis
tration Of visitors will be opened
on Saturday. Those registering
will have an opportunity to get a
fine steel range free. To be
eligible, the registrants will have
to be there in person on Friday,
March IL, the day the steel range
will be awarded to the lucky win
ner.
During the demonstration, hot
Biscuits will be served all day,
made of Gooch's best patent
flour. Mrs. Shephard's Apple
Flake will be made up into Apple
Butter as . spread ON the Bis
cults. Fragrant Advo Coffee
with rich Atlantic cream will also
BE- served to all visitors.
You are not obliged to make q
purchase, simply visit the store
and sample the biscuits, coffee
and apple flakes, and il you want
to try for the range, just register
your name and be present the
following Friday.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-05
Shock Of Birth and
Death in Home Kills
North Platte Woman

North Platte, Neb., March A.
Especial Telegram Mrs. William
Rector and her son, Raymond, died
here within a few hours of each
other. Raymond had been i'll with
pneumonia and when The mother
was told he could not recover she
suffered paralytic stroke, sank into
an unconscious state and died in
two hours. The son died a few
hours later. He was II years of
age, a student in the high school
and prominent in athletics.
Mrs. Rector was 80 years of age
and pioneer of this city. Al the
time the shock of her sons condi-
tion came to her she was holding
the baby of her daughter, Mrs.
George Miller. which had just been
born in her home.
The surviving relatives are Will
lam Rector, husband and father;
Homer Rector and Mrs. George
Miller of this city, William, ir., Of
New York and Mrs. Nina Howen-
shell of California. A double fu-
neral service will be held Sunday
afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-05
DENTAL STUDENT
TAKES OWN LIFE
AFTER QUARREL
Columbus Youth Shoots Him
self. Clasping Sweetheart's
Picture in Hand.

Colunbus, Neb., March 3.-(Spe-
cial Telegram with the blood
stained picture of his sweetheart,
with whom he is said to have quar-
relied, clasped in his hand, Ray
Thompson, student at Creighton
university, was bund dying from
the effects of a bullet wound, self
inflicted, within a short time of his
return from Omaha.
He came into the room where his
mother and several teachers in the
city schools were, and after greeting
them, went to his own room. About
is minutes, later the shot was heard.
The wound was high in the left
breast and the young man lived for
nearly two hours after he had COM
mitted the deed. He was conscious
until within. few moments of his
death and admitted that he had
planned self-destruction, comment
ing only on the act by saying he
wished he had made better job
OF it.
Raymond Thompson had lived for
many years in Columbus. His
mother, Mrs. Ada Thompson, is
principal of the Third ward schools.
He was about % years old and
served with Company K. Since his
return from the army he had made
his home with his mother. Last fall
he entered the Creighton university
at Omaha in the college of dentistry.
Miss Jessie Lucas. the young
woman whose picture he held when
found, lives in Omaha. She had
visited in Columbus and is well
known here. it, is said lovers
quarrel between the two was re-
sponsible for the rash act. Miss
Lucas is now teaching in the schools
at Cozad and was notified of his
death.
His sister, Miss Mildred, teaches
in the Omaha schools.
County Attorney Walters said an
inquest was unnecessary, as the
facts plainly indicated suicide.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-05

II have been trying for twenty
long years to- find a medicine that
would overcome my troubles, but
my efforts failed me completely un-
til commenced taking Tnalac," was
the remarkable statement made re-
Gently by Mrs. Alice McCluskey, re-
siding at No. 66 Park Street, Lewis
ton, Me-, well-known and most
highly respected woman of that city.
II just feel like l would give the
world to meet everyone who suffers
as / did and tell them about this
medicine. If l could only have got
ten Tanlac twenty years ago it would
have saved me lot of suffering and
money.
my principal trouble was indiges-
ton and for many years could not
eat meat. nor pastries for | would
always suffer afterward. I would
most always have a distressed feel
ing after eating and nothing seemed
to agree with me. Then, to add to-
the rest of my suffering, contract
ed rheumatism in my shoulders and
hips and the awful pains l suffered
can never be told in words. This
trouble finally got so bad I could
hardly walk and my arms panied
me so I could scarcely raise my
hands to my head. even had to
give up my housework and was hard
ly able to get around at all.
you can imagine how happy !
was when, after taking only a few
bottles of Tanlac, l found such a
wonderful improvement in my con-
dition! Why, it was just the medi-
cine / needed all the time and I con-
tinued taking it until now / am per-
fectly we'll again. I can truthfdlly
say that | am enjoying as good
health now as | ever had in all my
life. ! have gained about IA pounds
in weight and can again do all my
housework without the least trouble.
l don't get tired like / did and after
doing my work l can get out and
walk for blocks and feel just fine
when / get back home. l earnestly
advise everyone who suffers as ! did
to take Tanlac."
Tanlac is sold in Omaha at all
Sherman & Mcconnell Drug Com
pany's stores, Harvard Pharmacy
and West End Pharmacy. Also For
rest and Meany Drug Company in
South Omaha and the leading drug
gist in each city and town through
out the. state Of Nebrasks.-Adx.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-05
Heirs to Pay Inheritance
Tax On Over Half Million

Nebraska City, Neb., March A.
Especially The inheritance tax
fund of Otoe county will be aug
mented to the extent of $s,463.S2 in
a short time when the tax on the
estate of the late Edmund Woolsey
of Wyoming precinct, wealthy land
owner, is settled. At the same time
Cass county, where he owned con-
siderable land at the time Of his
death, will receive nearly $l,0W,
making a total for the two coun-
ties of more than $4,000.
According to the report filed in
the county court, Mr.. Woolsey
owned 1867 acres of Otoe county
land, valued at $4l2,205.s0. The re-
port shows 72o acres in Cass coun-
ty, valued at 10000. Personal
property, consisting of notes and
mortgages, is valued at $l68,43l ,08.
with the exemption deducted, the
amount of the estate subject to in
heritance tax is $632, 1920.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-05
Former FiIIey Woman
Is Victim of Pneumonia

Beatrice, Neb., March 4.-(Spe.
cial )-Announcement was received
here yesterday of the death of Mrs.
P. T. Lewelien, formerly resident
of Filley, which occurred at her
home at Thcdford after brief ill.,
ness of pneumonia, aged 80 years.
She and her husband started and
operated the first general store at
Fil1ey, east OF here, where the body
will be taken for burial.