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The New York herald., 1920-12-28
100000 CASH STOLEN
FROM MAIL IN HAVANA
Speyer q Co. Admit Theft
Six Weeks Ago.

One hundred thousand dollars in cash
sent to customer in Cuba by Speyer g.
Co.. bankers, was stolen from the mail
pouch in which it was carried to Ha-
vana six weeks ago. The bankers ad-
mitted yesterday that the money had
been stolen and declared that the theft
is a mystery.
A Cuban customer Of the banking
house sent his check TO speyer q Co.
asking that cash be sent to him. 1t was
forwarded by registered mail. Thir
money, as we'll as other valuable pack
ages. was stolen from the pouches after
they had been unloaded from the steam
ship In Havana. Many mail pouches
were ripped open and ransacked.
IL Is reported that the police of Ha-
vana and the Post Office officials there
have been in communication with Wash
ington authorities In connection with the
theft
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
+" "WHANG!"

The familiar expression,
"when the goose hangs high" ("
turns out to be wrong.
sFor everything is lovely
when the goose whangs high"
is the correct version.
1t means that if geese flying
South utter their peculiar
"whang" it is a sign of fine
weather.
Just as it is a sign of a fine
dinner at CHILDS when
it is announced that roast
goose will be served on New
Years Day.
Special New Year
ioreIas eSsri from 'ssssa'as soup ss
coffee.
The New York herald., 1920-12-28

ICED the increase in the personnel OF the
police force by approximately l'2oo, MT
Enright had considered obtaining the
use Of one or more OF the armeries to
drill the recruits. Such an effort was
made, il is said, but the Commissioner
found he could not obtain an armery,
Instead the drill room on the fourth moor
of Police Headquarters will be utllized.
Men who have been engaged Tor years
in the work of grinding out recruits said
they did not envy Capt. scoheld's task,
rs there Is bound TO be a great amount
Of confusion since there will be more
fhan Foo young men jostiing each other
in the drill room each afternoon when
the classes change.
The New York herald., 1920-12-28
AMERICAN ACTRESS
Is SUICIDE IN PARIS
Mrs. Whatley Peek, Friend of
Late Olive Thomas, Takes
Overdose Of Veronal.
DIVORCE SUIT REPORTED
Identity of Husband Not Dis
clOsed-He Is Said to Live
i'm Louisville.

Special Gable to THE NEW YoRK HERAfn.
Copyright, 1920, by THE New foRK HERALD.
The New York herald., 1920-12-28

II was shown the prisoner had con-
tributed little to their support in the last
five years William Mclaughlin, 81, of
10 Tiilary street, was sent away for
from two to four years by Judge May
in the same court for assault in the
second degree.
Julius KaponslSy, 26, of 27s Twentieth
street. was seized by Policeman Michael
II. Hynes in 4 building at 276 Nineteenth
street. Brooklyn. after the policeman had
heard women screaming. Kaponsky was
held without bail In the Fifth avenue
court.
Simon vesocsky. 1s, Of 56 stuyvesant
avenue, Brooklyn, was arrested by Po-
liceman August Schepp of the Ralph
avenue station on a burglary charge
after a chase in which two shots were
fired schepp accused vesocsxy of
breaking in a window OF the store of
Joseph storeh at 1t17 Broadway and
the theft of several women's dresses.
Four other men who are said 20 have
participated In the crime escaped. Ve-
soceky was held in $4,000 bail.
Arthur J. Jaycox. 20 years old. Of 510
Central avenue. Far Rockaway. was sent
away for ten years by Judge Humphrey
In the Queens County Court after he
had been found guilty of asseulting a
young woman at Far Rockaway last
summer. Lluuci ~. Dufnss a i'uliUtn
cook on the Pennsylvania Railroad. was
sentenced TO Ave years after he had
pleaded guiity TO breaking into the
checking room OF the Sunnyside yards
OF the railroad and stealing a quantity
Of property belonging TO other en-
pioveos.
Commissioner I5nrighrs automoble
squads spent the greater part Of last
night searching Bronx chauffeurs and
garages for weapons Anthony Medal. 80
years old. of ais East il5th street, was
arrested in his garage at 270 East 140th
street The detectives said they found
pistol In n drawer in the office OF the
garage. Medal did not possess = permit
and was accused of violating the Sulll-
van law.
Jacob Cohen 35, who said he lived at
First avenue and Twcnty-eighth street.
was locked up In the West Slxty-eighth
street station last night accused BY
Carl Ehrman Of 355 West Ninetleth
street OF having stolen his wallet con-
tainig s11 while he was riding in an
Eighth avenue surface car Cohen was
arrested after chase Of block.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22
20 LIVES LOST ON LAKE
BY SINKING OF VESSEL

Sault Ste Marie, Mich, Aug 21-
In the hope that some of the 20 per
sons missing following the sinking in
Lake Superior Of the freighter Superior
City after it collided with the steamer
Willis l.. King, still might be alive,
life savers and q tug from here search
ed the waters in the vicinity Of White
Fish Point all day. Late in the evening
no word had been received from the
eearchers.
Neither Captain Edward Sawyers of
the steamer nor Captain Herman Nelson
of the Willis L. King would supplement
their first statements as to weather
conditions at the time of the tragedy.
Captain Nelson declared the crash came
while the lake was enyeloped In a heavy
fog; Captain Sawyers denied this, stat
ing the night was clear,
-Four members of the crew Of the
Superior City, including Captain Saw
yers were rescued. Walter Richter of
Lorain, O., boatswain of the Superior
City, and one of the men saved, is in
a local hospital He was severely injured
in the collision but clung to q piece
of wreckage after being thrown into the
water.
Sault Ste. Marie Mich, Aug 21.-The
lives Of 70 persons, one Of them wom-
an, are believed to have been lost Friday
night when the steamer Superior City,
a freighter, sank four and one-half miles
northeast Of Whitefish Point in Lake
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22
RUSS LABOR REPORT
|. ON CONDITIONS NOW
READY FOR PUBLIC
Committee Acting Under Direc-
ton League Council Com
pletes Inquiries.

Washington, Aug. 21-The inquiry
into labor conditions in Russia under
taken by the international labor office
Of the League of Nations has been com
pleted, according to an announcem ent
Saturday by the department of labor.
The findings, prepared under the di-
rection of DR. G. Pardo, head Of the
Russian inquiry section of the inter
national labor office. are expected to
be made public shortly.
The report is said TO have grown out
Of the suggestion Of NJ. Sokol, Polish
government delegate on the governing
body of the international labor office at
its meeting last January.
Composed Of five employers. five
workers and two government delegates,
the commission undertook systematic re
search work il Paris and London, with
supplementary investigation in Switzer-
land, Sweden, Italy and Germany.
In addition TO setting forth the early
legislation of the soviet government on
subjects relating to conditions Of EN-
ployment, including hours of work
wages, compulsory labor employment of
women. child labor, unhealthy and dan
gerous occupations, strikes, trade un-
ions. naturalization Of industries and
workers control, the report presents the
problems involved in the application Of
this legislation and the modifying de
rrPpS
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22

events Six places for total of q
points were won ont of a possible Is in
the three finals Saturday. These CON
sisted of first and second in the ob-lb.
weight. third and fifth in the 5000
meter walk and fifth and sixth in the
hop, step aud jump.
American fourman teams qualified
for the two relay races while \. Z.
Bartlett, university of Oregon, and A.
Il. Pope, university of Washington, quail
flied for the final of the discus, with
the third and fourth best throws.
Aside from Hamiltons exhibition the
best performances We're those of Babe
Mcdonald, the biggest man on the team,
if not on the entire entry list, with the
56 pound weight, and the gray haired
walker, Remer, who stuck with the
fastest kind of walkers, the Italian Ali
gerio, and the Australian Parker taking
third place in the 5000 meters.
The chief marathon race,-the Olym-
pic classie-will be run Sunday on a
course that measures exactly 42.15 Kill
ometers (nearly 81 milesl. There are
dirt or cinder paths for the athletes
most of the way on the long journey.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22
PONZ|PL.E[:ADS
KNEW NOTHING
ABOUT DETAILS
Italian Left Business
Methods to Managers;
Hearing Continued

Boston, Aug 21-Charles Ponzi
turned over to federal receivers part of
what remains from the millions Of dol
lars be received from investors in his
discredited financial operations, and went
on the witness stand to tell about the
rest. Little had been elected rs to his
assets. however. when the receivers
hearings was adjourned until Tuesday
next.
The checks and securities which Ponzi
handed over to the receivers, as an
nounced in court Saturday, did not great
Iy exceed S1,O0O,000 Edwin L. Pride,
who has been conducting an audit Of the
federal authorities. again estimated
Ponzi's liabilities at S7.000,000. Ponzi
said he had additional assets. but did not
indicate their amount
The only business OF which Pride could
find any trace. the auditor testified, was
the issuing of notes for the amount Of
the investment plus 80 per cent, and She
payment of early notes by the receipts
from later ones There was nothing in
Ponz's books, he said, 20 indicate any
business in international postal -eplY
coupons, such as PonZi claimed to be
the basis of tremendous profits.
Ponzi's replies to questions by coun-
sci for the receivers indicated ignorance
If the conduct of his business affairs.
He did not know the names of his gents.
was not familiar with his accounts in
several banks and was IN doubt how
many persons were authorized to draw
checks in his name. He said he left
most of these things to Miss Lucy Nell,
19 years old who was manager Of his
office
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22

SUIT STARTED
AGAINST B. R. 7
Expelled Member Also
Asks for Division Of
$1O,OOO,OOO

Columbus, Aug 21-Appointment Of
a receiver for the Brotherhood Of Rail
way Trainmen, and an accounting and
distributing of the brotherhood's trust
fund estimated at $10,000,000, is asked
III a suit filed here by Benjamin Gala
han, head of the Columbus Yardmen's
association.
The suit was filed by Callahan as an
individual policy holder but il effect is
said to be the action on the part Of the
Chicago Yardmen's association, the in
surgent association which preGpitated
the recent trump" strike of yardmen.
The petition says there are 10000
members Of the outlaw organization and
estimate their share of the trust fund
at S5OO0,000.
1t asserts that all members of the Z.
Of X. t. expelled for participation in the
alleged unauthorized strike have been
deprived Of a share in the trust fund
which they helped to create.
Personally, Callahan said, he has
paid dues Of $3.50 month for 20 years
In separate suit against the B. Of
r. T., James Fowler, local member,
charges that payment Of an insurance
policy of $1,000 for total disability re
suIting from injury to his eyes on March
u was refused on the grounds that he
had been implicated in the strike move
ment. He asks the full amount Of the
policy
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22

Metz, Alsace Lorraine, Aug. 21.-
(Rv The Associated Press. Mar
shall Foch. standing at the foot of
the statute Of La Fayette just pre-
sented 20 Metz by the Knights OF
Columbus, voiced his friendship for
America and received from the
knights a jeweled baton and insignia
of his office as a marshal of France.
He sat ON the platform among other
notables, smiling when the compli-
ments were translated, but he was
obviously deeply moved when the
baton ceremony took place.
1t was decidedly a Foch day. The
marshal rose early and headed a pro-
cession Of knights into the old Cathe-
dral. saying to the knights:
Il have come to pray side By side
with you for the American heroes of
the war"
The marshal took communion with
the knights during the solemn high
requiem mass celebrated by Bishop
Pelt.
The ceremony at the statue
brought out the population of Metz
aud hundreds from the surrounding
country. The city was decorated
with American flags. and it was O
general holiday. The statue was
yelled in silk, with an American flag
draped near the base. Around the
platform were grouped 5000 children
in native costume Five thousand
troops formed q guard Of honor and
thousands of civilians crowded the
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22

Superior, after colliding with the steam
er Willis l.. King.
Captain Sawyers would make no state
mcut except that the night was clear.
Walter Richter, Lorain, o., boat
swain. one of the survivors, brought here
by the Turner, is in a hospital seriously
injured.
THE captains alarm signal rang just
two minutes before the crash" said
Richter. "If we had two minutes more
no lives would have been lost The
King struck US just aft Of amidship on
the port side and the impact took away
the entire stern. Several boats were
torn away while the men were attempt
ing to launch them"
Richter reached floating hatch cover
and later was rescued by the Turner.
Other survivors were G. Lehne OF
Chicago. second mate, and Peter Jacob
son Of Cleveland, wheelman.
Four members of the crew including
Captain Edward Sawyers Of Albion,
Mich, were saved Names of the miss
ing could not be learned, as all records
of the boat were lost. The missing
woman vas the wife Of the second en-
gineer.
Detroit, Aug. 21-The Superior City
was a 43O-foot steel ship Of 479o gross
tonnage, owned by the Pittsburgh Steam
ship company. Marine men stated she
carried a craw Of between 25 and 80.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22
MINERS BATTLE.

Charleston, w. Va, Aug. 21.-A three
hour fight between striking miners and
private mine guards occurred Saturday
night at Willis branch, near Pax, Raj
eigh county, according to reports re-
ceiyed here by Colonel Jackson s. Ar
mold, commander of the state police. No
casualties were reported.
In a statement issued by A. ]. O'Neal
superintendent Of the Willis branch
coal company, he said:
There has been shooting going or
at frequent intervals around the Willis
branch mine since our company began
to employ non-union men last Novem-
Der, when the union men went on strike
The outburst Saturday night, however
was the most serious that has occurred
SO far"
He said the mine guards were fired
upon BY striking miners hidden in the
hills, Some Of the non-union miners. he
added, joined the guards after the firing
began and assisted in protecting their
homes and families and company prop
erty in general"
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22
LA FAYETTE SHAFT AT METZ
Gift of Catholic America to France
UNWILLING CEREMONY Is HELD

park sloping down toward the Mo-
selIe.
Supreme Knight Flaherty, in pre-
senting the statue, after the veil had
been drawn aside. reminded those
assembled of Pershing's famous
words: La Fayette. we are here,
and added:
La Fayette, we are still here.
The statute was dedicated By Mar
tin II. Carmody and was accepted by
the mayor Of Metz and representa-
tives of the various departments.
Marshal Foch has been made an
honorary member of the Knights OF
Columbus. There are only two others
Cardinal MERCER and King Albert,
of Belgium.
After the ceremony, VI. LHopiteau.
minister of justice, who presided
throughout, announced the promotion
Of Edward L. Hearn of New York,
general commissioner for Europe OF
the Knights of Columbus. as officer
Of the legion Of honor and the crea-
tion of five chevaliers of the legion
Joseph c. Peuetier of Boston; Will
liam J. Mckinley of New York; VII
liam 2. Larkin Of New York: Or. r.
W. Buckley of st. Paul; Martin ii.
Carmody of Grand Rapids,
He added also that the creation OF
officers of public instruction, with
palm as follows:
John F. O.Neill. Jersey City; John
II. Reddin, Denver; Luke f. Hart,
St Louis; John F Martin, Green
Bay, Wis. and J. J. Leddy. Saska-
toon. Canada.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22

Belgium, L.
The title of the worlds best all
around athlete lies between Brutus X:
Hamilton of the University of Missouri
and Captain Helge Il. Loyeland Of the
Norwegian army who were well ahead
of the other competitors in the Olympic
decathlou. So few points separated the
young American from the 2i-year ola
officer that d recount of the points
allotted by the complicated system will
be necessary before the world officially
knows which is the better man, but 1t
appears that the Norwegian has a slight
advantage in the contest, which con-
sisted of 10 events designed to show best
the measure OF an athlete.
Whichever of the two is awarded the
cup donated by the late Russisn en-
peror for the dccathlon and which JIM
Thorpe had to forfeit at Stockholm to
Weisander of Sweden in 1872. because
of the charge of professionalism, there
is so little difference that both Hamilton
and Loveland may be justly proud OF
their laures.
Although Loveland failed to score q
single first he made equally good time
with several others IN the dashes and
his performances, in the high jump. pole
vault. the 1900 meters and the shot put
aud discus were so consistent that he
obtained second, third or fourth. He
thus apparently outpointed Hamilton
who won first In the shot put and the
100 meters and did wen in the broad
jump, the javeln and discus, but got
only seventh in the 1900 meters and
11th in the high jump,
The American athletes made an ex-
cellent showing during the cold, raw
eight hour competition in the other
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22
HELENA SHERIFF
HUNTS THREE GIRLS
| BELIEVED ELOPE:D
Leaving Home in Car Sunday,
No Trace of Any Have Been
Secured by Officers.
Special to The Daily Tribune.

Helena, Aug 21,-Lost-rhree young
folks and a Dodge car, No. 8, % Last
seen Sunday evening. Return car and
one girl to sheriff Of Jefferson county.
Sheriff T. l.. Locker of Boulder. has
sought for seven days and seven nights
for Miss Catherine Quinn, Miss Iva Nor
gan and Francis Carpenter. according to
advices received here. Miss Quinn's
father IS also looking for a Dodge car
IN which the trio of young people left
Boulder Sunday without leaving trace
Undersheriff Percy Wilmer of Lewis
and Clark, who has also been on the
lookout for the young folks reports no
trace of them here. Miss Quinn father
is anxious to locate his daughter. fearing
an elopment. Sheriff Locker said over
the long distance telephone that the
trio ran away Sunday evening"
He said Miss Quinn is Is years old,
weighs $50 pounds. is large for her age
good looking. light and freckeled. Miss
Morgan is II years old, dark and not as
large as Miss Quinn Miss Carpenters
description was not given.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22
RETA|L CLOTH|ERS
ADVISE CURTA|LING
BUYING THIS SEASON
Association Also Condemns
Propaganda on Lowering of
Excessive Prices.

San Francisco, Aug. 21- Resolutions
pledging the association to prevent. as
far as possible, over stimulation of pur-
chases on the part Of retail clothiers as
well as the public and recommending con
servative purchasing, were adopted Sat
urday by the Retail Clothiers association
of California.
President Max Friedman Of the Ma
tional Clothing Manufacturers associa-
tion advised cothiers not to buy clear
up to their expected demands but to fill
in later In the season if they ran short
His statement that the manufacturers
were not to blame if the retailers over
bought last season was criticized by Maui
rice Rophue of Fresno.
"Untruthful and misleading propagan-
da," was declared by the resolutions to
have led the public to expect a reduc-
ton in clothing prices whereas there had
been no reduction in cloth or in labor
COSTS,
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22
Polish Autonomy
Guarantee, Chief
Demand of Parley

Warsaw, Aug. 21-By The AS
sociated Press) 1t is not believed
here that the recent Polish Russian
military successes will materially
change the program of the Polish
delegation at present treating with
the bolsheviki in Minsk. The news
papers express the belief that the
basis Of peace remain as follows:
First-Poland will claim only the
territories inhabited by majority of
Polish and Catholic population. The
soviet government does not consent
this point.
second-Poland will claim for the
peoples once forming part Of
ancient Poland the right freely to
determine their lot.
Third-The declaration Of the
soviet government on these counts,
which often has been repeated but
never realized. must be guaranteed
by act.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22
SENATOR SPENCER
QUITS COMMITTEE
PROBING EXPENSES

ST. Louis, Aug Ex-senator Seldom
p. Spencer announces that he will re
sign as member Of the special senate
committee appointed to investigate presi-
dental campaign expenditures. IN an
nouncing this, he issued a statement ex-
planning that being candidate for re
election he would prefer being no longer
a member of the committee. inasmuch
as the investigation might be extended
into the expenditures Of candidates
during the primary election and that
under this system expenditures would
be subject to investigation.
Mr.. Spencer's resignation will not take
effect until the committee has completed
its inquiry into the campaign expend-
itures of the presidential candidaes.
The committee will resume its meet
ings in Chicago on Monday.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22
RAILWAY MEN RIOT
N SOUTH CHICAGO
OVER OLD STRIKES
Fighting Between 200 Results In
Many Injured, Carried OFF
by Companions.

Chicago, Aug. 21.--seven men, one
wounded, are under arrest as result OF
an early morning riot when 100 armed
railroaders cashed with about an equal
number Of strikers.
Scores of shots were exchanged and
bottles, sticks and stones thrown be-
fore the police broke up the light.
The riot was an uot growth of fire.
quent attacks by striking railroad men
on the workers who refused to walk out
last April ip the unauthorized railroad
strike. :,
Friday night, according 'f ng.., to police
brotherhood of Railway Trainmen en-
ployed on the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
railroad, learned Of an alleged plot for
attack on them by strikers. They armed
and set out in body looking for the
plotters. The two factions met at
Ninety First street and opened fire.
Several men are believed to have been
wounded but all save one have been
carried away when police arrived.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22
Alaska Timber to
Solve Question of
Print Paper Supply

Seattle. Aug. 21.-The national
forests of Alaska hold the solution
of the print paper problem Ia Amer
lea, according to a report made to
the Alaska bureau of the chamber of
commerce by Colonel w. B. Greeley,
chief of the government forestry
service, former forester at Missoula.
The territory can furnish pulp for
100000 tons Of paper annually,
about half the present consumption
of the United States, without de-
pleting its resources, Colonel Greeley
states.
Contracts for the first pulpwood
to be cut in the territory have been
let to loggers near Killisnoo by the
Alaska Pulp & Paper company
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-22
POLISH ARMIES STILL PURSUE
REDS FLEEING ON ALL SECTORS
10000 Prisoners Machine Guns and Munitions Fall to Vctor


WiIburton, Okla. Aug. 2l.-Two
miners were killed and at least
eight more were entombed in the
Degnan-McCon mine No. 10, at
Degnan, three miles west of here
Saturday when gas explosion oc-
Cured.
The bodies OF Jim Lenore and
his son, i6 years old, have been
taken from the mine.
The explosion Is believed to have
occurred when fans In the mine
shaft ceased to work.