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The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
Ex-Queen Piker
AS to Wardrobe;
Thieves sMifed'
BY 3. d. CONGER.

Berlin, Oct. 25.-Queens are low
cards in the deck of German ho-
tel thleves. The rooms of the
ex-Queen of wurttembere, who is
Visiting Berlin incognito with her
mDid, were ransncked during her
absence, the robbery yielding the
thieves the pnItry sum Of 20, 900
mnrks' worth of clothing and
linenJ scarcely enough TO cover
the cost of nm evenings enter
tainment In the Berlin night life
resorts.
A merchants wife Mt the xame
hotel WINS touched for 10000
marks worth of furs. But the real
queen In the rating of the sneak
thieves, who operate almost
without interference in alI big
Berlin hotels, was modern
quecn of the movies whose rooms
were good for more than two
millions in jewelry, furs and 9th
er vaIua6Ie..
She In by no mems n German
Mary Pickford or aTheda Bara
either.
The Queen of wurttemberg
wasn't stopping Mt one of the big
luxurious hotels Of international
reputntion-these are nil nIIed
with war profiteers, refugee Rus
sian spendthrtfts, and foreign
business men.
Copyright, 1920, by Public Ledger co.,
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
DE VALERA CABLES
SYMPATHY TO WIDOW

Eamonn De Valera president OF the
Irish Republic, sent the following
cablegram to Mrs. Terence Macow,-
ney today:
May the noble pride that such a
man was your husband console you
for your loss, and may the knowl-
edge that your sufferings and his
have touched the hearts of an apa-
thetic world and aroused it to a
realization of the agonies that are
being endured for liberty's sake in
Ireland comfort you. At the shrine
of his bier and the death bed Of mis-
comrades we pledge
That whilst an Irish heart beats
we shall resist till the hands Of
those who would rob our country OF
it's independence shall fall nerveless
or a just Judge has taken His ven-
Eeance."
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
Italian Balloonists Hit
Heavy Winds in Flight

Mt. Clemens, Mich, Oct 25.-
Trionphale VI, Italian entry in the
international balloon race for the
Gordon Bennett Cup, landed here to-
day. The gas bag piloted by Mai.
H. Merbori and Lieut.. A. Priazzoli
left Birmingham, Ala, Saturday
afternoon with seven other entries.
The balloonists were forced to
land here by lack of ballast. They
said they encountered a wind storm
soon after leaving Birmingham
which carried them across the Mis-
sissippi. Coming back they struck
another wind storm.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
Minister Fasts
To Convert Kin
But Effort Fails

Columbia. Ky Oct. c5-After
q hunger strike of twenty-five
days designed to force his dauKh-
ter, q school teacher, to profess
religion, Rev. Joel Woodbridge,
minister, of Denmark, today broke
his fast. The daughter Della, re-
fused to profess religion ON the
grounds that she would not .es-
pouse any enuse she did not be-
ieve in.-
In the closing days of the fast,
Rev. Woodbridge became so weak
that he had a cot brought into
the church where he was con-
Quoting a revival and preached
his sermons propped up with
pillows. Miss Woodbridge left
town to escape the notoriety.
Rev. Woodbridge said he re-
eeived n message from Christ to
break his fast. He seemed to be
suffering no permanent iii effects
from his hunger strike.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
SUSPECT GIVES
UP TO POLICE
Pennsy Student Held With
out Bail for Death of
Dartmouth Youth.

Philadelphia, Oct 25.-William p.
Brines, Penn student, charged with
the murder-of Elmer c. Drewes,
Dartmouth College senior, was COM
mitted to Jail without bail, follow
ing his surrender to police authori-
ties here today.
Brines said he could not stand
the strain much longer" He gave
himself up on advice of his attor-
ney, William A. Gray.
Until the inquest into the death
of Drewes is held. Brines probably
will be taken to Moyamensing pris-
on, police said.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
ANOTHER DEMOCRAT
VEERS TOG. o. P. SIDE,

Boston. Oct. 25.-Richard II. Long
delegate at large to the Democratic
National Convention and twice
Democratic candidate for governor
O.! Massachusetts,, announced today
he will support Senator Harding for
President.
As one of the Massachusetts dele
gates at large" he said in an open
letter, l opposed a continuation OF
the Wilson administration and voted
for Cox as the party candidate. 1t
row appears to me that Cox is
actively supporting the administra-
tiCn policies.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
NO MORE US.
SHIPS TO KERR,
BENSON ORDERS
Shipping Board May Seize
20 Already Allocated to
Company.
OFFICERS NOT CITIZENS
Announcement Follows In
terview With Executives
Who Sought Tonnage.
OFFICERS NOT CITIZENS

Admiral Benson, chairman of the
United States Shipping Board, an
nounced last night that no more
ships owned by the Board will be
sllocated to the Kerr Steamship
Company of New York on the
ground that neither H. +. Kerr nor
A. E. Clegg. respectively president
and vice president of the company,
are American citizens.
The announcement followed an
interview with the admiral by Clegg
and Kermit Roosevelt, secretary of
the steamship company. who had
come to Washington in quest of ad-
ditional ships.
May Insist on ships Return.
Asked whether the twenty ships
totaling $4,000 deadweight tons
already allocated to Kerr and Clegg
would be withdrawn, the admiral
said that this was under considera-
tion." Many of these ships are now
in distant ports, some in the Far
East and it is altogether probable
that they may be surrendered imme-
diately upon their return.
The action is the elimination of
charges and counter charges that
have filled the air ever since the
Ship and Commerce Cor
poration, of which AverilI Harrima n
is president. sought to purchase
eight former Austrian steamships
being operated by Kerr and Clegg.
Follows U. $. Seizure.
1t also follows seizure by the gov
ernment on August 25 of $4,000, 900
in bills of large denomination, at
the Chase National Bank, in New
York, as they were being turned
over by the Hartman interests to
Messrs. Kerr and Clegg, in payment
70 $4,000 shares of stock in the
Kerr Navigation Corporation.
It was the belief of the govern
ment at that time that both Kerr
and Clegg were about to leave the
country without making payment of
the excess profits tax. This vast
sum. it is understood, Is still held
in escrow.
Open Warfare on Hartman.
Intimating that reports to she
government by Averin Hartman
were r. sponsible for the seizure,
friends of Kerr and Clegg opened
immediate warfare upon the Harri-
man interests.
They charged among other things
that a contract between the Amer
lean Ship and Commerce Corpora
tion and the Hamburg American
line for the operation of sixty-three
trade routes in practically every
section of the globe was to the dis
tinct advantage of the German in
terestS
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
.SCANLAND MET
DEATH IN FIGHT
HERE, ISBELIEF
Alexandrian Tells of Street
Battle He Witnessed In
Northeast Section.
VICTIM KNOCKED DOWN
Head Hits Curb and Assail-
ants Speed Off With Body
In Automobile.
VICTIM KNOCKED DOWN

Information that may form the
basis of solution of the murder OF
Frank NJ. Scanland, former army
major, whose body was found Fri
day afternoon a mile northwest of
Alexandria Va, was obtained by
the police last night.
An Alexandria man witnessed an
alteration on the evening of Octo-
Der Is or 16 near Tenth and G
streets northeast, in which a civil
ian was set upon by two sailors and
a soldier and knocked down. his
head striking the curb heavily. Two
women with the party or standing
nearby screamed: Don't kill him"
Carried on in Auto.
The informant ran to the corner
in search of a policeman, but could
not find one. When he returned,
the three in uniform were bundling
an unconscious figure into an auto
mobile in which they made off at
high speed.
The police of Alexandria and Ar
lington County are bending every
effort at Identification and appre-
hcnsion of the sailors and soldier.
The nature of the injury to Scan
land which caused his death is SINH
lar to that which the unidentified
victim of the trio would have sus-
tained-an extensive fracture of the
right occipital lobe, the region be-
hind the right ear.
Doubt ssTerrinc Beating.-
Police expressed the belief last
night that the so-called marks of
the terrific beating Scanland was
supposed to have received were in
reality caused by handling of the
body after discovery.
The murder was not the result OF
a preconcerted plan, disclosures Of
yesterday tend to show. Scanland
several days before his disappear
ance on October Is from the Raleigh
Hotel, borrowed a .45-caliber auto
matte pistol from a friend here, an
army officer. explaining that he had
a friend who had never seen an army
gun"
- Had Dinser Engagement.
He also made a dinner engage
ment with Lieut.. Walter B. Sheehan.
under treatment at Walter Reed
Hospital, for the evening OF the
fifteenth. Sheehan waited in vain.
The pistol with several clips of
shells was found in his suitcase by
the police. Had he considered his
life in danger. Scanland almost GER
tainly would have carried the
weapon on his person. And had he
thought developments would inter
vene he would not have made the
dinner date
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
Head of Zouaves
During War of '61
Dies in Accident

New York, Oct. 25.-Brig. Gen.
Rush c. Hawkins, SO years old,
commander of Hawkins Zouaves
during the civil war. died today
from injuries received when he was
struck by an automobile in front
of his Fifth avenue home yesterday.
Hawkins was born in Pomfret.
VT. He served in the Mexican War.
He was practicfng law when the
civil war broke out and Immediate
iy organized this Ninth New York
Volunteers, which became known
as Hawkins Zouaves." He was
wounded in action at the battle OF
South Mills. After the war he be-
came a writer and political re-
former.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
D'Annunzio Denies Rumor
He Seeks to Rule Italy

Fiume, Oct. 25.-Gabriele DAN
nunzio's cabinet today issued a
sweeping denial of reports that he
has plotted to become military
dictator of Italy.
Reports had reached Rome that
during the victory celebration in
Rome, November 4, former soldiers
would raise a cry for dictatorship
and D'Annunzio was to drop down
from the clouds in his airplane, ap-
pearing as the angel of the revolt.
The report was substantiated by
the Rome Socialist press, which
claimed D'Annunzio had negotiated
with the Russian Bolsheviki for
funds.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
u. S.-CANADIAN CANAL
URGED BY MICHIGAN

Grand Rapids, Mich. Oct. 25.-Es-
tablishment of a waterway from the
Great Lakes to the st. Lawrence
River. was indorsed at a meeting
here today of Western Michigan
business men with the international
joint commission.
1t is planned to build a canal
deep enough to accommodate the
ships of the world.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
POLK UNDER KNIFE
FOR APPENDICITIS

New York, Oct. 25.-Frank L. Polk,
former Undersecretary of State,
was operated on today for appendi-
citis.
Ill but a short time, he was tax
en- to New York Hospital, where
the operation was performed this
morning. Later ii was reported
that he had spent a very restful
day and was doing nicely"
Since his retirement from the
State Department Mr.. Polk has been
practicing law in New York.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
Pershing Plans Long Rest
In Cottage at Seachfe

Seacliffe, NY, Oct. 25.-Gen. John
J. Pershing will spend the next two
months at a cottage near here, rest
ing in preparation or his coming
trip to South America.
Owners of the cottage, which
formerly was occupied by Admiral
w. H. Emery. made the announce
ment. They said Pershing will be
accompanied by a number Of army
officers.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
Sailor at Bottom
Of OceanLearns
Of Stork in Home

New York, Oct 25.-Here's a man
who, while walking on the bottom
of the sea, learned of the birth of
his baby daughter.
Frederick w. Whitehead, L. S.
sailor. was several fathoms deep in
a divers suit working 'on the hull
of sunken submarine when the
following message, received by the
wireless, was relayed to him by
means of the telephone on his un-
dersea helmet.
Come home to Flatbush. Girl"
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
CHICAGO RUM TRAIL
LEADING TO OFFICIALS

Chicago, Oct. 25.-High city off,
cials will be hit in the probe of the
81, 10000 booze traffic here, accord
ing to Federal authorities today.
The Chicago police department is
honeycombed with booze graft" said
Assistant United States Attorney
John Kelly. Dealers in liquors
here, Kelly charged. are making as
high as s250,00O profit apiece.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
Dies In Church
While Praying,
As She Wished

Charlottesville, w. Oct, 25-
The oft repeated prayer of Miss
Gusste Twymsn, aged 20, that she
might die in church, las been
answered.
For two years she little old
lady. known throsEhsst the en-
tire countryside thresgh her
works of charity. lad expressed
the wish that. when her time
came, death would A.d her at
worship.
And 80 it happened she fell
dead while kneeiing In prayer
In the little church at Mulberry
Grove, near her home.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
Striking Telegraphers
AT Chicago Resume Work

Chicago, Oct. 25.-Strike of fifty
telegraphers of the Chicago Postal
Telegraph Company here was ended
today when the entire number re-
turned to work according to John
Harrington. telegraph superintend-
ent.
The men struck when two other
operators were discharged because
they refused to work Under certain
conditions Harrington said the
strike was unsuccessful.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
RIOTS TEAR BELFAST
AS FLAGS HALF STAFF

Belfast, Oct. 25.-Flags were put
at half staff in the Sim Fein dis
trict for Mayor MacSwiney, of Cork,
today.
The lowering of the flags was the
cause of riots, unionists attacking
the section. During the battle which
ensued bullets-and stones flew free
ly, and one man was killed and sew
eral wounded.
The police were powerless, but
the military cleared the streets.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
Believes Slayer Escaped
To Canada or to Mexico

San Francisco, Calf, Oct. 25.-
Captain of Detectives Matheson ad-
mitted today he believed the MUIR
derer of Mrs. Ruby Allen of Mobile,
Ala. had eluded the police and prob
ably fled to Mexico or Canada.
Mrs Allen was found strangled
to death in a room in the Knicker-
booker hotel here last "Wednesday.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
SUPREME COURT BANS
REVIEW OF PEACE SUIT

The Supreme Court yesterday
ended an attempt to bring an end
to the technical state of war with
Germany when il refused to review
a suit brought by Harry s. McCart-
ney against Secretary Of State
Colby.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
Women in Deep Mourning
, Picket British Consulate

New York, Oct. 25.-Garbed in
black and wearing heavy wells, three
women picketed the British con-
sulate Office here today, bearing
pla cards reading:
Terence MacSwiney is dead"
He shall be remembered forever"
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
Loan to Pennsy Road Approved.

Approval of loan of s6,7sO, 900
to the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany for making certain additions
and betterments to its roadway and
structures has been approved by tho
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
BROTHER KEEPS
PRISON VIGIL AT
M'SWINEY BIER
Remains All Night Beside
Glass Topped Coffin in
Brxton Jail.
QUIET OUTSIDE WALLS
Lord Mayors Family Re
quests Sympathizers to
Respect Death Watch.

London. Oct. 25-osepk MUIR
ply, one of the eleven hunger
strikers with Mayor Mscswtney,
died at $50 tonight at Cork. He
ia the third Of the group 90 die.
beng preceded by Michael F1ts-
gerald and M.cswiBey.
Murphy Inns been reruted 60
be an American citizen.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
TAX EDUCATION
AMERICAS NEED
SAYS FINANCIER
Otto H. Kahn Declares Pub
lie Opinion Deserves
Congress Respect.
INDUSTRY BURDENED"
High Cost of Living Laid to
Excessive Levy on
Business.
By OTTO H. KAHN.

This IS the eighth of series Of
ertieIes on "Faalty Tarosion" pre-
pared BY Otto II. Kahn for the Wash
irgtop Herald.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
DOROTHY DIX

Highest paid woman writer, hat
another article on the woman's
page in tomorrow's Herald.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-26
THE WEATHER

Today and tomorrow unsettled,
probably showers. Highest tenn
peratme yesterday. Is; lowest, 81.
Details On page II.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-11
8OCaLpy|

Lord Campden. former attache Of
the British Embassy at Washington
III seem to be talking a lot about
Britishers, today. don't I7-and whs
served In the war rs q major OF
the Gloucestershire Regiment, has
just been appointed by Benedict XIV,
to be one OF his chamberlains- Since
leaving Washington, he married
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Eyre. Of Belgrave Place, in London.
and of Blakeware, widford, In
Herts. by whom he has a little girl
He was at one time engaged to the
daughter Of Egerton Castle. the
novelist and champion fencer. but
the match was broken on.
Lord Campden (who must not Be
confounded with the Marquis OF
Camden) IL the eldest son and heiI
Of the third Earl of Gainsborough,
was educated at Downside. the
great college of the Benedictins
order in England. and is, like his
parents. q Roman Catholic. ThS
Noel family. Of whom Lord Gains
borough 10 the chief. have not all
ways been Catholics. Indeed. the
late Earl. renowned for his piety
and for his philanthropy, was the
first 10 turn TO the Church Of Rome,
being received into ii by Plus TX,
himself. II is related that at the
decisive audience granted by His
Holiness. Lord and Lady Gainsbor-
ough were so affected they wept
wbereupon their little daughter,
Lady Blanche Noel. convinced that
the Holy Father was ill-treating her
parents. proceeded to attack him
most vigorously with first and
kicks.
therefore. Of Lord Campden, died
In the United States, where she
made her home from the time OF
her romantic marriage with Thomas
Murphy. organist of her fathers
private chapel at Exton Park, the
ancestral home Of the Noels, in
Rutlsndshire. In America, Lady
Blanche and her husband lived at
New Rochelle. and at North New
Conway. N. H. she writing for
magazines. under the literary spon-
sorship of williams Dean Howells.
while her husband served as or
ganist in various churches and also
taught music She succumoed to
pneumonia In 1881. and while her
remains were taken over to Eng
| anu ICPo&S oCSANC NANSS VI
her parents in the family mauso-
Iieum at Exton Park, her husband.
who survived her until 1890. rests
in America
HAS STRAIN OF ROYAL BLOOD
FLOWING THROUGH VEINS.
Lord campden has a strain Of
royal blood in his veins. his grand
mother, the wife of the second
Earl of Gainsborough. being a
daughter Of that Countess of Err
roll. who was one of the grand
children of King William ", and
of Mrs. Jordan, known on the
stage as Dolly Bland. Before COM
ling to America to serve under Sir
Cecil Spring-Rice at the British
Embassy. Lord Campden had trav-
eled extensively in the United
Estates. For he had accompanied
his sister. Lady Norah Noel, to the
Western Hemisphere when she took
part as one of the soloists of the
lcelebrated Sheffield Choir in the
great international musical festival
at Cincinnati.
The Noels are one of the oldest
houses in England. Some idea OF
their antiquity may be gathered
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against their authority ensued. and
after much litigation q compromise
was effected whereby the Mosleys
sold out their manorial rights to the
|city Of Manchester for sum
to several million pounds
sterling.
The late SIR Oswald Mosley. grand
father and namesake of Lady Gym
thia Curzon's fiance, was, in appear
ance, manner and above all In pug
nacity, with the readiness to use
his fists, the typical John Bull" OF
and was forever engaged
either In figiiting or In philanthropy.
being the most turbulent member In
his day OF the house Of commons.
He fought with his son and heir. the
present baronet. carrying their dis
putes into court. He quarreied with
the grammar school people n Roles
ton over certain mill rights Of mis-.
and he had . most sensational quar-
rel with the rector OF Rolleston.
within the parish of which his STAT
fordshire estates are situated
The church. which II an old one,
dating back to medieval times. was
built and endowed by the Rollestons.
of Rolleston Manor. and when in
1915 Sir Edward Mosley. attorney
general OF the duchy of Lancaster,
purchased the Roileston Manor es-
tatss he likewise acquired the rights
of tie Rollestons as lord Of the
manor and as patron OF 81. Mary's
This church has q total number oi
3Se seats. and Of these the late Sir
Oswald claimed no less than rs, that
h to say. virtually the entire uppei
portion Of the main aisle.
oUAhRELs WITH RECTOR AND
HEvoKEs ANCIENT PERMISSION
So long a Sir Oswald allowed the
remainder Of the congregation Il
use such Of his pews as were no,
occupied by his family and servant.
little exception was taken to thes,
ancient rights. One day. however
Sir Oswald quarreled with the rec.
tor whom he had nominated to tn,
parish. and In consequence Thereof
withdrew the permission accorded
BY All his predecessors at ROLES,
ton Hall since 1s15. announcing thar
whether he needed the seats in tn,
church or not. he would refuse Il
permit those belonging to him to b,
used under any pretext whatsoevel
by any one save his family. and that
In fact. the part Of the aisle II
which they were situated would b,
lelosed to the remaining members oi
the congregation.
OF course, the rector, who happen
ed to be the brother-in-law Of Klnr
Edwards devoted secretary. Lor,
Knollys. appealed to the courts To-
q ruling in the matter. regarding
as preposterops that nearly a guar
ter Of the seats in the church shoul,
remain upoccupied at the mer,
whim of the lord of the manor Will,
the remainder OF the church va
crowded.
The courts found IL difficult {,
come to any decision in the matter
for, on the one hand, there were tn
ancient rights of the lord OF tn,
manor. and. on the other, common
sense and equity. Finally, at the in
stance of the tribunal. the matte
was settled between the litigant
by means of q compromise, on tn
understanding that the first fou
pews in the upper part of the mali
aisle were to remain reserved 70
Sir Oswald, no matter whether he o
his family occupied them or not.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-11
CONTROLLED MANCHESTER
MARKETS OVER 800 YEARS.

By these manorial rights the Mos
leys were able to control for the
subsequent 800 years or more the
markets of Manchester. which had
meanwhile become an immense city.
They derived enormous revenues
thA-sfrom. Finally a civic rebellion
The Washington herald., 1920-04-11

and his denunciations Of old age.
The world, he insists has since
the war learned to believe in youth
and to distrust old age. and he has
! recommended both in and out OF
Nrliament that the British empire
| would derive considerable advan-
tage from ''scrapping the lot" Of
! its present rulers and substituting
in their stead a government of en-
tirely young men. 1t Is interesting
to note that among the present
rulers he proposes to scrap" is
the father of Lady Cynthia. namely.
the Earl of Curzon.
| The Mosleys are descended from
Ernald de Mosley, who fiourished
in Staffordshirs as a local magnats
in the reign Of King John. Sir
Nicholas Mosley was lord mayor of
London in 1899. and his son played
an important role on the royalist
side under Charles /. 1t was this
Sir Nicholas Mosley, the chief mag
istrate of the city of London. who
acquired the lordship of the manor
of Manchester. which his descend
ants retained until about forty
years ago. 1t seems that Lord de
la War; borrowed $4,000 from Sir
| Nicholas. mortgaging his manorial
rights of Manchester by way OF
collateral. AS he failed to repay
the money within the appointed
! time, Sir Nicholas foreclosed on the
mortgage and thus. In addition to
being lord mayor of London he be.
came lord of the manor of Man
chester.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-11

One of the first things Mr.. Colby
did upon assuming office was to re-
store the State Departments diplo-
matte room. which the necessity of
war abolished TO make space for
war workers. Many important In
ternntional events have taken place
In that room. II the walls could
talk. what story they could tell!
Sir Auckland will be accompa-
MED by John Royce Broderick
commercial attAche@ OF the embassy.
who has been home. on --leave.
Again the word comes to me that
Lady Geddes, though generally
spoken Of as an Amencan woman,
isnt Lady Geddes. according to