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The Washington herald., 1920-09-05

toward Anybody when a farmer
administration cut in and tried to
harvest us. Jim. shot a deputy
marshal, and kind of corrobo-
rated his side of the argument.
We skirmished up and down the
main street, the boomers having
bad luck all the. time After a
while we leaned forward and
showed for the ranch down on the
Ceriso. We were riding couple
of horses that couldn't fly, but
they could catch birds.
A few days after that gang of
the La Junta boomers came to the
ranch and wanted us to go back
with 5tem. Naturally, we de-
clined. We had the house on them.
and before we were done refusing
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
MEXICANS TO ELECT
PRESIDENT TODAY

Mexico City, Sept. 4.-Mexican
voters will go to the polls tomor-
row to choose their President for
the next four years. There are two
candidates: Alvaro obregon, leader
of the recent revolution; and \.
Roblez DOmingues, who is spon-
sored by the National Republican
party and has strong Catholic sup
port.
Obregon is considered the PROB
able winner. out of a voting pop
ulation of about 100000 it is not
expected more than $4,000 persons
will go to the polls.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
SOVIET ARMIES
REPORT GAINS
Claim 800 Prisoners and
Repulse of Polish Attacks
At Various Points.
CBy Universal SerVice.D
Especial Gable Dispatch,

London, Sept. "A renewal of
activity along the RussO-Pole front
in all except the extreme north is
indicated by the Bolshevist commu-
nique today.
II reads: To the north and north
east of Brest-Litovsk the enemy
was repulsed to the left bank OF
Vladimir and NolNnsK; more than
1000 prisoners were captured.
Enemy attacks in the region OF
Lemberg were rcnulsed. We took
900 prisoners here"
News dispatches forwarded from
Berlin declare that the Lithuanian
troops are in contact with the roles
advancing beyond Suwalki and have
driven them back sixteen miles on
a thirty-two-mile front.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05

the uneasiness of railroads and
the insomnia of express COM
panies, and the most trouble l
ever had about a hold-up was in
being swindled by INSCRIPTIONS
people while spending the money
1 got. The danger wasn't any
thing to speak of. and we. didn't
mind the trouble.
One man has come pretty near
robbing q train by himself; two
have succeeded a few times; three
can do it if they are hustlers, lat
i've is about the right number.
The time to do it and the place
depend upon several things.
The first "stiek-up" I was ever
in happened in 1890. Maybe the
way ! got into it will explain how
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
BALTIC SAILSHASTILY;
IRISHPOSTER AFFIXED

New York. Sept A. Several
steamship officials, a score OF
strike-breaking longshoremen and
two reporters were kidnapped" to-
day when the White Star Liner Bal
tic sailed Unexpectedly 8 minutes
ahead Of scheduled time.
The company Immediately char
tered a tug and rescued the kid
mapped" men.
\ launch with four pickets of
the "Mannix- -MacSwiney Protest
Committee" aboard drew W on the
opposite side of the liner and the
women pasted a huge anti-British
poster on the steamer.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
By O. HENRY

guns they threw Up their hands
without being told. and begged
US not to shoot. saying they
would do anything we wanted
them to.
Hit the ground" I ordered, and
they both jumped on. We drove
them before us down the side OF
the train. White TN was hap
pening. Tom and o. had been
blazing away, oR< = oacs side OF
the train, yelliaN like Apaches, 50
as TO keep the passengers herded
in the cars. Some fellow stuck 4
little twenty-five caliber out one
OF the coach windows and fired a
straight up in the air. ] let drive
and smashed the glass just over
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smiling contestants who were al
ready whitening with the heat of
crepe hair wigs.
Despite these handicaps there was
snap and pep combined with de-
serving grace as they strolled
nochalantly before the grinding
camera and registered unconccrn to
the all-seeing eye.
'It was a great success" de-
clared one of the Leech boys as he
pushed his way through the ad-
miring throngs after directing the
nine-rcel meIodrama through his
pet megaphone.
By virtue of their winning the
first and second prizes respectively.
Tom Miller. of 1912 Irving street
northwest, and Sharkey Shamblain,
of the Tidal Basin, were given the
parts as stars.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
AMERICA FIRM
ON POLE ISSUE
Silence Not Regarded as
Consent to Imperialistic
Move of Aggression.
NPubIIc Ledger ser,icc.l

The lack of an Immediate reply on
the part Of the United States to the
contention of the Polish government
that military expedienCy must govern
its actions in operations beyond the
Curzon-Polk Eastern frontier does
not mean that this government will
by silence consent to any such move
on the part of Poland.
1t became known yesterday that
this government is inclined to be-
lleve that the Polish answer to the
edmonton" of the United States Of
August is regarded, as it has been
put, "in the light of events in Po-
land" because it is not thought to
represent the sentiment of the sober
and sound portion of the Polish
population.
The United States will have no
hesitation, it was said yesterday, in
regarding any recrudescence of the
imperialistic spirit in Poland or
pushing out of the Polish frontier
or any theory of defense, not only as
a grave menace to the world peace,
but to Polish interests.
The State Department was advised
in dispatches from Warsaw yester-
day, under date of September 2, that
there is steady recuperation of the
Polish army in both morale and ef-
fective operation.
Extra Mat n m Eeitb,S Tah,r Dar-Adv
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
DENY ZEPPELIN LINE.
WILL OPERATE in u. S,

Berlin, Sept. 4.-The treport from
New York that Germany is con-.
structing two giant Zeppelins for
use on 4 New York to San Francisco
transport line cannot be verified
here. Baron Won Gommingen, nephew
Of Count Won Zeppelin, has tele-
sraphed that the report is an in
Vention. He pointed out that all of
the large Zeppelin sheds are being
dtSmantlPd under the provision of
the treaty of Versailles.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
FOCH DOOMED
F0RPRESIDENT
French Newspapers Launch
Movement-Deschanel's
Health Conundrum.
by wYTHE WILLIAMS.
"nshinEton HcraId-PubIic Ledger
Service, Special Cable DispatchD

Service, Special Cable DispatchD
Paris Sept. A "FoCh for
President boom launched today by
the Gaulois and Action Francaise is
the latest development in the unset
tied situation growing out OF Presi-
dent DeschaneTs continued i'll
health. The fact that the policy Of
both journals IS openly rs-aIist and
that a military career has been in
the past an insurmountable barrier
TO the French Presidency, arc, how
ever. great handicaps to tho move
ment for the marshal.
At the same time the supporters
OF Deschanel say he is recovering
and soon will be able to resume
functions.
The Action Franchises plea for
Marshal Foch runs:
The election OF Foch would have
a precise and very great signin-
cance throughout Europe; it would
mean that the work Of intcrna-
tional justice. which lawyers ana
orators have improved, at which
diplomats have failed. but withou,
which We cannot exist. would be
placed in ne hands OF = warrior.
1t would be for Eim then to cut
/ with the swori the knot which
clever fingers after 50 many months
Of armistice and peace have been
unable to unite"
Copyright. 1929, by Public Ledger Co.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
TREASURY SEXES
$4,000, 900 IN CASH
IN BIG SHIP DEAL
internal Revenue Agents Demand Posses
sion of Almost Five Million Dollars Which
Consumated Gigantic Compact in Which
-Harrimans and Hamburg-American Line
Were Involved-Fears of Evasion of Ex-
cess Profits Tax Given as Reason
By FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Seizure by Treasury oundy Ssoooooo
about to be paid by the Hartman
deal eventually lead horoughgOng illumination of their
Gently concluded with the Hamburg The
seizure took place the premises Of the Chase National Bank New York
under highly dramatic last
OF the affair which has hitherto been but yesterday su
cated Washington official quarters, has the pos
The Hartman group operating under OF holding oopsn
called the American Ship Commerce Corporation acquired carly t
control of shipping the Navigation Cor
poration arranged principal stockholders
president H. Farquaar and the resident A T.
Harrimans representing
consideration share The purchase price
actually paid Mesrs Kerr Cegg
them, Ell the Chase National Bank about
Saturday August The money handed United
rcncy, large bill being the purpose
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
COP. PERJURY
.CHARGEDBYCOX
Says Republican Leaders
Falsely Testified in
Slush Probe.
CBy United Press

Milwaukee. Wis. Sept. 4.-"Repub-
lican money diEgers now fea 10
stand in the light OF day and already
have begun to dodge subpoenas OF
the Senate campaign expenditures
committee" Gov. James II. Cox as
serted in an address here tonight.
which concluded 4 day full OF Wig
orous stump campaigning in Wis
is in charge Of the financial cam
paign.
Before I made my exposure OF the
Republican slush fund members OF
the Republican ways and means com
mittee and the captains Of the money
digCers unbIushingiy DOasted in Lib
crty loan terms that they were going
..over the top by exceeding their
quotas. Then after my exposure
came the denials from Republican
headquarters that such quotas CN-
consin.
His alleged exposure OF the secret
plans" or the Republicans to raise a
huge slush fund TO buy an under
hold on the Presidency" was rcspOn-
sible for the cancellation OF the
meeting of the Republican ways and
means committee with Senator Hard
ing at Marion today, the governor
asserted. adding that this committee
listed. They fear to stand IN the
light of day that they may be seen
orsknown."
Seven speeches were made by Cox
today before an estimged combined
audience Of So 900 people. He shot
two questions at Senator Harding
regarding his recent peace proposal
in addition to asserting that some
OF the Republican leaders who have
testified before the Senate committee
were guilty of perjury.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
: Revenue Agents Seize Currency.

Revenue Agents Seize Currency.
Unbcbnown 10 Kerr and ClcCr.
agents Of the Internal Revenue di-
vision Of the United States Treasury
were at the counter when the moncv
actually passed. It had no sooner
entered the hands OF the authorized
payees than nclc Sans mcn step
ped up and formally demanded po>-
session OF / in the namc Of the
. Treasury.
The seizure was explained on tae
ground that the Kcrr-CIers sroua
was on the verge o, eyadInE pay
ment Of heavy ProGts-tax TO the
Federal Treasury. Tnc profit it Is
understood, amounted. TO $50 o..
each share oc the Kerr Navigatl,n q
. Corporation. as tho original cost L.
Kerr ana CIegg IS said TO have been
.soniy SO. re IEar-imaas paid them
500 Z sharr ror their holding.
The eoveTRr1e@t also Claimed other
taxes ror which thc Eerr-Clc-E
combination was in aTrcars. Treas
ury officials dec!dcd TO seize the
actual cash paid over By the Harr
mans because information Icachvd
Washington that both Kerr and
Cisg- had engaged passage f0g
carly trips to Europe. Tho S4sUC q
600 which the government agents
took possession OF was deposited
IN safety deposit vaults Of the
Equitable Trust COmpany and will
presumably De held until the en-
tire affair. which has many rsuIG-
cations. is cleared up. Il was net
possible 10 obtain any Treasury / p.-
pGTumert statement or the suh5c (
yesterday.
Co-cPeratcd With German Linz.
Kerr and CleEg. from whom tn.
Harrimans' $4,000. 900 was sciz,H.
are prominently identified with the
. American Ship and Commerce Cor
poraton. which has entered into
. the vast deal with the Hamburg
/ American Line. under sanction o.
the United States shipping Board.
( Kerr is a vicc-presidcnt OF the cor
{ l''' 1'aSA' lAeL-"ef OF Iut CAeCE-
tive committee. and q director.
. ClegE is on The board OF director
( II will he recalled that the Amer
/ lean Ship and Commerce Corpora
I tion has entered into sweeping ''cu-
operative working agreements
with the HambUrE-AmrrTcan Linz
/ The agreements extend for twenty
years. Although widely advert ed
as e NapoleoniC stroke on beaalf
Of the budding American mgrcaat5L.
marine, the deal has been crtlieisea
in loss optimistic quarters as ono
directly designed 10 TehabIiits;r
the shattered fortunes and prestige
3 Of the German mercantile marine.
/ Critics protested against cooper
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
BANISHMENT DECREE
IN BRAZIL REMOVED

The decree of banishment i'm
posed many years ago by Brazil
against members of the Braganza
family, of which the late Emperor
Dom Pedro II was one, has been re-
moved, the State Department was
advised yesterday.
The remains of Dom Pedro and his
Queen, Dona Theresa Christina, will
how be removed from Lisbon to Rio
Janeiro prior to 1922 when Brazil
celebrates its Tooth anniversary as
an independent state.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
AMERICAN WARSHIPS
RETURN FROM DANZIC
CBy Universal seryieeD

Following joint action by Amer
lea and France in hurrying war
ships to Danzig as a protest
against arbitrary control of that
city by Sir Reginald Tower on be-
half of the British. It was an
nounced yesterday that Sir Regi-
nald is leaving Danzig for Paris
to confer on a constitution for Dan
zig" 1t is understood that he will
not return.
COincident with the departure OF
the British commissioner. it was
announced that the American
cruiser Pittsburgh and her attend
ant destroyers will so back to Re
val.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
HUNTING FOR A HOME.

Homes are scarce in Washing
ton. RS no joke" as one man
expressed il, hunting for a real
homo these days" When "a de-
sirabl" place is advertised and
the price is right it is quickly
sold. That very thing is liable
TO happen to a scmi-dctachcG
dwelling Of six rooms and batn
advertised today on the CIassi-
fed page. II is situated a.
Takoma Park, and the price is
S4,S75. Read full details on
classified page.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
DAYLIGHT BANDITS
TRAILED IN N. Y.

New York, Sept. 4.-Police. tonight
sought two men who beat and
robbed P. S. Smith, president of the
United Rim Company. escaping with
$4,000 in cash and jewelry.
The bandits invaded Smiths office.
Detectives said this was the most
daring daylight robbery for some
time
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
.REDSIN ITALY
|. DEFY POLICE IN
Big UPRISING
Movement Begun in Fiat
Auto Factories Threatens
To Spread.
POLICE BOMBS USELESS
Industrial Turnover and
Change in Government
Seen in Latest Coup.
POLICE BOMBS USELESS
CBy Universal ScrvIccD

Milan, Italy, Sept. 4.-The work.
ers who seized the Fiat Automobile
factories here as one of the coups
in the great industrial uprising
which is now spreading over Italy
have repulsed the police, who tried
to oust them with bombs. They are
continuing their occupancy. 1t is
the first serious violence of the
movement. The government forces
at Milan remained neutral during
the conict.
The turning point in the move
ment. which has the earmarks of a
complete Industrial turnover ano
more remotely a decided change in
the government will be reached to-
morrow when the committee OF the
labor confederation will meet here.
Extremists to Follow up Gains.
The extremist element. led by
the communists, will attempt to
spread the seizure by tho workmcn
movement, which until now has
been directed only against factories,
to all industries-railroad ship
ping and mines.
The labor minister of the Italian
government, NJ. Labriola, and Dep
uty Daragona, general secretary of
the Labor Confederation, are IN
continuous conference trying to
reach a settlement. In event Of
failure before the meeting, the ex-
tremists may carry their point.
Holding Metal Work Foundries
Practically every important metal
work factory in Italy is now in the
hands of the workers. They have
occupied the arsenals in Venice and
Naples. The forces of the govern
ment are apparently held in abey-
anec. pending a decision on policy.
The Socialists deputies at Rome.
headed by N. Turati. have issued a
proclamation condemninE the cX-
tremists of the labor faction. The
Socialists will hold 4 convention
September 19.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
Relatives Refused
Permission to Talk
To MacSwiney
tBy Universal service1

London, Sept. 4.-The physi-
clans who are attending Lord
Mayor MacSwiney. of Cork, in
Brixton prison have forbidden his
relatives and the few friends who
arc now permitted to call TO
speak to the dying man. He has
been twenty-three days without
food. His mind is still clear
The Protestant bishop of Cork
today appealed to Premier Lloyd
George to release MacSwiney. An
answer to the bishops request
has not yet been made.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
Daniels Announces Awards
Which Affect 5000 Men
In Washington Yard.
Joker SEEN IN SCALE
Payless Saturday Half-Holi-
day Would Actually Re-
duce Pay of Some.

The Navy Wage Adjustment
Board report, which was approved
yesterday by Secretary Daniels.
grants a nat increase of per cent
TO $1,000 navy yard workers
throughout the country. effective
September 15, but 4 counter meas
ure Will actually reduce the wages
Of many OF the skilled workers.
The award affects 5000 workers in
Washington.
The joker is that the approved
reports put into effect a year round
Saturday half-holiday, without pay
reducing by four hours the work
Prs week.
The amount OF money involved
in the increase. the number Of each
grade Of workers affected and the
amount Of their wages under the
new ruling will be compiled to-
morrow and announced Tuesday.
Secretary Daniels said yesterday.
in discussing the award, that he
expected the payless Saturday half
holiday would very nearly equalize
the increase. He added that this
equalization would likely remove
the necessity. previously expressed
Of laying OF a number Of workmeR.
May Anect Per Diem Employees.
Aside from its effect upon the
navy yard workers of the country.
the report may possibly be the
basis Of changes in the waSe>scales
Of the per diem employees Of Wash
ington.
Department Of Labor conciliators.
1t the time Of the recent threatened
strike by these employees asked
that action be postponed until the
Navy Wage Adjustment Board re-
port was filed. The Commissioners
promised to review the case Of the
per diem employees when the navy
report was made public. No prom
,se was made that the per diem
employees scale would be fashioned
according to the navy awards.
Commissioner Brownlow said last
light that no definite date had been
liked for reviewing the navy wage
-eport or reconsidering the per
Iiem decision. Commissioner Kutz
eft Washington on his vacation
yesterday and it is understood he
will not return until a few days
previous to September Is, when
Commissioner Brownlow's Tesigna-
ion becomes effective. It is not
likely that the review and recon-
liberation will take place before
Commissioner Kutz's return.
Eliminates Macy System.
The navy wage report filed yes
-erday marked the elimination of
he Macy Board system of wage
Increase put into effect during the
var. The men were entitled. un-
Ter this system. to ask for an ad-
ustment every six months on the
oasis Of the increased cost of living.
The Navy Department will now
'eturn temporarily to the former
aw which provides for wages
commensurate with those paid SINH
ar trades in the yards vicinity.
,ecretary Daniels said yesterday he
Intended to ask Congress for au-
hority to adjust wages similarly
n all yards throughout the coun-
~. thereby removing inequalities.
Per Hour Pay.
Figuring the wage increases
granted the men on the basis of the
Icale paid to first-class machinlsts.
he new rate Of pay will be "a cents
IN hour instead Of 90 cents paid
heretofore. The men asked for an
Increase to $1.25 an hour. and ex-
)cCted to get at least Sl.O5 an hour,
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX.
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Iold and Platinum Output
Cut by Shortage of Labor

A shortage Of $4,000 men has re-
Etricted the output of the Ural and
Vest Siberia mines to 1872 pounds
4 gold and 241 pounds Of platinum
his year. according to a report to
he State Department.
The Russian government contem-
lated production of 1000 pounds
+ gold and $500 pounds of pIati-
.Um.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
Suggests X-Ray
of Finger Tips
To Find Crooks
CBy Universal Service, Special
Cable Dispatch.l

CBy Universal Service, Special
Cable Dispatch.D
Paris, Sept. 4,-N-ray finger
tip Identification is a much surer
method than the finger print
system, DR.. Henry Beclcre told
the Academic of Science.
An x-ray photograph taken
OF the entire finger tip" he said.
shows the precise depth and
shape Of the nail. which differs
in all persons. \ slight surgical
operation can utterly change the
finger prints OF a crook, but
there is no method Of camou-
haging the interior Of the finger
except cutting it Of"
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05

AAoSF people would say. IL their
Ifl opinion was asked for, that
holding up a train would be
a hard jos. Well, it isn't; it's
easy have contributed some 10
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
HOLDING UP 4 TRAIN

Note.-The man who told me these
htngs was for several years an out
lw in the Southwest and a follower
( the pursuit he so frankly de-
,cribes- His description of the
lodus operandi should prove inter
sting. his counsel of value to the
otential passenger. in some future
hold-up." while his estimate Of the
leasures Of train robbing viii
ardly induce any one to adopt it
5 I profession. 1 give the story in
lmost exactly his own words.-O. H
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05

Shows. :. s:15. Keith's, Labor Day.-Adr.
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EIt. Mat. p. m, Keith's, Labor Day.-Adv.
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CONTINUED on PAGE SIX.
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Extra Mat. 5 pm, Kelth's, Labor Day.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
THE WEATHER

)rlsudy with probable showers today;
sis shows<s tomorrov. Highest tenn
Ps1turo. IS; lswest, 81. Detailed vesther
report palh 4.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
WORLD 'SRECORD

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