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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-28
COMMITTEE WILL LOOK
into RYAN's AFFAIRS
New York Banking Interests Move
to Investigate Financicr's
Securities.
He is ILL AT HIS HON +
Recalls Sensational Corner in Stutz
Motors Stock, Resulting in Cap
ftalist's Retirement From New
York Stock Exchange.
He IS ILL AT HIS HOME
Try Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, Nov. .7.--Plans for
Tho formation OF 4 committee OF
bankers to inquire into the affairs OF
Allan \. Ryan. capitalist. whose
corner In sSutz Motors stock startled
Wall StrSSo last April, and resulted
eventually n his expulsion from the
stock Exchange. after he had him
self announced his resignation. were
considered today 1t n conference OF
bankers and attorneys ut tho offices
OF the Guar~zty Trust Company.
The action OF the banking In
tercsts. it IS understood. is being
taken in an effort TO prevent re-
Ownership, rs tho recent depression
OF the stock market is reported to
have contracted the value o. securi-
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ties on which Mr.. Ryan's extensive
loans wcro based.
Liabilities involved arc reported TO
approximate 100000 while AIR.
Eyan's assets are given as oetwccn
$4,000. 900 and $4,000. 900.
lie is confined to his homo by ill.,
rcss.
The banking interests reported IN
tho movement; include the Guaranty
Trust Company, the Chase National.
the Mechanics and Metal National
and First National banks. tho Empire
Trust Company, the Lawyers Tito
Trust Company and several others.
These institutions arc reported 10
hold Mr.. Ryan's paper for large loans
20 finance his various interests.
The corner in Stu.z. engineered BY
Mr.. RYAN last April. gave tho stock
Exchange one or the most exciting
periods In It's recent history. Stu;z
went up and UP under Mr.. Ryaii's
pressure on shorts" until = corner
in tho stock resulted. The board OF
governors or tho exchange promptly
suspended dealing in the stock and
Mr.. Ryan, in statement bitterly
criticisine the governors. announced
his resignation. Instead of accepting
the resignation, the governors con-
Quoted hearings which ended in his
expulsion. Mr.. Ryan now has pend
ing n large suit for damages against
the board.
The Ryan interests include, In ad-
di,ion 10 the stutz Motor Car Com
rany of America, the StrombcrG Car
buretcr Co. Continental Candy Co..
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BEGIN ARGUMENTS TO
QUASH PlCKFORD SUIT
Lawyers OF Both Sides Agree Cnse
Will go t. Supreme
IRu AssnninIn.l

lBy Associated Press.1
MlNDEN, NEVADA, Nov. 27.-Argu-
micnts began in the District Court
here today TO quash the suit the State
mled TO SET aside the divorce granted
Mary Pickford from owen Moore.
Miss Pickford. since her divorce was
granted here March ., has married
Douglas Fairbanks and in the States
petition was referred to as GLADYS
NJ. Moore, known as Gladys NJ. Fair
banks"
The proceedings OF the day did not
20 into the merits Of the contro-
rcrsy as raised by the State. namely,
that Mary Pickfords divorce decree
was secured as result Of fraud and
through collision between herself and
Owen Moore. The matter today came
on motion TO quash tho service Of
summons on the ground that the
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diers are being sent on an adven-
furious Journey under the auspices of
body calling itself pompousiy the
league of nations and are obeying
the orders OF an extra national pow
or, which Is intolerablc and cannot
be permitted by the Spanish people,
unless 1t is ready to convert itself
into colony OF Scpoys, completely
abdicating it's sovereign power"
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SPANISH PAPER PROTESTS
USING ALFONSO'S TROOPS
"lntoicrablc and Cannot tie Permit
ted" Is Opinion OF Madrid Ell
Debate.
tBy ASSOCIATED Prcss.l

MADRID. Nov. c7-El Debate. in
an editorial strongly protesting
against the dispatch of Spanish
troops to Lithuanla under orders OF
the league of nations. says:
Spaniards are being utilized in
the same way as Sepoys. The Span
ish nation should know that its sol
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-28

chicago Pneumatic Tool Co., and
Hayden Chemical Co.
Mr.. Ryan went to Washington to-
DAY TO confer with John Shelton Will
Iians. Comptroller OF the Currency
Mr.. Ryan declined to max. a state
mcrt. but said Mr.. Williams might
have something to say 10 the public
Washington. Mr.. Ryan's reported in
tEntion to take up with comptrollcr
Wiliiams his relations with the banks.
was interpreted in financial circles
here TO mean that he might start 4
war on the Wall Street banks. The
conference was regarded ns signifi-
cant In connection with Mr.. Will
tional banks for what he regarded
as excessive rates for call loans for
stock exchange PURPOSES
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would Incrcn.e Rates.

BIRMINGHAM. ALA, Nov. 81
The Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power Company is preparing an APP
plication for submission to the State
public service commission asking
permission to increase street car
fares here from to cents. accord
ing to J. S. Pevear, president OF the
Traction Company, tonight.
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bonlc plague. discovered here last
June. that fumigation OF outbound
freight cars Ia to DO discontinued Dc
eember !. Announcement to this ef-
teSt was made today by DR.. IL. l..
plague work for the United States
public health service In Galveston.
Beaumont and Port Arthur
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-28

American Samoa under Commander
Warren j. Terhune, AZ Governor.
Findings wcro not made public. Com
mandcr Tcrhune ended his life No
vembcr 3, n few days before the ar
rival of Il board of inquiry.
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RICHMOND TNIESDIsPATCH SUNDAY. NOVEMBER %. 1920

court had no Jurisdiction because the
parties In interest all wore served
outside the State.
Attorneys on both sides admitted
mat no matter what the courts rul-
Ing, tho case will bc carried to the
State Supreme Court
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Arrc.t HAMBURG n,nkc,,

LONDON. Nov. 27.-An Exchan,
telegraph dispatch from Berlin r
ports that two Hamburg banker
Herr Bruno and Herr Spiro, ha,
poem arrested In connection with u
Germany.
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Conclude Tcrhunc Tc.t,mony

TuTILA. AMERICAN SAMOA, Nov.
der presidency of Rcar-Admlral
Charles +. Hughes. has concluded tho
taking Of testimony In tho investiga-
.tion into the naval administratlon OF
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LISBON. Nov. 27.-Alvro Xavier ,
Castro. Portuguese Premier. has sui
mitted the resignation OF his Cabin,
as result OF vote OF lack of CO,
fidenco in parliament
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-28
DISCONTINUE FUMiGATI0N.

Government Work Results In Such
Grcnt Good Not Considered
Necessary Longer.
tBy Associated Press
GALVESTON. TEXAS. Nov. 27.-So
effective has been tho work In GAL
weston TO prevent tho spread OF pu-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-07
SPORTING.

The Canadian hockey team defeat
ed the Swedish team by a score
of u to 1 in the final game at
Antwerp for the Olympic champion
ships. In the figure skating pairs
Finland won first place, Norway sec
ond, England third and the United
States fourth.
Polo after lapse of four years has
returned finally to its pre-war scope of
activities.
According to the report Of the New
Zealand track and field championships
our sprinters and hurdlers are likely to
meet with trouble in these Olympic
events when they toe the line against
the performers from Maoriland.
The Brooklyn club released catcher
Paul Beyers to Rochester, of the In
ternationaI League.
Hurting a sixteen-cylinder Deusen-
berg car over Daytona (Fla.) Beach,
Tommy Milton broke the worlds speed
records for one and two miles. The
previous marks were held by Ralph
de Palma. Millions time for one mile
was % go, an average of 152 9-1O miles
an hour, and for the two miles f16.
Reilly of the Pennsylvania Military
College baseball team pitched a no
hit, no run game at Chester against
Franklin and Marshall. The score
was IL to O.
Willie Jackson, a leading contender
for the lightweight title, at the Arena
A. c., Jersey City, gave Johnny Law
ler, lightweight champion of the
South, a severe drubbing in an eight
round bout.
The first no hit no run collegiate
baseball game of the season was re-
turned at Athens, La, when Lippett
of the University of Georgia blanked
the University Of Pittsburgh nine by
to 0.
DR.. Bagley, the Baltimore sur
geon, who was one of the three who
operated on Chick Fewster, Of New
York Americans, for blood clot and
other day that there was no reason
why Fewster should not be able to
play baseball as well as he ever did.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-07
NATIONS BUSINESS

Broad measures for combating indus
trial unrest and potential Bolshevism
at home and pickering among foreign
business men abroad were brought be-
fore the preliminary council meeting of
the "speed up production" conference
of the Chamber of Commerce Of the
United States at Atlantic City.
A complete reorganization of the re-
lations between Canada and the UnitUl
States is the probable outgrowth of the
wood pulp scarcity in the United
States and the embargo placed on its
importation into the United States by
the Canadian Government.
The names of 125 leading American
business men who will go to Paris in
June, as delegates to the first meet
ing of the International Chamber Of
Commerce, were announced by the
Chamber of Commerce Of the United
States.
The American Commercial Associa-
ton to Promote Trade with Russia
has received from the Russian COM
meTCldI Representatives Ill tHe CHlteu
States a new proposition by which
trade may be opened with Soviet Rus
sia without political complications.
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer
announced that investigations of al
legged fraudulent war contracts by the
department of justice have uncovered
Illegal transactions involving millions
of dollars. Through civil and criminal
prosecutions now completed or under
way millions will be saved for the
government" said a statement issued
by the attorney general.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-07
HANDS-OFF POLICY
IN OUTLAW STRIKE
President Will Leave Adjustment
of Wage Controversy in Hands
of Railway Labor Board.

Washington-Preside Wilson is to
pursue q distinctly hands-off policy
with regard to the outlaw railroad
strike. He will leave the question of
the settlement of the wage controversy
entirely in the hands of the Railroad
Labor Board.
This fiat statement came from the
White House following a conference
between Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary
to the President, and chiefs OF the
railroad hrotherhoods.
Warren S. Stone, Brotherhood OF
Railroad Engineers; L. E. Sheppard,
Brotherhood Of Railway Conductors,
and w. NJ. Doak, Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen, saw Secretary Tumul-
ty and Informed him that rumor, cir
culated among the striking yardmen In
Jersey City, was that the President in
tended to intercede In behalf Of the
strikers with the Railroad Labor
Board.
This rumor, the Brotherhood chiefs
told Secretary Tumulty, had resulted
in further walkouts in Jersey City and
they feared it would have a disastrous
effect throughout the country. They
asked Secretary Tumulty if the Pres
ident really had made any move toward
intercession in behalf Of the strikers
and were emphatically informed that
he had not.
"The President rests the entire ques-
ton of a possible adjustment Of the de-
mands of all railway workers with the
Railroad Labor Board" was the state
ment authorized by Secretary Tu-
multy.
S, E. Heberling, president OF the
Switchmen's Union, presented wage de-
mands of the railroad switchmen to
the Railroad Labor Board. The men
ask for a wage advance Of So per cent.
Mr.. Heberling claimed that switch
mems work was more hazardous than
that of any other body of railway
workers.
Demands of the conductors for In
creased wages were laid before the
board by L. E. Sheppard, president of
the brotherhood of Railway Conduc-
TORS who asked substantial Increases
in pay to meet the high cost OF liv-
ing and allowances for the expenses OF
the men while away from home.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-07
FOREIGN.

Two Carranza gunboats have been
ordered to the west coast of Mexico to
lombard the town Of Guaymas, now
held by the Sonora authorities, ac-
cording to reports reaching officials
of the Sonora secessionist government
from secret agents In Mexico City.
Fighting is reported to be taking
place between Arabs and British
troops in Palestine.
M Venizelos, the Greek premier, is
elated over the extension of Greek ter
ritories by the addition of Thrace and
Smyrna, ancient possessions of Greece.
In the British House of Commons
Lord Robert Cecil strongly condemned
the Irish administration. He said the
situation in Ireland was graver than
for centuries. Sixteen murders were
committed in the first three weeks OF
April, as compared with 80 In the last
three months, and during the last week
there was one murder daily.
The Supreme Council at San Reno
Is sending a formal request to Presl'
dent Wilson that the United States
government take the mandate for Ar
menia. The council is leaving to Pres
ident Wilson the arbitration of the
differences over the boundaries of the
new state of Armenia.
Only through the naturalization OF
ITS main industries can Japan Oe
saved from internecine bloOdshed and
the crumbling of the social fabric, in
the opinion Of Bunii Suzuki, the
"Gompers of Japan" who represented
the Japanese government as its labor
delegate at Versailles.
The foreign office announces that
treaty between Poland and Ukraine
will be signed within a few days. The
independence of the Ukrainians will be
proclaimed soon afterwards.
Requests for an American war fleet
have been sent by colonists on the west
coast at Mazatlan and "opolobazpa.
The forces of General Flores are now
marching on the former city. Ameri-
can residents on the frontier, as well
os on the coast, are now seeking pro-
lection. fearing an invasion Of their
rIrhts by rsrrnpzs officials n that sec.
tisa;
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-07
BONUS MONEY TO Be
RAISED BY BACK TAX
Democrats and Insurgent Repub-
Iicans in the House Agree
Upon the Measure.

WaShingtOn.-A retroactive tax on
war profits has been definitely agreed
upon by house Democrats and 'insur-
gent Republicans to raise funds for
soldier relief legislation. Representa-
tives Rainey, Democrat, Illinois, and
Johnson, Republican, South Dakota,
in statement issued, announced that
a bill would be introduced providing
for the collection of the tax.
The plan of the Republican leaders
has not been finally agreed upon, but
it's main provision probably will be the
imposition Of 1 per cent tax on sales.
The battle upon financing soldier bo-
nus legislation, scheduled to COM
mence in the house may 8, promises
to hinge upon these two conflicting
schemes for meeting the expense in
vOlved.
Under the bill submitted an so per
cent tax would be levied on individual
and corporation incomes over and
above the ''pre-war income" with the
exemption of $4,000 for individuals
and 100000 for corporations.
"In case of an individual" the bill
proposes, "the term war profits means
the amount by which his average net
income for the taxable years 1917,
1918, 1919 and 1920, less his average
income, war prfits and excess profits
taxes for such years, exceed his net
income for the taxable year 1914.
''In case of a corporation in exist
ence during the pre-war period the
term war profits means the amount
by which it's average net income for
the taxable years 1917, 1918, 1919 and
1920, less it's average income, war prof
it's and excess profits taxes for such
years exceed it's average net income
for the pre-war period (the calendar
years of 1911, 1912 and 1879, plus or
minus, as the case may be, 10 per cent
of the difference between its average
invested capital for the pre-war Pc
riod and it's average invested capital
for the taxable years 1917, 1918, 1919
and 1920"
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A retroactive tax on war profits has
been definitely agreed upon by house
Democrats and "insurgent" Republi-
cans to raise funds for soldier relief
legislation.
Former speaker Clark said in Wash
ington that though he had not authoriz-
ed anyone to announce his candidacy
for the Democratic presidential nomlna-
ton, mo man could decline such an
honor offered freely
A verdict of $23, 500 was returned by
jury in the Supreme Court against
Alexander Fisher, motion picture
proprietor of Brooklyn, who while driv-
ing a motor car, September %, 1918,
ran down Mary Smith, cOnductorette.
She died next day. Her husband, re-
turning from the war, brought suit.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men expelled more than 1000 New
York railroaders from its organiza-
ton for their participation in the rap
idly dying walkout. 1t accomplished
this summary punishment by revoking
the charters of nine local unions.
The University of Chicago, with
membership of $500 bankers, business
and professional men, has started out
to Danish the stiff collar and fancy
shirt in favor of blue chambray shirts
and attached collars, it was an
nounced
Forty billion marks are involved in
the German governments purchase OF
the Federated States railways, which
has been approved by the national as
sembly. The annual interest incurred
in the nations huge investment is es-
timated at 100000 marks.
The two Walters-F Fearon bills to bar
Socialists from holding public office
were passed in the senate at Albany,
N. Y, by vote of SO to IA. These
measures having passed the assembly
now 60 to Governor Smith.
The Missouri Democratic state con-
vention at Joplin voted to reject the
selection of United States Senator
James A. Reed as district delegate to
the national convention and to return
his name to the Fifth district caucus,
which nominated him.
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of five persons to investigate, revise
and prepare the industrial and well
fare laws relative to bringing a more
harmonious condition between EN-
ployer and employe.
Joint Resolution % Requesting
that the representatives of the State
Of Maryland in the United States
Senate and House Of Representatives
request the United States Govern
ment to permit the citizens Of this
state to use the waters of Bush River.
Joint Resolution 26-Making provi-
sion in the next budget for the pay
ment Of certain claims and losses
sustained by the H. D. Watts Com
pany, Inc, in connection with build
ing the state armories at Cambridge,
Hyattsville and Westminster
Joint Resolution 11-Providing for
the observance Of Armistice Day.
Senate Bill 214, Chapter 50S-Au-
thorizing the creation of state debt
in the aggregate amount of $3,00O,OOO
for construction of roads.
House Bill $40, Chapter 474-Pro-
viding the purposes for which public
service corporations may issue stock.
bonds, notes or other evidences OF
indebtedness.
House Bill 389, Chapter 481--Plac-
ing limitations upon the practice OF
dentistry in Maryland.
House Bill TAT, Chapter 539-Au-
thorizing the governor to appoint
commission to aid the citizens of this
state in the prosecution of claims
against the Federal Government.
House Bill 546, Chapter 677-The
classification of taxicabs and motor
vehicles as common carriers.
House Bill 127, Chapter 710 Creating
a state athletic commission to super
wise and license boxing, ETC., In the
city Of Baltimore.
House Bill 130, Chapter 715-To
provide for the appointment of a
commission to investigate the system
of mining in the State of Maryland.
House Bill $50, Chapter S7-Author-
izing the County Commissioners of
Baltimore county to construct a bridge
over North East Creek.
House Bill 1856, Chapter 4S5-Giv-
ing to Acquilla Jackson Pumphrey
pension of s25 per week.
House Bill 5S2, Chapter 447-In-
creasing the pensions to school teach.
ers.
Senate Bill 231, Chapter 493-Giv-
ing the Maryland Tobacco Growers
Association headquarters and sales
rooms in the State Tobacco Ware.
house.
Senate Bill 339, Chapter 64-Con-
cerning the rate of taxation on trust
companies in the city of Baltimore.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-07
Ticks and Flashes Which Bull
Ietin in Condensed Style the
News of the World.
TIMELY HISTORY PARAGRAPHS
events at Washington Which Loom
Large as Crucial Happenings.
Industrial Activities at
Home and Abroad.
WASHINGTON.

Dissolution of the combination of the
Reading Company, the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway Company, the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company, the Central Railroad
Company of New Jersey and the Le-
high and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
was ordered by the United States
Supreme Court which sustained the
governments contention that the COM
bination was in restraint of interstate
commerce in anthracite coal.
Secretary of the Treasury Houston
strongly opposes q capital tax in
letter made public.
for its failure to pass labor legisla-
tion is made by Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, in a leading article in the
"Federationist," just made public.
Controller of Currency Williams re-
ports a shrinkage of 100000 in
the bank deposits of the country with
q commensurate decrease in the total
resources of the national banks on
February %.
Representative Charles A. Nichols
of Detroit collapsed in his home in
Washington while at dinner with his
mother and died in few hours.
Death was said to have been due to
heart failure.
The house passed resolution ap-
propriating 100000 and establishing
a federal commission to assist in the
celebration of the three hundreth ami
versary of the landing of the Pilgrims
at Plymouth.
Withdrawal of Senator Hitchcock
(Neb) from the race for Democratic
leadership of the senate left the field
to Senator Underwood (Ala.).
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-07

Rockville.-The law enacted by the
recent Legislature providing for the
election of a treasurer for this county
in November, 1921, to hold Office for
four years from the first Tuesday OF
May, 1922, having, according to legal
opinion, legislated County Treasurer
Berry E. Clark out of Office, inasmuch
as the new law becomes effective June
1, 1920, the County Commissioners ap-
pointed Mr.. Clark collector of taxes
for the county for the year 1920. This
appointment of Mr. Clark was made
under an ancient law which never has
been repealed. Its existence is be-
lieved to have saved the county from
a serious predicament so far as the
collection of taxes is concerned. Had
the Commissioners been without legal
authority to make such an appoint
ment the county would, it is contend
ed, been without any one legally au-
thorized to collect taxes from June /,
1920, the date the new law becomes
effective, until May, 1922, when the
first treasurer to be chosen under toe
law goes into Office.