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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-11
OILSHIP, AFIRE,
TOWED IN RIVER
Thousands See Tiny Tugs
Rush Vessel to Mud Flats
After 3 Explosions.
EIGHT HURT, ONE MISSING
BIowup on Ell MundO, Morgan
Liner. at Her Berth When
Fires Had Been Drawn.

One man is missing and eight others
are seriously injured as the result Of
explosions of oil tanks yesterday af-
ternoon on the Morgan Line freighter
FL Mundo. The ship was towed In
flames from her berth at Pier 81,
North River, to the mud flats off Ellis
Island, where she was beached to pre-
vent her sinking.
AS two tugs fought their way down
stream with the burning vessel she
listed badly and threatened to turn
over before she could be towed to a
place of safety. Thousands of persons
on shore and on ferryboats watched
rne thrilling spectacle. Just as she
reached the flats there was a third ex-
plosion and the El Mundo became
ablaze from stem to stern. The fire
burned all night despite the efforts of
two flreboats.
The FL Mundo. an oil burner, arrived
from Galveston Tuesday and unloaded
her cargo. The regular staff Of me-
chanics Of the Morgan Line had gone
on board yesterday TO make adjust
ments and repairs. when at about 3
o'clock a terrific explosion occurred In
the forward hold, followed almost inn
mediately by a second blowup.
A cloud of acrid smoke issued from
the forward hatch and alarms were
turned in Immediately for fire apparatus
and ambulances. DIR. Edward L. Gain
burgh. shore physician for the South
ern Pacific Company, which owns the
Morgan Line. set up an emergency
dressing station on the pier.
When the rescue work had been COM
pleted the El Mundo. belching n great
column of smoke. was warped out OF
her berth by two tiny tugs. With their
sirens shrieking a warning TO other craft
TO keep out OF the way, they started
on their spectacular race for open water.
Fireboats played steady streams on the
red hot sides OF the burning snip but
their efforts were almost negligible.
Superintendent Jungen OF the Morgan
Line said last night that thorough
investigation Will be made at once A
preliminary inquiry. he said, disclosed
the two forward oil tanks, containing
so 900 gallons of fuel oil. had caught
fire when there was no hre under the
boilers IL is possible that a cigarette
or cigar butt or match carelessly thrown
may have started the fire.
The FL Mundo. Capt. II. Il. Parker OF
Jersey city, r. a steel freighter Of 5000
tons gross. She was built In 1910 AZ
the Newport News Ship Building docks.
Her value is about 81 100000 Except
for her hull she will be a loss.
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or lively scene between his wife and
one OF the detectives who had found the
money. Another detective, taking no
chances. jammed a pistol against
Paresfs stomach and the man offered no
resistance.
book OF travellers checks worth
$4,000 and issued by the First National
Bank of Chicago was in one of his pock-
cts. In another pocket he carried re-
serve policeman's shield. Oyler says
that the alleged drugs would have
brought 100000 peddled on the street,
while one cracker box of alleged NOR
phine alone might have been sold in the
legitimate market for $4,000. There
were nearly 100000 grains of morphine
In tiny tubes ready to be hawked In the
streets. The stuff was secreted in tables,
mattresses, furniture. cppboards. the
oven of the stove, beneath the carpets
and under loose floor boards and In the
false bottoms of trunks and bags.
Paresi described himself as being 80
years old and a laborer for the gas
company" He was locked up charged
with possessing drugs. The raid was
brought about as the result OF a sale Of
cocaine by man alleged TO be one of
the pedlers getting his stuff from
Paresi's place. The sale was made TO
one of Oyler's men yesterday afternoon
not far from the raided premises. For
few grains of cocaine, the detective
alleges, he paid IS. Paresi refused TO
make any other comment about himself
or the alleged drugs found in his place.
Oyler and Scherb reported their raid to
DR.. Carlton Simon, who yesterday as
sumed duty as Special Deputy Police
Commissioner whose duty it now is to
direct the police crusade against tho
dope traffic now fiourishing in New York
city.
Other raids are scheduled to follow.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-11
MADE
TO HOME RULE BILL
Report Stage Ended and
Third Reading Set for To-day

LONDON, Nov 10--The House OF Com
mons tonight concluded the report stage
Of the home rule for ireland bill and tho
third reading OF the measure Will take
place tomorrow.
Several amendments to the bill were
agreed 20 to-day. These provide tn1t
control Of the police shall be transferred
TO the Irish Parliament three years af.or
the act comes into operation, and that
an absolute majority of the members o.
each Parliament will be requisite 20
carry n bill for the fusion of the two
Parliaments.
Another amendment accepted makes IL
the duty OF tho Central Council of Ire
laud 10 frame a plan for the const'tjticn
~ the second chambers.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-11
MORE CRIMES SINCE
MACSWINEY FUNERAL
Ireland Reports "a Mail
Raids, 4 Slim Fein Attacks.

LONDON, Nov. 1O.--Crime in Ireland
increased largely Immediately after the
funeral OF Lord Mayor Macswiney. ac-
cording 10 the latest statistics, which
record 80 serious crimes in the week
ended November 6, as compared with SO
the previous week and so for tho week
ended October 23.
Nine police barracks were damaged or
destroyed % raids were carried out on
the mails and Sim Fein raids for
arms occurred, 10 policemen were killed.
"a wounded and IL others shot at, 3
soldiers were killed, was wounded and
12 were shot at 40 arrests We're made
for outrages or political offences
Since January l los policemen have
been killed and 21s wounded, 32 sol
dicrs have been killed and 90 wounded.
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100000 IN DRUGS
SEIZED BYRAIDERS
IN EAST SIDE FLAT
Federal and City Officials Cooperate, Finding 100000
Grains of Morphine Heroin and Cocaine
Ready for Pedlers.

Ralph Fl. Oyler. head of the Narcotic
Unit, Internal Revenue Department,
and Acting Detective Captain Scherb.
commanding the narcotics squad from
Police Headquarters, led five Govern
ment and city detectives in a raid on
Santo Paresi's fiat on the top floor of
80 Madison street last night. The re-
suit was the confiscation of the most
amazing and largest cache of NOR
phine, cocaine, heroin and opium ever
uncovered in this city, and possibly,
in America.
They declare that they found at
least 100000 grains of morphine.
heroin and cocaine and a large bowl
of opium. In addition they found a
bag containing several thousand dol
lars in bills and a box in which al
most $1,000 in small bills and coin had
been thrown. Hundreds Of empty bot
ties and tubes ready to be filed and
hawked about the streets by pedlers
were discovered.
Apothecary measures and weighing
apparatus. many graduated beakers and
test tubes, bale of wrapping paper.
many balls OF twine and other evidences
of great industry and Dig business were
discovered.
Paresl was not at home when the de-
tectives attacked the place. His wife
made vain attempt to prevent the men
entering. Two OF her five children were
playing on the floor. One was rolling
cocaine tubes over a bit of linoleum
while the other was having the time of
his life rattling a funnel and strainer
around inside a crock in which small
amount of whitish powder still re-
mained. Paresi came home in the midst
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-11
NOT A COUNTY FOR cox.
New York state shows "a Clean
BiII for Harding.

Gov. James NJ Cox. as Democratic
candidate for President Of the United
States, did not carry one county In New
York State after all. Complete returns
show that Hamilton county, which had
ity TO Cox, actually went for Harding
by SIS 20 519.
Gov. Alfred II. Smith gave Nathan l..
Miller n close run In Hamilton county,
the vote being GA 20 6T4
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-11
POLITICAL LNFLU UENCE IS DLSCLO OSED
NEVERY BRANCH OF IT, S. SHIPPING;
CALL SCHWAB, AYNE, PLEZ, HURLEY
Draft Exemptions and Shipyard Plans
Scattered Wild About Warehouse Floor

RECORDS draft exemptions blue prints for the construction of
shpyards vital the claims
of
Shipping consolidated New
ou yesterday a the hearing shipping operations
files containing valuable records piled loosely
bound An auction sale held place
under the the
sticking subjected the
cedure important involving millions
reduc o u hopeless, jumbled
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-11
FAILS TO SAVE SISTER,
BOY BURNS TO DEATH
Four-Year-Old Hero Tries
Vainly to Rescue Baby.

MARSHALL, Texas Nov. 10.--Imprls-
oned by flames, four-year-od Frederic
Murphy to-day sought vainly TO save the
life OF his infant sister Mary Virginia, IL
months old and himself porished In the
attempt.
The chld's heroism was disclosed with
the discovery Of the two bodies badly
burned IN q corner under the bed IN q
flame destroyed room Of the Murphy
home go-day. the little boy hugging his
sister closely In his arms.
Mrs Murphy. returning from a neigh
boris house. saw her own residence In
flames and suffered critical burns trying
TO reach her children. The children were
buried this afternoon as they were found.
clasped IN each others arms
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-11
MISSOURI ron ENFORCEMENT.

Sr. LOUIS, Mo. Nov. 10.-Returns
available tonight from last weeks cleo
tions indicated that the referendum prop
osition on the Statewide prohibition
enforcement act had won BY approxi-
rnately 10000 votes.
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IRISH THREATEN
REPRISALS HERE
British Embassy Calls Atten-
tiOn Of State Department
to Letter.
SENT FROM NEW YORK
English in America Will Pay
Penalty. Says Message of
y. Y. 0'ConnOr.'

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.--The British
Embassy announced to-day it had
taken steps to call the attention of the
State Department to a message re-
Gently received by the British Chief
Secretary for Ireland, dated New York
and threatening reprisals against Eng
lishmen resident in the United States
''if there are any more reprisals in
Ireland on and after the fourteenth
day of November" The New York
message was sent in the name of
the Amalgamated Irish Societies of
America and bore the signature of 81.
V. O'Connor, president"
At the State Department it was said
nothing had been received tonight from,
the embassy In relation to the messag,
No comment as TO the course the WASH
,Dgton Government might pursue was
a~ailable.
The New York message as made pub
l'c by the embassy read
1--WE hereby inform and warn you
that II there are any more reprisals IL
Ireland on and after the fourteenth dav
II November, 1920. that the men Of
It.sh blood In this country and their
8, mpathizers will Immediately begin r.
prisals on Englishmen here who are NJ:
citizens of the United States. For every
nan, woman or child who Is murdered
after the above date by the cowardly
English soldiers and police three Eng
lishmen in this country will pay the
penalty. Amalgamated Irish Societies o:
America. (SignedD J. V. O'CoNNoR,
president"
The message made public in Washing
ton was termed fake" yesterday by
Or. Patrick McCartan, the Irish Re-
publlc's" ambassador 70 the United
states He said the "Amalgamated Irish
Societies Of America" does not exist. and
thu. he never heard OF y. V. O'Connor
He said he believed the latter to he q
fictitious character used in an effort e
discredit Iroland's battle FOR freedom
Dr. McCartan's theory was ngreed III
by Supreme Court Justice Daniel +
Cohalan.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-11
Charge Millions Lost to US.
Invested in Worthless
Securities.
SOFT FOR WAR BABIES
Ships Given Novices, but
Old Established Lines
Allowed None.
PLANTS SOLD FOR A SON0
Construction Yards Costing
Millions Released for Al
most Negligible Sum.
PLANTS SOLD FOR A SON0

Additional disclosures showing waste.
mismanagement and actual corruption
in the Government construction and
operation of merchant ships led Rep
resentative Joseph Walsh, chairman
of the Congress Committee on United
States Shipping Board Operations,
which is conducting an inquiry at the
Federal Building, to announce last
night that high officials would be called
before the committee within the next
few days.
Mr.. Walsh said that in addition to
Admiral William S. Benson, the pres
ent chairman of the Shipping Board,
the committee also would request the
presence of John Barton Payne,
Charles NJ. Schwab. Charles Z. Piez
and Edward y. Hurley, all Of whom
have at one time been in charge either
of the Shipping Board or the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation,
At the close of the hearing yester-
day afternoon Chairman Walsh an
nounced that lie had just received
telegram from Admiral Benson as
suring him that all records, as we'll as
the officials and employees Of the
Shipping Board, would be at the dis
posal Of the committee at any time or
place the committee might desire.
Commander Abner 3. Clements, as
sistant to Admiral Benson. was pres
ent at the hearing and will be called
to testify to-day.
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Xmas cards. distinctive. IN great variety
Coriies, Mac, Co. v fj'h ~ .2o John
st.--Adt,
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Enright Praises HIS Men.

Praise for the police force in its every
activity. particularly In its handling of
perplex!ng conditions induced by the
war is generously distributed by the
Commissioner.
outward order and decency, not long
since proclaimed the highest standard
OF police efficiency along these lines,
have been fully sustained" he says.
''and vice and gambling not only driven
from the streets and public places but
pursued to their haunts and hiding
places. wherever found. We are gaining
ground every day, and there is abun-
dant proof that the city is far cleaner
Rnd'more wholesome in this respect than
ever before"
In several places the Commissioner
Complains of antagonism on. the part of
the press. He says It published "exag-
gerated stories of crime and lawless-
ness" which Served only to advertise
the business of the criminal and to at
tract criminals from far and near"
Later he described the Police Depart
ment as the most thoroughly discussed.
the most generally admired and the
most viciously assailed of any depart
ment OF public service" He finds that
libellous attacks on the city by critics
who depict 1t as "a modern Sodom and
Gomorrah" drives many intending visi-
tors and traders to other places.
Almost daily" says the Commits
sioner. certain newspapers of this CITY
have asserted that news of burelaries,
larcenies and other crimes were being
suppressed or hidden by the police by
orders of the present administration.
This statement IL false. There has been
no change in the procedure In this re-
gard during the last twenty years, dur
ing which time reports Of burglaries and
larcenies have never been given TO the
press.
why Crimes Are Kept Quiet.
Members of the Department, partcu-
larly members of the detective force,
who have to deal with these cases have
merely been directed not 10 discuss cases
under Investigation nor until after a
solution has been reached This pro-
cedure is entirely proper and Justihnble
in the interest of public justice and sane
and sound police practice. or course
this does not please the notoriety seek
ing individuals on the force nor their
press agents on the outside OF the de-
partment."
He reports the closing OF several
gambling places in the Third Inspection
district which includes the Old Tender
ioin, and Of the suppression OF gambling
and vice I'm the Fourth district. which
includes the New Tenderloin. He says
q street walker Is to-day curiosity In
the Fourth Inspection district, whereas
at the commencement OF this adminis-
tration they could be seen plying their
trade upon every block with the assur-
ance that comes with many years Of
immunity"
In hia statistical tables Commissioner
Enright compares the year 1919 not with
sws preceding year but with 1911. the
last year OF Arthur Woods's adminis-
ration The number Of arrests made
snd summonses served In 1917 was
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REPORT LAUDS POLICE
Vice and Gambling Driven
From Streets and Pur-
sued to Hiding Places
NEWSPAPERS ASSAILED
Commissioner Complains Of
Exaggerated Tales and Atti-
tude That Injuries City.

The reform of Greenwich Village
and its restoration to responsibility
is one of the achievements listed by
Commissioner Richard Enright in his
report. sent yesterday to the Mayor, OF
the operations of the Police Depart
ment for the year 1919. The report is
a book of 304 pages, yet it is all too
small, the Commissioner says. for any
pen to convey an adequate chronicle
of the many interesting incidents in
delibly written on the blotter of the
department.
For a year or two prior to jan
uary 1, 1918," the Commissioner says
on page 81, there had grown up in
hemian restaurants which had at
tracted to ii q host of sightseers and
morbid minded persons with jaded
appetite for sensation. Among those
who came were many of the degener-
ate type of both sexes, who partici
pated in the absurd diversions offered
at these places at high prices, and
danced to jazz music with all of the
ridiculous and sometimes suggestive
and disgusting conduct which is char
acteristic of such resorts.
"a Chinese funeral or Hopi Indian
snake dance would be far more inter
esting and entertaining, but certain
foolish and degenerate appetite for the
unusual or sensational. mostly recruited
from outside New York. promoted by
sightseeing car grafters and other para
sites, kept these places alive and proved
that Barnum was right regarding the
mental capacity of some people.
These conditions Immediately re
Ceived the attention OF th's department
with the result that several Of them
discontinued business. whila those that
remained are obliged to keep within the
law. AS they are no longer allowed tc
ilout the law or to cater 70 the depraved
tastes OF their regular clientele, this sec
tion will soon become unattractive tc
the sightseer and will be restored to It's
previous status of a respectable resi-
Dental and business neighborhood."
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THREE CENTS
WITHIN 200 MILES
FOUR CENTS ELSEWHERE.
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Cloudy to-day; probably followed by r:
tonight or tomorrow; colder to-morrc
Highest temperature yesterday, ST. lowest,
Detailed weather reports on Editorial pI
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-11
HUNGARY READY FOR WAR?
(By Associated Press)

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Aug. IL
Those who charge there is a move
ment afoot for Hungary to regain by
force Slovakia. now part of CZecho-
Slovakia. or Pennsylvania, point to
the food and munition stores being
accumulated as evidence TO support
their contention.
1t is said that there is now in Hun
gary, American canned food worth
more than S1,000.000 ready for army
use. Twenty-eight war tanks and
large quantities of rifles have been
received. Large supplies of NUM-
tions have been manufactured, ostens-
iblv for the Polish forces but the
Poles have complained that these have
not reached the anti-Bolshevik forces,
Whatever secret intentions some
elements may have, it is said, it is
apparent that Hungary is strengthen
ing its armed forces to be in pos
iton to assume a menacing attitude
toward Austria, should the Vienna
government attempt to take over
Western Hungary or to combine with
Poland should communism become
dangerous among the CZechs.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-11
COTTON QUARANTINE
AND COTTON GROWERS

Imperial Valley cotton growers have
facing them splendid opportunity of
placing themselves in a legitimately
strong position on the cotton market.
With practically all other cotton dis
tricts under quarantine the Imperial
Valley and Arizona must furnish the
bulk of the cotton Of the United
States.
An organization of proper strength,
neither too strong nor too weak, and
the proper handling of the cotton
market from this end will ! give to
Imperial a place from which it might
have taken years to boost the old
South. The valley, limited as it is
in extent, can never hope to produce
the quantity that the South can, but
the Imperial Valley, growing cotton
which the boil weevil or the boil
worm has not yet, and thanks to the
splendid work of the horticultural
commission and allied interests prob
ably never will touch, can and should
take unto themselves their right place
in the sun of the cotton market.
Not only is our cotton untouched
by pests, but the growers here and in
! Arizona can produce a cotton. which
no other district in the United States
can grow. That kind is the long pima
cotton, variety superior in every
manner to the short staple cotton OF
the South.
The formation of an organization
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-11
NOT DEDUC1|NG
GROWERS MONEY

CALEXICO, Aug. 1.-THE Goree-
Hartman gins has issued statement
saying that there is a report in cir
culation to the effect that they are
deducting So bale for the expense of
the Cotton Growers Association. This
they assert, is incorrect, as they are
making no deductions whatever ex-
cept on the express order and permis-
sion of the farmer himself. Any
farmer not interested in the growers
association, is not subject to any de-
duction whatever. The deductions be-
ing made under the agreement seem
to be confusing farmers and giving
rise to the reports noted. 1t is a
matter that is causing considerable
annoyance to the ginners and farmers
but as soon as understood, it will be
all right. To make it plain anyone
not signing the agreement is not sub
ject to the deductions.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-11

which will attempt to throg.;e the
manufacturers and ultimately the
consumers will sooner or later find
itself "out of luck" as every organi-
zation of that kind is sure to find it.
self sooner or later.
The organization should be strong,
but it should be organized on legiti-
mate business basis, which means a
basis which will demand and will OBJ
tain just what is just, and no more.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-11
OVERALLS IN ITALY
{Ru AcSnniafad praScN

ROME, Aug. 11.-A large number
of aristocratic young men in Rome,
Florence and other Italian cities, by
agreement are wearing special
costume this summer costing about So
to So. They have declared boycott
on expensive clothing.
The suits are composed of khaki or
blue denim trousers and shirt or
blouse which can quite easily be made
at home. Wearers of the cheap attire
have also temporarily abandoned jew
elry, elaborate cravats, silver handled
canes or expensive hats. Most-of the
innovators also wear sandals instead
of shoes.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-11

The need of an organization which
shall really be an organization is
great. The South is organized, and
so the South has been the cotton king.
The interests of Arizona and Imperial
Valley growers are the same. Let us
hope that the attempt of these two
districts to get together is entirely
successful. We need Arizona and
Arizona needs us-we both need an
organization strong, but thoroughly
1epitimate
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-11
NEW RECORD MADE
(Ry Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE an
nouncement was made today of new
unofficial trans-continental auto rec
ord established by five passenger
touring car carrying mail from San
Francisco to New York, which arrived
yesterday after a run of four days,
Il hours and three minutes.