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The Washington times., 1920-09-18
BONDS LOST IN.
BLAST TURNUP.
Sl9l, 900 In Securities Found
After Disaster Few Missing
Can Be Replaced.

NEW YORK. Sept Is.-Losses In
securities reported TO the National
Security Company as a result OF
Thursdays explosion In Wall street
reached total of x212 900. but Joel
Rathbone. vice president and general
manager, stated yesterday that all
had been recovered with the excsp-
ton of $4,000 by one firm and $1,000
by another.
Rathbone said the recovery ratio
was remarkably large for a disaster
OF this character. and was due largely
to the honesty OF those who, In the
excitement of the tragedy. might cas-
lily have appropriated thousands or
dollars worth OF securities with no
one being the wiser. In Rathbone's
opinion IL will be an easy matter to
replace the securities lost by new
ones, as in most cases q record has
been kept of tho numbers and de-
nomination by the issuing companies,
The chief sufferer In respect to the
total volume of securities that we're
missing Immediately after the s1pio-
sion was the stock exchange nrm OF
Johnson q Wood, OF 116 Broadway.
Two of the nrm's messengers who
lost their lives had stocks and bonds
in their possession worth about $17o,-
WV out inc Tcpoftcu al wv vow
600 had been accounted for.
Among the securi les recovered was
q 1000 bond OF the Chicago Great
Western Railroad, half Of which had
been burned OF, including the uncut
coupons. The back Of the bond was
smeared with bloody fngerprints. In
dicating the unfortunate messenger
had clung to the bond until death
had released him from his suffering
The total volume of securities unac-
counted for Immediately after the ex'
plosion were estimated to have In
volyed a total of between $4,000 and
100000. None of this, however, Will
result in a loss, stock brokers believe.
The securities at first reported miss
ing by Johnson & Wood included $15.-
900 of Liberty bonds. S25 900 Ann Al
Dor Railroad As. $4,000 st. Louis and
San Francisco As, SIC, 900 Chicago and
Great Western As, 100000 Seaboard
Air Line SIS, 100 shares of AM rican
Telegraph and Telephone, 100 shares
Of Baldwin Locomotive. 900 shares
Chicago, Rock Island and Pac fc. SOC
shares of Erie, "a shares Gen raj
Electric, 200 Ontario and Western
100 Shell Transport and Trading. 100
Southern Pacific. 500 Transconti
mental Oil, so United States Steel and
100 shares Baltimore ana Onio.
Parkinson & Burr, OF Wall street.
reported missing 100 shares Reading
and 100 Pittsburgh and West viz
g.nla; Harris Winthrop & Co, 90
Broadway, 100 shares Anaconda Cop
per; Galloway Fish G. Co., 81 Wall
street, 5000 Liberty third 4A's;
Moore g. Schley, 100 Broadway. 100
shares of Caddo Oil and $4,o5o in divi-
dend scrip Of the Tobacco Products
Corporation. Webb & Co., 35 Broad
way, reported missing 10000 marks
of the 4 per cent bonds of the German
municipality Of Cologne.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
Farmers Hard Luck"
Comes to Climax as
His Auto Kills Bow

BALTIMORE, Sept. 18.--Troubles
have not come singly to Charles j.
yelnsky. thirty-nine lears old, OF
Westminster. Tuesday his home
was wrecked by fire; two weeks
ago his wife underwent an opera
tion and is now in a serious condi-
ton. and last night, while home
ward bound In his automobile truck,
he kpl"d an e'ght-year-old. boy.
velnosky. who is a farmer, was
going north on Collington avenue
when the boy. Rudolph Marsalek
500 North Madeira street, ran into
the side OF tho truck, the rear
wheel passing over his body.
Patrolman Kadlee took Velnosky
to the Northeastern police station.
where he was charged with causing
the boys death The patrolman
stated in his report to Lieutenant
James that tho accident was un.
avoidable. oronrr-at-Lar~e feorre
c. Blades released Nelnosky on
his own recognlzance unin Monda.
to enable him to return to his sick
wife.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
NEW DEPOSIT Of
RAD|UM IS FOUND
Baltimore Physician, lust Back
From Fungus Hunt, Hears
of Discovery. /

BALTIMORE, Sept 1S.--Dr. Howard
A. Kelly returned yesterday from his
vacation at Magnetawan, east or the
Georgian Bay, in Canada, and he said
that a broken leg did not interfere
materially with the pleasure of the
scientific interest of his summer In
the Canadian woods
He stoutly insisted that IL was one
of the most enjoyable summers in his
career, and he had a collection OF 300
different species of mushrooms and
toadstools with which to back his as
sertion.
Although he was laid up in camp
for the greater part of the time on &c
count of his broken leg, the collecting
Of the Canadian fungi proceeded un-
checked, with the aid of r II.
c. Beardslee, OF Perry, Ohio. Miss
Gertrude Birmingham, of Brooklyn. N.
Y, helped both in the collecting and
the classifying.
Beside the actual work of collecting
DR.. Kelly said he had correspondence
with several European authorizes on
the subject and he made an agreement
with Mr.. Beardslee, to go on another
fungus hunt with him next winter In
Florida.
On his return Dr. Kelly learned
that new deposits of carnotite radium-
bearing ore had been discovered in the
Undark radiur- mines In the Paradox
Valley, Color sio, which are in the
same region as the mines in which
DR.. Kelly Is interested. He said that
in spite Of the estimates, 1T remained
to be seen whether the ore was OF
sufficiently high grade to be mined
proftably.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
LITTLE TOM REILLY
HAS GREAT RECORD
Born in Sweden OF Pole Mother
and American Father, Got
Irish Name.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1s.-Thomas l..
Reilly second, one Of the most re-
markable three-year- old children In
the whole world, came down the gang
plank OF the steamer New Rochelle
yesterday happily smiling in turn into
tho eyes Of his father. Arthur Reilly,
secretary Of the Polish consul general
in this city, and then into tho eyes
of his mother, with whom no had re-
turned from q visit to her parents In
warsaw.
Here, in chronological form 10 the
unique case Of Thomas Reilly. second:
In 1915 his father, Arthur L. Reilly,
was American Vice Consul In War
saw, at that time occupied by the
Germans. There he met and married
a young Polish, girl
When the United States entered the
war tho American Consulate moved
from Poland and Mr.. Reilly was then
transferred to the consular service
in Sweden. So tho child was born In
Sweden Of q Polish mother and an
American father. and got a strikingly
Irish name.
II was then decided to christen the
child Thomas l. second. Thomas L.
Reilly frst, a Congressman from Con
neCticUt several years ago, ls nOW
sheriff In New Haven.
For the christening ceremony god
parents were necessary. Sir E. How
ard, then British Minister to Sweden,
and Lady Isabella Howard an Italian
woman, flIed the roles. Add Britain
and Italy to Thomas l. Reilly eds
family OF nations.
And Brother Dominic, a German
Jesuit priest then in Stockholm, pei.
formed the christening ceremony.
Thomas L., second. as made three
voyages across tho Atlantic and but
recently heard the rumble Of shells In
warsaw.
But we have a great army now,
enthusiastically declared Mrs. Reilly;
"The Bolshevists, they run before us. y
Where do you get this we stur'?'
asks Papa Reilly with a smile.
"Oh, / forget" replied Mamma Reil.
ly, flashing back the smile.
Mrs. Reilly said she remained ir
warsaw a week after all Americans
had been warned to leave. In fact
her desire to remain with her parent,
until the famous International baby
had reached his third birthday. she
said, had caused Mrs. Hugh Gibson
wife Of the Polish minister, to ex
claim:
81 will not be held responsible 70,
any more OF this Mrs. ReiIly's crazi'
ness"
But in writing this story, you b.
sure to say this, that the lad Is eoint
to be q real American in spite of hi
odd international connections" sai,
Papa Reilly. Thomas L. second
smiled and shook his blond head af
| nrmatively.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
FIRE DESTROYS BIG Snip
IN BALTIMORE DRY DOCK
''Kershaw," of Merchants and Miners
Line, Swept By Flame-Six
OF Crew Missing.

BALTIMORE. Sept. 1s.-Ffre yes
terday destroyed the steamship Ker-
shaw, one of the largest of the fleet
of the Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company, while the vessel
was lying in the lower docks Of the
Baltimore Dry Docks and Sbipbuild-
ing Company.
The fire started in one of the holds
Of the vessel from a cause as yet un-
determined. The Kershaw had been
undergoing repairs for several weeks.
Six members of the dining room de-
partment of the steamer were unae-
counted for, but 1t is the belief OF Of
Hctals that these men may have spent
the night in the city.
The vessel was valued at S40O, 900.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
LAMBS CLUB EXPELS
..McCRAW, GIANTS OWNER

NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.-John J. NC
Graw, manager and part-owner of the
Giants, has been expelled from the
Lambs Club, and William II. Boyd. the
actor. with whom he became embroiled
In a fst night in the club, has been
suspended for a year. ms the result
OF investigation by the directors.
Hearing OF circumstances Tas set
FOR yesterday, McGraw and Boyd be-
ing invited TO bring their own
witnesses. MCGraw, however, followed
Nis recent custom OF going straight
from the Polo Grounds to his apart
~ocnt at Broadway and One Hundred
md Ninth street, and did not appear.
rhe directors made their decision and
notice was posted on the club bulletin
board.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
TRAIN KILLS DESERTER
ON WAY TO SURRENDER

LARAMIE, Wyo., Sept. 1S.-Speed-
ing back to Chicago on a freight train
to give himself up as a deserter from
the Great Lakes Naval training Sta
tion in response to the plea OF his
sweetheart, Roy e. Mckinney fell
beneath the wheels of the train near
Node, Wyo.
In the pocket OF his coat, when the
mangled body was found, was a letter
signed Blanche, urging him to return
and give himself up.
BE the honorable man I know you
are" she wrote.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
ARRESTED FOR PLOT
ON LIFE OF 0BREG0N
B. Brito, Former Carranza Counsel
General In New York, Held
In Mexico City.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. 1s.-B.
MenaMena Brito, former Carranza
consul general in New York, has been
arrested in Mexico City on n charge
of being the leader in revolutionary
movement against the defactor gov
ernment, II was learned here OFFICIALLY
today.
: Mexican Consul Beltran here con.
AR ned the report Brlto IL said to
have plotted against the lives Of Obe
gon and n number OF his political
supporters. Theh death plot was re
vealed through the arrest Of one OF
the plotters.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
CITY OF CHICAGO SUES2
PAPERS FOR 20 MILLIONS

CHICAGO. Sept 1s.-The city OF
Chicago yesterday began suits against
the Chicago Tribune Company and
the Chicago Daily News Company and
Victor +. lawson. as editor and pub
Usher OF the News. to recover s20,-
Oo0, ,00o-s10, 100000 from each COM
pany. In speaking OF the suits Cor
poration Counsel Ertleson said:
'"The actions are brought TO re-
cover damages the city has sustained
through the false statements pub
iishcd In the two papers to the effect
that the city IN bankrupt and Its
credit exhausted"
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
R|TCH|E TELLS HIS
PROGRAM OF LAWS
Maryland Governor Outlines
Work He Hopes to Put
Through.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 1s.-Following
the supper last night at the Govern
ment House, in Annapolis, to heads
OF the State departments, Governor
Richie delivered an informal speech
in which he outlined what he term
ed the outstanding features OF the
work he hopes his administration to
accomplish before the next session Of
the legislature. Part OF this work Is
simply the speeding up OF operation
in Important departments; more OF 1t
contemplates reconstruction, some OF
II far-reaching.
OTHER MEETINGS SCHEDULED.
1t was the first gathering OF de-
partment heads in the State govern
ment since the time of the late Gov.
Austin l.. Crothers. Governor Richie
explained that he had brought all the
department heads together because
he wanted them to know what he has
in mind and to understand from his
own lips his absolute committal to
the undertaking. From time to time
he will have other meetings OF
groups OF department heads, at which.
he said. he will expect the officials
to do most of the talking. so that he
can get from them full knowledge
VI Ing UuoihcSs tHCy aiC ooihe.
The big things the governor has in
mind, as he outlined them last night,
begin with putting the sea food IN
dustry of the State under control OF
the conservation commission, upon a
paying basis, at least; making a pro-
gressive settlement of the racing
question:; handling of the roads Ques-
tion in a way to meet modern needs
and cost problems: practically COM
plete reorganization Of the prison
system; cleaning up OF the city police
department; modernization of the
schools from top to bottom; institu-
ton of the merit system without any
compromises whatever; organization
upon a thorough business basis OF the
central purchasing agency. and prob
able reorganization of the divisions
of the State government, to the end
that duplication and excessive over
head expenses may be abolished.
SPEECH WINS PRAISE.
The governors speech, which fol-
lowed the supper almost Immediately
was the only one delivered. He talked
about an hour. When he finished the
State officials gathered about him and
congratulated him on the value of the
work he had laid out for himself and
his lhC parry V"oCN
about 10 o'clock, ana most of the Of
ficials returned to Baltimore.
The governor began by saying thai
there is not much chance for a gov
ernor to get down to tho real work ot
administration In the first six month.
OF his term. He comes In about q
week after tho legislature convenes
he explained, and for thirty days IL
at work on his budget: after hat he
has twenty hectic days devoted to ap-
pointments; after that a month given
to study of bills passed by the legis'
lature, and then the appointment ci
county school boards. Midsummer ID
reached. the governor went en-, before
the executive can get his mind on The
things he wants TO do. He thought
IL might be we'll IL the governor took
office st a time when affairs were
less concentrated.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
MINE UNION ED|CT
ENDS COAL STRIKE
Men Return to Work and Output
Will Be Normal by
Monday. .

wILKESBARRE, Pa, Sept. 1s.-An-
tracite production will be resumed
on a normal basis starting next Mon
day, the twenty-day strike of
mine workers being brought to an
end by proclamation from the
policy committee OF the United Mine
workers, which directs that all union
men return to their labor at once.
Large numbers OF the strikers
dwindled back to their work today
and scores of collieries that have
been in idleness had steamed up and
wheels were humming, but nothing
like q general resumption of industry
will come before the start OF next
week.
The proclamation OF the policy
makers was joyfully received through
out the hard coal fields.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
ROME REDS INSULT
US. EMBASSY FLAG
Demand Banner Be HaIf.Mast-
ed-Ordered From Consulate.
Italy Regrets It.

An attempted violation OF tue
American consulate at Genoa, Italy,
by workmen bearing red flags has
been reported to the State Department
by the American embassy at Rome.
workmen bearing red flags were
passing the consulate in funeral
procession of victims of recent out
breaks In Genoa. They rushed into
the consulate and demanded that the
American flag be lowered at half
mast. Vice Consul Murphy refused
and ordered the men from the con-
suIate and the flag brought into the
building. After indulging In demon
strations and insulting language the
sw workmen departed. No Italian SOL
diers or police were on duty.
Italian authorities Immediately ex-
pressed their regrets.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18

wealth is free from all the worries
such wealth brings. He is waiting.
though not morosely. the time when
wealth and all matters incident there
to are without value.
While not in monks Earb, he has
in effect Withdrawn to his own clois-
ter for meditation, reflection. and
prayer.
Mr.. Rockefeller would not be great
ly agitated. 1t was stated, II the Gov
ernment came and demanded his for
tune, but would probably remark:
Here it is: you Will find II Is In
good shape and has been well taken
care Of"
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
MCCARTHY FEARED BLAST.

James Mccarthy, who was employed
ms Inspector OF property protection
and secret service by the United
States Railroad Administration, issued
n statement today declaring he had
expected an occurance like the New
York bomb outrage. in view OF the
Information he had obtained. He
declares the country is honeyco bed
with RED" plotters.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
TAFT'S HOME LOOTED.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. 1S.--Thc
home of Former President William II
TAFT in Grove street, was entered by
burglars yesterday and jewelry and
clothing were taken. As the family
Is at Murray Bay, Canada, the ex-
'ent OF the loss is not known. Tn,
burglars ransacked the house from
cellar to attic.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
BOMB IS EXPLODED IN
GENOASTOCK EXCHANGE

LONDON, Sept. 1S.-A bomb was
exploded In the stock exchange at
Genoa, according to dispatches OF the
Exchange Telegraph Company. There
were no casualties and the perpetra-
tors of the outrage are still at liberty.
Police raided the apartment OF Carlo
Mantero, n prominent anarchist, and
conf1scated dynamite caps, fuses and
internal machines sufficient to have
blown UP an entire village.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
RUMAnIA JOINS LEAGUE.

The State Department was informed
officially yesterday that Rumania
rad deposited ratification OF the
Treaty OF Versailles at Paris. Sep
ember IL This brings the list OF
'Ignatories to the Versailles Treaty
o twenty-six and increases the mem
bership ofthe League OF Nations to
thirtA nine
The Washington times., 1920-09-18

TROOPS OF the Twenty second United States Infantry
are on guard In Wall street. Just after the bomb
explosion battalion Of men was hurried from Gov
ernors Island TO the in trucks They helped the
police hold back the crowd and also guarded the Sub
treasury.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18
John D. Finds No Joy in
Riches; At 81 He Turns
From Worldly Things
BY FLOYD MacGRIFF,
Intern ationaI News Service.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1e-The richest man in the world
is no longer interested in making money.
More than that he not overly concerned with what
becomes of the greatest single fortune accumulated
although he hopes it be used for good purposes.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-01

IIy' tsptCIdIIy yOunBSItTs.
Orange Cake. - Beat
thoroughly together wo
cupfuls Of sugar. half a
cupful OF water, the
beaten yolks of five eggs.
two and one-half cupfuls
of -four. two teaspoon
fuls Of baking powder
and the juice and grated
rind of one orange; fold
In the whites OF three
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-01
Turks Finances
Basically Sound

was partly with the political intent
of making Turkey default so inter-
ested powers could take over her
finances and control the country, as
was done In 1881. This led to the
creation of loose spheres of influence.
Germany taking Koia Plain. the
French. Syria, with the Italians want
ing the province they at present &C.
cupy. and the British and the Russians
seeking Constantinople. In the coun.
ell of administration OF the Ottoman
public debt. which continued until the
war and has been resumed I'm some
fashion, there was one Englishman,
one Frenchman. one German. one Aus
TRAN and one Italian, with the presl-
dency alternately occupied by an Eng
lishman and Frenchman.
The conclusion of the investigators
is that If the Investments had been
made for productive enterprise and
had created sources for meeting In
terest and the debt. II would have
been child's play To carry the debt
and pay IL OF. However. as the debI
was lowered, In spite of the above at
tempts. additional loans were made.
Not all of the sums borrowed by the
government were wasted; for exam
pie about $50,0O0,000 was used to help
build the Bagdad railway. Although
the Germans would have built the line
with their own money, they actually
got Turkish money TO finance what
they considered German enterprise
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-01

the main entrance and John saw the
name "Selkirk." Something leaped
up into his throat. Then at q win
dow only q few floors up. John
caught glimpse of face Of the girl
to whom, ten years ago. he had given
all that strong man can giye-the
whole Of his heart.
There were ladders, of course,
many Of them, but there were many,
many windows; the firemen were do
Ing yeomen service. battling frantic
ally and skillfully to save life-but
there were so very many lives to
save. There were ropes and a Gordon
of police.
Through these John Halliday tore
and beat his way; into the burning
building he struggled, leaving his
coat In the hands OF a OBTAINING fire.
man. Past the useless. motlonless ele-
vators, through the binding, sitting
black smoke to the slippery stone
stairs; up and up and up and up,
gasping, tearing short intakes Of air
out of the solid smoke with whistling
lungs; guessing with an architects
shrewd guess at the right door and
hurting himself against IL until it
ripped from the hinges, John Halli-
day staggered across the room to
where film Of belated daylight, shin
Ing wanly through the smudge,
showed the window to be.
She was there; choking. gasping,
her tawny eyes filled with such hor-
ror as only the eyes of such as she
can know, the pigments making ghast-
ly caricature of her white face.
1t was a bad building. built In the
bad days of jerry construction, its
Wanted fireproofing grisly joke. 1t
was going under them. The floor of
a matter of seconds the end would
come.
June! June. dear! 1t is l, John.
l have come to be with you June. at
the end. You won't have to face 1t.
girl. alone!"
there was "A great, awful rending
sOund-clouds of burning brands
rushed roaring out of the white holes
where the windows had been, and out
in the street the heartsick multitude
sobbed In the presence Of holocaust.
How could any one know what i'm
pulse took John Halliday to his wife's
side there in the valley of the shadow?
Again l must answer. This is story
of life. And knew the man.