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The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
TUBS, LONG SKIRTS
LUYURIES TO FRITZ
CoHns Also Taxable UH.
der Neuc German ReUe-
nue. LalDs.

Special Gable to The washingtsn Hsral
and Chicago rribune.)
BERLIN, July 22-what 10 n
luxurys
As reparations Of billions be-
gin to sap Germany reserves
the nations potentiaIities for
taxation Increases and new
items are added 10 the list of
luxuries.
The government has decreed
that bath tubs and eomns are
luXuries. Pine board coffins are
free of taxes, hut when even
metal handles are added q tax
Is collected.
Curtain rods are taxable only
when they are polished. Cruel
fixes are 1nxuries and are taxa
bic unless the crosses are made
of wood or glass. The govern
ment puts n premium ON short
skirts because taxes are en-
forced when they are long OF
wide. Likewise night gowns
that are too ample or too long
are taxable, while persons who
are content to wear them mp to
their knees do not have TO pay.
Copyright 1917
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
FOUR DEAD,7HURT
In OIL TANK BLAZE
Ship Explosion at Brooklyn
Wharf Due to Lighted
Cigarette.

NEW YORK, July 22.-Four mer
were killed and seven injured. this
afternoon in an explosion of one OF
four fuel tanks on the Standard Or,
tanker Ardmore. while the vessel
was tied up at the foot, of Fifty.
sixth street, Brooklyn. The dead:
Frank Warren, 95, steamftter.
Chris Hansen, IS. pipeftter.
Adam Cobas, 2S, riveter.
John Ahern, 80.
The explosion Is said to. havs
been caused by the smoking of g
cigarette by one of the workmen az
he descended into the hold. Accu.
mulated gas in the hold fiared up
ftnging the workmen from the deck
to the bottom of the drydock, 20
feet below. ripping plates loose
from the side of the ship. and hur.
ling timbers hundreds of feet.
Flames shot up into the sky i'm
mediately after the explosion, ,bu,
the fire was eStinguished> by rapio
work Of the city department. Fire.
men also acted as rescue workers
going into the hold of the ship with
gas masks to effect the rescue OF
other members of the crew impris-
oned In the hold by the blast.
Eight ambulanees, police reserves
nurses from nearby hospitals, anc
hundreds of relatives Of the ship.
yards workers-men, women anc
cniidren-rushed to the yards and
made them a scene of chaos until
the last body had been taken from
the dock and seven of the survivors
mad been taken to hospitals.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
MAIL Line VESSELS
Held FOR ALLEGED
KENCONTRACTS
Finest Fleet Under U. S.
Flag Seized in New York
For Shipping Board.

NEW YORK. July 22.-The finest
fleet Of passenger vessels under the
American flag. five ships in all, was
seized from the United States Mail
Steamship Line here tonight by
United States Marshal Thomas D.
Mccarthy, United States District At
torney William Hayward and rep
resentatives of the Shipping Board
on the ground that the United
States Mail Line had violated the
terms of the contract when the
boats were allotted to the company.
Visit Five Ships.
The marshal. the district attorney
and the Shipping Board men visited
the George Washington. on which
President Wilson made his trips to
France. the President Grant, the
susquehanna, the America and the
Agamemnon, all former German
liners. formally seizing and leaving
deputy marshal and a Shipping
Board man aboard each one.
The United States Mail Line has
been operating the boats lin Euro
pean trade, and of late has been ad-
Vertlsing the vessels extensiyel[
stressing the fact that for the first
time in modern shipping there were
nrst-class craft in the passenger.
trade under the American flag.
The seizure was decided upon IN
Washington last evening. II was
stated. and Elmer Scblesinper
counsel for the board, was al.
spatched to New York to SUPERVISE
the proceedings. The United States
Mail Line is said to have defaulted
100000 of the rent due and to have
been lax in the fulfllment of other
terms of the contracts.
ships Tied Up.
The vessels, all of which were of
from 10000 to $4,000 tons, were tied
up at New York or New Jersey
docks.
Four other ships leased by the
Shipping Board for private opera
tion are due to be seized on the
same grounds as soon as they dock
here.
The George Washington had
booked a large passenger list for
Europe, to sail July 80. and in order
that the passengers may not be
the Shipping Board
will operate the vessel for one
trip, should no other operating firm
be found.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
YOUTHFUL "PONZI"
GIVEN SIX MONTHS

CHICAGO. July 22.-Stephen d
Capsack, the l7-year-old "Ponzi''
who swindled farmers throughout
the Middle West of more than $780,
900 in securities. was TODAY given
q term of six months in the Federal
penitentiarv by Judge Landis. He
will be sent to the prison in Boone
Vile, Mo.
six months" he said after sem
tence had been passed: SAY. I ex-
pected six years at least I'll bet
the hicks ] trimmed will be all
het M over this"
Cspsack. who was q hank mes
senger at $50 a month. rented an
office and watched the papers for
notices of persons who wished to
sell oil stocks. He would then
write them and offer to handle the
deal. they would forward their
stocks and get nothing in return,
He sold the bonds quickly and put
the proceeds in his pocket.
Federal agents saw his "coue-on''
letters were marvels. That bov
could sell shaving soap in Russia
or ice to the inhabitants Of Green
land In the dead Of winter" said
Assistant District Attorney Hsmlin.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
GERMANY FEARS
FAMINE FLASHED
RUSSIAN HORDES
Teuton Leaders Also Pre-
pare to Exploit East
ern Neighbor.
Special Gable to The Warrington Herald
and Chicago Trihune.O

Special Cable to The washinfton Herald
and Chicago Trihune.)
BERLIN, July 22.-The Russian
Soviets control have started two
movements in Germany. The. first
is for the speeding up Of large plans
for complete economic domination
OF Russia. which Germany believes
will be Inevitably her domain, and
the second is a movement for secu-
rity should the famine panic become
as serious as in the historic past
when Oriental tribes swept over
Germany
Such great leaders as Felix
Deutsch. a director of the General
Electric Company. and Walter Rath-
fau, reconstruction minister. are
fearing great national miErations
such as came out of the East when
the Roman Empire fell II is held
not beyond belief that the intensi-
ned famine may send the Russiah
Ehordes over the Ukraine ard POLAND
and even into Germany. cndanger-
ing European civilization. This is
the view of many serious and sober
business men.
Other business men are seizing
the opportunity to perfect plans for
the exploitation OF Russia. believing
the Soviet's fall is imminent or at
least that complete free trade ans
the restoration of rights to private
property will be established within
a year. Many hanks are making
deals with Russian owners OF mines
factories and lands. taking options
When the refugees who still have
enough money to enable them TO
live refuse options they are forming
exploiting companies. Many of the
best coal and oil lands have change
hands and everything is prepared
for an intense industrial operation
the moment TIE Soviet fails or il
permits development.
From the Russian Embassy here
IL was officially learned today that
an appeal is being sent TO the In
ternational Red Cross asking that
the American Red Cross food depots
in the Baltic states be placed at
the disposal of Moscow and Petrc-
grad committees for the relief OF
the famine-stricken in Russia.
According TO information received
here special leagues have been
formed throughout Russia to which
members OF all parties and beliefs
including the monarchists. belong
These leagues are endeavoring 10
aid the starving multitudes.
The Russians hope the America n
Red Cross depots at Helsingfors
and WiborG in FINLAND and the de-
pots in Esthcnia. which were orig
lnaliy 'estIned for Russia. will now
be tanned over to them.
Copyright Is2lD
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
MERCHANTSDUPE
BY SOVIET ENVOY
Chicago Men Fete "PaP' of
Lenin in Hope of Fat
Contracts.

CHICAGO, July 22.-Chicago mer-
chants who entertained Max Schall-
man, Little Pal" OF Lenine and
Trotsky,, in the hope of grabbing
of some of the fat contracts he
was supposed to be awarding for
the Soviet government. are stu
mourning the expenditure of thou
sands of dollars that must be wiped
of the slate as a total loss.
Schallman, who is charged with
violation of the espionage act, could
not furnish s2.5o0 bail and is tenn
porarily the guest of the sheriff in
the county Jail. A. J. Doyle, presi-
dent of the Doyle shoe Company,
told government officials how
Schallman, as agent for the Rus
sian Soviet government. entered
into a s3S,Oo0.Oo0 contract with his
firm for l0,O0O.0o0 pairs of shoes.
Doyle was to get a 2 per cent COM
mission for subletting the huge
contract to eight other shoe manu-
featuring firms. the order being too
large for the Doyle Company to
handle alone.
Doyle charges that he spent $4,000
preparing these -sub-contracts and
that his firm spent an additional
$3,500 in correspondence. telephone
calls and feasting and keeping the
Schallman family in shoes for eight
months.
Schallman, in addition to his nu-
merous other enterprises, planned
the establishment of a Jewish coll
ony near Niles, Mich. He entered
into plans for extensive construc-
tion work with the Lauer Construc-
tion Company, which spent $500 on
him in the preliminary negotiations.
This colony was to be known as
New Jerusalem" and Schallman
said he planned to establish there
a population of 10000 Je4S an ex-
elusive Jewish district.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23

LONDON. July %. - Eamonn de
Valera. bearing with him the terms
of peace presented by the British
government, is home in Dublin after
wildly demonstrative departure
from England and an equally wild
and enthusiastic greeting from his
own people in Ireland.
At the Mansion House, where he
went Immediately upon his arrival
in the Irish capital. he will tomor-
row deliver to the Dali Eireann,
whose membership is augmented by
the release from prison of many of
its leaders. Lloyd Georges proposals
to end the war.
Cheered on Way.
Thousands of Londoners, both of
Irish and British political sentiment,
cheered the Irish president" on his
way as he left Euston Station. An
other crowd saluted him at Holy
head where he sailed for Erin. But
sage came when he arrived at the
station in Dublin, Where thou
sands upon thousands gathered to
acclaim him as a hero and peace
maker.
In British official circles there is
now more confidence than has been
manifest since the beginning Of the
delicate negotiations, that whatever
action is taken by the Dali Eireann,
this by no means marks the end Of
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The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
Examiners Find Bank
Affairs in Bad Mess

CHICAGO. July 22-State bank
examiners digging into the tangled
affairs of the Michigan Avenue Trust
Company. are finding conditions
much worse than had at first been
figured upon. Discovery was made
today that s5o0,0eo hae been taken
from the vaults and replaced by oil
stocks. Beyond this statement the
examiners will say nothing.
Efforts are being made to get in
touch with Warren c. Spurgin, the
president of the concern, who left
last Friday for a vacation" pre-
sumably somewhere in the East. II
he does not return by tomorrow
morning to explain loan transactions
that threaten to leave a shortage
Of 100000 or more. directors of the
bank plan to offersa reward for in
formation leading to his arrest.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
SMALL FREE UNTIL
COURT DECIDES If
ARRESfELEGAt.
Judge Holds Question in
Statu Quo Until
Next Tuesday.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. July e2.-
Gov. Len Small is immune from ar.
rest on the embezzlement and con-
spiracy indictments returned
against him at least until next
Tuesday.
Judge E. S. Smith. in Sangamon
county circuit court today decided
to hold the matter in status quo
until that time.
The governor, meantime, is al
liberty to go into court and give
himself up. as did Lieut.. Gov. Fred
Stirling and Verne Curtis, also in.
dicted. The governor is accused
among other things, of having en-
bezzfed 100000 of public funds
while he was State treasurer.
Small Must Give Bond.
The court has indicated that the
governor must appear in court and
give bond, or he will be ordered ar.
rested
Posing as friends OF the court,
three prominent attorneys of the
state, former Gov. Joseph Fifer, OF
bloomington; former Representa-
tative James NJ. Graham, of Spring
neid. and Attorney George Gillespie
or Springfield, came into court to-
day and argued that a State execu-
tive canot be arrested.
AT the conclusion of the hearing
Judge Smith said in part: -O-'0
IL Is certain the judiciary or any
other power has no power to coerce
or direct the governor in the per-
Iormance of his executive duty,
This question, however. deals with
an oHense committed before he be-
came governor. The offense cited
mas no relation, whatever to any
omcial conduct either directly or
indirectly. 1t was not the act of
the governor. If the support of the
contention, that a governor cannot
De arrested, maintains, It means the
governor can commit any crime he
one"
Free Until Tuesday.
Later the court told newspap.r
men he would make no decision
until the governor had been given
plenty of time to give bond.
This statement, together with
that relative to the days arguments
was taken to mean that the gov.
ernor has until next Tuesday 70 an
pear or have warrants for his ar
rest issued.
What steps, If any, the State ex-
ecutive will take to resist arres,
are problematical In a statement
earlier in the day the governor in
timated indirectly that he would
call out the militia il necessary to
resist arrest. Whether he would
call out the militia to protect him
self against arrest could not be
learned.
Attorney Graham offered one of
the most unusual arguments ever
heard in an Illinois court. He went
back to the days OF Nero. to the
early history of Athens and of
France. He called in kings and
morarchs and Roman emperors. He
based his argument on the applica-
ton of the three forms of govern
ment, executive, Legislative and
judicial. and declared:
why. IL there Is a government in
hell, those three powers must pre-
vail there, too"
Mr. Graham declared that IL the
governor was to surrender, his
branch of government to some
other branch he would be little
less than a traitor"
Impeachment, he said, is the only
oosrIsprD on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
France Fears British
Influence on Germans

PARIS. July 22.-F-ance's real
grievance against England because
Of her demand for an early meeting
Of the supreme council to settle the
Siiesian boundary question, is, ac-
cording to members of the foreico
office. the fear that Great Britain
seeks to hinder and perhaps frus-
trate Loucheur's and Bathenau's at
tempts at FranCo-German eco
nomic reapproachment on a speedy
reha Utilization Of her devastated re
gIons
Foreign officials here stress the
vital need to France for such -
understanding and they are ti-rre-
fore extremely unwillibE 20 Pernn
anything to interfere VIZ Srr-
cessfuI conclusion a fhe preseHt
negotistions.
Words of TeniVS.
The Temps. oaicisllg inspir-c.
ends a ienthy cofn rnentars on the
SiIesisn stustlOa ~ referring 20 the
Loucheur- Rsthens pour parers in
the followin wnrfRs
-Enland cannot reproach France
with maxim her qusrrels eternal
With Germany and then prevent
France from gettins on sm. m.cablV
with the Germans"
Meanwhile the Gninspir,-d hut
nevertheless influential new ~ 'r'
are restless over Chancellor wirlh :
interview. and rcassert that Brit
ain should insist upon ccupctions
Of the Ruhr. in order to bring Ger
many to tasDs II
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
Barnes Championship Card

over which he had pitched to the
greens with such unending. nerve
and skill.
Barnes had let wood and iron
speak for him through three SOUL
stirring days. and as the new open
champion of the United States he
accepted the cup with a heartfelt
Thank you" as the gallery once
paid recognition to his march VI
the far heights to a glory he had
been working for So many years.
The cup, the big silver cup. repre-
CONTINUED on PAGE SIX.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
Recover Victims Bodies.

Pa-Aclos' Tex. July 22.--Three
bodies were recovered today. from
among those of the eight undertow
victims drowned last night while
bathing In the gulf at the mouth OF
Greens Bayou near here. They were
members of party attending the
Baptist Young People's Union en-
cananmeut. " 7ssr
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23

LONDON. July 2e-Contradic-
tions. arguments and recriminations
always in diplomatic terms, Of
course-are flying thick and fast
between Paris and London as the
Silesian crisis is approaching its
climax
Lord Curzon. British foreign sec
retary. is now preparing a reply 20
Brands heated note declining 10
call q meeting OF the supreme coun-
Gil on July IS. and the British
answer probably will be couched in
terms quite as frank and pointed as
was the French message.
Curzon will point out that Great
Britain is absolutely determined.
for the sake Of peace in Middle
! Europe. to bring about an immedi-
! ate settlement of the SilsSian boun-
daries based upon the results OF the
recent pIebiscite.
Italy Backs Britain.
Great Britain's hand is undoubt-
edly further strengthened by ItsIy's
refusal to send additional reinforce
ments TO the allied troops now in
| Silesian territory, and the govern
ment, regardless OF what action
may be taken by France, will con
tinue to refuse TO send any more
British soldiers to the province.
1t is declared by members Of the
foreign office that Frances declara-
81
in Upper Slesia had Jointly re-
Quested additional troops was a de-
! Iiberate misinterpretation of the
situation. inasmuCh as British Off
cials now in the province have re-
/ ported daily disagreements with the
French commissioners over this
| point. and consequent difficulty in
maintaining their equilibrium under
| this long series of disputes
In the meantime, il is understood
on excellent authority that Great
Britain is Unsltersbly opposed to
| permitting a preliminary meeting Of
I the Silesian experts to discuss the
! situation in advance Of the coming
supreme council conference.
Holds Vote FaIr.
Instead, Downing street considers
that the recent plebiscite WAS fairly
| and eQUitsbly taken. and Lloyd
| George therefore intends TO COM
! ply with the provisions OF the Ner-
sailIes treaty regarding the fiXstion
| OF the provinces boundaries. re-
Gardless OF what may be done by
the Quai dOrsay, or Frances pro-
tege. Poland.
Great Britain has the hearty sup
port of Italy in this stand. and the
combination. il is believed. will os
| too strong for France.
Brtand In BsIahce.
Settlement one way or the other
| Of the muddle is vital at least to
two governments II BRAND, who
would seem 10 be pledged during
the parliamentary recess against
4 permitting a decision adverse TO
Poland, loses the tight TO Lloyd
| George. his regime will come to an
/ end. and the militaristic Eroup,
headed by PoinCare, would come in
to power with the slogan Make
| Germany pay"
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
Situation Becomes Heat
ed Between Great Brit
ain and France.
ITALY DENIES MORE
SOLDIERS FOR AREA
English Back Plebiscite
Vote, Despite Protests
OF Poland.

LONDON. July 2:-Brstish
opinion D. growing In bitterness
about the French pressure over
Upper sIIe~Ia. which the Brit
ish fear may preeipitste n new
war.
A leading British snhrIaI said
teday that the situation threat
ems the peace Of the whole
world. He declared Ia nppeared
rs 90 France were trying 60
provoke an outbreak in Upper
site IA and If this occurred Ger
many nnd Poland would be sure
10 be involved. and RUSSIA might
take the opportunity 20 attack
Poland and the border states.
Sir Harold stuart. the British
commissioner 20 Upper silesis-
has been summoned home 60
-snLe report and he f. now On
his way.
Yesterday Lord CWrEon sent
note 20 Paris suggesting n
meeting on August 4 or : and
urging the French 60 delay
military action In the mean
while.
fCopyrirht la2lN
The Washington herald., 1921-07-23
CHEERSOF PEOPLE
GREET DE VALERA'S
RETURN TODUBLIN
Sim Fein Leader Hailed
In Britain and Erin as
National Idol.

Special Gable to The Warrington Heral
and Chicago Tribuns.)
DUBLIN, July 2z-@We shall
talk Of freedom no more, for we
shall have IT, Eamonn de
vaIers told q huge crowd at the
Dublin Mansion House that had
lEathered 20 greet him On his|
return fron Lonaon 90 nfeAt.
Fhst ~as all he would say,
statiaE that ~this is NO time for
making sPeeches.@
Mr.. de Valera and his party
ptOtored from kingrtown 10
Dublin.
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The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
COLOREDPLAYERS
ARRIVE AT ATLANTA

ATLANTA, Ga. March 7.-w. C..
West, manager Of Washington's en-
try in the Colored Professional Base
ball League. which has eight clubs
and whose season will open April z1,
arrived here today with six mem
bers of his squad. They were Joined
here by three more players who live
in this vicinity and will start spring
training at League Park tomorrow
Sixteen more colored players will
arrive here this week and Sunday
the spring drive will start in earnest
with twenty-five players fighting for
berths. West plans at this time to
carry a squad of twenty players
through the season.
Some. of the best professional
players In colored ranks will be
seen in the Washington lineup when
the season gets under way. West
and H. l. Johnson. chairman of the
board of directors Of the colored
club. have already signed a contract
with Clark c. Griffith for the use of
the Washington American League
Park while the Nationals are on the
road. The colored schedule has been
arranged so that their games will
not interfere with the American
League schedule.
n. L. johnson, a prominent Wash
ington business man, declares that
MS club will spare no expense to
make the District entry the class
or the league.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
SWANSONS HUB" TERRIERS
SWEEP FIRST BENCH SHOW

After twelve hours of exhibition
of the best biooded Boston terriers
in this vicinity and many other
localities of the country at the
Wardman Park Hotel last night the
first annual speciality show of the
Washington Boston Terrier Club
was declared decided success.
Over 500 crowded the grill room
during the day and up until clos
ing time interest was always high.
William Z. Swanson. a local
owner of high class Boston terriers,
swept away the prizes in the spe-
cialty exhibition towards the close
OF the show and won the honor Of
the day with his champion seal
brindle, Maybe" who won the title
of the best dog in the show. The
bitch of Swainson's has taken lead
ing honors in speciality shows in
all the large cities in the East. re-
Gently winning in Boston and New
York. Other honors won by his
terriers were the best local dog.
tbs best headed bitch: the best
brace of terriers: the best four.
Second honors in the competition
for the high honors of the evening