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New-York tribune., 1921-05-15
1T. S. Officials
Take Up Debt
With Ceddes
Conversion of Five Billion
Obligation of Britain
Into Long Term Notes
Is Discussed at Capital
London May Send Expert
Settlement Not To Be Hur-
ried, However, Until
England Solves Troubles

WASHINGTON, May 14.-IConversa-
tions with the British Embassy have
begun here preliminary to resumption
of negotiations for funding into long
time obligations Great Britain's s5,o0o,-
100000 debt to this country.
Acting in accordance with Secretary
Melons recent announcement that the
Treasury was ready at any time to dis
cuss the funding scheme with the Brit
ish Treasury, officials said, conference
was held by Treasury and State Depart
ment representatives with Ambassador
Geddes and other embassy officials.
Discussion was confined to review of
the steps previously taken on the prof
ect in accordance with the Victory Loan
act.
Since negotiations for funding the
British debt were halted last summer,
officials explained, responsibility for
determining the method by which Eng
land is to pay her war debt to this
country has passed into fresh hands in
both governments Moreover, it was
said, as there had been apparently a
mutual understanding by the former
negotiators on some points in the
funding arrangements, it was thought
, advisable to go over the whole ground,
so that both parties would be thor
oughly familiar with details hitherto
worked out.
Whether Ambassador Geddes will
conduct the actual funding negotiations
for his government when they begin,
or whether Lord Chalmers, Permanent
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15
Lloyd George TO Call
Coal Farley This Week
Strike Settlement Said to Have
Been Sought by Both
Sides

LONDON, May Ia fCanadian Press)
Following the conciliatery speech in
the House of Commons on the miners
strike situation yesterday by Mr.. Lloyd
George, it was declared unofficially to-
day that the Prime Minister would
bring the miners leaders and the mine
owners representatives together again
for a conference, early next week.
1t is understood Mr.. Lloyd George
will take this step as result of un-
official overtures which have been made
during the last twenty-four hours and
which are regarded as paving the way
to settlement of the strike without
humiliation to either side.
ANTWERP, May 14.-Four hundred
thousand tons of coal are tied up here
as result of the refusal of the mem
bers of the dockworkers' union to load
coal destined for England. All the
freight yards are choked.
The dockworkers have refused to
handle coal for England in order to
show their solidarity with the. striking
coal miners of Great Britain
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15
Veteran Crook Pardoned,
I'm Jail Again Next Day
Charlie Ackron, Freed of Life
Sentence, Acquitted ON Charge
of Robbino Flat

Charlie Ackron, sent to Sing Slng
about five years ago for life as an
habitual criminal has been pardoned.
by Governor Miller, IT, was learned
yesterday, when the veteran crook was
arraigned and acquitted in the Gates
Avenue Court, Brooklyn, charged with
petty larceny.
Ackron, in the days of the old Ten
derloin, was the proprietor of the no
torious Tivoli and had been arrested
and acquitted of murder. He dropped
out of sight for several years and it
was thought he was living respect
able life until The Tribune discovered
that he was selling talking machines
of the cheapest manufacture under the
name of "Victrola."
He was arrested charged with grand
larceny and convicted as fourth Of
fender, Judge Dixie sentenced him to
life imprisonment as an habitual crimi-
the Governor did not become known
until yesterday.
Carrying cane, his body twisted
from stroke Of paralysis which he
suffered in prison, he appeared in court
yesterday,
The day after his release he went to
| his old home on Stuyvesant Avenue,
| Brooklyn, and entered the apartment
of Mrs Rose Shoemaker, who has since
taken over the Ackron lease. He took
with him two tapestries and an oil
painting when he left.
Magistrate Folwel1 was told by Ack-
ron that he did not know Mrs. Ackron
had sold the tapestries and painting
and he would be glad to return them
Magistrate Folwell thereupon dis
charged him. He is now living in q
| furnished room on Bank Street. The
fortune he is said to have accumulated
| is gone.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15

Secretary of the British Treasury, or
some other financial expert, would be
sent to this country is as vet undeter-
American officials have thought 1t like
ly financial expert would take up the
task.
In the absence of Ambassador Geddes
from the city it was not expected that
preliminary conversations would be re-
sumed for some time, while resumption
of formal negotiations probably will
await the settlement of pressing prob
lens now facing England, such as the
reparations question and the coal
strike, it was said.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15
DIR. Walter Rathenau Talked
OF as Amhassador to the IL.

BERLIN, May 14.-Dr. Walter Rath-
enau, president of the German General
Electric Company, is being talked of
as possible appointee to the Ambas-
sadorship at Washington, when it be-
comes possible to name the German
representative there. Nothing has been
indicated in official quarters, however,
as to the probability of his being Sc
lected for the post.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15
House Organ Editors to Meet

The Associated Editors Of Employees
Magazines of New York State will hold
their annual convention tomorrow, at
the Advertising Club, AZ East Twenty
fifth Street. Fifty industries and more
than 100000 employees are represented
in the organiZation.~.y-. ,,.-.s,+ $, ss,~
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15
Draft Evaders Shun Fort Jaw

Officers at Fort Jay reported yes
terday for the third successive day
that no prisoners had been added to
the list of possible draft evaders vol
UNFAIRLY reporting at Governors Island
for information.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15
Raid ON Dublin
Jail to Rescue
Griffith Fails
CONTINUED from pass enc,

to the desire of the government to
learn if he was responsible for the
alleged employment of republican
funds on ambuscades and other opera
items involving the lives of troops.
Bombs were thrown at police patrol
at Blackpool, Cork, to-day. One of the
police was killed and two were wound
ed Several civilians were wounded.
Sergeant Coleman was shot dead
while waiting in a shop.
The Chief Secretary's car was fred
at in Dublin last evening. The secre-
tary was not in the car at the time, and
the driver narrowly escaped a bullet.
Three tons Of American leaf tobacco
have been thrown into the Liffey be-
cause they were consigned to Ulster
factories.
BELFAST, May 14.---Three riots be-
tween Nationalists and Unionists this
morning have given rise to the fear
here that with the rising tide Of po-
litical feeling serious trouble may be
brewing for the election period.
After withdrawal of the curfew this
morning a Nationalist crowd invaded
the Unionist area in York Street and
threw stones. The challenge was ac-
cepted and a fierce fight soon was in
progress. The police night patrols
were reassembled and quelled the dis
turbance. Two hours later the trouble
was revived. Revolvers were used, but
without serious results.
Tho third disturbance occurred af-
terward as shipyard workers were pro-
ceeding to the yards on the Antrim
side of the Lagan River. A gang Of
armed men attacked them with revolv-
ers and stones. The police had antici-
pated some such move and were able by
encounter
New-York tribune., 1921-05-15
Albert Receives Polish Envoy

BRUSSELS, May liking Albert
received Prince Sapieha, the Polish
Foreign Minister, on his arrival here
To-day
New-York tribune., 1921-10-16
Plans Announced for Concerts
And RecilaIs at Columbia

French, German and Italian operas
Czecho- Slovak, Polish, Russian and
Jepanese folksongs and American cow
boy songs are included in the program
Of concerts and recitals to be presented
by the Columbia Institute of Arts and
Sciences during the coming year.
The first recital of foreign music will
be concert of Polish music by Polish
artists on December IS. Miss Marie
Bashian will give a costume recita
of folksongs on January 20 and an
evening of interpretations in costume,
with musical accompaniment. will be
presented on January 80 by Miss
Dagmar Perkins, Mrs. Mary Stevenson
Callcott will give a recital of cowboy
songs on February l.
Czecho-Slovak artists Will give con-
cert OF Czecho- o-Slovak music on Feb
ruary %. Other recitals of foreign
music will be on April 10, when Mr..
and Mrs. Michitaro Ongawa Will pre-.
sent japanese legends, music and folk
dances, and OF January s and p. when
New-York tribune., 1921-10-16

father. who began TO teach his So,
when. the latter was six years old.
Professor Hubay, frequen, visito,
at his parents home, recognized II.
phenomenal talents Of the child and
took him when he was eight years old
as private pupil and a year later as
pupil of the Royal Hungarian Mns;
cal Academy at Budapest. At his o..
trance examination he played Bach and
'icuXtemps with mastery that caused
general astonishment. lie was q nnn;t
At the academy only for year. I,ter
he went to Berlin to study with Josof
Joachim.
Vecsey's first public appearance wa,
made in Berlin on October j. 1ooq
Tours Of England, Mort. Amer;c.
South America, Russia, Holland. Sean
dinayia and Austria followed onc an,
other. In the year 1913 came an Itsl.
ian tour. followed by a summer tour !,
South America.
On his return to Berlin the "Bsr.
liner Tageblattv wrote OF his pe-.
Torrance Of the Beethoven concerto
thus might Joachim once have bee,,,
his career
New-York tribune., 1921-10-16
Excerpts From Advance Sheets
Of Thaver's Life OF Beethoven
Interesting Facts Concerning Bee,hoven's Last
Illness, Death and Religious
Convictions
Bv II. T.. krchbicl

Through ths courtesy Of the Bee
thoyen Association. the publishers Of
the work. The Tribune is permitted
to print, the following excerpts from
advance sheets or "The Life or Lud-
Wig van Beethoven" edited, annotated
and concluded by II. L. Krehbiel. which
is expected from the press in December
of this year. From q large amount of
material courteously placed at our dis
posal NC select few narratives and
comments because they throw 4 new
Light upon the character OF the com
poser and contradict tales that are un-
true but have been current ever since
Beethovcns death, in 1S21, some of
which are wckcdly unjust to per-
sons closely attached to him. The
first anccdote dates from the summer
OF 1925, the last summer of his life,
which hs spent on an estate near
Gueixendorf.. owned by his brother
Johann. From this place ne went to
Vienna in December. s26, already SUI
fering from the disease which caused
mis- death in the following March. The
me service OF mis- brother and it was
from him that the information was de-
rived. Beethoven's suspicious nature
increased 10 abnormality by his affiic-
tion of deafness, had alienated him
from his brothers family 50 completely
New-York tribune., 1921-10-16

is included the s1o0 received from the
London Philharmonic Society. which. as
has been stated. was found intact. The
official summary was set forth as fol-
lnv-s
New-York tribune., 1921-10-16
A Busy Season for
Ernestine Schumapn-Heink

Nine. Ernestine Schumann-H -Heink is
to have busy season. Her first en-
gagement was on October 5, when she
sang at Saranac Lake, N. T., at ben
eft for the Society for the Control of
tuberculosis; on the 10th she ap-
peared at the Metropolitan Opera
House, Philadelphia, for the Lafay-
cite Post of the American Legion;
following this engagement with many
appearances in the East in the states
of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massa-
chusetts, Ohio, Illinois and Tennessee.
November will find her in California.
where she will appear all that month
and part of December Among the
cities in which she will sing are Los
Angeles (two appearances With the
Symphony Orchestra and a matinee
and evening concert performance, four
appearances in all, Pasadena, River
side, Redlands, Long Beach, Santa Bar
bara, Fresno, Stockton, Modesto, Sac
ramcnto. San Francisco (two perform
ances). Oakland, San Jose and Eureka.
At Christmas time she will spend a
short holiday with her family.
In January the contralto will go to
the Northwest, singing in Oregon,
Washington. Montana and Idaho. Mid
February will find her in Utah, Col
orado and Kansas. In March, besides
appearing further in Kansas, she also
will go into Oklahoma, whore she is a
favoritc. Directly afterward she viii
go to Tennessee, for concerts In Mem
phis; Mississippi and Arkansas be-
! fore going north into Indiana, fol-
lowed by appearances in Detroit, Chi
csgo, Cleveland and Cincinnati among
other places. In April SHE will be in
Ohio During that month she also will
appear in Buffalo and Boston, and in
I New York at the Hippodromc on Faster
Sunday, Appearances in New Jersey
follow. Tho last week in April Will
find her making spring festival tour
OF the Middle West. After finishing
this tour, in the middle OF May, she
viii 20 to Iowa and Minnesota, finish
ing her season about the first Of June.
after record number of engagements
from coast to coast
New-York tribune., 1921-10-16
New Light Upon the Character of a Musical Gian

two lccture-recitals on Russian music
Will be given by DR.. Alex Kali
Four operalogues viii be given on
November IA. when "Lohengrin" will be
presentod December s, la Navar-
raise" and "Pagliacci'; January 1o,
"Otello, and February :. The Snow
Maiden The operalogues are given
III such a way as to be interpretative
recitals Of the operas.
An evening of ballades has been ar
ranged for March 30. The nstit,@. g.
first concert viii be held on Octo'..er %.
A large number of concerts, 'hcluding
quartets, jubilee singers. chamber
music. song and violin 1'citals arc
also on the ninth annua; program Of
the institute which has Just been
issued
New-York tribune., 1921-10-16
or What Did Beethoven Die.

"it remained for modern science to
rive the iignt nome to tho disease
uhich capacd the death Of the grcatent
New-York tribune., 1921-10-16

The necessity Of any mediator between
the soul of man and the Divine Father,
under whatsoever name known priest,
prophet, saint, virgin or Messian; but
an even stronger religious sentiment,
9 more ardent spirit of devotion, Il
trmcr reliance on the goodness and
mercy of God arc revealed in them than
SCHNEIDER seems to have apprehcudcd,
TO this statement a note may we'll
be added. valuable here but not neccs-
sary in the biography, since the incl
dents referred to arc related in their
proper places there. Once, at least,
Beethoven led his nephew to the doors
Of the confessional. At a judicial hear
ing in The struggle between Beethov-
en- and his brothers widow for tbs
possession OF the boy the latter tes-
t'iied in answer to question Of the
Judge that his uncle had taught him
to pray. Shortly before he died Bee
thovcn received tho holy sacrament
end thanAd the officiating priest for
his mini, trations. The biography -
explicit in denying the tale that the
remark which hc made shortly before
HIS dissolution, "Plaudie annie, Com
moedia hnita est" which recalls anec-
dotes told Of Radicals and other
worthless, as well as the concluding
speech in the opera "pavlacci," had
reference in any way to tho religious
function performed if not at his re-
quest at least with his consent.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-16
terenc Necsey 10 Make First
Appearance Here This Yea,

Ferenc Necsey, violinist, VINO Will
appear in America for the first time
this season, was born on March %.
1898. in Budapest. His parents were
musical amateurs. AS a small child he
listened to the violin PLAYING of his
New-York tribune., 1921-10-16

According to ststment by Alloys
Fuchs to Jain, the sum realized from
the sale Of the musical compositions,
autographic and otherwise, sketch
books, etc, was 1868 forms. In view
of the difference in purchasing power
Of money in 1927 and 1913 it may be
! said that Beethovens estate amounted
to the equivalent of $1,000, or about
$4,000,
New-York tribune., 1921-10-16
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British pianist who will play here for the first this

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shrunk to one-half II MS normal SIZE. 70
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Four tapping operations were resort
ed to by the surgeons for The purpose
Of relieving BeethoVen's sufferings.
Concerning the first of these the hi-
ography says:
After Dr. Wawrnch had reached thus
decision Dr. Stoudenh elmer was called
i'm consultation, and he confirmed the
attending physiclan's opinion Az to the
necessity OF an operation. Beethoven
,s-as told After a few moments Of ser
ous thought he gave his consent. The
servant Thekla. who had apparently
come irom Gneixendorf (as her name
appears IN the Conversation Book used
there i'm the midst Of the preparations
3 for the operation, had been found to
be dishonest and dismissed. The com
poser's brother had arrived in Vienna
about December no. and thereafter is
found constant in his attendance, a
fact which it becomes necessary to
mention because of the obvious effort
Evening star., 1921-12-04
.SUGGESTSU.S. HELP
IN AIDING GERMANY
Plan for Allied Consortium
Ascribed to SHINES
and Rathenau.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. December 3.-Germany's
latest plan for meeting her repara-
tions obligations to the allies in
cludes the formation of consortium
for economic exploitation in Russia,
to be participated in by Germany,
France. Great Britain and the United
States, according to an article pub
lishe d today by the journal d1s De-
bats. The newspaper, although not
divulging the source of its informa-
tion, declares this is the plan on
which Hugo SHINES, The German in
dustrial magnate, and former German
have been negotiating for the last
few days in London.
As on lined by 40 Journal des De-
bats. the plan includes the following
general stipu,ations:
The United States. England and
France would supply Germany with
capital necessary to transport raw
ma erial sufficient to assure q Ger
man monopoly IN supplying Russia
with manufactured products The
Russian industries would be restrict-
ed to the production of raw mate
rials sufficient to repay Germany for
the manufactured products transport
ed into Russia. The profits thus real
lied from Germany's exploitation in
Russia would be divided among the
members of the consortium in such a
way as to insure the payment of Ger
many's war reparatiOns. Meanwhile
Germany would be allowed to benefit
by a moratorium permitting test of
the above plan to be made"
Evening star., 1921-12-04
BODY AIMS TO PROMOTE
RELATIONS WITH DUTCH
Observation-Disclosures Foundation
Organized, With e. W. Box
az President.

NEW YORK, December 3.-Organi-
cation of The Netherlands America
foundation. designed to promote in,
ternational relations. was announced
here today. Edward w. Box Of Phila-
delphis is president, and Hamilton
Holt Of New York chairman Of the,
board.
DR.. J. A. C. Everwyn, minister from
The Netherlands to the United States.
was named honorary president. and
David Jayne Hill. Henry Van Dyke
and John w. Garrett, all former
United States ministers to The Meth
erlands, and d. ]. Stein-Parve, con-
sui general of The Netherlands In
America, were selected as honorary
vice presidents.
No two nations should know EACH
other better than the United States
and The Netherlands" Mr.. Box said,
in setting forth the aims of the foun-
dation. From the time Of the, land
ing of the Pilgrim Fathers. who spent
eleven years in The Netherlands be-
fore coming to American shores, un-
til the time when The Netherlands
was the first Of the European nations
to salute the American flag, upon the
signing of the declaration of inde-
pendence, the people of The Neither
lands have played a tremendous part
in the fashion.ng of the institutions
of the United States"
Mr.. Box said a similar organization
has been formed at The Hague.
Evening star., 1921-12-04
MRS. WRIGHT SUCCUMBS
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
Was Descendant Of One Of Wash
ington's Oldest Families Prcmi-
nent in Political Life.

Mrs. Adala Elizabeth Lloyd Wright,
widow Of DR.. w. H. Wright, died We'd
nesday at her home. 1908 G street north
west, after a brief illness. at the age
OF seventy-five. She was mem
Der Of one of Washington's oldest
families. being the daughter Of
Matilda Douglas of Georgetown. The
couple were married in 1920 and. be-
came early land holders in South
Washington. then called The Island"
They were neighbors of Maj. Brent,
Maj. Lenox. DR.. James Morgan and
generation.
Members of her family were active
IN the early government of the Dis
trict. William Lloyd was a member Of
the common council from 1886 until
his death in 1850. A brother, Thomas
E. Lloyd. was member Of the city
president Of the board of aldermen
in 1885 and 1866; another brother.
Asbory Lloyd. was a member of the
city council from 1862 until the ter
r'tor1ai government was es.ablished
In 1871, being president Of tho COM
mon council in 1863 and 1864 An
uncle Samuel E. Douglas. was for
years also connected with the Early
city government as registrar and
member of the city councils. A'sister,
Caroline Lloyd. married William j.
Murtagh. founder and editor of the
National Republican.
Mrs. Wright. some years ago was
an active member Of the Columbia
Historical Society and at the time of
her death was engaged in writing
her recollections of the city for the
Society Of Natives"
She is survived by Miss Matilda
Douglas Wright and W. Lloyd Wright,
both of this city. Funeral services
were held from her late residence
Friday and interment was in Oak Hill
cemetery.
Evening star., 1921-12-04
MAN SHOT GETS DAMAGES.
Negro Awarded $4OO for Attack by
Sea Captain.

BOSTON. December 3.-Beresford
Howell. a negro seaman, was awarded
$4OO damages in the federal court
here today against G-ors" 20"
captain of the schooner Lillian E.
Kerr. who shot him in the back dur
ing a voyage from Jacksonville. COM
pleted here a few days ago. Howell
had sued for $4,000.
Judge George w. Anderson decided
Howell had not used a knife in an
attack on Capt. Popp" which the lat
ter said caused him to fire.
"This shooting UP of sailors on the
high seas Is the sort Of indulgence by
captains that should be paid for" the
court added.
You have got to show cause If you
are going to shoot defenseless men at
sea-"
The suit followed dismissal by a
federal commissioner of a charge of
as sault instituted against Howell by
the captain.
The court assesses damages Of $500
and costs against ]. w. Sommerviile
of Gulfport. Miss, owner of the
schooner. and granted Sommerville
and Poppe until December Z to pay
the damages or file bonds in the event
they should decide to seek an appeal.
Meanwhile. the vessel will be held In
port here.
Evening star., 1921-12-04
CALIFORNIA COURT ACTS.

SAN FRANCISCO. December 3.-Di-
vorce records Of Ohio are being in
yestigated today by the superior court
here to ascertain which of two women
Is the legal widow Of Anton ]. Wie-
chers and heir to his $4,000 estate.
He died recently as the result of a
beating by bandits. who are said to
have robbed him of $4,000. The wo-
men are Mrs. Sophie Wiechers of Buff
falo, N. Y. and Mrs. Birdie Foley VIE
chers Of San Francisco. The former
asserted that at the time Wiechers is
supposed to have obtained a divorce
he was serving a five-year prison SEN
tence on a statutory charge.
The latter's attorney produced a
divorce decree from Mrs. Sophie VIE
chers purporting to havebeen granted
in Cincinnati December /, 1914.