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The New York herald., 1921-05-13
LABOR MEN FROSTY TO
MCNAMARA, OUT OF JAIL
Dynan,iter Leaves San Fran
cisco When Meetings Fail.

Special Despatch TO THE NEW York HERALD.
SAN Francisco, May 12.-The con-
servative element in the San Francisco
labor unions. now in control. has ignored
the presence here of John ]. Mcnamara
recently released from San Quentin
prison, where he served ten years for a
dynamiting plot in Los Angeles.
His reception committee on arrival
here consisted of three members of the
Bridge and Structural Ironworkers
union, of which he was formerly secre-
tary of the International association
When ii was announced that he intended
to hold series of meetings in the Labor
Temple officials of the San Francisco
Labor Council declared such gatherings
would not have the support of that body
Then Mcnamara changed his plans
and left San Francisco to-day after
making a brief address last night to a
few members OF his own union behind
closed soors.
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
j. S. HAS MONTHLY
ADVERSE BALANCE
April Trade Discl0ses Amer
lea Debtor $1,000, 700 on
Excess Imports.
SHOWS EUROPE'S GAIN
Beginning to Pay Debts and
Interest on Huge Credit
of $4,000, 100000.
FRANCE FORCES AHEAD
Germany Jumps to Second
Place in French Trade, but
-. America Leads.
FRANCE FORCES AHEAD

America has entered definitely, after
five years of war prosperity and one
of readjustment, sphere of interna-
tional trade relations entirely new to
this generation. Authorities on inter
national commerce were deeply inter-
ested yesterday in this disclosure
which came ia the Department of Com
merce report on American foreign
trade for April recording the United
States as an actual debtor of $7,000,000
on the balance of trade, representing
excess imports of gold and merchan-
disc
This condition of an unfavorable
balance of total trade has occurred
cnly comparatively few times in the
history of the Republic. 1t happened
in April because Europe, no longer
able to get adequate loans here, was
to supplement her ship
ments of merchandise to us with large
of gold. Our exports in
April were 10000 900 in goods and
our imports of the same nature were
s255. .o000 900. This would have resulted
in a balance of $50, 900, 900 in our favor.
but we received s92,000,O00 in gold
from abroad which left us with an
actual adverse balance of visible trade
to s7.0o0,o0o
In tabular form the balance of goods
and gold in April was as follows:
Goods imports. 80. S255. 600, 600
Gold imports. s........ 81, 900, 900
- SqI- 900 900
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
ALBANY PROBERS
TAKE CITY DATA
Garry Documents Away From
Office of Commissioner
of Accounts.

Senator Schuyler NJ Meyer, chairman
OF the Joint legislative committee
charged with the examination of the
affairs of the New York city govern
ment made the first move in the in
vestigation yesterday when he went
to the office OF David Hirshffeld. Com
missioner of Accounts, to ask for some
reports and other official documents
With Senator Meyer was Leonard M.
Wallstein. counsel for the Citizens
Union and associate counsel to the
committee. He was Mr.. Hirshfield
predecessor as Commissioner of Ac-
counts.
Several bundles of letters and docu-
ments relating to the affairs OF Mr..
Hirshfield's office were taken to the
headquarters OF the committee in an au-
tomobile These data, 1t was said after
ward, were given up without opposition
on the part of the Commissioner of Ac-
counts when the purpose of the visit
was explained to him.
When the visit of Senator Meyer and
Mr. Wallstein became known the charge
was renewed In some quarters that the
already had abandoned its
purpose of IAN Investigation
to correct duplication in municipal de-
pdTITleiits, anu Hau soiio eei ei'aSii' Aieo
a graft hunt" 1t also was charged
that the visit was made over the pro-
tests of a part of the committee and
that a stormy session had been held.
"The visit was not a raid in any
said Senator Meyer last night
in denying the charges. Neither does
il mean that the committee has forgot
ten the purpose for which it was
created. We wanted a few reports
which were I'm Mr.. Hirshfield's office
and we went to him to ask for them.
He gave them to us. The whole trans
action was informal, required only few
and was friendly in every par
Licular.
"The committee has held no meeting
since its organization. 1t did not discuss
the reports sought or the manner of
getting them
The New York herald., 1921-05-13

Of last year reporting an excess OF ex-
ports OF 5000, 10000 marks In Ameri-
can money these two favorable trade
balances amount TO about SO, 900 900 COM
bined.
In addition TO this, an indication of
the progress of trade and the resump-
ton of peace time relations between
Germany and France contained in the
official reports of the two countries Is
considered indicative of Europe's gath
erlng stamina and her determination
to build up a surplus TO pay America.
In the German report covering part
Of last year the volume of trade be-
tween Germany and France is shown
to be larger than between Germany
and any other country
Exports to Imports from
Country. Germany. Germany.
France .......... $3.50. .ooo, 900 Sf1s, 600 900
England .......... 11a. 900 900 100, 900
United States go. e2.700 900 10000 900
Switzerland ,..... 1856, 100000 90 .0o0, 900
Czecho-Slovakla 16S. .000, 600 1o1 .00O.0oo
The official French report for the
first two months of this year also makes
the amazing revelation that Germany
has likewise taken a forward bound in
French trade and from fifth place in ex-
ports and imports in 1920 has jumped
TO second place In 1921. aud is exceeded
only by the United States The figures
for the principal nations follow Tin
French francs):
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
First two months

This increase in commerce between
Germany and France has helped both Of
them to cut down their purchases from
America and thus balance their trade
either France nor Germany was ac-
customed to export as much as they i'm
ported prior to the war. They were able
to buy more than they sold because of
their invisible revenue arising from for
eign investments and earnings of their
ships. This invisible revenue dsap-
peared when France sold her foreign
securities and real estate during the
war, and Germany's merchant fleet and
her foreign investments have been con-
fiscated.
But the invisible revenue accrung to
England from the foreign investments of
English subjects and the earnings of the
British merchant marine. which is the
largest in the world. are stll in excess
of $4,000, 900, 900 a year This not only
increases England's buying power
abroad but also her lending power in
Europe. Englands trade strength, her
large invisible revenue. together with
the Improvement in the trade balances
of Germany and France and reduction
of 5000. 900 in Italy's adverse trade
balance last year, ii is explained, ac-
counts for the ability of Europe to send
us enough goods and gold to turn our
balance from favorable to unfavorable,
so far as visible factors are concerned.
This is only part of the whole trade
truth however, for this country itself
has an enormous invisible revenue,
much of it consisting of interest due on
the European debt and to pay which
Europe must each year provide a sur
plus of actual goods exports. or gold
or invisible payments like freights and
insurance. Last year the estimated
total of European exports was s11,00o,-
900, 600 and imports SIS. 900. 600. 900 leav-
ing deficit of $4,000. 100000 To this
must be added about $500, 100000 in
terest due but only partly paid to the
United States and from IL must be de-
Quoted the Invisible revenue from Eu-
ropes foreign investments and from
other sources. This revenue may be
conservatively estimated at $4,000. .000,-
900. since the British Board of Trade
estimates that England alone has invis-
ible revenues of $4,000. 900. 600. A bal
ance sheet of Europe for 1920. on the
basis OF the above figures. would look
like this
Imports ....... .s15 000. 900 900
Experts ........ II 900, 900 600
Excess imports. S4,000, 600 900
Invisible revenue 5000, GOO 900
Net deficit. 81 900. 100000
II that was the condition OF European
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
Europe's Surplus TO Pay Debts.

1t will not only be largely through
the shipment of goods and partly by
the shipment OF gold that Europe will
In the future have to pay for what she
buys from US. but she also will have
to provide besides a surplus Of gold or
goods 10 pay her debt charges here.
That this process has begun is indi-
Gated in the April trade figures 1t Is
thought probable that this surplus re-
fleets a degree of progress in European
reconstruction and trade recovery not
fully appreciated on this side. The for
eign trade In gold and goods for this
country In coming months may not
continue without exception to show a
balance in Europe's favor, il is be-
heved. but recent official figures and
estime tes OF the foreign trade OF the
Entente nations and of Germany show
results far better than had been au-
ticipated even by the closest observers
England's trade strength is a matter
Of common report. But Il had not
been expected that either France or
Germany would be able for several
years TO come to balance their imports
with an equal value in exports But
both have done It. France In the first
three months or this year reporting an
excess Of exports OF 10000 900 francs.
and Germany In tho first five months
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
STREET CLEANERS TO FIGHT.
Union Seeks to Force Reinstatc-
ment of Discharged Men.

James +. Anderson, business agent of
the Street Cleaners Union, announced
yesterday that the union will begin
court action at once to compel John r.
Leo. Commissioner of Street Cleaning.
tc reinstate several hundred men whom
he discharged for failure to report for
duty at the time of the last snow.
The union contends that the Commits
sioner failed to serve the customary no
tice by police that the men were wanted
tnd that when they woke late In the
morning they tried to get to work The
Commissioner Is seeking to break up
the union. the officials charge.
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
BRITAIN TO CUT LEVY.
ON GERMAN IMPORTS
IS Per Cent. Tax Will Super
sede so Per Cent. Impost.

LONDON, May IA Berlin despatch
to Reuters says that while the British
Government will retain the act empower
ing levy OF so per cent. on German
exports, the levy will virtually be sus-
pended in favor of the collection of the
25 per cent. tax prescribed in the ulti-
matum to Germany.
1t is pointed out in London that the
law does not stipulate the precise per-
centage to be collected which Is left to
the discretion of the Government, hence
this act can easily be accommodated TO
new circumstances.
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
r. N. WELLS GETS DIVORCE.

WARREN. Ohio, May 12.-Judge A. S.
Cole to-day granted a decree Of absolute
divorce to Thomas ~. Wells. million
aire sergeant" member OF an old and
wealthy Youngstown family. from Stacis
Welsh Wells. a Youngstown steel work
err who married Wells in New York
while she was n manicurst there
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
20 Meatless Days for
Bulgars as War Penalty

SOFIA, Bulgaria, May 12.-
Fourteen thousand head of
cattle are waiting at the Bulgar-
ian frontier for Serbia to accept
delivery of them, in accordance
with the terms of the peace
treaty. Owing to the shipment
Of this cattle the Bulgarian Gov
ernment has ordered the OBJ
servance of twenty meatless days
throughout Bulgaria.
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
Only Twice Before.

In the returns for past years as
whole, but not by months, this state
of our trade balance has occurred only
twice since the end of the civil war re-
construction period. These two instances
were in 1887 and 1888. In 1887 our ex-
cess OF goods exports of $4,000, 900 was
offset by net gold imports of sS3, 900, 900
leaving US a debtor OF 100000 900 on
balance. In 1883 we had an excess of
s2S,000. 900 goods imports as well as
S25, 900, 900 net gold imports which made
us a debtor OF 5000. 900 on the years
trade. but this was quickly erased and
in the following year. 1889, we had
s237 900, 900 excess of goods exports and
$40 900. 900 excess of gold exports, maxi
ing us q total creditor OF s2S6, 1000, 900
for the year.
Since that time the annual balance
of visible trade has always been in our
favor. There have been months when
the gold and goods imports slightly ex-
ceeded exports, but the general trend OF
excess exports was soon reestablished
So far as it's size is concerned the un-
favorable balance for April is insignifi-
cant compared with the immense wealth
of this country. 1t was explained. and
could be wiped out instantly by a ship
ment of gold IL that were called for
What students OF international trade are
watching is the general trend of our
trade relations with Europe modified by
our trade with the rest of the world. In
pre-war years, il is estimated. America
owed Europe more than $4,000. 600 900.
This country was forced to maintain n
large annual excess of exports not alone
to Europe but to all other parts OF the
world. to liouidate interest and principal
on this debt. During the war this debt
was entirely paid off and our exports
reached a figure so far above the value
of goods we imported that we became
600
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
BOSTON INVITES FOCH.

BosToN. May 12.-Mayor Peters to-
day cabled Marshal Foch an invitation
TO land at this port il he makes the trip
to the United States that he has been
reported recently to have under con-
sideration.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19

BRIDGE PROBLEM NO. SO
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19
PLAYERS SCHOOL.

contains two pairs, 4s and IS. Is "a cor
rect?-B. r.
Answer--Lay out run of 4, s., 6, worth
points. BY taking away one and puttino
IN the other we get different run of three
Replacing the 5 in the same way we get third
run. Putting back the first with the new
we get fourth run. AS these count 3 each
Che Tour are worth II. AS each of the rims
IS also a fifteen, get four times 9. or 9
more Finally we get the points for the +wo
pairs, making "a in all.
POKER
Queston-A bets that if PLAYER stands NAT
ne must answer the dealers offer of cards nv
saying something that the other players can
near. What is the rule?-C. w. C.
Answer-All that is necessary is to make
the dealer understand that no cards ara
wanted AS each of the others is sunnosed
10 be paying attention to the game, it must he
equally clear to all at the table that the plaver
STANDS pat. player does not have to an
nounce that he is coming into jack. Put
tlng up his chips is enough, and the others
are supposed to see the action
Question--May a player ask to have the
pack cut before he draws, not because any
card is exposed, but for "luck"?-C. R.
Answer-The laws forbid any disturbance
OF the pack after the first deal for the original
hands. Why should one player be allowed 70
try for better luck, which means worse lucl
for the others?
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19

spent ten minutes telling me what dire
things would have happened to him if
he had done it in the old days.
Now that there are no more. court
functions and regimental gala days,
ennui has driven some of the highborns
into business, even when those con-
cerned are in no need of money. Some
have gone into the stock market, others
into the export and import business,
while good few have taken up banking
and real estate
Among those who may be seen
hustling about with the inevitable brief
bag is the Prince of Thurn and Taxis. He
is genial soul and full of energy. He is
OF medium height, with blond hair and
typical Saxon countenance which radi-
ates good nature. He speaks in force
full manner and, altogether, has consid.
cradle personality. The princess is an
Austrian, clever and accomplished She
is good musician and has an unusually
fine command Of languages.
Because of this their house in Will
helmstrasse is highly popular amonc
their friends. On one occasion, when /
went there for tea (and that was before
peace was signed), the company of Wis
itors included an American citizen.
whose father was German and whose
mother was French, Rumanian noble
man, a French countess, an American
colonel and a British Guards officer.
The current language spoken was
French.
Perhaps none among his set has been
more disillusioned by the war than the
Duke of Mecklenburg. He spent the
years 191o-'14 among his polo ponies
in the United States and slipped
through the Allies hands disguised as
shlp>s stoker. A book which he wrote
about that experience is highly anus
ing. Now that the war is over, his one
idea is to return to America and he
hopes to do so.
Mecklenburg's view of the situation
IS broad and reasonable. Being a Ger
man, ne felt he could do no less than
return to fight when his country went
to war But in the course of many con-
versatlons I have had with him on the
subject ne never showed any sign Of
bitterness, even toward the French. He
Is a fine physical specimen and cares
more for boxing and racing than for
politics. Last summer he was foremost
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19

.ible, he chose seat in restaursrs
where his conversation could be ovo-
heard by an Englishman, Frenchman :,
an American-preferably Frenchnaa
Then he would proceed to air his vieps
upon the winners of the war in the rnos.
irritating manner he could master
One Of his favorite stunts was :.
order Americans or Englishmen to ston
speaking English in such places as thea
ters or hotels. Time and again he hos
been put in his place by those whom h.
addressed, but no amount of insult coula
curb him. Whenever members of enemy
nations were present his practice wac
to send fifty or one hundred marks II
the orchestra leader with the request
for German patriotic number. An
along he has conducted himself in
most offensive and disgusting manner
to the embarrassment of everybody
about him. And recently he created =
scene in the Hotel Excelsior at NanIes
by asking for "Die Wacht am Rbein y
Instead, the orchestra struck I'D the
"Marseillaise" and the threatening pres.
ence of number of Frenchmen forced
him to leave the room.
Everything considered, king and
prince stock is very low in the Father.
land and titles are not Haunted by their
possessors. Especially in times of
threatened uprising on the part of the
Communists do the German peacocks.
keep to themselves. To do otherwise
would be unhealthy.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19

among the exponents of mixed riding on
the race-courses--that is, the system
under which the so-called gentlemen
riders" come into competition with pro-
fessional jockeys. He told me that he
thought it would aid in the leveling proc
ess which German society is undergo
ing. If he cannot return to the United
States the duke will seek the German
agency for a good American car.
In striking contrast with the last
mentioned types stands Prince Joachim,
of Prussia, cousin of the ex-Kaiser He
has succeeded in mourning the hatred
not only Of Allied subjects but of hun
dreds of his own countrymen. His es-
capade in the Hotel Adlon when he
hurled glasses at a French officer for
refusing to stand to Deutschland uber
Allies" is known all over the world And
it forced the German government to
apologize to France. That, however, lis
only one of the long series Of disagree
able episodes in which he participated
For a long time before the Adlon af-
fair, Joachim had been known as the
most virulent Prussian in Berlin. He
never lost an opportunity to insult off,
GERS or civilians Of the victorious ma
tions and often went out of his way to
create situations which would make
possible his speciality. Whenever feas-
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19

and monocle. His nose is long and
sharp, SO long and sharp that he jokes
about it himself. When his jet black
hair is conabed straight back from. his
forehead he makes striking picture,
and there is never any doubt as to the
direction in which he is going.
This prince took the downfall of roy
atty seriously to heart and began to
specialize in melancholy. To help things
along he sought the aid of one J. Bar
leycorn and found an able assistant.
Apparently he selected the proper
drinks for his purpose because never by
any chance did he acquire happy jag.
Goodness knows he looked somber
enough in the morning, before he COM
menced the days drinking But as the
day wore on and each successive glass
eased him down another notch the de-
gree of plain, unadulterated misery de-
picted upon his countenance became
wonderful to see. | never thought a
human being could look so wretched,
but everybody knew that he was being
miserable in the way that made him
happiest. and efforts to revive his spirits
were abandoned early in the game.
Drunk or sober, the prince never for
got the conventions. Automatically, at
$50 in the afternoon, he would disap-
pear, to return about o'clock, immacu-
late in faultless evening clothes. And
the game of depicting the bar stock
would go mournfully on. l never saw
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19
HOW KAISER'S PETS KILL TIME

him eat anything except once. So /
feel that the occasion is worth record
ing.
Despite his gloomy propensities, he
liked company. He seemed to derive
lot OF satisfaction from sitting in
group, moody and taciturn, hardly say
ing word. | always thought the con-
trast between the genial surroundings
and himself helped him to feel more
miserable. So one night when 1 found
him slumped back in the corner moon
ing over a bottle of Burgundy he sug-
gested going out to some place where
excitement could be found and left the
choice to me-
1t occurred to me that here was a fine
opportunity to steer his highness up
against the despised proletariat and, as
long as he didn't care where he went, I
picked one of the low spots. 1t was u
little restaurant and dance hall, which
| had stumbled upon during the course
OF one of those earnest quests of first
hand information peculiar t6 newspa-
permen and clergymen. The proprie-
tress was little, red-haired woman,
whose name was Mary. That is as
much of her title as l ever learned but
she once kept sailors boarding house
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19

Here is the solution of Problem No. 5s, gives
last week, in which there were no trumps,
TO lead, and 2 to win six tricks. starts
with the ace of spades. If A plays the nine'
makes the eight. If B has discarded both by
clubs, makes the jack of clubs, on which J.
discards the heart ten, and leads sniss
heart, which must win, or lose every triek
Now makes two hearts and club. or
makes two spades and diamond. If keeps
one club, the play is the same; but if keeps
both clubs and lets go both diamonds, mus
lead both his clubs before touching the hearts
or will throw him back into the lead wiz
a club.
If A plays the smaller spade on the tirSs
trick, q leads his two winning clubs at once
7 discarding heart. On the losing spade,
discards the king of hearts. The point OF 50
problem is that z must find out what
going to do with .be spades before he leads tas
clubs, so that Y shas. know how to discasaA
Otherwise two clubs and two spades solves
but the original club opening is false and Wis
not solve.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19
AUCTION BRIDGE

questionable dealer holds six clubs to tho
ace, nlne eight; three diamonds to the kinp
jack; three spades to the Jack and sinolaton
heart,. on which he bids one club. His partner
pets this is not an original club call The
dealer insists it is, as he has sinpleton.-
S. S. P.
Answer-Such hands are not considered
good original calls, but are secondary bids
lhey lack the defensive strength, in case some
other suit is the trump. The singleton is an
element OF weakness in the declaring hand for
this reason
questionable contract is three diamonds
on the second round of trumps the adversary
on the left renounces. When the declarer
shi1ts to his suit this player trumps it, and the
consequence is that the declarer fails by one
tflck. IL the declarer elects to score his two
tricks and take the SO points penalty. can his
adversarles score so for setting the contractq
e. j. A.
AnsWer-Ihe declarer cannot SCORE bo+b
ways lie must either take the two tricks and
add them to his own, scoring four odd ~ ha
must let tne tricks go and score so nen-.
ATTY. In no case can the revoking side score
anything but honors, if they hold them,
CRIBBAGE
aQuestion--We are in doubt as to how n
demonstrate that this hand is worth %
points. The turn-up is 6 and the hand