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Evening star., 1921-04-19
GERMAN BANKERS
HANDLE REDS GOLD
Efforts to Ship Here Reveal
Widespread Speculation
in Metal Abroad.
BY HAL OFLAHERTY.

ny taDIe 10 lhe Star and thlragn Daily News
Copyright, 1921.
STOCKHOLM Sweden, April 19-
Requests for permission to ship 5000
600 worth of gold to the United States
were made here Saturday. giving evil
dence of the extraordinary efforts
that are being made to exploit the
Willingness of the Americans to re-
ceive and pay for gold shipments
from any friendly nation.
A significant fact was revealed in
connection with one of tn. reQuc SITS
for official permission to ship gold
to the United States. This gold. it
appeared. bore the German mint
mark. 1t was undoubtedly of Rus
sian origin. and evidently had been
shipped TO the German mintS either
through Czechoslovakia or l.atvia. oS-
tenSibly to the credit of The banks in
those countries. but there is strong
reason to believe that German tinan
cierS are using their credit to the
utmost to buy Russian gold and cs-
tablish credits in neutral nations
to help the German government to
avoid paying reparatIonS to the allies.
Enhances Germany's Trade Position.
Agents from every country in north
ern Europe now are involved in gold
speculations, the United States play
ing the part of an uninterested phil
anthropic receiver of the remintcd
RUSSIAN treasure. According to IN"
best information available. there ar"
at least forty tons of unlimited Rus
sian gold in Sweden, with possibly
ten tons melted and ready for ship
ment. 1t is also known that both in
France and Switzerland the retineries
are working on Russian gold. and it
is reported, though not confirmed,
that two German financiers are aC
lively bidding for it on behalf of the
German mints. Every opportunity
the German financiers get to deal in
Russian gold enhances Germany's al
ready favorable trade position
This furry over gold and interna-
Evening star., 1921-04-19
MAN FOUND MURDERED
SAID TO BE N0BLEMAN
Victim of Atlantic City Staying
Identified as Nephew of "Coun-
tess Won Buelow."

ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.. April le.--
The body OF a man found murdered last
Thursday in field near hrr. was iden-
titled by stephen l."njz. a tailor. as that
OF Heinrich Won T!ckler. "A nephew OF
Countess Won Buelow OF Wurzburg.
Bavaria -
For many years the murdered man
had gone under III" name of Henry
Euhle, and had been employ cd as a clerk
in on" of the hotels on the Boardwalk
LentZ. who said he had known won
TiCkler" for Ncars, was unable Ia id.-n-
tify countess Won liu"low" among the
many German nnbl" women hearing that
name. although he expressed belief that
she was the wife of Field Marshal Won
Buelow.
Won Tickler'' was found with his
head crushed. He apparently had been
struck with a blunt instrument. Thus
far the police have been unable to lind
his assailants.
According 10 information the police
obtained from L.ntz. won Ticker
came to Atlantic CITY about ten Years
ago. Don after leaving Germany. Al
though his apparent income had been
slight he always seemed we'll supplied
with money. The general belief has
been that he received regular remit
tances from Germany.
Throughout the war he lived in At
lantic City and on the entry Of tn,
United States into the war registered
as an enemy alien. He was about NIFTY
years old.
Evening star., 1921-04-19
Rv the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
HEI4SINGFORS. April 19.-Soviet
Russian officials have put into effect
decree proposing that Russian art
treasures. seized from palaces and
from private individuals. shall be
placed on the market and sold abroad
to buy food. The decree provides for
the creation of state fund of val
ua hles. art and luxuries to be con-
trolled by a committee of educators.
Many of the most famous paintings.
statues and objects of art in the world
will thus be thrown on the market
when the plan is in operation.
For many months these treasures
have been collected and stored in
Petrograd and Moscow, where they
have been catalogued by experts.
New Elections Ordered.
RIGA, Letvia, April 1S.-New cleo
tions have been ordered in the Moscow
and regional soviets during the period
from April Is to April %, simultane-
ously with efforts CT the communist
heads to win the support of the nom
party workmen groups.
These non-party workmen, accord
ing to 4 speech by G. S. Zinouvff.
bolshevik governor of Petrograd. at
factory conference in Petrograd,
have n-rn invited to join the eNecu-
tive committees of regional sovicts and
even the extraordinary commission.
Zinouviffs speech was quoted by the
Moscow Isvestia of April II. At the
factory conference there were 900 del
egates of the non-party men, who
constituted a majority on both the
floor and among the presiding officers.
The meeting adopted n resolution
calling for the establishment of the
closest possible collaboration by nom
party laborers in favor of soviet
power with the communists"
1t would seem that the sovietS'
friends were in control. as the men,
sheviki and others present who at
to disrupt harmony by in
Evening star., 1921-04-19
HARRIS TAKES OATH.

Albert Harris. the newly appointed
municipal architect, took the oath
of office yesterday and entered upon his
duties Immediately He succeeds
Snowden Ashford. who resigned last
month after a long period of service
for the city.
Mr.. Harris will have a big job
ahead Of him II Congress makes an
appropriation at this session for the
new school buildings that are needed
to meet the heavy enrolment of chill
dren in the public schools.
Engineer Commissioner kutZ in
troduced the new architect to Com
missioners Rudolph and Oyster. and
told him that while Washington al
ready has Il good standard of mu-
nicipal buildings. there is always
room for improvement as years go by.
Evening star., 1921-04-19
RUSSIA TO SELL ART TREASURES
TO OBTAIN FOOD FOR STARVING
Soviet DEGREES Creation of State Fund of
Valuables and Luxuries to Be Con-
trolled by Educators

jecting the Cronstadt issue were
speedily silenced.
Karl Radek. member of the soviet
central committee at Moscow; M:
Stekloff, editor of the 1svestia. and
other bolshevik writer's are filing the
with ante-clection articles in which
they are endeavoring to convince the
non-party faction of the necessity for
keeping the communists in power.
Antf-Communi.t UprisinR.
Important advices received direct
from Petrograd said the menshevikt and
other anti-bolshevik organizations were
issuing pamphlets calling for an anti
communist uprising on May day.
Food conditions in Petrograd are said
to be much improved in the last fort
night.
Textile Factories Closing.
The Moscow Pravda announces that as
result of the recent conference OF the
economic council additional numbers of
textile and metal factories have been
closed owing to the fuel shortage. 1t
has been decided to operate only such
factories as have local reserves of fuel
or which are so situated along the rail-
way lines that they are able to obtain
supplies.
In the linen industry eighteen mills
will operate, eleven will close and seven
are included in the doubtful column. In
hemp ten mills will work. one will close
and six are doubtful. OF the knitting
mills fourteen will operate and five will
close while OF the silk mills twenty-one
will work, twenty-five will close and
eight are doubtful.
The nail industry is less affected than
the textile concerns. A number OF the
nail factories will close, however. The
locomotive works will continue in opera
ton. The metal workers made idle
number 4.500. An endeavor will be
made to find work for the unemployed
in other factories OR on farms.
Plan to Restore Fleet.
STOCKHOLM, April 1S.-Accordins
to a dispatch received by the Tidninger
the soviet government of Russia has
Evening star., 1921-04-19

tional finance may seem remote from
the United States. but one illuStra-
tion will suffice to show that such
is not the case. An American farm
implement company could have closed
a deal with NJ krassin. involving
$40 100000 worth of farm implements,
but the deal was blocked because the
American banks were unable to pro-
vide backing where the payment was
to be made in gold of doubtful origin.
AS result. German concerns are now
contra acting for the delivery of the
same kind of goods which the farm
implement company tried to sell.
Evening star., 1921-04-19

SiXty-nine per cent OF the world
petroleum production in 1919 came
from the United states.
The New York herald., 1921-06-23
Major KcIIy.s Envelope.

Maior Michael A. Kelly. who holds all
sorts of medals for valor In France. and
is the New York organizer for the AS
sociation for the Recognition OF the irish
Renublic. said in advance that he would
he on the pier yesterday, although every
body was supposed to be excluded. In
the rush at the pier there was no time
70 look for him. But later the Major
was identified at the Pennsylvania Sta
ton He there said that he had indeed
oot "a the pier--"I'd like to see the pier
we couldn't get on" he exclaimed-and
had there "caused to be handed" to the
Admiral an envelope containing this me-
mortal:
"ro Rear Admiral William s. Sims.
n. s. N:
The Veterans Association for the
Recognition of the Irish Republic
extend TO you their appreciation Tor
the Invaluable service you rendered
the Republic OF Ireland by your
"gackass speech" before the English
speaking Union In London on June y.
1921.
p. J. STANLEY,
MICHAEL A. KELLY, secretary.
Commander.
The Major was quite certain that as
the Admiral stepped off the gangplanls
10 the pier he. the Major. was only n
few feet distant. and that the envelope
was passed from hand to hand until II
reached the Admiral himself At the
Pennsylvania station Admiral Sims was
asked >-oout this. 1t was true. he said.
Sat an envelope had been handed to
him on the pier. by whom he didn't
know. and he passed II over TO his aide,
Commander II. NJ. hammers The aide
produced the envelope. II had gone
through the mails. He opened It, II
contained torn sheet OF rough paper.
on which. with q pen. had been roughly
nrjnted this delightful sentiment:
Admiral Jackass Sims: All rats
should he drowned. SO should the
pro-British rats, Harvey. Manning
and Sims.
From AMERTcASs.
The New York herald., 1921-06-23
BRITISH ASKED TO RUN
PORT OF PETROGRAD
Krassine Is Negotiating With
London Bankers.

Special cdbie 20 THr NEW YORK IIEsNp.
Copyright, 1891. bD THE NEW YonK HEptp
REvAL, via London. June 22.--The Es-
thonian semi-official telegraph agency
says that Gregory Krassine. Bolshevist
Commissioner OF Ways and Communica-
tlons. Is negotiating with the British
firm OF Armstrong and with London
bankers TO establish a limited company
with a nominal capital OF f20.0o0.000 20
take over the administrative power OF
the whole port of Pctrograd, including
all factories and workshops there. The
Bolshevlkl hope TO get the British TO
extend their assistance beyond Petro-
grad TO other Russian ports ,
The agency adds that the negotiations
between the Russians and the Germans
IN this connection we're only meant 20
serve ss pressure on the British
Berlin reports the formation OF n Ger
Russian transport company. the
board OF directors OF which consists OF
representative of the Hamburg Ameri-
can Line. This company has monopoly
covering the transportation of goods TO
Russian Baltic ports
Great quantities OF English goods for
Russia are expected In Esthonia-
The New York herald., 1921-06-23
FITZPATRICK Is SENT
TO SOVIET HOSPITAL
Forty Days on Starvation Diet
i'm Prison Puts Him in Grave
Condition.
b. the Associated Press.

RIGA, June 22.-After having passed
forty days on a starvation diet in the
Tcheka Prison at Moscow, most of the
time In an underground cell. Capt. EN-
met Fitzpatrick, n member OF the Amer
lean Red Cross. who was captured By the
Bolsheviisi last November and since has
been incarcerated in various prisons
has been moved 10 the hospital OF an
other penal institution.
Early in June he was in an extreme
ly serious physical condition. Word
has reached Riga from a source that Is
regarded as authoritative that Capt. XII
patrick is not mentally affected. as was
recently reported. but is so cmaciated
from the effect OF hemorrhages OF the
stomach that his condition was re-
garded as extremely grave.
American and Hungarian prisoners
say reports received here, are the worst
treated OF all the persons under deten-
ton in Moscow.
The New York herald., 1921-06-23


Copyright, 1921. By TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, June 20.
Hereafter Russia will admit no Ameri-
can investigators of conditions obtaining
there so long as the Washington Ad-
ministration opposes the restoration OF
commercial relations with the Soviet
Government. a despatch from Moscow.
published in the Communist press here
to-day said The Soviet Commissioners
take the stand that II is not question
OF hiding Russian events from the world,
as there are now In Russia NOV" ~
1000 Communist delegates from all parts
of the world, as well as thirty oti.c.di
missions vested with full diplomats
power and with an adequate courier
service" These. 1t holds, are sufficient
to make conditions in Russia known
Continuing. the statement says
Moreover we also are in contact with
commercial delegations from nations
with whom accords have been signed.
Those persons who are trying TO explain
our refusal TO allow Americans to enter
Russia by attributing 1t to desire on
the part of the Soviet Government for
secrecy do not understand the situa-
ton. The time for Investigations in
Russia is past, and now we will admit
The New York herald., 1921-06-23

doing England's dirty work." said she.
"Mebbe you're right, baby" returned
the patrolman. but he continued to
press her gently back to the zone or
safety.
Some Jeers, Many Cheers.
AS the Admiral, riding swiftly through
West Eighteenth street in car with
Mrs Sims, who was with him in Eng
land, the aid and Albert e Sims.
brother OF the Admiral, there was
scarcely sound except the snorting
OF the police motor cars and the beating
of hoofs. Near Ninth avenue there was
some jeering. A woman with her back
hair in a wad and her mouth wide open
stood on doorstep and thumbed her
nose. What little shouting was heard
during the ride up Seventh avenue was
friendly to the Admiral. At the station
George Laighton, an old friend hailed
the Admiral. The latter was supposed
to descend to the train level by an
elevator, but he strobe straight across
the open coucourse. Maybe fifty persons
came running from all directions. Most
Of them had been waiting for trains.
few cheered and few booed, and most
OF them did nothing but cape The Ad-
miral and his party. going to the train
level and finding a Washington train
had just gone, went up to Stationmaster
Egan's office and waited for the next
one. A larger crowd hailed him when he
reappeared in the concourse. 1t squeezed
itse!e against the iron grating TO watch
him go down the stairs. Friends OF the
Admiral, emphatically in the majority
cheered him heartily. There was also
considerable boo!ng. especially from
women on the second level. Several
brawls started in the crowd. Hair
trigger tempers. tried by this and that
remark about Sims. jackasses, Irelanl
and what not. began to go off. but in a
moment everybody agreed that the day
was too darned rot for fight, and the
Admiral went his way and soon the
train rolled away. Whereupon 1000
policemen once more wiped the sweat
bands OF their caps with wringing hand
kerchefs. and. replacing the cigars
steaming in the caps. called off the whole
war.
The New York herald., 1921-06-23
VANDERBILT RETURNS
FROM STAY nv RUSSIA
Promoter Reports Ec Has
Concessions for Ncpol Bases.

Washington d. Vande.lp. promoter.
reached port yesterday on the Whit
Star liner Olympic after a visit 20 Rus
sia. He said that the Soviet govern
ment had given his syndicate two naval
bases and 10, O0O. .O0O acres of roruce tim
Der land in Siberia, in addition to its
many other properties. one of the bases.
Mr.. Vanderlip said. he intended giving
to the United States
Concerning his navy bases Mr. Van
derlip said that one was Atvecha Bay.
lying al the southern end of KAN
chatka. and the other oil Cove Harbor
near Vladivostok.
The Olympic also carried Sir Joseph
w. Isherwood, Bart. ship constructor,
and Harry Preston, Jeffcry Farnol and
ether British writer's who will describe
the rrentier-Dempsey fight
The New York herald., 1921-06-23
SIMS TO REPORT TODAY
TO SECRETARY DENBY
Conference on 'yackoss'
Speech Set for $3.50 A. M.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Now York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C., June % I

Now York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. C., June 20.
Ready for his interview with Secre-
tary Denby Admiral William s. Sims
arrived In Washington late this after
noon, silent as to his position regarding
the London incident, but giving every in
dication of a man who has nothing to
retract' of his now famous "jackass"
speech on the Irish question.
The Admiral went directly TO his
hotel and his first act was to get out OF
civilian clothes and into cooler navy
summer duck. Through his aide. Lieut.
Commander hammers. who accompanied
him from New York. the Admiral COM
munlcated with Secretary DENLY and
announced a willingness TO report at
once. The meeting. however was set
for 9:15 a. NJ. tomorrow. as Mr.. Denby
had closed his desk and was leaving the
Navy Building when the word from Ad-
miral Sims arrived.
Neither Secretary DENLY nor Admiral
Sims showed the slightest desire to dis
cuss the coming conference or comment
for publication upon the Incidents
which have gone before. The Admiral
was met by u few friends and later re-
ceived navy intlmates. Mrs. Sims was
with him and expressed desire to get
away from the hot capital to Newport
as soon as possible.
There are indications that the meeting
between the Naval Secretary and the
Admiral will not be productive OF the
| fireworks looked for in some uarters.
Admiral Sims. it Is believed. will ap-
proach the navy head with an attitude
of genuine regret FOR the whole London
affair and the various unpleasant turns
Il has taken since, but he also will be
prepared to maintain n position which
will permit no backing water on his
Pilgrims dinner speech ON the Irish
question.
The New York herald., 1921-06-23
PLAGUE IS REPORTED
EPIDEMIC IN RUSSIA
Cholera and Malaria Are
Spreading IN South.

port saying that the plague is spreading
rapidly throughout southeastern Russia
from Persia TO Siberia was presented
yesterday at the Pan-Russian Health
Congress in Moscow by Health Commits
sioner Samasjko. says Central News
despatch from Helsingfors. Cholera was
declared TO be raging in the southern
and middle provinces of Russia, and il
was said there was hardly a part Of
Russia free from malaria.
The Health Commissioner attributed
the spread of these diseases 10 enormous
swarms of flies and gnats.
The New York herald., 1921-06-23

more that no disrespectful celebration Of
the Admirals return ever had been con-
templated and that he was satisfied with
the days work. With him was John l..
Levitt. Eastern organizer OF the World
War Veterans. He had some resolu-
tions demanding Admiral Sims's dis
missal from the navy, which he said
had been adopted by the World War
Veterans here and approved by the CEN
trail body in Chicago. The resolutions
asserted that the Irish and Irish Amer
leans in the United States had proved
their loyalty to the Stars and Stripes in
every one of the Republics wars and
that they had been slandered by the
Admiral. They continued:
Resolrcd, That we pledge our
confidence and devotion to the men
Of Irish blood who served so faith
fully and died so heroically for the
honor and glory Of the United
States
Rcsorrcd, That we. the World War
Veterans. representing 100000 eX-
service men, request the President
of the United States or Secretary OF
the Navy to dismiss Admiral Sims
from the service Of the United
States.
The Admiral stepped out of his state
room when reporters knocked at his door
while the Olympic rested at Quarantine.
His clothes were civilian--greenisa gray
suit, dark green hat, low soft collar. blue
polka dot tie. He smoked cigarette
in an amber holder Answering a ques-
ton about the delay In answering Sec
retary Denbys order OF recall he said
the message apparently had gone to
France. and when it finally reached him
ne answered within an hour. navai
launch took messages and papers TO the
Admiral at o'clock yesterday morning
He admitted that he had received In TINS
way and by wireless many messages Oh
ngrstulation. He did not expect any
trouble from the Irish In New York
do you think" he was asked. that
anything you said In London wou,d
Justify the Secretary OF the Navy In
putting you on trial." ..
That's a skilfully worded question.
he said. "but that Is the kind OF thins
I'm not going to say anything aoout'
I'm not going to express my opinions
1t isn't the way to play the game
The New York herald., 1921-06-23
ROTARY BANQUET IN LONDON

LONDON, June 22.--Among the thou
sand gathered at the banquet of the
London Rotary Club tonight were many
American rotarians. Congratulatory
messages were received from the Prince
of Wales, the Prime Minister and the
American Ambassador. Mr.. Harvey.
Lord Riddell. in giving a toast to the
International Rotary Association. said
that every decent minded man and
woman should strive for avoidance OF
wars and international misunderstand-
ing
The New York herald., 1921-06-23
RUSSIA WILL KEEP OUT
ALL u. s. INVESTIGATORS
viii Admit Only Those With
Real Business There.
New York HcrnId Bureau, I
pnvis .yupr %

Special Cable TO THE NEW YoRK lIsR,LD.
Copyright, 1921. By TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
The New York herald., 1921-06-23

only those persons who have business
here. This is not true of the Americans.
inasmuch as their Government is obsti-
nately preventing every possibility of
commercial relations with Soviet Rus
sia,"
Senator France OF Maryland is the
most prominent OF American investiga-
tors to whom permission 20 enter Russia
recently has been refused.
The New York herald., 1921-06-23
big Bill Hides Naval Group.

A sightseeing passenger airplane cut
capers over the Olympic as she moved
up the bay. The police boat John f..
Hvlan and two smaller craft OF the
police navy patrolled tho course. TX
the Irish submarine was on duty II kept
dscreetly submerged. The excursion
boat which sassed the pilgrim with
'The Wearin' o. the Green" was the
Onteora. on the end of pier 80 loomed
Big Bill Edwards, Collector OF Internal
Revenue. When MIR. Edwards moved
nj side Il was seen that enough naval Of
ficers TO fill Annapolis over again were
nIso at the pier head to greet the chief
OF the War College. Rear Admiral Huse.
commandant OF the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. met Rear Admiral Sims when
the latter reached the pier. Oscar S.
Straus was recognized on the pier. but
he was there to meet a relative.
Meanwhile the police. swarming early
TO the water front in numbers fit TO
guard a President. had found West
street quiet as country road. But
they proceeded to throw their lines
about the pier as far downtown as
Seventeenth street and uptown as
Twenty-second street. For while
they let the public use half the side
walk on the east side OF West street.
but presently they closed that too. so
that nobody could get into the restricted
zone without n pass from Police Head
qua arters. Just before the Olympic tied
up in her slip. when " seemed that
there were no more policemen In the
CITY. the pier structure emitted zoo morc
OF them. and they formed lane from
the pier ncross West street and through
Eighteenth street to Seventh avenue.
Tho woman with the child's black
board was not seriously molestcd by
those cops of Celtic name.
You're a good girl. but you'll have
10 beat It," one OF them said.
"And. you're. q. fine Irishman, here
The New York herald., 1921-06-23
A set of Resolutions.

The Admiral and his aide were sure
they had received no other message at
the pier. Major Kelly was equally sure
he had seen his ironic testimonial reach
the Admiral. Anyway, the Major passed
out copies Of the testimonial to the
assembled press at the Pennsylvania Sta
tion and said he wished to remark once