The New York herald., 1921-08-16
RECEIVER NAMED
FOR j. S. MAIL Line
Arthur j. Baldwin to Han
die Affairs of Involved
Company.
S2.000,000 LIABILITIES
100000 LIABILITIES
Two Involuntary Petitions
in Bankruptcy Filed
Against Concern.
ASSETS ARE NOT GIVEN
Ship Board Says Object Is to
Keep American Flag Fly
ing on Seas.

Arthur j. Baldwin of the law firm Of
Griggs, Baldwin & Baldwin, 27 Pine
street, and formerly personal counsel
for Charles F. Murphy. leader OF
Tammany Hall, was appointed re-
ceiver in equity for the United States
Mail Steamship Company yesterday by
Judge Martin T. Manton in the United
States District Court. The company
in it's petition for the appointment of
a receiver acknowledged liabilities of
more than 100000" but made no
mention of the lines assets. Stimuli
taneous with the appointment of Mr..
Baldwin two involuntary petitions in
bankruptcy were fled against the
United States Mail.
Attorneys for the United States Mail
and the United States Shipping Board
appeared before Judge Manton in the
forenoon and made recommendations as
to who the receiver should be. They
could not come to an agreement so the
jurist announced he had one in mind
and said he would announce the ap-
pointment later. In the meanwhile
Judge Manton got in touch with Mr..
Baldwin over the telephone at the
latter's home at Lake Placid and upon
the appointment.
D,fQ Q,.-fx LaC hnAn aNffN n
the practice of his profession for the last
seven years. He is vice president Of
the McGraw-Hill Publishing Company.
Mr.. Baldwin was among those named
in the indictment returned against the
Tammany chieftain and Others by the
Almirall Grand Jury more than year
ago for alleged conspiracy in the widely
exploited glucose case. The jury's pre-
sentiment cited Mr.. Baldwin as Mr..
Murphys personal counsel In the al
legged proceedings on which the indict-
ment was based. Justice Wagner va
Gated the indictment several months ago.
Suggested as Receivers.
The application for the appointment OF
receiver in equity was made Saturday
by the Berwind-Whte Coal Mine Com
pany, which asserted 1t was a creditor
OF the United States Mall TO the extent
OF $4,000 Delaney Nicoll. counsel
for the steamship company's creditors
and bondholders, suggested Timothy r.
Byrnes, one time vice president OF the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad, be appointed receiver Mr..
Nicoll also suggested George w. Sterling.
William Marshall Bullitt, special counsel
for the Shipping Board. asked that
shipping man be appointed. and sus-
al ~ nj
and A. 9. Mack.
The Shipping Boards object, Mr.. Bull
litt explained. is merely to keep the
United States flag on the seas. IL was
for that reason, he said. the board sug-
gested an experienced shipping man as
receiver. because somebody was needed
20 operate ships with the minimum OF
waste. Mr.. Bullitt said the receiver
would be faced with a very difficult
problem. as the Pocahontas. one OF the
ships operated by the line. has been
IIbelled in Naples and It will take a large
sum Of money to release her.
Judge Manton suggested an indepen-
dent man had best be appointed, in which
suggestion Bainbridge Colby. former Sec
retary Of State, who Is associated with
Mr. Nicoll in tn United States Mafrs
defence. concurred, saying shipping men
generally have been or are expecting TO
be the recipients OF favors from the
Shipping Board. and that II. therefore.
would not be advisable to appoint a ship
ping man receiver.
Appointment Satisfies.
The appointment of Mr. Baldwin
seemed to meet with the approval OF at
torneys for both sides Mr. Bullitt said
that the receiver will run the ships.
ha
thought OF Shipping Board officials. De-
Iancey Nicoll. Jr.. also an attorney for
the steamship company expressed him
self as pleased with the appointment
Attorneys for the United States Mail
to-day will issue statement answering
the charges made Sunday by Albert D.
LaslSer. chairman OF the Shipping Board.
against the steamship company,s officers
end the lines financial condition The
statement will contain a declaration OF
the lines financial condition July 90
when the Shipping Board seized the nine
steamships
The two petitions In bankruptcy were
filed with Judge Manton. one before the
hearing on tfae referee petition and the
other directly afterward The hrst was
sled by Ocott Bonynge McManus &
Ernst Of 10 Broadway on behalf OF
three creditors-Ethel Cotter. who claims
s2.009 William Mulhall, s21s3. and
yester Townsend. $2.2s3 All were de-
scrfbed as assigned claims. The second
petition was filed by Nicoll, Anahle.
Fuller Sullivan. in behalf OF Sariat
Bros. 234 Greenwich street L. Reese.
323 West Eleventh street. and william T.
Williams. 62 Front street. for unspeclAed
amounts. but said 10 exceed $1,000 The
statement was made in the latter petition
that the steamship company admitted
its inability 70 pay its debts and It's will
ingness TO be adjudged bankrupt on
that ground