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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
Surveyor General Of U. S.
Realty Is New Office
Incumbent, Not Yet Named,
Will Have Control of Gov
err,g9ent Proncrtv

d
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-The office
Of Surveyor General OF Real Estate has
been created by Director Of the Bud
will Se to collect information r pertain
ing to real estate owned or leased by
the government and to determine VIII ct
changes should be made in the "inter-
est of economical and efficient use"
The official, who has not been nam Il
yet, will work under the direction of
the chief coordinator OF general supply
and will be assisted by area ooor-
dinators.
Director Dawes has found upon in
vestigation that at the present time
money, space and efficiency are lost be-
cause Of the ALLEGATION of many bu-
reaus. Under the new plan this will
be avoided. The Surveyor General of
Real Estate shall determine, subject
to the approval Of the Secretary of the
ment buildings and lands in different
sections of the country shall be occu-
pied and used. He will have the power
also to assign and reassign rooms to
all Federal officials. Existing leases
may be terminated or abrogated by the
new official, and he shall have author
ty to make new leases and terms
In order t. give him a complete sur
vey Of the entire situation regardir j;
government owned and leased property
the secretaries of War and Navy are
to supply him with all general nforma-
ton regarding government owned and
leased property on government reserva-
tons This information will be used
in the economical adjustment and con-
centration of government dcpots and
housing facilities. The Surveyor Gen
eraf will also establish laison with the
Public Buildings Commission with a
view of assisting in etfecting economy
in the District Of Columbia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
Miss Robertson Proud To BE
Called a ''Political Accident
Says ALI But Two Presidents of U. S. Are So Classed
Thanks Women's League for Publicity
Its Attack Gives Her

statement issued August II for SIM
mediate release from the press de-
partment of the National League of
Woman Wears.
II understand that each of the four
ladies OF the committee of the league
who waited upon the President to re-
quest the appointment of woman
member Of the disarmament commits
sion argued with more or less earnest
ness an alleged statement upon my part
that there was no woman qualified for
membership.
Negligible as what l think or say
may be in this particular instance, they
have evidently seized upon a state
mcnt that l did not make. l did not
say there is no such woman but show
me the woman
Delegation Failed to Name Woman
"The delegation did not, according to
printed reports, name her to the Presi-
dent. Mrs. Edwards Immediately dis
qualified herself in the above para
graph, an authorized, not to be ques-
toned, misunderstanding the news
pape~ prominence given me and then
sending out an advertisement of me
throughout the country. For this pub
llclty l thank her, even though it may
Re IN degree an act of supereroga-
ton.
"a recent writer maintains that only
two out of all the Presidents of the
United States were not political acct
DENTS so that is all right.
Il do not claim to represent the
women Of the United States, but all the
people of the I'd District of Oklahoma,
and the women in Indiana never having
especially troubled themselves about
what the men Of the Oklahoma delega-
ton are doing in regard to the de
mands Of women I claim for myself
rights as member Of Congress to rep
without interference from Indiana"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
House Finds
Ansell Headed
Ber@gydoll Plot
CONTINUED from page ono)

beyond doubt, the consideration for
which it did pass may be successfully
disputed. On the other hand, the full
performance Of the service to be rem
dered may be fully established; still,
the passing of the money in payment
for the service may be proved oniy by
appeal from the eve to the mental con-
sdcration of chain Of established
facts. Again, that is the case.
"Ilowever, no witnesses willing to
tell the whole truth have seen the
money actually pass. But everybody
who heard or has read the testimony
should be able to see an effect which
could not have been produced by any
cause except money
"Bergdoll escaped through the mis-
doing Of somebody other than the
Rergdoll family and their immediate
personal associates, such as Romig.
Stecker, Gibbony and Mrs. Bergdoll.
1t is hoped that this report bares to
Congress the others who are moro
guilty than ever the Bergdoll family.
shall they 60 unwhipped of justice?
"The mother, the brother, the foster
father-oniy those who gave shelter
and comfort out of love for the black
sheep CT the fanily-have been con-
victcd. Shall those who, for money.
conceived, connivcd at and executed tic
escape, continue to practice in our ma
tlon's courts, to wear the uniform of
an ofilcer of our army or to collect an
annuity from wronged people ?"
According to the majority "everv
direction which looked toward Berg
dolls safekeeping was rejected by Hunt
and everything that might facilitate
his escape was done without question
or quibble." This report continues:
The inevitable conclusion is that
Bergdoll bought his way out Yet Col
onel Cresson, the prosecutor, boldly
announced that he would not prove
that to be the case even if he could
:. ~Prlsoners in making escapes use
different instruments. Some use crow
bars, some files, some saws and some
false keys. The instrument used by
Rergdoll in making his escape was
money. Crowbars, saws and files make
noise. There is an old, old saving that
money talks, but in illegitiiaate trans
actions like this its talking is done in
whispers, and therefore difficult of
proof"
The minority holds that primary re-
sponslbllity for the slackcr's escape
rests with Major General Peter c.
harris, Adju cant General of the. army,
put 1t says there was no improper mo-
tive.
Hunt is charged by the minority
with grave dereliction of duty" in not
ordering an officer to accompany Berg
doll, as requested by the Adiutant Gen
cral. 1t is stated in the minority re-
port that Hunts acquittal seriously
reflects on the army court-martial sys
tenn. The minority finds. "a certain
lack of efficiency in the efforts of vari-
Bergdoll after his escape, and a lack
OF cooperation and coordination be
tween the War Department and the De-
partment Of Justice"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
From The Tribunc's Washington Bureau

rom nc TsOure'S " GSieH0tOn DHIe"'~
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-Miss Alice
Robertsoni Congressman from Okla
homa. this afternoon answered the fire
Of the National League of Woman
Voters, which yesterday attacked her
stand on the demand from feminist or
CARNATIONS that woman be named one
of the United States representatives
to the disarmament conference
Calling attention to the statement
issued by the press department IF the
league in which she was called "a
political accident" and denounced as
ignorant of women's affairs, Miss Rob-
ertson declared her statement was
merely "show me the woman" who can
qualify. She further points out that
the delegation which called upon the
President to urge appointment of q
woman failed to mention the name Of
any candidate.
Quotes Leagues Attack
Miss Robertson's answer quotes the
Following paragraph from the leagues
attack:
AS 3 Republican woman I regret the
newspaper prominence being given a
woman of Miss Kobertson's type. Her
self political accident, in her con-
tempt of women and their ability, her
total ignorance Of women and women's
affairs, she fortunately in no way rep
resents women, though she sits as the
only woman in Congress. Actually
what Miss Robertson says or thinks
is negligible. The women in nv part
Of the country know that she never
responded to the demands of women
nor concerned herself with the things
Womens organizations were devclopinr
throughout the country"
ContinQing, Miss Robertson SAYS:
Inc above is taken from a fiye-paoa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
Reds Give In: !
Get American
Food at Once
(continusd from page ons)
relief administration has several nil
lion dollars available.
Special Gable to The Tribune

Special Cdole to The Tribune
Copyright. 1891 New York Tribune In.
RIGA, Aug. 1S.-Walter rvr,.,
Brown and Maxim LitvinoF, at an !,
formal conference this morning. cod;
fed the points upon which thew ara
agreed.
According to the Novi Put, Bolshev;l
newspaper here, Litvinoff told NJ
Brown that the limit OF concession.
had been reached.
Litvinoff's yielding on the point a,
the joint organization of local coramit-
tees is considered victory for Brown
as this constituted the chief bone ~
contention. The American relief adj
ministration retains the right to an.
point the committees.
The Pravda, Bolshevik. newspaper IN
Moscow, ridicuies the efforts Of Ina
Entente "to get down to business" on
the proposals to organize relief.
"By this delay" says the newspaper
"the Entente give US reason to as
sumo that they are not thinking So
much of aid for Russia as FOR utiljzin.
our misfortune for their own sel6ss
political interests" The Pravda warns
that the Soviet must go slow about sc.
cepting Allied aid, asserting tina thew
intend to turn whatever aid they civa
into propaganda.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
Mail Planes Remodelcsl
To Carry $4,000 Letter.
Dill Type 10 Transport 800 Tbs,
on Each Trip Between New
York and San Francisco

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-six re-
modelled army airplanes which will
carry double the amount Of mai car
ricd in the Dbl type machines now in
ugc VIII soon be placed in operation q,
the transcontincnta air mai route be-
tween New York and San Francisco. tho
Air Mail Service announced TO-DAY.
The planes viii carry 800 pounds of
mai, or $4,000 letters, with no add
tiopal cost in fuel or pilots, the state
ment said, and we're remodelcd at a
cost OF $4,000, whe reag the cost of new
machines would havnbcen $4,000 each,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
e. J. Schaefer Gets Park Pcs

Francis D. Gallatin, Park Commits
sioner, yesterday appointed Rudolph
jay Schaefer a special Deputy PARK
Commissioner for Manhattan. The po-
sition is an honorary one, no salary
being attached. Mr.. Schaefer is presi-
dent Of the F. & M. Schaefor Brew
ing Company and various other com
panies connected with it He IS vice
president of the Ritz-Carlton Restau-
rant and Hotel Company, of Atlantic
Optical Company, of Rochester. He is
active in social and civic affairs in the
city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
Shackleton TO Take Bow
Scouts ON Polar Trim
Two Husky Youths From Ork.
ney Islands Chosen From
MANY That AnnIied

Copyright, 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
= LONDON, Aug. 1S.-Two lucky Bow
scouts from the storm buffeted Ork-
Ernest Shackleton to accomnany h in
as his guests on his new VOYAGE to ~ q
Polar regions. The two to 80 are !. "
s. Mari, of Aberdeen, and N =
Mooney, Of Kirkwall. Both are troon
Young Mooney never had seen a rail
way engine until he left the loneIv
orkneys to come south and join ths
eNp exp Both boys are unusually
weii developed and accustomed to cold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
Silesia Issue Comes Up Aug. %

PARIS, Aug. 18 (By The Associated
rcss).-The Council Of the League of
Nations will take up the question Of
Upper Silesia in Geneva, beginning
August 20. Viscount Ishii, president of
the Council, sent out an official call for
the meeting to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
Miners Want Free Baths
As an HnaIierable Right

LONDON, Aug. 1S.-The British
miners viii demand free baths at the
pit mouths rs an nalienable right, ac-
cording to a resolution passed today
by the Miners Federation at Landu-
dino, Wales. Other measures they viii
request include a fortnights' annual
holiday with pay, as we'll as a holiday
on Boxing Day, December 26, and a
sixty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19

QUEBEC, Aug. 49, - The Canadian
governments freight steamship Cana.
dian Recruit was sunk off Stone Pillars
at the Traverse in collision tonight
with the steamship Maskinonge. Of the
Dominion Coal Company's service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S-Favorable
report on the Administration railroad
refunding bill was ordered to-day by
the House Commerce Committee. Re-
publican leaders plan to have the
House pass the measure early next
week. A committee amendment pro-
vides that the act shall in no way
affect proposed government relief for
farmers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
Western Railroads
Refuse to Cancel
Wage Reduction
brotherhood Demands for
Present Overtime and
Work Rules Denied Gin
Interest Of the PubIic''

CHICAGO, Aug. 18.-Declarinc that
the public demands reductions in
freight and passenger rates which can
not be made under present labor costs.
committee Of Western railroad execu-
tlvcs announced to-day their refusal
10 canoe! recent wage reductions, as re-
quested by the railway workers. unions.
L nc request of the workers for con-
tlnuation of present working rules also
was denied.
The statement issued to-day fol-
lowed two-day conference here with
union chiefs. Assurance that demands
1or further wage cuts would be with
Drawn and promise not to seek elm
NATION OF time and one-half pay for
overtime also were denied
Eastern roads turned down similar
requests several days ago, and it is
understood executives of Southeastern
railways will do likewise Southwest
ern rail chiefs declined to meet the
union men at all.
"ihere IS no assurance that the cost
of living will not be decreased within
the next few months" the statement
said, land for the railroads to take the
position that there would be no re-
quests for decreases in wages pre-
ocuItu Ill itWl vi ana orderly manner to
the board the United States Railroad
Labor Board there could be no justi-
tication."
The request to abandon effort to
eliminate time and one-half for over
tune, as the one for restoration of
the pay schedule in effect prior to july
/, was declined through "a proper re-
gard for the public interest" Con-
corning wage scales, the statemc ut
said the roads were bound to ''main-
tain decreases in wages just as they
recognize the authority of the board
in giving effect to increases"
Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
headed the union committee He oe-
clined to comment on the attitude oe
the railway executives.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.-Favorable
report on the Administration railroad
refunding bill was ordered to-day by
the House Commerce Committee Re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19

sOMERVILLE, N. j., Aug. 1s.-One
man was killed and seven persons were
injured to-day when a bus running be-
tween Rartan and Manville collided
with a stone pillar under the tracks of
the Central Railroad, near here, while
going at good rate of speed The one
who was killed was Dawson Van
Syckle, an accountant employed by the
Manonville Company at Manonville.
He died in Somerville Hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
Autos Kill Three
Children WitE,in
Few Hours i'm City
Drivers of Cars Arresteds
One Child Dies and Sew
cral Hurt as Raritan Bus
Collides With Stone Pillar

Three children we're killed yesterday
by automobiles, and three arrests were
made in connection with their deaths.
Myron Wilmington, eight years old,
of IS West 104th Street, was playing
on the street near Manhattan Avenue
with several other girls, when an auto
mobile, driven by Adam w. Gerrie,
cashier of the Imperial Tobacco Com
pany, 9 Draper Avenue, Montreal,
Can, struck her and fractured her
skull
An ambulance was summoned from
Reconstruction Hospital, but she died
III the ambulance before she got there.
Gerrie, whose fve-year-old daughter
was in the automobile with him. was
arrested on the technical charge OF
homicide. He said he had been here
Only one day. His version Of the acci-
dent was that he had swcrved to avoid
hitting the other girls and that the
Milington girl had seemingly run into
tho car.
Not long after this accident a car
owned by Isaac Cohen, of 465 West End
Avenue, and driven by Hugh J. Donald
son, a chauffeur, of 228 West I19th
Street, ran down and killed Rose Fish
bine, four years old, of % West Tooth
Street, while she was crossing the
street. She, too, died on the way to the
hospital. Donaldson was arrested.
Fred Landon, four years old, Of 400
West 15Sth Street, was knocked down
and killed by a tractor belonging to
the Street Cleaning Department in
front of his home. The driver, Gege
Young, Of 1884 Seventh Avenue, was
arrested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19

PARIS, Aug. 1S.-The Academic
Francaisc to-day passed a resolution
asking Premier BRAND to seek to have
French maintained rs the diplomatic
language at the Washington disarma-
ment and Far Eastern conference.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-12

besides that first glimpse had revealed
my antagonist, and was glad-it was
gentleman George"l He knew me
almost at the same instant. splitting
out a curse as he reached back for
his gun.
"You. heyl How the HI did you
get down here!"
But l was quicker, the move ready,
gripping the wrist, and twisting the
arm back until the torture caused him
TO drop the weapon, as we struggled
back across the width of the hall. We
were both w~eaponleSs, relying only on
the efficacy of bare hands, but he
turned into a savage, a dangerous
fighter who cared only 10 disable his
opponent in any way possible. 1t was
like battling with a wild cat, infuri-
ated, crazed with hate and fear. And
driving me back against the rail, help
less before the fierceness OF his
assault.
Some n was coming. l could hear
a voice, and flying steps on the stairs /;
then a woinan's scream somewhere
above. ] broke away, getting n grip
on his throat, and feeling my feet
firm OF the floor. He could see what
l couldn't, and found voice In spite
of my throttling.
"It's that id skunk. Severn, got
out. Hit him, Ivanl Smash In, I've
got the guy-Quick now!"
/ whlrled with him, ducking my own
head behind his shoulder, gaining as
/ did so one blurred glimpse of Wal
dron as he swung fun at me with
what looked like the leg of a chair
Harris caught the full force OF the
blow just over his eyes and the power
of II, added To the swirl of my arms,
sent him hurtling along the rounded
rail. headlong down the stairs, Wal
dron stood paralyzed, stunned, his
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-12

Might afore last. Bout midnight;
I'd he'd a fare down thet way, an
wus drlvin' back empty, when he
hollered to me to stop. Gosh, the
Teller tumbled in like there was a
ghost after him. an sed l wus ter
drive like hi"
Had a grip with him, did hef"
"Yep; black, bout medium size.
The fellow wasn't overly big himself.
an II wus quite a lug for him; II
bumped against his legs when he
toted II. l wouldn't a thought nothin'
paper, n read how there wus a guy
croaked that same night over In
Jersey. II sorter made me think o
this TELLER, just because he was so
id scared. II wus sorter funny
where he had me set him down. too
after midnight tibet way"
"Where was thatT'
''Colmar buildin' on Broad street.
Want a darn light from top TO
bottom. He didn't let me pull up
there-not by a d-n sight. l had
ter let him out a block away. around
the corner. But somehow l sorter
wanted ter know just where the bloke
went. so I slipped or the box, an took
a peek. He turned In there, where 1t
wus blacker than a stack o. black
cats, an thet's the last l seen of him,
S'pose he wus the duck who did that
job sirf'
"He might have been, OF course.
Did you report II to the policeT
lord, no; II us fellers told the
cops half we know they wouldn't get
no sleep at all. / amt sed nothin' to
nobody. Ready to 90 now, STRIP
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-12

expression Of startled surprise. Killed
with a hatpin like that Of miner
Yes, there is no doubt as to the
nature of the weapon. l know more
about that than Harris, even"
How are you so sure a hatpin was
the weapon used? The police reports
say nothing like that"
They do not know; l do. The
truth is, / was the first to discover
the murder. l related to you my
conversation with Harris, after all
others had left the foundry. We must
have been there alone for an hour.
When we left we separated, believing
this to be safe, and l walked down
Cans street alone in the rain. Some
blocks below the foundry l came upon
this car, bumped up against the curb,
and apparently abandoned. The real
door stood wide open, and / looked in
side, and felt about, merely from
curiosity. My fingers touched some
thing lying on the floor, and. when
| drew 1t out, and looked at ii in the
light of a distant street-lamp, l dis
covered 1t to be a dagger hatpin, dis
colored with blood"
She stared at me in horror.
Like that one there?"
Exactly like it. l had seen the
n in your hat, and remembered"
You thought it must be mine?
That-that l had murdered him?'
Il hardly believe I thought at all.
But 1 investigated the front seat,
and found Alva's body hanging over
the wheel, with a cash in the back
of his coal sticky with blood. Then
l knew"
"Knew what?"
How the mar had been killed. ]
believed then you were with him
alone; / had reason to, for / over
heard his invitation, and your answer
/ recognized the weapon as one you
had in your possession. My first
thought was that ii would utterly con,
denim you If yer found"
"And, ven then, you sought to pro
tect me? You cared enough for thatY'
81 hardly know; it must have beer
true enough. l scarcely doubted bul
what II was your act-only / per
sdaded myself that the man must hav,
attacked you, and that you struck II
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-12

self-defense. / would not believe you
to give you a chance; so l took the
weapon away with me-"
She drew a long breath.
mo n saw your
mot "A soul the street was abso-
lutely deserted. l wiped off the blood,
and hid the knife in my pocket until
/ reached the hotel then / concealed
1t at the bottom of my valIse.'
at is still there?"
mo; something led Harris to
suspect l was not DAILY, and he set
out to investigate. He had my tele-
phone number, and easily located both
hotel and room. Waiting until / left
the key, ne entered, and went through
the valise in search of anything he
could find. He came upon the dagger
hatpin, remembered that you had just
such a one in your hat that night,
and Instantly jumped TO the conclusion,
as he had seer the wound, that this
was the weapon Of murder. He be
lieves we were working together, and
lllS WIS WHY L HdN Noii'cuitb tht
knife"
"And you? you believed thatT
81 believed In you" / said earnestly.
AT first ! thought 1t must be you /;
then | saw that pin In your hat again,
when / knew | had one just like II
hidden at the hotel. This gave me
new hope, until I returned and dis
covered my valise slit open, and the
dagger gone. I knew Of no one who
would do such an actor had occa-
sion to-except you, In an effort TO
destroy evidence.
A1Then later, when that was cleared
up by Harris acknowledging hat he
Was the a who got the pin. told him
about your having your w IN your
hat at PerOnd's. He only laughed. and
said you were smart enough to buy
another. as coon az the fra was
found missing that doubtless there
were plenty to be had"
Hes right there are, At least l
know Of one shop on lower Broadway
where thaw are for sale" She stopped
suddenly, With d peculiar GESTURE.
why. now / think OF It, Sarah Wal
droa has one exactly Ike mans; I
bought Il for her
Ivan Waldren's wftsr'
-Of cSonse; that's rather odd, Isn't
itY"
cit opens no a liHs Of thanxhf, any
ray. Could you find Dot do yer
s..ppuae II she hos IL stni7 WIS
aUes size know about bar husbandf