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The New York herald., 1921-08-28
LAUNCHING THE WASHINGTON.
supe erdreadnaugbt 20 Take 20 the
water Next Thursday.

The superdreadnaught Washington.
built by the New York Shipbuilding Cor
poration. Is 20 be launched ON Thursday
at Camden, n. j. Miss Jean Summers,
daughter OF Representative and Mrs j.
w. Summers Of Walla Walla. Wash,
will be the ships sponsor A delegation
OF navy officials and Senators and Rep
rescntativos will be present.
Construction OF the Washington was
Nbegun IN the spring Of 1919. She is a
sister ship OF the ". s. s. Colorado.
which was launched from the same
yards last March.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
U. S. MARSHAL RESIGNS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.--The resigna.
tion of w. S. Mccarthy. United States
Marshal of the southern district OF New
York. has been accepted by Attorney
General Daugherty, effective November
/. The action was taken after n con-
ference here between the Attorney
General and Mr.. Mccarthy, who is a
Democrat, appointed under the Wilson
Administration. Mr.. Daugherty said
to-day that no successor has been SC.
lected.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
"PIight OF All UtiIitics.v

Tho complainant then Gays the de-
fendant Is indebted 20 n in the sum
OF s5T,07i for brake shoes and castings
furnished for the operation OF the line,
and that payment has been duly de-
rranded but refused. adding:
'sr1on position OF defendant is rem
ssred more insecure by reason OF the
present bad financial situation Of public
service corporations generally.
"On information and belief that the
defendant will be obligated 70 pay or
October /, 1921, on account OF rental
payments due under the said lease from
Manhattan Railway Company the sum
OF si.sso.e00: that defendant will be
oblia ated to pay on December !, 1921,
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
BIZ the Associated Press.

Moscow, Aug. 27.--Russia's problem
appears to be vastly greater than the
task of feeding the millions in the famine
stricken districts of the country. 1t
would seem to be rather a question OK
conserving the productive resources OF
this district which has in the past been
known as "the granary of Europe
This was the view taken OF the situa-
tion yesterday by Leo kamenen, head
of the Russian Famine Commission, who
outlined the work to be done to reliey
workers here.
"In the face of the famine dilemma,"
he said. "the only thing the Russian
Government can do is to gamble on the
hope of outside aid and take the winter
store of food grain from all farmers
throughout Russia and use 1t as seed
for this falls sowing. The only way
to save Russia from impending disaster
Is to take grain from the hungry and
give it to the starving"
The amount of grain needed for seed
ing the 17.500,000 acres to be sown this
fall approximated 100000 tons, OF which
Russia could furnish only $4,000. M.
Kameneff said. This area Is about the
same as wss planted in this country in
1920. but ~ only half the pre-war acre.
age.
Although seed must be planted by
September 15, if there is to be crop
at all next season." he continued, at is
obvious that even then the problem will
be unsolved There must be farmers
to harvest the grain. and they must be
able to remain where there Is grain to
be harvested This they cannot do with
out food At the rate of about twelve
ounces OF bread daily to person Russia
will require 100000 tons of grain to
cover the ten months from the first of
October to the next harvest OF this
amount Russia can furnish only about
25 per cent, which will leave a shortage
Of about $4,000 tons.
"If we do gamble on the hope 0. out
side aid, and use UP the food supply for
seed, the famine may slaughter during
the coming winter not only those now
suffering from hunger but also those
whose grain must be taken for seeding.
With some $50 shiploads of 5000 tons
each this whole problem can be solved,
and that is our problem In nutshell.
In reply to query as to the ability
of the Soviet Government to transport
grain to the famine districts IL 1t was
available M.-Kaneneff said: I'VE have
plenty of box cars, but are without
locomotives, SO we can do little to move
supplies"
"The former Russian Government" he
continued, ordered some 800 locomo-
tives in the United States, and We be-
lieve most of them are still there. We
have tried to secure them, but have been
unsuccessful II these could be obtained
it would solve half the problem. or
course that is business, not charity. We
are immensely grateful for Americas
generous offer of help for our starving
children, but for the regeneration OF
Russia we expect to pay our way. Our
handicap hitherto has been that we could
not buy"
The New York herald., 1921-08-28

Continued from First Page.
grants. who, we discovered. were being
fieeced, and we accomplished what we
started out to do"
Chairman Lasker's official statement
follows:
"The receivers Of the United States
Mail Steamship Company, Ire. Messrs.
Herbert Noble and Emmett j. McCor-
mack, on examination of tho books and
affairs of the company found the condi-
tion even worse than Represented by the
Shipping Board in it's statement made
thirteen days ago. The receivers this
morning on their own motion petitioncd
Judge Manton TO return the ships to the
Shipping Board and begged the Shipping
Board to accept the return OF the ships.
THE receivers found that the $780,
600 advance moneys collected from inn
migrants consisted roughly of 100000
for passage money and the other $780,
600 was virtually a cash deposit with
the United States Mail Steamship Com
pany made in trust by the immigrants
to defray hotel expenses and railroad
fares in this country and the necessary
$25 required by law for the immigrant
to have In his possession on landing.
"The diversion of these trust funds by
the MANAGEMENT of the u S. Mail Steam
ship Company constitutes an act uncon-
scionable which speaks for itself. But
in addition It was impossible for the re-
ccivers further to operate the ships with
its income already diverted through prior
uses The Government. consistent with
its policy to do everything possible TO
keep its premier fleet on the seas. con-
sented to the return of the ships and
agreed that it would honor these immi-
grants tickets. making good the cash
deposit and taking an assignment from
the immigrants OF their claims against
the u. S. Mall Steamship Company.
Best Service Assured.
"The Government feels that ii could
not permit fraud and hardship to be
worked on thousands of immigrants
through misrepresentation of funds oil
lected on ships which II owned, and in
this we believe we will have universal.
support. Judge Manton accordingly en-
| tered the decree returning the ships to
the United States Shipping Board The
Shipping Board will expeGitiously. meas
ured by ample opportunity soberly to
study the best interests of the merchant
marine, either sell or charter the ships
to a proper company.
"In the meantime the ships will be
operated lor the Governments account
| as a patriotic service and without COM
pensation by the United American Lines,
which Will be represented by w. Averill
Hartman the Roosevelt Steamship
Company. which will be represented by
Kermit Roosevelt Moore & McCormac,
Inc, who will be represented by A. v.
Moore. These gentlemen will I'm turn
take into their counsel their own tble
associates.
Thus the Shipping Board assures the
highest type of service through these
three representative concerns in the
operation of the ships and feels that
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
4 WARRANTS IN SHIP SEIZURE
Conspiracy 70 Defrnud u. =. IL
Charged In Rum schooner's Raid.

MIAMI Aug. 27.--Federal warrants
were received by Deputy United States
Marshal Oberlin here to-day for the ar
rest OF J. @. Crosland. wealthy business
man; William II. Mccoy. boat owner I;
DIR. Holden and X. Klausen. all described
in the warrants as residents OF this
city. on the charge OF conspiracy TO
refraud the Government in connection
with tho seizure OF the rum laden
schooner Henry l.. Marshall of the New
Jersey coast August 2.
The warrants were issued by Isaac
Cross. Assistant District Attorney In Jer-
sey City. Crosland was arrested. on ..
similar charge about n week aRD and
was released on bail for $1,000.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
HOPE FOR LIVE STOCK MEN.

SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. 27.--F'rank j.
Hagenbarth, president OF the National
Wool Growers Association. which Is
holding a joint meeting here with the
American National Live stock Associa-
tlon. declared In an address to-day that
the present will be the last bad year.
for stockmen because conditions are be-
coming stabilized.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
FRENCH SEEK INTEREST
IN SAXONY'S TEXTILES
Reported to HaUe Control of
Big Plant at Chemnitz.

BERLIN. Aug. 27.--The TdegliSche
Rundschau says II is informed that the
French are attempting 10 obtain an ac-
tive interest in the Saxon textile indus
try. and have already succeeded in OBJ
tanning control of one of the big plants
at Chemnitz.
Leading Saxon plants are reported to
be Issuing blocks of preferred stock,
with increased voting power. for the
purpose Of heading off the French inva-
sion. which Is declared to be due to pre-
vailing stagnation I'm the French In
Gustry
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
WOMAN AID TO DApGHERTY.

WARRINGTON, Aug. disappointment
OF Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebranet OF
San Francisco as an Assistant Attorney
General, will be recommended to Presi-
dent Harding by Attorney General
Daugherty. IT was understood to-day.
The appointee will succeed Mrs. Annette
Abbott Adams. also of San Francisco
who was the first woman to hold once
as an Assistant ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
MAURITANIA TO BURN OIL.
Conversion VIII ne Made while
Undergoing Repairs.

The Cunard Line announced yesterday
that the steamship Mauritania. which
wes damaged by fire recently and Is
undergoing repairs. will be converted
into an oil burner. The conversion will
proceed at the same time with the re-
pairs
The conversion OF the Mauretania viii
make a total Of six vessels using oil for
fuel in the combined fleet OF the Cunard-
Anchor lines. with an aggregate OF 137.-
600 tons All Of the new fleet Of elgh-
teen vessels ordered since the armlstice
also will burn oil.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
RACE WAR IN JUGO-SLAvIA.
Christians Fight Mohammedans in
Novibaxar Region.
By the Associated Press

VIENNA, Aug. 27. - Sanguinary en-
counters between Christian peasants and
Mohammedans are reported from the
Novibazar region Of Jugo-Slavia. A de-
tachment of gendarmes and peasants
have been surrounded in the village of
Komoran. thirty-five of them being
killed.
The Government Is Fastening troops
and mountain batteries to the scene.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
sTUMBLEs, BREAKS NECK.
Mans Chin Strikes Rail. Cnusinr
speedy Death.

sPARrANBuRc, s. c.. Aug 27.--B. G.
Caldwell, Spartanburg business man.
stumbled on n railroad crossing to-day,
struck his chin on one of the steel
rails and broke his neck.
lie died within few minutes.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
BOARD REJECTS ALL BIDS
FOR GERMAN STEEL SHIPS
viii Open Negotiations for
Cash Sales.
Special Despatch 20 THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald bureau.
Washington, u. C.. Aug. 81.

Washington, -. u. Auu. -.
II was announced by the United States
Shipping Board to-day that all bids for
the sale Of the German steel ships.
opened few weeks ago, have been re-
jected and that the board will open
negotiations for their sale for cash.
Most OF the bids were contingent upon
the making Of repairs and the board
feels that It can probably get better
results by negotiating their sale. The
highest bid received for any Of these
vessels was that OF the Munson Line,
which offered sio0,Ooo for the Callao.
The board. in opening negotiations. will
have IN mind o minimum price
The status OF the wood ships bids re-
mains unchanged. but probably will be
taken up by Mr., Lasker and Mr..
schlesinger upon their return from New
York next week.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
EARTH TREMORS SHAKE
UPPER NEW YORK STATE
Windows Rattle, Dishes Jump
and People Are Puzzled.

AUBURN, N. y, Aug. 27--Residents
of Seminary street felt what they believe
to be a seismic shock about $40 O'Clock
this evening. The earth seemed TO un-
dulate. windows ratified and dishes
jumped on the table. Several residents
Of the street reported the same sensa-
tion at the same time.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
REPUTED SWINDLER
LANDS FROM PARIS
Rot Says Jefferson Williams,
Denying He Is Silberberg,
Notorious Promoter
SELLS COAL AND COTTON
Unperturbed as He Reads Story
Asserting He Uscd Name
Of Ex-Gov. Folk.

Sailing as Jefferson williams, man
said by cable dispatches from Paris to
be HarrySilberberg. for twenty-five
years known in many parts OF the world
as a swindler of rare ability. arrived
yesterday aboard the steamship George
Washington Of the United States Mail
Line.
The record OF Harry Silberberg Is
known wherever criminal records arekept.
He is character in Siam and in Italy,
in Mexico and in Canada. His photo
graph and fingerprints are on file with
the police departments OF virtually every
city In the United States.
They knew him as the Society Wolf'
ten years ago. Little has been
heard of him since. But at
week ago prominent European financiers
and Government officials declared
that Harry silberberg and Jeffe-
son williams are the same person, and
that he has been operating in Europe.
For a time it was declared, he posed
as a man who had influence with the
War Finance Corporation. and for gek-
ting loans for European industries he
wanted to charge 10 per cent.
Calls Dispatches "Rot."
williams is man OF good appearance,
above medium height and carries himself
erect. When he read the despatch from
Paris through to the end yesterday he
did not bat an eye. He saw that he was
charged with being Harry Silberberg,
with the unauthorized use of the name
of former Gov. Folk OF Missouri and with
trying to sell foodstuffs to the Portu-
guese Government and coal mines to
Americans When he had finished read
ing he handed the clipping back, ap-
parently unperturbed.
Its all bally rot" he asserted.
Asked for more details. Williams said
1t was enough to call the reports OBJ
viously idiotic."
There is a little foundation here" he
went on. Il am promoter, and have
been connected with business deals In
France and Germany, but how does that
make me out TO be Silberberg?"
Williams said he went to Europe last
November, and that since that time he
has sold coal and cotton. He denied that
he was Siloerberg or that he ever had
used that name.
SimiIarities to SiIberbcrg.
williams insisted he was an honor
able man, and that his home was In
Atlanta, Ga, where he said he was
born. Harry Silberberg also was born
in Atlanta. the son of rabbi who
later became a merchant. Although his
face is of a Semitic cast, Williams
denied that he was of Jewish extrac-
ton.
The immigration authorities were not
concerned over whether Williams was
Sllberberg. They looked up his pass
ports and found them apparently cor
rect. A man who was in the news
paper business twenty years ago, but
who now Is an exporter and has travel
led across the Atlantic many times. said
he knew Jeff Williams by sight and
by reputation, and that there was no
possible mistake In his identity.
Williams denied the cabled report that
he had stopped for a time at the
Hotel Crillon, in Paris, and had a
Czecho-Slovak valet.
Il never was in the Hotel Crillon In
my life," he asserted. II stayed at the
Carlton. And l never have aspired to
the luxury OF a valet"
The New York herald., 1921-08-28

SYRACUSE Aug. 27.--Three distinc,
earth tremors. two Of which followed
three minutes apart and were Of suffi-
Client violence TO awaken villagers and
rattle plates IN homes. were felt In Ma
lone and nearby towns early this morn.
ing. The third and last shock was al
4:15 o'clock, being lighter than either OF
the preceding tremors.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28

ors account of interest on second mort
gage bonds of said Manhattan Railway
Company then due the sum OF $50. 46b !:
that defendant will be obligated to pay
on January /. 1922. on account OF in
terest then due on said first and re-
funding mortgage 6 per cent. gold bonds
a sum in excess OF s4.0o0,000. and that
defendant is and will be without sutfi-
cient resources to meet said payments
when due
Any suits upon or process against the
properties or revenues of the defendant
would seriously embarrass and cripple
it. says the complaint. and would dimin-
ish If not destroy it's power to operate
the railroad systems. adding that the
railroad systems. together with their
appurtenances. rolling stock and other
property connected Herewith, are now
in a reasonably good state and condi-
ton. That during the last year the
elevated and subway lines operated by
the defendant carried 100000, 900 pas
sengers and continues:
1T is OF vital Importance to the peo-
pie that said elevated and rapid transit
subway lines shall continue to be OPP
Grated as a whole and to such end it
is of like Importance that said systems
be preserved that notwithstanding the
fact that every effort has been made to
provide fund5 Tor tne payment OF tiic
indebtedness Of the defendant and to
procure additional income and revenue
from the operation of said lines such
efforts have proved unsuccessful; that
unless some definite action is taken on
behalf of all the creditors so that the
operation of said railroad system may
be kept intact great and severe losses
will be inflicted on all creditors: that
the credit Of the defendant has been
seriously impaired and that 1t has no
reasonable hope of finding assistance
from any quarter and that the defendant
is insolvent.'
Seeks to Avoid Many Suits.
The complaint asks for the appoint
ment Of receiver saying that other
wise there is likely to be multiplicity
of suits which will interfere with and
ultimately prevent the defendant from
the PROPER performance of its duties
as common carrier and seriously d.
ninish its earnings.
1T says further that an attempt py
the plaintiff to enforce its claims as
a general creditor would precipitate
similar action on the part of other
creditors and this in turn would lead
to wasteful strife and controversy which
the appointment of a receiver Will avert.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
GIVE. Interborough's History.

The bill of complaint in the present
case opens by reviewing the organization
Of the Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany on May 6. 1902. and Of the various
contracts made with the builders. the
city and others. 1t says the subway
lines operated by the defendant have 47
miles Of railroad and LAG miles OF single
track. IT tells also of the contract made
with the Manhattan Railway Company
by which the Interborough operates 81
miles of railroad and 1870 miles of single
track OF elevated lines and gives the
terms of the lease. which on default OF
rental may be terminated.
The bill then tells of the financial
operations of the defendant. aging that
ION information and BELIEF the defend
ant has authorized capital of s35,000,o00
and all equipment and certain property
pledged under the first and refunding
mortgage of the defendant dated Jan
uary /. 1918. TO the Guaranty Trust
Company of New York IS trustee, under
which is now issued and outstanding
in the hands of the public bonds to the
principal amount of more than Sl6l. .000,-
900 and under which there is now out
standing bonds to the additional amount
of more than 5000 900 pledged to secure
an issue of the three year secured con-
vertible per cent. gold notes of the
defendants. due September !. 1921, OF
which there are outstanding in the
hands of the public notes to the prin-
cipal amount of $3s,14i400.
Continuing the bill says:
That the maturity date OF more than
one-half the principal amount of said
notes has been extended by agreements
made between defendant and the indi-
vidual noteholders for one year to Sep
tember ], 1922. with the obligation on
the part of defendant TO pay interest
on such extended notes at the rate OF
= per cent per annum, and that inter-
est on said first and refunding mortgage
3 per cent. gold bonds of the defendant
fs due and payable on the first days OF
January and july IN each year. and
that interest on said three year secured
convertible per cent. gold bonds Is due
and payable on the first days OF March
and September each year"
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
INFLUX OF FAMINE
VICTIMS FORBIDDEN
B0lsheviki, Unable to Stera
the Movement, Declare
Martial Law.
HOPE FOR OUTSIDE HELP
Winter Store of Food Grain
to Be Used for Fall
Sowing.
HOPE FOR OUTSIDE HELP

Special Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, bv THE NEW YORK HERALD.
REvAL (via London). Aug. 27.--It is
officially announced In Moscow that the
number of famine stricken has risen to
3O.OOo.OoO, including 100000 children.
Three hundred and fifty famine victims
arrived in Petrograd yesterday. Owing
to the influx of victims to the Ukraine,
further migration has been forbidden,
but the Bolshevilsi ere unable to stem
the movement
Martial law has been proclaimed In
Odessa. Kherson and Ekaterinoslav.
There is such mass OF fugitWes in
Siberia that civil war IS feared there.
The Bolsheviki hope next month TO
transfer 10000 children to Turkestan.
An American cruiser is now In Revai.
British cruisers and eleven destroyers
are scheduled to arrive in September.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28

court in this district is to get jurlsdic-
tion. and In case other claims are filed
or other efforts instituted TO bring about
a receivership in other districts II is un-
derstood that the Jurisdiction will still
remain with this court. Traction offi-
cials feel this Is desirable, since Judge
Julius M. Mayer already has in hand
other traction receiverships and is famil-
lar with the situation in New York.
n. n. II. Failed to Pay Interest.
The first of the recent traction re-
ceivershlps in New York occurred on
Decs nbcr al. 1918. when Judge Mayer
appointed Lindley NJ. Garrison tempo
rary receiver OF the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company and Its subsidiaries.
the New York Municipal Railway Cor
poration and the New York Consolidated
Railroad Company. Two weeks later
the receivership was made permanent
1hts raceivership was granted on appli-
sation or the T-icstingho Use Electric and
Manufacturing Company. which held
claims aggregating s46,462 for materials
and supplies furnished the company. The
receivership was made necessary. IL was
explained, because OF the companys in
ability to meet interest payments due
January 1, 1919, on s57.735,000 Of notes,
rs well dS 10 OptIlu lTeSn CdplIdt iOI
necessary construction and improve
ments.
The next receivership was that of the
New York Railways Company. successor
10 the old Metropolitan Street Railways.
On March 90. 1919. Judge Mayer named
Job T. Hedges temporary receiver for
this company on application of the
American Brake Shoe and Foundry Com
pany, which filed an overdue claim of
s36.s0626 on March 81 this receiver
ship was made permanent.
The day after the appointment of a
receiver for New York Railways appli-
cation was made by three noteholders
OF the Interborough Consolidated Cor
poration for the appointment OF a re-
ceiver for that company. Judge Mayer
appointed James r. Sheffield. The note
holders making the application were
Dave II. Morris. holder of fifty collateral
trust 4l5 per cent bonds of the INTERIOR
ough- metropolitan Company. and Will
lam II. Ladd and William ]. Francioli
each of whom owned one of the bonds.
Both the New York Railways Com
pany and the Marlborough Rapid Tran
sit Company are subsidiary corporations
of the Interborough Consolidated Cor
poration. The earnings OF the Inter-
borough Rapid Transit Company as well
as those of the New York Railways Com
pany, are derived from the actual oper-
alton of subway. elevated and surface
cars. The Interborough Consolidated
Corporation derived its sole income from
dividends received on the stocks OF the
various companies which It owned.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28

continued from First Paqe.
The New York herald., 1921-10-01
Borough Of Manhattan-Misceila

AN ROOM stucco house. furnished COM
plete, to rent to June l. 1922. with garage,
hot water heat, water front porch IL
miles from city. $1,000. JOHN J. FOX.
ln1O BnthRate aY.. Bronx.