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The Washington times., 1921-08-12
RED CROSS
Of FF:|C|A[
IS SHORT
Deficit OF $1,000 Found In
Books-Experts Check Up
Accounts.

Inquiry Into the books OF q subor-
dinate ofYicia1 of tho American Red
Cross here was In progress today,
and DR.. Livingston Farrard, chair
man, told The Times that q short
age that may run as high as 81 900
was indicated by the investigation
up to this time.
The official in question has not
left Washington, DIR. Farrand said
In q prepared statement to The
Times, but is assisting in the In
inquiry.
Exports on Books.
The general fund of the Red Cross
Ia not affected by the alleged short
age. II has to do with the cash ao-
count of the organization, DR.. Far
rard said, and the surety company
which bonded the official In question
will make good the ioss. II any.
According to information reaching
Tho Times, the Red Cro@ Official
who has been using the funds OF the
organization for his own private un-
dertakfngs has been making deposits
In a Washington bank far In excess
Of his income.
1t is said that the charged playing
the races as being the main cause of
his action.
May Involve Others.
Two other employees may be In
volved In the reported discrepancies
In the books of the Red Cross official.
II was stated today. The official in
question, 1t Is said, will claim that
at least two others shared with him
the funds diverted from hts Red
Cross funds.
Until final accounting is made
and the total losses are known, 1t
was stated that no action against
present or former employees of the
Red Cross would be taken.
DIR. Farrand, directing head Of the
Red Cross, today issued the follow
ing statement to The Washington
Times:
Discrepancies Found.
AT the request of the washingto
Times, DIR. Livingston Farrand, chair
man Of the central committee OF the
American Red Cross today authorized
the following statement in regard to
certain rumors IL stated are in circula-
ton:
I'm the regular inspection Of the
books of a subordinate officer of the
National Headquarters, certain dis
crepancies have been brought to light
which are now under inquiry.
1T is not yet clear that an actual
shortage exists, but In case there is
It apparently cannot exceed $11 900,
though this amount is many times
exceeded by the bond of the surety
company by which tn cred Cross is
protected from loss.
1T should be clearly understood
that the funds involved are minor
cash accounts concerned with the
routine office business at national
headquarters and that the general
funds Of tn cred Cross are in no
way involved.
1T may be further stated that
this officer has not left Washington
and is assisting in the inquiry"
The Washington times., 1921-08-12
POWERS AGREE
To 0HNEIEAGUE
PASS ON S|[ES|A
Lloyd George and BRAND Com
promise and Council Ap-
proves Plan.
BY NEWTON G. PARKE,
International News Service.

PARIS. Aug. 12.-Premicr Lloyd
George of England and Premier
BRAND of France today agreed to
refer the Upper Silesia question to
the next meeting of the League OF
Nations.
The proposal to refer Upper Silesis
to the League of Nations originated
with Premier Lloyd George. The Su
preme Council met at noon and ap
proved the suggestion.
Premier Lloyd George departed for
London early in the afternoon. He
was smiling and cheerful and said
that tho discussions had had the
happiest outcome"
Council In Session.
The council continued in session
this afternoon without Premier Lloyd
George and discussed the German
war trials at Leipzig and other mat
ters.
The Supreme Council js appealing
to both Germany and Poland to pre-
serve order In Upper Silesia pendrns
the decision Of the LEAGUE of Ma
tions.
The question Of sending reinforce
ments to Upper Silesia was referred
" a SoihIlittce .OI experts
England and Italy promised to send
troops IL they were found necessary
Baron Hayashi, the delegate on
The council, said that the Japanese
favored giving the central part OF
the Upper Silesian Industrial district
to Germany, but was willing to abide
by any decision of the league.
George Harvey. American ambassa
dor to England and the representative
of the United States on the Supreme
Council, said he could not participat,
In the decision, as the United States IL
not a member of the league. Other
wise the action of the Supreme Council
In referring Upper Silesia to the league
was unanimous.
The council voted to ask the allied
judges who attended the war criminal
trials in the German supreme court al
Leipzig to make a report giving their
opinion as to the quality of justice
meted out I'm the court.
Consulted Delegates.
The supreme council decided to hold
a brief session Saturday morning To
discuss the German customs penalties
Before deciding to refer the Upper
Silesia matter to the League of Ma.
tfons, Premier Lloyd George consulted
the Italian and Japanese delegates and
received their approval.
The conference between the British
and French premiers did not take
place until after the ministerial coun.
Gil. After half an hours conversation
Mr.. Lloyd George and M. BRAND
agreed to attend a final session Of the
supreme council beginning shortly
after III o'clock.
The decision to refer the issue to the
League was reached as the result OF
the deadlock that developed yesterday
over the partition of Upper Sflesia
II was reported In French circles that
Premier Brian was willing to recon,
slider the plan drawn up by Count
SforZa OF Italy. but subsequently II
was decided that more satisfactory
settlement would he to allow the
League Of Nations TO handle the issue
tContinued on Page .. Column 50
The Washington times., 1921-08-12
LOUISIANA POPULATION
SHOWS 1865 PCT. INCREASE

Louisiana's population is 81 per cent
white and 38.9 per cent negro, the Cen
sus Bureau announced today. The
negro population decreased from 713,-
s74 in 1910 to 700,257 in 1920, a de-
crease of 1.s per cent, while the white
population increased from 941, ,0S6 -
1885, GIL, or 1875 per cent.
In addition TO the whites and negroes
the total population includes 1.066 In.
dams, s87 Chinese, 81 Japanese, 10i
Filipinos and 27 Hindus.
The Washington times., 1921-08-12
AMERICAN FREED BY REDS
SENDS MESSAGE TO FRIEND

UNIONTOWN. Ala. Aug. IA
"Will be home soon. EMMETT"
This brief message was received
early this morning by Mrs. T. p.
Yarbrough, lifelong friend Of Capt.
Emmett Fitzpatrick. Red Cross
worker. who was released by the
Russian Soviet government early
this week. The cablegram was sent
from Reval.
The Washington times., 1921-08-12
HUNGARY MAY TALK
PEACE WITH u. S. SOON

AMSTERDAM, Aug. ia bin has
been introduced in the Hungarian
national assembly authorizing the
Hungarian government to enter into
peace negotiations with the United
States, said dispatch from Buda-
pest today.
The Washington times., 1921-08-12
SEEK RELEASE OF SPANISH
GENERAL IN MOOR PRISON

MADRID, Aug. 12.-Negotiations
are under way I'm Morocco for the
release of General Navarro and nine
other Spanish officers who were
captured by rebellious Moors at Mt.
Arruit on Wednesday, said an Off
cial Communication issued here to-
day.
General Berenguer, OF the Spanish
forces. is conducting the negotiations
with Chief Benche -Chali, of the Moor
ish rebels, who made the captures.
The Washington times., 1921-08-12
TURKISH ATTACK ENDS
IN DISORDERED RETREAT

ATHENS, Aug. 12.-The Turkish
Nationalists launched counter attacks
in the NilSaia sector In an effort to
halt the Greek advance but were re.
pulsed with heavy losses, said an off.
cial communication today. The Turks
retreated In disorder towards the
north.
The Washington times., 1921-08-12
MACK PLACED IN CHARGE
OF ATLANTIC SHIPPING

Shipping Board operations in New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, and In
75 per cent OF the shipping centers
of North Atlantic seaboard have been
placed under the centralized control
of A. F. Mack, former president of
the Cosmopolitan Shipping Company,
whose appointment as district man.
ager was announced today by A. ID.
Lssker, chairman of the board.
Mack's headquarters will be in New
York.
The Washington times., 1921-08-12
Taraboschi in Channel.

CALAIS. Aug. 12.-The Italian
swimmer, Taraboschi, today began his
second attempt TO swim the English
Channel. The sea was calm. II was
reported from Cap Grisnez at $3.50
O'Clock that the swimmer was making
good progress. The distance is about
twenty eight miles.
The Washington times., 1921-08-12
PRISONERS PREFERRED
DEATH TO 0. K. OF REDS
ESQ In Italy Die
AS Big Dam
Bursts
By international News Service.

MILAN, Aug. 1.-Two hun
dred and fifty persons were
drowned by the bursting of the
Isarco Dam, near Chinsa, ac-
cording to information received
here today.
ROME, Aug. 12.-Many lives
have been lost and heavy dam
age done by floods in Northern
Trentino. The Isarco River is
out of its banks and many vii
lages and much valuable farm
ing land are under water.
The Washington times., 1921-08-12
MANY PERISH IN FLOODS
SWEEPING NORTHERN ITALY

ROME, Aug. 12.-Many lives have
.een lost and heavy damage done by
floods in Northern Trentino. The
Isarco river Is out OF its banks and
many villages and much valuable
farming land are under water.
The Washington times., 1921-08-12
B()LSHEv|k
CRUELT|ES
Barred BY
AMERICAN
Struggled Letter from Or. Estes
Begs huehss to Send War.
shfpsstp Petrograd.
BY HARRY L. ROGERS.

e
Copyright. 1921. by InternationAf He~s >
Service.
Writing from his cell in . soviet
prison in Moscow, DR.. Weston B.
Estes, who with five other Ameri-
cans has arrived safely in Reval,
begged Secretary of State Hughes
to let him "rot in prison" il rec
ognition Of the soviet government
by the United States was to be the
price of his liberty, it was learned
today.
Resolved to Starve.
Estes suggested that warships be
sent to Petrograd to compel the
Soviet authorities to release his COM
panions before they died Of starvation
and fll-treatment, but insisted they
were all resolved to starve rather than
consent to have the United States ne
sotiate with the Bolsheviki for their
release.
Emphasizing the bad faith Of the
Bolsheviki. Estes urged Secretary
Hughes to have no diplomatic dealings
with them. These people could talk
u,
adding that IL he were in the place of
Secretary Hughes he would tell them
In diplomatic language to 80 to hell -
Publication of this letter, as well as
| others written to the State Depart
ment by Capt. Emmett Fitzpatrick. of
the Red Cross, has been withheld until
today through fear OF the consequences
to the writer's IL the Bolshevist au-
thorities should learn Of the appeals.
~.
, retary Hughes with indisputable evil
dence of the sufferings of tho Ameri.
cans, were largely responsible for the
! direct demands upon the Moscow au-
thorities, which have just resulted in
the release Of the Americans.
Letters Smuggled Out.
Estes wrote his letter on June %,
making several copies, which he con-
trived to have smuggled out of prison
and forwarded by different routes in
the hope that one might reach its des-
| tination. In the letter he predicted
that he would never be heard of again
IL 1t should fall into the hands of the
Bolsheviki.
One copy of this letter came
through in good time. 1t was con
veyed across the border and deliv-
cred to an American diplomatic rep
lresentatVe, VINO promptly cabled II
to the State Department, where II
arrived scarcely three weeks after
! IL was written.
Shortly afterward, Il was officially
announced that the United States
would have no dealings whatsoever
with Soviet Russia so long as the
Americans were held, and officials
let IL be known that new and more
vigorous measures were being taken
&c accomplish their release.
u. 8. Makes Demands.
Not satisfied with the progress t-e.
ing made through the efforts os
neutral agents, the State Department
soon afterward made a direct demand
upon Moscow for their release.
In his letter, Estes described the
sufferings of all the Americans from
lack OF food and clothing. and from
the indignitles to which they were
subjected. He told of the illness of
Captain Fitzpatrick, who he feared
would not live beyond July 4.
Soviet officials came to them con.
stantly. he said, offering to alleviate
their condition II they would attempt
to persuade the United States Gov
ernment TO open diplomatic nesotia.
tions, but they told their captors
' they would rather rot In prison q
The Washington times., 1921-08-12
President Still in Dark.

President Harding Is still without
official advices concerning the mar.
riage of his father, DR.. George T.
Harding, It was said at the White
House this morning.
1t was also said that the White
House had sent no communication to
the doctor.
The Washington times., 1921-08-12

Partly cloudy and
somewhat cooler tonight.
Saturday fair; gentle 10
moderate west and north
west winds. Tempera-
turo at 3 o'clock this
morning IS degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-13
ENRAGED FATHER AND BROTHERS
SEVERELY BEAT SCHOOL TEACHER
WHO HAD DWRONGED A YOUNG GIRL

sheriff, that she was in a delicate
condition and ascribed it to her late
instructor. The father and brothers OF
the school girl went to Rast's home
about IA miles from here, early this
morning, and induced him to go with
them to a small store nearby on the
plea of business. Rast was set upon
with sticks and boots and badly
beaten. The father said that the Of
fidial attempted TO explain but was
told by him this is no time to ex-
plain" Rast denies the girls story.
He is married, and has a family. in
Guiding a number Of grandchildren.
Last summer he was elected county
superintendent of education. He as
sumed office July 1.
The family OF the girl lives in the
eastern part of Orangeburg county. II
was said that Rast was told that If he
did not leave the state within three
days he would be killed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-13
EUROPEAN NATIONS APPROVE
PROPOSAL FOR INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
DISARMAMENT IS
TOPIC in LONDON
Considered More Than Likely
British Prime Minister Will
Come to Washington.
AN The Assoclated Press. )

LONDON, July 12.-The diSarma-
ment conference continues to be the
most prominent topic of discussion,
dividing honors with the Irish peace
conference. No doubt is felt in London
that all the nations invited will accept
and as the French premier, NJ BRAND,
seems already to have decided to go
to Washington, it is considered all the
more likely that the British prime min
ster will also go, always provided that
the state of affairs at home at that
time will permit his absence and that
his health will permit to make the trip,
as there has been talk of the premier's
taking a long rest in Switzerland by
advice OF his physicians,
The belief prevails among the mem
bers of his entourage, however, that
the premier is strongly inclined to visit
America, and that Sir Auckland Ged-
des, the British ambassador at Wash
ington, is pressing him to go. 1t is
assumed as a certainty that A. ]. Bal
four, lord president of the council, will
be delegate, and probably also Ad-
miraI Lord Beatty, Lord Lee, of Far
ham, first lord of the admiralty, and
Sir Laming Worthington Evans, Sec
retary for war
Much interest is shown in the ques-
tion as to whether Germany and Rus
sia will be invited to send delegates
and in the unabated press comment in
creasing attention is bestowed upon
the fact that invitations are not con-
fined to those powers especially inter-
ested in Pacific problems, but go also
to France and Italy, which. it is held,
will roduce the more complex
pro lt general disarmament, mill
tary a., I'll as naval
The premier's statement in the house
of comons yesterday welcoming Presi-
dent Harding's suggestion for con-
ference to discuss the limitation of
armanments probably will be the only
announcement of the attitude of
Great Britain on the subject until
Washington had indicated the exact
nature of the proceedings for organ
ization of the conference and other de-
tails which will be handled through
the customary diplomatic channels.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-13
Officials Are Beginning to Turn
Thoughts to Details of
the Meeting.
SUGGEST ARMISTICE DAY
AS DATE OF ASSEMBLING
Virtually Certain That Meeting
Place Selected viii Be the
American Capital.
tsy Tho Associated Pr.s..l !

WASHINGTON July 12-Presi Ient
Hard.ng's proposal for an international
conference on disarmament and relat-
ed subjects has been received with 50
many expressions Of approval abroad
that officials here already are begin
ming to turn their thoughts TO de-
tails OF the meeting and its work.
Although the first definite accept
ance, that OF France, did not reach
the state department. until today. it
was learned that all but one OF the
powers invited to the conference had
given informal assurances Of coopera-
ton in the presidents plan. Officials
would not disclose what nation had
not responded, but press dispatches
from abroad have indicated the miss
ing reply was that of Japan and that
1t would be forthcoming in the near
future
The expectation here is that pre-
hminary negotiations will be com
pleted by late fall, and arnistice dav
November II, has been suggested az
a possible date for the assembling of
the delegates here. This feature uf
the plan, it was explained, VIII OF
course, be subject to change as devel.
opments may dictate, but # is ae-
cepted as virtually certain that The
meeting place will be the American
capitol
In their consideration Of the subject
to be discussed at the conference cf-
ficials are dealing only with such spe-
cific subjects as disarmament and the
Pacific situation but they are keeping
in mind that in the end the converSa-
uons may offer an opportunity for the
broadening OF the association of ma
tions plan which has been suggested
by Mr.. Harding from time to time.
In highest administration quarters.
1t was said that although the meeting
had been called for other purposes. it
would not seem unnatural that such
an association might be discussed in
the general search for ways and means
to make the peace Of the world Sc
cure.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-13
MRS. KABER HOPES TO BE FREED
OF MURDER CHARGE ON THEPLEA
OF INSANITY IS NOW INDICATED

Decision to call Mrs. Kaber as a wit
ness was not made, 1t is understood,
until number of defense witnesses
had failed to repsond favorably to
questions intended to show Mrs Ka-
ber was insane. Three witnesses, how
ever, did say they believed her to be
insane. They were her father, John w.
Brickel; her sister, Mrs. H. A. McGin-
mis-; and her uncle, Matthew BrickeL
The father said his accused daughter
had at many times during her child
hood acted peculiar, reciting few
specific instances.
Through records of the Cleveland
Humane society it was shown that
Mrs. Kaber at the age of 16 had been
arrested on a charge of stealing $85,
and as a result was sent to a correc-
tionaI institution.
Most of the defense witnesses today
were excused without being crosse -ex-
amined by the state Only a few ques-
tions of minor Importance were asked
the father by state attorneys.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-13
a Country Has Had It's Share of
Financial Chaos and In
dustrial Depression.
UNITED STATES FACES
> MANY OTHER PROBLEMS
VitalIy Necessary to Settle Them
Before Adding to Burden
of the Treasury.
CHy The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. July 12.-Enact-
ment at the present moment of ad-
Justed compensation legislation for
veterans of the world war would
greatly imperil the financial stability
OF our country" President Harding
told the senate today in the second
address he has made to that body dur
ing his administration.
Every obligation is to the disabled
and dependent" the president said,
'apd the executive branch owed it to
the country frankly to state the diff
ficulties we are called upon to meet
and the added peril this measure
would bring.
This menacing effort to expend bill
lions in gratituities will imperil our ca
pacity to discharge our first obligations
20 those we must not fail to aid" he
said.
"Our land has its share of the finan-
cial chaos and industrial depression
of the world" the president said. I'VE
little needed the growth OF indebted
ness or the limit OF expenditure during
the war, because we could not stop to
count the cost. Our one thought then
was the winning of the war and the
survival of the nation.
after a four months survey of
conditions which would stagger all of
us were IL not for our abiding faith in
america" the president said he was
fully persuaded that three things were
essential to restoration.
These are" be continued, ''the revi-
sion, icluding reduction of our internal
taxation. the refunding of our war
debt and the adjustment of our foreign
loans.
r4t is vitality necessary to settle
these problems before adding to our
treasury any such burden as Is con-
templated in the pending (soldier boz
pus) bill"
Mr.. Harding said it was unthinkable
to expect business revival while MAIN
tanning the excessive taxes of war, and
quite as unthinkable to reduce tax
burdens while committing the treasury
TO obligations ranging from three to
five billion dollars.
"The precise figures no one can
give" he said. III it is conceivably
true that only two hundred million a
year will be drawn annually from the
treasury in the few years Immediately
before us, the bestowal is to inconse-
quentlal to be of real value to the
nations defenders; and If the exercise
of the option should call for such cash
running into billions the depression
in finance and idustry would be so
marked that vastly more harm than
good would attend
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-13
PASSAGE OF BILL AT PRESENT
TIME WOULD GREATLY IMPERIL
FINANCIAL STABILITY OF u. S.
KNOW FATE OF THE
BONUS BILL TODAY
Republican Leaders Claim They
Have Enough Votes to
Lay 1t Aside.
tsy The Associated pr..,,,

WASHINGTON, July 12-Pledges
of wide majority of votes to lay aside
the soldier bonus bill were claimed by
republican leaders and conceded by op-
ponents after President Harding in
an address today to the senate had
made formal request for temporary
postponement of consideration OF the
, measure. In making his request the
president called attention to the condi-
tion of the treasury, saying that enact
ment of the legislation at this time
would greatly imperil the financial
stability of our country"
Immediately after the president had
finished speaking, Chairman Penrose,
of the finance committee moved that
the bill be recommitted to the commit
tee, but democratic opposition flared
up and prevented a vote today. The
motion was under unlimited debate,
but vote tomorrow was expected, al.
though some democratic opponents
said it might be delayed until Thurs
day.
President Harding delivered his ad-
dress at 2 o'clock, before a distin-
guished audience. Reiterating his re-
cognition of the obligations to care for
the president said general compensa-
ton" should be entered upon at a
time when it would be consistently
possible.
"Overburdening Of the treasury now
means positive disaster in the years
immediately before us. the president
declared. "Merest prudence calls out
in warning"
Immediately upon the president 8
departure, Senator Penrose offered the
republican motion for recommittal of
the bill with a promise of further
careful consideration democrats rose
at once in opposition. Senator Robin
son, democrat, Arkansas, declared the
motion meant 'obsequies" for the bill.
ut would become dead for some
years" he predicted. declaring the re-
committal motion was a shield for
senators pledged previously to sup
port the measure. Another opponent of
the Penrose motion, Senator Jones,
democrat, New Mexico, speaking for
two hours, declared the presidents ac-
tion unprecedented. No other execu-
tive" he said, "had ever appeared be-
fore congress to oppose legislation but
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