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The Washington times., 1921-08-28
By WASHINGTON B. VANDERBILT.

meran rVho during the past three the
condant of Lenn Trotzy and other Sopet chiefs and the
one man to pcre "The Truth About Russd'D
the Fifth Appearing Last Sunday
A GREAT treasure of jewels and gold the capital
II prize the picturesque adventures, Kochak Yude-
nic Denkn Wrapge fought to in their piratica
raids into Soviet Russia.
In councils and armies of these aristocratc soldiers OF
fortune were many and patriotic but the
magnet that rressbly drew the leaders into the
hopeless forays the vast treasure which lies deep in
the vaults of the Old Kremln.
In this storehouse of the accumulated riches of the
broken nobility and burgeose and of the Romanofs and
their shattered regime jewels of the value of two
billions dollars and gold coin and bullion worth not less
than seven hundred and fifty mions-one of the great
treasures of all time.
The Washington times., 1921-08-28
GREAT TREASURE i'm SOVIET
VAULTS, SAYS VANDERBILT
$75O,OOO,OOO RESERVE
OF GOLD TO PAY DEBT
OF RUSSIA, HE SAYS

Kolchak, Yudenich, Denikin and Wrangel Fought
to Grab Riches. Stored i'm the Kremlin, Wealth.
Wrung FROM Mobiles and BOurgeoiSie i'm Bloody
Looting of Russian Revolution-Lenin and
Soviet Chiefs, Halting PiIlage, Secreted ConflS-
Gated Billions and Guard Wealth for the Peo-
ple-Fortune. i'm Gold ON Church Steeples and
DomeS Still Untouched.
The Washington times., 1921-08-28

order. but this was quickly stamped
out by Lenin, and after a few hun
dred Red soldiers had been shot by
their comrades. the practice was
made unpopular.
This gold is reserved for essential
payments on purchases that must
be made in other lands.
Moreover, Lenin expects to liqui-
date the debt owed to France, Eng.
land and America at some time i'm
the future when Russia struggles
back to her feet, and the gold re-
serve is held. too, to reassure the
governments Of creditor countries.
1t may be that the French pea
SAINTS who invested their savings in
the bonds of the Romanoff regime
will have to wait a long time be-
fore they get either interest or prin-
cipal; but it is perfectly certain that
Russia cannot escape the payment
of her just debts. Under any form
of government such reputation is
unthinkable. She would remain an
outlaw, otherwise.
OF course, the Communistic dream
was the adjustment of money al
together. Tchitcherin, the vision
airy and fanatic, who divided his
ancestral estates among his tenantry
before the Bolshevik came into pow
err and who is penniless today, said:
MY greatest JOY is to see the rubies
gradually vanishing. Perhaps you
have noticed that our ruble notes are
so designed that they have little
more value, even artistically, than
,oeto1a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-11
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Mrs. VI. G.. IIn,,Icv Dic.

Marie q. IIawloy. wife Of Frank y.
Hawlcy. died yesterday afternoon AZ
1850 O'Clock at the residence OF her
aunt, SOS North Twcnty-ffth Street
Besides her husband she is survived
by her mother. Mrs. Mamie Creepy:
one brother. Carroll J. Watkins. and
one sister. Miss Beatrice Watkins.
The funeral Will take place iomor-
row afternoon at o'clocl, from the
residence at which She died Inter
mcnt viii he iu lakewood Cemetery
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-11

Bury Marion I,nzrlgr"Nc To-day.
Funeral services for Marion VI.
HazclCrovc. of Hanover County, will
be conducted this afternoon at i
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-11
ABANDONS FIFTH TRIAL
TO SWIM CHANNEL
Henry sullivan Gives Ur Attempt on
Account OF Rough
Weather.
Try Associntcd rrcss.1

tBy Associated Prcss.l
LONDON. Sept. IO.--Ilcnry Sullivan.
OF Lowell. Mass, who left Dover Fri
day afternoon on his fifth attempt TO
swim the English Channel. was forced
TO abandon the at,cmp, because OF
rough weather early today whcn nc
was eight miles of the French coast.
Sullivan was twelve and cnc-halt
hours In tho water.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-11
Funeral This Afternoon.

Tho funeral OF Mrs ELLA w, Straus.
widow Of Isaac Straus. who died yes
tcrday morning AT the homo of her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Cohn. Al
North boulevard. will hc held in the
mortuGry chapel. Hebrew Cemetery.
this afternoon at 3 o'clock Rabbi
+. y. Calisch VIII conduct the SER
vices. Mrs Straus was 81 years old.
She is survived by three sous. Ray
mond l., Harold 4. and Vim. BERNARD
Straus: one daughter, Mrs. Walter
H. Cohn; one sister, Mrs Joseph Ma
than. Of Lynchhurr; three brothers,
s. W. Woifshcimer, Of Washington.
u. C: +. W. and :. !. Wolfshcimcr, OF
New York
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-11
Mrs. T.. Ia. MiItz Dies.

Mrs. Elizabeth X. Miltz. widow of
the late Frederick w. Mil;z. died yes
tcrday afternoon at 2:lj o'clock at
her residence. 2o2 South Harrison
street. She is survival by two daugh-
tors. Elizabeth :. ami Minnie MiltZ:
two sons. Henry 9. and John g. MiltZ.
and on" sister. Funeral services will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 5
o'clock from Grace Covenant Church.
Gnt"rmcnt will be in Kivcrview Gene
terry.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-11

o'clock from the residence. Burial
VIII lie in the family burying ground.
Mr.. Hazclgrovc died suddenly Friday
morning. lie is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Lizzie Duke Hazclgrovc. and five
children. John. c. J., Mrs. Theodore
DiSSc and Miss Matte HazclErovc.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
CLUBMAN SHOT
IN NASHVILLE

NASHVILLE, May 4.-The condition
Of J. S. Reeves, prominent clubman of
this city and former head of whole
sale grocery concern, who was shot
and seriously wounded shortly before
noon today in the main corridor Of
the Hermitage Club here by James
Grundy. aged 20, local agent for a
large paper company of Cincinnati
who committed suicide Immediately
afterward, was reported as critical to-
night Attending physicians have ht11
tie hope for his recovery, 1t Is said.
Friends of the two men were unabie
To determine the cause Of the shoot
ing. Witnesses said Mr.. Grundy met
Mr.. Reeves in the hallway OF the club
and began firing without warming.
Five shots were said to have bee2
fired at Mr.. Reeves. two bullets taking
effect in his abdomen, whiie 1hird
lodged in his right lung. Mr. Grundy
then turned his weapon upon himself,
diving before medical aid could be
summoned.
n r. Allen coroner of Davidson
county returned verdtct OF attempt
ed murder and suicide
After reaching the hospitai, this
afternoon. Mr.. Reeves told members OF
his family. he was unable to say what
caused the shooting. He declared he
lad regarded Mr.. Grumpy as his
'riend.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
SINGLETARYB BILL,
is DEFEATED BY
VOTE OF 10 TO II
Would Have Permitted /. /
Board to Sell States Hold
ings in Everglades.
(By JOHN c. TRIcE.l

TALLAHASSEE, May 4.-The Sin
sletary BILL which would have permit
ted the Internal improvement board to
sell the states holdings in the Ever
s!ades, and which some senators held
instructed the board to sell. was killed
in the senate Wednesday afternoon af-
ter long debate. The vote was II
for the bill to 19 against
The bill provided that % per cent of
the proceeds from the sale of state
lands should go at once to the school
fund, and all the balance, after paying
the drainage tax and other expenses
of the internal improvement board,
which Is the trustee of the lands. Sen
ator SIngletary argued that it would
bring money into the school funds
Senator Malone spoke against the
bill, saying it was mandatory on the
bard to sell, and that such sale would
sacrifice the states interest in what
is left Of this great patrimony. He
urged that thus the entire proceeds OF
the glades would be spent on the
schools of the present generation. leav-
ing the schools of the future to get
none of the money from this great gift
of the federal government.
Senator Johnson pointed out that,
" hile the state is not legally response
BILE for the drainage of the glades, yet
it is in the hands of the board, COM
posed of the governor and his cabi-
net, that many people have bought
lands thinking the state is responsible.
and that there is a moral obligation
not to give up the job until it is done
The debate lasted nearly two hours
The Eaton bill raising the pay of
the state officers from $4,000 apiece to
$4,000 was passed on third reading. It
did not include the governor who now
gets Sc, 900
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
WITNESS SAYS
CANDY CHARGED
GAS TO COUNTY
Commissioner Answers That
When He Used County Gas
Didn't Charge Mileage.
WANT INVESTIGATION
FULL AND COMPLETE
Remaining Charges Against the
Beard Will Be Heard
Next Wednesday.

Three members of the board of
investigating body, late yesterday ex-
onerated Commissioner II. E. GanIy
of charges of converting to his >Own
use gasoline charged to the county
The decision was made after day
spent in hearing testimony presented
by witnesses for Commissioner T. Il.
Wentworth, who preferred the charges,
and for Mr.. Candy. the defendant. The
board adjourned until 9 o'clock next
Wednesday morning at which time an
investigation into alleged inefficiency
in the operation of convict camps viii
be held.
Yesterdays session -eXtraordina.
was slow in getting started. II was
originally called for 9 O'Clock. but was
postponed until 10 O'Clock and it was
1915 before the session was finally
called to order All members Of the
board were present when Chairman
Gilmore stated the purpose Of the
meeting and called on Nh Wentworth
to present his charges. Mr.. Wen
worth preceded his formal statemer,
with a-sverbaf one in which ne said
that the board at its previous meeting
had decided that the charges rs out
lined i'm The Pensacola Journal would
be acceptable but that on Tuesday
night he was informed by Mr.. Gilmore
thai the charges would have to lec
filed i'll d typewriter statement
signed by himself
Mr.. Wentworth then read his
charges which were that Mr.. CANDY
had bought and ;;sed for his own pri-
vate purposes. gasoline which he
charged to the county. Other illcgli
acts, Mr.. Wentworth said. had also
been performed but that these shou y
come before some other body as h
did not believe the county commission
ers could investigate charges agains'
themselves
Mr.. Candy insisted ,hat the chargv.
presented 10 the board for the hear
ing should have been the same ones
that appeared in Mr.. Wentworths
statement III The journal. The sens
of those charges would have been pre-
sented to the board formally sisne,i
Mr.. Candy asserted.
None of the charges are true" said
Mr.. Candy, and ! want to see them ali
threshed out but | still believe that
the charges as quoted IN the news
papers should be those presented here
i never used the county funds TO buy
gas for my own ,ises and ] emphatic
ally deny the charges"
Reese Makes Suggestion.
At this point County Attorney r.
Pope Reese. in his capacity as legal
advisor to the board. suggested that
in order that the proceedings might
be conducted in an orderly and eff
cient manner it would be well for Mr.
Candy to secure an attorney. being in
the position of a defendant charged
with a serious offense
Mr.. Reese also suggested that it
would be well for Mr.. Wentworth 90
secure an attorney. inasmuch as nc
was in the position of a prosecutor.
Continued Cn Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
MINIMUM AGE FOR
TEACHERS ARGUED
ny JOHN G. TaicE.a

TALLAHASSEE May 4.-When the
house adjourned this afternoon it had
under consideration senate bill o. pre-
scribing the minimum age for teachers
in the public schools in this state
The bill as it passed the senate pre-
scribed Is years as the minimum age.
But this did not seem to satisfy the
house, that is those in the house who
were teachers before they came here.
Mr.. Crofton, of Washington county,
succeeded in getting the house to
amend the bill 50 as to change this age
to 16.
This did not satisfy Mr.. Riddles yet,
and he tried to get In an amendment
exempting those who had already OBJ
tanned certificates, regardless of their
age. This was ruled out of order by
the speaker as being repugnant to the
amendment just adopted. -..
Several other attempts were made by
Mr.. Riddles to get his amendment in,
but they were unsuccessful During the
discussion several members suggested
that if there We're certifide teachers
under the age of 16 it would perhaps
be better for them that, they lose such
certificates and go back to school
The hour for adjournment arrived
and the bill was left on the calendar
In the above shape. The effort to pro-
tect those young teachers who have
made certificates but who have not
taught any will be continued when the
bill comes up again.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
POT OF GOLD
STORY KNOWN
BY WESTCOTT
Edward S. Bailey Tells House
Cvmmittee Investigating
Slacker's Escape.
SAYS JUDGE WENT TO
THE WAR DEPARTMENT
Responsibility For Change in
Military Plans Laid to
D. C. GibbOney.
fev The Associated eress.o

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Edward S.
Bailey, law partner of Samuel T. An
sell, corroborated before a house in
vestigating committee today Ansell's
testimony that former Judge John w.
Wescott, of New Jersey, knew all about
the story of the pot Of gold before
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the Phila-
delphia draft dodger. escaped. The wit
ness was questioned particularly as to
this phase of the case because of the
emphatic declaration by Judge West
colt yesterday that the first he heard
of the buried treasure was after Berg
doll had skipped. Mr.. Bailey also corr
roborated the Ansell testimony denied
by Westcott that the Judge went to the
war department to see the secretary in
the prisoners behalf and remained
there some time without seeing him.
Testifying after Mr.. Ansell had been
subjected to a severe cross -examina- :
tion by Representative Johnson, demo-
crat, Kentucky, member of the COM
mittee. Mr.. Bailey related the gist Of
conversation in his office as to plans
by which the lawyers hoped to obtain
the release under guard of Bergdoll to
recover his hidden fortune, in which
y,
delphia, and Judge Westcott took
part.
''While Gibboney was explaining how
Bergdoll himself had come to Wash
ington with Judge Romig, his friend
and had obtained e$150OOO in gold from
the treasury department, which took
three or four hours to count" said Mr..
Bailey. Judge Westcott sat there and
said little But certainly the impression
made upon me was that the judge
knew everything about it prior to our
conference, because at no time did he
express the least surprise over the
statement by Gibboney.''
Responsibility for changing military
plans by which Bergdoll was permitted
to stop over in Philadelphia to visit
his mother, instead of proceeding direct
to Hagerstown, Nd, near which the
money was supposed to be buried, fell
properly upon the shoulders of Glib
honey, Mr.. Bailey, declared. 1t was
from his mothers home that Bergdoll
escaped.
Mr.. Bailey's testimony had not been
concluded when the hearing was ad-
jcurned until Monday. In the course of
the long cross examination of Mr.. An
sell, conducted largely by Mr.. Johnson
direct attack was made on the lawyer
for accepting employment as counsel
for an infamous draft dodger." Mr..
Johnson wanted to know, if he would
have defended Benedict Arnold or Ju-
das Iscariot, and the witness said both
We're entitled to trials under the law.
The witness denied he had broke faith
with Major General Harris adjutant
general of the army, who issued the
release order, and declared that his
chief regret was that he had been the
man at whose instance the general ar
proved the expedition. General Har-
ris, he added, relied upon the judgment
of officers at Governors Island to see
that the prisoner was adequately
guarded.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
PLEA AGAINST
CUT OF w A ES
OF LABO R E R S
Railroad Labor Board Asked to
Refuse Any Reduction at
This Time.
fsy The Associated Pres..)

CHICAGO, May 4.-Pleading that life
is constant struggle, with the odds
always against the unskilled laborers
on the railroads." Geo. Easily, vice
president of the Brotherhood OF Rail
way and Steamship Clerks, Freight
Handlers and Station Employees, today
urged the railroad labor board to re-
fuse any wage reduction at this time.
All his organization asked, Mr.. Easily
said, was a steady job under fair con-
ditions at decent, living wage.
Closing the unions argument, e. F.
Gra BILE, of the maintenance OF way en-
ployes, declared that the members Of
his organization were the lowest paid
group of railroad workers. and asked
that the labor board establish a mini
mum schedule of $1,800 a year for a
family of five. He read telegram that
the Mississippi Central had announced
a cut, in section mems wages to Is
cents an hour for a 10-hour day.
w. J. Louck, economist for the un-
IONS, occupied most of the day In pre-
senting number of exhibits in all of
which the plea for an American STAN
dard Of living was stressed. He con-
cluded his presentation with an anly-
sis Of figures presented by the rail-
roads intended to show reductions in
the cost of living and the wages OF out
side labor.
B. M. Jewell, head of the unions, will
close the union argument in a state
ment summarizing all the evidence to-
morrow morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
BILL WILL
BE VOTED ON SOON
t1y Tho Associated Press, !.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Fina1 ac-
tion in the senate by next Wednesday
on the emergency tariff and anti
dumping bill appeared probable tonight
afters the first days discussion of the
measure. Opponents Of the bill, led by
Senator Simmons. democrat, North
Carolina, stated at the close of the days
debate that they would complete their
arguments by that date. and Senator
McCumber, republican, North Dakota,
who was in charge of the bill, said he
had no objection to offer to the ar
rangements.
Democrats who are fighting the
measure concentrated their attack on
sections not, contained in the bill as
it was passed at the last congress,
namely, the anti-dumping and currency
conversion features.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
HOUSE CONSIDERS
MANY SENATE BILLS
(BY JOHN c. TRICE.)

TALLAHASSEE, May 4-This aft.
noon was the weekly session of the
house or representatives set apart
for the consideration of senate bills
and this program was carried out &c
the letter.
An even half dozen senate bills wecc
passed on their final reading and then
the house took up senate bills on the
second reading and came near ex-
hausting that calendar before the hour
senate bills of a general nature passed
on their final hearing and eleven got
by their second reading and another
vas under consideration when the
house adjourned.
Those which passed OH their last
reading are:
The Rowe bill (senate bill 81 pro
viding for the recording of deeds and
patents issued by the United States
government and Photographic copic
thereof. and TO provide for their use
or certified copies thereof. in the
courts.
Senate bill 26, making the parents
of children in this state partners
equally in the guardianship &C THEN
children, and repeating the present law
which empowers fathers by deed CT
will to deprive mothers of the Gus
tody of their children.
The Stokes bill (scnate bill 22) tic
prescribe the effect of the realease, .ac-
quittance or discharge of q party
jointly liable with one or more other
parties
Senate joint resolution /, proposing
to amend section 10, of article IL. Of
the constitution, so as to permit school
sub districts to levy as much as ter
mills sub-district tax if the voters cf
the district agree 10 that amount a.
special election.
Senate joint resolution 8, proposing
to amend the constitution so as 10
permit the Legislature TO provide fn3
the appointment of as many circuit
judges in the large counties as NAV be
necessary.
The Stokes bill fsenate bill 1882, re-
lating to the duties of pilot commits
sioners, the examination of pilots and
the number of pilots in the respec-
tive ports of the state
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
MITTLE ON TRIAL
MURDER CHARGE
tey The Associated Press.)

ORANGEBURG, S. c., May EFF
forts to prove that f. n. Mittle, Green
Vile business man shot and killed j. III.
Patterson, a civil engineer, after hav-
ing warned him to cease his attentions
to Mrs. Starr Johnson, We're begun here
today at the opening of Mittle's trial.
Patterson was killed November 10,
1920, near Bowman. S. C. 1t was testi-
fled today that Mittles automobile had
been seen near the place at the time of
the killing.
The state claims NTittle, who was
separated from his wife. had gone
through marriage ceremony with
Mrs. Johnson some time before the
killing. Under South Carolina law it
was impossible for MittIe to have OBJ
tanned a divorce from his wife.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
ALLIES ULTIMATUM'
HANDED GERMANY
poIes Have Force of &c, 900.
fey Tho Associated Prsss.)

LONDON, May 4.-The settling OF
the final details of the reparations
question has been effectively accom-
plished, and the allied ultimatum and
the terms of the reparations commits
sion which are to be handed to Ger
many will be signed by the supreme
council tomorrow morning.
Premier Lloyd George will hand the
to DR.. Sthamer, the German
ambassador tomorrow night. while the
reparation commissions terms will be
mailed to Paris and turned over to the
German commission in the French cap
ital at 10 p. m. Thursday.
The settling of the final details of
the complex problems was a protracted
task for the supreme council which was
occupied in it's final session for three
hours tonight, rising at midnight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
POLICEMAN KILLED
BY BOOTLEGGERS

GREENSBORO. Mas 4-PoIiceman
McCuiston was killed here late tonight
when he boarded an automobile suspect
ed of liquor running and later officers
searching for his assailants killed Tom
Robertson and captured Lewis Edwards.
Eddie Paxton, charged with being the
third man in the car from which Nc
Cuiston was shot, had not been appre-
hended. Edwards. according to the Of
ficers first claimed that a negro whom
he had hired to drive the party, shot
the policeman, but later admitted there
was no negro in the machine.
Edwards was captured near Guiiford
battle ground to which point posse had
gone in search of the slayers of McCus-
ton. Roberfson's death occurred Safter n
battle with officers near Spray, " G,
reports here said
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
PROBING DEATH
OFLIEUT. RUPP
tsy Tho Associated Press.)

NORFOLK. Va. May 4. After
spending the entire day hearing wit
nesses and considering testimony. the
federal grand jury investigating the
death OF Lieut.. ID. A. Rupp at Langley
field last February, in formed the court
late today it had not reached a deci-
sion Judge Waddill instructed it to re-
sumo consideration Of the case tomor-
row morning.
Several OF the army officers from
Langley field who were questioned this
morning were recalled this afternoon.
Lieut.. Rupp was found dead of acid
poisoning in his quarters at Langley
Held, February 3.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
FIRST SKJRMISH
OVER NAVAL BILL
By The Associated Press !,

WASHINGTON, May 4.--Administra-
tion forces won the first skirmish today
IN the impending senate fight over naval
disarmament.
uuided by the expressed wishes of
PRESIDENT Harding. the senate naval
cohnittee refused to incorporate in the
anhuai naval appropriation measure the
proposal Of Senator Borah. republican,
idaho, authorizing and requesting the
chief executive to invite Great Britain
and Japan to send representatives TO q
disarmament conference here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
RESERVE BANK
LOWERS RATE

WASHINGTON, May 4.--Reductior
OF the federal reserve board rediscount
rate in the farming districts as a re-
"et measure in the agricultural
credit situation was regarded as prob
aoie tonight by some treasury Off
vIais who commented on the action of
we New York reserve bank in lower
.e the rate on commercial paper from
: 10 1-2 per cent