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New-York tribune., 1921-08-13
Gubans Attack American:
Soldiers Seek Assailant
investigation Ordered Into Beat.
ing Of Leroy Foster by
EMPLOYEES

HAVANA, Aug. 10. - Investigations
have been ordered by the Federal gov
ernment and the American Legation in
to an attack made Wednesday night at
Camaguey on Leroy Foster, an Amer
lcan, who is ma jor in the engineering
reserves, and the alleged illegal entry
by American soldiers of the home of
Humberto and Arcadia Sariol, Cubans
in search of the assailants
Foster was attacked with heavy
canes by two men yhen he alighted
from a fractured skull and has not
been able to make a statement The
Sariol brothers have disappeared and
the Camaguey police have received or
ders to detain them should they be
found. The brothers are declared to
have been incensed at Foster for a
reprimand he gave Arcade, an en-
ployec of the Cuban Railways, of
which Foster is assistant traffic su-
perintendent.
After the news Of the assault Oh
FOSTER became known, according to
press reports, a captain of the Amer
lean forces stationed temporarily in
Camaguey, accompanied by sergeant
and private soldier, forced the doors
of the Sariol home and menaced the
occupants with pistols in an ATTEMPT
to learn the hiding place of the
brothers. Against these acts, it is added
formal complaint has been filed by Car
los Aguero, father-in law of Humber rto
Sariol. and at one time major gen
cral in the Cuban revolutionary army.
The Cuban officials and the Amer
lean Legation decline to comment on
the affair until the Investigations thev
have ordered are completed.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-13

said to-day that no secret existed con-
cerning the fact that General Wood
had long since been proffered the post
and turned it down. Since his tour of
inspection his attitude toward accept
ing it has changed, until to-day, re-
garding the task in the line of duty
as good soldier, he is willing to
shoulder it for the period of the emer-
gency 1t is felt by the Secretary Of
War that Americans and Filipinos
in the islands feel that General Wood
would FIJI the position at this time
better than any one else who might
be named.
Should he accept the pest it will be
with no term limit. though the proba-
bilities are that after a year the Gen
eral might feel that the situation war
ranted his relinquishing the reins.
A bill is pending in Congress grant
ing the President authority to name a
soldier on the active list to any civil
post that in his judgment necessi-
tates the naming of an army or navy
officer. 1t would apply also to the post
of Governor General and ViceG Cover
nor of Porto Rico. 1t was indicated
at the White House to-day that the
President will not name General Wood
Governor General until he and W.
Cameron Forbes submit a report on
their tour of inspection.
Preliminary reports received by the
War Department, however, indicate the
nature Of the final report and that the
situation calls for an executive and
soldier like General Wood being ap-
pointed to the post.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-13
London Glad to Shift
Silesiu Riddle to LEAGUE
From The Tribnne's European Bureau

Copyright, 1921. New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, Aug. l2.-Officials in
London see in the referring of the
Silesian problem to the League of Ma
tions timely exit from situation
which was threatening to become in
tolerable.
In the long run. it is believed, the
decision in Paris to-day will work out
to the advantage of Great Britain, as
Italy and Japan have concurrcd in the
British view on the Interpretation Of
the plebiscite and it is felt the league
eventually must do the same if it can
draw up any definite recommendations.
The view is taken here that France
faced the dilemma of an open rupture
with the entente or agreeing to abide
by the latter's decision, which prob
ably would have been unfavorablc, and
that it chose the plan of submitting the
problem to the League of Nations as
the lesser evil.
Although, Of course, the prestige of
the League of Nations Immediately
will soar as the result of this unex-
pected windfall England is not over
sangune that it will succeed in solving
the Silesian tangle. AS to this The
Pail Mall Gazette says this evening:
"The riddle of Silesia is not an
swered, but is only removed to another
arena, yet there is much TO be gained
by the transference. When the league
New-York tribune., 1921-08-13

Don't sit up and listen for a
whispering breeze or toss
restlessly until morning. Just
fill the erstwhile hot water bag
or a regular ice bag with Knick-
erbocker Ice. Rest your cheek
or heao on it-then your wrists.
1t soon brings restful sleep. In
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx
pure Knickerbocker Ice costs
but % of cent a pound. So
you can have a nightly cooling
at d cost too small to consider
Even in Nezv Rochelle, Pelham and
along that route the long haul odd5 but
a traCfion 10 the Price of knickrrboeksy
Ice-fhf greatest summer oomfo-. and
treserqcr of heath.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-13
Earth in Comets Tail
Aug. 8, Germans Report
Washington Observers So Far
Have Been Unable to
Glimpse Sky Scooter

HEIDELBERG, Aug. 12.-Announce-
ment is made at the Koenigstuhl OBJ
servatory that the earth passed through
the tail Of comet on the night Of
August 8.
WASHINGTON, Aug 12.-Since the
night of August Z special detachment
of observers, directed by Commander
L. 3. Littell, Of the Naval Observatory
here, has been searching the skies with
out success for traces of the new celes-
tial body noted at Lick Observatory,
Calf. Commander Littell said the Hell
delberg observation could be taken as
additional evidence of the existence Of
a nova but the scientific proof was far
from complete.
The Naval Observatory's research,
which is being continued, has been
hampercd by bad atmospheric condi-
tons. Observer Campbell at Lick tele
graphed Immediately the discovery
made there, and the method adopted
in Washington has been to center the
eyes Of half dozen trained men,
equipped with variety Of glasses, on
the suspected sky area prior to and
following the suns day and night move
ment across the horizon line. This, if
successful, will result in picking up
the object at dawn or sunset, in ac-
cordance with it's location, as between
the sun and the earth, or beyond the
sun from the earth.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-13

who has had very little TO say one wa.,
or the other. evidently being chossn
to represent that side. Senator Smootf :
is one of the bitter opponents of t,,s
dye embargo.
Senator La Toilette. one of the bit.
terest opponents of the dye embareo
but who may be found voting for il +
coupled with the emergency tariT
legislation, is also at the forefront ~
the opposition to the President on
the railroad bill. Curiously enough ha
and Senator Norris, of Nebraska, one NO
of his close followers IN this frht
were both in the forefront of the band
OF ''willful men denounced by Presi-
dent Wilson for talking the armed
neutrality bin to death in February
and March, 1917.
President and Aids Amazed
Another coincidence is that Senator
Ladd, another of the willful men in ths
present group succeeded in the SEN
ate AISLE j. Gronna, who was La F,l-
lette's chief lieutenant in the battle +,
prevent American merchant ships he.
ing permitted to arm themselves for
defense against German submarines
The President and his advisers have
been amazed, incidentally, at the hi,-
terness Of the opposition to the rail.
road Dill. All that is proposed, his
advisers point out, is to give the rail
roads money which is actually owing
TO them. and which, according to BELIEF
here. would start business wheels
turning all over the country
With this bill passed" said Cab;-
net member to the Tribune CORE
spondent, "the railroads would at oncs
put an army of men to work, thev
would place orders for eouinn,on4 Il
all sorts, and before December l nexr
| would be willing to bet that 1000, con
men now idle would be atwork. Butthesa
demagogues in the Senate are pre-
pared to talk that bill to death if thew
possibly can. They are responsible
for holding this country in the throes
of a depression. and they are doing the
greatest amount of harm they pos
sibly can do to the laboring man. in
whose interest. if one is to Judge from
their oratory, they are clamoring"
New-York tribune., 1921-08-13
Z. S. Accepts
Relief Plan
OF B0lshevilxi
CONTINUED from page one)

conversation with newspaper men.
"They have been kept in prison for
certain reasons, and some of them
have been accused of grave offenses
against the government. One, Kali
matiano, even had been condemned to
death"
The newspaper Novy Put, the off
cial Soviet organ at Riga, has said
that Kalmatiano-o of the prisoners
who came out of Russia this week
had been condemned in connection
with a plot to organize a military
nutiny against the Soviet government
in 1918.
"Still," said NJ. LitvinofT, "the Soviet
government was sufficiently practical
to see that if this was an obstacle to
feeding 100000 children. then the
conditions should be fulfilled. | re-
alize that this condition is of some
Importance to America. but certainly
internal affairs our attitude would be
quite difTerent.'
NJ. Litvinoff characterized as false
recent reports that millions of Rus
slams were migrating. He said it was
questions of tens of thousands rather
than millions, and that this migration
was being directed by the government.
He estimated the population of the ten
famine provinces at 1897, 900 in vii
lagos and 100000 in cities. He esti-
mated the minimum necessity for life
at ten pools 1850 pounds) Of grain a
year head. but added that because of
crop failures there was a shortage of
nearly 6O0OO,O0O pools (2,l6O, 100000
pounds), in addition to seeding require
ments.
"To relieve the sufferers" he con-
tnued, I'VE are doing much better than
the Cars government did in similar
famines."
New-York tribune., 1921-08-13
VoIiva Puts l,079-Year Ban
On Pork Chops and Oysters

this period according TO Dowie's teach
ings, they will be returned to estab-
lish his rule throughout the world for
1000 years.
The famous leases Of Alexander
Dowc, founder Of Zion will be changed
10 prohibit the transfer of property
without the personal approval of Vo-
liva, who issued a dictum against the
following: Sale in Zion Of pork, lard
or other products of swine erection or
operation Of thcaters, opera. motion
pictures, circuscs, dance halls, secret
societies, keeping sale of intoxi-
cants keeping. sale or manufacture of
tobacco; operating drug store or sale
Of drugs; selling or keeping Of oysters
or other food pronounced unclean in
Chapter Fourteen Of Deuteronomy or
use or any property as the residence
or office of a physician or surgeon.
SO far. Northwestern trains are still
permitted to spray cindcrs on the Zion
City Station. and Zion citizen can
shave his neck if he likes it that way.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-13
Special Dispatch tc The Tribune

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.--Y You've got to
wal. at least another 1919 years to
eat an oyster stew IL you live in Zion
City. And the believers there are
talking Of placing a jardiniere Of pork
chops in the local museum.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, overseer Of
Zion, inauguratcd a new system Of
leases today After this Zion resi-
dent oannos lease any property with
out Voliva's consent and all lenses will
run for 1919 years. The new system
vas declared to be renewal Of his
attack on religious organizations that
have opened churches in opposition to
the Zion Cathedral
The seventynine years is added to
cover tho period during which the
Lord Is expected TO come and take his
raints out Of the world. At the end of
New-York tribune., 1921-08-13
Cabinet Hears Of Developments
From The Tribuncs Washington Burcou


WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Unofficial
American relief in Russia was dis
cussed in all its phases to-day by the
members of the Cabinet at their BIZ
weekly meeting. Secretary or State
Hughes and Secretary OF Commerce
Hoover acquainted the other Cabinet
officials with the latest developme is
in the Russian situation.
1t was felt that by administering re-
lief in food and supplies through the
American Relief Commission as direct
ed by Secretary Hoover. the United
States and the American people would
ures were being taken. Secretary
Hoover explained that by directing the
distribution of food and medicines to
the starving Russians by an American
organization it eliminates the neces-
sity of pooling American resources and
money into a general relief organiza- =
ton directed from Europe with a large
overhead expense account and an or
ganization the efficiency Of which
would at best be only guessed at by
persons here
The Secretary of State outlined to
the Cabinet members the manner in
which such purely unofficial measures
of relief would in no way compromise sc
or effect the diplomatic situation be-
tween the United States and Soviet
Russia. Emphasis was laid upon the
fact that it would not effect the "stand-
ing of America and the Soviet due to
the fact that no "standing' exists.
Estes Urged Naval Action
Dr.. Weston B. Estes, one of the
Americans recently released from
prison, wrote letter from his cell, in
which he expressed the hope that the
American authorities would tell the
Soviet government in diplomatic Ian
guage "to go to hell" for him, it was
learned to-day.
Dr. Estes, who ordinarily practices
dentistry on the Pacific Coast, managed
| to smugg}e communications to interme
diaries in the Baltic provinces, who in
! of State. The communication were
sent at great personal risk to the
writer, and their publication was with
held until to-day.
According to passage in his letter
Dr. Estes was we'll aware that "the
apprehension of one copy will near
my finish" Naval action as threat
against the Soviet authorities was
urgently suggested by Dr. Estes, who
feared that unless release was effected
before july some of the prisoners
would die Of starvation and i'll treat
ment.
The prisoners, DR.. Estes insisted ir
his letter, would rather starve, how
ever, than see the United States gov.
ernment negotiate with the Bolshevil
| commissars for their release. AS cvi
dence Of the worthlcssncss of Soviet
promises. the writer warned his owr
government against diplomatic nego
tation. "These people could take the
leaves off the trees he said. All the
prisoners, according to DR.. Estcss re
ports, were resolved not to leave Rus
would rather rot here than be ex
changed for Russian criminals in the
/ United States,' he wrote
New-York tribune., 1921-08-13
British Cabinet Meets To-day
From The T,ibuno's European Bureau
.-ls NJ

LONDON, Aug. 12.-The only definite
development in the Irish situation to-
day was the announcement that full
meeting of the British Cabinet has
been called by Premier Lloyd George
for tomorrow to discuss De Valeras
communication and that the British
leaders in Ireland have been sum-
moned to attend it.
The consensus of opinion here is
that De Valera has not given final
answer either way, but that he is ask
ing for information to lay before the
Dali Eireann when it meets Tuesday.
The fact that Viscount Fitzalan and
Sir Neville Macready have been called
to London lends color to the generally
circulated report that De Valera has
asked the release of all political
prisoners, who number approximately
5000 and of whom $500 have not yet
been brought to trial.
Should this request be granted the
undercurrent of Unionist opposition to
any Irish negotiations might develop
serious strength, and even in Liberal
circles wholesale amnesties are re-
garded as radical step. 1t is said that
Sim Fein possibly will be satisfied
with guarantees for the amelioration
of prison conditions.
Belfast newspapers still display a
suspicious tone and Ulster evidently is
far from satisfied with the progre IS
of the negotiations.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-13
Sinn Fein Recalls Boland
Sails To-day to Take Part in
Dali Eireann Conferences

1t was announced last night that
Harry Boland, the representative Of
the Irish Republic" in this country,
had been recalled in order to partici-
pate in the peace deliberations of the
Dali Eireann, now in progress in Dub
lin. He is to sail to-day on the Olym-
PIC under safe conduct issued by the
British government
Mary MncSwiney, sister Of the late
Lord Mayor of Cork, also is to sail on
the Olympic to attend the sessions of
the Dali Eireann. Other passengers
will be Mrs. Frank P. Walsh and her
daughter, who are to join Mr.. Walsh
in Dublin, and the Rev. Timothy ].
STANLEY, Of the Roman Catholic Church
Of st. BENEDICT the Moor, IN Wes.
Fifty-third Street.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-13
Weeks Requests
u niversityt to
Release " ood
Appointment to Island Post
viii Not Be Made Until
the Pennsylvania Trus-
tees Hold Their Meeting
Favorable Action Forecast
General, Before Present
Trip to Philippines, Had
Refuse d Governorship
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10. - Secre-
tary Weeks of the War Department has
telegraphed the board of trustees of
the University of Pennsylvania, asking
it to release Major General Leonard
Wood from his promise to become
provost of the university, in order that
he may accept the Governor General
ship of the Philippines.
The Secretary quoted cabled mes
sage from General Wood in which he
expressed his conviction that nation
al emergency existed in the Philippines
and that his services there were
needed.
Receipt Of the wire was admitted to-
day by Charles Curtis Harrison, pres-
dent of the hoard of trustees, but he
would give nc hint of the next step
to be taken. Governor Sproul of Penn
sylvania, chairman eX-officio of the
university, has advised Secretary
Weeks that his request will be taken
under consideration.
1t is anticipated a meeting will be
called by Mr.. Harrison for the near
future, and as soon as the trustees
can be gathered together the matter
will be acted upon.
Trustees Action Awaited
Washington expects the reply of the
trustees will be favorable. The mo-
ment the General is released by the
university he will be free to accept the
post in the Islands. Nothing, however
can be definitely settled until the trus-
tees act.
J. Bertram Lippincott, publisher, a
prominent member of the board of
trustees, refuses to credit reports that
the General would not come to Penn
sylvania. II do not think it is pos
siblc,' he said. 81 think we should
wait until we hear from the General.
Earlier in the day the belief that
General Wood had not abandoned his
plans to become head of the university
was expressed in telegram from A
R. Brunker, of Chicago, tne General S
business representative in this country
Mrs. Wood also was OF the opinion
! that her husband would come to this
city Immediately upon completion of
his Temporary obligations" in the
Philippines. She is planning to take
up her residence here in the fall, and
has instructed Mr.. Brunker to obtain
suitable quarters for the family pend
ing alterations in the provosts home.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-13
Irish Note Not
Acceptance OF
Refusal of Plan
Raises Questions TO Which
Answer Is Necessary III
Progress Of Negotiations;
Break Is Not Expected
British Cabinet to Meet
Rumored Plea for Release
of Political Prisoners
May Be Discussed To-day

DUBLIN Aug. II BY The Associated
Press The letter from Eamon de
Valera, Irish republican leader, deliv-
cred to Premier Lloyd George yester-
day. is neither an acceptance nor a
rejection of the Irish peace proposals,
it was learned here to-day. 1t raises
various questions to which an answer
is necessary. The answer may serve
to facilitate future dealings, it was
said, and is not expected to lead to a
break in negotiations.
There was no excitement in Dublin
over Lloyd Georges return to London
from Paris, as it was said that no
unexpected development had occurred
in the Irish discussions. When Mr.. de
Valera left London, it was recalled to-
day by Irish leaders, the statement
was given out that basis had not
been found for further conferences,
and it was stated in Irish circles that
the time since Mr.. de Valera's con-
versations with the British Premier
merely had been spent in trying to
find this basis. 1t has not yet been
found, it was added.
Pledge of Secrecy Kept
1t was pointed out here to-day that
Mr.. Lloyd George and Mr.. de Valera
had agreed that the strictest secrecy
should be maintained. Sim Fein lead
ers have observed this agreement, it
was said, and none G., the fanciful
forecasts have had any Sim Fein au-
thority
The Sim Fein has been unimpressed
by the British proposals, and has
been disinclined to jump at them. The
furthest the Irish leaders have gone
is to admit that the proposals may
serve as q start to negotiations. Lead
ers to-day said they certainly exceeded
anything ever rendered by the consti
tutional party, but that they fall short
of a republic 1t is generally under
stood that the South African consti
tuition was studied as an example in
making the offer.
Frank Walsh, the American legal ad
wiser to Mr.. de Valera, visited the
Mansion House this morning and saw
a number of Irish leaders. He said his
visit had no political significance.
Lord Fitzalan, Governor General of
Ireland. and General Macready, British
military commander in Ireland, have
| been summoned to London.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-13
Harding g Will
Avoid Activity
I'm Arms arley
President Will Confne His
Participation to Calling
Delegates to Order and
Launchi ing Conference
Woman May Be Named
List Of Availables TO Sit
as Colleagues of Hughes
Has Been Made Compact

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (By The AS
sociated Press ANY expectation that
President Harding would himself act
as delegate to the disarmament con-
ference was overthrown to-day by a
White House announcement that he
had definitely designated Secretary
Hughes Of the State Department to
head the American delegation.
1t was said that other members were
yet to be chosen, although the Presi-
dent is known to have narrowed con-
sderably the list of those he con-
siders available and may reach the
point of other definite selections in
the very near future. He is under
stood to have decided that at least one
of the places shall go to a United
woman as member of the delegation
still is within the range of possibility.
Will Be Ready to Help
The exact role to be played by the
President never has been officially de-
fined, but the general expectation is
that after delivering the opening ad-
dress of the conference, on November
II, he will remain in the background,
leaving direct contact with the foreign
commissioners to his accredited repre-
sentatives, but at the same time keep
ing liz close touch with them and with
ali the proceedings of the conference.
BY this course Mr.. Harding will be
in a position similar to that of Presi-
dent Poincare of France when he opened
the Versailles conference and then re-
tired from actual participation in its
proceedings. President Hardng's close
advisers are said to feel that by keep
ing away from details Of the dsarma-
ment discussions he can reserve his
efforts for the more important features
and be so placed that he could act as
mediator for all the delegates in any
disagreement that might threaten the
success of the conference.
Housing Problem Attacked
Not only has the President placed
Mr.. Hughes at the head of the Ameri-
can delegates, but he has turned over
to the State Department the task of
clearing away all details remaining to
be disposed Of before tho conference
meets. 1t is understood that the Chief
Executive intends to supervise only the
more important moves and has encour-
aged the department to work out lesser
problems on its own responsibility.
One of these problems, which threat
ems to occupy the attentions of a large
staff before it is solved, was tackled
to-day when the State Department Of
fered its aid to the embassies and le-
cations of the invited nations in Sc
curing suitable quarters and other ac-
commodatons for the visiting dclega-
tions. Each Of the powers is expected
to send large corps Of experts, clerks
and other attaches, and the task of pro
,iding them not only places to live
but with office space may require ar
extensive survey of housing fasilities.