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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
Disguised as Guide.

Two of the leaders were Charles
O'Leary and John Skivington. They
were the master minds and directed
the operations of their followers.
The latter. disguised as city guides.
loitered about the White House,
Capitol grounds, and departments
seeking "come-ons," as their vic.
Tins were designated. The monte
workers wore large polished badges
inscribed. City Guide" When
they secured a "come-on" the bogus
guides escorted him to q secluded
place. generally the grounds Of the
Washington Monument, then grown
up with weeds. where they invited
him to play a game Of SHELF or
monte, and few. IL any. escaped be-
ing fleeced.
When Philadelphia preacher
was unwittingly induced to enter a
game of monte with spectacular re-
suits. another working place of the
gang was unearthed.
Skivington, from his lookout in
the Monument grounds, spied a cler-
ical-appearing individual hiking to
the Bureau Of Engraving and Print.
Ing to witness Uncle Sans process
of making money. Taking a near
cut to the bureau. Skivington en-
tered the vestibule of the front door
and. removing his coat, went forth
to gather in the clerical stranger.
As Skivington, IN the act Of
putting on his coat, emerged from
the front gate of the bureau. he
addressed the preachsyi
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American people to the realization
that truly we are confronted with
q crisis which will have q serious
influence upon the future prosper
ity Is the crisis may be met and
dealt with intelligently or other
wise.
"Other/ nations are aware Of the
seriousness Of the situation. and
Great Britain learned at least one
lesson from the recent war. That is
to say, that the nation which con-
trolled the oil industry controlled
commerce by sea. In view Of the fact
that no coal burner can compete
with an oil-burninS ship.
Realizing this. Great Britain, the
nation, has. within the last two
years particularly. followed a policy
Of obtaining governmental control OF
all the great oil companies in which
British subjects had been interested,
and. going beyond this. has secured
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who had succeeded in getting the
drunken drover into a monte game.
He had lost all his money from the
sale of a car of Kentucky thorough
breds. The drover was in a fight
ing mood and Said he would clean
up the crooks.
Let's recover that poor drover's
money from those sharks and
surprise him by restoring his roll
tomorrow when he's sober" Skiv-
ington said to the minister.
He explained that he could beat
the man who invented three-card
monte, and said he, too had been
an expert gambler before he en-
braced religion. He said to help
the drover win back the money,
taken from him while he was wild
from drink. would be an act of
Christian charity.
But I am a man of the cloth.
and the pastor of a large congrega-
ton"
Skivington explained that he
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practical. II not sole. control of the
great Royal Dutch-Shell and other
foreign companies, particularly
through what Is known as tho Royal
Dutch-Shell group combine. which
was effected in January. 1917.
"Of course. 1t Ia impossible to give
exact figures. but our Government.
through at least two of its depart
ments. has information satisfactory
beyond question that tho British
government actually controls the
Royal Dutch-Shell combine, so per
cent Of the stock OF which IL owned
by the Royal Dutch and 40 per cent
of whose stock was owned by the
Shell Transport a Trading Co.. Ltd.
a map Of the world. showing most
graphically the situation with ref
erence to oil. >as such situation II
being influenced by the Royal Dutch
Shell combination.
Extending from Holland and
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who returned to the detectives loot
they had taken in local robberiea
The old-time detectives were gen.
orally selected from civil life with
out regard to police experience.
Seldom was uniformed officer
promoted to be a plain clothes
man at headquarters. The law
permitted this procedure. Tha r.
peal of this act required that unr-
formed men should be promoted to
detectives for merit. Although tho
men comprising the old detective
force were dismissed by action Of
Congress. they were Acknowledged
to be among the best and most
successful sleuths in this country.
II was afterward admitted that II
was police expedieucy to give i'm
munity to crooks under certain
conditions. The Washington do
tectives were acquainted with all
the professional thieves and warned
them never to come to this city
without permission Of detective
headquarters. When they did come
here on business or pleasure, they
were required to register at head
quarters and give an account az
their movements infinitely.
Only one member Of the old de-
tective corps survives. John
Sergeant, proprietor Of an estab-
lishment for the sale of antiques,
on e street between Tenth and
Eleventh streets northwest. Re-
ferring to Sergeant yesterday, .
venerable patrolman said:
John has to his credit the So
luton Of insny big crimes in the
District. He was known as the
diplomat OF the detectives and won
commentator from his superiors
and the public. He II the last of
the Buffalo Bulls, but has not
yet been butted out Of the herd"
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went forward like an arrow.
''Bang-bang" spoke another shot
gun. IN the preacher disappeared
In . Jungle and no doubt reached
the ancient city IN record.brealxing
time. He borrowed money to pay
his faro to Washington from an
Alexandria divine, and left Wash.
ington without making complaint
to the police authorities. Tho de-
tails Of the serio-comic affairs were
given mo years aftsrward BY
o'Leary and skivington.
About tho time the monte men
were operating 20 suocessfully the
city became agitated over tho ap-
pearance here Of q mysterious
fellow who was given the pseud-
onym Jack tho Ripper" by the
police. All efforts to apprehend
the vandal failed. Armed with q
sharp knife or razor he slashed
tho garments Of women on the
streets and In stores. generally
selecting places Of congestion.
Every day for weeks victims re-
ported to police headquarters cases
Of vandalism. Eventually the Eel
low was captured and put away
for a long term. He proved to
be a victim of dementia with GRIM
inal tendencies.
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salaries with the established or Dc
facto governments of different lands
regarding exclusive control and OK
ploitation Of oil lands to the exclu-
sion of nationals of other countries.
Americans included.
(5) Revealing the secret agree
ments which make tho Anglo
Dutch world oil monopoly will not
be . radical departure to Great
Britain. but rather an extension Of
the policy adopted in connection
with the, San Reno conference re-
sarding the pooling Of certain Brit
ish oil rights and claims with
French oil rights and claims extend
ing over certain lands in tho Near
East and elsewhere.
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British Admit Control.

Viscount Curson asked the prime
minister whether he will state the
terms Of the contract under which
the Anglo-Persian OIL Co.. in which
the British governpent has a con-
trolling interest. agrees to supply
the Shell OIL Co. with its produce
until the end OF the year.
SIR HI. GREENWOOD: I regret
that ! am unable to disclose the
terms of commercial contracts en-
tered into by the Anglo-Persian Oil
Co. This contract. as I have pre-
viously stated. was concluded in
1912. before His Majesty's govern
mont acquired an interest in the
company"
SIR J. D. REEFS: Ii It not the
case that when the contract was
entered into there was absolutely no
other means Of marketing the oil
which was 30 much required?"
SIR H. GREENWOOD: tho an
swer to the second supplementary
question of the honorable gentleman
lSir J. d. Reesl Is. in the main. cor
rect. The government took control
over the company in 1914 and agreed
that It would not interfere with the
company: therefore I am not in .
position to disclose them"
Thua the terma NJ fha aocrot
agreements are kept from even the
English people In parliament!
Other articles dealing with tho
Anglo British oil monopoly win b.
p0bIishod In The Washington Times
during the week. ---pss .......
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Crisis Serious, Says Fall.

For two years the United States
Government has been trying to
fathom tho depths Of the mysterious
knglo-Dutch arrangement or COM
bine which il seeking to monopo-
lie the worlds latest oil resources
to the exclusion Of Americans,
though this combine 10 operating
extensively and unrestricted in the
United -tates.
The subject has been dealt with
in many unpublished official COM
munications between President Hard
ing. the Department of State. Con.
gress. the Department Of tho In
terror and other Government depart
ments and officials. The following
extracts from q letter Of ex-senator,
now Secretary Of the Interior. Albert
B. Fall to Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge. Chairman Of Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Relations. referring to
tho Anglo-Dutch oil monopoly shows
eAae~S ShC ShSOo OS1SCO SOVCiuIuoill
knows much more about the matter
than Great Britain suspects:
The Secretary Of the Interior.
Washington, March FL. 1921.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge.
United States Senate. Washington,
my dear Senator:
II cannot speak for others. but
may say for myself that / am most
thoroughly impressed with the seri-
ousness Of tho present crisis with
relation to the oil DEVELOPMENT
throughout the world.
II say crisis and desire to en-
phasize crisis as the proper ex-
preston to use under the circum-
stances.
Various bureaus and depart-
ments Of this Government have en-
deavored. particularly within the
last two years. to throw some light
upon true conditions with relation
to oil and to arouse the patriotic
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usually barred even when they have
prior rights.
(2) The secret agreements and
interiocking interests Of the
British and Dutch government con.
trolled oil monopoly have been with.
held even from tho British Parlia-
ment. therefore It WI be necessary
to reveal them before tho oil ques-
ton can be solved.
(3) Tho Anglo Dutch oil monopoly
has always acted under this
guise OF private corporations. usu-
ally through q number of subsidiary
corporations acquired or formed in
each country or state to best conform
to the laws and ways Of the land.
(4) Tho diplomacy impasse which
resulted from the exchange o.
pointed notes between the United
States. the British and the Dutch
governments, can only be removed
by frankness on the part of the Brit
ish and Dutch governments regard.
ing the terms Of the agreement BE-
tween tho British Petroleum Depart.
mont and tho Anglo-Persian Oh
Company, Ltd, the Turkish Petro-
leum Company. Ltd. the DARCY
Exploration Co.. Ltd, the Royal
Dutch Company and the Shell
Transport 4 Trading Co.. Ltd.
Agreements have been entered into
by theso corporafiona and their snh
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Congressman Fitzgerald halls
from Dayton where the national
soldiers home is frequently investi-
gated. He has requested Congress
to insert a probe into the police de-
partment to make Washington safe
in the candlelight hours particu-
larry.
A dual demand Is that the District
should also be cleaned up of sus-
picious characters in advance Of the
disarmament conference-and then
Lept clean
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great British government ~ q gov
eminent engaged in the same acttv-
tiles. Have not conditions chang
cdr
Are We not justified in recon-
sidering preconceived ideas based.
possibly. upon an erroneous under
standing Of the then existing con-
ditions and concerning which con-
ditions at least have changed dur
ing the last two yearsf
Most sincerely yours.
NisneO ALBERT b. FALL"
Secretary Fail transmitted to Sem
ator Lodge q list of 123 producing.
distributing and marketing oil com
panies controlled ~ far a. known,
on April 20. 1913. by the Royal
Dutch-She combination. which II
only one Of the four British oil
groups that form the worldwide
British oil monopoly.
The corporations controlled by the
British on monopoly are far moro
numerous and extensive even than
this shows.
AZ . matter Of fact. the Anglo
Persian OIL Company. which - &C.
knowiedged to b controlled By the
British government. has control Of
huge OIL resources and II conduct.
ing extensive operations throughout
the world direct and through its
many large subsidiary corporations
that arc not included IN the above
list.
There 10 no doubt about the stock
control Of the Angio-Persian OIL
Company being held by the British
government, nor Of there being Sc
cret agreements between tho Anglo
Persian on Company and the Royal
Dutch-Shell combine. That much
was acknowledged in the British
Parliament. ~ shown by the follow
ing quotations from the official rec
ords:
viscount Curson asked tho chan
cellor of the exchequer how many
shares the British government now
holds IN the Anglo Persian Oh Com
pany? What 10 the present value
Of the shares? For how long the
government win retain this holding
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would DO the playing II the minister
would back him financially. He
would use his own funds II he had
any. he said. but pay day was some
time of. Az an act Of charity and
mercy the minister consented. He
passed . bundle Of greenbacks to
Skivington. who with an air of
bravado sailed up to the gamblers
with the salutation:
Hey. there, my hearties; may an
other fellow get into the gamer
Tho players made room for him
and he promptly lost the preachers
money. and then tho man Of the
cloth let "Skiv'' have his valuable
gold watch. stating he was sure It
would bring the desired results md
maybe the redemption Of the
drunken drover. The watch was put
up as q stake. and 1t. too. went into
the Golfers Of the robbers. AZ an
argument arose between Skiv. and
the monte men. there was q sudden
oommotion in the bushes surround
ing tho clearing where strangers
were feeced and five big. husky
Virginia constables armed with shot
guns advanced into the circle.
Levelins their guns At the gam
blers their leader commanded:
han nd
under arrest"
Instead Of obeying tho command
the gamblers ran wildly to the river
where their boats were moored,
Skivinston in the lead. The Virginia
law officers closed about the ILL.,
fated preacher and informed him he
was a prisoner with . penitentiary
sentence staring him in tho face"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
Recalls Previous Quiz.

Should Congress- decide to investi-
gate II will be the second time in my
recollection of moro than half cen
fury that such an inquiry was made.
In 1883. while I was . member of
the news staff Of the Evening Critic.
long since Mt peace in the graveyard
Of Washington pswspapers. Con-
g~ss wss called upon to take
ecgaixanos OF the tsstimoay taken
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
For Two Years the United States Has Been Try
Ing to Fathom the Mysterious Combinations Of
the Anglo Dutch Arrangement" Says NH.
WoodhouSe- Combine Operates Unrestricted
ly In Plans to Control All the Vast American
Reserves of OH.

in shared II II 10 the intention q
the government to dispose Of the
shares in any way7 And. II so. what
action they propose to take?
MIR. CHAMBERLAIN: His MAJ
esty's government holds in the Anglo
Persian OIL Co. 100000 ordinary
shares. 1000 preference shares and
100. 900 debentures. There In no
market quotation for the ordinary
shares. The government has no in
tention Of disposing of its holdings"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
ISH GOVERNMENT OIL MONOPOLY BY SECRET GRIP ON
ROYAL DUTCH COMBINE CONTROLS ENTIRE WORLDS SUPP

England. you wfll notice the lines Of
the industries Of this combination
reaching all over the world.
"From tie best informatleo Oh
tsinable. the actual investments In
money and vslue Of property Of
British nationally owned oil com
panics arc practically double In
amount the capitalization Of all
American oil companies operating
In the United States and elsewhere.
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10. g., OIL Men Handicapped

'~Ths American oil developer and
producer in tho United States, In
Mexico, in Mesopotamia, in Africa,
In South America and elsewhere.
working by himself. with practically
no protection from his Government.
and abused and villified by Ameri-
can authorities In high place. must
come in competition with the great
British nation. realizing it, duty to.
itself and encouraging and support
ing it, citizens with national funds
wherever they may be able to OBJ
tain . footing through private
manipulation or national influeE %
in every country Of the world.
''Ths Royal Dutch-Shell combine
owned by Great Britain. ~ win b
seen from this map inciosed, from
the diagram handed you. and from
the list Of producing. etc.. com
panies attached to this map. con-
trolls the oil fields Of Venssuela,
which are developing BY leaps and
bounds into magnificent wonderful
oil producers.
Adjoining these venesuela fields
to the east lie the Columbian oil
fields. ~ yet largely undsvsloped.
and which can never b developed
properly except BY the invsstmsnt
Of tens of millions Of dollars In the
construction Of pipe lines 70 the
seacoast.
The matters Just referred to-
that In. the fact that Great Britain
a. q nation has gone into the OIL
business since tho report Of the
Senate minority was made In 1917.
show q change In conditions dncs
the latter date a. will Justify very
serious thought and even serious
effort to meet conditions ~ they
now exist.
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Detectives Are Fired.

The evidence accumulated by
the committee headed by John w.
Thompson, was laid before the
District Of Columbia committees
of both houses Of Congress. Tho
result was that a bill was passed
legislating out OF office all the
headquarters detectives. The tes-
timony not only dealt with the
monte mon but with immunity
given professional thieves in cases
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
GAMBLERS ALL WORE
"CITY GUIDE" BADGES
TO CORRAL "COME-ONS"

Capt. Walter Mitchell, Veteran Reporter, Proves
That There is Nothing New Under the Sum by
"reminiscences of Days when Washington DE-
tectfve Force Was Turned Out to a MAN Be
cause OF Gamblers Reign of LawleSSneSS.
Citizens Had Vigilance Committee at Work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
BY Henry Woodhouse


"A UTHoRIrYEs who have q
n broad view Of the cardinal
factsrs that mako for war or
peace asrss that the basic purposes
OF the washingtou conference will
be defeatsd unless the international
oil question % settled. .
= The Dutch oomuaission appointed
70 investigate the gsasrai oil situs-
ton Of the world made . clear ssti-
mats Of the situation when In secret
report to its sovssnmsnt It expressed
its bslief that . world war was in
evitahis n the present oii-srabbing
attitude Of the great powers and
their efforts to ct control of tho
worlds oil resources continue.
The great obstacles In the way Of
settling the oil question are a. fol.
lows:
az Tho srsa.sst obstacle is the
secret Anglo Dutch combine
which has obtained control Of the
worlds greatest oil resources. opera.
ting through apparently private. but
in reality govsrnment-controlled cor.
porations. and reaches out and
usually gets control Of unrestricted
rights 70 exploitation Of the worlds
great Oh nAlds. from which Ameri.
cans. IKE Ill other nationals. are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
Fears Japan's Inroads.

Remember this. Senator. the
American investor in the Orient
must como into competition with
the japanese government In all
trade activities: American oil devel-
opers and producers must come in
competition. throughout the world
and upon his own soil. with the
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This 4 ts ssvsxh Of revealing inside foes
Ssgdrdn0 tie factors that dominate the schoIs
written sspscah for The Washgto~ Times Henry
He foremost authority and loader Of
mont In Wh 10 took initiative startsd organ
guard for different
States go
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
PETROLEUM OCTOPUS
JEOPARDIZES u. S. in
ALL AMERICAN FIELDS

Operating 0Stensible Private Chain of Companies
Which Is Actually Government Owned Sys-
ten, England Excludes Americans From Fields
Despite Lattcr'S Prior Rights Secret Deals
hccpitatc Crisis Which Secretary Fall EN-
phasizeS In Letter to Senator Lodge
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By CAPT. J. WALTER MITCHELL.

BY CAPT. }. WALTER MITCHELL.
The Washington police department is to be investigated
by Congress
There some who declare the Capital is the storm
center of q crime cyclone and demand to know why
These have laid their complaint before Congressman
Roy G. Fitzgerald of Ohio. This statesman has received
large assortment Of complaints against and crim
mails in the Capital Daring depredations of hod-up men
and Jimmy" operators bootleggers and rum-runners;
confidence and cranks speed maniacs gamblers and
humble hobos His varied collection of communications
would fill hefty volume on vice. it is said
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
PREACHER FLEECED BY
:3-CARD MONTE KING
SET CAPITAL BUZZING

In the Days When Liquor Flowed Right Along
Side the Potomac the Card Sharpers Made
Washington Mecca for Operations.
Strangers to the City Inevitably Fell Into the
Hands of Fake Constables, Bogus Information
Bureaus or Make-BelieVe Officials, Who
Prcyed on Visitors.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-06
Adv. 655 Holt Ave., Ell Centre, Cal
CHIEF OTTO REBER
TO LEAVE Ell CENTRO

Chief Otto Reber, popular navy re-
cruiting officer, is soon to leave Ell
CentrO.
Chief Reber has lost his job be-
cause he has been too faithful and
busy. By recruiting so fast the navy
has become full and all recruiting sta
tions will close February l. Recruit
ing now is confined to former navy
men only.
The chief, however, will merely
be transferred to some shore station
or may be sent to sea again. He will
be sent east, presumably to the At
lantic seaboard. Another year and
three months will see his 16 year
term of service completed and then
he can retire with a substantial al
lowance for life.
His many local friends will regret
to see him leave the Imperial Valley
but he says he is coming back as soon
as his term of service is up.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-06
+orts Of such country as the 'wiloes'
y", I" aro,rs, never visioned.

+arts of such a country as the "i'oeS'
dov dreams never visloneo.
"Tbere are many ways thrift may
be practiced but one practiced most
in this country is the savings depos-
tied in banks. / do not believe one
man or woman in a thousand has
ever stopped to think what money
saved and banked at compound inter
est can do for them. If you will de-
posit $1,000 in the bank January 1921
(instead of investing it in some get
rich quick scheme) at compound in
terest, on January, 1881, it will have
increased nearly SO per cent.
"The two surest ways of bringing
prosperity to Imperial Valley is to
work and save. There has been too
much idleness and too much of the
fruit of labor has been spent in luXur-
les. When you spend SIS on luxury you
begin a process whereby, 34 years
from now, that luxury, long forgotten
has cost you 500. 1t lies with us
whether we take advantage of the
lesson which the great war has taught
us. Imperial Valley is blessed with
sunshine, soil and water. If we ap-
ply ourselves to the natural advant-
ages that God has given us-and let
the habit of saving be the slogan of
every Imperial Valley citizen, we will
soon recover from the present tenn
porary depression that has come upon
US. When we do these things, we
have a right to be optimistic and not
before.