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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19
Fish Wants Bonus
Paid With Interest
From War Loans
Offers Proposal to Harding
and Says Mellon Now
Has Power to Put the
T Ian Into Operation

From The Tribune's WASHINGTON Bureau
WASHINGTON, July 18.-A pro
posal that the soldier bonus be paid
with the interest collected from foreign
loans was submitted to the President
to-day by Representative Hamilton
Fish. of New York, in half hour con-
ference. Later Representative Fish
said that the President looked with
favor upon the plan.
Representative Fish, an ex-service
man and chairman of the New York
state committee dealing with soldier
compensation, feels that such a plan
would result in a settlement of the
bonus question in Congress and in the
minds of the millions of ex-service men
who are in financial need to-day.
His method of procedure calls for the
interest payments from foreign loans
BEING utilized to pay the soldiers, bonds
being issued and turned over to the
veterans. These bonds would be Sc
cured by the money collected as in
the United States by foreign nations.
debtedness the bonds held by the SOL
diers would be retired.
Il believe this plan would be entirely
satisfactory to the ex-service men,"
said Representative Fish. ut would at
the same time provide a sufficient sum
to be spent by the government for ad-
justed compensation for the men who
are actually in need of monetary as
sistance. 1t has been estimated by
officials of the Treasury Department
that approximately $1,500 100000 in &C.
cumulated interest from foreign loans
advanced by this country during the
war is now due, and that $500,000,0O0
would be coming in each year as in
terest. This would be enough to take
care of the demands that would be
made on the Treasury without causing
any further drain upon the financial
resources of the government"
Representative Fish does not believe
that additional legislation would be
necessary in order to put the plan into
operation. Under the authority asked
by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
from Congress for the refunding Of
the Allied Indebtedness the plan out
lined by Representative Fish could be
put into effect
Representative Fish said such a plan
would put an end to any further agita-
ton in Great Britain or other Allied
countries for the cancellation of their
indebtedness by the United States. The
sentiment in those countries, particu-
larly among the soldiers, would be
unanimous against any cancellation of
such loans when they realized that the
interest paid was to go to American
boys who fought with them in order
that German militarism might be
crushed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19
Say Girl Stole to Marry
Police Disprove Hold-Up Story
and Put Her Under Arrest

PATERSON, N. j., July 18.-Ethel
Christie, of "a Fourth Avenue, cashier
of the Safety Storage Company, Of
which her father is manager, was ar
rested to-day charged with stealing
S495 from the company as her mar
riage portion.
According to the police, the young
woman was engaged to John Let's, a
waiter of 203 Goodwin Street, who is
under arrest as her accomplice. The
police say that the couple lacked
money to marry and stole the $495
from the storage company last Tues
day, Miss Christie saying that three
hold-up men choked her and took the
money.
Let's took the money, according to
the police, and, instead of fastening
to a justice of the peace with his
fiancee, went to Chicago and spent
most of it. The police say that Miss
Christie has admitted the falsity of
her story about the three hold-up men
and told how the money was stolen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19

the ships themselves sickness pre-
walls. Such ships as they had ways to
build were laid down when the war
started. Many of them do no. fit into
the trade and are expensive to operate.
The carrying business of the world is
sick and the morale of the men on the
boats because of all OF these condi-
lions is likewise pretty sick
No matter how quickly and effci~
entity the new board and it's officers
function, the flood tide of loss from
Tie policies of the past cannot be
stopped for months to come, and the
deficit for the coming year will reflect
the sad history of the past rather than
the reorganized effort of policies In
augurated by the new board. In other
words, the new Shipping Board is not
diskeartened.
The very purpose, startling as these
hgures are, proves to us that with
patience something can be done, and
out of this wreck, Phenixiike from its
ashes, a real American merchant ma
rine can arise that will be worth all
the penalty that we have suffered, and
when prosperity comes to the world
that marine will be the greatest in
srrance that America will get its full
share"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19
Patrolman Finds Four
Men Rifling Saloon
catches One, Who Ran Up Ele-
waited Stairs and Jumped
Aboard Train

Patrolman James O'Neill, of the West
IVOth Street police station, was shocked
early yesterday morning to discover
H1r burglars at work in a saloon at
lolnmbus Avenue and Tooth Street,
nan block from the police station.
fed.
:, One of the fugutives, with O'Neill at
ms heels, ran up the stairs of the
s'evated station at Ninety ninth Street.
sno .rain was just pulling out. Pur-
q speo and pursuer managed to swing
themselves onto the last platform. how
esi They struggled there for sew
IRA! minutes before O'Neill got the
better of his man.
ne prisoner said he was Frank Dew
,,h; o, l54 West Eighty fourth Street,
sna didn't know anything about any
,io oIg He was held for examina-
s s.gl n West Side Police Court O'NeilI
nh .a ne was the lookout for the three
S sa men. A safe in the saloon had
~.s' drilled, hut had not been opened.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19

who had been booked by the Long
branch police as a fugitive from jus
e'ce, was turned over to Chief Miller,
VINO placed handouts on him. Torrens
pleaded that they be taken off. but the
chief refused.
Mrs. Miller said that elaborate
preparations were being made at the
SS.edars, the summer home of James
simpson IN Pompton Lakes, for the
reception OF little Margaret.
Although Mrs. Torrens has been in
pea and under the care of a physician
since the baby was kidnapped. she in
sisted on getting up and taking nart
IN the preparations for Margaret's re-
turn. Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Torrens's
mother, was overcome by the news.
~ Chief Miller had two warrants for
Torrens. One charges the prisoner
with assault and battery on his wife
and the other with trespassng on the
Simpson property Little Margaret
was placed in Mrs. Miller's care and
the party left for Pompton Lakes in
the same automobile in which the
chief arrived
The Torrens couple have been sepa-
rated since last January. Four men
took part in the kidnapping of baby Mar
garet on July Z. The baby was lifted
out OF her crib on the front porch of
the Simpson home by one of the kid
napers while another held Mrs. Tor
rens to prevent her giving an alarm.
Two others are reported to have wait
ed IN an automobile near by. AS soon
as the child was placed in the automo-
bile, the car sped off, and no trace was
found of the baby or Torrens until the
report that he had been seen in Perth
Amboy last Saturday.
When the baby was kidnapped its
grandfather expressed the theory that
it had been taken for ransom. He an
nounced at the time that although he
would willingly spend any amount of
money to recover his grandchild and
punish the kidnapers, he would not
give one cent for ransom
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19
Battle Fleet to Escort
President to Plymouth
indications Arc Harding viii
Devote Week 10 Trip
fO Tercnnfn.,nrx,
To l erCcntenary

From The Tr5bunes Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, July fS.-Three bat
tleships, three cruisers and fiotilla of
destroyers will escort the Presidential
yacht Mayfower TO Plymouth, Mass,
August /, when the President and Mrs.
Harding attend the tercentenary ami
Versary of the landing of the Pilgrims.
. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, and
Morris j. puryea, of New York, who is
affecting the pageant in connection
with the celebration, conferred with
the President to-day regarding plans
Tor his attending. The journey will
mark the second ocean trip on the
Mayfower which the President has
made. Present plans indicate that the
PRESIDENT will be absent from the
White House for at least a week. A
possibility exists that he may spend
several days in addition in the White
Mountains of New Hampshire.
The President and Mrs. Harding re-
turned to-day after week end on the
May ~, They plan to be absent
from the White House over the coming
week end also, though as vet nothing
oncial has been made public in regard
10 their destination. The President un-
douotedly will motor to the Columbia
country Club this week and witness
the playing OF the foremost golf ex-
peerts of this country and Great Brit
ain assembled here in tournament.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19
Republicans Hear Haskell
Will Run for Mayor
Brooklyn Judge Declines TO
Discuss Possible Nomination
Until Next Month

Republican leaders in all the Dor
oughs were greatly interested yester-
day in a statement emanating from the
friends of County Judge Reuben l..
Haskell, of Brooklyn, that the judge
has decided to become candidate for
the Republican nomination for Mayor.
Judge Haskell said the announcement
was without authority and that he
would not discuss the matter of his
possible nomination until next month.
Judge Haskell's friends say that he
has decided to enter the Republican
primaries regardless of the action of
the coalition committee, and that, if
necessary. he will run Independently
for the Republican designation.
His friends say that his canvass will
be made largely on the prohibition is
sue, on which he was elected in Brook
Ign three years ago without assistance
from the Republican organization.
The only comfort the Republicans
got from the Haskell story yesterday
was the part of it that said the Judge
probably would enter the Democratic
primaries, in order to test the wet
strength in that organization. mas
much as the Hearst-Hylan-T ammeny
combination has circulated the sugges-
ton that Mayor Hylan would be a can
didate for the Republican nomination
for Mayor, in order to embarrass the
coalitionists. the Republicans in
Brooklyn are rather cheerful over the
prospect that Judge Haskell may enter
the Democratic primaries as a counter
to the Hylan move
When Judge Haskell was seen about
his reported candidacy he said:
Il have no announcements to make
It is too hot for announcements to-day.
Il is not true that my petitions are in
circulation. If petitions in my interest
were in circulation I would know of it,
and | know nothing of such petitions
at this time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19
Mexican Troops
Rout Rebels
In Oil Fields
Renewal of Hosiilities Is
Feared After Clash at Chi
nampa; Conflicting Or
ders Blamed for Trouble
Men Had Surrendered
Oregon Says Gen. Gomez
Exceeded His Authority
in Terms With Herrera
By George {. Hyde
.Sncc,nL Cnhye 70 lie Trlbnrs

Copyright 1927. New York Tribune Inc
MEXICO CITY, July f8.-Hostilitfes
in the oil fields, which had come 70
lull, are likely TO be resumed as
result Of a clash due TO conflicting
orders Of government commanders. The
fight occurred at Chinampa after the
rebels under General Herrera had
agreed to the terms CT surrender pro-
posed by Arnulfo Gomez, commanding
Federal forces at Tampico.
Official reports indicate that there
were few casualties, and that the rebels
fed into the jungle
The surrender of Herrera had been
arranged by william Green, Of the
Hausteca Petroleum Company. ard was
to be unconditional except fer the
promise that the lives OF the officers
and men were to be respected. Cen
eral Herrera stated that the uprising
was not due to any Gisloyalty toward
the Oregon government. but to a
conflict between his troops and r.
regular forces in the state of Vera
Cruz. which invaded his territory.
While Herrerra's troops were march
ing northward to accomplish the sur
render, forces of General Guadalupe
Sanchez. commanding an enveloping
army from the south, attacked them
by surprise and put them to rout.
heports mere lnQlc2te that General
Gomez exceeded his authority in &C.
cepting the surrender, since the Sec
rotary of War had ordered that no
quarter be given the rebels. President
Oregon is quoted as saying ne was
the only person authorized to give the
rebels terms.
Military officials believe the uprising
in the oil fields was premature and was
the outgrowth of friction between
various commanders
The newspaper Excelsior, in an
editorial this morning. calls attentio on
to the danger Of a general conflict if
petty differences between military
commanders are likely to start fight
ing at any moment. The Excelsior
criticizes General Palaez bitterly for
his failure to keep his forces in hand.
Official reports from the War
Department indicate that considerable
quantities Of munitions of war are
crossing the border Strict orders
have been issued to increase vigilance
and check the flow of contraba
Several telegraph operators also hive
been arrested recently charged with
furnishing military information to
rebels and conspirators in the United
States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19
Fire Delays Southbound
New York Central Traffic

Fire generated in rubbish heap ad-
jacent to the New York Central tracks
at 126th Street and Park Avenue last
nlgnr necessitated shutting off electric
power between 125th Street and the
drawbridge at 133d Street and the Har-
lem river on the northbound tracks fo :
half an hour. There was no delay to
cratic, as northbound trains were oper.
acted over the southbound tracks uatil
the fire had been extinguished by En-
CINE Company So under Acting Battal-
ion Chief Lawlor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19
kidnapped 1orrens Baby Found
As Father Is Trapped at Beach
Parent With Child Traced Along Jersey Coast
and Suspicious Neighbor Reveals Long
Branch Refuge; Infant Returned to Mother

LONG BRANCH, N, J., July 49,
Police here to-day found Margaret
Eloise Torrens, the ten-months-old
baby who was taken from her grand
fathers home, at Pompton Lakes, N. j..
on July 7. The girl baby, for whom
the police along the entire Atlantic
seaboard have been looking, was in
the custody of her father, who has
been turned over to Chief of Police
Bert Miller of Pompton Lakes. He
will be held pending an investigation.
The baby was returned tonight to her
grandfather's home.
Police Chief William D. Wallinp this
afternoon received message from a
neighbor saying that at home on
Seventh Avenue here there was man
and baby of whom the writer was
suspicious. Detectives were cent i'm
mediately to the house and the man
and baby were brought to Police Head
quarters.
When asked Torrens acknowledged
his identity. He refused to say where
he had been prior to last Saturday. On
that day he was reported to have been
in Perth Amboy. Sunday he went to
Highlands, N. j., from there to Red
Bank and from that place to this city
The police have taken possession of
his effects. Among these, it is said,
railroad ticket for a point in California
was found. When arrested Torrens had
IN his possession $31 and one half of
a torn $40 bill.
The baby was we'll dressed, and had
evidently been we'll cared for. 1t was
ascersained that it had been fed prop
erly within twenty minutes of the ar
rival of the police at the house, which
is owned by James Woolley, a plumber.
Chief of Police Miller of Pompton
Lakes arrived here about o'clock to-
night. He came down by automobile,
BY MIS- Miller Torrens
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19
Taken Off Stacker List
Two New York Veterans Posted
nv Error
From, The Tribune's Washington Bureau

From The Irfbune's WASHINGTON bhFedu
WASHINGTON, July IS. - Edward
Allen Nelson. $50 Grand Avenue. New
York City, and William Perry, 1872
Dean Street, Brooklyn, were to-day re-
moved from the list of deserters from
the draft when official records disclosed
that both had served during the war.
The inclusion of the names of these
registrants on the published lists of
deserters was due, the War Depart
rnent declared. to the fact that both
failed to notify their draft boards of
their enlistment in the service.
Nelson served in the navy from June
29. 1917, to October /, 1919, while Perry
was a member of Company II, 106th In
fantry, from September Is, 1917, to
January 81, 1919.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19
Swedish Chamber Dissolved;
New Election in September

STOCKHOLM, July 1s.-King Gus
second Chamber of Parliament. Elec-
tons have been fixed for the middle of
September, when the new electoral law
will become operative. Under this law
women over the age of twenty-five will
be permitted to vote and hold office.
and the franchise is to be extended
to all persons irrespective of the for
mer restrictions concerning the pay
ment of taxes. The number of voters
is expected to be increased by l65 per
cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19
Compers Visits President

WASHINGTON, July 10. = Samuel
Gompers, the veteran labor leader.
called at the White House to-day for
the first time since his reelection to
The presidency of the A. F. of L., and
congratulated President Harding on
the progress OF plans for disarma-
ment conference
Mr. Gompers, it is understood, took
up the question of the enactment Of
Federal laws directed at fake stock
promoting in every state in the Union,
and urged that the President lend his
aid toward the enactment of Federal
blue. sky legislation He also pro
tested against the admission of Chinese
coolies to Hawaii for work on sugar
plantations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19

movement and would support the ac-
tion of the conference.
Friends of Judge Frederick E. Crane,
of the Court of Appeals. brought up
his name as a candidate for Mayor in
the conference in purely informal
way last night, and it was received with
commentator. There was no formal
discussion of candidates, however. Fol-
lowing the town meeting" tomorrow
it is expected that the discussion of
candidates will be taken up by the
conference committees
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19
Acquitted of Fiancee's Murder

CORUNNA, Mich, July 18.-Forrest
Higgins was acquitted of charge of
having murdered his fiancee, Lucy Wit
tum, by jury in Circuit Court here
tonight. She died of poisoning or
March 80 All the evidence against
Higgins was circumstantial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19
Ship Deficit
$50 Million.
Lasker Saws

CONTINUED from page ono)
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-18
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FIVE DOLLAR Vt HEAT

Resid nts of Phoebe and Vicinit.
vii. ue { crested in a statameu, n5w
nein Il wide publicity, and made
by a son o. the late James J. I'LL.
He says il viii not he great length
% time anti wheat IS selling 1T i've
dollars bushel. He understands
NAal. re- .uire1 20 produce . bushel
Of wheal-the l4aa ana Inc labor
uad the climate, Sc when h. glance
ars the eitsea a~d ,eholas me
teemng millions, and toward the
country, and heholas the lessenin
throngs uRon the farms, he says he
cant see anything else but hya-dol-
Tor waeat
But, even so, il does not neeessar-
ny sell the doom Of the race. Ii MAJ
mean suffering for many, for a time,
II may cause haraships which We
have not experienced for many years.
tut Aye-dollaT wheat cannot destro
civilization, nor for more THAN a year
or SO preoipitate great hardships. for
the reason that the year following
snch price fer the grain. more and
more people would be driven hack "a
the soil, where foodstuffs in greater
abundance wonld be produced. II
does not require as great numbers Il
grow food 10 sustain the race a.
many suppose, although il probably
requires more than are now woTRing
upon the land. Ii there should ever
come 2 real and severe food shortage
driving people in large numbers tC
the farms and opening up new larm-
inE land, il would BE fonna that
fabulous amounts could he raised in
a season. And fve-aelisr wAeai
might, for that reason, serve g. !
blessing In disguise
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-18
PRosPECToRs THROW
AWAY 5 FORTUNE

An interesting hiztOrs attaches %
a small package about to and half
inches square. which arr Cd in Lon
don early this summer.
It weighed two and q half pounds
and vas eagerly bought - an Amer
lean hrm for $1,000.
The package contained smiridium
(osmium and its alloy, iridluml used
for the tipping of fountsin-pen points
and for delicate bearings ot fine ma
chnery.
The discovery OF osmiridium,
which is 2 member Of the platinum
group of metals. constitutes an in
teresting romance.
Towards the end 81 last year a
small group Of pr0spectors were
washing for gold in one Of the river
beds in Papua, British New Guinea.
In their eagerness to find the prec-
ious metal they threw away from
their pans a bluish-gray substance
as worthless.
This was osmiridium, but the men
did not know it, and it is eight times
more valuable than gold, and worth
at the present time about $3.50 an
ounce.
When the men got back to the set
Element they mentioned the occur
renee to a mining engineer, who i'm
mediately asked them what they die
with the substance. They replied
that they left it on the river bank
and the engineer exclaimed, It mus
be osmiridium.'
The next morning the whole part!
started for the spot, only TO find OF
their arrival that the tropical rain
and the swollen river had washes
away most OF the precious stuff
What remained was carefully rake
together and refined.
Osmiridium is one Of the hardes
metals known. ard prospeetors ar
i eagerly searching for il in Papua
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-18
The truth ABOUT oeIIKIf
PRUNING

TIE CEhente News o. lAs- Neek
csvoces considerable space % Vs.t-
ing lis spIesa against ne Pioehs
Record. because. according % TIE
NewS. this paper has = good chance
70 retain the county publishing ar
printing FOR TIE suszilg year While
the News does not produce . particle
q evidence nor rates = single Tar
from the records 10 support rs Var-
ions charges. the Record does not Al
this tine feel that its readers should
be burdened With . controversy
which the County Commissioners are
faIly qualified 70 handle
However. a. the statement con
tanned in the News that the County
Officials have been for years permit
ting the Record TO furnish the eoun-
tvs printed supplies al e1hOrbitsnt
prices. is so glsringly false and car
ries such an insidious. underhanded
attack upon the integrity Of those Of
IE4aAE. AAnA VIC kr-4EN- . - -
on this point would not be amiss-
The Records prices OF county
printing have been and now are the
same as those charged TO other Gus
TONERS. These prices are based on
the Franklin Price List which Is nov
being used in nearly 1900 country
printing Offices in the United States
That the Franklin Price List is fair
goes " bout argument. since the
News Is supposed TO be using this
same price list The prices charged
by the Record for county printing
are on record in the Auditors Office
and will stand a comparison. 1t
might also be pertinent on this point,
10 suggest that the Caliente News
give its readers a statement Of the
prices charged by that institution
during the period it enjoyed share
of the county printing.
AS to the legal publishing, the
Record maintained the legal rate in
its bid on that item. The reason for
this is that the Record is furnishing
a representative subscription list TO
the taxpayers of the county, while
that of the News is negligible. The
value of advertising can only be esti-
mated by the completeness with
which ii fulfills its purpose. We be-
lieye that the legal rate on adyertis-
ing for the Record is lower bid, all
things considered, than any figure
the News can quote. Incidentally the
legal rate viii not figure $50 per
column as the News states, but about
one-half that figure.