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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-30
BIG TRAIN ROBBERY
LAID TO BOY OF II
Keith Collins Confesses Part
in S3,50O,000 Haul in
Central West.
MONEY CAST FROM CAR
Fear of Marked Money Caused
Him to Burn His Entire
Share, He Says.
IONEY CAST FROM CAR

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Nov. 29.-Keith
Collins made a clear confession to-
day to post Office inspectors here of
the part he played in the biggest mail
train robbery in history. He admitted
and bonds. according to the inspectors.
who say Collins asserts he became
frightened and destroyed by fire all
the booty.
The confession will not be made
public, Joe p Johnson. inspector in
charge, said, until a few scattered
ends OF the big mail car robbery have
been collected to terminate the case.
Then. he said, further details will be
given out.
Enough was disclosed to show Collins
rlayod a minor part to the master role
of Orville Phillips. seventeen-year-old
mail piler, vino conceived the robbery.
Collins's part was to pick up the bags OF
mail thrown from the train. He did not
finish the task. he said In his confession.
nerve. and left several other bags for
Phillips and Fred Poffenbarger to pick
up
Collins said ne did not know how much
cash he found In the mail bags. He said
he gave half OF IL to Poffenbarger and
kept the rest. When Poffenbarger was
arrested the Tuesday following the rob-
berry. Collins told the inspectors, he be-
came so frightened at the prospect of
arrest he destroyed both money and
bonds. believing the currency was
marked.
Collins was taken to Omaha at IL :35
o'clock to-day. He will be taken to
Council Bluffs. Iowa, tomorrow, where
he will be arraigned. The other three
principals. Orville and Merle Phillips.
and Fred Poffenbarger. all have con-
fessed. Five others have been arrested
in the case as accessories after the fact.
The secret of Colllns's part in the big
gest robbery in the history OF the Post
Office Department. and what became of
most of the three and a half million dol
lars of loot was locked in a hidden
room at the Federal Building here.
There the three Post Ohice inspectors
J. w. Adamson OF Kansas City, w. l..
Noah of st. Louis, and W. NJ. Coble of
Omaha---fred questions at the prisoner
for three hours to unraved the secret.
The Post ONCE Department estimates
all except about $4,000 OF the loot was
in bonds. From Fred Poffenbarger. one
of the three principals held at Council
Bluffs. $4,000 was recovered 1t is
known some of the bonds were burned.
II is the hiding place OF the remainder
the inspectors would discover.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-30
BOY SHOT AS BURGLAR
BY COP IN w. 42D ST.
Two Other Lads With Him at
Time Make Escape.

Running from a policeman after. it is
alleged. he tried to rob the Army and
Navy Store. al 247 West Forty-second
street Joseph STEEL 16 years old. was
shot under the heart early this morning.
Policeman Joseph Smith OF the West
Thirty-seventh street station. who fred
the shot. said STEEL threatened to kill
him and drew two revolvers In an at
tempt 10 make good his threat. Two
other boys who were with the wounded
lad escaped. Smith said. The shooting
occurred in front Of the Lyric Theatre.
in Forty-second street.
At the French Hospital. where Steel
was taken in n dying condition, the police
say he confessed TO breaking the window
OF the store and attempting 10 steal sew
eral revolvcrs. e refused TO give the
names Of tho rwo other boys Steell's
home is az Eighth avenue and 147th
street
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-30
FRANCE TO INDUCE
MORE ENLISTMENTS
While Reducing Military Ser
Uice, Hopes to Aid Army.

Special cable 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright. 1890. bv THE NEW YoRY HEpAtp.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris. Nov. go.
Although II has been decided defi-
nitely that the period Of compulsory
military service OF Frenchmen who are
called to the colors is TO he decreased
to year and a half and perhaps even
to one year. efforts are TO be made to
increase the volunteer strength OF the
French Army by the establishment OF
trade schools which will offer special
inducements 10 young men to enlist
These schools win be patterned after
those established by the British forces
on the Rhine since the arnistice.
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REPRTSALS FOLLOW
IRISH AMBUSCADE
Shops Are Set Afire and
Many Residents Flee.
Br ~ Assoclaied pre...

MACRooM, ireland. Nov. 2o.-Two
lorryloads Of new recruits IN training
FOR the Black and Tan auxiliary police
were ambushed last night by from eighty
20 one hundred men near I<ilmchael
and fifteen Of them were killed The
bodies were brought here this evening
Already reprisals have begun. and re-
ports from the village OF Johnstown. be-
tween Macroom and Dunmanway, state
that hardly a house there is INDIANA gad
and that most OF the shops In the district
have been set afire. The residents are
fleeing from the place in terror.
shops have been closed here and nll
business IN suspended. Large parties Of
auxiliarics bearing rifles and revolvsrs
are patroninE the town and the ,peopls
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POLICE GUARD ALLLONDON
FROM SINN FEN INVASION;
IS CADETS SLALNNEAR CORK
Black and Tans' Homes
Marked for Irish Torch

/ ,ONDON. Nov. 29.-The Eve
ming Standard says the latest
Sim Fein plot contemplates the
burning of houses and other
property in England belonging
to Black and Tans who are serv-
ing in Ireland. The newspaper
asserts taht the" details OF the
alleged plot came into possession
of the authorities as the result
of raid on the Irish mails. The
Standard says that not only have
Cabinet Ministers received let
ters threatening them with per-
sonal violence but that threats
now are being made against
members of their families.
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speeiaI Despatch to THE NEW YoHg HzasLi
New York Herald Buresn'


Washington. II. C., Nov. 81
President Wilson in his message 10
Congress next Monday will ask that
immediate steps be taken to revise the
most burdensome war taxes, 1t was
learned to-day at the White House
His request will be made in the face
of statements of Republican leaders in
Congress that time will not permit
any revision of the tariff or revenue
laws at the short session of this Con-
gress, but that all changes must wait
until the special session TO be called
by President Harding.
The President is understood to be OF
the opinion that revision of the reve-
nue. laws which were passed to raise
the great revenues necessary for war
time is the most important domestic
question before Congress to-day. II
was indicated that in his message the
President will make it plain that ne
desires to cooperate in lifting the tax
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OFFENSIVE AGAINST
D'ANNUNZIO REPORTED
Italian Troops Said to Be
MoUing in Adriatic Zone.

LoNDoN. Nov. 30 (Tuesday). "a des-
patch to the London Times from Milan
quotes the Socoio as saying that a move
ment OF regular Italian troops Is re-
ported all along the armistice line IN
the Adrlatic zone. and it Is rumorcd
that Gen. Caviglla has been ordered by
the Italian Government 20 take the
island OF Negla and Arbe. which were
seized by Gabrielle d'Annunzio's legion
aires. and also 20 occupy the strip OF
territory near Castua. invaded b.
D'Annunzio soon after the signing OF
the Rapalo treaty.
D'Anmnzio, according TO the des-
match. which cmanates from Theste, has
issued manifesto IN which he says q
conflict Is imminent and that he and his
men are ready 10 fght and TO die rather
hon 20 submit 90 THE Italian forces.
THE despatch adds that excitement is
rife in Eiume. where all males from
eighteen TO hfty-two years have been
recalled TO tho colors.
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ARMENIANS TAKE kARS;
COLD KILLS 1000 TURKS
New Armistice Is Reported as
Signed NoUember I8.

CoNsrANTrNoPLE Nov 2s.--The Ar
lnenians have recaptured Kars after de-
TYeatlng the Kemal forces. according to
the Armenian newspapers. The latter
lost severely owing to lack OF transport
and the wintry weather @One paper
saxs that 1000 Turks were frozen to
deavn.
A new armistico under more favora-
bic conditions was signed on Novem-
Der 49,
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BRITAIN TO PAY U. S. PACKERS
Latter TO Get @ 0fs,5Oo Under
War Agreement.

LONDON. Nov. g.--Suppementary esti-
mates totalling about g. SOC, 900 are to be
presented 20 the House OF Commons on
Wednesday
They VIII include r64S 500 for pay
ments under an agreement with Ameri-
can meat packers by which Great Britain
obtained control OF their trade during
the war. The amount represents money
withheld from the packers as a guaran-
tee that they would carry out their con-
tracts, plus per cent. Interest.
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FLORIDA Mou LYxcHEs NEGRO,

MIAMI. Nov. 2e.--J. II. Harris. a nine
teen-year-old negro. was lynched by q
mob to-day near Princeton. following an
alleged attack upon white woman. He
was identified by his victim and led into
a forest. where II was reported the body
was left hanging TO tree.
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MILK PRICE cur ~ DETROIT.

DETROIT. Nov ga reduction OF :
cents quart In the retail price OF milk
was announced to-day by the Detroit
Milk Producers Association. Quarts will
be sold for IL cents and pints for
cents under the new schedule.
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Xmas Cards distinctive. In great variety. Cal
endar- by the Worlds best painters, Corlies,
Macy a Co.. z. <5th 5t.-2o John St.--Adv.
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Every PrecautiOn Taken to
Prevent Outbreak in
Metropolis.
BOATS PATROL RIVER
Galleries i'm Parliament
Closed First Time Since
War Days.
RECRUITS MOVED DOWN
Assailants Lying in Ambush
Attack Lorries in Ireland
and Rob Victims.
RECRUITS MOVED DOWN

Special Co6le to TUE lNEw Yonk HEnup.
Copyright, 1870, by THs NEW YORK HEn,.p.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Nov. 80.
London has got its wind up" over
a Sim Tein invasion OF England
Every precaution has been taken here
to prevent an outrage similar to that
which occurred in Liverpool last Sat
urday night. With Downing street
barricaded. and many entrances TO
Westminster closed. the House OF
Commons assembled this afternoon
under circumstances recalling some
of the most critical days in the history
OF the nation.
The force Of police around Parhs-
ment Building was greatly augmented.
the lobbies were practically deserted
and the strangers galleries were
closed entirely. The Speaker OF the
House announced he had been in con-
sultation with the Commissioner OF
Police and had received information
which convinced him it was desirable
10 close the galleries. This announce
ment was greeted with cheers from
the floor.
This is the first time the galleries
of the House have been closed since
war days.
Word was received from Cork that
fifteen auxiliary police cadets We're
murdered and one mortany wounded
as the result OF an ambush by band
OF Sim Feiners at Macroom. in County
Cork.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-30
MEASURES STAR HEAT;
WINS FRENCH MEDAL
American Physicist Honored
for Ray Discoveries.

PARIS. Nov. 29.-The Academy OF
sciences has awarded the Jansen medal
70 William W. Coblentz, physicist in the
Bureau OF Standards at Washington. for
his discoveries in connection with rays
emanating from the earth and stars.
william w. Coblentz Is a native OF
Ohio. He has been attached TO the Bu-
reau Of Standards for twelve years and
has developed method o, measuring
radiant heat by infra red and ultra
violet rays. lie has devised an instru-
ment for astronomers TO measure heat
from the stars. and also developed dur
ing the war signal instruments for ships
at sea and an instrument for detecting
moving bodies. such as ships. by their
heat emanations In the dark.
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strong Guards of Police.

| The police are taking no chances
A group OF young men who had con-
gregated at the gates OF the House
this afternoon desired TO pass, but
they were intercepted and forced to
move away The police followed them
down whitehall Although no an
nouncement was made OF any aug
mentation of the police force. police
men were strongly in evidence m
sections Of the city where warehouses
are located and which would be most
likely 10 be marks for Sim Fein fury.
Premier LLOYD George. Andrew Bonar
Law. Lord PriVy Seal Winston s.
Churchill. Secretary Of state for War
Earl Curzon. secretary Of state FOR For
eign Affairs. ard Sir Hamsr Green
wood. Chief Secretary for Ireland con-
ferred with Scotland Yard and the
Metropolitan Police officials In Downing
street to-day on the latest developments.
An unusual watch was placed on steam
ships particularly small boats from Ire.
land
II is widely reported in the London
press that American 'gunmen" have ar
rived in Londonderry. but the Pail NAH
Gazette says little Importance is to be
placed on these rumors. and that the
Irish authorities have no information Of
any such arrivals in any part OF Great
Britain They look on this merely as an
attempt by Sim Feincrs 10 involve
America
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TLORTDA INFORMATION At ATLANTTC
Coast Line Offite. 1910 B'way (32nd ST.
Tel Longacre 5s65.-AdU.
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one Torch Benrer Caught.

In Liverpool an Trishman who was
caught In the act OF incendiarism to-day
and who is charged with murder re-
fused 10 give his name. He IL known
merely as NO. 81" He said he was an
1rishman. 2s years old. a native ot
Dublin and Sim Feiner II was ad-
mitted that he was not the man who
fired fatal shot. but he was described
as running through the crowd and. after
attempting 20 srike a policeman, was
caught finally. An additional charge o.
arson probably will be preferred agains;
him later.
IL is now impossible TO get 10 the For-
eign Office IN Downing street without
explaining ones business and convincing
the police that the business Is legitimate
The authorities fear that the Liver
pool outbreak was the first step IN
campaign OF terrorism Ia England to
further the Sim Fein cause at time
when Dublin Castle seems 70 have the
situation IN ireland more in hand than
at any time IN the last two years. But
the same determined policy. the same
iron hand which 30 lately was apparent
In Ireland. Is beginning TO be obvious
here
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Special Ca6le to THE lNEw YoRk HEnup.
spYlf0ht 1920. bU THs New YORK iIyr.p
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DR.. NFR0IT DEAD,
MARTYR T0X-RAY
Noted Surgeon of France
Spent Last Hours Seeking
to Protect Successors.
BOTH ARMS AMPUTATED
Victim Of Powerful Rays Tn
derwent "a Operations
to Save His Life.

Special Gable 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright. 1920. on THE NEW YORK HERtLp
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co~fnssd or Second Page
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Corts~rsd on ssoo w. Pass.
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Cloudy and somewhat warmer to-day
unsettled tomorrow; variable winds
Highest temperature yesterday, AZ; lowest. "a
Detailed weather reports Editorial
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VANDERBILT VIEWS
AMERICAN EMPIRE
Promoter Paints Vivid Picture
Of Russia's Trade POssibili-
ties on Pacific for L. S.
open DOOR UNLATCHED
japanese Ascendency Ending.
China Risine-Wants Con-
9ress to Lift Soviet Bans.

Special CGbie to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright. 1920. bV TIE NEW YORK HEnArp
Evening star., 1920-02-22

Marshall Whitlatch. District anna
teur champion. who also is one of the
best known writers on golf in the
United States. believes he has an idea
by which he viii try to corroborate
his theory that the ball should cling
20 the club-head for at least six
inches when struck.
Marshall plans to take a photogra.
pher out to the Columbia Country
Club and. with the aid of moving
camera. attempt to obtain a picture
of the ball actually on the club head.
This he believes he can do with a
Marshall asserts it will show the cor
rectness of his theory, explained in
The Star a few months ago. that in
a correctly hit shot. particularly with
the wooden clubs, the ball should be
part of the club head for about six
inches and the club should then fol-
low its original line obliquely across the
line of flight of the ball and not be raised
with the ball.
1t will be quite interesting to see
what his experiment leads to. as, SO
far as is known, there never have
been pictures taken with a lens
fast en-, ugh TO cause the ball to ap-
pear AS more than an elongated blur.
The former Miss Pauline Lockett
now Mrs. Frank Hyatt, who for sew
cral years was one of the leading golf
PLAYERS OF the District of Columbia
and was runnerup in the District
women's championship two years ago
viii take up the game this year Mrs
Hyatt played a little golf last year
and expects to get back into the com
petitive game this spring.
Evening star., 1920-02-22
NOTES OF GOLF AND GOLFERS

The appointment of a golf profess
sional to fill the open job at the
Chevy Chase Club is causing some
incorrect rumors to be spread in local
so'r circles 4 runor Lest Friday had
1t that a man named Joe Pearson w"s
to fill the post left vacant by the
resi- l..atI0n % DoD ~ nj ,e. 1ne cha-i-
man of the committee said last night
no appointment had been made and
that none probably would be made
until next week
The list of applicants has been mar
rowed down to five names. of which
Pearson is one and Orrin Terry of the
other.
White now is hard at work on plans
for the five new courses to be built
at Roslyn, Long Island, part of a
pretentious plan for a golf mecca in
the United States, and it is understood
will try to have the five courses in
playing condition by the spring of
1921. A. l. Hawse of Richmond, well
known to District golfers. is reported
to be one OF the hackers of the
scheme.
The question of IL professional golf
championship for the District of Co
lumbia is likely to be revived at the
annual meeting of the District Golf
Association to be held at the City
Club a week from tomorrow night.
For some years this event has been
in allegiance and has not met with
general favor among officials of the
local golf association, but at least one
District golfer Of prominence would
like to see the plan taken up again.
Evening star., 1920-02-22
JOHNSTON MAY NOT
PLAYFOR DAVIS CUP
National Tennis Champion
Certain Not to Make
Trip to Europe.
RY W. II. HOTTEJ,,

Samuel Hardy, one of the pioneer
tennis players of the United States,
formerly of California and Chicago,
but now located in New York, de-
clares America is going to do its
durndest" to regain possession of the
Davis cup, now in the hands of AUS
ualia. Hardy, who is a prime mover in
the game. was in Washington on busi-
ness Thursday. and spent the afternoon
in fanfest with some of the leaders in
local tennis circles.
Hardy declared he would be in
clined to say that America is going
to regain the Davis cup were it not
for the fact that William NJ. John
ston, national singles champion. may
not be able to give up his time to in
ternational tennis during the next
year. Johnston, a newly wed. said
Hardy. has just gone into business IN
California and does not see how ne
can afford to divorce himself from MS
livelihood pursuits for any length OF
time in the near future.
1t is a certainly that Johnston VIII
not go abroad for the Olympic matches
should they be advanced to permit
Americans to compete: the so-called
land. or the Davis cup preliminaries. al
though there is a possibility that he
might make the trip to Australia
should the United States team reach
the challenge round for the inter-
national trophy. 1t is not necessary
for the team that plays in the title
contest to be the same as competed
in the preliminar aries.
William NJ. Tilden. runner-up to
Johnston for the national honorS last
year. has consented to take part in
all the international matches. and is
sure to be member of the Davis cup
team. barring some unforeseen cir
cumstance. In addition to Tilden, X,
Norris Williams. former United states
titleholder; Charles Garland, col
legiate champion. and Richard Harte
are in line for the play abroad. They
the Davis cup preliminaries, Hardy said.
Harte is regarded as one of the
Corners of the game" by Hardy. who
told of an impressive victory the one
time Harvard captain and former col
legiate champion scored over Tilden
in straight sets in an indoor tourney
in New York the other day. Hardy
declared Harte is the best indoor
player in the world. and will make
his presence very much felt outdoors
next season.
Hardy said that tennis recuperated
from the war much faster last ear
than the officials had expected. In
fact, it reached a point in 1919 tnat
the leaders did not hope for II 10
reach until 1920. and he looks for next
season to be by far the greatest In
the history Of the game.
Evening star., 1920-02-22
INDIANS FIRST SQUAD
GOES SOUTH WEDNESDAY

CLEVELAND. February 21.-seven
pitchers. the advance squad of the
Cleveland American League team. will
leave here next Wednesday night for
the training camp at New Orleans, via
Chicago. Eight other pitchers and
two catchers will go to the camp di-
rect from their homes, all reaching
New Orleans on Friday next. The
rest of the team will leave for New
Orleans on March 2.
Steve O'Neill, the first-string catch
er; Joe Harris, the first baseman, and
Pitcher Ed klepfer are not included
in the list of players who are to train
at New Orleans. O'Neill and Harris
are hold-outs and klepfer has an
rounced his retirement from the
game.
The Cleveland club announced to-
night that the Pittsburgh Nationals
will play an exhibition game here on
Monday. June 7, and the Cincinnati
Nationals an exhibition game on Mon
day, July 26.