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New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Soldiers Beat and Rob
Host; Get 3 to Is Years

Indeterminate sentences ranging from
three to fifteen years were imposed in
the County Court at Somerset, n. j.
yesterday upon Harry Leon and vii
liam T. Rosselli, soldiers of the regular
army. who were convicted of assault
ing and robbing Henry S. Wright. of
Liberty Corners, N j., after Wright
had befriended them.
Leon and Rosselli were members of
army units at West Point On the day
Of the June commencement exercises
at West Point, Wright, it was testified
was driving In his motor car near
Someryille when he came upon Leon
Rosselli and two other soldiers. He
invited them to ride and afterwa rd
took them to Dukes Farm and paid
for their dinner.
he then started back to West Point
Sith his guests. He had proceeded
only short distance, he said. when
4he men attacked him. They beat him
ITO tnsensibility, it was charged. and
Surled him out of the car after thoy
Cad robbed him. Leaving Wright on
F'e road, the soldiers drove away In
their hosts machine
Leon, who has record of service
with tho British army in Egypt. was
sentenced to from five to fifteen wears.
Rosselli was sentenced TO from three
to fifteen years.
The others involved in the holdun
charge have not been apprehended.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Car Smashes Truck:
Policeman Injured,
Hundred in Panic
Driver Said to Have Turned
Heavy Vehicle Into Track
in Path of Trolley and
Is Placed Under Arres,

A patrolman was seriously injured
three others were slightly hurt ana
100 passengers. the majority of thor,
women, were thrown into a panic 3. 8
O'Clock last evening, wren rorthboun.s
Third Avenue trolley car plunged ;p.o.
an automobile truck near 1O4th Stree,
Cries of the women passengers wcre.
heard at the East l04th Street star.
and d squad Of reserves were sent az.
The jammed trolley car and MOI.
truck were soon surrounded by crowd
that blocked both sides Of Third Ave-.
nue..
Edward Schmidt, thirty-seven. the
injured patrolman, was riding on tho
front platform off the trolley car. The
motor truck, driven by Henry Swimarr
of Alb Oak Street, New Haven. wa
headed in the same direction as nc
car. but when near t04th Street. Sxi-
mann, who had been using the riobt
side Of the roadway. steered his ea-
into the track of the surface line mo
police say The car vas upon il befo~s
Thomas Pierce, Of 402 Seventh Avcnue
Brooklyn. the motorman. could chsot
his power. The body Of the truck was
forced from the chassis and telesconoa
the front vestibule of the streetcar
Schmidt. who is attached to the Eas.
104th Street station. was taken 10 tbe
Harlem Hospital He suffered a frac.
ture of the right leg and numerous
bruises. The three others injured 20
fused treatment.
Swimann was arrested on a charge n,
reckless driving
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07

We'll, I never" exclaimed Boomer
the Nighthawk, as he caught sight Of
that half-grown Rabbit down on the
Green Meadows. "Now, who is that and
where did he como from? 1t must be
he came from the Old Briar-patch, Of
course! There is no other place near
enough for him to have come from.
And that must mean that that little
scamp belongs to Peter Rabbit!
haven't heard that Peter and Mrs.
Peter have . new family, but that must
keep 1t secret, and that little scamp
down there is one of them. l do be
lieve he is running away"
And right then Boomer remembered
Reddy Fox hiding over in the tall grass
on the edge of the big patch of sweet
clover. Gracious! exclaimed Boomer.
That young scamp ought to turn right
around and scamper back home AS fast
as his legs will take him. Outside the
Old Briar-patch is no place for him
If Reddy Fox sees him he'll never have
chance to run away again. | believe
that red-coated rascal knows Peters
secret. II he does, 1t explains what he
is hiding over there for. He knows that
in every family there is bound to be
one or two more bold or Needless than
the rest He is hiding over there on
the chance that one of. Peters Young
sters will get tired of staying in the Old
hrlar-patch and will venture out on
the Green Meadows, just as this foolish
little chap is doing, to look for new
patches of sweet clover
II wouldn't be surprised il he hides
there every night. He knows he would
have small chance of catching one of
them close to the Old Briar-patch, and
so the old sinner is simply waiting,
sure that sooner or later one of them
will run right into his mouth. Well.
that youngster isn't headed toward
Reddy at present, so l guess I don't
need to do anything about it. It is
none OF my business, anyway. Still.
l would hate to see anything dreadful
happen to one Of Peter Rabbits chill
dren. III keep an eye on him"
OF course, it was the willful vounr
Rabbit who thought he knew all there
was to know, whom Boomer saw. You
remember, he had started out to find
that distant big patch of sweet clover.
But he didn't know just where it was.
and it happened that he headed in quite
another direction. For short distance
ne ran as fast as his legs would take
Alm' for he wanted TO get away from
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
( 'olice Qazzlcd
Over Death of
Travelling g Man
Found Unconscious, With
Skull Fractured, i'm Room
of Hotel in jamaica, l.. L.;
Was Srnseiess B$S Hours
Had Reported Au5o Stolen
Macnin~ Found Abandoned,
Time and Place Where He
Was Injured u Mystery

The police Of Jamaica were trying to
determine last night just how Louis
Purchase, forty eight years DID, trav-
cling salesman, received injuries which
caused his death late yesterday after
noon at Mary Immaculate Hospital,
Jamaica.
When brought to the hospital Pur-
chase was unconscious He was suf-
fering from fractured skull, a deep
laccration Of the scalp and an abrasion
over the left eye. No one has been
able to say when he vas injured, or in
what manner.
Late Thursday afternoon Purchase
reported to the police that his automo-
bile had been stolen from in front of
an Office building in Fulton Street. He
gave description of the machine and
left the police station A short time
later he engaged a room in hotel at
1888 Fulton Street, Jamaica. According
to the hotel management he had cash
over his eye when he entered the hotel,
but otherwise his appearance would
not have attracted attention. He ap-
peared to be perfectly calm
At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon Pur-
chase's room was entered by a bellboy
with a pass key. Purchase, in his
night clothes, was lying across the bed,
unconscious. He had not left the room
since being assigned to it Thursday
afternoon, and apparently had been
unconsci ious about eighteen hours
Detectives are trying to learn where
Purchase went between the time he
reported the theft of his automobile
and the time he made his appearance
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Liquor Worth
100000 Seized
In Raid Here
Revenue Agents Cart Away
|, ,284 Cases of Kentucky
Whisky, French Wines and
Scotch at 81 Avenue B
Five Men Under Arrest
Orders Over Phone Bria.g
Reply From Officers That
Manhattan Is Drying Up

The largest seizure of liquor stocks
made by government agents here tc
date was reported yesterday by Reve
nue. Agents William Lord and Daniel
Mangin, who have been busy the last
two days gathering in the supply helt
by Arthur Kraus in the building at 81
Avenue B. Lord and Mangin have
the government warehouse at Firs,
Avenue. The seizure, if placed on tho
market at current prices, would net
$2C0 900. Fine old Kentucky whiskes
Ender seal, French wines and cordials
some rare old Scotch and case or tive
OF cocktail bitters were contiscatcd
The officers arrested Jerome Krause
and Edward Morris, of The firm OF
krause & Morris, of 23O West 10th
Street, alleged owners of the stock, and
Charles kurtzmaa, who told the agents
that he was friend of the firm when
the agents stopped him as he was leav-
ing the building yesterday with some
books and other memoranda under his
arm. Each was held by S. NJ Hitch
cock, United States Commissioner, in
$500 bail for violation of the Volstead
act.
Albert White and George Scott. both
negroes. who had attempted to remove
forty-nine cases of the liquor from the
building, were arrested by the agents
after they had failed to produce a per
nit. They also were held in $500 bail
each. The revenue agents say that
while they were cleaning out the place
many orders for liquor came over the
telephone, but they advised all in
quirers that Manhattan was slowly dry
ing up.
Benson Labertz, forty three years
old, of 73 Johnson Street, Brooklyn
was held yesterday by Magistrate Will
lam A. Sweetser, of the Harlem court
in $1,000 bail on the charge of at
tempted extortion, made by John Grit
fin, saloonkeeper, OF 1879 Second Ave
nue.. Griffin asserts that Labertz rep
resented himself as revenue agent
and entered his saloon, accompanied by
Peter j. Cravin, Waterman, residing
at At Johnson Street. and demanded d
5000 as "hush' money.
Griffin argued the proposal and mean
time sent for a policeman. Patrolmah
John Dowd, of the East Eighty eighth
Street station, responded, and placed
both Labertz and Cravin under arrest
The Police Department in Brooklyn as
serts that Labertz has been an internal
revenue agent for the last five months
James S. Shevlin, supervising agent
for prohibition enforcement in this
district, said yesterday that Labertz is
not revenue agent and that he had
never heard Of the man.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Potice Can Arrest Dry Lao
Offenders, SAYS Frieyson


BALTIMORE, Aug. Policemen
nave full authority to make arrests for
violation of the Volstead prohibition
law Solicitor General Frierson, of the
Department of Justice, said TODAY.
commenting upon the opinion of Attor,
ney General Armstrong that the Ralti-
more police do not have the power to
make arrests under the enforcement
law Al : - :
While city police may make arrests,
1ne prosecution for violation Of the
Noistead law must be conducted in
Fedora courts, Frierson declared. He
sald CONFUSION over the law in Mary
land may have arisen from this fact
Members of the Baltimore police do
partment will arrest violators of the
Volstead act when the violation is com
mltted I'm the view of an officer" under
terms OF general order to the depart
ment made public by Commissioners
Gather this afternoon.
The order prohibits the arrest bv a
state officer when the crime is not com,
mitted in his view.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Mrs. Charles M. Relyea
Gets Divorce Decree
illustrators Meeting With Yelled
Woman at Grand Central
Wrecks Home

decree of absolute divorce was
granted yesterday to Mrs. Eloise Rel
yea, of Rochelle Park, New Rochelle.
from Charles M. Relyea, the illustrator.
by Supreme Court Justice Seeper. at
White Plains. Alimony was fixed at
$50 a week
Joseph Klaw, son of Marc Klaw, the
raeatrlcal manager, and son-in-law of
Mrs. Relyea, testified that on Julv A q
detective called him by telephone to a
hotel In New York. In company with
James W Whlttendale, he testified that he
saw signature, &C. NJ. Reilev and
WI, vile Philadelphia. on hotel register.
me me couple were assigned to room 632.
hlaw testified that he recognized the
handwr'tlng as that of Relyea.
John Ranyon, a detective, testified
.hat he began to shadow Relyea last
May. On July 4. he said, he saw Rel
yea meet veiled woman at the Grand
central Station, and followed them to
the hotel, where Relyea, he testified.
registered as c. NJ Kelley and wife. of
Philadelphia. The detective said the
couple went into room 632 and locked
the door 'O0Aeu
The Relyeas were married in scbe-
nectHdy County in 1892. BY the terms
or the decree, she retains the use of
'hs New Rochelle house
Relyea lives in studio at c447 Nov
rs Avenue. the Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
$40, 900 Worth OF Liquor
Taken in Elizabeth Raid
So Prohibition Enforcement
AGENTS Find Whisky i5, Only
8 of 2.5 Places They Visited

agents from Newark and Philadelphia,
armed with a search warrant, made
raid in Elizabeth, N. j., yesterday
and confiscated $4,000 worth of liquor
The raiders assembled outside the city
and then swooped down upon it in
dozen squads.
Although precautions had been taken
to keep their intention secret, warning
had been given of the approaching raid
and in only eight of the twenty i've
places which their warrants authorized
them to search did the raiders find
liquor
At these places summonses were
served upon the proprietors for their
appearance before United States
commissioner Summonses were served
at the Hotel Burkeley, 221 Broad
Street; at 959 Elizabeth Avenue; on
t,wald Brocker, sol Elizabeth Avenue;
Louis Kloeper. $40 Elizabeth Avenue;
Place; Carroll e. Heinz, 1926 East
Broad Street; Charles Horan, Broad
Street, and J. J. Bergen, 500 Elizabeth
Avenue.
George Demo, enforcement agent at
Newark. got word several days ago
that huge quantities of liquor were
stored in Elizabeth. After investigat
ing the report he arranged for the raid
with ]. G. S. Loneaker, enforcement
agent at Philadelphia.
A dozen revenue agents made a
search and seizure raid in Passaic,
backing a moving van up to two hotels
on Main Avenue and taking away
twenty-five cases of liquor. The places
raided were the Hygenia Hotel and the
Park Hotel. The former is conducted
by Otto Kessel and the latter by Mi
chael Heuman-
Main Avenue is the principal thor
cughfare of the city and the crowd
watching the proceedings became so
dense and so noisy that the police re-
raryac xpore co11oJ IN r,o;pto;, o,,do~
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
New Line to England in Sept,
Service From Providence To Be
Con & md 10 E..o:.l4

A new steamship line operating be-
tween Providence, r. l., and Manchester
and Liverpool is to be established in
September by D. T. Gilmartin & Co.,
II Broad Street, this city. Four ships
are to be allocatcd to the rm by the.
Shipping Board. They are vessels OF
the lake type and their tonnage will to
between 1000 and 1900
The service, which is to be fort
nightly, will be confined to freight ex
clusively, and will DC the only regular +
transatlantic line operating out Of
Providence to England. The Providence
Office of the company will be in charge
Of d. T. Glmartin ir.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Brewer Asks High g;
Court to Explain
Dry Act Decision
Newark Man, in Petition for
Reconsideration of Rul-
ing, Says Tribunal Failed
to Disclose Its Reasons

WASHINGTON, Aug. Civilian D.
Guthrie and Elihu Root, counsel for
Christian Feigenspan, a brewer, Of
Newark, N. j., to-day filed with the
United States Supreme Court a peti-
tlon for a reconsideration of the
courts decision, June 7, sustaining the
validity of the Eighteenth Amendment
act.
The petition contended that the
Eighteenth Amendment was designed
to deal exclusively with Intoxicating
liquors. Mr.. Feigenspan, in his orig
NAL suit, sought to prove that beer OF
2.75 per cent alcoholic content was not
Intoxicating.
The latest petition points out the
Importance and magnitude of the con-
stitutional questions involved and de-
c!ares that so far as the petitioner has
been able to ascertain there is no
| record of any important modern case
involving such vital questions being
disposed of by a court of final resort
without explaining its conclusions"
The brief continucd;
Tends to Invite Criticism
"Not only is it quite unprecedented
to dispose without opinion OF great
constitutional questions, but, as en-
phasized by Mr.. Justice McKenna in
his dissenting opinion, it is difficult to
measure the force of the conclusions
stated by the court or the deductions
properly to be drawn from them.
Furthermore, the conclusions do not
completely answer questions actually
involved in the litigation and sub
mittcd for decision
CAS- stated by the learned Chief Jus
tice in his concurring opinion, the
court was deciding case of great mag
nitude and passing upon AN amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States dealing with the powers and
duties of national and state govern
mcnts and intimately concerning the
welfare Of the people.'"
The petition declared that the mean
ing and effect Of such an amendment
were necessarily the "subject of discus
sion and concern in the forum of pub
lie opinion, and the failure of the court
to assign any reasons for its decision
has tended naturally to invite criticism
and create much public dissatsfac-
ton"
Asks That Reasons Be Given
ut seems, therefore," the petition
continued, chat it is not irrelevant or
improper to urge, in support of plea
for a rehearing, that public opinion has
doubted and challenged the fitness of
summarily deciding and disposing of a
great constitutional controversy, in
volving vast property interests and
long established legitimate industries
and intimately concerning the welfare
of the whole people, without disclosing
the reasons for such disposition"
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Rev. DIR. Shelton Held Here as
Fugitive on Larceny Charg.

The Rev. DR.. Richard S. Shelton,
forty-two years old, colored, who says
he is both minister and physician,
was arraigned before Magistrate Brown
in the Gates Avenue Court, Brooklyn,
yesterday as a fugitive from justice.
He was remanded to the Raymond
Street jail for thirty days, pending ex-
grand larceny.
Mrs. Ada Griffin, of 42o Clayton
Street, Newark, testified that Shelton
paid her professional visit July "a
ond that he and S1O7 vanished at the
same time. While he denied taking the
money Mrs. Griffin said that he later
sent her two checks for $40 each
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
tie discovered that he didn't kno.c
achcre the dear Old Brior- patch
aoas. He wos lost.

the Old Briar-patch before he was
missed. But running in tall grass was
7ery different matter from running
along the nice little paths in the dear
Old riarpatch, and before long he had
to stop to rest
When he had rested he started or,
but soon had to rest again. This time
he sat up to look around But he
couldn't look around, No, sir he
c'l'!dnt look around. You see. he had
got IN tail grass, and even when he
stretched as high as he could he
couldn't see over it, Right then he got
his first dreadful fright He discov-
cred that he didn't know where the
dear Old Briar,, patch was. He was lost,
Then he did just what most lost
folks do, the most foolish thing they
can do-he begsn to run. And because
ne couldn't see where he was heading
1or he began tc run in circles. AT last
ne lay down. too tired to run another
step, and big tears rolled down his
SneeKs, S.le Tor he was a badly frightened
iiteie haoSlt He was lost, utterly lost,
AND all the time he was only little
way from %he dear, safe Old Briar-
patch.
tcopyrisht. 1920. by T. W. BURGESS,
me next story Boomer Gives =
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Partners Held in Silk Fraud

Hyman Abesbaum, who said he lived
at 1881 Lafayette Street, Brooklyn, and
Morris Glasman, who gave so East
Tooth Street as his address, partners in
silk factory, were held for the grand
jury yesterday in jefferson Market
police court on charge Of receiving
$1,000 worth Of silk stolen from Nathan
Schlessel,' Of S84 Hopkinson Avenue.
Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Court Inspects Abused Horse

Magistrate Corrigan, who presided
yestc rday in Essex Market police
court, adjourned court 10 Second Ave.
nue. to examine horse which Samus'
Kablan. of 336 East Eighteenth Street
was accused of driving when it wa.
painfully crippled. After seeing the
sores on the animal Magistrate Corr.
gan fined Kablan s25 and persuaded
representatives of Smith Bros. milk
dealers, who owned it, TO have the
neast shot
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Repatriation to Begin Soon



Siberia Angus, Is
Plans for the repatriation of nearly
$1,000 former soldiers Of the Central
Powers. held as war prisoners in ST.
bcria. were announced last night by
the Siberian War Prisoners Fund in
New York
Allied goverpments, with the CO
operation of several American relief
organizations, have arranged for a ship
to leave Hamburg for Vladivostok Au-
gust Is, to return the first contingent
Of prisoners, it was said.
Arrangements for repatriating all the
prisoners are being made under the
direction Of DR.. Fridtjof Nansen, who
investigated the matter at the request
Of the council Of the League of Ma
tons Nearly 900 prisoners origi-
nally were sent into Siberia, but of this
number less than 5000 remain.
In addition to prisoners in Siberia
scattered bands Of Germans and Aus
-Hungarians still are held in the
Caucasus and Turke stan.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07

Highest, = degrees Cat p. M; lowest.
90 tat q. n); average 6S average same
tate last Ycar. u; average same date fo.
thirty three years Is.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Weather Report

sun rises. 4:57 am. Sun sets 7:o5 IN.
Moon rises. IA pr Moon sets 1859 p.,n.
Note-The above figures are standard
time and not New York State time.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07

Local Forecast.-Partly cloudy to-day
ana tomorrow; probably occasional show
ers; not much change In temperature; gen
tic south winds.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Local Official Rccord.-Thc FOIL,


IlOFHI VliIV1uL KcCOFN.--Thc FOL lOWi nc o.
!clal record shows temperatures during the
last twenty -four hours. in comparison with
me corresponding Gate of last year
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07

Great Fright" e"
New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Bedtime Stories
Boomer Makes Good Guess
By Thornton W. Burgess
Who from his home doth r1tn aacau
May never another day.
Boomer tho NiCbi

Who from, his home doth r1n a,cay
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-09
HAVE
OWN WAY ON
BRIEF MARKET

New York, Oct. 9.-Shorts had mat
tiers very much their own way on
the stock market today, the brief
session and next weeks holiday re-
duciug public interest to the smallest
proportions. There was general SELL
ing OF active industrials. shipments,
rails and food shares at extreme de-
clines OF 1 10 points. The more
severe losses were sustained by Wis
consin Central Texas Pacific. United
Fruit Atlantic Gulf, the cheaper oils,
motor accessories and Harvester.
American Wooden. the Independent
steels and various miscellaneous is
sues also were moderately unsettled.
The closing was heavy. Sales approx
mated $4,000 shares.
The final session Of the week began
with a resumption Of the recent selling
movement IN speculative industrlais. low
priced rails shippinga and Eundry special
ties Mexican Petroleum lost rs points
ST. Louis and san Francisco 1 point. and
American International and Te1as and
Pacific eased large fractions Reading.
AeT Haven St. Paul. Baldwin Locomotive
and Beet Sugar were slightly higher,
Trading was light and again restricted TO
the professional element.
Liberty bonds closed SIS. ssI-40s first
IS. $3.50; second As, $50; first GNs,
$3.50; second fHs. $3.50; third AIS
a20-za; fourth 4Hs f88.4S; Victory sHs
$685. Victory 3s 1854.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-09
GRAINS RALLY
AFTER EARLY
PRICE SLUMP

Chicago H. Oct attempts to
stiffen the wheat market failed at
the opening OF today's board OF trade
session. Wheat was active and ? to
* cents higher at the start, the
rather scattered buying being influ-
enced by a bullish Interpretation Of
the government crop report Decent
Der opened at S1.s6 to s1.9s and March
at 1881 TO SLss.
The movement brought out a flood
OF selling and the reaction was quick
and sharp 10 around yesterdays fin
ish with December at $685. and
March at s1-90ss.
Rumors that the Canadian govern
ment was about to take control Of
the Dominion grain markets affected
wheat, but were promptly ridlculed
by Winnipeg houses. o. opinions
that country offerings would be in
creasingly light and a report that
Kansas wheat growers were urging
a general withdrawal Of farmers from
the market. there was a general raj
~ at the close December ended at
S19gT G1s9, a net advance for the
day OF five cents. March closed sim
ilarly, up TO $3.50 1851.
Corn shared the initial wheat ad-
vance for only a few minutes and
then dropped TO new low mark for
the December option. The opening
was &c 10 sc lower with December
at S4Z TO 84ssc and May sS5E to
sSisc.
dropped 20 S3ac.
Corn firmed up in the later trad
ing. but there was considerable sell
ing on every bulge. The market
closed half cent net higher with De-
cember at 85is GS5H and Nay at SO
GS9Mc
Oats followed the other grains. De-
cember opened unchanged 20 &c low
er at SAC 20 5A&c and Nay &c
higher az 591tc 20 59Hc- The mar
ket was firm at the start, but eased
off quickly witE Eay oats showing
59Ec
The provision market vas quiet
and vIrtually unchanged.