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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
MURDERER'S LIFE GOES
AS PAL IS CAUGHT
Long Sought Companion of
Newark Slayer Held.

AT about S;l5 o'clock on the night of
July f6. 1919. at South Orange and Nor
folk streets, Newark Philip Schilliug
shot and killed Lieut.. Patrick j. Ryan
OF the Newark Police Department. called
"The Man with the Camera Eye" and one
of the best known detectives in the
United States. James Jagolin OF 50
Norwood street. Newark, who was said
by the police 10 have been with Schlling
when the murder occurred. disappeared.
Last night at s:15 o'clock Schilling
was put TO death In the electric chair at
the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton,
having been convicted of Lieut.. Ryan's
murder
And almost at the exact moment that
the electric current was being shot
through Schilling's body. and az South
Orange and Norfolk streets. Newark. de-
tectivcs arrested Jagolin and locked
him up In the Fourth precinct police sta
tion, charged with snatching pocket
book containing s47 from Mrs Rose
Mullln of 297 Norfolk street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
BOYS HOLD UP 14M
BANK; GET $4,000
Batter In Doors of Chicago In
stitutiOn as Rush Hour
Crowds Pass.
ESCAPE IN MOTOR CAR
Each of Five Youths Held Two
Guns. 0verpowering Bank
Employees.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HEEALD.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-Seven "two-gun"
bandits. most of them in their teens.
Kenwood Trust and Savings Bank
early to-day in view of a rush hour
crowd, overpowered five men officials
and nine women clerks and looted a
teller's cage of more than 100000.
Without firing a shot they backed
out of the bank in perfect order and
escaped in an automobile they had left
at the entrance. Before any one Of
the scores of witnesses had recovered
from his surprise the gangsters were
going south In Grand boulevard at
sixty miles an hour.
Less than an hour after the rob-
berry Chief of Detectives Hughes and
Lieut.. Norton arrested four youths
who were lettering near the bank and
who answered descriptions of men,
bers of the gang.
They were rushed 10 the detective bu-
reau for questioning. The police refused
to give out their names. While the
search was on Charles &C. Ford, presi-
dent Of the institution. offered reward
OF $1,000 for information leading to the
bandits capture.
The robbery occurred at the corners
busiest morning hour. when hundreds
are passing the bank on their way down
town. The bandits drove their autono-
be-a big. new car without license
plate--up to the front door Of the bank
and six Of them jumped out with re-
volvers in their hands. They launched
themselves at the heavy door, butting il
with their shoulders and kicking the
lcck The ponderous bolts used at nignt
had been drawn by the clerks on duty
inside. and the door was held only by
an ordinary button catch. This yielded
quickly.
The bandits swarmed inside like
pirates boarding party. and the clerks
who had not been warned by the pound
ing on the door. had no chance to offer
resistance.
Hands up. and make it snappy." the
foremost bandit said.
The bank employees stood with arms
above their heads while one OF the ban
dts pocketed his revolvers and made
quick tour Of the desks and cages The
robbers collector had been carrying
satchel. wrapped in newspapers. under
his arm. Into this he dumped all the
money in sight.
When he mad finished his rounds he
ran to the front door. The others fol-
lowed They set themselves for dash.
then flung open the doors and sprinted
through a rapidly growing crowd OF curl
Gus men and women. The men left be-
hind in the automobile had kept the en-
g!nc running. As the bank door was
thrown open they started the car. The
gunner scrambled aboard on the run
and the car jumped forward and swung
into Grand boulevard.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
I 500 BRICKS A DAY
DROPS TO 500 TO-DAY
Statistics ShoUn Boston Mer-
chants Inquiry.

BosroN. Feb. Estimates purport-
ing to show that in 1928 mason and
helper laid 1900 bricks in an eight hour
day at an average wage rate Of thirty
Ave cents a hundred. whereas now they
average 500 bricks "a day. az rate OF
s2.72 a hundred. we're presented to-day
10 the special committee OF the Boston
Chamber OF Commerce that is investi-
eating the building situation.
Alexander X. Williams engineer and
treasurer Of construction company
told tho committee that In his opinion
the alleged decrease in the efficiency Of
labor was due 20 lack Of ambition" re-
sulting from the "closed shop principle.
which limits the best man IN any class
10 tho amount Of labor performed by
the poorest" Tho estimates presented
were compiled from the records OF his
company
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
TURNS FOOT OF LAND
INTO 92-ACRE FARM
Largest Telescope Does I'm
usual Stunt Seeing Things

SALEM, Va. Feb IA process for
making a square foot OF land look like
a ninety-two acre farm" was outlined
here by Dr. W. j. Showalter of the Ma
tionai Geographic Magazine in recent
lecture entitled Seeing Things" All
you have to do. the doctor said. 'is to
focus the largest modern telescope on the
one foot section"
He also described Bureau Of Stand
ards weighing machine which might be
handy In case Of another sugar shortage.
II will record one ten-millionth of a
pound Just TO keep things nice and
friendly he added that 1t would tako
100000 earths by volume TO make the
sun and 10000 suns to make the nearest
star
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
WATCHES THE GROUNDING.
Kansas Man win settle Age old
Dispute To-day.

MONMOUTH. Kan. Feb. John Will
heimer. sceptical about the theory that
the grounding regulates the length OF
winter. purchased fve groundhogs last
fall and established them in n home
with proper environments on creek
bank here From a hidden observation
tower close at hand willhelmer will
watch the groundhogs' billet to-mor-
row.
II intend 20 settle this thing for my
self any way" Willheimer said to-day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
LA WlNAKERS UPSTAT TIE SOLID
FOR MILLER TRANSIT PLAN;
MEASURE is SURE TO PASS
New York City Republicans Purpose Going
on Record for Miller's Car Programme

Republican political circles
day that within weeks the organizations of the five
the Republican delegation Legislature
Albany would record officially the plan for relief
situation by Miller his
The action of the organizations to be taken meetings the five
borough leaders, meetings of the
will be called If called
will taken by the committees the regular monthly meetings
By the the organizations the New York delegation
will have been drafted and be ready for introduction the
Assembly The reaction the
greeted
Mers thoroughly understood Republican circles
it is almost universally approved.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
'SIX-CHILDREN' FAMILY
GETS BANKERS HOME
ChildIess Parents Barred IN
Terms of Lease.

PINE BLUFF. Ark. Feb. 1.-The homo
Of Thomas Ashcraft. banker. which he
advertised he would rent only 10 fam
ily with children. tho rent 10 be reduced
in proportion TO tho number Of children,
has been leased 10 a family with six
children, he said to-day.
Advertising the home for rent. Ash
craft declared that "a man with twelve
children can have Il on a long lease for
almost nothing"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
Philadelphia' Divorces
Increase 649 in Year

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. An
increase of 649 final divorce
DEGREES here last year over the
number granted in 1919 is shown
in figures given out to-day by
Louis Trefz, chief clerk in the
Prothonotary's Office covering all
cases last year.
These show that 1860 divorce
DEGREES were granted during the
year, as compared with 1,311 in
1919. There were 1912 suits
begun last year. In 1919 there
were 2,906 started.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
REICHSTAC CROWDED
TO HEAR DR.. SIMONS
Foreign Minister Declares
Terms Impossible.

BERLIN. Feb. l.--Sincc the National
Assembly met at Welmar to vote on the
Versailles peace treaty there had been
no such Intensity OF interest IN govern
mental affairs as was displayed this af-
ternoon when DR. Walter Simons. the
Ioreign Minister. divulged the German
governments attitude toward the de-
cisions of the recent Supreme Council
held IN Paris concerning reparations.
The Reichstag building was crowded
all day with excited members and lead
ing politicians of all the parties. Women
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
pEDLER HEIR TO FORTUNE.
Police search for Ven.
dor OF shoestrings.

OAKLAND, Cal. Feb. i.-Police were
searching here to-day for Alfred New
some. a shoestring and pencil vendor
we'll known about The streets OF Oakland,
who has fallen heir 10 fortune In six
figures
from Philadelphia attorney, John
Lendberg. told OF the pedlers good
fortune and asked that nc be located
Newsomo disappeared from Philadelphia,
according to the letter. about five years
ago.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
FINED UNDER Jim CROW, LAW.

NASHVILLE Tenn. Feb. THE Nash
willie Railway and Light Company was
fned 1000 to-day in n case In which IL
was alleged 10 have violated the statute
providing for the separation OF the races
on street cars The case will be ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court to test the
law
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
Opposition Much Exaggersted.

Reports Of New fork clty's opposi-
ton are much overstatcd. believe
Many OF the Assemblymen from the
metropolis arc Withholding judgment
until they have read the bills and know
exactly how the Governors policy is TO
be executed.
Nobody wants a fare increase unless
that Is necessary as an absolutely last
resort 20 save a transit system. am
not In favor Of boosting fares 20 Selp
any traction company. I know OF no up
state Republican Assemhlyman win.
would vote for an eight cent fare bill
20 help the tnterborough Company Or
any other corporation
"'rhat II the point OF this whole con-
trovcrsy so far and Il means nothing
for this IS IN no sense fare issue The
Governor is not proposing 10 raise fares
what the Governor does say and ths
thing for which I uphold him Is that we
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
Bank Robbers to Face
Capital Punishment

T TITLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. L.
The Senate this afternoon
passed unanimously a bill pro-
viding capital punishment for
bank robbery.
The bill puts bank robbery on
parity with murder and it gives
juries the right to fix either life
Imprisonment or electrocution as
punishment.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
QUEENSLAND LOAN FAILS.

MtLBorRNE. Queensland. Feb. 1.-The
Queensland domestic loan of $4,000. .O0O
has failed OF notatlon and tho Parlia-
mcnt OF the State will probably be asked
to adopt compulsory subscription to the
loan
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
Enr,aht Reduces Indicted Men.

Commissioner Enright yesterday took
Official notice OF Mr.. whitman sN-
posure of the automobile squad py oaus-
ing tho reduction in rank ana uahslsr
OF six of It's members. These lnciuoe
the head OF the squad John fl'%pat-
rick; Armstrong. the Grand Jury VII
ness. and the four indicted men-Ma'Vy
owens. Thomas Horan, Nhll"Ih
Hussev and william T. Hamherlc"'
The new order issued by ChieI lhspoO-
tor I.ahey. puts them into uhiioriu'
scatters them over the city ana Vu1'
their salaries. Ten or twelve men ar
left In the squad. counting the cleiio,l,
men and several detectives trahsierIe"
- !, from other work yesterday It's
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
An Arrangement Sought.

What we hope to do is to make an
arrangement with one or another of the
large steamship concerns to lease the
Leviathan and put her back upon the
seas as the finest vessel flying the
American flag. II is more than possible
that such an arrangement can be made.
There Is nothing TO worry about in the
fact that for the present the Ieviatha is
idle and unproductive ! figure that the
longer she remains as she Is, up TO a
certain point Of course. the more money
will be saved In reconditioning. A year
Continued on riffh pd0c.
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SEEKING high grade Heip7 Then place your
Advertisements IN The Herald heginnlng to-
morrow. Telephone FitS roy Gooo ---iar.
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whitman Refuses to Talk.

Mr.. Whitman, when questioned last
night as to the purpose OF Mr.. Chil-
verss effort with Capt. Howard and
the detectives. said;
so far as this office Is concerned, II
refuses to discuss that matter at ALL"
Capt. Howard has been in command
of the West Thirtieth street station only
two weeks, or since the indictment OF
Capt. William a. Bailey
Converted from silence to loauacity
by night in the Tombs. Detective
Sergeant John Armstrong went before
the Grand Jury with Mr.. Whitman yes
terday and purged himself OF contempt
Of court by answering the questions az
which he ballSed Monday regarding
money paid him at Police Headquarters
as rewards for recovery of stolen auto
mobiles.
That no said more than the Few woros
required to dispose of the three questions
put TO him Monday Is indicated by the
fact that he spent an hour ana forty-nNe
minutes In the Grand Jury room. Ahal
still more is expected OF MN Is cle"I
from the jury's intention to give All lts
time "a Witness Armstrong to-day and
possibly tomorrow.
LIST night Mr.. Whitman described
Armstrong; testimony as extremely
enlightening," although, he said 1t was
given reluctantly. As Armstrong TAXED
tn nobody outside the Grand Jury ROOM
where the proceedings are secret, II Is
impossible to report what his so-called
admissions amounted to II can only be
said that he explained why agents oil m
s,,anca companies were asked TO meet
hir, in a room az headquarters and pay
the rewards in cash without other VIII
nesses being present
He has not. so fur as can be asCeI-
tained. made any statement lhvoiNlns
onv other member of the Police Depart
ment. nor has he conceded that he him
self was guilty OF any wrongdoins.
Nevertheless Mr.. Whitman appears 70
believe that before he Is throush WIN W
Armstrong he will have In nina Glea.
picture of lust what has been going on
in relation to the disappearance ana
return of thousands Of motor cars
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02

"rrORIDA SPECIAL" DE LUXE TRAIN.
gJbservation Club Cars. Noextra fare. Allan
~ Coast Line. Office. 1916 Broadway. ADJ
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02
DETECTIVE GIVES
TESTIMONY AFTER
NIGHT IN TOMBS
Armstrong Answers Ques-
tiOns on MOtOrcar Rewards
Before Grand Jury.
BIG SHAKEUP FOLLOWS
Enright Breaks Up Old
Squad and Reduces Mem
berS to PatrOlmen.
WHITMAN ON RUN TRAIL
Police Connection With Viola
tiOns of VOlStead Act Next
to Be Investigated.
BIG SHAKEUP FOLLOWS
WHITMAN ON RUN TRAIL

The investigation which Charles 5.
Quoting into allegations of corruption
in the city administration began to
develop testimony yesterday which, 1t
Is expected, may link certain men in
the Police Department with the il
legal transportation of liquor through
the streets OF New York and with
sharing in the proceeds of the illicit
traffic Questions along this line were
put to sixteen witnesses yesterday by
William Chilvers, assistant 10 Mr..
Whitman. and although he admitted
that as yet he had obtained no ia
formation of consequence, the invesu :
cation will continue.
The stories which involve the police
in alleged dealings in the liquor tral-
fic range in topics from policemen SIT
ting on automobile trucks and guard
ing them while booze is carted about
and delivered to the smuggling of con-
traband cargoes into the city on boats
flying the flag of the Police Depart
ment.
The witnesses examined by Mr. Chill
vers included Capt. Joseph A. Howard
of the West Thirtieth street station and
about fifteen detectives attached to the
precinct. They were in the Criminal
Courts Building from 10 o'clock In the
morning until O'Clock in the after
noon under John Doe subpoenas. One at
a time Mr.. Chilvers called them into his
Office and questioned them, and it is un-
derstood that during the examination
the name of an officer higher in the de-
partment than captain was mentioned
frequently.
Capt. Howard said last night, that be
had no idea why he had been ques-
toned and that he knew of no viola
tions of the Volstead act. Others Of the
men questioned by Mr.. Chilvers insisted
also that uhey did not know what the
investigator was driving at
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Special Gable to- THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, bv TIE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Berlin. Feb. 1. (
The Washington times., 1921-07-27

Government and hundreds of private
ship operators.
The injunction signed by Justice
Burr having produced the desired efr
feet. DE "Lancey Nicon and Balm.
bridge Colby. former Secretary OF
State, counsel for the United States
Mail. abandoned the effort TO obtain
similar restraining order in New
Jersey. Robert McCarter. the steam
ship company's attorney In Jersey
City. so notified Vice Chancellor
had been made Monday afternoon.
Lasker Declines Bid.
1t was learned that Albert d.
Lasker. chairman OF the Shipping
Board. declined an invitation to at.
Washington next Tuesday. the eve of
her putting to sea for the first time as
a passenger carrying vessel under the
American flag. Mr.. Lasker, 1t was
said, stated he had other engagements
that prevented him from attending the
luncheon. John G.. Emery, national
commander Of the American, Legion,
and score OF other persons have
been invited to attend.
In line with the declination of Mr..
Lasker to attend the luncheon atten.
ton was called TO the visit Of the
Shipping Board head to this city a
week ago last Saturday. On that
occasion he and p. A. s. Franklin,
head Of the International Mercantile
Marine, inspected the Olympic and
later the Leviathan. After the in
spection, the party, which also includ.
ed Edward M. Hurley, former head
Of the Shipping Board, and the pres.
ent boards directors of operation. A.
j. Frey, j. Barstow Smull and VII
liam j.. Love, adjourned to the Olym.
pic, where a luncheon was held. Ru.
mors are placing Significance on
what happened at this luncheon.
Shipping men also call attention to
the fact that on June rs, the day be-
fore the America sailed on her last
trip for Europe. engineers were sent
aboard the vessel by Shipping Board
officials and they reported back she
would not be able to put to sea for at
least three weeks, although there were
5000 bags OF United States Mail in
her holds. Despite the conclusion OF
the engineers the America sailed the
following day and made the rouna
trip In what was considered good
time.
Officers of the United American
Lines issued a denial Of the claim set
UP In the complaint of the United
States Mail that the Hartman Com.
pany had placed a bid for the nine
steamships when the United States
Shipping Board chartered them to the
United States Mail. more than a year
ago,
The Washington times., 1921-07-27

secretary said that he had not heard
that Rockefeller was to marry and
that the report was too flimsy to
warrant calling the oil kings son
in reference to it,
The rumors were circumstantial In
that they reported the lady in ques-
ton to be "a 'middle-aged friend Of
the Rockefeller family" and that
the marriage was TO take. place 'af-
ter the first OF the year"
The oil king was believed, to be at
his Tarrytown estate this afternoon
but the gates were closed. His pub
licity' representative was said to be
"out of town"
Relative Laughs.
When told of the r,snor, one dis
tant relative of Rockefeller. who,
however, sometimes knows of family
affairs, laughed and said: II am un-
aware of any development of the sort.
but the old man has habit of keep
Ing such things TO himself"
The oil king is in his eighty-second
year. Only this week. his Cleveland
physician, DR.. II. II. Biggar, re-
ported that Rockefeller is in good
health, thanks TO common sense
diet and outdoor exercise, and pre-
dicted that he would live TO be 100
years of age.
John d. Rockefeller has been a
widower since 1915.
The Washington times., 1921-07-27

as present rates stand, wealthy tax
payers viii be frightened away from
normal investment fields into tax
exempt investments In securities.
IL Congress will reduce the surtax
rates. II is the opinion Of Mr.. Mellon
that the tax burden OF the whole peo-
pie win be lowered because wealth
Will then contribute "a higher proper
ton OF taxes.
This step also Will have the effect
of placing capital In investment chan
neis where capital is sorely needed.
he said. Il
While the 3-cent letter postage has
gone FAR beyond the discussion stage
as a means OF raising new revenue,
II was said at the Treasury. that
Secretary Mellon will weigh the pro
posal with extreme care, In further
conferences with Postmaster General
VIII Hays. before definitely commit
ting himself or the Administration.
The Washington times., 1921-07-27

FLOWERS VIA TELEGRAPH
To all parts OF the world Consult GUIDE.
1914 F.-Advt. ~
The Washington times., 1921-07-27
WRIT HOLDS.
STEAMSHIP
|NCHARTER.
America Sails for Europe Under
House Flag of U. S.
Mail Company.

NEW YORK. July 27.-The
steamship America, which was
seized Friday by officials Of the
United States Shipping Board for
overdue charter hire. sailed yester-
day afternoon for European ports
under the protection of a Supreme
Court injunction with 166 cabin and
100 Storage passengers and 4,I62
bags of mail. She made her way
down the Hudson river and out
into the ocean under the ensign of
the United States Mail Steamship
Company, which had been sup
planted Saturday by the colors of
the United American Lines when
the vessel was allocated temper
The Washington times., 1921-07-27
D. WILL WE'D,
RUMORS SAY IN.
WALL ST. CIRCLES
Perfect Nonsense" Says Oil
Kings Secretary-kinsman
Admits 1t May Be True.

NEW YORK. July 27.--Reports
that John D. Rockefeller. sr,.. the
worlds richest man, is contemplating
matrimony. which spread through
high financial and social circles
Were denied today by the oil king 8
secretary at his Tarrytown estate.
The secretary said; That is per-
feet nonsense. Mr.. Rockefeller is
pI right II you want to find out
more, call up No. 20 Broadway
Calls Rumors Flimsy.
John D. Rockefeller. jr.. was re-
ported I'm the country" but his
The Washington times., 1921-07-27
GIRL PREFERS HOME
TO LIFE AS CYPSEY

Ten-year-oid Katherine Wesley is
back home today.
Yesterday, little Katherine was
playing in front of her home when
man and two Gypsies asked her
II she did not want to take a ride.
She was taken to Fifteenth and II
street northeast, where there is a
Gypsy camp and left to play on a
sand pile.
In the meantime her parents were
frantic over her disappearance and
policemen throughout the city were
told to be on the lookout for her.
But when Katherine tired of play.
Ing she wandered away and WI
accosted by a man who asked where
she lived. She told him and soon
Katherine was home.