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The New York herald., 1921-11-09
SAFE ROBBERS TAKE
$4,000 JEWELRY
Canal. Street Factory Entered
Between Saturday and
Monday.
ROPE USED FOR ENTRY
Burglars Tools Left Behind
Second Safe I'm
mOlested.
ROPE USED FOR ENTRY

Jeweiry valued at more than $4,000
was stolen from the safe Of Grodnitz q
Co.. manufacturing jewellers. with onices
aud worhroom on the fifth floor of 336
Canal, street. between Saturday night
and Monday morning. 1t was learned
yesterday, ,r- - e.ca-g
The burglary was discovered on Mon
day morning by Herman Feldstein. head
of the Workshop. when he opened up.
He found three holes drilled In the door
OF the large Office. safe. and scattered
about the moor were ten highly tenn
pered burglars tools. seventeen drawers
taken from the safe and a rope dangling
from a side window to the roof Of the
building next door. The police mere i'm
mediately notified.
The burglars are believed to be mem
bcrs OF a gang Of yeggmen that at
tempted to rob the same place last July,
but three were caught as they were
leaving the front door OF the building
by the police and are now serving from
two to three years each In Sing Sing.
The neigh borho cd is a quiet place dur
ing the week end. and the robbers EVIL
IDENTIFY worked at leisure. Benjamin
Grodnitz head Of the Arm. says he left
the building between I and o'clock on
Saturday afternoon after locking up the
workshop. The last Of the employees
left with him, he said.
The stolen property was composed
ostIy Of jewelry ordered for holiday
trade. with the exception OF a few unset
diamonds. Mr. Grodnitz said the loot
was insured for about $4,000. and there
was not the slightest indication that It
was an inside job" A list Of the loot
has been furnished the police.
Ten members Of the Safe and Lost
Squad were assigned to the case. An
examination Of the premises revealed
that another large safe in the Grodnitl
workshop had not been tampered with.
It contained an equal amount OF jewelry.
The detectives expressed the opinion
that the robbers had spent at least an
hour In opening the safe In a leisurely
manner. as there is no watchman on the
premises One Of the yeggmen Is believed
to have secreted himself In the building
and entered the Grodnitz shop by the
use of duplicate key. after which he
threw a rope to the roof, one story
below SO that his companions might
climb through the window. After the
Job the robbers are believed to have left
the building through the front door.
which can be unlocked from the inside.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
SIyBWAY'S HOLIDAY
SERVICE FALLS SHORT
Regular Weekday Cvowds
Tax Shorter Trains.

Despite the fact that yesterday was a
holiday. persons who journeyed down
town at the usual hour In the morning
were surprised to find subway trains
even more crowded than on ordinary
business days. The six and eight car
express trains, which took the place OF
the usual ten car trains. accommodated
the rush of passengers only by jamming
them In tightly. The fact that trains
were not operated with the usual fire.
quency also added to the congestion.
Only the signal engineers department
was functioning at the Interborough' 5
offices at 165 Broadway yesterday. The
operating and publicity department en-
ployces took day off and no state
mcnt regarding the phenomenon or
crowded trains on election day morning
was forthcoming.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
MURDER AND ARSON
CHARGED TO BOY OF ~
Admits Burning Man t.
Death, Say Police.

HAMPTON. Conn.,. Nov S.--Clarence
Miller 81. who lived alone at Howard's
Valley. was burned to death early to-
day. His house and barn were de-
stroyed and neighbors found the charred
body in the cellar State officers ar
rested Ernest Skinner. II. and charged
him with arson and murder.
The officers say that young Skinner
told them that "he hated the old man
because he had ordered him off the
place" They also say that Skinner said
he intended to blow up Miller with
dynamite. Young Skinner lived near by.
An alleged confession which the State
police say they have relates that Skin
ner went to the house at 2 A NJ. set
II afire and then watched II burn.
Miller was believed by those who
knew him to have had some wealth. in
Guiding a $4,000 paid up life insurance
policy. He had planned to leave for
New York State to-day to visit a brother
and a sister. whose exact address 1t not
yet known.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
TAXICAB DISAPPEARS
WITH $4,000 IN GEMS
Salesman Stops to Telephone
and Driuer Fails to Wait.

David Jacoby a jewelry salesman en-
ployed by Philip Reiter. manufacturing
jeweller. with offices at 10 West Forty
fourth street, reported to the police of
thu West Tooth street station last night
that he had lost a sample case contain
ing gems which may reach 10000 III
value. The case was left in a taxicab at
Amsterdam avenue and 103d street. De-
tective Morrison was assigned to the
search for the property.
Jacoby was unable TO give a complete
description of the taxicab in which he
left the ,jewelry. He said he hired the
machine at Broadway and 106th streer
and rode to his home. at 2601 Jerome
avenue. The Bronx. The taxi took him
down town again an hour later. stop
ping at 103d street and Amsterdam ave-
nue. while he entered a store to use {.
telephone. When he came out On the
store the machine had gone.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09

Under threats that she would be cut
to. pieces unless she obtained money
for her husband. Mrs William Osborne.
32. Of 557 West 124th street. told Magis-
tfate Simpson In the Washington
Heights Court yesterday she had rented
her apartment several times without
giving possession and turned the money
over to Osborne.
Complaints had been made by several
persons that after making deposits for
suhleasing the Osborne apartment they
had been unable to get possession. Two
detectives entered a lease and paid $50
When they were refused possession. Mrs.
Osborne was arrested on a charge of
grand larceny.
MY husband left me and our two
children q year ago to live with another
woman" Mrs. Osborne said tearfully In
court. HE came to me recently and
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
PEGGY JOYCE TO GET
~ sra $3.50, 900 CASH, GEMS
Chorus Girl Loses Florida
t. Home IN Settlement.

CHICAGO, Nov. S.-Peggy Hopkins
Joyce, former New York chorus girl Will
receive a. lump sum Of $4,000. two fur
coats and Jewels valued at 100000. ac-
cording to terms OF settlement reached
outside of court with her husband. J.
Stanley Joyce. Chicago lumberman. and
flied to-day when hearing of his action
to annul the marriage was reopened
Mrs. Joyce relinquished her right to
q $3.50, 900 home In Miami. which Joyce
purchased for her after their marriage
January 23, 1890; gives to her husband
a deed TO his property In Connecticut
and returns S400. 900 In Jewels purchased
from a Paris teweller. but not paid for.
Mrs. Joyce also releases title to tenn
porary alinony Of $3.50 a month. Joyce
testified his assets aggregate s2.995.1S6.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
KIDNAPPING CHARGED
TO VILLAS BROTHER
TDo Children Missing; Wife
Gets Warrant.

Ell PAso, Tex, Nov. 8.-A warrant for
the arrest Of Hipolito Villa. brother Of
Francisco villa, on a charge OF kidnap-
ping is In the hands OF Ell Paso officers
as the result of complaint filed by
Miss Mabel Silva of Ell Paso, who says
she and Villa were married In 1914. She
charges Villa with kidnapping two chill
dren born of this union.
Villa Is the father of the children and
they were kidnapped by him. Miss Silva
alleges, after he had left her and the
children in San Antonio three years ago.
The children are on Villas ranch in Tor
rion. the mother said.
Miss Silva who declared herself an
American citizen, said she met villa in
Juarez in 1914, and they were married
there.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
GIANT CENTENARiAN
DISAPPEARS IN BRONX
Was Inmate Of Home OF
Daughters of Jacob.

A general alarm was sent out by the
police yesterday for Louis Levin. also
known as Harris Lepwin. who Is more
than one hundred years old and who
disappeared Sunday morning from the
Home OF the Daughters OF Jacob, 18th
street and Teller avenue. The Bronx.
He was on the lawn with about two
hundred other inmates. when he wan
dered into the street and out of sixht.
No trace Of him has been found
In the home Levin was known as the
Russian Giant" He Is six feet In
height and weighs about 100 pounds. He
has gray hair. a graw mustache and a
long gray beard. At the time OF his
d'ssppearnce he wore a black overcoat
and a black suit. He came to the homo
In September, 1870. and Is believed to
have no relatives In the city or vicinity.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09

Special Despatch 20 THE New Yonx HEsALD.
BOSTON, Nov. s.---According to DIR. r.
Kendrick Smith. prominent Boston ply
sician. the trouble with the Geraldine
Farrar-Lou Teilegen marriage was that
there was too much oxygen.
'The oxygen men," says DR.. Smith.
should marry the nitrogen woman or
tho nitrogen man should marry the oxy-
gen woman
"But when the two oxygens. male and
female, or the two nitrogens. masculine
and feminine, come together in marriage
matrimonial shipwreck is bound to re-
suit"
DR.. Smith takes exception to the ad-
vice of DR.. Elizabeth Young, of Chicago
that girls should shun the oxygen man
because he Is enthusiastic over some
thing new every day in the week and
this enthusiasm Is apt to take the form
OF the strange woman. with, all due
respect to the ladies'" says DIR. Smith.
II must say that DR.: Young is only
partly scientific. To be sure. the oxygen
man has many enthusiasms. But. II
he Is full of oxygen, he Is also full OF
other valuable things. A
For my part should prefer the red
faced man. full of oxygen. because OF
what oxygen brings with It. The oxygen
man may talk more than other men, as
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
BEWiTCHED PRISONER
IS DENIED FREEDOM

J. o. Williams. who has applied to the
Supreme Court In Duchess county to
be released from imprisonment In the
Matteawan State Asylum for Criminal
insane because the attendants there re-
corded his age as 35. when he is only 30.
has been denied his freedom becaus.
he has delusion he Is controlled by a
mysterious wireless apparatus. Justice
Joseph Morschauser refused wililamss
application for discharge and vacates
the writ OF habeas corpus he obtained.
II was brought out that Williams had
stated that evil spirits. by means OF a
wireless. controlled his actions and be-
witched him Asylum ailerlsts opposed
lfoer1tins williams because deemed ir-
rational.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
ITALIAN WARSHEP HIT
BY 18TH AMENDMENT
Wants to Buy Wine; Wush-
ingfon Asked for Ruling.

SAN Francisco. Nov. S.-The Italian
warshfp Lfbia. now in San Francisco
Bay. wants 10000 gallons Of California
wine to fill her depleted bins.
Prohibition authorities here announced
to-day they cannot agree whether the
warship Is or Is not foreign territory
and entitled to receive the wine. WASH
ington officials. have been asked for a
ruling.
WAsHINGroN. Nov. s.-The Italian
battleship Libia. now In San Francisco
Bay seeking to replenish her wine stores
with California vintage, hasn't a
chance" Of doing so. was tho comment
to-day Of prohibition officials.
While the request for a ruling by San
Francisco prohibition officials as to
whether. the italian vessel is foreign ter
ritory and can be supplied with wine has
not yet been received here, officials said,
the law was clearly to the contrary.
The question Of whether the ship Is
foreign territory. officials explained.
would not enter into the matter in any
event, as the Eighteenth Amendment pro-
hibits the manufacture. sale or transpor-
tation OF intoxicating liquor for beverage
purposes, and while II would not be IL
legal for the Italian vessel to have wines
aboard the law would prohibit the sale
or transportation Of such beverages to
the ship.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
FORCED TO FRAUD IN FEAR
OF BEING CUT TO PIECES
Mrs William Osborne, Threatened by Husband, Gives
Him Deposits in Apartment and Refuses Posses
sion to Tenants Arrested He Admits Charge.

said he would cut me to pieces II did
not obtain money for him. He suggested
the plan OF renting the apartment and
getting deposits. In fear. OF his threats.
/ obeyed." fst
Mrs. Osborne was paroled. The Mag
istrate ordered the arrest Of Osborne.
when detectives returned with him they
informed the court he had tried 20 rent
them his apartment and contract was
drawn for s. odeposit- Several writ
ten contracts for lease OF the apartment
were found In his rooms. Osborne said
he was a carpenter.
II made my wife do what she says he
did" Osborne said. II threatened her.
Business was bad. I got into bad COM
pany and became another man. My
wife Is a good woman with a kind heart
and a good mother. She is right and
I am wrong"
Osborne was held In $4,000 ball.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
HELD FoR poY's DEATH.

Austin Doran. a salesman OF SIT West
f6ath street. arrested October 81 on a
technical charge of homicide after an
automobile he was driving ran down and
killed sevcn-year-old Joseph NJ. Kelly ~
221 West Twentieth street. near his
home. was discharged yesterday by Mag
istrate Mancuso In the Jefferson Mar
ket Court, as there was no .videncu
against him.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
HAYNES WARNS AGAINST
BOOTLEG BEVERAGES
Blindness and Death Lurk in
'-~ Them, He Says.

WARRINGTON. Nov. s.--Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes. In a statement to-
night. warned the public against the
dangers of drinking bootleg beverages" !"
Less than per cent. of the liquor
analysed by chemists OF the prohibition
unit. he said, has been found nj to drink
since the cntting down of withdrawal
perrnits has cut OF the supply of bonded
liquors. "
= Whiskey and gin made from wood al
cohol by bootlcggers. he asserted. In
practically certain TO result In blindness
and death.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
OIL BARGE IRON KING BURNED

Fire destroyed early yesterday the oil
carrying barge Iron King. owned by the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company and
anchored In Newtown Creek. near Bor-
den and Review avenues. Long Island
City. The flreboat Richard Peck was
summoned and the barge was pulled out
into the creek. 1t was empty and was
to have left its dock to-day. 1t was
valued at $4,000.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
RICHARD e. CHAPLIN KILLED.

DOVER, N. j.. Nov. S.--Richard f.
Chaplin, son OF Mayor Richard Chaplin
Of Mount Arlington Borough. Lake Ho-
patcong, was killed here last night in an
automobile accident. He has been work.
ing with road construction gang at the
Government arsenal at Piccatinny and
was riding from the arsenal In truck
driven by Fred Lamerson when he was
thrown under a rear wheel.
The New York herald., 1921-11-09
CAMDEN STORES BURN.

CAMDEN. N. j.. Nov. S.-The entire
business district OF this city was threat
ened by frc early to-day when the Nell
zeidman Haberdashery, 437 Kaighn ave-
nue.. burned with a loss of $4,000. A
meat market next door also burned.
Three firemen were injured.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08

day made all dirt roads muddy but
not impossible, whereas they were
good. West of Iowa City, paving
en- the River-to-Riv road is not
ready for traffic and a detour is
required. Tourists take the Iowa
City Williamsburg-V Victor road from
Iowa City to Victor and then No. Z
Pershing way from Waterloo TO
Cedar Rapids is suggested because
of the roughness of the Red Ball
route. From Cedar Rapids to Iowa
City the Red Ball pike is high and
will probably be slippery after the
rain. Red Ball from Waterloo to
Charles City is in poor condition.
Within two weeks the National
Parks pike from Charles City 10
Clear Lake will be open for traf-
fic, making paved stretch of about
40 miles. The pike now has de-
tours at Britt and Garner.
Grant highway, Dubuque to Wat
erloo, is in good condition. Road
gangs hauling gravel on the route
between Manchester and Eariville
do not turn out for cars and tour
lists make better time by detouring
through this section. Grant high
way from Waterloo to Sioux City
is in good condition but rough in
places with a detour through the
field between Abingdon and Aus
fiuVillP
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
RAINS ROUCHEN
DIRT HIGHWAYS
Few Detours on National Highways
I'm Illinois Now-I0wa Roads
Fair.

Dirt roads in Illinois and Iowa
have suffered from the heavy down
pours of the last week, accord
ing to the Chicago Motor clubs
weekly report, but conditions on
oiled or permanently improved
highways in both states are fav-
orable to tourists.
There are now but 81 miles of
unpaved road between Chicago and
ST. Louis on the Dixie and National
Old Trails routes. Two detours of
81 miles between Chicago and
Marshall and five detours of 17.9
miles between Marshall and East
St Louis, were noted this week.
Concrete road, No. Z, between OF
tawa and Starved Rock, is closed
and tourists are advised to use No.
81 trail or Moriarity hill road by
Utica to Starved Rock. Champaign
county roads are in good condition,
work is progressing rapidly on paw
ed road between Champaign and
Danville and detours are neces-
sary.
Bloomington district oil roads are
in excellent condition but motor
lists are warned that police are en-
forcing traffic laws.
In Iowa, heavy general rains Sun
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
PYTHIAN KNIGHTS
CONFER DEGREES

Milan lodge No. ATT. Knights OF
Pythias, conferred the rank OF es-
quire on a class of pages from Fort
Armstrong lodge. Rock Island, ant
Milan lodge. Tuesday evening. Al
the conclusion of the ritual work
remarks were made by NJ. McCul-
Tough. deputy grand chancellor OF
Milan lodge, the state deputy grand
chancellor, George Stottenburg OF
ST. Georges lodge No. rs, Moline,
and by other members of the order
in the tri-cities.
Fort Armstrong lodge, No. 1873
Knights of Pythias, will confer the
rank of knight on class of esquires
next Monday evening in the Odd
Fellows building
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
DECLARE TRUCE
between CITY
And CAR LINES
0ne-Man Operation of Bridge Cars
Continues Pending Commits
sion Action.

Despite order OF the Rock Island
city commissioners to cease the op.
GRAFTON OF one-man cars on the
Bridge line, the TRICKY Railway
company continued their operation
today. City officials said that they
would not resort to police power to
enforce the order.
Announcement was made that as
the company intends TO take the
fight up with the Illinois COM
merce commission the city will &C
cept the Issue and present it's side
of the case.
Under the new law selative to
the participation of cities in the
regulation of public utilities the
cities have greater powers than
were accorded under the old puolic
utilities act The new law gives
public utilities the RICH: to appeal
from rulings made by cities.
Thomas c. Roderick, general
manager of me Rock Island hold
ings OF the company, and L. r.
King, valuation engineer, went -
Springfield yesterday to hle an ap-
peal from the order o. the Rock
Island city commission that the
company cease operation of one
man cars. The company will also
ask that it be given the right to op-
crate one-man cars on ali lines IN
Rock Island.
Mayor Harry NJ Schriver said
today that when hearing is set the
city will be represented, and OPP
position will be made to the one
man cars.
The company has announced that
at this hearing authority will be
asked to establish a Decent base !
fare under which patrons will be |
privileged to purchase monthly |
tickets for 80 cents, emitting them j
to ride for a cent fare.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
AL. WILLARD
TAKEN BY DEATH
Rapids City Pioneer Passes Away;
Came From Vermont in
Fiffies.

A. J. Willard, aged IS, died at his
home in Hampton township Satur-
day. He was born in Vermont in
1882 and came with his parents
when a child to Rock Island. which
was then called Stephenson, and
consisted of only few scattering
homes in the timber.
Mr.. Willard was united in mar
rage with Martha A Lynn of Mt
Carroll, ILL.,. Oct. %. 1857. and of
this union were born five children,
Mrs. Nellie Suitor of LeClaire, Iowa,
Perry and Roy of Hampton town
ship, Mrs. Florence Sutherland and
Edgar of Moline. The latter pre-
ceded him in death Is years.
MIR. Willard united with the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
MUST STAND TRIAL
ON CHECK CHARGE

Marian Sisk of Jonesboro, ILL.,,
under arrest there after refusing to
make good a check which he is al
legged to have written and cashed at
klein's store in Davenport last
July. According to Davenport po-
lice Sisk made a payment on d
coat, and rendered a check on a
Muscatine bank, which was re-
turned marked mo funds"
Sisk has agreed to come to Dav-
EXPORT without requisition rapers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
TRI.CITY FLORISTS.

Members of the Tri-City Florist
club met at the residence of Harry
Bills, 3104 Brown street, Davenport,
yesterday afternoon and were ad-
dressed by William Coos on the
care of plants and trees. Judge Nels
A. Larson of Moline gave an &C
count of his recent trip to the west,
Mexico and Canada.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08

sale on Saturday afternoon at John
Bucks store, $23 being realized.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Wakefield and
family of Dixon. Iowa, motored
through on Sunday to spend the
day at James Wakefield's home.
Mr.. Ellis Rouse having sold his
property here to Miss Ollie Space.
left on Friday for Washington, Iowa,
where he will make his home with
friends and relatives there. Miss
Space expects to move here in the
near future
Merriam Dunlap is attending the
Rock Island high school.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
At the RialtO.

There is promise of exceptional
entertainment at the Rialto theatre
tomorrow when Elaine Hammer
stein in THE Woman Game" will
be offered as the featured attrac-
ton. From a story by Leighton
Osmun and Frank Darcy, G. Marion
Burton, one of the ablest of pres
ent day writers for the motion pic
ture screen, has provided scenario
said to possess unusual strength.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
GRAIN MARKET DEPRESSED.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept S.-Forty
per cent of the 1921 grain market
has been dumped on the market in
the United States in the first 80
days and prices have thus been de-
pressed, John r. Howard, president
of the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton declared in an address.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08

Christian church in 1870 and for
many years served the church as a
trustee.
The funeral was held at the Ran
ids City Christian church Mondsv
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. c G
Babcock of Erie officiating. Burial
was in the Rapids City cemetery
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
MANY AT DAVENPORT HIGH.

Davenport high school reports
the largest registration of pupils
since the new intermediate schools
were opened. The present regis
tration has reached 963, and the
prospects are that this number will
be swelled to 900 before next Mon
day. The school term began Tues
day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
TAYLOR RIDGE
(SDecial CoTresDOndencp \

NoptIIdI OOA Io5POAUOHO6.J
Taylor Ridge, Sept. S.-Mrs.
Anna Hintermeister and daughter,
Julia, have returned from an ex-
tended visit with relatives in Hearn,
Saskatchewan, and Huron, S. D.
The ladies' aid society of the
Methodist church here gave a bake
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08

Pretty Baby" was the new bill
offered by the Jimmy Hodges must
cal comedy company at the Males
tic last night. Dom Lanning is
featured in the playlet which is
full of catchy music and clever
comedy. Ollie Hodges as the lead
ing man was pleasing and he scored
a hit with a tenor solo, "Over the
HILL" Jean Chapman and Haroldin
Artist also scored New settings
and music are used.
Tom Mix in "A Riding Romeo" is
the feature photoplay. This pro-
gram will remain until Friday,
when the bill will change to That's
My Wife"