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New-York tribune., 1921-02-17
Negro i'm Duel
With ) Police
W ounds Three
Civilian and Two Patrolrnen
Shot in Harlem Battle
i'll Which Merchants Use
Pistols to Aid Officers
Taken After Long Chase
Hundreds Endangered by
Bullets of Many Weapons;
One Victim in Hospital

In pistol battle waged by negro
against FIVE policemen and several mer-
chants near 125th Street and Seventh
Avenue yesterday civilian was seri-
ously wounded and two policemen suf-
fered minor injuries, while hundreds
OF persons were forced to take shelter
as best they could during the inter
change Of more than forty shots.
The shooting was the outcome of an
argument over revolver which James
Bonds, colored, says he sold recently to
John Wade, also colored. Bonds is
twenty-five years old, says he lives at
234 West 124th Street and is employed
as elevator boy at She Breton Hall
apartments, Broadway and Eighty
sixth Street. Wade is twenty-five years
old, lives at 372 West 126th Street and
is employed as driver on a coal truck
Argument Over Pistol
Wade was leaving his home yester-
day at noon when Bonds approached
and is said to have demanded payment
for the revolver. Bonds is said to have
told Wade: "I've been to Jersey and
bought another gun, and you either
come across DRILL use it on you."
Wade, accompanied by Jesse Law
renee, twenty-five years old, helper on
Wade's coal truck, ran to Eighth Ave
nue., where Bonds, who had pursued
them, opened fire. The fugitives con-
tinued through 126th Street, followed
by Bonds, who kept up steady fire as
he ran.
patrolman Clarence Austin, son Of
Captain Benjamin Austin. of the Eliza
beth Street station, joined the chase
and opened fire on Bonds. AT Seventh
Avenue Patrolman Dean Rogers, of the
West 125th Street station, took up the
pursuit
Several merchants Joined in the
shooting, with revolvers which they
brought from their places of business,
but Bonds, who was firing at random,
continued on his way unscathed, dodg-
ing between automobiles and behind
people who We're trying to get out Of
range. The pursuers we're forced to
use more CSIG III tIeAl StlootlASj peiiS
afraid of hitting some of the hundred
persons attracted by the fusillade.
The chase was joined by Patrolmen
Thomas Burke, Of the West 123d Street
station, and Robert McVeigh, of Traffic
C, who was doing duty at Seventh Ave
nue. and 125th Street. McVeigh re-
ceived wound in the middle finger Of
his right hand and Austin was wound
ed in the right arm, but both continued
to pursue the negro.
Near the Seventh Avenue corner
Aaron O. Ingbar. manager of The Mar
shall Stillman gymnasium, at 162 West
125th Street. was talking to Sergeant
Abraham Cohen, of the West 125th
Street station. One Of Bonds's shots
struck him in the right breast. Ing
bar was taken to Harlem Hospital by
Willie Jackson, lightweight pugilist,
who is training at the Stillman gym
nasiunl.
Bonds finally wss cornered near Sew
enth Avenue and 125th Street, but he
was not subdued until the officers had
repeatedly knocked him down with
their clubs and the butt ends of their
revolvers, Bonds was locked UP in the
West 123d Street station, charged with
felonious assault and violation Of the
Sullivan law
New-York tribune., 1921-02-17
Canadian Army Officer
Is Amnesia Victim Here
Police Identify Man Found
Dazed ON Brooklyn by a
Baggage Check

Detectives attached to the Missing
Persons Bureau at Police Headquarters
announced yesterday they had estsb-
lished the identity Of well dressed
man, about thirty-six years old, who
was found wandering about in a dazed
condition on the Brooklyn Bridge last
Saturday. According to detectives, the
man who now is being treated at the
Bellevue Hospital for amnesia. is AL
stair NJ. Fisher, a former Canadian
&rny officer, who was injured at the
second battle of Ypres.
The mans identity vas established
by baggage check found in his clothes
after he was taken to Bellevue A
detective took this check to the Grand
Central station and with it claimed a
small bag containing some of the man s
New-York tribune., 1921-02-17
police Inactioll
Proves Puzzle
In Alteria Case
,,.,,lers of the Homicide
souad Unable TO Enlight-
IN Captain Carey Regard
;,,r Importers Murder
Inquiry Is Transferred
rourllin Is Said to Have
Taken Up Investigation;
Woman Adds TO Mystery

utsoagh the police, from the com
.saar Of the Homicide Squad down,
..ss.ged extraordinary ignorance yes
s5.y concerning the shooting OF Al
.t, Alteria in Mulberry Street last
rs,rsdav. il was learned that a woman
~ vas waiting in sedan automobile
.,s she scene Of the shooting immedi-
..ly whisked the victim to Police
p.saouarters in her car. He died
.,or his wound in the hospital.
4 was reported also that Alteria had
-, left Headquarters after a quarrel
ia detective, when he was shot. He
=. ,aid TO be well-known figure in
i. awhisky curb market" that thrives
,3ssin a few doors Of Headquarters.
~ woman who took him away before
:, ambulance could reach the scene is
..ogoht to have come from Boston.
Ts.Te we're two young men in the car
With her.
For some reason the Homicide Squad
:. Headquarters has not been called
;r.o the case. Captain Arthur A. Carey,
+, commander, scarcely could recall
,ts shooting when interrogated con-
earninc It yesterday And hai to call
r,on Detective Sergeant Henry Oswald
nd others of his squad to refresh his
nsmcry.
Not Asked to Make Inquiry
eWhy, | know something about the
case. but the fact Of the matter is I
vas down in Staten Island when the
murder occurred" Captain Carey said.
Are you now devoting any t:ns to
the Investigation into the manner in
rsieA the shooting occurred?" he was
ssked.
@Why, no, / haven't been asked to
at into the case" cane the reply, in
apparent amszement that the ques-
ion should have been asked. ''The
;sct Of the matter is Inspector Cough
I'D must be handling the case"
eIsait il unusual for Inspector
Cdaghln 70 handle homicide case
ziIhout consulting you ?" Captain Carey
78S asked
Inspector Goughlin is the head of
tie Detective Bureau, and he can do
as he plesses," was the reply.
At this point Detective Sergeant
Oswald entered Captain Carey's office.
lie was asked by his chief what he
kHew about the case.
"All know is this: I was here last
Thursday when couple of cops
brought in 6 man who they said had
shot another fellow or Mulberry
Street. Oswald said at was only
around the corner and dashed around,
bur found that the wounded man had
Seen taken to Headquarters.
Police Employees Witnessed Shooting
4 understand that two civilian en-
ployees Of headquarters witnessed the
3hooting and caused the arrest Of An
5oDio Mscini, OF Providence, who is
now in the Tomhs charged with the
shooting"
We'll how did he get TO Headquar-
ters Captain Carey asked.
Just then another detective entered
the room.
"Lkpow. captain" he said This guy
VINO Nas shot staggered over 20 sedan
Automobile at the curb. In the machine
was woman who, understand, comes
Ife1l Boston and a couple of Young
ielloEs lie was lifted in and the cops
waE him to Headquarters.
How Go you know that >" Captain
Carey asked
New-York tribune., 1921-02-17
Il Teachers Strike for Raise
In British Columbian ToMr

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. c., Feb. 1e.
-Seventy-one school teachers went on
strike here to-day for higher salaries.
The board OF school trustees has an
nounced salaries will not be raised
without authorization Of taxpayers and
has ordered the teachers to return by
tomorrow on pain Of dismissal.
The strikers have expressed deter
mination TO ignore the command to re-
turn to their desks
New-York tribune., 1921-02-17

effects. Among these was . setter,
with a Toronto, Canada. cancellation
stamp dated January %. 1921. The let
Ter was addressed TO A. H. Fisher
STAFF House, Kenogami, Province OF
Quebec.
When the patient st Bellevue was
asked if he knew A. 81. Fisher, light
flashed In his eyes as ne replied:
why that's my name. The "A stands
for Alstair"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31

perhaps, displayed Il bit of careless
ness or he might have been even reck-
less. The train was running full tilt.
but the dog had fastened his hold and
the goat made for the open space.
Out went both dog and goat in heap
The incident was reported at the
next stop and section men were sent
out to make a search but according to
reports received at the offices of the
American Express company at topeka,
no trace of either animal has yet been
found, not even hair or tail. AS the
goat was consigned to a Topeka party
the empty. crate is at the express com
pany's office at 730 Kansas avenue,
and because the goat is not there, the
company is already entertaining bill
for $75 and E. E. Brayman, local
manager, is looking for a similar item
to show up from the owner OF the
dog, altho this animal was consigned
to another point.
Among the shipments which the ex-
press force at the Union Pacific sta
ton had the pleasure Of handling was
a consignment of live skunks. The
expressmen, however, where lucky
They say the animals were either i'm
munized, sterilized, hypnotized, bap-
tised. odoriZed, or whatever it is that
keeps skunks from acting natural.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Wall St, New York, Aug. 31.-STOCKS-
Recent recoveries in the stock market were
partially cancelled today. Shorts extend
ed their commitments on the firmer money
rates. call loans rising to 51a per cent
and a point rise in September were the
features of the last hour. Rails, notably
Northern Pacific, Great Northern and
Reading were heavy. The closing was ir-
regular. Sales 10000 shares.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
ALL READY FOR FREE FAIR
Grounds in Most Sanitary Condition
for Big Show.

The local Playground has never oeeh
in such sanitary condition as it is now,
with the 1921 Free Fair about to be
opened, according to Robert ID. NC
Giffert, head of the city health de-
partrnent, and Aaron Green, city SAM
tary inspector.
Sewers and water mains have been
brought to the fairgrounds in the last
several years, each year a little in
creased in such modern needs, until
the sanitary conditions at the fair
ground are beyond criticism.
Last year all wells at the Playground
were condemned for drinking pur-
poses. In 1916 forty-two cases of ty-
phoid fever were traced to old wells
used during the free fair on the fair
grounds. Each year it had been
found that typhoid cases were more
numerous following the Free Fair
than at any other time of year and
the need of city water mains and sew
erS was realized.
During the fair the city board of
health sanitary and food inspectors
spend their entire time at the fair
grounds. More than 1000 inspections
We're made of food stands, drinking
places and toilets at the fairgrounds
in 1920. Among the quantities of food
condemned for its bad condition were
PA pounds of meat, 80 pounds of
fish and 81 gallons of water and beV-
erageS. Dishes are also carefully in
spected. Last year 1872 platters found
unfit to hold food were condemned
by George V. Denton, city food inspec-
tor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
LATE MARKETS
KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN.


| Detailed report of cash sales at Kansas
city, No, August 81, 1921. Furnished by
| Empire Commission Co.. 201 New Eng
land Bldg.)
WHEAT-Hard, unchanged to &c lower !;
fair demand, with best sales at the close.
Dark, 1c to &c lower; fair demand at the
close. Soft. unchanged to &c lower; lin
CoRN-1Hc lower to 1c higher; limited
ny dd Al Nc lower; fair demand.
Red and mixed, no sales. nominally IN
Milo AND KAFIR-Unchanged to &c
higher; limited offerings.
SALES
| WHEAT-Dark Hard--No: 1. at So ;
! at Sis. No. 2, at $1.27; at $1.26; 3
at S1.25; 1 at $1.24 10 at 1.23; 3 at $1.22
! . at $1.21; at SLIT; at s.. 10; l a. $1.2l,
smut 2 at s1:1e. smut; l at s1.io smut
No. 3, at $124; 3 at s1.22; at $1.2l s at
S1.2O; at $1.1s; l at $1.16; at SLY,
SMUT ~ ia at 3o s@ at at Ste S S%ut
SLIT, smut No. 5, / at s122. musfy; at
musty. Sample hard wheat, l at $1-21. live
weevil, musty at $40 smut stones.
M5eaNo sill ELS at si1s at s1 at s1is
$1is; at $1.o7. sample mixed wheat, i
at 500. heating; / at S1.o5, heating: / at
| $1.13, live weevil; at $1.14, live weevil ;
/ at SLIT. live weeyil:
S116: at s1.15: 2 at Sill: 3 at $L13; l
at SLIP; at $1.13 smut. No. 2. at S1-19
. at Sis; at SLIT; at $1.16; 10 at $1.15
| I at $115, smut; at Sill, smut; 3 at
smut smut S at s112 smut; 1 at IL smut NUT
| l at 81. Il, per cent rye. No: g. at 81. 16 A;
3 at $1.15; at $114; L at $113; 3 at 81. l.
| 2 at Sill; L at $1.06, very smutty; at
$107, smut; at SIG smut; l at Silt;
| at S1os. smut; 3 at Slip, smut. No. 4,
l at s1.15; at SLIP; / at $780, smut
at $1.0S smut; at $1.07, smut; 2 at $1.05,
sour. No. 5, 1 at $1.15; at Sill. musty
1 at $1.13. musty; L at $1.10, musty; at
sample hard wheat, / at $1.15; II at $1.16
1 at S1.13. live weevil, per cent hard; 1
at $107. heating; 1 at $1.15, live weevil
L at Sill. live weevil; ? at Slip, live
weevil; 1 at S1.Oi, smut. live weevi; at
$1.OS smut live weevil; 5 at $105 heating
. at $1.02 heating.
Yellow Hard-No. /. at s1.13. No. .,
Red-No. 2, at s1.26. No. 5, at s1.2O;
| at SLIT; at 81 1G; at ,$115; at Sd14:
at s1.O7. No. 8, / at $1.16: 1 at $1.1o; l
at SLOT; 1 at $1O6; L at $1.OS, musty. Sam
pie red wheat, at $1.O0; at $100. bulk
head. heating live weeviI; at $1.OS, live
2 at CSC, hot; at $1.O5, heating; at $103,
white-No. 1. at Acc. No. .,
1 at 46c.
OATS-white-No. 5, at 32Ac. No. 4,
KAFIR-w hite-No. 2, 1 at s1Oo. Sam
pie white kafir, at Soc, heating.
Mixed-No. / at $100.
MILO-No. 2, at S1.36, yellow Texas
| billing. No. 3, 1 at $1.3G.
BARLEY-No 4, 1 at 49c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
THEY EXPECT FIREWORKS
Miss Lorraine Wooster and Frank L.
Pinet on Same Program.
The city of Atchison. noted for v


The city of Atchison, noted for wild
and woolly things, is sitting upon
firecracker today.
The home of old Ed Howe is used
to murder mysteries, wonder nina
readers. Missouri river firewater,
home brew, monster gorilla stories,
cave man tactics and other sensations
but a new kind of apprehension pre-
walls there today, and its people are IN
an expectant mood.
1t is all because Miss Lorraine e.
Wooster, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, and Frank l.. Plnet,
secretary of the Kansas State Teach
ers' association, are expected to meet
there today at a session of the AtchI-
son county teachers institute. and At
Gibson has heard that the two are bit
ter enemies
Pinet smokes and Miss wooster
doesn't. Besides the state Superin-
tendent has decreed more than once
that all teachers who smoke cannot
teach in the schools of Kansas. and
since Miss Wooster recently went so
far as to attempt to have Pinets name
stricken from the list of teachers of
the Atchison county institute, a de-
mand which Miss Ada Smith. county
superintendent declined to honor, the
folks up there are wondering what is
going to happen when the two meet
face to face today on the program.
The Atchison Globe ventures the
guess that Pinets cigar may ignite
something, and says that the teachers
attending the institute are more or
less breathIess in anticipation OF hav-
ing the two distinguished guests from
Topeka occupy the same platform.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
saw 80 SNAKES
Messenger Had Some
Real Excitement.
@. p. Sloan Has Unusual EX-
perience With Reptiles.

The scenery may become monoto-
nous, and the life of the average ex-
press messenger as a whole may get
dull and tiresome but there are times
when the daily routine changes and
offers a bit of real excitement, as
some messengers running on the Santa
sI1e will testify.
his work while his train was near
ESmpOria recently, and saw nearly
thirty snakes of various descriptions
crawling among the packages and
boxes in his car, he did not know at
first whether he was dreaming or that
some one had slipped some anti-snake
bite in his morning coffee.
Find the situation real Sloan
whipped out his revolver, shot four of
the biggest reptiles and after a fight
managed to cage twenty-four more.
but it was with considerable caution
that he picked up the packages in his
car until he got 20 the end of the run
for fear that some of the Shiny crea-
lures had escaped his attention. The
snakes had broken out of a crate in
which they were being shipped from
Harper, kan, to point in Michigan.
Another incident which furnished
some fun for the express messengers.
hut which may prove expensive to the
express company, occurred a few days
ago on Santa F'e train No. s near Pea
BODY.
- Among the express shipments on
that particular day was a dog and a
goat, but in separate crates and con-
signed to different destinations. In
some manner the dog managed to
work his way free and. being a real
dog, made a pass at the goat. The
latter was frightened, not out of his
wits but out of his crate. The goat
made a lunge. the boards gave way,
and both dog and goat We're loose in
the car.
= Before the express messengers could
interfere, the dog had followed his
FIRST move by grabbing the goat by the
Throat. The goat couldn't fight back
under such odds but he could run
and off he went. Two express cars
gave him ample opportunity to timber
up his legs. but if they had become
suffened from the effects of being
cramped up in a box, the expressmen
say it couldn't be noticed. The goat
covered the length of both cars in a
flash and the front door of the last
car was open. This is where the goat,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31

FURNISHED by The Empire Commission Co.
201 New England BldgO
New York. Au1 IL
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RANGE OF sTOCKa.

New Orleans, Aug. 31.-COTTON-Spot
steady, IS lower; mfddling, 1926.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

New York, Aug. 31.-MONEY-Prime
mercantile paper, 6@6A per cent Ex-
change, irregular. Sterling, 60 day bills
and commercial, 60 day bills on banks,
mand, 3.72A cables, 3.73A. Francs, de-
mand, 1864; cables, 7.S6. Belgian franks,
demand, 1914; cables, 7.62. Marks. de-
mand, 1.1515 cables, 116 Greece, demand,
563. Sweden, demand, 21.63. Norway, de-
mand, 1860 Argentine, demand, 1916.
per cent discount Government bonds
firm; railroad bonds, strong. Time loans,
steady; 60 days, 90 days, months, 81 az
per cent.
Call money. firmer; high, 51s low, s.;
ruling rate 3; closing bid 5; offered at
515; last loan, 51a call loans against &C
ceptances, Al per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
WORK IS WELL UNDER WAY
Porches Being Erected at Topeka
tuberculosis Sanatorium.

Work on the porches at the Topeka
tuberculosis sanatorium. made possi-
BILE by a recent publicly contributed
fund, is we'll under way, according to
Robert Pierce, who is experimenting
the work. The principal framework
of the porches is erected, Pierce said.
New light poles for the entrance to
the sanatorium probably will be
placed soon, if the efforts of w. L.
Trump are successful. Trump has
been raising a small fund to make the
lights possible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
GRAIN MARKET LETTER.
(EFening letter by Logan q Bryan. Fur
nisheu by Il. L. Christopher, 226 New
England Bldg. L. Z. HerWig. MgrO

CETening letter by Logan & Bryan, Fur
nishea by b. {; Christopher, 226 New
England Bldg. L. Z. Herwig, Mgr
Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 31.-WHEAT-LIqui
dation MAS in evidence early in the session
but 1t soon han its course and after the
first hour the market steadily gained
strength, accompanied by a better class OF
Outsiue buying than has been seen for some
time. Declining premiums in the northwest
were without influence as the trade seemed
to take the readjustment Tor granted and
were more inclined to recognize thestrength
displayed in the local casn market.
Spot offerings in Chicago were in good
demand and premiums to Ia cents high
er. The contract stock of wheat in Chicago
is now only a little over 5OO,OOO bushei S
and it is understood that the bulk of the
wheat in public and private elevators has
been sold TO go out There has never been
any doubt but that the market would soon:
er or later get into strong position and
would respond to bullish conditions coin
cident with an improvement in outside buy
ing power. We are Of the opinion that the
time has arrived.
CORN-The feature Of the early trading
was the liquidation in September, which
wheat. The most important development
of the day was the strength shown III the
cash market where premiums were about
u cent better than yesterday and the de-
mand good. 1t is surprising how well the
spot offerings have been taken recently and
instead of the demand diminishing as was
to be reasonably expected, there has been
steady improvement and 1t is understood
that there has been enough sold for defer
red Shipment 10 take care OF the move
ment until pretty close to tn first of No
vember. We believe the corner has been
turned and that purchases made around
these levels will bring good results.
OATS-This market ruled weak most of
the session, but responded towards the
close to the strength in other grains. Re-
ceipts were only 76 cars and the cash mar
ket was strong at II TO y cents better than
yesterdays basis While we don't look for
a pronounced bull movement in this market
as yet it is to be expected that strength
will be borrowed from corn and wheat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
RaiIway Gets Ffnal settIement.

washington, Aug. 31.-Director
General of Railroads Davis today an
nounced the final payment of S3,0O0,-
900 to the New York, Chicago & St.
Louis Railroad company in full settle
ment of all claims arising out of fed
eraI control of the road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31

May Murray. the actress, has
suffered from the heat this summer
as well as almost everyone else.
This picture was taken on recent
torrid day. Note the heavy hang
ing eyes Heavy hanging or not,
she Eenages to mesmerize her adj
mirers with them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
N. Y. BONUS RULED OUT.
State Supreme Court Declares Vet
eran. Reward is Not Constitutional.

cram. Reward Is Not CONSTITUTIONAL.
Albany, N Y, Aug. 31.-The New
York state $45,0OO,O00 soldier bonus
act was declared unconstitutional by
the court of appeals today.
Decision automatically abolishes the
state bonus commission named to
handled distribution of the proposed
bonus to resident world war veterans.
Evening star., 1921-09-17
Miles Memorial e. N. E. Church
Campbell A. M. E. Church

REV. W. II. MANOKOO, Pastor.
Nichols Ave. Sc.
$50 ans g.. Jas. T. Payne, supt.
II 90 a.m.-Sermon by pastor.
500 p.m.-Rey. J. T. Marshall Of the Bap.
tist Church.
500 p.m.-Sermon BY pastoI.
Evening star., 1921-09-17
Inunanue1 Baptist Church

18TH street and Columbia road,
To Re
THE NATIONAL BAPTIST MEMORIAL
TO RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
Rev Cove Griffith Johnson. ID. d.. Pastor.
Public worship, IL am. and pm. with
sermons by Rev. W. Marshall Craig Of
Petersburg. Va.
Bible school. $50 am. Young peoples
meetings It pm
Federation meeting District Columbia B.
Y. p. e. Tuesday, s pm.
Prayer meeting. Thursday. s pm.
A CORDIAL WELCOME TO YOU
Evening star., 1921-09-17
John Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church

Corner 18th and Corcoran sts. NV.
REV. W. o. CARRINGTON. Pastor.
$3.50 a m.-Sunday school and Bible classes.
1O:45 am.-"Bargain-Co Counter Religion"
Soloist: Mr.. Rexford Overton.
HOLY COMMUNION.
500 p.m.-Chrstian EndeavOr Society.
7:45 pm.-"Quenching the Souls Thirst"
Saxophone solo: Mr.. l. A. Harvey.
These services will help YOU.