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New-York tribune., 1921-02-20
Two Suspected
Mail Bandits
Taken i'm Battle
Clerk Shot i'm Minneapolis
Hold-Up Is Near Death:
Amount of Loot Said To
Be Close TO 100000
Thought Robber Joking
Postal Employee Wounded
When He Pushed Thief
Aside; Helper Locked In
sp,csoi Dtssotoa to TAe Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. la.--Zachary T
Strong, ffty-two years old, railway
mail clark, is in the general hospital
believed TO be d ing from wounds in,
ftcted by twenty-year- old bandit, who
held up and robbed the mail car on the
North Coast Limited Northern Pncifc
road, between st, Cloud and Minneapolis
last night and escaped with registered
mail unofficially estimated to be worth
more than S300,000 1t was said BY
physicians at the hospital that Strong
could not recover.
Following q running gun fight early
this morning in the residence district
Of Little Falls, two men, supposed tc
be aecomplices of the bandit, were ar.
rested by William J. McFetridge, of St
Paul, chief special agent of the North
ern Pacific. and H, B. Fresinger, deputy
sheriff. Fresinger and both the bandit
suspects were cut by broken glass. The
men are held in the Morrison County
jail, at Little Falls.
Used Substitute Pass
None Of the registered mail. which
the bandit threw out of the nail car
near Bailey's, thirty-hve miles north
west OF Minneap ills, was recovered
Presenting 4 substitute mail clerks
pass, the bandit entered the car anC
Ter engaging the clerks IN conversa-
aon for few minutes, ordered them
to ho.o pp their hands.
BE ieving the boy to be joking
strong made playful motion as
though to strike MIN, according t.
Ghrlstensen The bandit fired foul
s5ots into Strong's body. He ordereC
Harry NJ. Christensen to bind IN G
L Brown, the ether clerk, with wire
and told him to throw some mail SACKS
over Strong's crump ed body. Then he
commanded Christensen to step into s
clothes locker.
Brown watched the bandit rife the
registered mail sacks, going through
them Quickly, but dramatically. This
done, he turned off TIE lights. AS the
train approached Northtown junction
slowing DOWN, all was quiet in the car
nd Christensen, believing the bandit
cone, broke the locker door. In the
IL m light be saw the bandit sitting on
Pile of mail sacks. Bundled in his
7ercoat the bandit was unable to
!'iS PHJcl IN t4Ine TO prevent
-hNstensen from escaping. Christen-
darted into the express car, gave
alarm and seized rifle.
LeaveF Train at Junction
Returning TO the mail car, he found
t&ndit had left the train at ths
lncticn. Brown described the bandit
youth nineteen or twenty year.
Postal authorities said they could
not explain how the bandit came into
possession Of the substitute mail clerks
pass unless he had forged it.
Last nights mail robbery is the sec
end in Minnesota in the last two
months. The morning Of December s
three armed bandits boarded Milwau-
kee train No. 6 at Hopkins, held ur
three mail clerks and escaped with
registered mail valued at about $4,000
New-York tribune., 1921-02-20
Thugs Beat Wex Jones
Newspaper Man Victim of Two
Assaults, He Tells Police

Wex Jones, newspaper man, for
merly of The New York American and
now with The New York Globe, who
told the police that he was the victim
Of two assaults, was taken to Bellevue
Hospital for observation last night
after being treated for decorations of
the scalp.
A policeman found Jones in the con-
course of the Hudson Terminal Build
ing; He reported that he had been at
tackled by two unidentified men he met
in Park Row. Soon after the first as
sault, Jones said, he was attacked by a
third man, who followed him into the
building.
Jones was unable to give the hos
pital authorities the names of the men
with whom he talked in Park Row.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-20
Bride Finds Bomb i'm Coal
Says She Was Warned in Dream
To Be WatchfuI

PORTLAND, Me, Feb. IA bomb
made to resemble piece of coal was
discovered to-day by Mrs. Catherine De
Ssrno,, a bride of two months, in a hod
of coal that she was emptying into her
kitchen stove. She collapsed when
three-inch fuse indicated the nature of
the object, which was found to contain
a substance resembling dynamite.
Mrs De Sarno said that in a dream
about three weeks ago she received q
warning TO be watchful.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-20

DO not give uH Tor Ioat that yat,nh,e
hsst.hhe- TrihuHs 't.,,dar may have
9soana !, Ind ~ dry Lost 4 iToand 81 in Tho
New-York tribune., 1921-02-20
Wife SLAYER Staryes TO DenfI,

DALLAS, Ore, Feb. Ie.~-Georee y.
West who shot and killed his wife De-
ecnrbcr 90, died to-day after an inyoI-
antaty fast OF sixty days. West drank
poison sglad physicians said II burned
his thrsaN, preventing him awallowinw
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
MUST CUT CHICAGO
OPERA IS PER CENT.
Directors Decide on Drastic
Curfoilment to Continue.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALp.
CHICAGO, Dec 23.-The public must
determine whether Chicago will have a
1928 season of grand opera, II was
stated to-day after meeting OF the
opera directors. A curtaiIment Of over
head and other expenses aggregating
nearly 35 per cent. must be made II
Chicago is 10 have opera next year In
order to continue the Chicago Grand
Opera Company Il Is necessary, first.
TO obtain the full complement of 500
citizen guarantors at $1,000 each a year
for five years second to curtail ex-
penses 10 such an extent that the under
writing plus box office income will meet
the expenses.
That drastic economies will be put
into effect in the arranging OF con-
tracts for the next season--and these
contracts must be entered into within
the next two or three weeks--was an
assertion made tonight by Stanley
Field. secretary of the Board OF Direc-
tors. Following n meeting. final action
determining the fate of Chicago opera
has been deferred by the directors
At to-day's meeting the board went
carefully over every item OF budget
prepared by Miss Mary Garden. director
general The facts were laid before the
directors. They were shown how the
chorus can he cut down without appre-
ciablc loss of effect. how certain operas
can be "scrapped" and the scenery
placed I'm dead storage, and how super
nuous and high priced stars can be
eliminated.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
HAMILTON B. TOMPKINS
is DEAD IN NEWPORT
Prominent Traveller and Au-
thor of Historical Works.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW York lIERNo.
NEWPORT. r. L., Dec. 23.-Hamllton
b. Tompkins, a prominent author and
traveller of Newport and New York, was
found dead in bed at his Redwood street
residence this morning.
Mr.. Tompkins, who was in his seventy
ninth year. married Miss Susan L. Led
yard. a sister to Mr.. Lewis Cass Led
yard. in 1876. and she died year later.
He was graduated from Hamilton Col
lege in 1866 and later from New York
University Law School. He belonged
to a great many societies and clubs in
Newport. among them the Reading
Room. Casino, Country Club, Redwood
and the Library and Art Association
He was member of the University,
Grolier and Metropolitan of Washing
ton. and was a member Of the board Of
directors OF several historical institu-
tons. He was connected with the
Bankers Loan and Investment Company
OF New York, C. Poyet. Inc, and the
Hudson River Land Company. Mr.
Tompkins made several trips to Pales-
tine for historical research and was the
author OF several books.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
MRS. OELRICHS GOES
INTO BUSINESS ALONE
Quits Trading Company and
Opens NeW Shop.

Mrs. Turnbull Oelrichs has severed
her connection with the Trading Com
pany, with which she entered business
last summer, and has organized her own
company in a more extensive line OF
trade under the name of Marjorie Oel-
richs. Inc. She was found yesterday
with her assistant saleswomen looking
after the wants Of store full OF shop
pers in her new shop at 524 Madison
avenue.
"I decided g month ago that / could
do better in business II / went 1t alone"
said Mrs. Oeirichs. 81 have no partners.
You will notice that / have extended
considerably my line of merchandise :"
At the shop of the Trading Company.
where Mrs. Oelrichs served her initia-
tion in business. her place as manager
has been taken by Mrs. Arthur Cooley.
who like Mrs. Oelrichs went from So
clety to business Mrs. Cooley is
daughter of Mrs. d. Webster Dough-
erty of Philadelphia, and is related to
the Wister and Wilcox families of that
city.
Mrs. cooley explained her advent INTO
business in New York In this manner: :
when Mrs. Oelrichs left the New York
store ! was asked by Miss Margaret
Thayer. who manages the Philadelphia
branch Of this New York store. to take
charge and here I am. Miss Thayer is
daughter OF Mrs. John b. Thayer OF
Haverford."
Mr.. g. Louis Boissevain. who went
into partnership with Mrs Oelrichs in
forming the 'Trading Company, still Is
connected with that enterprise.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
TURKEYS AND GEESE
IN LAST HOUR DROP
Early Shoppers Paid Highest
Prices for Fouls.

Housekeepers who did their Christmas
shopping early, to the extent of buying
a turkey or goose last Monday or Tues
day. paid from 3 to Is cents more
pound than they would have paid had
they waited until the last minute, ac-
cording to prices quoted in the retail
markets yesterday.
The State Department of Farms and
Markets made a survey of turkey prices
and found medium weight fresh turkeys
selling over the counter at 55 to 6S cents
a pound. A weel; ago some of the small
dealers were holding out for 20 cents.
While turkeys have slumped in price
cranberries have hit the sky. The rea-
son Cor this shortage, Mr.. CLANCY said.
IS the growing demand for cranberries,
which is the result of an organized "eat
more cranberries" campaign conducted
by the exchange. The price for the few
barrels remaining is at the rate (retail
to consumer) os about As cents a quart.
Christmas trees have been slow ar
irving for two or three days owing to
storms and are selling retail at from 81
for small tree to "a or IS for a large
one.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
ROOSEVELT CHRISTMAS
AT COVE NECK SCHOOL
Colonel's Widow Presides and
Santa Claus Appears.

In the Cove Neck school at oyster
Bay where the late Col Theodore Roose-
welt for nearly twenty-five years played
Santa Claus at the closing exercises be-
fore the Christmas holiday. his widow
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. presided yes
terday. Theodore Roosevelt. Assistant
Secretary of the Navy. was 10 have
come from Washington to take the Santa
Claus role. but he was detained. and
a resident of Oyster Bay wore the red
fur trimmed jacket and the huge whis-
kers.
Mrs. Roosevelt stood at Santa Claus's
side, and took the gifts from him for
presentation to the fifty pupils. The
gifts represented the wishes OF each
child expressed in letters written to
Santa Claus" several weeks ago, and
addressed by the principal. as has been
the custom. to the Roosevelt family who
assumed charge Of the purchases. Mrs.
Richard Derby. Col. Roosevelts younger
daughter. talked briefly to the children.
pointing out the seats where she and her
br others had studied.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
Colonel WatterSOn
to Rest in Vault
Among Magnolios
Funeral Marked by Brief
Eulogy, Scripture Reading
and No Music.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 23.--Funeral
services were held to-day for Col. Henry
Watterson, who died here yesterday.
The services. which at the request Of
the family. were attended only by a
few friends and newspapermen. con-
sisted OF the reading of the fourteenth
chapter of st. Johns Gospel and a brief
eulogy by the Rev. J. T. Boone, pastor
of the First Christian Church. There
was no music.
The body will be placed In q marble
vault in Evergreen Cemetery to-mor-
row, where 1t will rest under the oaks
and magnolias with scores of Confed-
crate comrades of other days until
spring. when it will be taken to its final
resting place In Cave Hill Cemetery at
Louisville.
Mrs. Watterson did not attend the
services, which were held just before
noon, her son and daughter not permit
ting her to do so because Of her condi-
ton as result of Col. Watterson's
DEATH
An hour before the services began
Mrs. Watterson extended n general in
vitation to newspapermen of the city to
be present and several joined the son,
daughter and some of the grandchil-
dren.
Judge Robert Bingham, publisher of
the Louisville Courier-Journdl, and a
half dozen close friends of the family
also attended the services.
In Difference to the wishes Of Mrs.
Watterson there were only two floral
offerings in addition to those from the
family. These were from A. s. Hough.
chief editorial writer for the Florida
Times Union and n lifelong friend of
Col. and Mrs Watterson and from the
management of the hotel in which Col.
Watterson passed away
One OF the most highly priced of the
hundreds of messages that continued to
arrive to-day from persons in all walks
of life throughout the country was re-
ceived by Mrs. Watterson from Jim
Wilson. aged negro servant at the Wat
terson home, near Louisville. 1--WE share
your sorrow and anxiously await other
news" it said.
Arthur Krock. editor Of the Louis
Vile Times, had telegraphed yesterday,
Jim ard I are weeping for the death
Of old Marster."
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
AMONG THE SEAGOERS.
Italians Among Those who VIII
Pass Christmas Mt Sen.

Messrs. S. Antoninl. " Cimaschi
and Charles Casaretti and DR.. +. Clam
niri who were associated with the Italian
delegation at the armament conference,
will start back TO Europe to-day or
board the Sythia Of the Cunard Line. and
will spend Christmas at sea. Others 60
ing by that liner will be Mr.. Delos W.
Cooke. associate director of the Cunard
Line Mr.. G. II. Carberry, editor of the
Boston Post Mr. II. Wilson Harris cor
respondent of the London Daily Netcs. /.
Mrs. Richard Haworth of Boston Capt.
Alaister McKelvie. secretary to the Con-
sul-Genera! of Persia Mr.. George II.
Doran. the publisher MIR. william
Brooks. Mr.. Thornton Butterworth. Mr..
and Mrs. g. w. Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs.
,'ohn Watson and Mr.. and Mrs James
Gibson.
Nine. Marie Ivogun. Viennese colora-
tura soprano. who will appear with the
Chicago Opera Company, is a passenger
IN board the America OF the United
States lines, which is due to-day.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24

of the subscription will take place next
Tuesday night.
Mrs. Luther Kountze will give din
ner party tonight at East Fifty-sev-
enth street for Miss Elizabeth Kountze.
the debutante daughter of Mr.. ard Mrs.
Herman D. Kountze.
Tea for Miss Gilbert.
Mrs. M G. Bacon Gilbert will give a
tea and dance this afternoon jim the ball
room of the Colony Club to introduce to
society her daughter, Miss Margaret
Bacon Gilbert. A dinner at the home
of Mrs. Bacon will follow the reception.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene S. Reynal will
give dance tonight at the RitZ-Carl-
ton to introduce their daughter. Miss
Jeanne Reynal
Mrs. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte will
give a reception this afternoon in her
apartment at 772 Park avenue t: intro
duce her twin daughters, Misses
Blanche and Barbara Strebeigh.
Mrs. Charles Hudson Bull of 702 Mad
ison avenue will give a reception this
afternoon to introduce her daughter,
Miss Catharine Van Dyke Bull.
Mrs. Robert A. Gardiner gave q
Christmas party yesterday afternoon in
the Plaza for her daughter, Miss Alex
andra ID. Gardiner and fifty of the lat
ter's school friends. There were dane
ing and tea for the entertainment of
Mrs. Gardeners young guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Seligman Of 3is
West Seventy-first street and Mr. AL
fred +. Seligsberg Of 30 West Seventeen
street. brother Of Mrs. Selgman. will
unite in giving a supper and dance
next Monday night in the Plaza for
Miss Susan G. Seligman, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Seligman. There will be
300 guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence ]. Brengle OF
Morristown gave dinner last night a,
the Plaza for their young daughter
Miss Anne Brengle. their guests after
ward going to the holiday dance
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
MUSICALE FOR HOPE FARM.
Entertainment to Bc Given Mt
Mrs. Cornelius vnndcrbiit's Home.

matinee musicale will be given In
the home of Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt
$40 Fifth avenue, on January 10 for the
benefit of the Greer Memorial House OF
Hope Farm In Duchess county. The pro-
gram is TO be made up Of chorals by the
choir Of st. Thomas's Church under Mr.
r. Tertius Noble, groups of songs by
Nine. Nevada Van der Veer. contralto
and Rsfaelo Diaz, tenor. with a varia
tion in the form of a monologue by Will
lam Gillette.
The directing committee includes
Mines. David Heller. George l.. Brod-
head. George Horton, j. u. Beale, F. @.
Burke. Bernet Clark, Barent Lefferts
and Charles Gilmore Kerley, and the
Misses Louise Within and Emma Martin
Tickets Mt SO may be obtained from Miss
Emma Goodwin at 161 East Seventy
ninth street.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
FRANCE HoN0RS AMERICANS.
Legion of Honor Cross Awarded to
Three Architects.

The French Government has con-
fcrred upon three American architects.
members OF the American Institute OF
Architects. Messrs. Welles Bosworth.
Charles Butler and Julian Clarence Levi,
the cross of the Legion OF Honor. The
announcement was made that Mr.. Bos-
worth has contributed to the interests
of France in America and has in his
profession carried on the French archi-
tectural traditions that Mr.. Butler in
1915 and 1915. while attached TO the
French Ministry of War. designed sew
eral military hospitals, and that Mr..
Levi waJ chief Of construction IN Base
Section In the American Red Cross.
The latter are graduates Of the Ecole
des Beaux Arts and are respectively
chairman and secretary of the Commit
tee of the American Institute of Archi-
tects that organized the exhibition OF
American architecture at the Paris
Salon last spring. where Mr.. Bosworth
was an exhibitor.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
Paris Cuts Prices
80 Per Cent. for
Christmas Gayety
Restaurant PrOfiteering Sus-
pended for Holiday Eve and
ThrOngs Will Celebrate.

Special Cable to THE NEW YoRK lIsa,.n.
Copyright, 1891. by THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Dec. 23
Paris's Christmas eve celebration this
scale as last year. but prices will be at
least 80 per cent cheaper even in the
big hotels and boulevard regtauranta.
where preparations are being mace for
record breaking crowds.
Since the war hotels like the Claridge
and the Ritz as well as restaurants
such as the Cafe de Paris and Ciro's,
have held Christmas balls with mid
night suppers, with champagne flowing
at the rate of 200 francs for each per-
son. but tomorrow night 1t will be pos
sible to dance and dine at any of these
places for 130 francs. while the boule-
ward palaces and gaiety centers of
Montmartre are offering a fixed price
as low as 40 francs a person and
special bottle of champagne for only 80
francs extra. although wine prices in
Montmartre are ordinarily double this
amount
This attempt to revive the pre-war
spirit OF the "Reveilon" by ceasing
prof1teering for one night promises to
be great success, as 1t is already i'm
possible to reserve table in the better
known establishments.
The Christmas program of the Ameri-
can colony here includes special dinners
for visitors at the Franco-American
Welfare Center. the American Scholar
ship Association, the American Womans
Club and other places freauented by
Americans who are in Paris tempo
rarily.
BERLIN, Dec. 2S ASSOCIATED Press).-
Germans who have received Christmas
gifts from America find little cause to
be grateful. and many have refused to
accept their packages because of having
to pay a heavy import tax. since most
of the gifts are classed as luxuries. For
a half pound Of tobacco and half a
dozen cigars the import tax amounts to
from 800 to 400 marks, which Is far
beyond the average Teuton's means
Luxury gifts have been banned by most
Germans, and stores report that their
stocks have been virtually untouched
during the last few weeks.
MONTREAL. Dec. 23.-Eastern United
States appear determined to have their
Christmas cheer" even though the pro-
curing thereof means adventure. Retail
liquor depots established here and in
towns close to the international border
are as popular these days as water
ing trough for horses on a hot summers
cay.
Only the scene is more modern--long
lires of automobiles. bearing license
tags issued In the States Of New York.
Massachusetts,, Vermont. New Jersey
and many others, are to be seen at these
depots
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
BOYS SLIGHTLY TALLER,
HEAVIER THAN GIRLS
Advantage Found in Children
Under s Years.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.--Boys in this
country under years of age average
from one-third to one-half an inch taller
and ''about one pound" heavier than
girls. according to report to-day by
the Federal Children's Bureau. said to be
based on "the largest mass OF data on
the heights and weights of children un-
der years Of age ever brought together
In this country"
The tabulation was made in come.
ton with ''children's year." and includes
both native and foreign born children.
California children were found to
be slightly taller and heavier than other
groups in the study" the report said, "a
difference for which climate or some
factor other than the nationality COM
position of the population. which closely
resembles that of other parts of the
country. is held responsible.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
Lord and Lady Lee
Gipe Dinner Party
to Company of so
Members of Diplomatic Corps
and Arms Delegates Among
the Gcests.
Special Dispatch to THE NEW YosN HaaAlD.

Special Dispatch to THE New YogN HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C.. Dec. %.
Lord and Lady Lee of Fareham gave
a dinner tonight at the Willard. which
was the most important social event on
the calendar. Lady Lee was unable to
be present owing TO an attack of infln-
enza. but Lady Geddes. wife of the
British Ambassador, took her place us
hostesc. The company numbered eighty
and jsicluded many delegates to the
arms conference and members CO the
diplt-natic corps.
Sc Arthur Willert entertained a COM
patty of fifteen at dinner at the Shore
ham.
Two debutantes made their bow to So
ciety to-day and most OF the entertain
ing of the day was for the debutantes.
In the afternoon Capt. and Mrs. Luke
McNamee gave tea dance at Rau-
scher's to introduce their niece. Miss
Patricia Ainsa. In the evening interest
was divided between Representative and
Mrs. Wallace Whites ball for her
debutante daughter. Miss Nina Lunn,
and the dance given at the Chevy Chase
Club by Mrs. Richard ID. Simms TO
present her daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Simms.
Mrs. j. r. Wellington and her de-
butante daughter, Miss Rebecca Wei
lington, gave a dinner tonight. taking
their guests later to the Simms dance.
Mrs. Richard s. Hill gave dinner for
her daughter. Miss Eleanor c. Hill, also
a debutante. and afterward the party
went to both dances.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Richard c. Mar
shall had a dance for younger girls in
compliment to their daughter, Miss
Laura M. Marshall. who is home for
the holidays: and Mr.. and Mrs william
e. Fowler had a dinner dance for sixty
members of the younger set.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
includes
SOCIAL NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Darley Dent OF
ISL West Seventy-fifth street will pass
the Christmas holidays at the Marl-
borough Blenheim. Atlentic City.
Members of Company 7, 107th Infantry.
will give Christmas dance at the
seventh Regiment Armory next Friday
evening. The directing committee in
clude Messrs. Washington T. Clayton.
Frank Utard. Thomas v. Murtha. Doug
las .. Mapes. Eugene w. Potter. Ken
meth r. Pyatt William Il. Bender,
Sheriff. Porges. James f. Mclaughlin,
Jr., and Elon st. G. Hobbs.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
J. G. PENNIE, PATENT
LAW EXPERT, DIES
He Was Adviser to Peace
Commission IN Paris.

John c. Pennie, senior member of PEN
ME, Davis. Marvin & Edmonds, attor-
neys. of 30 Nassau street, who was an
adviser to the American Peace Com
mission. died yesterday in his home, 324
West lO3d street, of heart failure. He
was in his sixty-fourth year.
He was born in Albany and was grad
uated from Union College. In 1883 he
began the practice of patent law in
Washington and later came to this city,
being associated with D-Cady Herrick
and Judge James j. Farren OF Albany.
He was in Paris for six months in 1919
as American adviser on patent laws, a
service which was recognized by King
Albert of Belgium, who commissioned
him Commander of the Order OF the
Crown. Mr.. Pennie was a director of
the National Research Council and for
merly trustee of the Chemists Club.
He leaves a wife, Aida Yorke Pennie,
and a son. Kenneth r. Pennie.