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New-York tribune., 1921-12-15
Police Begin
BigRound-Upof
Auto Thieves.
Man Seized in Stolen Car
Reveals Organized Band
Directed by One Leader;
Got Three Every Week
Girl Aids in Capture
Raced Fleeing Robber in
Her Own Machine and
Forced Him Into Railing

Detectives of the auto squad sent
out a general alarm yesterday which
is said to have contained the name and
description of the head of an extensive
automobile stealing organization. They
said that they expected to make big
-ound-up of automobile thieves within
twenty-four hours.
The information contsined in the
alarm was obtained after the arrest
of Howard Wieland, Of 326 East
Eighty-frst Street. an alleged member
of the gang, who, detectives of the
West Sixty-eighth Street station
charge, was caught while attempting
to steal an automobile belonging to
William Mcbride. secretary of the Nc
Bride Theater Ticket Agency. The
police were assisted in the arrest by
An unidentified young woman, who
raced Wieland in her own auton obile
and finally forced him to crash the
stolen machine against the railing
about the parkway in the center Of
Broadway, near Sixtyvthird Street.
Saw Car Driven Away
Herbert Vaughan, chauffeur for Mr.
Mcbride, had left the automobile in
front OF the Century Theater. a mo-
ment after he entered the theater he
heard the engine of his car start and
rushed out into Central Park West as
i vas being driven away.
Concluding at once that the thief
would turn at Columbus Circle and
then go north on Broadway, Vaughan
ran through Sixty-seventh Street and
nd RrOo 1xr-o ,1ct
woman driving a large touring car
came by. Just ahead he saw the Nc
Bride car. Jumping on the running
board of the touring car he asked the
young woman help him recover his
automobile
The young woman increased the
speed of her machine, and after a
short race overlook the Mcbride car
and attempted to crowd it against the
curb. The thief stepped on the ac-
celerator OF the stolen car. The two
machines raced for block, and again
the woman attempted the maneuver.
This time. before the driver of the
Mcbride automobile could straighten
out the front wheels. the machine
crashed against the park railing.
Captured by Patrolman
The man jumped out. ran down
btodu"dy ana turned INTO SlXty-thlrd
Street, where he was captured bv Pa
trolman Tim Shea, of Traffic SQUAD C.
At the West Sixty-eighth Street
station Wieland is said to have ad-
ritted stealing an average Of three
automobiles a week for the last several
months. He is said to have admitted
further that the "Drains of the gang
superintended all OF the thefts, and
declared that he was following him in
smother machine during his attempt to
steal the Mcbride car. He is then al
legged to have given the police a de-
scrjption Of the man. He also is said
to have told the police that two men
assisted in stealing car, and that he
vas to be relieved of the Mcbride au-
tomobile at Broadway and Seventy
second Street. This, detectives say he
explained, lessened the danger Of rec
ognizing the man who did the actual
stealing
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15

The night that Jack Frost settled
down to real work and was so verv
busy Peter Rabbit visited the Green
Forest. He would go, in spite of all
the timid little Mrs. Peter could say to
keep him at home in the dear Old
brlar-patch. And when he reached
the Green Forest he kent moving.
Jack Frost saw to that. IF Peter sat
Still for any length Of time Jack
frost pinched him and started him
going again.
So 1T came about that in time Peter
arrived near the great pile of fallen
trees deep in the Green Forest where
Mother Bear and The twins, Boxer
and Woof-W oof, had made their home
early IN the spring. In fact, Mother
Bear had spent the previous winter
under that great windfall, as Peter
~ wonder if she will sleep there
tnis winter, and | wonder where the
twins will Sleep" thought Peter. as
ne sat under little hemlock tree.
tne lowest branches of which almost
touched the ground. "Those twins are
30 big now thatI suppose they will 20
on by themselves. Perhaps they have
gone TO sleep already; 1 haven't seen
them for ever so long"
Just then Peter heard bir Feet
{. shutting through the fallen leaves
and two voices whining and complain
ing. They were coming toward him.
Peter .peeped out and it seemed to
him his heart was right up. in his
throat. He wanted TO run. but GU
riosity wouldn't let him. You see. he
wanted even more to see the Bear
family, for he knew those voices were
the voices of Boxer and Woof- Woof
Sure enough, in moment Mother
Bear appeared, shutting along in the
moonlight, and behind her shuf1ed
the half-grown cubs, whining and
complaining. Peter saw at once that
they were paying little attention to
anything but their own discomfort.
There were no Little Night Breezes
about to take his scent to the won
derful noses of the Bears, so all at
once Peter felt quite safe.
Straight to the opening that led
under the great windfall Mother
Bear led the way. Then she sent the
cubs in, giving each hearty cuff with
q big paw to hurry them along. 1t
made them squeal, and Peter could
h-ar them whimper:ng as they crept
into their bedroom. Peter chucklet.
down inside without making sound.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15
Colonel Whittlcsey Leaves
$4,000 Estate to Mother
"Lost Battalion" Hero Be-
queaths His War Tokens to
Two Friends

The will of Colonel Charles w. Whit
tlcscy, commander of the "1.ost Bat
talion," who vanished from the steamer
Toloa on November 25 while sailing
between New York and Havana, was
filed in the Surrogates Court ycstcr-
day. He left approximately $4,000.
Colonel Whittesey executed his will
on November 90, 1921 few days before
his disappearance Mt sea.
To George G. McMurtry, friend, the
war hero left the written demand by n
German officer that Colonel Whittlesey
surrender when the Most Battalion"
was hcmmcd in by tho enemy. John
d. Pruyn, another friend and attorney,
receives Colonel Whittlcsey's French
Legion Of Honor Medal The tcsta-
tor in his will exempted his brother,
Melzar M. Whittlesey. from tho pay
ment of any debt the latter may owe
him at his death Mrs. Anna L. Whit
tlesey, of Pittsfeld, Mass, his mother,
receives the residue of the estate.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15

W. Slocun,, Milton. Pa, president; John
D. Miller, SSusduehanna, Pa, vice-presi-
dent; Albert Manning, Otisville, N. Y,
secretary, and Bruce NJ. KilRatrick,
Roxbury, { NJ Y, treasurer. Executive
committee members elected were Paul,
Smith, N eHark Valley, N. Y; W.SU. Rix-.
ford, Newark, N. Y.;rFreds H. Sexaeur,
Auburn, N. Y: Herbert j. Kershaw,
Sherburne, NY, and Mr.. Slocum, pres
ident cx-oficio.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15

resentatives with tho idea Of coop
Grafton rather than Of individual gain.
Hc spoke briefly Of the tax laws and
left the impression that he felt sure
Of satisfactory revision.
1T was announced at tho luncheon
that about 81 900 has been raised for
tho Christmas fund which will be used
in providing toys for crippled children
in New York hospitals.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15
Roper Expects Tax Revision

Daniel C. Roper, formerly First AS
sistant Postmaster General, member OF
the Federal tariff board and Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, who was
the guest Of honor and principal
speaker at the regular luncheon of
the Kiwanis Club yesterday in the
Hotel McAlpin, urged the American
business man to be patient and to carry
his problems to his Congressional rep
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15
Dairymen's League Elects
G. W. SIocum Heads Associa.
ton Which Is To Be MERGED

New directors of the Dairymen's
League, Inc, elected on pooling"
platform embracing the scrapping of
that organization for the support Of the
Dairymen's Cooperative League, held
their first meeting yesterday in the
Murray Hill Hotel.
These officers were clected: George
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15

WASHINGTON Dec. 1A.-Thc disturb
ance that was of the New England coast
Tuesday night moved northeastward to
Newfoundland, and the Minnesota dis
was central of the middle Atlantic coast
tonight The latter disturbance was fol-
loved by a decided rise In pressure
throughout the great central valley. the
other disturbance Is apparently developing
over the plateau and Rocky Mountain re-
Sions to might
Light snow iss fallen within the last
the lake region. the upper Ohio Valley and
the Atlantic states from northern Virginia
northward. In other parts OF the country
the weather was fair.
The temperature was somewhat lower
to day in the upper Mississippi Valley. tho
plains states. the central and northern
Rocky Mountain region and tlle Canadian
Northwest. and 1t continued below normal
peratures were still considerably above
normal tonight In the southeastern states
and almost generally west of the Missis-
sippl River
The indications are for generally fair
weather Thursday and Friday in the
cast OF the mississippi River, except that
snow fiurries are probable In portions Of
the lower lake region Thursday.
Tho temperature will be somewhat lower
nessee and the east Gulf and south A.
lantic states, otherwise 1t will not change
materially east OF the Mississippi River
Forecast by DIstricts--Eastern New York
Southern New England, Eastern Pennsyl-
vania. New Jersey and Delaware--Gener-
change in temperature.
Western Pennsylvania and Western New
York-Clondy Thursday, probably snow
nurries near the lakes; Friday generally,
Tair. -
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15
CHARLES I TANKARD

With fiat top cover (town mark
Lincoln). During the stormy days of
Charles l nothing more than necessary
table appointments and presentation
pieces were made, and these only of
the plainest character. Makers mark
referred to in Jackson's "English Gold
smiths and Their Marks" page 421.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15
Bedtime Stories
Peter Makes a Shrewd Guess
By Thornton W. Burgess

Wien yo1s arc shavering acith
fright,
It's often best to 5atst sat tight.
Peter Rabbit.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15
COMMONWEALTH TANKARD

With flat top and skirt foot, made in
1863 during the Commonwealth period,
when little or no ornamentation was
applied to silver, although the pieces
were always of heavy weight. Collec-
tors are always keen about possessing
Commonwealth plate, because it is cS-
tremelY rare.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15

Local Official Record - The following
official record shows Temperatures during
the last twenty-four hours. in comparison
with the corresponding date Of last year:
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15
Weather Report

Sun rises... :12 am. lSun sets.... A:3e Pm.
Moon rises. SS p. m. Moon SETS. 1921 am.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15

. Ilshest, 81 degrees 7Iat S:!b ,. N. J :;
lowest. 10 20 degrees Cat "a. NJ; average
81 degrees: average same date for thirty
three years, "a degrees.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15
JAMES I BEAKER

Made in 1918, when the style re-
mained distinctly Elzabethan. This
piece is embellished with engraved
scroll work.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15

Local Forecast-Far to-day and to-ynor-
row; not much change in temperatures;
fresh northwest winds.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15
ELIZABETHAN TAXA

Made in 1860, similar to one illus
lish Plate" (page 696), embossed in
the center Of it's shallow bowl with the
bust Of q soldier Of the period.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15
Humidity
General Weather Condltions

Barometer Readings
s. m. 1915 p. ~. 1915 p. ua.. 2ss0
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15

The next story: "Peter's Curiosity
Is Too Much for Him"
New-York tribune., 1921-12-15

Made in 1867; with silver gilt
mountings, chased with flowers and
fruit.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-19
FIRING RESUMED IN MINGO
DISTRICT FROM THE KENTUCKY
HILLS AFTER DAY OF PEACE

Friday, We're bound over to the grand
jury by magistrate today. They
were not admitted to bond.
Tom Fluttey and Will Parsley, ar
rested in connection with the same
case viii be given hearing shortly.
Citizens here have taken what is term
ed drastic" steps to maintain law and
order throughout the county Their
purpose has not been made public but
1t is known that many have indicated
their willingness to be deputized to
act in any emergency. A meeting OF
citizens was held tonight at which the
.law and order" program was discuss
ed.
A single shot opposite Matewan. w
Va. and desultory firing of brief dura-
ton at Sprigg. w. Va, We're the only
indications today that the Tug River
battle front on the West Virginia Ken
lucky border still existed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-19
SENATE KILLS
STOKES BILL
Measure Called for Commission
to Investigate Riparian
Rights Proposition.
(By JOHN c. IRIcE)

TALLAHASSEE, May 18.-Senator
Stokes bill, calling for a commission
to investigate the hole matter of RI
parian rights and report to the next
session was brought up by him rather
Unexpectedly in the Senate Wednesday
just before noon and after a debate
of an hour and a half during which
the thunders of riparian rights elo-
quence again sounded through the
halls, was voted down IL to 20, with
one absentee. The vote:
Ayes, Bradshaw, Crosby, Eperson.
Hulley, Knabb, knight, Lindsey, Ma
poles Sinsle.ary. Stokes. Withon-11. /.
!. Nays, MacWilliams,;. Anderson, But
Ter, Campbell, Cooper, Eaton, Igo,
johnson, Lowery, Malone, Overstreet,
.Plympton, Rowe, Roland. Russell, Shell
ley, Taylor, Tuynbull, Weaver, Wells
20.
Absent, Calkins.
Senator Stokes did not speak on the
measure and said he had called it up
because the Governor had asked him
to. The measure number 313, called
for the appointment of commission
of seven to look thoroughly into the
subject of riparian rights and report
at the next session OF Ine leSlSldluT0.
Senaor knight spoke In favor of the
passage of the bill, saying the Butler
Lindsey bill went further in giving
away ownership OF the riparian rights
than any other state has done.
Butler spoke against the BILL point
ing out that he thought all differences
had been composed when the amend
ments made to the Butler bill were
adopted and the bill became known as
the Butler Lindsey bill. He went into
the history of riparian rights exhaust
lively, making fine presentation of
the rea sons why riparian owners are
asking for the passage of the Butler
Lindsey bill, claiming that it merely
confirms to them the rights they have
thought for more than so years were
.theirs under the provisions of the act
TO benefit commerce of 1856.
Senator Singletary spoke in favor Of
the Stokes bill, saying that the Butler
bill went much further than the act
of 1856 in giving away the states prop
erty and accusing the newspaper of
having misrepresented the Butler bill
to the people of the state. The press
has not been fair with the people on
this question he said. He spoke par
ticularly of an interview which he pre-
pared for publication, but which being
presented with the request that it be
published, came after the compromise
(ContInued on Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-19
RESIDENT TO
HAVECONTROL
|. Of OFTHECABLES
|snate Bill Empowering Him to
Issue Licenses for Cable
Operations Passes.
REMOVES ANY DOUBT TO
EXECUTIVES AUTHORITY
Right Has Been Questioned For
Half a Century and Court
Actions Have Resulted.
tsy The Associated aress.)

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The SEN
! be bill giving the president authority
yer cable landings on American
&hOres and empowering him to issue
licenses for cable operation was pass
! d today by the house. 1t now goes to
conference for smoothing out differ
tnces between the senate and the
house before it goes to the president.
The measure had been pressed by at
east two administrations, and is de-
Figned to remove any doubt as to the
light of the executive to prevent un-
authorized cable landings. This right
has been questioned for half a century
hnd several court actions have result
Hd. The latest controversy over the
Question arose last August. when the
Western Union Telegraph company
Undertook to land at Miami Fla, its
Fable connecting at Barbados witr
|he British cable to Brazil.
President Wilson refused to issue :
permit for the landing, on the ground
|hat the proposed cable link woul(
|nhance the monopoly enjoyed by tn,
''N'NA- company ONtI tdplt
L the South American republic. A ca
le ship appeared at Miami to land tn,
me, but American warships were or
lered there to prevent such landing
Later the Western Union undertook
70 connect. the cable with it's existin,
Fey West Cuba circuit, but Presiden
Wilson revoked permits for those line
|nd substituted modified permi
which prohibited any connection witt
iny foreign line.
The Western Union company thel
took the case into the federal courts
seeking an injunction from the Distric
of Columbia supreme court. The gov
filed what was practically
cross-bill in New York, asking that tn
be enjoined from furthe
proceedings until a federal permit TO
landing the cable was issued. TIL
New York court held that the presi
dent was without authority to pre-
vent a landing and the government ap
pealed to the supreme court.
During the bearings before the hous
committee recently il was stated 4
with the enactment of the senate pi
a decision by the supreme court i
the case would be unnecessary
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-19
End Came Suddenly, But Not
Unexpectedly After Attack
of Heart Disease.
WAS MEMBER OF
WILSON'S CABINET
Was Fully Aware That He Might
Not Survive Long After
Operation.
Gay Tho Associates Press,

~
ROCHESTER,, Mimi, Nav 1S.-The
body of Franklin X. Lane, former Sec
retary of the interior under the Will
son administration, who died here to-
day, was taken to Chicago tonight,
accompanied by George w. Lane, his
brother, Mrs. Franklin K. Lane and
Mrs. Franklin X. Lane, Jr. Mr.. Lane
died suddenly after an attack of heart
disease.
Funeral services will be held at Chi
cago, where his body will be cremated
after a private funeral, one of Mr.
Lanes last requests.
Messages from Peresident Harding
Woodrow Wilson and scores of gov
ernment and personal friends were re-
ceived by Mrs. Lane during the day.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Word Of
the death of Franklin K. Lane came
as peculiar shock today to the ma
tion's capital, for so many years
even more his home than his choser
place of residence in California. There
were manifestations of grief in ev-
cry department of the government
from the president, to the messengers
in the interior department, which hat
known so long the kindly, humorous
! but efficient public servant.
f, Messages of sympathy went t.
Continued On Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-19
TWO NEGROES DEAD AND ONE
WHITE MAN INJURED RESULT
OF RACE RIOT IN GEORGIA

selves in Fate Chapman's home on the
Will Byron farm and defied the off,
GERS last night after Chief of Police
Cunningham had failed In an effort to
collect city taxes from Chapman
Sheriff Vinson, deputized sheriff Carl
Lewis and posse especially deputized
moved on the barrfcaded house short
" before midnight after there had been
intermittent firing.
AS the posse approached they were
fired upon, Davis falling wounded, re-
|ceiving eight wounds.
The negroes continued to hold their
fort until the posse threatened to burn
the house. Then they left their fort
and continued TO fire on the posse. In
this affray one negro, Jim Beddenfield
fell dead. and four others were wound
ed. the worst wounded being Tom
West.
One of the negroes, a son of Fatt
Chapman got away from the posse and
he was traced TO Lilly. Ga. where hs
again put up fight at $3.50 O'Clock
this morning. He was shot dead.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-19
FORCES
TOBE REDUCED
Depleted Staff Not Likely to
Rigidly Enforce Dry Laws
Says Kramer.
tey Tho Associated Press> !.

WASHINGTON, May 1S-Prohibi-
tion forces will be reduced more than
two thirds or period of 40 days, be-
ginning Friday, because of lack Of
funds with which to pay them. In
making this announcement today,
Commissioner Kramer said it was OBJ
vious that the government. could not
proceed to a rigid enforcement of the
dry laws with the force so depleted,
but that he was hopeful that there
would be little increase in illegal IL
squor traffic.
Anti Saloon league officials were
not so optimistic. Wayne B. Wheeler,
general counsel for the league, de-
clared that "a large increase in liquor
lawlessness was to be expected to
follow a reduction of the agents from
1900 to 500 He said it was "a very
foolish and bad policy for the govern
ment to permit liquor enforcement
agents to be dismissed for the last
40 days of the current fiscal year for
lack OF an appropriation. Congress,
he added, "can yet right the wrong if
they will do So"
Commissioner Kramer said that of
the 500 men who would remain in his
force after Friday, only $50 were ac-
tual enforcement officers, the others
being office clerks whose detention
was necessary to keep together the
organization. He said that in February
he asked congress for deficiency ap-
preparation of s1,6oO,ooo, but received
only $1,400, 200.
The $1,200,000 denied by congress,
he said, had to be saved, and the only
way was to cut off the staff.
When the appropriations for the
next fiscal year are available, July 1,
he added. however, an even stronger
prohibition force could be built up as
the new allotment of $7,500,000 was
greater than formerly given the bu-
reau.
The commissioner said that the pro-
hibition authorities would not call on
any other federal agency for aid in
the enforcing of the dry law.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-19
FEDERAL MONEY
TO BUILD BRIDGE
President of Chamber of Com
merce Explains the Pro-
posed Road Bill.

In speaking of the proposed legisla-
tive bill by the joint good roads COM
mission on road improvement and
of directors Of the Pensacola Chamber
of Commerce, as well as number of
other civic organizations, President NJ.
G. Hoffman, of the Pensacola Chamber
Of Commerce, heartily endorses the
bill, and says it provides the only
sure way in which federal money can
be gotten.
Speaking of the bill Mr.. Hoffman
said "the bill does not provide for one
cent of county bond money to be spent
on the bridge. We will go ahead and
build our county roads just as we
planned.
'Tt is planned to divide the mileage
of these roads up, so that when 10
miles are built with the bond money
the federal government will pay so
per cent and begin building the bridge.
"Everytime we've built 10 miles
more we'll get another installment of
federal money. By the time our county
roads are built the bridge will also be
completed, built exclusively by federal
government road-aid money.
"It is estimated the federal money
besides building the bridge. will leave
nearly 100000 to be used with our
bond money to build our roads.
"The bill provides the only way in
which this federal money can be got
ten"
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fey The Associated Pres..)

WILLIAMSON, w. Va, May 1S.-Fir-
ing from the Kentucky hills into Rawl,
w. Va, was resumed tonight and con-
tinued for thirty minutes, according to
reports received by the authorities
here
Citizens of Williamson and Mingo
county. West Virginia will be depu-
tized as state police tomorrow in con-
nection with the disorders in the West
Virginia Kentucky border battle zone,
Cantain J. r. Brockus, of the state
nolice announced tonight at a law and
order meeting of representative citizens.
In making known the states "dras-
tic' steps, designed to meet the situa-
ton along the tug river, the Captain
declared that "unless you have rifle
on your shoulder and are ready to do
your duty, then we will have no order
in Mingo county where trouble has
been rampant since last Thursday s.
Dave Phillips and j. G. Mccoy held
in connection with the killing OF
Harry station. state prohibition Off
GER at Sprigg during the battle las