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$4,000 Asked.
Man Held In
Rankine Case

vicinity on the chance that the mex
call might be made from there.
Both vigils were in VAIN, and after
waiting for some time at their various
posts, the detectives telephoned AGAR
to Nye, learning that the professed alb.
ductor was even then talking with che
bank detective, his call coming this
time from a cigar store at 1549 Broad
way.
Walsh and Nye's men hastencd to
the store, which is at Forty sixth Street
man was in one of the telephone
Nye's men called his chief and learned
that he was still in conversation with
the man who wanted $4,000 Through
the telephone company it was learned d
that the call came from the booth next
TO that in which the detective was
standing.
Upon this information Walsh and
hls companions opened the door of
the booth and yanked it's occupant out
with such swiftness that he had no
opportunity to hang up the receiver.
One OF them then went to the tele
phone. it is alleged and discovered that
Nye was at the other end of the line
Despite this evidence. the prisoner
asserted that he was talking to pool-
room which he had called to get the
results of the races. He said he never
had heard Of Mrs. Rankine A news
paper in his pocket which contained
PICTURES OF the missing woman was
folded open at the page on which the
story was printed, however.
At the East Fifty~frst Street nolice
station, where he was taken before his
transfer to headquarters, Kraft tilted
his chair back against the wall and
New-York tribune., 1921-04-08
Convict Is Still Rational
After Brain Operation
Leondowsii Walks for Exercise
and No Unfavorable Symp-
toms DcyeIoD

oSSlNlNG, N. Y, April 7.-Roman
Leondowski, the prisoner upon whose
brain an operation was performed re-
Gently for the removal of bullet, left
ms cot Yesterday for the first time
since the operation and walked about
for exercise.
Dr.. Amos 0. Squire. head physician
OF Sing Sing, said that Leondowski,
who had been insane owing to pressure
of the bullet on his brain. had been
rational since the operation.
There have been no unfavorable
symptoms,' said DR.. Squire. 1T is
probable that Leondowski Will be ken+
here another month When it is con-
sldered that complete cure is demon
strated. the patient viii be removed
to Dannemora State Hospital. where
proper action may be taken to bring
about his discharge'
The operation, regarded by surgeons
as as "a; a rare one, was performed by DR..
Mllllam L. Chapman, of 552 Lincoln
Place, Brooklyn.
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he had married in 1916 in st. Cath
erInes, Ont. He had another room in
- ~ IN Street, few doors east of
highth Avenue. He did not live there
with his wife, he said. At the time of
the shooting he had rooms at 33 Wes.
Elghty-fourth Street
When he quit New York in Aucnst
ne SAID, he went to Syracuse. All this
time he said he was much worried
ABOUT the publicity the thing was pet-
ting and could bear only to glance at
lne mead lines Of the newspapers
Dr. James w. Putnam, an alienist
was present at the Harris Interrogation
today, and declared it his opinion that
harris was perfectly sane.
He tells rational story" said DR..
Putnam, land shows no indication Of
being out of his mind"
Detective Henry f. Oswald arrived
here tonight from New York to oues-
tlon Harris. He examined Harris in
connection with the interior arrange
ments of the house. He declined to
make any comment as to what he had
found out, but said he would get in
touch with the New York officials at
once and continue the examination to-
morrow.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-08
Bandits Chain
drivers, Loot
Mail Truck
Cincinnati Hold-Up Follows
S500,O0O Chicago Rob-
berry; u. S. Agents Charge
National Gang Is at Work
Suspect 'sInside'' Help
Iwo Hundred-Pound Man
Said to Have Carried Off
Half Million i'm One Sack

CINCINNATI, April -Four men in
an automobile tonight held up and
robbed United States postoffice mail
truck near the West End station of the
baltimore e. Ohio Railroad lere. Sew
eral pouches of registered mail were
taken from the trucks and carried awav
by the robbers.
The truck was followed from the
railroad station by the automobile. On
reaching an alley two of the bandits
boarded the truck, handcuffed the two
postoff1ce drivers to the steering
wheei and obtained the mail bags.
pedestrians, hearing the shouts of
the drivers, summoned the police but
no trace Of the robbers could be found
1T was impossible tonight to ascertain
the amount of loot taken.
CHICAGO, April T Special investj-
gators sent from WASHINGTON in con
noctlon with the theft yesterday at the
Dearborn Station of mail pouches con
tanning cash and securities. believed
TO total more than $500, 900. tonight
were proceeding on the theory that
the robbery had been carried out bv
Il national gang of mail thieves who
obtained advance information Of
money shipments from postal en-
ployees.
The investigators were convinced
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situation Wanted ads in The Tribune
arranged in alphabetical order according
70 70 occupations. A ready reference guide
factory or home-Adyt S'
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In time OF need you don's
want evasions Or delays.
You Wont coal!
Then a good coal connec.
ton becomes a real asset.
For so years Owens &
Company have been giving
personal service; they are abb
to extend this to 2 limited
number from 10th Street 10
the Battery.
OWENS & COMPANY. Irc
Foot Of East 49th ST., n. Y. C.
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that yesterdays theft was an "inside
job" because OF the fact that the rob.
bers sorted number of sacks on q
mail truck in the station and selected
only those which contained valuabies
The same procedure was carried out
day in another robbery at Sullivan
Ind, once the home Of Postmaster
General VIII II. Hays, the robbers &c
lecting the sacks containing money
although there was nothing on the
pouches TO indicate that they contained
other than ordinary mail.
Gcore Of persons were arrested to-
day in connection with the robbery
here. but most Of them were released
1t was believed that the currency
stolen in Chicago was consigned to
banks in Indianapolis. The Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank and the Indian
apols banks are the currency dis
tributing points for the Middle West.
Postal Inspector A. +. Germer. act
ing head of the bureau here, refused
to give an estimate of the loss, re-
cent ruling from Washington forbid
ding this
According to ore account, the rob
hers had played baseball all afternoon
N lot adjoining the station where the
hold-up occurred. Other witnesses
said the robbers rushed up to the mail
truck in an automobile just as it was
preparing to unload.
The four bandits held up dozen
mail clerks and several bystanders al
the point of pistols, demanding that
the registered mail pouch be thrown
out Of the truck. One Of the robbers
described as huge man weighing more
than 200 pounds, grasped the sack with
one hand and carried it to car across
the street
Two other mail poucnes were then
taken. the bandits escaping in the
autom obile. Only one shot was fired
witnesses agreeing that one of the ban
dts shot at a companion before recog-
nizing him. Whether the bullet took
effect was not known.
AS the bandits machine turned the
first corner policeman fred two shots
at the car, without effect
Early to-day the police found three
mail pouches, ripped open and their
contents missing, in vacant lot.
Wrappers in the registered pouch gave
The first indication that large amount
had been obtained
The automobile used by the robbers
was found, abandoned, about two miles
from the place where the pouches were
discovered. Two bullet holes we're in
the tonneau of the machine.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-08
Police Skeptical of Harris
And Aunt Thinks He's Crazv
Whitman and Detectives Pledge Thorough Inquiry
was Elevator Operator in City When Elwcll
Was Slain; Errors in Story Appear

While police officials and members y,
the District Attorneys star were
frankly skeptical Yesterday concarr;ns
the confession Of Hov uarris ~ Rnff.ie fr,i
that he and an acco1nnlicc k;lled Josenh
Bovine Elwell i was wade nls;p th.t
everything possiblc would be aone ~
eheci ur I;s sto,,' "'o'N NJ "o"o "
Former Ccvcrno,. Cher,oss & Whitman
cnerjal Assistant n;str;ct At+orno, W., ~ -
whom District Attornev Swami onls WY ~ "
GENTLY turned over The Elwell ,nnrd n :,
investira,ion eaid ,ha+ hs rerson.iI,, :,
would Question Harris .nor por 'os"l'S y
yas brought to ,GIs c;tv He so;d ho ,o
Mad boom IN con,rmn;cat;o, .,,ro,,ls, n'rI mt II.
he dav wi.h n;str;ct atta,,n, 80. NJ aSus a"u'
of Erir Conniv snd ,bat A. Moo, nVols ,Sa :,
to}o b;, Ua;, ','' haa '"a, t''oi m Too'e nae
nal assrrtion That he 'vas tbn a's ~nnis' "'as,-
,,,ice Of No .;Jovn. af rl,"ou ,r, T":
t,.'.. Cn.,. w. ."e S'aser ol Elw'H, ne Erle
hNcn acrcn,nsnioJ rOH h~ ~, '"@a r lie naa Mt
Putnam wi1rlv lnown a1;o~;"t ;'.S ,,.S W.
ncclarnI .ha, tl' "';oM" "a'en1sl' VINO
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cohversed afably with the patrolmen

conversed afrably with the patrolmen n
on reserve
Nye admitted yesterday that the
story OF Mrs. Rankine having been
seen IN the Ritz Carlton on Saturday
the day following her disappearance
was mistake. Mr.. Nye said that in,
vestlgation had revealed it was NOT
Mrs; Nanklne who had been seen.
Although rivermen and police con
tinued their search for the missino
woman along the waterfront bctwoon
o.. She '9ucensboro Bridge and Long Island
,oouhd Yesterday no trace of her was
round. Detectives and police are now,
positive that Mrs. Rankme ended her
own own life and it is almost unanimous
theory that the river was the method
CHOSEN after what is believed to have
peen a futile attempt on her part to
purchase revolver.
Relatives yesterday continued 70
MAKE canvass of lodging houses.
noteis and resorts on Long Island in
hopes that Mrs. Rankine NAV have
Deen stricken with one of her fain+ino
spells and may be in the care of
strangers not aware of the search no.
ing made for her.
Mrs. Ranliine will have been mjssino
one week tonight, although inforra,
ton concerning her disappearance was
not made public until three davs ago
when relatives were convinced that mi
vate search had failed.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-08
N. Y. Olice Named
AS Aids i'm Great
Auto Theft Rine
z,
Confessed Robber at Detroit
Tesiifes ST, 900 Was Paid
to Detective Here to Per
nit Shipment to Europe


DETROIT, April 7.-Testimonv tend
ing to implicate police officers of New
York City and Bridgeport, Conn, in a
great international auto theft ring was
given to-day in the United States
! court during the trial of five men
charged with conspiracy to stcaA cars
IN Detroit and send them to Eastern
cities. Almon c. Basden, government
witness, who pleaded guilty to a SINH
lar charge, related an alleged conversa-
tion held in New York between Sven
Nyquist and James Burroughs, two of
the defendants. He stated that Nyouist
ftold Burroughs he had paid $1,000 to a
detective of the New York police
force and that the detective was de-
mandlng $4,000 more before he would
permit stolen cars to be shipped to
Sweden. Burroughs said Basden prom
lsed to attempt to raise the money.
Earlier in the day Basden testified
ne saw Burroughs pay $500 to a
bridgeport detective in Burroughs's
auto repair shop in the Connecticut
city. =
, DuA iVuSHS, Sdlu baSQen, told me
the detective was wise to the thefts
and that the money would fix him"
According to Basden the men who
actually stole the cars in Detroit were
TO turn them over to him and William
Halpln, who also confessed and was
sentenced TO two years in Leavenworth.
James Galbo and Douglas Moore, two
of the defendants, assisted in driving
the cars through to Bridgeport. the
witness said, where they were delivered
to Burroughs for alteration and shin
ment abroad
Over the objection of counsel for the
defense, Basden in his testimony sought
to connect Burroughs with attempts
to obtain in Detroit and sell in the
East narcotic drugs and cloth stolen
from tailor shops
Basden testified not only to his own
crimes, but also admitted how he had
double-crossed Burroughs in the mat
Ter OF the sale of car. Instead of
selling it in Boston as he was instruct
ca, ne took it to his fathers home in
Stoughton, Mass, intending to keep it
for himself.
Another instance of the lack of
honor among thieves was given by the
witness. He said he had been told hv
one of the men who pleaded guilty that
burroughs had sent the latter $500 to
ship cars, but that he had taken the
money and bought car for himself to
use as a taXicab.
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negroes they wanted to see and | told
them everything on the place was open
to them and we got in the car and went
up to a place where we found one OF
the negroes they wanted One of the
agents got out of the car and the other
remained with me-"
Williams told how the agents were
turned over to Hulaud Williams, a son
and they went to a group of negroes
The agents preferred to talk to the
negroes alone, he said, and this ar.
ranEement was made
"When we got to my house." con.
tinued Williams, both said they had
found conditions at the place far diff
ferent from what they had expected to
find from the reports that had been
made to them, and the worse thing
they saw was my son, Leroy, with n
pistol on him. They told me they
could arrest him for carrying a pistol
about the place"
Williams said that the agents re-
ported the negroes were we'll dressed
and well fed. zone of them said
might 'be technically guilty Of pcon-
age" he said. "They assured me that
| need not have any fear because of
their investigations"
Next morning. Williams said, he
called the farm hands together at his
house and said: "AIl you that want to
leave can GO
Williams said he explained that Fed
eral officers had been there He said
he pointed to the road, and said, "It's
open to you"
On the following night Williams said,
Lindsey Peterson and "Foots" drove up
the hogs, and Little Bit" and CHS
holm, all said to have been murdered
later, came to him and said they wanted
to see their folks. 'T told them all
SIS. Clyde Manning and Charlie CHS
holm asked for half dollar each, and
gave it to them. They left Thursday
after supper and ! haven't seen any Of
them since.
81 don't know about this. | went
home and stayed there with my wife
and little children. Next morning none
of the boys came up but Clyde, and |
asked him where the others were He
said, They went off last night
Nov gentlemen" continued Will
llams, "if | had committed this crime
would not be here now. had plenty
of time to get away, but | didn't know
anything about it, 1 did not leave and
never expect to leave"
Covington's fire alarm bell is sig
nal for the people to respond in the
event of trouble during the trial of
Williams. All residents have volun-
teered to offer protection to the pris-
oners. The alarm went off early this
morning and people scantily attired
carrying shotguns, rifles and pistols,
focked to the jail. A garage was on
fire. The Jail was in danger, for big
gasoline tarA near by was threatened
MONTICELLO, Ga, April 7.-One
hundred and fifty deputies are being
obtained to guard negroes who will be
called before the Jasper County grand
Jury next Monday. The Law and
Order League will complete its organ-
zatlor Saturday night, determined to
avert trouble.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-08

MONTICELLO, Ga, April 7.-One
hundred and fifty deputies arc being
obtained to guard negroes who will be
called before the Jasper County grand
jury next Monday The Law and
Order League will complete its organi-
zatior Saturday night, determined to
avert trouble.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-08

'koy must be crazy. He is the soft.
est-hearted boy in the world. RI,
caused us lots of trouble. I'll admit
'nr0uEh getting into bad company
wnlle mere, but can't believe ne helpet
murder man"
one OF the details of Harriss story
70 'he buhalo police that served tc
.hst , uo4Dt on his tale was the fact
that a William Dunkcn was released
from the Connecticut Stote parnr''so ,"ooo
tory at Cheshire yesterday. .fter sorv-
ing sentence of eighteen montha for
theft. 'o''''s 'o'
S'ayer's Name Duncan. He Says
fArst reports Of Harris's Buffalo CON
lession gave the name of his alleged
accompllce as William Dunkin. Yes
,c'oay, when told that a William Dun
Ken had been in Jail in Connecticut at
the time Elwell was slain, and that he
mad been sent to Jail from Bridgeport.
the nome town Of Harris, the buffalo
prisoner said he knew nothing about
any such person, and that the man he
referred to was named William Dun
can; Nevertheless, the coincidence, if
such 1T Is. didn't strengthen the local
officials confidence in the confession Of
Harris. VI
Judge Alfred J. Talley, of the Court
OF General Sessions. who as chief AS
sistant District Attorney had much to
do with the inquiry into the Elwell
murder, declared yesterday that Grim
mai annals are filed with fake confcs-
slons; and, while that of Harris may be
found to be genuine, he was not par
tlcularlE impressed with it,
Acting Inspector Coughlin. command
ing the Detective Bureau, announced
last night that Mrs. Elwell, wife of the
siam ''., turfman. had had an office in the
building at 366 Fifth Avenue. where
Harris had worked as an elevator op-
orator. Mrs. Elwell vacated the office
IN January, 1920. Harris was employed
there from April until July, 1920. In
Buffalo yesterday Harris said he had
never known Mrs. Elwell The police
learned that he had talked incessantlv
OF the murder between its commission
and the time he was discharged The
records of the building show that he
worked every day during the week of
June II, the date Of Elwells murder.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-08
Police in Detroit, Her Former
Home, Seek Mrs. Rankinc

DETROIT, April 7.-Police here have
taken up the search for Mrs. Annette
Rankine, who disappeared in New York
last Friday, on the theory that she
might have suffered lapse of memory
ana that almless travel might bring
her to her old home.
Mrs. Rankine, daughter of E. K. Nor
ton, former head of the Detroit Board
OF Trade, was a leader in society here
prior to her marriage to William
Birch Rankine in 1905 Her relatives
mere could offer no information of
value in solving the mystery Of her
disappearance.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-17
HUMOR OF THE DAY

Why should man of your wealth care for money?i
 T don't care for it." protested Mir Dustin Stax. Its the importance that other people attach to it that makes the individual feel it's desirable to have as much of it as Washington Star.
 Mrs. Exe-Marriage does change a man.
 Mrs. Welt has certainly changed my husband. He used to talk to me about his yearning heart; now he gener- ally talks to me about his uver.-Bos ton Transcript.
 "A lot of these chauffeurs seem to think the ordinary pede Etrians are be- meath them"
 Well, too often they are"-Boston Transcript.
 How old are you. Buddy?"
 Six years"
 And what are you thinking of becom- ing?"
 Seven years."-Houston Post
 A Boston artist relates that while he was painting in an open field one day a rustic came up and stood watching him. Presently the fellow remarked:
 ''Purty clever you be, mister, a-paint- in two picters at wunst. But I like the one you got your thumb through best."- Exchange.
 Do you really enjoy country life, old man?"
 You bet I do."
 What do you do with yourself even ings?"
 "Oh come to n."-Boston Tran
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-17

and the base. He takes school children between the base and New London.
 Lieut. R. B. England. attached to the submarine base, appeared officially in favor of granting the license to Bal dell, declaring that both the boat and train service was inadequate and the bus is the only reliable means of getting to and from the base. He said that be- fore Baldelli started his line, the jitney service had never been satisfactory. and that the officials of the submarine base wished the service continued Lieutenant England stated that Baldelli was operat- ing a schedule adopted by the navy of ficials, w. N. Bennett, chief petty off, cer, attached to the morale department of the base, acquiesced in what Lleuten- ant England said.
 Alderman Henry c. ChappeIl, chair man of special committee appointed by | the court of common council at It's meeting Thursday night to represent the l city at the hearing, stated that in behalf of the city, the committee was in favor | of the line to the base. He said that service between New London and the base had been inadequate until MT. Bal delli started his line and that the apph- cant is thoroughly reliable.
 Attorney Charles B. whittlesey, rep l EtSSIltllls liiG EoAlOlS 4@AaO G1lSSeAA AC AeoAt7 way Co.,, stated that the company did not object to the line so long as 1t did not interfere with 8 proposed line which was to be built across the state high way bridge. He said that if Baldelli agreed to a minimum charge of 20 cents a trip regardless of where the passen- gers get on, it would be satisfactory to the company. This was agreed to by Attorney Mcclure in behalf of Mir. Bal deln.
 The application of Tony Bisconu of | 619 Bank street for permission to run from the Parade through the village of ] Jordan to Niantic was taken up next The applicant was represented by Attor- ney Thomas F. Dorsey. Bisconti said that his route began in front of the | Crown theatre in State street and ended at the post office at Mantle He said that there was no other bus line to Nj | antic and that he had been operating the line for nine months. He said that he charges 25 cents and that he operates a car with a capacity of Is passengers He Is ready to put on additional service if there is a demand. Attorney Dorsey handed the commission a petition con- taining more than 100 signatures of per.
 sons who feel that the line is neces.
 sary
 Selectman c. H Cone of the town oi
 East Lyme made brief statement ir
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-17
KALEIDOSCOPE

Miss M. E. Broad, now nearing her S0th year, recently retired from her po- sition as a forewoman in the big choco- late mi7is in Dorchester, Mass, after 57 year of continuous service
 Engineers have been planning subways and trackage to accommodate the popula- tion of New York city 25 years from now. The population is expected to be 9,000,000 and the traffic on rapid transit systems 5000, 100000 passengers year.
 Popular Science Monthly calls atten- tion to the fact that although methods of obtaining valuable products from garbage have been discovered and improved, New York city is still spending S3,0O0,000 a year to dump s5,00,0 900 worth of garbage into the sea.
 Hydro-eIectric possibilities are being developed at a rapid rate in Italy. En- ergy for industrial purposes, while ab- sorbed as quickly as it is produced. is extremely cheap, and in few years il will be abundant and the whole country will be interlaced with transmission lines
 Invention of the thermometer has beer ascribed variously to Calico. Drebbel oi Holland, Carpia and Sanctorius of Italy the latter in 161o, but the work was crude until more recent years, when il was perfected and the instrument wal given to the worfd in many forms.
 The date when whale fishing was started is uncertain, hut it is said the Norwegians were activu in that trade aS early as S37. The business had beer largely developed in 157S, the coast 0, Greenland being one of the best fishing grounds known for whales, the size ant output of oil making the Greenland whale eagerly sought.
 | Tours of the battlehelds Of France ar now made by means of road pullmans, which are very commodious trailer i hitched on to the rear of a powerful touring car, and in this the trayeler eat and sleeps. A party of six persons cal be accommodated easily on one Of thes cars, and if they are willing to crowd ir a few more may be taken along.