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The New York herald., 1921-02-04
YOUTH TAKEN AFTER
ROBBING TWO BANKS
Forces S25 From One Cashier,
$50 From Another, in
Same Afternoon.
BALTIMORE POLICE QUICK
Culprit Says He Demanded
Only Small Sums Because
it Was Easier

BALTIMORE, Feb. S.--A modest bandit
to-day held up bank cashier here anc
then proceeded to Laurel, twenty miles
away, where he robbed another. receiv-
ing $25 from the first and $50 from the
second. Six hours later Winfield s
Hyles. aged 20. was arrested as he
stepped from q train at the Camden sta
tton and confessed, police say. to the
thefts.
According to Capt. Cole, Hyles ad'
mitted that after his theft OF $25 from
the Provfdent Savings Bank he went to
Laurel and obtained $50 from the Citi-
zens' Nation Bank of that town In
much the same manner.
When searched at the police station
Hyles was found to have a pistol, the
$55 he had stolen and some small change
Hyies Is alleged to have given as his
reason for not demanding more money
from the cashiers the fact that it was
easier" rs It seemed like a smaller
robbery to ask for that than for O
greater amount
Hyles entered the Provident Bank a,
noon and handed Greston L. Smith,
cashier. this note: Warning. Give me
s25 at once or will shoot to kill" A,
the same time he showed pistol before
Smiths face.
Obtaining the cash. he left the bank
and the police were informed lrnme-
diately and furnished with description
OF the man.
At 2:46 the Citizens National Bank OF
Laurel was held up. The holdup mar
appeared In the bank armed with two
pistols, according to c. e. Little, cashier
and demanded $50. He had In his hand
piece OF paper believed to have borne
written demand for money like that
presented to the Baltimore bank. He
did not present It, however.
Little asked him If $50 was all he
wanted. He said It was. Little then
gave the money to him and the man
left. He dropped a $50 bill in leaving,
however. so that his total loot was
only $40. Little left the bank as soon
as he could. arming himself with a
pistol. He jumped into an automobile
and pursued what he thought was the
trail of the highwayman, but did no;
find the man.
Hyles boarded Baltimore and Ohio
train at Contee, about four miles frou,
Laurel, for Baltimore. He paid his fare
In cash. He was arrested when he
reached Baltimore, and was identified
later by Little and q. w. Waters, presi-
dent Of the Laurel Bank, as the man
who held them up.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
A Double Benefit

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The New York herald., 1921-02-04

discipline I'm the outside force on the
piers, and, thirdly. there is a growing
tendency TO offer large gratuities. Many
OF these men who are now in the net l
pity profoundly, because they are VIC
TINS of a system and of conditions for
which others are responsible"
1t was explained that while the Col
lector is primarily accountable for the
general administration in the port. the
outside force on the piers Is under the
immediate control and direction of the
Surveyor of the Port Collector Newton
said the inspectors at this time could
not fairly plead that they were forced
to solicit or accept gratuities, because
all of them are now receiving good pay
Pay Increased TO $4,000.
For three years-~ he said. II have
worked INCREASINGLY to get Their con-
pensation Increased and have succeeded
in getting them all advanced to point
where they arc receiving about $4,000
year. Relatively, this is better pay
than is given to any other group oil
customs employees In the port
Collector Newton said he held the
travelling public very largely responsible
for the plight In which the inspectors
-
war" he said, "a certain class Of ocean
travellers has been tossing money about
like drunken sailors and In many cases
they urge gratuitics upon the inspectors
and sometimes shove banknotes into
their pockets. Passengers are forbidd en-
to offer gratuities to customs men. ns
they would learn II they would read the
second paragraph printed on the reverse
side of every declaration.
Then, there is another class or pas
sengers who always are in q great hurry
to get off the piers They are willing
to give an inspector $50 OF 800 If he
will either rush their baggage through
or not examine it at all. While most
passengers make honest declarations
there are some who would not do so II
they were not fearful OF getting caught
Passengers OF that class would be quite
willing 10 give an inspector $500 or
1000 II they thought II would induce
him to pass their baggage without
proper examination"
The New York herald., 1921-02-04

Jury Is indicated further by the fact
that the forty-two aforementioned in
cluied the Joy riders.
'"The records indicate" Mr.. whitman
said. that most of the cases in which
arrests were made were beaten In the
Magistrates courts. Understand that
am not criticising the courts or the Dis
trict Attorneys Office. do not maintain
that in any of these cases of acquittal
or dismissal Jury could convict on the
testimony Of the policemen"
Obviously he Is convinced that certain
policemen stood In with the thieves and
either made few arrests. or, when they
did make an arrest, gave testimon'
upon which conviction was impossible
"It is a longer Job than / thought
was" Mr.. Whitman said. fitting bacr
and clasping his hands behind his head
~ murder case IS comparatively simple,
for It requires the collection of only a
few essential facts. but here we have
facts. or what seem TO be facts, lying in
all directions and I tell you. the collec-
tion and sitting Is a tedious process"
He was asked about rumor that sew
eral men of the automobile squad had
intiInated that they would be willing 70
"tell all"
T can't say that any such offer has
been made to me-" he said, but have
no doubt that a few men will tell what
they know IL we'll let them. The ques-
ton is which ones we want the infor-
nation from"
Members of the police force have been
having high old time with stolen cars
If the stories told to Mr.. Whitman can
bo believed. Nick Carter and Chick and
Patsy, his redoubtable assistants, were
no more adept in Disgusting themselves
beyond human detection than are real
detectives In fixing UP stolen cars 10
that even their makers wouldn't know
them. according to Mr. Whitnan's in
formants.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
BOY SCOUTS INCREASE BOARD.
GOethaIs, DR.. Finley and G.. w.
Perkins, Jr.. Added.

George w. Perkins, Jr., DR.. John II.
Finley and General George w. Goethals
have been elected to the executive
board OF the National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America, according to
issued yesterday from
OF the organization.
Daniel Carter Beard. vice-president
and National Scout Commissioner Nor
timer l.. Schiff. vice-president: George
d. Pratt. treasurer; James E. West.
chief scout executive; Lewis B. Gawtry.
John Sherman Hoyt, Jeremiah w.
jerks, William d. Murray and Frank
Presbrey are other members OF the
executive board.
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stutz becomes a Rolls-Royce.

One of the yarns Is that detective
found Stutz car. to which he affixed
four Rolls Royce wheels bought from a
second hand dealer. On the Rolls-Royce
wheels the car rolled to q painting and
overhauling shop. Supplied with an
aluminium radiator and a second hand
body, the chariot emerged with the full
authority Of n real Rolls-Royce, and as
such was sold by the detective for
$1,000 to citizen who trundled 1t off
in the belief he had got a bargain.
Another policeman came into possess
sion OF Cadillac, and presently he and
his happy family were seen in 1t. tooling
along the boulevards of Brooklyn. But
members of the automobile squad at the
moment had nothing better than car
which they wished to junk. They
swapped 1t for the Cadillac. which
was standing in front of the police
mans home one afternoon, and drove
off. The policeman--so Mr.. Whitman
was told-bided his time and drove
about In his broken down wreck until he
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
RED CROSS HEARS FROM RUSSIA

Capt. Thomas Mills of the American
Red Cross, formerly a policeman In
this city, is directing relief operations
in Russia, and Is at present the Hed
Cross worker nearest to Petrograd. ac-
cording to q report received yesterday
at Red Cross headquarters. His fielo
office In In the town of Terijoke. from
which ne ia distributing relief through
the districts OF Karelia and Ingerman-
land, near Lake Ladoga. The base Of
supplies is at viborg. Capt. Miliss
home is at 161 West 23sth street.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
WHITMAN PLANS
INDICTMENT OF TWO

Continued from First Page.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
EDpINGER SUIT SETTLED.

Mrs Ivy Eddinger, wife OF Wallace
Eddinger. actor. yesterday settled a
$4,000 suit hled against her In the
Supreme Court for permanent injuries
sustained by william Scott when the
latter was run down by her automobile
at Fifth avenue and 180th street. May
II. 1915. The case did not come to trial.
Scott receives s10.650.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04

A room, good size, exauisiteiy furnished and
to your liking, may be listed among the
Furnished Room advertisements In to-days
issue. Sec next to last page--Adu.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04

An interesting analysis showing
that of our statesmen several be-
came President and all were dis
tinguished, many of them especially
so on the bench or at the bar.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-17
.ROSH FOR TICKETS
TO THE BIG GAME
Seat Sale Opened This
/, Afternoon at Martins
Book Store

at Martins book store where
at 3 o'clock this afternoon the seat
sale for the West Virginia-West
Virginia Wesleyan game here next
Saturday was launched there is
every ind dication that the crowd at
the contest SNAt5 year will eclipse
that Of last season, which broke
all local records. For two or three
days fans have been trying 70
have seats set aside at the book
store but there was nothing doing
and no sales were made until 2
O'Clock today. There was a big
rush for the pasteboatds, and It Is
likely that the original consign-
ment for this city viii have to be
increased.
Reports from all along the line
where other sales are being CON
Quoted are the same. The old
rivalry between the Wesleyan and
West Virginia teams, together with
the fact that all the fans tins the
state az anxious. to see . Fats"
Spears, West Virginia 81 new coaGh
.te-sgoiner assure a mons GER
crowd next Saturday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-17
AMERICAS TRIBUTE
TO AIRSH.IP dead. I. |.
Impressive Ceremony Was
Held In Brooklyn
Navy Yard
fpr ~ AssooIntad PressI

(By the ASsoclaCeu EEessl. ~
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Amer-
lea today mourned her fighting
men who fell with the q. R. q.
Into the New York navyyards IN
a drizzling rain crept thousands
Of sorrowing men and women 70
gather round the blers Of 10 plHe
Jackets and their officers who met
death when the giant afrship TOOK
its fatal plunge.
England ,honored the American
dead as well as her own with SOL.
emn ceremonies at Westminster
abbey and elsewhere, but this al
ternoon Americans gathered to
pay their. own tribute to the heroes
who bodies were brought back TO
the homeland yesterday. Secre-
tary Of the navy DENLY, accompan'
led by attaches Of the British EN-.
bassy, arrived early bearing 10
bouquets, personal tributesFot the
president Of the United States and
his cabinet. The British embassa-
dor also sent flowers. .
) Shortly befoge one o'clock all
the caskets had been placed on "a
common bier in front of the altar !,
With bayonets fixed seamen IN
navy blue and marines in khaki
took their places around the cas-.
kets OF their comrades. Their
officers wore mourning bands on
their sleeves and crepe on their
sword hits.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-17
.BRsTi]II.HIE.RI Towns
loo ABOUT MILK
information To Be EN-
bodied In Report By
Mayor

The Hon. w. W. conaway,
ehayor of Falrmont and City solic-
itor Albert j. Kern who have been
making tour Of number Of
west Virginia cities studying the
milk question, returned to Fair
mont last night.
The itinerary included Parkers-
burg, Charleston and Huntington.
City officials at each Of the
three named cities were interview
! ed and considerable data collected
by the two officials, which will be
embodied In report and submit
ted to, the Board Of Directors Of
the city at their regular meeting
next Monday night.
AT Parkersburg It was found
that there are1part time officials
sewing as veterinarian, salary,
$50 per month health officer, SIS
and bacteriologist, at 800 per
month The city also has sani-
tary 81 fficer at S190 per month.
4 Milk lisf tested every week alter
rating butter fat one week and
llDS9leE4b knS AAeEkst A. AS nSMARE1Rp45
publish the results of the tests.
Milk sells for 10 cents per quart.
At Huntington monthly tests
are made, and the results publish
I ed.
At Charleston much more Ella
borate and costly but more efficient
system is in vogue that in either
Of the other two cities visited. A
! card index is used by the health
officer each MILK dealer being reg
Eistered and required to pay fee
jof 81 per month.
! In their report, the Mayor and
I City Solicitor recommend that the
F, state commissioner Of agriculture
! be petitioned to assign highly
competent veterinarian to Fair
mont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-17
NEGRO PROWLEB..
ne TOOK. {
FLEMING 5 HAM N
Robbery Was Practically
Proved On Him
Anyhow

Almost any Of the evidence found
this morning would have been
enough to convict William Harris,
colored, of the crime of having
broken into the home OF Thomas
w. Fleming on First street last
wednesday night. There Were big
bare foot marks, all around the
front porch, on the slanting cellar
door in the rear, and the side
,porches, showing where William
had gone round and round and
round the house, and peeped in ev-
ery corner" And when Chief Sni-'
der brought William to the scene
this morning, and he was told to
taxa. of his shoes, the negro's feet
lust fitted the marks. Ats the side
OF the house, there were marks on
the window sash showing where,
tho burglar had tried to pry up the
window with paper hanger, 8
shears, that were found on him
when he was arrested last night.
An don the glass Of the transom
where the negro finally effected an
entrance, there were any number
OF finger prints.
These latter. howeve:, were not
needed, although William at first
stoutly denied having been the bur
glar who entered the Fleming resi-
dence and stole a ham (which he
afterward abandoned on the real
porch after having satisfied his
hunger. But Chief Snider, who be
the vary nature of his calling, ts o
psychologist Of no meanS ability.
soon got confession from the ne
gro, by means Of what psycholo
giss call intellectual indirection"
"Why didn't you take: the ham
away with you instead of throwing
It away?" asked the willy Chief Of
William.
"Ah was Just hungry, answered
William, IAN as soon as Oh had
all Ah wanted, All done throwed II
away. Abs afraid Aid be caught
with It,"
Harris was arrested by Patrol
man Jones last night, as he was
seen crawling under the porch Of
the residence Of j. F. WorthingtoH
on CASTOR avenue. The negro ra1
but was caught. He was In his
bare feet and had the shears with
which he had tried to pry the win
dows OF the Fleming residence
| Wednesday night. He also had IN
(continued on page eiEht)
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GETTING IN LINE
FOR THE. CLEANUP
Ex Service Men Gail 10
Get Transport ton To
CIarksburg

l 3 +. /. Z. d
Many. zlocalsl lhx.seryi yiee5 men are
not waiting To be EqleS Sttoned about
their claims on. the government
but they aret coming TO the Red
Cross headquarters and getting
their, transportation to Clarlksburg
where they Will present their
cases to the Clean Up Squad. /.
About twenty-five names ,Were
sent to the squad yesterday
and about the same nnmber
the day before. Several men came
to the headquarters this morning
and presented their case and 1t, Is
probable that quite a few names
will be sent In today
The big canvass Of the town
starts tomorrow when the Ladies
Auxiliary Of the American Legion
will see every ex;seryice man in
town. Parties of members of the
Chamber OF Commerce and the
Legion will tour the county and
see all the men In the county. It
Is believed that many Of the ex.
service men In the county have
claims for Just reasons and it. Is
the hope OF the Red Cross that
they will ali be settled and every
body will be satisfied after this
drive.
Such Clean Up Squads as the
one that win be In Claskrubrg
next week have been organized in
every state and the government
lbelieves that II 1t can satisfy AL
| the claims OF the ex.soldiers and
make all settlements, there will
he much less unrest in the coun'
try than there is at present.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-17
After Witnesses In
the:Arbuckle Case

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. tt
The county grand jury had its
meeting Monday night to consider
evidence that certain witnesses
were tampered with in the case of
Roscoe Arbuckle, accused Of murder
in connection with the death OF
Miss Virginia Rappe, motion pic
iture actress, Harry Kelley, seere-
tary5 Of the jury announced today.
stThe jury also expects to clear
up doubtful points in the medical
attention given Miss Rappe," !" Kels
lev said. "The testimonies Of the
doctors who attended her may be
heard.3' = -Lt
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-17
Pvt. Shuttelsworth's
Body Arrives

The body of Private James H,
Shuttlesworth, Of Ida May, who
was killed in foreign service, has
arrived at Hoboken, N. J., and will
be shipped to this city shortly for
burial. He is son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Shuttlesworth of Ida May.
The body will be taken upon It's
arrival to the Cunningham norgue
on Jackson street where it will re-
main until the funeral takes place.
Burial will be made in Woodlawn
cemetery. It is requested that ex-
service men Of this community turn
out for the funeral.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-17
setdent, Finding Of Cor
oner's Jury In Moore
Case
EIIgAIANI ] / ] ON THE TRACK.
Did Not Hear Train That
approached From
Rear

u The agony that was endured ,Dy
sieer Joseph Gatewood as his
ffsili9 eafne around curve and he
st5Ey 4 woman walking on the track
son the morning Of August %,
IA affected in his face and nahn-
during his recital of the cir
Tin tances before Coroner j. L..
Becker and a jury this morning.
5sThen I first saw her," he said,
shs was about eight car lengths
gsssIy. II had already whistled for
2crcssilg east OF hammond. An
sagtbound train obstructed my view
81 the curve ahead. As we came
mound the curve, there was q wo-
f1ShewqIk king on the end OF the ue9
tie right side Of the track. l
6Ie gain, applied the air and the
Emergency brakes, but evidently
did not hear on account OF the
III going in the opposite dlrec-
IONS 6h the other track. Just as
I've were about ten feet from her,
sic made a step to the left and
one foot on each side Of the
First i saw a hat thrown out to
the iIia. then a basket, and then |
Nv lier fall to the right into a
eStclis
fhe train stopped within is car
lenftiis, and l got off and went
5aE She was lying face down
IN the ditch in about a loot
wat ter, and her hair" he stop
and swallowed hard-"her hair
floating on top Of the water"
nd then he buried his face in his
sTge been an engineer since
he sobbed, as the tears ran
his cheeks, "and this is the
accid lent I've ever had: I'd
hefs have wrecked the train than
have had it happen
hearing this morning was a
Ietnf inuance Of the inquest begun
eeiI into the death Of Mrs.
IA Moore, who was killed on
lIie morning Of Aug. 80, as she
going to store at Hammond.
the testimony Of several wit
had been taken at the first
sing and it was found that none
them had seen the accident, the
aotie was postponed until this
6fIfing for the purpose of having
crew of the train that had
the woman, appear and tes-
he train, consisting of 43 loads
Feight had left Grafton at $3.50
n tae morning. AS they came down
grade toward Hammond, En-
Gatewood closed the throttle
as coasting down the hill. AS
ey3approached Hammond. another
eight was going east on the 9TH
r. The other train contain
stSiltl go cars, and was coming
Found. a curve making it impossi-
for the engineer to do other
I,an blow his whistle to warn any
sc who might be on the track
an the rest of the crew felt the
iolt AZ the engineer applied the
eFaeney brakes but the train
s6tild not be stopped in time to
vSfd striking the woman.
III addition to the engineer H
Robinson, the fireman, 81 Graf.
u. Parker, conductor, OF
TsB hen, w. r. Myers, Nc
Ccontinu-d on page eiEhtl
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Bandits Make Rich
Haul At a Circus
fBy Associated Press J

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. ID
Three unmasked robbers held up
the Sells Floto circus treasurer late
last night at Vancouver, Washing
ton and obtained between $2S 900
and $4,000 in cash and drafts
to report from the Van
couver police.
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J. !. &c
Send New r! /!
to De val ] | !
.P0INT IS Il!E.ZIE.L.....
Prime Minister VIII ! 81.
Concede Irish iii
dependen

4. LONDON, Sept. ia tae
Minister Lloyd George; replS lSinS
day to the communication of &c
Valera on Friday says tllat II
ceive the Sim Fein delega
proposed conference as repres
tives Of an Independent and soy
eign state would constitute tor
and official recognit don o. ITeland
severance from the KING ON u
Mr.. Lloyd George says tiat q
long as Mr.. De. Valera ~ Sist
the Irish delegates should
as the representatives 81 "A q
pendent and sovereign
conference is imp ossibls e
LONDON, Sept,
acceptance Of memba q =
British commonweal nth lte N
Of negotiation with Priiie i
Lloyd George Isl seen psil
way out Of the pfesen& Irtali
alton and deadlo
fl-ssfsT >
GAiKL AGIEe scotIasd
The receipt d itne inis
!, Lloyd George of pek eles
gram in which the IIiSh iel ~
pressed the view; that the se i
gotiators should meet m llllliel
ed by any condi ditions excep {
imposed by the facts as they
them" is consid cred to have
about a change in the 5situa ttosls
It has opened up the tpo ili
that the prime minister may teE
to this communication before ecits
sulting his cabinet coll leagues q Il Z
had announced his intend don q q e
ing before taking any furtllsr
in connection with Irish e.
Mr.. Lloyd George pass sglIl !
night here and wal much het =
this morning, the dentist
lanced the abscesses which cet
his indisposition.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-17
Cent a Mile Rate.
For World War Vets

KANSAS CITY, Kan, Sept. Il.
A one cent Al mile rate will be
availabIe!to world war veterans at
tending the national convention Of
the American Legion to be held
here, it was announced today-t The
executive chairman Of the Legion's
national convention committee was
informed today that the trunk
line association Of railroads at a
recent meeting voted reduced rates
to veterans and members Of their
families. u
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HARnINa ~. NORFOLK

NORFOLK. Va. Sept. t. 1i..---7-
Presid dent Harding and members Of
his vacation party who arrived in
Hampton Roads on the Mayflower
during the night came ashore here
today, the president going to the
Norfolk Country Club for a round
OF golf. s-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-17
Want Government
To Get a Zeppelin.
(By HE Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Sept. I.-Pro.
curment Of q. dirigible of the Yep
pelin type from Germany II pos
sible, to replace the lost 70 R.2
and continuation Of construction
OF the ZR-1 was ecommended to.
day to president Harding and sec
retaries DENLY and; Weeks by the
official national advisory commit
tee for aeuronautics.