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New-York tribune., 1921-11-19
Trans-Pacific Mails

Connecting mails close at the General
Postoffice and City Hall Postoffice station,
New York at 3 y. M. as follows:
Tahiti Marquesas Cook Islands New
zealand and Australia, via San Fran
cisco. Marama, Nov 2e.s
Japan. Corea. China. Siberia French 1ndo-
China. Netherlands East indies lexccpt
Sumatra), and Philippine Islands, via
Seattle. Silver state, Nov II.
Hawaii and specially addressed mail Tor
Japan, Corea and China via San Fran
cisco. Persia Maru Nov %.
Hawaii, Samoan Island. Australia and New
Zealand, via San Francisco, Sonoma,
DAc
New-York tribune., 1921-11-19
Woman Killed i'm Fall
Mrs. A. J. Hill Believed to Hay.
Suffered Vertigo Attack

Mrs. Elizabeth Hill, thirty-eirh,
years old, who, with her husband, Ar.
thur j. Hill, said to be manager Of The
New York office of the Liberty Motor
Company, occupied third aoor apart.
ment at los West Fifty-ffth Street
was killed early yesterday morning
when she fell from a window to ths
courtyard below
Mrs. Hills mother and other tenants
found her lying in the courtyard clad
in her nightgown. The police believe
that Mrs. Hill, while opening the win.
dow, was seized with an attack q
vertigo and fell out.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-19
American Ports

BALTIMORE, Nov 1s--Arrived: Nor
folk. New York; Lake Treba New York,
Niobe, Venice; Munwood, Norfolk; Cor
redijk (Dutch). Rotterdam via Philadel-
pha. Sailed: Princess, San Francisco and
LOS Angeles via New York; Fort st George
lBr). New York; Corcoran. Charleston and
Georgetown. S c.
BOSTON, Nov 1s-Arriyed: sachem
(Br). Liverpool via st Johns, n r. and
Halifax, s.: Jonancy Norfolk: City OF
Rome. savannah; Optarlo. Philadelphia :
New-York tribune., 1921-11-19
Notice to Mariners
(By q: s. Hydrogfaphic OFFICE

Information has been received that a
lished on tho radio tower at Almirante.
Panama. in lat 8 II 80 N, lon 50 az 81 w
at height OF sss feet above the water.
Light at Bocas del Toro, bearing 70 de-
grees
First officer of Lake Flournev reports =
that the controlling depth entrance chan
mel at santo Domingo Harbor was Ia feet
on October II. This information was
obtained from the local pilots and from
the United States Vice Consul
New-York tribune., 1921-11-19
Arkansas Posse Burns Negro

HELENA, Ark, Nov. 1S.-Will Tur-
ner. negro, charged with assault
upon young white woman to-day was
taken by a mob from sheriff's posse
while being removed to Marianne for
safekeeping. After being shot to
death, his body was brought back, here
and burned in the city park.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-19
Sailed Yesterday

Frederick r Kellogg, Tampico: Orange
River (Rr). Boston; City Of Durham Obs.
Norfolk; Yokohama and Kobe; Storaker
(Nor). Matanzas; Sarpfos (Nor), King
ston and GuayaQuil: G \ Grove obs.
Montreal. II Bedford Port Iobos: :
Eocene. Bangor; Frederk VIII (Dan).
Christiania and Copenhagen; Grainton
(Br. Genoa; Montevideo (Sp) Havana.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-19
Dangers to Navigation
North Atlantic Ocean--OR tho Americ,

Coast
The following obstructions were report
ed: Nov a. lat 38 03, lon - 2e. passed
spar 40 It long "a ins In diameter, with
three or four small boards attached to
one end, El Oriente Gam $50, Delehanty:
OFFICER Ohlgren. Nov 16. lat SO 81, Ion
rs 03. passed drifting object, target
buoy with cage on top, projecting about
10 1T above water. Comanche. Oct 29 lat
"a ~, lon 7% OIL. PASSED large piece of
a spar Is # long, painted yellow, Kinder
dijk. Oct 20, lat so 10. Ion IL OF. passed
appeared to be black concal buoy La
SaVOie '' ~
New-York tribune., 1921-11-19
Army Orders

From Ths Tribums's Washington Bureox
WAsHrNGToN. Nov. 1s--Army orders
issued to-day follow:
Miscellaneous
Foster. Capt H. G.. Fin. Dept, to Ross
Field.
Titus. Maj. e. l.. Med. c.. to Iowa City.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-19
Foreign Ports
Arrivals From New York


YOKOHAMA Nov 16--Deucalion (Br).
BOMBAY, Nov 1G-City OF Shanghai
LIVERPOOL. Nov l7--Archimedcs (Br).
DUBLIN. Nov 17--Delavan.
SHANGHAI, Nov 15--City of Glasgow
(Br).
TuNCHAr., Nov 17-Jekri (Br).
HAMBURG, Nov 14-Skagern tSwed).
HORSENS, Nov 15--Gorm (Dan).
BREMEN. Nov 1S-George Washington,
via Plymouth
GIBRALTAR, Nov ISM S Dollar (Br).
Departures for New York
vIBORG, Nov 9-Frogner (Nor)
LISBON. Nov 14-Braga (Fr)
CHERBOURG, Nov 16-Adriatic (Br),
from Southampton
YOKOHAMA. Nov t5-Durban Maru
(Jap), from Hong Kong.
CHRISTIANIA, Nov 17--Oscar II (Dan).
HONG KONG, Nov 17-shunko Maru
soUTHAMPToN. Nov 17-Americay
from Bremen.
LAS PALMAs. Nov 17-cahbo Espartel
(Span), from Seville.
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov 1s--Lapland (Br),
from Antwerp.
GLASGOW, Nov 11--Assyria (Br), via
Moville.
HUELVA, Nov 15-LaSe Farley.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-19
CLARK'S 18th ORIENT CRUISE

Feb. f!. BY superb s. 8. Empress o. France la4sl
gross tons. Is days IN Egypt and Palestins. s,c -
days. 5000 and up, Including Hotels. Guides DYiYss
fees IL days Paris and London $ss
FRANK 6. CLARK. Timss Buildina. n r
New-York tribune., 1921-11-19
Ship ALLEGATIONS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-The Emerr
ency Fleet Corporation to-day an
nounced the following change in allo
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
WHITMAN INTERESTED
Impressed by Fact Youth
Sticks to His Original
Murder story.
RELATIVES sCoFF AT TALE
Either a Liar or Crazy. They
>ay-Never Was Strong
Minded rs Boy.

The statement 81 Roy Harris that
lie was one Of two men hired 10 slay
Joseph Bovine Eiwell caused great
stir yesterday among officials who
have been striving to solve the mys-
terry of the turfman's death Mt the
hands OF an unknown assassin on the
morning of June II, 1920. Despite the
fact that the authorities here have
received eight separate confessions"
TO the Elwell murder, all Of which have
been found to be works of disordersd
or overimaginative minds, there were
features 10 the Harris story which pre-
vented them from placing 1t In the
class with these other narratives.
Some Of Harris's relatives living In
New York and in Bridgeport. Conn,
where Harris was born and where he
lived until he was almost grown. were
informed by reporters or read in the
newspapers yesterday of the mans ar
rest. All of them declared they did
not believe his story, and his aunt and
uncle, MIR. and Mrs y. A. Cowen of
Bridgeport, We're particularly emphatic
in insisting that either Harris was
lying or else he was crazy.
"Rov must be insane to make such
statements Mrs Cowen said He is
one of the most soft hearted poys In
the world and wouldn't harm dog,
much lass murder man. I'll admit he
was in trouble all the time he was in
Bridgeport. but that was just the result
OF running around with bad COM
pan'ons."
Mr.. Cowen, Harrls's uncle. also
scoffed nj the boys statement that he
was implicated In the Elwel murder.
His Imagination had got the better
Of him. guess he said. "fIe was never
quite right mentally or he wouldn't have
done the things he was all the time do
ing as boy. I've received letters and
post cards from him right along. ana
they are good examples of his rambling
type of mind. The boy Is given TO
romancing. and believe that is the
case in the present instance
The New York herald., 1921-04-08

Slxty-seventh street. From the direc-
ton OF Central EArs she took Duncan
and Harris into the machine and they
drove up Broadway to the nelghborhood
OF lS0th street.
Duncan was the business manager.
1t was arranged they We're to get $500
apiece Immediately and then 5000
apiece. to be paid in two instalments,
She asked Duncan If he and Harris
had any artillery with them, and Dun
can replied, Yes. I got a suit case
full. Leave that TO me-" Then they
drove down to Breton Hall at Eighty
sixth street and Broadway, and she
took Duncan and Harris in for some
thing to eat. Jerry, although he had
n good English accent, staying IN the
limousine because of his chauffeur $
uniform. Mrs. Fairchild nodded to
three or four couples who sat al tables
in the dining room, Harris said.
She then said. according TO the Ian
guage of Harris, we're going to do this
thing scientific. so there'll be no come
back. We're going TO have him trailed
SO well know he's there"
She said he lived in a little house in
Severty-frst street and then she handed
over the $50 to each of tho two men
"crispy five and ten dollar bills" says
Harris, and said that the next night
she would know just what the routine
OF. the JOB was going to be.
At 80 the following night. June IL
they met at the Seventy street
entrance of the Broadway subway. Mrs
| Pairchild arrived in her car ten minutes
later. Harris then described the ride 10
Van Cortlandt Park. where. in the
road about half a mile to the east OF
the Broadway entrance. chauffeur Jerry
stopped and dirlmed his lights.
1T was agreed that we would walk
from the corner at Seventy-first street
and Amsterdam avenue and wait for her
ia swing her arm as q sign, In the
limousine she gave each of u.s. Duncan
and me. $3.50 in two bundles with rubber
bands around them. SO we went down
town to the Seventy-first street neigh
borhood She walked ahead of us and
didn't look back. She went up the steps,
opened the door into the vestibule and
then must have opened the inside door.
She came out almost Immediately and
gave us the wave. We walked along
to the house, and as we went up to the
steps she came down. We thought II
was all right. for she had told us In the
park that she would go in the machine
to Central Park West and Seventieth
street and wait for US there, If she had
to wait ten heurs.
THAT gets US inside the house" Har-
ris said. lighting another cigarette and
-eciting his tale evenly and in well
rounded periods. He pictured himself
and his pal as stealing through the open
doors, closing them and smuggling
against the inside door IN the hall while
they listened for any sound. There was
no sound. The curtains on the doors
were three-quartcrs drawn, and on these
curtains the murderers could see the
The New York herald., 1921-04-08

me. and the bird Is going to the same
place he did
Harris sal dthis sounded good to him,
and they agreed TO meet the next night.
June 10.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08

between 30 and s5 years old" Harris
said land weighs about lao pounds.
She has all the appearance of wealth
lots of diamonds and an expensive ruby
n nlliere. She is of the blonde type, but
rot the yellow blonde. She looked as II
ner hair might be natural ! should
say she had every evidence of refine
nient. except that she cursed and used
lad language. She Is of medium build.
about five feet Ave inches tall and in
olired to be plump. The three times
saw her she wore a loud fawn colored
coat, three-Guarter length, and q turban
hal with black top and dull red
irim Her skirt was dark. She wore
II igh heeled French pumps and black
silk stockings
The first time he saw her was on the
evening of June 8. She was sitting in
her black limousine in front OF the York
Hctel, Seventh avenue at Thirty-sixth
street
Strolling up from the Pennsylvania
Hotel, where he had met friend Har
ris ran into Duncan. leaning against a
railing Of the Mills Hotel at Thirty sixth
street and Seventh avenue. A man came
cut of the Mills Hotel who proved to be
Mrs. Fairchild's chauffeur, Jerry
terry glanced UP and down the avenue
end then told Duncan. whom ho knew
hat he knew how some easy money
could be made.
Jerry pointed at the woman in the
limousine and said: You can see for
yourself if she looks any good,'" con-
tinued Harris. she was not looking
our way. Jerry took us over TO the
limousine and introduced her as Mrs.
F'airchild and us as friends o his. She
opened the door and invited US In. Then
Jerry drove the three OF us up to the
west drive Of Central Park and stopped
about opposite the reservoir. Some men
tion was made OF party who was to be
got but nothing was said then about
who the party was. Jerry did all the
talking. Pointing ct Duncan. he said
4 know Bill and then pointing me,
But l don't know this fellow. Duncan
vouched for me.
Then Jerry said: You've got to
have murder in your hearts even to
listen to her. Then Jerry pointed at
Mrs. Fairchild and said that this party
wanted to switch off a guy
Mrs. Fairchid said. Yes, here was
one who tried to do
me. and the bird Is going to the same
place he did
Harris sal dthis sounded good to him,
and they agreed to meet the next night.
June 10.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08

was under the impression that he was
in New York"
This afternoon. after a long grilling.
Mrs. Harr.s changed her story and
denied she was in 81. Catharirss She
said she was in New York at the time
and that they were in bed in their home
in 17sth street by / o'clock the night or
the murder, She WAS unable to give
statement contenting herself with tbs
assertion "she knew Harris was with
her
The New York herald., 1921-04-08

that bird would commit murder like
you and / eat pie" Harris gave these
as the addresses at which he. Harris,
had lived in New York: l2Ith street,
east of Eighth avenue; GS West Sixty
eighth street; 80 West Eighty-fourth
street.
lie says that he has sister IN Bridge
port. whose naine he viii not mention.
because he wants 1t left OUT that he
was born in bridgeport, and after the
death of both parents. went to New
York at the age of 10.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08

Harris's wife to-day told two stories
to the police. one before she bad an
opportunity to discover what her hus-
band had revealed under examination
and another after sheehad learned his
story
First Mrs. Harris said she was not in
arines. Ont, her home. on June 10 last
II can't understand IL at all; he never
told me anything about this murder"
she said. Il wes in st. Catharines with
my folks at the time Of the killing.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
First InstaIment Paid.

she would have 1t all doped out and
let US know when she wanted II done I"
so on the following evening Duncan
and Harris met at s:15 in Broadway
al Slxty-seventh street. Mrs. Fairchild
appeared in her limousine by way OF
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
whitman Interested.

Mr.. Whitman said he was at first
quite scept.cal about the Harris con-
fession because OF the fact that he had
received six alleged confessions TO this
Sumo crime by mail, and that one crank
had called at his residence for the pur-
pose OF telling him that he was Elweil's
slayer. Having the greatest confidence
In Mr. Moore, he said. he had personally
requested him by telephone to see II he
could break the Harris story down, and
the apparent inability OF Mr.. Moore TO
upset the mans tale was regarded by
Afr. Whitman os the strongest thing In
it's favor
Inspector John Coughlin. head Of the
Detective Bureau Of the Police Depart
nent, Capt. Arthur Carey Of the Homi-
eide Squad and Assistant District At
torneys John T. Dooling and James r.
Smith all took tho same view OF the
matter that Mr.. Whitman did. While
they were not disposed to accept the
story MS true until IL had stood more
rigorous test. they were nevertheless I'M
tensely interested In the developments
AMI were leaving no stone unturnod as
far as the local end OF the matter was
concerned.
M VAltman stated that ail persons
who might hc reGa rded IN the suspect
AAtF7 Ntuiu ~ htHA
Proaecutasr and detectives made IN.
1uiries yesterday at the Office buiidins
81 ss6 Fifth avenue, where Harria
worked under tho alias Of Benny Leon
ord" ard n tho house on West Eighty
fourth street. whore he boarded and
found nothing at either place TO refute
his Gtory.
Young Harris Is the son OF the late
sam Harris, clothicr of Bridgeport,
and was left an orphan when a child.
lie ran through tho money left him hy
his father and was constantly getting
into trouble. Finally he was brought
Into court on November 1s. 1914. and
sent "a the George Junior Republic In
iitchfcld IIc was then i5 years old
and was placed on probation for year.
He WIS charged with forgery some
time later he ran away 10 80 on TIE
stage Most Of his relatives live now III
Bridgeport. but q brother and q sister.
Delmer T. Harris and Mrs. Sylvia Wine.
man, live IN New York at loo Central
Park South,
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
shadow Two Women.

With a detective hurryinc to Buffalo
to question the prisoner and definitely
ascertain the truth Of his narrative, Il
was stated here that other detectives are
shadowing two women. either of whom
were Harriss story true-might be the
one referred TO ny Harris as Mrs. Fair
child" who Is alleged to have hired the
assassins. The man sent to Buffalo In
Detective Henry Oswald of the Homi-
eide Squad. whose familiarity with all
of the details Of the Elwell case would
make II diff7cuit for Harris to impose
upon him. Oswald is understood to have
taken with him photographs of such
finger prints as the police were able to
find about the Elwell house after the
prints is very clear
The story OF Harris seemed to have
suffered blow early in the day when
IL was learned that man named Will
lam Dunken or Dunkin of Bridgeport
had just been released from the Con-
necticut state Reformatory at Cheshire.
where he had bech since December 80,
1919. for the theft OF sl10 from res
taurant man. Later, however, the
authorities here were advised that Har-
ris had declared that this was not the
Dunkin by whom he alleges the fatal
shot was fred
While endeaVoring 70 check Up on
the movements of Harris during his
stay in this city and also to gather such
information as they might about the
other persons mentioned by him prose-
cutors and police officials continued
throughout the day TO keep in touch
with the Buffalo officials by long dis
tance telephone. Charles $. Whitman.
who was requested recently by District
Attorney Swami to take over all of the
evidence which the District Attorneys
office had gathered In the Elwell case,
was particularly impressed by reports
which he received from District Attor-
ney Moore of Buffalo. who spent sev-
eral hours In questioning Harris.
The New York herald., 1921-04-08
HARRIS TELLS HOW WOMAN
HIRED ELWELL ASSASSINS

Continued from First Page.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-09-22

Estate of Edward tombstone, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed Administrator of the Estate
OF Edward tombstone deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after
the first publication of this notice, to
the said Administrator at his furniture
store in Boomers Ferry, Idaho, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said Estate
in the County of Boundary, State of
Idaho.
Dated this first day of September,
1921.
o. R. STOOKEY,
Administrator of the Estate of Edward
tombstone, Deceased. sep8-2g At
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-09-22
U. S. Grain Shipped Thru Canada

Ottawa.-Large quantities of Ameri-
can grain for export to Europe have
bee nshipped by way of Montreal In
the last two months, instead of over
the Buffalo and New York Route, it
was revealed Thursday, in report is
sued by the Dominion bureau statis-
tics
The diversion in transportation was
said to be due to the fact that the all
water Canadian route from Chicago,
Duluth and Milwaukee to Lake Super
Tor ports, thence by rail to Montreal,
costs ? "a cents per bushel less after
figuring the premium on American
money and the elevator charges at
New York.
Both the lake and rail and all-rail
rates from Port Arthur and Fort VIII
liam to Montreal is more than cents
a bushel cheaper than to New York.
The payment in Canadian currency re-
duces this still further. the report said,
and more than offsets the heavier in.
surance rates from Montreal.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-09-22
NOTICE OF CONTEST

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Occur d'A.ene,
Idaho, September 6, 1921.
To Mr.. Herman G. Degroff of Meadow
Creek, Idaho, Contestee:
You are hereby notified that Bennett
|. easier, who gives Boomers Ferry,
Idaho, as his post-office address, did
on August II, 1921, file in this office
his duly corroborated application to
contest and secure the cancellation of
your homestead Entry No. 011527, Ser
ial No. 011527, made September 81,
1920, for E1AE12SEA SWA, S1aSEA
Section 30, Township 63 N, Range 2
e., Boise Meridian, and as. grounds
for his contest he alleges that you
never made your residence on the
land above described and have made
no improvements whatever; and that
your absence from said land was not
due to your employment in the Army,
Navy, or Marine corps of the United
States at the present or at any pre-
vious time.
You are therefore, further notified
that the said allegations will be taken
as confessed, and your said entry will
~ NohSSiCN NllhOul LUZ lnSl IlSul W
be heard, either before this office or
on appeal, if you fail to file in this
office within twenty days after the
FOURTH publication of this notice,
as shown below, your answer, under
oath, specifically responding to these
allegations of contest, together with
due proof that you have served a copy
of your answer on the said contestant
either in person or by registered mail.
You should state in your answer the
name of the post office to which you
desire future notices to be sent to you.
FRANK LANGLEY,
Register.
WILLIAM ASHLEY,
Receiver.
Date of first publication September 8
Date of second publication Septem-
Der Is
Date of third publication September %
Date of fourth publication Septem-
Der 20
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-09-22
WILLIAM ASHL.
CALL FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that the UNI
dersigned Board of County Commits
sioners of Boundary County, State OF
Idaho, will receive bids for the Shin
Cling of Boundary County Court House
in Boomers Ferry. Idaho.
Shingles must be Star A Star Grade
and laid AZ inches to the weather;
There is to be two nails in each
chingle;
All work must be done in a work
manship manner and subject to the
approval of the Board of County Com
missioners;
The contractor is to furnish all ma
terial.
All proposals must be in sealed en-
velopes, marked Bids" directed to the
Board of County Commissioners Of
Boundary County, Idaho, and must be
filed with the Clerk of the Board nct
later than 10 o'clock, a. M, October
LIST, 1921, after which time no bids will
be permitted to be changed or with
drawn.
The Board of County Commissioners
reserve the right to reject any ana or
all bids.
Dated September 18th, 1921.
Board of County Commissioners
By James A. WEIGH, Chairman.
Attest:
]. B. Brody, Clerk. sep15-22~2t
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-09-22
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