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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-18
SIX ARRESTED
FTER HOLD-UP
BANDITS SLAY TWO
RAILROAD OFFICERS
Make Short-Lived Getaway
With $4,000 Loot.
Crime Most Daring

Toledo. O.. Jan. 17.-Pollce early to-
who Is said to have been the driver or
the car used by five bandits at noon to-
day in tho $4,000 robbery Of a New
York Central ticket agent and the shoot
ing to death Of two railroad detectives.
The bandits were believed TO be sur
rounded IN u house mile from the
scene Of the robbery and detectives arm
ed with shotguns raided the place. Five
men were arrested. They are: Ed Sur
prise, 81. restaurant worker; Harold
Stormer, 80. sailor; Jake Smith. %, en-
gineer: Eli Crab. IS. laborer; Ed Foley.
Is. chauffeur.
At o'clock tonight, an accident at
the city power house put all lights out
Of commission. which delayed the RAID.
$4,000 Recovered.
Richardson was in bed when arrested.
The police found 5000 hidden under the
mattress and an additional sl@5 was
found on the negro when he was search
ed at police headquarters. This IS about
'ouc-Sjxth of the amount stolen, police
say.
Vivian Larrimore, negress, with
whom Richardson is said 10 nave been
Intimate, also was placed under arrest.
She had 500 in currency on her person,
according to the police.
The dead officers are Sergeant Louis
Schroeder and Detective \. L. Long, OF
the New York Central force. The ticket
agent who gave up about $4,000 to the
bandits is 4. II. Breed.
The stolen money was the receipts or
the Union Station ticket office. the
amount takon in since the banks closed
on Saturday. When the automobile oc-
cupi-u by LonE. Schroeder and Breed
left Union Station. 1t was followed by
another car containing five men and
the driver.
A block from the station. the second
car crowded the first into the curb. TWO
oc tho bandits opened fire. killing the
two railroad officers almost instantly.
The bandits then shot their way
through a mass of citizens and escaped
in their automobile. The car was re-
covered by police in the underworld dis
triCt.
The Hold-up.
The bandits purposely allowed their
machine t. collide with that containing
the railroad men. Before they pitched
forward fatally wounded. Schroeder and
Long managed to fire several times AZ
the bandit car. which had been damaged
IN the srnashup. The outlaws darted 4
short di$tancc up the street and jumped
into another waiting car after one or
their number had escaped on foot. car
ryiug the S:ItChcl.
By 1880 every available police off,
4er and detective in the city was assign
ed his place in q net spread 70 every
corner OF Toledo. 1t was reported that
the police had obtained Identification or
the two bandit machines.
Patrolman willard saw the bandit car
approaching after tho first machine had
been abandoned He fell as he tried 10
draw his pistol and the bandits tried L"
run over him. lie recovered position
ard fired twice into the car. II" Sdid
one OF the men fell forward with Il cry
OF pain.
George Weber. taX!rab man. saw no
shooting and ran out from AN oliice
and also opened fire.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-18

Charleston, W. Va. Jan. ia flood
Of bills most of them Of 4 minor ma
turo To amend various sections Of the
state code poured into the hoppers OF
the senat. aud house Of delegates i'm
Incd.atcly after the legislature recon-
vcned hers this afternoon following q
recess Of three days. In tn" house g.
bills were offered and in the senate 81
were presented. The bills were all re
fcrrcd to committees there to rest
probably until the second part Of the
session begins on March l6. only rm,r-
EcnCv measures may Lee voted on At
THIS part uf The session AMI on" SuCh
measure, that 10 increase the salaries
OF tho state elective officers to 5000
= year WIS introduced N beth senate
and house This ms1Sur" was r"coIn-
lncnd"d m Governor tUrtw"lIS mes
sage. hu, docs not in".ud" tN" %rlsrE Of
IrDp+lnped ON Papo TyralVu,1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-18

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Lieut. Wy II.
1..nrdon. American naval officer who
was shot and instantly killed by a
Japanese sentry at NladiVostok Janua-
a-y s. was the victim or an unproSoKcu
ott,ck. dispatches TO the state depart
mcnt and TO the navy department To-Day
agreed.
Roth sets Of dispatches were baseC:
on statements elected from the accused
sentry by the board OF investigation
and court of inquiry convened by the
lapancse government. The sentry
statements were described as in agree
mcnt with the ante-mortem story OF
the affair by Lieut.. Langdon. in that
the sentry was the first TO fire. The
sentry, who previously had matntaine
that the American officer Ii. first,
also was reported as having told tn.
court of inquiry that he had discharged
his rifle by accident
VIII Be Court Martialsd.
The dispatches 10 the nn"y depart
rncnt, filed by Admiral Glcaves. COM
mnnder in chief Of the As!atic fcct. now
cnroute to Vladlvostuk with an Amcri-
can naval court Of inquiry to inyesti-
gate the shooting. added that the sem
try had been recommended fdr court
martial by the Japanese authorities.
While the dispatches received today
were more complete than any that had
previously reached Washington. and
while officers expressed qualification
that an agreement had been reached az
10 what actually happened. no tendency
was displayed in official circles TO relax
the determination to investigate the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-18

cork. Jan. ia larg" body OF men
attacked III" Tuckcy street police sta
ton this morning. Tucy were r"ruis"d.
however. after 4 hght with bombs.
rifles aud receivers, lasting half
hour.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-18

Continued on Pago Twelvo.J
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-18
THE INTELLIG EN- GER

Has the Largest CIRCULATION of
Any Morning Newspaper in the
State of West Virginia.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-18

Toledo. Ohio. ian. l7-Fifty farm
crs acting AS volunteer hremeh'
chopped holes through the ice on Lane
Erie late this AFTERNOON and SaNtH
the summer colony at Lakeside Mich.
from destruction by fire. Ten cottages
rnrn hrStrnNrl.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
WILSON SUSTAINS. !.
RAILROAD BOARD
UNIONS REQUEST FOR AN INVEs.
TleATloN OF THE WAGE
DISPUTE IS DENIED.
Confidence Expressed by the President
That All Questions Dealing With
Labor and Management Might
Be Left 10 Commission.

Observation-Disclosures Wilson has
refused tie request OF railroad labor
union representatives that he lnvesti.
gate railroad executives claims be.
fore the railroad labor board, that the
carriers must adjust waees or face
bankruptcy. lie also declined to sub.
init the matter to congress.
Confidence was expressed by the
president that all questions dealing
with railroad labor and management
might be left safely to the railroad
labor board and the interstate com,
merce commission. He accordingly in.
formed the labor and railroad repre-.
sentatlves that he was submitting
copies Of kilograms received from them
to these bodies. ." Jus
The reply Of the president. on Sun.
day, to two telegrams sent by the rail.
way labor UNIONS and to one telegram
from the Association OF Railway Eek.
ecutives is understood TO have been
based on recommendation OF Score.
tary Payne, who still acts as director
general Of the railroad administration.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
REFUSE TO CANCEL
|NIERALL|EO DEBT
PROPOSAL BY 5RlToNs DOES NOT
MEET WITH FAVOR
IN AMERICA.
England Proposed Cancellation Of All
lnterallied Debts ain the Interest
Of Good Relations Amongst
Peoples"

Birmingham, England.-The British
government formally proposed cans
collation. of all interallied debts, but
the proposals were unacceptable to the
American government said ]. Austen
Chamberlain, chancellor Of the ex-
chequer, in speech to his constituents
here on February 4.
ITO make them again." Mr. Cham
berlaln continued, "would be, ! think,
beneath our dignity. and would render
us liable to misconception of our
motive"
"In making them" he added, ave
sought no national advantage for our
selves. We proposed n solution In
which we should have foregone claims
larger than any RENTED to us, and we
proposed 1t because we believed II
would be In the interests of good rela-
lions amongst peoples, the rehabR'ta'
ton of national credit and the restL,7l.
ton of international trade.
"Our great international debt Is due
to the obligations we undertook on be.
half of our allies. If we had had only
ourselves TO consider we should have
been practically free of external debt
at the present time"
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

Life imprisonment is Penalty Fixed
for Slayer Of Denton.

Los Angeles.--Mrs. Louise l.. Peete
was found guilty by a Jury, on Feb
ruary 8, Of murder in the first degree
for the Staying OF Jacob Charles Den
ton. The jury fixed the penalty at life
Imprisonment
In the trial OF Mrs. Peete for the
alleged murder OF Denton, which was
begun here January 10, the prosecution
sought TO establish that Denton was
last seen alive June ? last and an.
nounced the theory that he was killed
by Mrs. Peeie on that date A body
found September % In the basement
Of the Denton residence was declared
to have been that OF the missing man.
II was shown that Mrs. Peete was
renting the house at that time, Den.
ton retaining an apartment there
Other testimony was that after June
? Mrs. Peete pawned diamond ring
which belonged to Denton and disposed
Of wearing apparel and other OF bis
possessions, while several witnesses
asserted she had made contradictory
statements about his disappearance.
Mrs. Peete declared Denton was
alive after June 2, but she did not
know whore he had gone. She as.
serted she had his permission to dis.
pose OF the articles named Her coun.
sci maintained that none Of the prose-
cutlon's assertions In connection with
the case had been established beyond
reasonable doubt.
Mrs Peete came 10 Los Angeles from
Denver month after the finding OF
the body, ANNOUNCING she would assist
the police in investigating the case,
Her Indictment and arrest followed.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
BRITISH CHIEF SAYS
GERMANY MUST PAY
DEMANDS MUST BE MET, IF
TEuToNs ARE CAPABLE OF
MEETING THEM.
Lloyd George DeelaTs Germany ls
Morally Bound to Pay for Wanton
Damage She has Inflicted, and
That She VIII Pay.

Birmingham, England. Premier
Lloyd George in speech here Satur,
day, February 8, dealing with the re-
cent meeting Of the allied supreme
council, said that before the last cleo
ton he laid II down that Germany was
morally bound to pay for wanton
damage she had inflicted but that one
could only get from debtor what he
was capable Of paying. He asserted.
In this connection, that Germany must
not be allowed to pay In a way that
would injure the country receiving
paying by cheap goods, for example.
Exchanges will have to be STABILIZE
ed he said. II have an idea Germany
is not trying to stabilize hers" His
advice was for Germany to accept the
allies bill and make an effort to pay
It.
Germany, he continued, was a strong
and powerful nation aud she should be
made to pay. He would tell DR.. Simons
when he met him in London that Ger
many was not making n real effort TO
pay ner way.
Referring to home conditions, the
premier declared that the nation sim.
ply was going through difficulties in.
evltable after n great war. but he did
not doubt It would weather the storm,
as It did after the NapoleonIc wars
"Let us stand together" he admon-
ished. at Is unity that win enable us
TO win. This is no time TO be pulling
both ways"
Mr.. Lloyd George pointed out that
Germany, being temporarily bankrupt,
represented a battling difficulty TO the
experts when II came to the question
of her paying outside her own frontier.
With all these difficulties in mind, he
said, the allies had reached certain con-
illusions last week and had presented
bill which was framed ON the basis
OF German prosperity. II Germany
were not prosperous, she could not pay
and II she were prosperous she could
and must.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
OVERRIDES VETO OF
PLAN TO GUT ARMY
HOUSE BY EMPHATIC VOTE DE
'GC rs STAND TAKEN BY
PRESIDENT WILSON
S",e' executive Declares He Is I'm.
able to See in the Needs Of United
states Justification for Reduc.
ton Of Force to $4,000 Men

WaShlngton.-The Joint reso,r,,o,,
directing the stopping Of ennstments
until the regular army is reduced to
l'o,OOO men was passed Saturday
night' February ., b. the house over
PRESIDENT Wilson's veto. The vote wos
ri to 10, one member voting nreson,
The presidents veto message was
not read to the house until six hours
atter its formal delivery. hut once
read action was swift. Those voting
TO override tho veto included ninety,
two Democrats.
Action was expected to be taken on
the veto early in the week In the sen.
ate' where 1t was said prospects were
favorable for overriding the president.
Inc president In his veto message
informed the house that he was un.
able to see In the condition of the
world or In the needs of the United
states any such change as would
justify reduction Of the force from
100000 men.
Quoting the resolution as restricting
the enlisted strength Of the army TO
10000 men, the president saws:
NO provision is made in the reso-
tuition for the preservation Of any pro-
portionate strength in the combatant
corps Of the army and mere dlscon.
tlnuance Of enlistment would. for
long time, preserve the staff corps
disproportionately enlisted and the
combatant corps lnsufficlently manned
TO maintain the instruction and train
Ing which ought to be assured II an
army of 10000 men is to be efficient
In proportion to its aggregate num-
Der.
ION the 4th day of June, 1920, /
signed blll passed by the present
congress providing for the reorganlza-
ton of the army. Because Of the pro-
foundly disturbed conditions of the
world and In order that full benefit
might accrue to the people of the
United States from the lessons Of the
world war, as to what, under modern
conditions, is required to be the
nucleus Of an efficient army, the war
department had recommended an army
of approximately 100000 men.
81 regret that am not able to see
In the condition OF the world at large
or in the needs OF the United States
any such change rs would Justify the
restriction upon that minimum which
Is proposed by the house joint resolu-
tiOn."
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
MOVE TO RESTORE
PEACE IN IRELAND
plAl CONCENTRATES INDUCING
LISTER LEADERS TO AGREE
TO PARTITION PROPOSAL.
NenotlatIons Said to Be In Progress
between British Prime Minister
and Ustor Leader with Hope
of Reaching Settlement.

Dublin. rumors are cir
culntlng in Dublin with regard to fresh
efforts the government is reported to
he making to effect settlement with
Ireland. The heller is growing that
an important development may come
10 light when parliament reconvenes.
According to one report, the govern.
ment is trying to bring the Ulster lead
ers into line with a well-formulated
scheme TO persuade the south to &C.
cept the partition provided for in the
home rule act and work under it. This
version Of the reputed plans has II
TINT the prize to be offered for ac.
cepance is grant Of full fiscal
autonomy to both sections of Ireland.
This would be coupled so far as the
south is concerned, with an offer to
release political prisoners and grant
amnesty to irish republicans general
IL. including members Of the Irish re.
publican army, and even men ION the
run"
Negotiations to this end are now pro-
ceedlng, 1t Is said, between Mr.. Lloyd
George, the prime minister, and Sir
Edward Carson, Ulster leader, in the
British parliament, on the outcome Of
which depends whether the plan will
be formally announced.
other concessions are said to be con-
templated, particularly with regard to
the amount Of taxes payable to Eng
land under the new act.
Representatives of the Sim Feln
have refused to treat the reported
7 scheme seriously, saying that until
some concrete, bona flde proposals had
H actually been made they would not
n waste time in speculation.
Prominent Nationalists, when their
views we're sought In the same con.
nectlOn, said they had no doubt the / a
eoncesslon of fiscal autonomy would
81 % far toward satisfying the Irish
peoples demand for independence,
Is and II offered in n generous spirit,
would greatly weaken the position Of
DE Sim Fein If the republican parlia-
nent should reject 1t.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
JAPANESE DESIRE PEACE.
sueh is Assurance Of American Trav
eler Upon Return.

San Franclsco.-Japan desires more
than anything else to maintain friendly
relations with the United States, J..
Russell Kennedy, head of the Kokusal
news agency Of Japan, declared In an
address before Klwanls club here Fri
day.
Mr.. Kennedy, who has just com
pleted tour of the United States
after about fifteen years in the far
east, said that everywhere he went he
had been asked whether there was to
be war between the two countries.
"If It were not for the serious side
Of that question, involving, as II does,
the suggestion OF created impression
Of possibility, indeed Of a probabili'
ty, the question In itself would be
childishly absurd" he declared. 81
can give you the most solemn assur-
ance that II there is one thing In the
world that japan wishes to avoid more
than another, 1t Is the rupture of
friendly relations between this country
and herself"
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
BOYS PLAYED WITH EXPLOSIVES
Teacher and Seven Pupils Are Dead
as Result

hWrenceville, 1ll.- Eight persons
are dead and another probably fatally
Injured as the result of the explosion
IOi can Of nitroglycerln at the Cross
roads school, two miles west of here,
|Aorty after noon Monday.
Crossroads Is a two-rOom country
ehool and small stream runs through
4 hs grounds. At the morning recess
ome boys saw can lodged against
f Be bank Of the stream and began
A1wlng stones at It. At the noon in
mission one Of the boys r'sled the
70 out Of the water with stick and
new II across the ditch to his COM
mons. They were attempting to
pen Il when 1t exploded. The boys
efe blown from ten to twenty feet by
explosion. The teacher was COM
ont of the schoolhouse when the
Pploslon occurred and was killed. The
pGes Of the victims were crushed and
|hged almost beyond recognition.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
Tennessee RepeaIs cIaarette Law.

Nashville, Tenn.-The antl-clgarette
law has been failure In Tennessee.
Last week the legislature repealed
the law, there being but little opposi,
ton in either house. For years, prac-
tlcally ever since the antl-cigarette
law was passed, cigarets had been sold
in Tennessee by every store or dealer
selling tobacco OF any kind. The
state could sell no licenses to cigar
cite dealers, because II prohibited the
sale of cigarettes and was thus losing
considerable revenue every year ON
sales which 1t could not legtimately
tax.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
Bank Robber Captured.

Joplin, Mo.-A masked man held up
the Bank Of Butterheld, I'm Barry
county, forced Charles Jefferys, the
cashler. and his daughter into the
vault and escaped with about $500.
The cashier recognized the man and
gave MS name to citizens who formed
a posse and captured Homer Bayless'
a son of a prominent farmer, who con
Tossed.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
Nehraa.a BANK Rnhhea

omaha.-The Citizens State bank Of
Orchard Neb., was robbed and between
$1,000 and $4,000 In Liberty bonds
taken, after robbers had bound and
gagged II. II. Browning cashier, and
blown the vault doors.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
MexIoans PraotIoIna sabotnne.

Mexico City.-The residence OF the
archbishop OF Mexico, the Most Rev.
Jose Mora. was bombed early Sunday
A bomb also was exploded at the en-
trance of the building occupied by
Juergens & CoL.pany American manu-
facturers OF jewelry. There were no
casualties. The bombings are declared
TO have been attempts at sabotage by
radical labor elements.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
Jury Falls TO Aaree.

Harlan, Ky.-More than eighty-nlne
hours after they began to deliberate
the Jury trying DIR. IL. c. WINES FOR
the murder Of Miss Lura Parsons
school teacher, was dismissed by the
court Friday afternoon.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
noundarY commIaaloner plea.

Washington. Edward G. Bernard,
aged 81. commissioner Of the United
States section OF the international
boundary commission OF the United
States and Canada, died Sunday after
a months Illness.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
noodInn Asks cut In Rates.

Washington. - Senator Frank H.
Cooling on Saturday called on Inter
state Commerce Commissioner Nc
Chord about plans for bringing before
the commission n proposal 10 reduce
railroad rates IN the west
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

BostOn.--A request for s2sO,OOO for
lighting equipment to put a check to
flirting in the parks and reservations
under control OF the Massachusetts
metropolitan district commission, was
presented to the legislature Thursday.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10

Dublin.-Lord Dunsany, poet ana
who was arrested recently
after search Of Dunsany castle, In
County Meath, viii be tried by court
martial for having firearms and am.
munltIon In his possession.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
senate Rejects Ban on Smoking.

Washlngton.-By an overwhelming
majority the senate on Saturday EN-
phatlcally declined TO embark on the
mixing of blue laws and by the same
token rejected an amendment by
Senator Reed Smoot Of Utah banning
smoking in government departments.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
strlke m peflanee Of LaW.

Plttsburg Kans.-The first strike OF
Kansas coal miners called Officially
by the district board Of the union
since the passage Of the Industrial
court law Is IN effect Two hundred
coal miners were called out sunday
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
Hoo Island Plant closed.

Phlladelphla.--Hog Island on frluaS
ceased its shipbuildlng activities SO
far as the present management Is con.
cerned. and the key TO the vast yard
was formally turned ove,' TO the United
states shipping board
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
stnamer on Inc Rocks.

Eureka, Cal-The steam schooner
Raymond was disabled twenty-one
miles south.southeast Of Seal Rock
near Crescent City, CAL according 10
wireless calls from the steamer Drake
to this port.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
HsrrIaon ResIon. phIlIppIne pont.

Manila, p. I.--Francls Burton Har-
rison, governor general OF the Philip
pines, cabled his resignation TO Presl
dent Wilson, with request that II be
accepted March 4.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
REvoLurIoNIsrs ARE EXECUTED
Men Who Opposed Soviet Government,
Face Firing Squad.

London.-A Copenhagen dispatch to
the Central News says the Bolshovik
newspaper Izvestla reports that the
revolutionary committee In Siberia has
been tried by the soviet tribunal at
Tomsk on a charge OF secret and
treacherous negotiations with Japan.
The foreign minister OF the far eastern
republic and five other members OF
the committee were shot. Six other
members were given life sentences.
The dispatch suys the soviet Is ar;
ranging an agreeent with China
against Japan. ,...
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
Murders Fellow patient.

"a hernardino, CALM. j. Caneft
I,., angeles, an inmate of the state
's al Tor the insane at Patton. was
In''y Killed by William NJ. Murphy,
|s ~, patient of this city. Murphy
an axe.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
EndeavOrs 70 starve Himself.

pauas' Ore. ~ George f. West,
'sed with having slain his wife near
uree months ago, has completed
,n,Or'y'eighth day without food, ac-
~ug to physicians ut the hospital
ny ne has lain since an attempt 10
us own life by drinking acid.