Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-25
BELIEVE PHILIP SHIELD
SUGAR THIEVES VICTIM
5,000.000.000 RubIcs Offered
as Reward for Solution
Of Mystery.
RELIEF won>En RICHMOND MAN
Disappeared From Simhir>lS. Russia.
Leaving No Trncc Of His Where
nhouts-iaO Experienced Detectives
Are mt work Case.

W crkiHS on thc theory that Phi!ip
II. SHIELD. Jr.. OF ;his city. with the
American Relief Administration in
Russia, is the victim OF thieves who
stole four tons of sugar from the
relic! associations warehouses i'll
Simbirsk. where MIR. Shield was work
ing. Colonel William y. Haskell. di-
rector OF the American relief aciivi-
ties in the Near East. has offered
5.ooO,Ooo,oeO rub!es tsbout $500
American money! for solution, of
MIR. shields disappearance from Sim
b!rsk. Ia the Nolga Valley.
100 Detectives at work.
II is said that 100 experienced de-
icCtives. who are mostly members Of
the Moscow police. and other opera
tives engaged by the American au-
tborities. are trying TO unravei the
mystery. Relief workers in the
NoIga Valley and other parts Of Rus
STA, are assisting III every possible
way TO ascertain the whereabouts OF
MIR. SHIELD.
Mr.. Shcnd is a son OF Philip Il.
Shield. OF 1888 West Avenue. Rich-
mond, and the report that nc was
missing from SiInbirsk WAS received
here last Saturday afternoon. The
New York Times Of Monday. in a
copyrighted article, stated that the
information in hand pointed to tn.
fact that Mr.. SHIELD is a victim OF
conspiracy TO steal sugar from the
SimbirSk warehouse. ano that. while
the theft was on comparatively
small scale. the $4,000 the four tons
OF sugar are worth is Il fortune in
the Russian market.
In addition. il is pointed out. the
penalty for the theft Of relief food
is death. which warranted the des-
perate measures against whom the
cuipri,s regard as the principal wit
ness for the prosecution. II is also
pointed out that the theft Of the
sugar was detected only two
days before the disappearance OF
SHIELD. ON the evening OF October
sian manager OF the warehouse told
SHIELD. new chief OF tho warehouse.
that he had been informed two days
before that there had been thc!tS and
suggested an investigation. which
showed. II was said. that sugar had
been stolen. and tho matter was re-.
ported TO depot police.
Reported Thcfts To Dalton.
Finally SMeild reported the thefts
go NJ. Dalton, who visited the ware
house. accompanied by Evdolkimioss.
iiussIan manager OF the warehouse:
ka.tmkUSS, assistant interpreter, and
Hnc!Id. TO check up the stock Three
times, i II said. SHIELD gave Evdo!
k'.n!oSS. an opportunity to refer To
the robbery, and cach time kalimkoss
replied No" To suggestions of any
possible leakage. Finally the party
came to "A pile OF sacks which Kalim-
Noss had mentioned. From the from,
the! appeared untouched. bat invcs-
i'Sat.o" showed that robbery had
hccn committed. That afternoon
Dalton took the matter IL? with the
!!ason officer OF the Central Russian
government. who has plenary powers.
and at night announced he had ar
rested Eydoikimio and three soldier
watchmeu.
1t Is these facts that head to the
belief tina; while SHIELD was out
walking on sunday evening he
Was Swallowed along the dim street
and either attacked directly or lur.a
10 his death