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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 19, 1921. ffarns. Detectives Kept Up Chase For Fifteen Months ,;y 1 1 EMI Y I I , nitod I'ress Staff C. ' Correspondent. 19. Fiction holds n slP VTI in- step chase of 15 months! af- L .' frofnrs of tho Wall . p, I'll ' v i v . an cci :e! Voun-a1- of September, 1920. u uv i '.Mi ii "c i'iviiu ujj uuj.ore funded bodies of the 37 victims !" K,'rn "i'-1ic-l on the littered streets.. M.1 ' imv :I i;td" spy was used to defeat rposes. ana now a persever- inivl of detectives kept IE m.-nths tti; mint "a; ii-vrttn-u loaay in in a tod I"-'' AV!i.-ive interview given U!)t Uni- res by Wimam J. Burns, chte? of PrHii-'s bchcu oci vice Dureau . ,.,..ucaT or. C' ' i..i-i hen A nf Vio t?. ..f,Ti!;ri!a' Detective Agency, picked , ,;'-,, .t;ul and followed it until the Lni'.enreia in narsaw. I'1"'' . . i T l. . i j irjiMUt ia. in j-iiiiuc-, a. iie was' n'wr te thf New York police and the! P.ss' agency, was a "spy" for the Pq " but he was usea xo oring aooui vhat Burns declares emphatically to be t,',' rt;,' oU:tion of the bombing. iNPi: W. STOOL PIGEON, "fin.-, act -Tdins to Burns, had been "a a piscon by the New York -c'lec (k;.::rtinom c -jc'-ju-v for and applied to the a position. Ha was ooj! after being hired, but t-- keep the agency in rKS1 the "tivities of anarchist cxrcies. He was an anarchist at heart ;tVJ?U?.hv.h,e did not beUeve in "direct action, belonging to the more conserv ative element which believed that diplo matic methods were better than viol ence in achieving their ends. He at tended al the meetings of the anarchist groups and gave valuable assistance to the Burns agents. "Three weeks before the explosion we learned that, the anarchists were get ting ready for a big job," Burns said. Linae admitted it but denied he knew the spot picked out. Naturally, we thought it would be the financial dis trict and we warned several of the big bankers. "Developments failed to come and we had about reached the conclusion that they had learned of our knowledge of the plans and called them off. Then came the explosion. I was on the scene within three minutes after the outrage. Confusion prevailed and, strange to say, no one thought but what it was an accident. "I rushed into the Morgan bank and a crowd of excited clerks asked me what kind of an acident it was. They appeared incredulous when I took them to the door, pointed to the mangled horse and the demolished wagon in the gutter and told them that the bomb was earned to the door in that wagon. "Fifteen minutes later I put it up to Linde. I asked him what he knew about it and he said 'Nothing.' "I caled him a damn liar and kept after him. He knew that I had the goods on him and he didn't try to get away. I felt confident that he knew every detail of the story.- - ' "As we worked on him, the story came out little by little but nevera lead to the Identity of the actual conspira tors. 1 FAILED TO TAKE REWARD. "Thinkingthat he might be influenced by1 money I was able to have a reward of $50,000 offered for information lead ing to the crresv of the guilty parties. We were surprised and disappointed that ne didn't fall for the reward but we saw sure indications that it was working on him. "Months slipped by and all the time we were waiting and making slow but sure progress. We began to get clues only to find that the leaders of the organization were getting away to Eu i ope. "Finally, Linde consented to tell the story. We sent him to Europe on his promise to rounuup the conspirators and place them under arrest. We had tim watched all the time, however. "As we rather expected, he failed to carry out his promise. He made no re ports and the arrests were not made. It was then that we sent two of my former agents, now with me in the De partment, over after him. PREMATURE PUBLICATION- "They have him now. Premature publication of his arrest and some of the details of the confession made pub lic will mak-f it hard for us, but event ually we'll get every one of the Land. Before long we'll be able' to tell all the details, even to the route followed by the wagon with its bomb. "TJiere is one, point .in the confession that not true. The bomb was not intended for J. P. Morgan. The pur pose of the anarchists was to terrorize the entire community. They actually thought that there ,was enough explos ive in the bomb to wreck three or four buildings and bring down into a pile a building, under construction on the cor ner. . Strange, to say, they picked out a spot right in - front of two of the strongest buildirgs in the - world. This might have . been due, . however, to the failure of the driver to carry out in structions. -, . "The Department will not be able to make any firther arrests until a d2tail ed report is cabled over by our agents who made the arrests. I am expecting the necessary .information tonight or tomorrow. W don't anticipate any trouble in getting Lindenfeld back to America and when he is returned we will have less difficulty in completing the case." Burns wanted to make it clear that the Department meant nothing unethi cal in making the arrests without let ting the New York police department in on it. He said the news of the arrest surprised them, exceedingly as they were planning to get the full confes sion, turn it to the police to work the New York end of it, and then publish the story after the arrests had been made. x Sherman Burns, secretary and treas Why Not Buy ElO.W . i 1 Wholesale Price? 64xS0 Wool Army Blankets . $2.95 66xS0 All-Wool Plaid Blankets. ......... .$5.50 70x80 All Wool White Blankets. . .6.50 66xS0 Cotton Plaid Blankets S3.50 Satin Spreads, New Creation Pink and Blue Parallel Stripe, very large size, only $4.56 40-Pound Papoc Silk Floss Mattress, Imperial Edge Heavy Art Tick, retails $35.00, our price only $22.50 55:Pound All White Cotton Impe rial Edge Mattress, heavy Art Tick, retails at $20.00, our price only $12.50 55-Pound all new White Cotton Rolled . Edge Mattress medium tick, retails at $15.00, our price only'...,..... $9.75 We. have extra values in Rugs, home-made Comforts, Bed Spreads, Curtains, all grades of feather pil lows of our own make at special prices. v SANITARY BEDDING CO. Corner First and College Sts. CHARLOTTE, N. C. FRENCH DEMAND NOT DISASTROUS Unable to Finance Such a Building Program Even if it is Authorize. By J. W. T. MASON. Written for the United Press. France's claim to a naval rank equal to Japan's Will not hriner failti the disarmament conference: The French delegation is unable to discuss the matter seHnnelv heraiico tf 'mmk .-, building policy were undertaken. trance would go bankrupt before find ing the money. The French proposal will be reduced in conference, or. France can. safely be left to her own devices. The United States. Great Rritaln - : -. vu.su,l vc. u afford to make effective the naval agree ment inemseives, ignoring France com pletely, except in the matter of subma rines. The French Govern merit rnn find the monev for a. fleet nf enhmo. rines as large as any other power. This may be the position toward which the French naval experts are working. They may be seeking a situation whereby, for abandon i ner tbfir claimo for capital ships, they can demand a larffOl. cllVvvnnHj . . . " " " , . 1 1 t.i ouuiuaiuie navy. America ana ,u,n UL Durus. ueitfuuve agency, to-j Japan would not be strategically af imglit made the following statement: ifected by such an agreement, but Great I I' or the past number of years the i Britain would. The British will not con ! Burns Detective Agency has been in- sent to cutting down their submarines jvcstigating the radical situation ; if France is to Increase hers ! throughout this country and in Europe, j Should France remain obdurate the n the course of our investigation one naval agreement would have to be William Lindenfeld, known in this changed so. as to give all the signato country as William. Linde, was fur-iries freedom of action in construct" nishmg us with information Linde is f submersible craft. France would then a Socialist with anarchistic connec-j be outbuilt and at the same time would xjiuue unncLcvi ouuaiism, Dui ae- j create dangerous enmity against her- treat Italy's new ..ambitions with disdain. French leaders have given Italy the im pression that the., peninsula claims to greatness are too ludicrous to be seri ously crjsidered. The French naval great eutaoesltis cnbrnne planfc, therefore, are regardeed with suspicion by Italy. - The Italians know they cannot afford to, build a large Jfleet. Italy is living more m a world of reality than France. But, if France should begin- extensive submarine construction, Italy would have to . follow suit, or :be further hu miliated. Under the old rules of diplo macy, the answer to France would take the form of an Anglo-Italian entente against her. TTVn tnendless in Europe except for Belgium and Poland. Utter helplessness in any threat crisis would be France's fate. I But the Washington conference is battling against the old diplomacy. An other way than thia will be found. In the end, France will have to be brought to reason by an application of prosper ity. France is becoming ., neurasthenic through misfortune. Once economic pro gress begins to be made by France, the French people will have recovered their self-confidence and Europe's affairs will run more smoothly. No Soap Better -For Your Skin Than Cuticura 8ample aeh (Soap, Olntment.Talctrm) in of 0U ntt Insert to ria, Sept. X. Mtld.ii, kui. 3 nied any leaning toward anarchism and was onnosed to 'direct notion ' "Linde's information to us on anarch istic movements and activities has been verified that he was self among her former allies. ARE STRAFING ENGLAND? The French Government is unhappily Unablfi to refrain frnm in.-...i. j and it has been nroven Pricks into its forei un c.i, vuxiiiii united l it jri LeniurTinwnr is p&norin v euhiAAt ;HM ti ..w " - vumuiuiuuuu icinjn mem, is esspeciany suDject to irri- with the Third Internationale at ,,Mos- Nation against England. That has been so rr' T.inrJa lm Tuna 1Q9rt -i n 4? A .a . J . . w . ... .x " j, imuniicu us, uia-iiy generations, x1 ranees states of a contemplated demonstration by ' men are now taking a special satis radicals by the use of explosives which faction in formulating tentative naval was to take place some time during the policies of their own on paper, not in Summer of 1920. This information was accordance with France's true reduire communicated by us to the public offi- ments, but because of a desire to twist cials and interests in the financial dis-; the lion's tail. That, of course, is not tri,ct. . f diplomacy; but France has lost the arts "Immediately after the explosion we of diplomacy since the ending of the came to the conclusion that Linde prob- war. ably was one of the few men in this France desires, too, to secure . ack country who would be able to furnish nowledgem.ent of her right to a greater us with information as to Who was re- naval strength than Italy's. There is sponsible for this disaster.- serious rivalry an Europe between the 'We again got in touch with Linde French and Italians. Italy believes who furnished us with information on France is rapidly declining in power and this explosion, .which information was that Italy's turn has come to be the HIT. All!" n n . 1 1 V Tct i O-O f fA Viir in A ' rlAwi T J - v.v mrv.ov.15c1v.cu uj- ua. guuu uuiiuiiaau AjdLUl IlLiLlUIl 111 Llle WOrll 1 In THREE DAYS STARTING TODAY 4 Regular Prices In the Most Lavish Photodrama of Her Career "The Black Panther's Cub" From the wild 'Apache dances in the heart of the Latin Quarter of Paris, to quiet English country sides and back again to the barba rous scenes of splendor of Ancient Rome, in a cycle of tremendous dramatic events that is "The Black Panther's Cub." ADDED A COMEDY THE BROADWAY A Charlotte Institution fmni Cm h (a ;fi b fe F lf!i I tm !U I -2 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmilmmmmmmmmmmmmmll 7 O "7 " 1 Yt -mi ' . . . ; J.B.vey & Co. It Pays Ft part of this we were able to check and verify by our other investigations, At this time we issued a $50,000 reward as a hait to Linde, as we .knew Linde had radical tendencies although he pro r'essed only to be a Socialist. . '.'Lindo's .information reached a point where we deemed it advisable to send him to Europe. This was -done in Feb ruary, 1921. On Linde's arrival in Eu rope communication with him became very difficult and it then became nec- essary for us to sed a courier to War- ' saw to get in touch with Linde. All this I miormation was constantly being fur nished to the Department of Justice by us. t "For obvious reasons any further statement concerning the activities on thig investigation and as to who is involved will have to come from the De partment of Justice. "The investigation has4 been impaired and embarrassed by the premature breaking of the news." Italy has now embarked on a new colo nial policy in Asia Minor as a result of the war. Italy, too, has colonial po sessions on the coast of North Africa. The Italians require considerable naval strength in the Mediterranean for these reasons. But France has given grave offense to the Italian people by appearing to SOLDIERS CHARGED WITHTHEFTARRESTED Columbia. S. C, Dec. 19. Fifteen hundred dollars worth of stolen goods from Camp Jackson were recovered at midnight last night by city detectives when two soldiers were arrested. The property consisted of 28 automatic re volvers and ten artillery field glasses. Detectives followed the two men for four hours before the privates were tak en with the goods in their possession. The theft was reported to, the city by the Camp Jackson headquarters recently. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative BROMO QUININE tab lets. The genuine bears the signature of E. W. Grove, (lie sure you get BROMO.) 30c. (El0n) MDETO rat m Monday, Tuesday Wednesday ITM NAZIMOVA In CAMILLE" The Camille of modern France; chic with the charm of the Paris ienne who gowns at the Rue de la Paix, dancing with the abandon of a gleesome pagan from the Casino in Montmartre, sparkling with the golden gayety of champagne, and loving with the -intensity of one who gives life for love. Added International News - J is miU)J5)jRWIin-ILI THE STANDARD OP AMUSEMENT MATINEE DAILY 3:30 P. M. 20c and 30c TWO EVENING SHOWS 7:15 and 9 P. M. 40c and 60c ATTRACTION EXTRAORDINARY JOHNSON and MACK A Positive Comedy, Riot N ADDED ATTRACTION COIT ALBERTSON. & CO. ' "THE MOVIE nLLIAN" in a smart comedy with music "THE TALE OF A SAIL" ADDED FEATURE FRANK MATTHEWS & AGNES AYERS in their new farcirial skit "HARD BOILED" "SPECIAL; ATTRACTION" JOSEPHINE AMOROS "That French Girl" SPECIAL FEATURE! STUART & HARRIS in "Skill and Nonsense" PATHE NEWS Sees All Knows All A PLEASING COMEDY The Right Sort endliness Prevails Here "THE STORE THAT REFLECTS THE TASTE OF THE CAROLINAS." The Universal Appeal freest idea that haa come to -m door of our alleged temple on, knocking for admission, Is thSht ef Christmas. e sit ty our desk this morn- a!tf induce in the innocent past- c; wafchirs the crowds at Ivey's, ar;t ke-.p va.;k the realization of a wi'3rff':n? domain is ruled by Santy, "ns of iittic children living un- ny fi:., ..j "iu speaKing many 1?S. ii-iii n1' to to bed Saturday night ah"ns faith in the little ' arK that he'll come out of dli call at their homes be-th- dawn. . nob'e hoax to play upon the ll? And the book the angels "ba hunt 4. f. that book JUch foolish purposes a Bcratch in it 3 bother tells in Decem- never was intended say that during" this week in the great cities of the old and new world, and into the utmost reaches of the desolate corners where the Christmas story has - gone, there will be preparations going on for the great holiday. , Some, to be sure, will be sadly xsri- cumscribed preparations; others wlil go forward in the usual lavish pro portions all depending on the depth of the family purse. The, sailors on the wide seas will celebrate the day with something extra out of the cook's galley; Kings, Queens and Presidents will be effulgent with grandeur and deluged with precious riches, while out on the wide trails, where the lonely dwell, many, a one Saturday will ride the long . miles to the - nearest trading '. post - and s carry back up through the -wind of the river or shadow of the crystalline hills, small trifles for Mother,, to put into little woolen stockings before waking time Sunday morning. , . Briefs We read in The News the other day don't; remember" who wrote it, but think it was Mr. Miller that it is "More blessed to', give than .to receive.'! We chime this as a. new. thought to a few - of i our readers, and recommend that they give it a fair -trial this Christmas, and let us know how it works out! If we had any idea where old Santa Glaus live we'd send him something real nice for Christmas, for he's the finest little trade developer Ivey's ever had. It's nice to have a friend at court. A big tie manufacturer, one of the kings of . the men's neckwear industry, found himself with, a couple of thous and men's ties that he wanted to pass along" to. -a good ; subject, '"and so he thought of Ivey's. We got ' the two thousand Saturday and you can get them today at 50 cents each. They, are worth up to a dollar. . Just Business We came very near being- satisfied with last week's business Of course, we weren't quite, for we never are; but then we hadn't a thing to complain about in the size of the crowds and the amount of money they cheerfuly left with us. Every day was a good one, and the weather man smiled on us most all the while. Compared with last year, it was a wee bit better ' than an even break, and last year's wasn't bad. Down in the Toy Section things are going beautifully, and Manager Shockley reports good gains. I , Fancy .Goods also are running ahead, and as for handkerchiefs and gloves they are almost doubling up on any previous record. We, would like to say this morning that Ivey's will be a dandy place to shop this week, but the Reader prob ably will remember that we've said something very much like this be-, fore. But really and truly, though, Ivey's will make a fine place to trade this week, for we have so-many depart ments full of nice, Sensible staple and holiday things. v ' ' U J But a statement like that loses a lot of its effect, coming from us, as we admit being more or less biased ins, the matter. All the same, the best indorsement The Very First Santa Claus arrived the other day in New York a few days ahead of time, and brought the Ivey Store family its first real living grandchild. .Mr. Doxey got it wished on him. . and now He's going abiout as proud and haughty-like as if he, himself, had ' ' . - - - accomplished something to be happy about and it's a girl at that! The little thing weighs eight pounds, and they do say it reminds one of Mr. Doxey. in every way except his fixed habit of keeping quiet at night. Our Midnight Our payroll last week had enrolled 235 names about 100 more than reg ulars. 1 - Mr. Eichelberger, our General Su perintendent, says that we can use 25 more this week. of Ivey's is the crowd one sees in here every day, for everybody knows you can't fool the buying public of this community more than once, especially when it is remembered that by far the biggest majority of. it is made up of women of intelligence. At last Charlotte has arrived! vlt took years, and-a hard struggle, to . do it, but the thing is all over, arid now we can rse up, look' ''the world ' square in the face, and call ourselves a real Metropolis for did we not read in the newspapers the other day that our smartest society set Is to have an all-night dance this Christmas season? ' . Looking back through the troubled vista of the years, to that day when John McKnitt Alexander signed the immortal Declaration of independence, we can see one long civic struggle toward this recherche achievement of the ultimate expression of an esthetic people. And now, as we say, we've done done it-j-with . our young people's yparty starting at midnight out at our newest Country Club. - . . As matter of fact, ' there'll be those Service, Courtesy, Appreciation Follies! low minds among us who'll be in quiring what our young bloods will be doing all the first part of the even ing, and why they can't start the blooming thing earlier, but what of it if they do? Didn't all the. great re: form movements and the world's most important discoveries grow out of this ' same atmosphere of ridicule Vn 3 skep ticism? ,: - And so we say, that ' when these "" youthful revelers stand in "the rose- tinted dawn of a baby day and eat their fried eggs and bacon whilst the - sun coldly creeps out of the shadows. of a December night, , they shall have accomplished a great new. departure 1 In the social ideals of . this prosaic . town, and shall A have added a new note of smartness to a society already famed for its up-to-the-minute align-' ' ment with the advanced play-cu- toms of - the big places of the worlU ty v sA
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