The sun., 1908-04-04
Mr.. THIMME And HIS PLANT
4 NHOOL Ut'IM rs BOYCOTTING
ms SHOP, ne SAYS.

some BlOtter, UnsOh Tops and Impers
Iurbable Miss CalkIns Are In the story.
stout man with reddish face and a
rrI rnustacho stood outside Of little candy
,,.ro at 3j5 Baltic avenue, Brooklyn. yester-
lay afternoon. eyng the window gloomily.
The shop window displayed a large heap
n rci and blue tops, an assortment Of
,lrdrps several boxes OF chewing gum
and an array Of packages Of chewing to-
Mac5 4 few children just out Of Public
School q tripped rapidly by the candy
store which seemed to increase the stout
man displeasure.
turning toward the school again he
s,w standing at one OF the windows on
the first floor woman with gray hair
who appeared 20 regard him coldly through
hcr glasses. The stout man glared at
iho window and then stepped back into the
s,orc. clenching his fists and grumblng
t. himself.
WHAT'S the matter, MIR. Thmmel' in
u,reI customer whose literary tastes
porc trihe morbid and who wanted to buy
copy NJ Inside Facts About the Beef
T-ist." volumes Of which Mr.. Thimme has
displayed prominently upon his counters.
.You don't look your usual merry self.
Anything gone wrongl'
Il am the victim OF a boycott" said
Mr. Thimme But we will see. We will
500 have written to the Superintendent
of Schools about that woman He will
IA her. II he doesn't I have friends,
powerful friends. who will come to the
front for Edward Thimme. Everybody
knows that am allied with the profession
Of journalism. No teacher can spoil my
business without Edward Thimme seeing
that justice is done,
Look at my tops. This Ia the top season
and yet have as many Of them to-day as
| had two weeks ago Other stores around
here are selling tops like hot cakes, Business
m candies has fallen OF Where seven little
girls go 10 Menkens place around the
corner to buy chewing gum, there isn't
one comes to Edward Thimme's Why?
That school principal Clara c. Calkns,
has boycotted my store. She has told her
children that they must not buy anything
Of me. But just wait. have written to
Supt, Maxwell have preferred charges.
MIR Thirnme was in a state Of great men
tal anguish when a reporter called to in
quIre into the facts Of the so-called boy
colt He expressed the opinion that a
conspiracy must exist to put him, Edward
Thmme. out Of business 1t might he
sad here tha. Mr. Thimmes name has
been in the public prints ere this. He is
a great little organizer OF civic associations,
Every once in while the idea seizes him
that he must organize something, and the
act treads on the heels Of the idea Moth
ing simpler The trouble has been that
az soon as MIR. Thimme turns his talents to
some new variety Of organization the one
be has just designed disintegrates
To mention only few, Mr.. Thimme has
been prominently connected with the
National Anti-Adulteration League. the
Druggists League for Shorter Hours. the
New York Pharmaceutical Clerks Asso-
citation. longshoreman's union the In
ternational Association Of Machinists and
quite a few important conferences, in
one intended TO persuade the city
to take over the Fast River
ferries for the general good OF the greatest
number But Of late MIR Thmme has
dealt-or has attempted to deal (sincs he
asserts that Miss Calkins has tried to put
a crimp in his commercial actiyitiesI
IN sweet stutfs, tobaccOs, writing paper and
copies Of Inside Facts About the Beef
Trust
Mr. Thimme explained His attention
was drawn TO conditions in School several |
weeks ago when several little boys who !
we're buying candy in his store complained |
that some teacher had squeezed their |
chins, others that their feet had been |
stepped on by some teacher and one little |
boy went 80 far as TO say that teacher |
had pushed him. MIR. Thimme became
indignant. It was a disgrace to civiliZa-
ton he declared, that little boys chins |
should be squeezed, little boys feet stepped !
on and little boys pushed by their |
teachers He would raise a horlet's nest |
around Public School end then Niss Clara !
Calkins would see He had influence with |
the German press Of this town and he would |
use L.
Mr. Tmmme paused here to refer TO con-
duct on the part Of Miss Calkins which he. |
considered small and selfish and |
an indication Of little interest on the part |
Of Miss Calkins in the business prosperity |
Of Mr.. Thimme. He asked and obtained
from her one day the names and addresses
Of all the teachers and employees Of Pub
lic School O. beginning with the name OF
Miss Calkins herself and on down through
The list 70 the name OF Patrick Freeman,
ianitor. Mr.. Thimme thought IL would he
A grand idea to print an advertising blotter,
names and addresses Of the teachers down
one side Of the blotter. Edward Thimmes
I'D down the other side, the ad ending
with a gracious word from Mrs. T himme.
When the blotters appeared and we're
taken TO the school by Mr.. Thimmes young
customers Miss Calkins was angry and 80
we're all the other teachers. They OBJ
jected strongly 20 having their names
displayed In such way for such purpose.
Mr.. Thimme withdrew the blotters and
substituted another kind Of ink absorbers,
which bore only a picture of the school
house. 9Calling upon Miss Calkins one
iay 10 ascertain her sentiments on the
he was met, he complains
utterly, with a cold stare and an inquiry
directed, as he remembers, 20 the jGHitoT
who happened to be present-'Who is this
nan, please?'
Naturally, from Mr. Thimmes point Of
view, Mr.. Thimme must have satisfaction.
When he heard the children tell Of squeez-
ngs and pinchings and pushings he saw
light and sat him down and penned a set
4 complants--very formal complaints--to
William H. Maxwell, superintendent OF
'chools Mr. Thimme's views on Miss Calkirs
Ind other things we're expressed as follows:
wish to make most emphatic complaint
'sslnst the recent actions Of Miss Clara G.,
atkins. the principal OF Public School No. 8,
J Baltic and Smith streets. Brooklyn
omplaint No. / is based on the fact that
,.o permits teachers in her charge TO inhict