davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-10

said, 'and the trouble with you is,
Birsky, that you amt got no magma
ton"
Maybe I amt" Birsky agreed,
"aber when the book says: Mrs. Fa-
TINA Harris is the favorite wife of
Sultan Charles z. Harris, y'under-
stand, and couple of hundred young
ladies comes out and dances it for
you, for all you understand what they
are driving at they might just so well
be dancing: This theayter with every
seat occupied can be emptied in three
minutes. Look around now and walk,
not rum or that the management re-
quests the ladies to remove their
hats. claim to got just so much i'm
agination as anybody else, Zapp, but
with this here Russian ballet it amt
enough that you should be mind read
er. You've got to be leg reader and
that's all there is to it."
Might it's because you amt ac-
quainted with the Russian language
maybe" Zapp suggested. You take
Russian ballet which amt in the
country two weeks. understand, and
naturally they couldn't even talk the
English language let alone dance it"
"Then how did the police get on
that it was immoral?" Birsky asked.
Probably they sent a policeman
there which speaks Russian" Zapp
said. They've got such fellers on the
police force. Birsky. There is even
policemen which can shake down
saloon keepers in every European Ian
guage. and Chinese and Hebrew, also,
Birsky, and besides, Birsky, what
business 90 you got supporting Rus
sian ballet? / thought you was
against the Allies"
Me against the Allies?" Birsky ex-
claimed. How can you say such
thing? I've got just so many custom
ers which is for the Allies as against
'em, Zapp-more even. and / am per-
fectly neuter about this here war.
Furthermore, I've been an American
sitson now going on twenty-five years,
and think that that oitermobile fac
tory out in Detroyit is quite right
which wouldn't give jobs except to sit
sons
"Aber if everybody done the same
thing, Birsky, what's going to become
of the greenhornsf' Zapp asked. 1T
takes five years to get IL BE sitson,,
and in the meantime they aust got to
starve. Is that the ideeg its Ike all
them advertisements yen see for ex-
perienced statesmen. II every concern
done the same thing. carp a sales
man would got TO start I'll as a new
beginner with at least i've years ex-
perience as a salesman
''0r else lie about il, BirSky said.
'Aber you couldn't lie about being |
Sitson." Zapp continued You've got |
to show the papers,
swell, maybe this here oitermobile
says that they wouldn't pro-
mote nobody unless he becomes a sit
son." Birsky admitted
Even So Birsky wer IN. my idee I
s that a teller Shoala ONE a sit
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-10
coin.worked Electric Fans,

There is now on the market an cleo
trict fan which can be operated only
by placing a coin in its slot, whereupon
II operates for certain length of time,
according to the amount of current
which the owner desires to supply for
the money paid, says the Scientific
American Magazine. Wien a coin is
dropped into the slot a clock mechan-
ism is wound up in the base of the fan.
For nickel, for instance, the fan may
operate one hour, either constantly or
Internationally, according to the wishes
of the user. Several coins can be
dropped in at one time, insuring sew
eral hours use of the fan.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-10
SI-Monfaquc Glass
Author of potash and PerImutter"

Ut SEE where the police gets after
the Teller which is running the
Russian ballet" Barnett Zapp
| said as he glanced over the bill of
fare In Wasserbauer's Restaurant.
Some theayter managers is very
lucky that way" Louis Birsky, the
real estater, said.
"How lucky?' Zapp demanded.
Because what the police calls bad,
looks awful good to whole lot of peo-
pie. Yes, Zapp, all that a show needs
Is for the police to call it immoral,
and couple of orchestra seats down
front becomes right away as valuable
as two perfect matched pearls from
ten carats apiece" Birsky said. 1.-THE
next time / get roped in for such
thing l would go to an optician not
a Spectator and buy a pair of hun
dred dollar field glasses, and stand up
for dollar in the back of the gallery.
| could save lot of money that way"
"And was it SO bad like the police
said?" Zapp asked.
swell, I'll tell you" Birsky replied
"You wouldn't think it to look at
| policeman what a delicate disposition
such Teller has got. A New York
policeman will get red over something
| in theayter which for years respect
able young fellers in the old country
has been taking their mothers to see
and neither of 'em turned a hair, v
| understand. Also down at Coney
Island policeman will hide his face
and Hholler for the police because
lady has got on bathing suit which
if one of them actresses wot. it in a
'Follies' show where they Wa across
planks over the heads of the so-calIed
two dollar seats, y'understsnd, COM
pared with the other ladies in the
show you would think she WIS dressed
for starting out in an open oitermo-
bile to call on her husbe ads rela-
TONS"
WAS the show so bad IKE the po-
lice said?" Zapp inquired elce more.
swell, I'll tell you," BiIsky repeat
ed, "when the police recei2es a letter
that slow is immoral and they
IhO1Aa PACOSC 1OOh liz LILO -lcI up anu
oblige, Zapp, they try to put them
selves in the place of The average
theayter goer; but the only thing is,
they got an idee that people which
goes most to the theayter was never
in such place before in their lives.
In particular, when it comes to
show like the Russian ballet where
the orchestra seats would cost five
dollars apiece at the box office if they
was for sale there, the police thinks
that excepting the ushers everybody
In the theayter is visiting in New
York for the first time from a place
where they still got an idee that dol
mans is the latest up-to-the-minute de-
sign in women's outer garments, v
understand, and not being experienced
In posters by this here artist named
Bakst, they don't know whether it's
Ben Hur' or David the Shepherd
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-10
LEARN TO BE A RUSSIAN BAL
LET AUDIENCE AT HOME.

New method. You pay only for
the diagram and postage which
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-10

SON like be gets married. He should
do 1t for love, because If Teller gets
married for money and his wife should
go broke, he amt going to stay faith
full to her very long, and IL a Teller
becomes sitson to get a job, y'under-
stand, all such Teller needs is to lose
his job and right away he becomes a
no good American sitson. Then If
we should have to go to war and
would got enough of them oitermobile
factory sitsons around, you wouldn't
be able to hear yourself think for the
powder mills exploding"
"That's neither here nor there, {"
Birsky said. There's only one way
to look at it: if Teller makes his liy-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-10
kiodern Adxantanas

so you think reung man has
more opportunities than he had some
time ago" In some respects replied
Mr.. Cumrox. "A young man now can
start in with golf and motoring when
he likes. I didn't have chance at ,em
til l was well into middle age
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-10

Is small. Everything illustrated.
Plain, simple, systematic. Write
for free booklet today.
Because as 1t stands now, you've got
to take the policies word for it that
it's immoral. Even the fifty cent books
which the ushers tries to sell you
don't help you any, which picked up
one in the aisle and read it going
home in the subway, and / give you
my word, Zapp. that book was just so
good description of Within the Law
or Camille as 1t was of the Russian
ballet"
That's because you've got to get
imagination to enjoy a ballet" Zapp
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-10
Difficult to ldentiFv

a man should be content to let wen
enough alone"
VERY true replied Miss Cayenne.
But think how wonderfully wise n
man must be TO recognize well enough
when he sees it,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-10
Discrimination

All old Ananias did was 20 ran
Whepper about how much he got for
something he sold. and still candidates
and even campaign managers, ars Al.
lowed TO live on.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-10
strono IIIustratinn

Il suppose they won't say any
thing new against drinking in the
British army"
why not?"
Just look at the work of the big
tanks are doing at the front"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-10
Could Afford n

did you ever march in a torchlight
procession?"
Yes" replied Farmer Corntosse,
I've put lamp on a pole an walked
for miles. But gasoline an thar sort !,
stuff was cheaper then"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-10

King till the curtain goes up and
shows the inside of the harem with
all the ladies not yet dressed to re-
ceive company"
Naturally people from the country
seeing such thing would get a
shock" Zapp commented.
They would if they was there,
Birsky said, ''but actresses and actors
Is got to go long way to shock a
New York audience. In fact, Zapp. if
the police knew their business they
would arrest the two front rows of a
New York audience on looks alone,
for the bad effect the faces has got on
the morals of the actors and actresses.
However, Zapp, supposing that the
people which goes to see the Russian
ballet is as innocent as the police
claims, Zapp, 1t wouldn't make no diff
ference anyhow, because a ballet is
like the def and dumb language,
Zapp, people has got TO study il for
years before they know what it means.
In fact, Zapp, if the police continues
to find this here Russian ballet is i'm
moral. Zapp, you would see advertise
mentS in the paper:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
HULCE WILL NOTIFY ALL
CITIZENS WHAT THEY OWE
City Collector Prepares New System
of Books for Information
OF Taxpayers.
PAGES OFFICE STANDS PAT
TrcaSurcr's Force Sees M Need OF
Accommodating Public -Cl IA III
Norfolk System Could Not BE Sue
cessfully Operated in Richmond.

I:y The Inauguration Of an improved
system OF boob keeping CITY Collector
IT, l.. Iulco expects to overcome in
1917 some OF the delay which has beer
"ccnsionrd in tn" past in The matter
II receiving lily personal and real
"stai" taxes. |, has been customary
for tho city Collectors Ollie" 10 send
out pos; card notices Of personal taxes
due. and il is now the intention of
Mr.. iiUlcc also to send out notices for
rrni estate taxes due.
50 FAR az could be learned. there is
uo change in contemplation at the Of
tic" Of I'll" city Treasurer II was said
there that IL would be an impus sibility
I" send out notices informing tax
payers Of III" money due Tor State per-
sonai and real estate ,nN.s. Why it
should be Impossible" TO do in R:h-
'mond what il successfully done in Nor
folk WAS not explained.
In this connection it was pointed out
that. in order to ascertain what the
tax biz Of an individual taxpayer was,
u was necessary to be in possession
Of q description OF the property in
N"lvcd This is duo. il was said. to
tn" fact that property which to-day
may be owned by one man will next
week have been sold To another. Con-
scqucntly. this makes a change in tho
amount du" By the former aud latter.
u takes at least one year for. the
trcasurcr's Ollie" 10 learn OF this fact.
and therefore. it is coutcndcd. i, is
incumbent upon the owner or his agent
20 call AT the trcasurer's Office 10 pay
his bill.
one way in which tho matter may
IL" overcome" said 1t deputy city-
treasurer lis for the property owner
TO write out description OF his prop
orty. II he viii mail this TO us VIC
Viii return him. also by mail. the as
scssn1ent on his property and tho
amount Of taxes due. Then he may
mail us his check and We viii forward
him his tax receipt"
Continuing. this official said that the
confusion and delay OF receiving taxes
last month at tho trcasurer's office was
due 10 the late date ON which the as.
A"Ssment books were received from the
commissioner OF revenue. III tho>I.eg-
islature. which passed the now tax
laws. had allowed us the privilege Of
extending the Time for payment OF
taxes. We would not have had the
slightest trouble he declared.
II" was shown copy OF State tax
hill such as is used by the city treas
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17

urcr'S office in Norfolk. where citizens
are notified OF the amounts due. BY
the use Of carbonS this bill is made
out triplicate. The original is retained
in the Office until tho bill is paid. when
it becomes the property Of the tax
payer The second is mailed to the
taxpayer. The third Is retained as a
permanent office record. II was not
clearly explained why the same system
could not be operated with any degree
Of success by the Richmond office.
HUGE PREPARES NEW
SYSTEM OF BOOKS
y similar system is used by Norfolk $
CITY Collector. \ copy was shown To
Mr.. Iiulcc. In reply he produced Il set
Of new books In which will be recorded
the assessment special levy and tax
figures for 1917. These books will not
only facilitate the work OF his office.
but will have information which may
b.. had in moments reference. both
for the benefit Of the taxpayer and the
collectors office force.
Ia addition. MIR. Hulcc said that he
had already placed an order for paper
and for printing bills FOR n new sys-
TEN. which viii be- similar to that in
vogue in Norfolk. This viii apply TO
real estate taxes only. Mr.. Hmice called
attention TO the fact that II has been
his custom IN the past to send out post
card notices of personal taxes due.
Most OF our trouble is caused by
tho man who owns no real estate and
whose personal property is assessed
, Il, minimum value of from $40 to
5000" Mr.. Hulce said. People in that
class move their places of residence
frequently. and therefore the notices
which ". send 10 them are returned
to us 10y the post-ofiicc." He pointed
To large number Of such notices
which had just been returned for bet
ter address,.
In the City Collectors Office is a
great accumulation Of tax bills. He
explained that most OF them were for
taxes due b. persons who had been
assessed at a nominal sum. Some Of
them have left the city, and others
have changed their addresses so fire.
uuently that only very small per-
centage OF them can be located. How
ever. this condition entails "a consid-
cradle amount of work. and IL was de-
clared that the sums sue We're 50 small
that /, would be the better part of
wisdom never To- have tho bills made
out.
II would require, however. action by
tho City Council to overcome this OBJ
staclc By the adoption Of an ordi-
nance cNemptinE from taxation All per-
sons whose property was not assessed
in excess Of $500 this Improbable labor
by tho CRY Collector and his Office
force would be eliminated
Il do not know how much Of a sue
cess our new system is going TO prove.
MIR Ilulcc said. but We arc going 10
give it thorough trial. If IL is ai'
Improvement we Will continue II an"
( mike such changes as our observation
OF its workings Will teach us Viii make
, il of still more benefit
Mr/ Iiulcc said that lie would well
come an ordinance which would exempt
the little fellow from taxation. and
that such law would go long Way
TO Improving the efficiency OF his Office.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
In the Entire History of Our Shop
Such Sale of Beautiful BZouses


o nra m the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
On Sale for the First
Time Monday

POS Evening Gowns from Partisan Manufacturing
Company, 81 E. Thrtyfirst Street, New York.
Al Afternoon and Evening Gowns from Smart Dress
Company, 81 w. Thirty first Street, New York.
81 Afternoon and Evening Gowns from VIM. L
Hartley, 1882 Broadway, New York.
Evening star., 1916-10-01
St. Margaret's School.

Ktndsrsarten. elementary and high school d.
partments. playground and story hour. Boys ~.
mitted to lower grades. Boarding department,
Cor. California and Connecticut avenues.
Misses LPPINCOTT Z BAKER. Principah.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09

A Sale of Bed Furnishings,
Table Linens, Etc.
will afford most attractive price advantages
for tomorrow and Tuesday.
White Blankets (Summer-weight)
per pair 54'79
Dimity Bedspreads (plain t1enas)
Size u X 100 each S1.25
Size COX 100 each $50
Muslin Sheets
With plain hens each SOC. to S1.25
Hemstitched each S1.2O 6 1.35
MUSLIN Pillow Cases
With plain hem each zoe. to SOC.
Hernstitched each 28c., &c. 6 35c.
Linen Damasl< Table Cloths
each $40, 800, SIS & $50
Linen Damask Napkins
per dozen 3.35, 3.7S & 4.25
Turkish Bath Towels (henlrned)
per dozen $40, 800 6 40
(Fourth Floor)
A Limited Number OF
FIigh=grade Couch EIammOCks
taken from the regular stock, will provide an
exceptional offering for tomorrow at
5000 each
the regular selling price being considerably
higher.
upholstery Department, Fourth FloO.)
II Aurttltr. Nrm Vurk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09

turned from visit TO Mr. Hughes in
New York.
ar the Republican party continues
TO dream that it has nothing to do but
SIT tight and profit by the Democratic
mistakes IN regard 20 the Susan H..
Anthony amendment u is destined 10
sad awakening" she said
voting women will not accept
mere Endorsement of the principle of
suffrage They are interested solely
in the best method Of protecting their
own political rights and Of enamel
pating the rest Of their sex. The Re
publican party wants the womens
votes They are essential to the sue
cess Of the party next fall. But 1t
will not receive them simply by de-
fault
a conference Of the Women's Party
has been called by Miss Anne Martin,
national chairman, 10 meet az Colorado
Springs on August 10. II and 10. There
the final decision Will be made as TO
the best use Of the women'S votes 20
advance the Anthony amendment By
that time il may seem wisest to unite
our forces with smaller groups, such
as pacifSts. ProCresSivcs, etc, put up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
W. Z. PHILLIPS STRICKEN
Veteran Republican Leader and Ex-
Member of Police Board In Hospital.

William Z. Phillips, veteran Republi-
can leader and member of the old BIZ
partisan Police Board under the Van
Wyck administration, was taken to the
Long Island College Hospital yesterday
suffering from paralysis. lie is more
than seventy years old.
Phillips became prominent in tho
board when he and his Republican col
league refused 10 remove John McCul-
laeh as Chief Of Police 20 make way for
William S. Devery Van Wyck removed
the two Republican members, and those
appointed TO succeed them followed or
ders and Devery became Chief of Po-
lice.
II was following Devery's appoint
ment that Mayor Van Wyck engaged in
"a bitter controversy with those who OPP
posed New York's Best Chief OF Po-
lice" as the Mayor then termed him.
The fight was taken 20 Albany, and
finally legislation wiped out the office
of Chief Of Police and the bipartisan
Police Board establishing the present
system Of control
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
4 Reduction Sale of

Striped Cotton Sports Skirtings
for tomorrow (MOnday) will consist OF large
for tomorrow (Monday) will consist of a
large assortment Of fine Cotton Ga5ardines
and lightweight Cotton Ducks, Offering
remarkable values at
25c., 48c. & 6Oc. peryard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
MEETING TO BE HELD
IN KIRCHWEY'S HONOR
State Superintendent Carter to
Tell New Prison Plans.

A meeting in honor of George w.
Kirchwey, retiring warden of Sing sing
prison. will be held under the auspices
Of the National Committee on Prisons
next Saturday afternoon, at the cQun-
try home of Adolph Lewisohn, Heather
dale Farm. Ardsley.
James NJ. Carter. superintendent OF
prisons, who has selected Dean hirch-
wey to act as his confidential adviser,
will attend. lie is expected 10 tell or
some plans he has mapped out for the
new prison.
Thomas Mott Osborne, recently re-
appointed warden Of Sing sing. VIII
tell Of further reforms he hopes 10
bring about. Others present VIII be
Louis F. Pitcher, State Architect; Bur
dettc G. Lewis. Commissioner Of Cor
rections; DR.. Katharine b. Davis, chair
man Of the Parole Board; Admiral and
Mrs. Charles +. Stokec, Mrs. Helen
Hartley jenkins. Mrs. John u. Flagler
and Professor James c. Egbert.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
PATROLMAN KILLS SELF
BY SHOTS AND PLUNGE
Wife Unable to Explain Act of
James Reilly.

Patrolman James Reilly, Of Inspector
Days staff. in the Fourth Inspection
District. shot himself in the breast
four times yesterday morning and then
threw himself from the fifth floor win
dow of his home. at PAL West Forty
sixth Street He died i'm Polytechnic
Hospital a half hour later.
Fifteen minutes after Reilly's wife,
Clara. went TO market Miss Katherine
Cloran. visiting the family, heard
shots and found the patrolman lying
wounded in his room. his service re-
volver still in his hand. Miss Cloran
tainted. and when she recovered con-
sciousness Reilly was gone.
Two fellow patrolmcn found Reilly
lying unconscious in the court. Mrs.
Reilly could not explain her husband S
act
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09

a candidate Of our own and register a
vote Of protest Such vote woulu
draw great numbers of women from
the Republican ranks.
Every national committeeman az
well as every Republican member or
Congress will soon have received the
same information that we gave Gov
crnor Hughes. In view Of the facts
and Of Governor Hughcs's attitude
i'm regard TO them and to the Progress
sive platform which recommended red
cral action on suffrage, II seems Ger
tain that he will come out strongly
for the Anthony amendment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
SUFFRAGE TICKET
MAY BE NAMED
Miss Paul Demands The
6. o. p. Support of
Amendment.

Washington, July S SuiTragists
may support a third ticket unless Mr..
Hughes declares for the Federal
amendment Miss Alice Paul declared
to-day. Miss Paul is national chair
man Of the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage. and has just re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
ZOuave Color Bearer III.

Major John Engel. a member Of the
Zouaves, of New York. and who was
color bearer Of that regiment during
the Civil War. is critically i'll at his
home in Hackensack. lie was formerly
captain Of Company G, n. G.. n. j., OF
Hackensack, and served as major dur
ing the Spanish-American War.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-11
LOCAL MANAGER INTRODUCES
NEW LINE MOTION PICTURES.
KlcaDc- Edison Form Combination

Rleane- Edison Form Combination,
Film men who have witnessed
showings OF George Kleine's feature,
The Woman Next Door which
comes TO the Pastime theater today,
are loud In their praise Of the work
of Irene Fenwick in the role Of Jen-
ny Gay This is Miss Fenwick's S
third picture following her premier
appearance In The Commuters and
later her splendid delineations Of the
spendthrift wife in The spend
thrift"
Miss Fenwick. who saw a motion
picture camera for the first time un-
der George Kleine's direction in Tho
Commuters. has given one Of the
rarest and most beautiful examples
OF character portrayal In the history
OF film plays in her --latest picture
The Woman Next Door The gem
tie, timd, pathetic figure OF Jenny
Gay, socially ostracized by the village
folk and persecuted 10 the point OF
desperation, has given Miss Fenwick
a role exactly suited to her tempera-
ment and remarkable talents Care
full direction and the experience Of
the last few months, coupled with
her native capabilities. nave already
made one OF the greatest OF film act.
resses Of the former dainty star OF
The Song OF Songs