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The sun., 1919-10-21
MYSTERY IN DEATH
OF BOY IN GIRL GARB
Police Believe John w. Lempke
Killed Himself i'm Cabin
of MotOrbOat.
HANDS AND FEET BOUND
Parents Will Engage Private
Detectives i'm Hope of Dis
covering Slayers.

Further investigation yesterday Into
the death of John w. Lempke. the
twenty -one- year-old boy whose body was
found in his motor boat dressed in
womans clothing off College Point on
Sunday. failed to show definitely
whether he committed suicide or was
killed.
1t is the belief of the authorities
that the young man took his own life,
although they admit that they have
not discovered any motive he may
have had for wanting to die. On the
other hand, his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Z. Lempke of 221 South Parsons
avenue. Flushing. are convinced that
he was murdered. They believe that he
was strangled in his boat and that the
murderer, who was of perverted mind,
dressed him in feminine apparel after he
was dead.
When the Young mans body was dis
covered on Sunday evening the hands
and feet were bound and there was a
rope around his neck, fashioned In a
hangman's moose. The body. however.
,ay on the floor of the yachts cabin. and
the free end IF the rope which had been
knotted about the neck did not seem to
have been fastened to the cabin ceiling,
as there was no mark of n rope on any
Of the rafters and TO hook anywhere to
tached.
The police were uncertain as to
whether death had been caused by hang
ing until an autopsy. performed yester-
day by DR.. Charles Norris. medical ex-
aminer OF Queens. established positively
that young Iempkc died by strangula-
ton The police say also that they have
found a screw hole in the cabin ceiling
and that nook must have fitted ii once.
H.a1f Int ntarHf nf ha nd
pulled the nook away.
But the police theory OF suicide is
based principally on the perfect order
of the cabin. The young mans ordinary
clothing lay neatly folded on bench.
The woman's clothing which he had on
showed no trace of rough usage or of
a struggle. The police consider 1t quite
possible that he bound his own hands
and feet before looping the third rope
around his neck. They insist that the
cords about his wrists were fastened
quite loosely and say finally that a
search for strange finger prints in the
cabin has revealed none.
The dead boys parents say they will
engage private detectives to supplement
the work of the police. They were in
formed yesterday of several craft with
men aboard which were in hailing dis
lance of their sons boat when he died
and they say they will not rest until they
have discovered who the men in the
boats were.
Young IJempke boarded his boat a
little after l o'clock on Sunday after
noon. but did not start its engine going
nor remove the craft from the place
where ii was anchored. His body was
found by his parents five hours after
he went aboard. Henry Suffert and
Fred Hess, both of College Point, have
told the police that they were at work
in another boat fifty feet away from
Lempke's all Sunday afternoon and are
sure that he was alive until o'clock
Charles and Fred Tews, keepers of a
boat landing near the anchorage, con-
firm the story OF Suffert and Hess.
The sun., 1919-10-21
MOLLIE STEINER is
HELD IN $4,000 BAIL
Dirninutiue "Red" Goes to Jail
for Lack of Enough Money.

AGollie Steiner, who says she is 20
but refuses to say much of anything else
and who the police say is the most
diminutive Red" or anarchist or Boil
shevist in captivity. went to the Tombs
yesterday after failing to raise $4,000
more bail The Government has already
in keeping $4,000 which Mollie's
friends deposited while she appeals to
the Federal Supreme Court from the
fifteen year Imprisonment sentence i'm
posed upon her year ago
At that time Mollie was convicted OF
passing out handbills dealing with the
army draft. The handbills said the
draft was all sorts OF yokes and letters
and so forth. This time the police say
she has been mailing handbills entitled
Arm Yourselves" This has nothing
whatever to do with the draft though
This time the arms are to cut the
hearts out of Government officials and
capitalists and what not.
Assistant District Attorney George
Winship Taylor asked United States
Commissioner Hitchcock TO postpone
Mollies case yesterday when 1t was evil
dent that she preferred holding her
tongue to unloosing any of her linguistic
talents,
The sun., 1919-10-21
BURGLARS BUSY IN
BRONX, SAYS JUROR
l.. c. Traube Tells Enright of
Long Series of Recent
RObberies.
SHOTS FIRED AT THIEF
Three Men Take $75 From
East I'D Street Man After
Assaulting Him.
SHOTS FIRED AT THIEF

Ludwig C. Traube, a member OF the
New York Athletic Club and real estate
dealer living at 1921 Faile avenue, The
Bronx. said yesterday he had recently
written Police Commissioner Enright
complaining of a long series Of burglaries
in Bronx dwellings and asking for better
police protection.
Early yesterday a burglar entered the
Traube house and got $42. Mr. Traube,
who was awakened. saw the thief leav-
Ing through a window and fred three
shots. Despite the commotion, Mr..
Traube says no policeman appeared until
after he had telephoned to Police Head
quarters. Mr.. Traube is a member Of
the Grand Jury in Bronx county and has
called the matter to the attention of Dis
trict Attorney Martin
Three men entered the premises at 431
East Seventy-third street early Sunday,
knocked Frank Gahoda down with re-
volver butt and escaped after taking S75
from his safe. Yesterday Michael
OBrien of 302 East Seventy frs: street
and Frank Cervin OF 1011 Park avenue
were held in 81 900 bonds for examina-
ton Wednesday in connection with the
robbery by Magistrate HUH in the York
I.
indemnity John Snye of al East Seven
ty.first street, as ore of his assailants
and the latter was arraigned and die
charged.
An unidentified man has cashed 500
travellers checks under a fictitious
name at the Pennsylvania, Commodore
Biltmore and McAlpin hotels and at the
Pennsylvania and New Haven ticket
offices during the last four days, 1t was
stated yesterday by officials of the
American Surety Company, at 100
Broadway. which has bonded the insttu-
tons against robbery. The checks had
been distracted from the stock of a
large down town banking house, IT was
said. Fifteen blank checks were taken
and nine have been cashed.
In the West Side court yesterday
Magistrate Ten Eyck held Carlos Ortiz
Spaniard. of 142 West ll2th street, in
$1,000 bail for the Grand Jury on a
charge of felonious assault. 1t is al
legged that he stabbed Basalio Dotti, a
taXicab chauffeur, at Columbus avenue
and Nnety-second street October Is.
Magistrate Ten Eyck also held Charles
Calow, a salesman. of Dallas, Tex, for
Special Sessions In $500 bail on n charge
Of violating the Sullivan law. He is
alleged to have taken revolver with
him to Broadway motion picture house
the night OF October "A. Calow was
arrested after n chase up Broadway
which caused excitement among the
crowds OF theatregoers.
The sun., 1919-10-21
Miss II to 20

Onion color, sapphire
blue and orange color are
the three latest fancies of
Paris.
The Wanamaker Store is
ready to introduce them to
you.
The charming frock il
Illustrated may be chosen in
onion color or sapphire
blue satin very soft creepy
quality) at $92.50. Silhou-
cite of this frock is stun
ming, is it not?
AS orange color is so
wonderful under the lights
of night, we are introduce
ing it in an exquisite taf-
feta and tulle dance frock
at SIS.
Scores of other new fash
ions-and each one intro
duces a new Partisan idea.
Prices, $3.50 to S165.
Second floor, Old Building.
The sun., 1919-10-21
FIRST SOCIALIST WAS
A LAZY GORILLA
First Capitalist an Industrious
One, Says c. II. Belts.

The first Socialist was gorilla.
The first capitalist also was a gorilla.
So Charles II. Belts told large audi
ence of women who gathered yesterday
at the Republican Club. "a West For
tleth street. to hear the first of a series
OF lectures on topics Of interest to Miss
and Mrs Voter, given weekly under the
auspices OF the Republican Women's
State Executive Committee.
Mr.. Bettss announced subject was
"Americanism a Cure for Bolshevism,"
but he changed II to "Americanism a
Cure for Socialism" because while the
Socialist, he said. is gentle thief and
the Bolshevist a rude robber, the for
mer is quite as bad a menace in this
country. Mr.. Betts's gorilla illustration
appealed TO all the women except one
anti-Darwinian in a rear seat, who said
that as a good church woman and an
earnest wisher for the success of the
Republican ticket. she objected to hav
ing evolution recognized in her party's
campaign.
1.-THE first capitalist" said Mr. Belts,
''can easily be visualized sitting at his
meal with Mrs. Gorilla and the baby
gorillas, the family enjoying the nice
sweet cocoanuts and bananas which
Father Gorilla, with discrimination and
industry. had selected and picked.
Then along came a bad, lazy, Social
list gorilla, who had been too indolent
and ignorant to prepare a meal. and he
demanded n share OF the meal on the
ground that he who had gathered It
was a monopolist And then the lazy
gorilla went off and organized the first
Socialist convention in the world.
There are fifty-seven varieties of So
cialists." said Mr.. Belts. ranging all
the way from the mentally wormy nuts
through the intellectual idiots whose
brains are immersed In fluid sentiment
tality to the savage and hairy Bolshe-
visits whose proper environment is the
blood and bushes OF the jungle. The
only difference between the two ex-
tremes Is that the Socialist wants TO
take your property with the aid of the
machinery OF the State and the Bolshe-
visit wants 20 take Il by force and with
the aid of a Red army"
Mrs. William II. Ives opened the
meeting. Mrs. Walter DRmrosch and
George C. Glynn spoke. The speakers
at next Mondays meeting will be Sen
ator Frederick NJ. Davenport and Col.
Grayson NJ. p. Murphy.
The sun., 1919-10-21
CALLS ROUND FACE
WOMAN'S FORTUNE
Prof. Page Says Only Long
Visaged Men Succeed.

Long faced men and round faced
women are natures foreordained win
ners. The tall, nervous. long faced man
has the maxi mum mental vigor and
moral control. The round faced man
lacks initiative. is governed by tradition
and readily accepts subordination, ex-
ploitation and poverty that come with
defeat. He suffers more from epidemics
and is ready victim of dissipation In
civilized countries his lack of earning
power forces him into the slums of the
cities or into less favored occupations in
the country. Against him an ellmina-
ton is working that cuts him off in each
generation almost as fully as an elimina-
ton works against the long faced
woman said Prof S. n Page of Omaha,
Neb., formerly of the University of Kan
sas. at the Hotel Imperial yesterday
1.-THE frontispieces of our magazines
give US the round faced girl as the ap-
proved type of feminine beauty The
long faced woman Is narrow hipped and
large boned. Men dislike the long faced
woman and seldom marry her unless
forced by economic necessity. The re-
suit is that an elimination works against
the long faced woman. They seldom
marry. or, II married. are. the source of
tho much discussed race suicide. The
round faced woman on the other hand
gets married early and brings up many
children, SO the tendency is to perpetu-
ate her type, which is manifestly the
invorite of Mother Nature.
Round faces belong TO the long ago
lowlands; the advanced long faces come
conquering from the fresh aired uplands
which make height, vigor, pure blood and
purpose: the milkmaid who told her
kind sir that her face was her for
tune realized that victory or failure in
human affairs is often a hazard of fea-
lures. and that many a world war has
been won by nose.
Prof. Page is in the East visiting
friends and looking after forthcoming
publications and will return shortly to
his home.
The sun., 1919-10-21
SHIP COLLISION DUE
TO CROSS SIGNALS
Chicago City Badly Injured
When Ranmed by Tanker.

The Bristol City Line freighter Chi
cago City passed in at the Narrows yes
terday morning from Bristol with a gem
eral cargo as the American tank steam
ship George II. Jones was going out.
The Chicago City. her officers say, Sig
nailed that she would pass the Jones 10
port Apparently the Jones's skipper de-
cIded that he would be unable safely
10 do this and he blew two whistles,
indicating that he was going to star
board of the Chicago City. The result
was one of those collisions so often duo
10 cross signals.
The Jones reversed when her skipper
saw he was going TO hit the other ship
and the force of the impact was les
sened. The bow of the Jones hit the
Chicago City on the port quarter, maxi
ing great rent running below the
water line. The Chicago City was
grounded on Red Hook flats to save her
from sinking. The Merritt Chapman
Wrecklng Company will patch her up
and tow her to dry dock. The Jones
anchored off Tompkinsvlle with her
bow stove in above the water line.
The sun., 1919-10-21
PETERBOROUGH PLOT
INQUIRY is NEAR END
Hylan Too Busy to Testify
Before Grand Jury.

The Extraordinary Grand Jury which
has been conducting an inquiry into
Mayor Hylan's charge involving Inter-
borough officials and employees in a con-
spiracy TO cause a strike with a view to
boosting fares is understood virtually
to have completed its work, and a
presentment to Justice Weeks may be
expected either to-day or tomorrow,
The witnesses subpnnaed yesterday
were Mayor Hylan, Public Service Com
missioner Nixon. p. ]. Connolly of the
Brotherhood OF marlborough Employees,
and the city editor of morning newspa-
per, OF these only Mr.. Nixon and the
editor appeared. The Mayor was unable
to be on hand because of his activities in
connection with the longshoremene
strike, and Mr.. Connolly could not be
reached by the summons. as he Is away
on his vacation.
The sun., 1919-10-21
KinlOnOS
from Japan

Japanese coats of crepe de
chine, in the lovely dark shades,
like wine, green, navy and
black, are lined with wonderful
modern colored silks. These
are exactly the attractive thing
a woman would like to wear for
little extra variety, chiefly on
Fall evenings: S67.50.
A lovely embroidered blue
crepe de chine robe is covered
with blue cherry blossoms. A
few little brown birds give a
most artistic color note; $50.
A porous striped silk, resem-
bling marquisette, makes a very
serviceable kimono. 1t has con-
ventional japanese flowers print
ed all over it, giving added
charm; $3.50.
Third floor, Old Building.
The sun., 1919-10-21
National budget Aids Named.

r. Fulton Cutting is to be chairman of
the New York State campaign of the
national budget committee to secure the
suopIion OF national budget system
by Congress, II was announced ves,er-
day He VIII be assisted by DIR. Albert
sha". editor OF the Review of Reviews
and Dr. Il. II. A. Seligman. professor
OF political economy at Columbia. az
sup-chairmen. 1t was also announced
mat John II. Fahey OF Boston would he
me Massachusetts State chairman. and
that William @. Thompson of Columbus
ONO president Of the Ohio State Uniyer.
sa.y, would be the national committees
representative OF agriculture.
The sun., 1919-10-21
RUNAWAY DRAGS COP A BLOCK.
Demo Hangs On and stops Animal
by Gripping NostriIs.

George Demo, traffic policeman, at
Fourth avenue and Twenty-second street,
stopped runaway horse yesterday after
noon after he had been dragged for a
block. The grip of the polIceman's hand
on the animals nostrils eventually
brought him TO a halt. Demos uniform
was ruined, but he was unhurt.
The horse was being driven down
Fifth avenue by Ralph Vacca of 26
Grand street. Beside him on the loaded
express wagon. sat Tony Rocco of "a
Eldridge street The animal became
frightened at Twenty-second street and
dashed toward where Demo stood After
the policeman attached himself to the
horses head in a flying leap the run
away continued north In Fourth avenue
The sun., 1919-10-21
MOVIE EMPLOYEES WIN.
Threat of strike Brings Wage Adj
vance In Many Houses.

The threat of a strike among the 1900
ticket takers, porters. ushers and house
managers of the smaller motion picture
theatres throughout the city eyaporated
yesterday with the announcement by
Samuel Tullman. counsel for the Motion
Picture Attendants Union. that most
of the important proprietors had agreed
TO recognizing the union. paying Il min
lmum wage scale, granting one day of
week and meeting other stipulations
submitted.
The principal acqulescence came from
the heads of the Mayer & Schneider cir
cult, which has fifteen houses on the
East Side. Mr.. Tullman said the indie
pendent houses probably. would soon
follow suit five Of them having already
done so. The union demands will be
presented, he said. to the Loew circuit
next. but trouble there is not expected.
The sun., 1919-10-21
Slippers

Women LOVE beautiful
shoes. ~.
Low-heeled shoes are fine
for country walks, playing
golf, tennis, for the strenu-
GUS hours of the day-but
most women (thank good
ness) no matter how Sc
verely sensible - prefer,
once the strenuous walking
hours are over, to don a
nice French heel slipper
with a beautiful buckle.
Many Satin Slippers
We feature long slim good
line high-heel slippers in white
satin, black satin, silver cloth,
bronze, patent leather and kid
skin.
Slippers with very narrow
toes and very high heels and
slippers with very narrow heels
and little Louis French heels;
and, of course, all those kinds
of heels with less pointed toes,
too.
Prices SO to SIC.
Then we advise madame to
put on extravagant buckles, of
which we have a vast array to
select from, ranging from So to
500.
The way the Shoe Store puts
buckles on is a pleasure to see.
Sometimes it uses a little French
ribbon cockade, an idea recently
imported from Paris. Always
there is individuality in the way
the buckles are set on.
When you decide to buy your
evening slippers visit the Wana-
maker Shoe Store because there
you will surely find the shoe to
make your foot look its best. g.
First floor, Old Building.
The sun., 1919-10-21
TWO SHIPWRECKS REPORTED.
Crews of the General Knox and the
Alice NJ. MOultOn safe.

Wild Atlantic weather has knocked
out several deep sea sailing craft in the
last several weeks, the latest heard from
being the schooner barge General Knox
once a fine Maine built American clipper
ship of the same name. and the British
schooner Alice NJ, Moulton, bound from
Lisbon to Newfoundland.
The news of the wrecks came here
yesterday in a wireless message from
the Ellermann- Wilson liner Toronto. on
her way to this port from Hull Capt
Smith Of the Toronto said he had picked
up the crews of the two vessels In mid
ocean after their rudders had been car
ried away In the tumult and all hands
had taken to lfeboats. The Toronto
may get here this afternoon.
The sun., 1919-10-21
So. rs

Tea napkins
so doz. satin damask, hem
stitched; today's wholesale
price SO dozen; today, So dozen.
40 dozen double satin
damask; hemstitched; today's
wholesale price SIP dozen; to-
day, $40 dozen.
We have napkins of similar
grade to the last lot, newly
bought. in stock at Sas dog.
Luncheon sets, $4.75
AZ fine round thread Irish
linen, Madeira hand-embroi-
dered and hand-scalloped; in
each set six Gin. and six 1O-in.
doilies and one 24-in. center
piece.
Handkerchief cases, 7sc
240; Madeira hand-embroi-
dered and hand-scalloped. These
should go quickly to foresight
ed people buying for Christmas
giving.
Tea napkins, $7.s5 doz.
125 dozen; very fine Irish
linen, Madeira hand-embroi-
dered and scalloped; five de-
signs. The wholesale price to-
day is $3.50.
Madeira cloths
GO, from stock, reduced one
third.
Irish linen, Madeira hand
embroidered and hand-scal-
loped; 27 in, Sc in, As in, 50
in, SO in, ~ in, 90 in.
from a So centerpiece CT
in. at 81
to a $3.50 cloth 600 in.) at
S35
The sun., 1919-10-21
4 Tailored Suit
at $3.50
In the Women'S Suit
Salons

Salons
A carefully designed and
developed tailored suit has
been achieved by the Wom-
EMS Suit Salons to sell at
$49.50.
Excellent quality of chew
roma cloth, the careful at
tention to small details and
the very good-looking cut
are excellent features of
these suits.
In two models. One with
rather straight conservative
line, belted with a string girdle
and finished with two side
pockets.
The other model has the
cripple" silhouette, the nipped-
in waistline, distended hips.
In oxford gray. faisan brown,
old blue.
Second floor, Old Building.
The sun., 1919-10-21
Umbrellas for men

Prince of Wales hook" UNI.
brellas with handles of pimento
wood and gold and silver orna.
ments, or bakelite and gold and
silver. Some with Russian en-.
amel. Also wood and silver han.
dies; $21.06 to $26.32.
Main floor, Old Building.
The sun., 1919-10-21
JOHN WANAMAKER
The Linen Shop Springs o. Surprise

Tea cloths at $5.75 wholesale to go at $3.75 each
Luncheon napkins price SIP at Wholesale to 60 at
$40 doz.
Madeira hand-embroidered and scalloped cloths.
third less
All-linen huckaback towels at below the price Of
union towels.
Table damask, IL in. WIDE at about today's whole
sale.
All-linen hemstitched pillow at about today.
wholesale.
Every price beLolD the market
EUery thread pure linen
The sun., 1919-10-21
.NelU
Umbrellas
of the smartest sort
Special at 1888

The smart after-the-Frenlh
sort, with many designs OF
bakelite and wood handles, and
wood and leather handles. Bake
lite tips and "stub" wooden
ends.
The sun., 1919-10-21
JOHN WANAMAKER
Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co.
Broadway at Ninth. New York.
Store Hours, 9 to $50.

Good morning!
This is October 81!
The aUeather today prob
ably aOill be cloudy.
The sun., 1919-10-21
235 Tea cloths

20 ca CIUtIIS
Extra heavy double satin
damask, in five designs, floral,
stripe, conventional, and one
plain with ribbon border.
120, today's wholesale price So
"a, today's wholesale price
1925
49, today's wholesale price
. 1928
AZ, today's wholesale price
2h Th
The sun., 1919-10-21
Silk HOsiery

Women's all-silk hose,
with mercerized toe, in all
leading shades, black.
white, suede, pearl gray
and navy blue. Particular
ly good quality; $3.50.
Black all-silk, with mercer
lied tops and sole, and self
clicked in white or colors.
Also in white, with self clocks
and black clocks.
In Havana, with self clocks
and white.
In navy blue, with self and
white clocks. $3.50.
Main floor, Old Building.
The sun., 1919-10-21
NeU
COrsets

The Wanamaker Corset
Shop has earned it's envi-
able reputation and become
famous because of the ex-
cellence of its exclusive
models, and because of the
great variety of models to
select from, and last-and
probably most important
because of the excellent
corsetieres who know how
to fit properly.
Lillian CorsetS
-importations from Paris are
exquisite. Prices are from
$3.50 to $35.
FEMINAS
While exceedingly lovely
there is a certain simplicity
about them that makes them
very practical.
PARISIENNE CorSets
are our American adaptation of
French ideas. Made by French
corsetiere in America exclusive
ly for US. Prices range from 81
to S25.
L. r. CorSets
are our exclusive substantial
corsets. Prices range from
$1.50 to $1,000.
Third floor, Old Building.
The sun., 1919-10-21
Sheets and pilIowcases

60 pairs sheets, all linen,
hemstitched, ~ X Sc in, SIS
pair; Tuesday, $3.50 pair.
so pairs linen pillowcases
hand hemstitched; % u X Sc in;
wholesale price today S6.25
pair; today, $3.50 pair.
Main Aisle and First floor.
Old Building.
The sun., 1919-10-21
ScaHoped cloths

ScaIIoped cloths
y Plain linen, hand-embroi.
dered scalloping, to be sold for
as little as machine embroi.
dered-
AZ round cloths, 36-in., 81 grade
SO
16 square cloths, 36-in., $3.50
grade-$3.25
is round cloths, 45-in., $3.50
grade-$4.25
s square cloths, 45.in., 81 grad.
-$4.75
The sun., 1919-10-21
Huckaback towels
4emmed dish towels
Table danask

1000 yards of double satin
damask, full bleached, II in.
wide; five designs-chrysanthe-
mum, rose, ivy, tulip, shamrock;
wholesale price today is 1926
yard; today, 1918 yard.
1000 yards of cream damask
half bleached-70 in. wide.
was So yard in our stock land
dealer said it would be cheap
at S4.50)-today, $3.50 yard.