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New-York tribune., 1920-07-22
Maxi1n's Head.
3 Employees,
Get Jail Terms
Restaurant Fined ST., 900;
President, Two Walters
and Bartender Sentenced
Under War Time Dry Act
IRaided ON Prohibition Eve
First Case of Prosecution
in Federal Courts Under
Rider; Clemency Urged

Judge William B. Sheppard, of Pen
sacola, Fla, in United States District
Court here, yesterday, fined Maxim's
Hotel and Restaurant Company, Inc
Of 1OS-110 West Thirty eighth Street,
81 ,o0Gs for keeping and maintaining
public nuisance" where intoxicating
liquor was sold.
Julius Keller, president and treas
urer of the corporation, was sentenced
to thirty days in the Essex County,
N j., jail; Morris Roth and Max Hirsch
walters, were each sentenced to thirty
days i'll the county Jail for serving
liquor, and Charles Ray, BARTENDER
was given sentence of sixty days
for selling liquor. Keller, Roth. Hirsch
and Ray were parolcd for one week in
the custody of their counsel. Mark
Eisner, with the privilege of filing an
appeal.
MaXim's restaurant was raided the
night of January Is, 1920, just a few
hours before the Eighteenth Amend
ment went into effect Wartime pro-
hbition, as amended by the Volstead
act Of October 28, 1919, however, was
Assistant Federal Attorney, as au-
thority for the raid, and this contention
was upheld. This is the first case in
the Federal courts of prosecution under
the wartime prohibition act. The jury,
in finding verdict Of guilty, recon-
mendcd clemency.
Alleged VioIators Arraigned
Seven alleged violators of the Vol
stead act were arraigned before United
States Commissioner S. NJ. Hitchc ock,
in Manhattan yesterday, and each was
placed under bail Of 500. in Brooklyn
Federal Judge Chattie,d fined Martin
Ioltz. owner Of saloon at Smith and
Pacific Streets, 500, and his bartender,
Otto Heiser, So, for violation of the
prohibition law
Those held in Manhattan by Com
missioner Hitchcock were: Eugene
Tinelli, restaurant owner. Of 34l West
Fifth Street, and Louis Carctte, waiter,
accused of serving teapot Of wine to
Internal Revenue agents; Richard and
John Tietjen, brothers, who own a
saloon at 2127 Boston Road, Bronx;
Edward f. O'Tooe, 1895 Webster
Street, arrested off Pier l3 with three
bottles of whisky, which he claims to
have procured aboard the Ward liner
Mexico; Michael Dwyer, bartender,
20l3 Boston Road, Bronx, and Casper
Manceri, truck driver, accused Of trans
porting intoXicants.
Permit Forged, Tender Escapes
a permit was presented yesterday to
Nadel & Felt, licensed liquor dealers,
of 92S Second Avenue, for the with
drawal of five barrels Of alcohol. The
permit was in the name of Joe Man
cuso. 1S5 Fast Thirty-fourth Street, a
fictitious address. After Mancuso had
loaded the five barrels on a truck
two revenue agents examined the per-
NIT and declared it a forgery, but the
holder ran across the street, boarded
a waiting automobile and escaped
Increasing reports of thefts from
wine cellars and vehicles have caused
the burglary insurance companies to
advance prcmiums.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-22

Employees, and T. NJ. Tazakcrley, presi-
dent of the organization.
T. Fl. Ecker. vice president of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
said he appeared in behalf OF four
mutual insurance companies. which
have S37000,000 invested in the
traction lines that might be affected
by bus lines. He said he neither favor
ed nor opposed busses, but merely
wanted to call attention to the inter
ests involved.
Merchants Association Protests
Opposition of the Merchants Asso-
ciation to the Mayors hus Nlan WAS eN~
pressed in q communication sent to
the Tearing. The association said:
"In our opinion no such public emer-
gency exists as to warrant the creation
of condition of destructive competi-
tion between motor busses and surface
electric traction systems. The lnevi-
table effect of such 81 policy must be
gravely to impair existing facilities
without assurance, or even likelihood
the proper service of the public.
"Abundant experience has proved
that competition between public service
corporations is detrimental instead OF
beneficial to the public its ultimate
result is the financial exhaustion Of
the competing companies. and then
consequent inability to give efficient
service, from which condition the pub
lie is apt to suffer during many years
"All parts of the area within the
City Of New York are amply supplied
with surface electric traction facilities
IN proportion to their needs. These IA
cilties are in the main of q modern
and suitable type. They are generally
we'll maintained and we'll equipped and
have provided reasonably adequate and
often excellent service under difficult
conditions
We deprecate a policy Of attack
upon these existing facilities through
the unnecessary competition Of motor
busses. which have thus far been found
only Of limited utility. We believe that
the introduction Of motor bussos unde,
the conditions indicated by the Mayor
would be seriously harmful to The pub
lie welfare; that the result would be
great impairment of existing facilities
without justification and without adc-
quate compensatory benefits, and thai
a condition of transit chaos, marked by
the utmost confusion and inadequacl
Of service would follow during tern
of many years.
SIN view Of the invitation that con
structive suggestions be submitted We
New-York tribune., 1920-07-22

offer the following: That the efforts of
the city authorities be directed to an
equitable rehabilitation reorganization
and consolidation of the existing lines
upon the basis OF a fair valuation of
the property used in the service Of the
public and readjustment Of fares
upon the basis of the cost of supply
ing service and providing a fam return
for the capital employed.'
Takes Measures Against Disease
Eighty thousand dollars was appro-
priated by the board to take precau-
tionary measures against smallpox,
cholera and typhus. DR.. Royal S. Cope
land, Health Commissioner, reported
that an emergency exists. He said that
five cases Of smallpox were found with
in the last week, whereas normally
only twenty cases a year are reported.
Justice Lewis l.. Fawcett, III the
Supreme Court Brooklyn, yesterday
adjourned until to-day an order issued
against Mayor Hylan. on application
Of the Brooklyn "Standard Union.' The
order directs the Mayor TO show the
court why he should not be directed
to permit Clarence c. Wordcn, a re-
porter for the newspaper. to occupy a
seat at the reporters table in the
Board Of Estimate. The Mayor re-
Gently barred Wordcn from the table
because Of articles in the newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-22
Bedtime Stories
Little Mrs. Peters Surprise
BY Thornton W. Burgess
No greater pleasure be had
1ho1a making other people glad
Little Mrs. Peter
By Thornton W. Burgess

Peter Rabbit felt as if he ought to
pinch himself to make sure, quite abso-
lutely sure, that he was awake. Two
whole days and two whole nights Peter
had been away from the dear Old Briar.
patch, and he had expected what he
knew he richly deserved the sharpest
kind of scolding from little Mrs. Peter
whom he had left to worrv all tha,
time. Instead of that scolding he had
received the gcntlest of welcomes
That was enough to upset Peter. He
couldn't account for it at all. But
added to this. was the fact that little
Mrs. Peter had been very mysterious
Yes. sir. she had been very mysterious
She had warned him not TO make the
teeniest, weeniest bit of noise, and then
had told him to sit down and wait
until she was ready to show him some
thing she had. And with it all had
been such an air of mystery that Petel
didn't know what to make of it.
Now, Peter doesn't like mystery
He doesn't like it bit You see, any
thing mysterious arouses his curiosity
and when Peters curiosity is aroused
he cannot be happy until it is satisfied
Peters curiosity was aroused now
Yes, indeed, it was very much aroused
What could it be that little Mrs. Peter
was going to show him?
He sat still because he had been
told to. and he didn't dare do ANYTHING
else You see, he didn't want to dc
anything to provoke little Mrs. Peter
because he knew if he did she would
demand to know where he had been
and what he had been doing those two
whole days and nights he had left he,
alone in the dear Old Briar-patch, anc
he knew that his excuses wouldn't sat.
isfy her at all. SO Peter sat still anc
waited.
Now, the fact is Peter didn't Have tc
wait long at all. But he thought he
did. You see, with every second his
curiosity became greater and tha,
made the time seem just so much
longer. He thought Mrs. Peter never
would return.
Wonder what she has got to show
me-" he kept saying over and over to
himself. wonder what she he's got tc
show me. Isn't anything in the Old
Briar- patch ! don't know about. Wonde,
what it can be-"
After what to Peter seemed ages and
ages, but which really was no more
than a few minutes, little Mrs. Peter
came tiptoeing back and again Peter
noticed that her eyes were shining with
the softest, loveliest light IN the world.
It puzzled him. He couldn't account
for it unless # was hkr gladness over
New-York tribune., 1920-07-22
Youngsters Lured by Pennies
Into Swimming Hole ON Street
Kenlon's Sprinkler System Proves Huge Success,
After the First Plunge Is Taken; Fire Chief
Hopes to Be Able to Open Many More Pools

You can lead New York street
urchin to water, but you can't get him
wet without paying him for it.
This was the sad discovery made by
the persons who devised the scheme of
providing free shower baths for the
children and tried it out under a
sprinkler stretched across Jacob Street
yesterday afternoon. The youngsters
were there by the dozen, in their old
shirts and ragged cotton trousers, but
they stood hashfully on the curb, re-
fusing to commit themselves to the
position of danger under the sprinkler
until they saw it in operation. Even
the cajoleries of the motion picture
men had no effect on them.
I. was only when pennies began to
rain from the upper windows that the
urchins forgot their fear of the water
and dove into the middle of the street,
scrambling for the coins.
It's Great Swimming Hole
Then some perso.! lIstair5 turned on
the water. Such screeching as arose.
The boys jumped up and down, rubbing
the sharp, singing drops from the:r
eyes. The old swimming hole of legend
never saw more hilarious gang than
these city-bred kids, once they became
used to splashing and kicking under the
spray. Games of leanfrog were insti-
tutcd, and GOOD little boys, dressed for
sedatc play, were seen to unhitch
themselves from their new overalls,
drop their little sisters confding hands
and plunge in, like regular fellers. The
rain of pennies, mingling with the
water, added to the excitement. 1t is
something new to be paid for the fun
of going in sw;mming-paid in some
thing beside fathers slipper.
Michel Matzio was the boy who hit
New-York tribune., 1920-07-22
Boys Shinnany Shaking
FOO Much for Father
Gouri Is Told Parental Reproofa
Bring Only Wrigglcs and
son Goes or Probation

Champion Of all "shimmy shakers"
seventeen year-old Johnny Nolan, of
313 West 116th Street, wriggled him
self into the Washington Heights
Court yesterday TO answer to unique
allegations filed against him by Thomas
Nolan, his father
Judge" the elder Nolan told Magis-
trato FIeschmann, "this lad of mine
is chronic 'shimmicr' When | re-
prove him all get is delisive wriggle
OF his shoulders"
The father added that every night
his boy, who was charged with incor
rigibilty, went out "shimmying" until
late. and when the elder Nolan was
away, Johnny and his friend would
take over the Nolan household for d
terpsichorcan exhibition. Only re-
Gently. the court was informed, Johnny
had "shimmied" himself out of job
Magistrate Fleischmann asked
Johnny:
"Do you think you can 'shimmy'
your way through life 2"
Answered negatively. the court ad-
vised the boy to get job and keep it.
In the meantime he is on probation
! for SIX months.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-22

the sprinkler first and most success
fully. Michel took to the water like
q duck. Clad in torn black shirt
and indcscribable trousers, with water
dripping from tho end Of every one
of his crisp black curs, Michel made
a sensation by disappearing around
the corner and returning in state on
the back of an old black truck horse.
"Giddap, Kiddy!" he shouted, while
the dozens of urchins dancing under
the spray withdrew in awe, and the
movie men undid their cameras again.
Kiddy advanced timidly, hesitated as
the cold spray hit her nose, then de-
cided she liked it, and stood like q
ing down her shining black sides.
Michel tossed his head grand'y, as
the crowd shouted it's approval.
That's nothing. III stand on my
head if you like he offered SO there
was another act by Friend Michel.
More Sprinklers Planned
Fire Chief Kenlon, under whose di-
rection the sprinkler had been in
stalled, strolled down from hcadquar-
ters to watch the fun, declaring him.
self we'll pleased with the success of
the experiment. The device used is a
sprinkler, which stands Is feet above
the street, supported from both sides,
and throws its spray 25 feet in every
direction. The Fire Chief, acting in
cooperation with the City Recreation
Committee of Community Service, pro-
poses to esta blish swimming holes" in
the congested districts, where three or
more sprinklers will be erected in a
block The water will play for periods
of one-half hour in the morning, after
noon and evening.
Chief Kenlon said last night that he
would appeal at once for funds that the
sprinklers might be put in operation
this summer.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-22
Is Speeders Sent 10 Jail;
Court Acts on BIS Gases
Nas'strase McCeehan Collects
$1,000 III Fines; Warns
Traffic NioIaiors

Fifteen automobile speeders we're
sent to jail Yesterday bv Magistrate
John (. McGeehan in the Traffic Court.
All of them were chauffeurs and were
from five to fifteen days.
A departure from the usual pro-
cedure Of the court. when customarily
lets first offenders Off with fines, was
taken yesterday, when four Of them
We're given terms of one and two days
in jail without the alternative of a
fine. The court disposed of 3l5 cases
and collected about 81 900 in fines.
The magistrate warned all drivers
that they had better nay more attcn
ton to the traffic regulations with re-
gard TO speeding Ten motorcycle po-
licemen. he said, had been added to
the force
New-York tribune., 1920-07-22
his safe return. He wanted to think
that was the cause of it, but somehow

his safe return. He wanted to think
that was the cause Of it, but somehow
he couldn't quite believe it was.
Little Mrs Peter was even more
mysterious than before. She talked in
9 whisper. Follow me, Peter" she
whispered, "and whatever you do don't
make bit of noise. I've got the most
wonderful surprise for you that ever
was. You'll say so when YOU see it.
Now step softly and don't speak"
Little Mrs. Peter led the way behind
thick old bramblebush. Peter had
to almost crawl to get under the
ciutching old brambles. 1t was IN q
part of the dear Old Briar-patch he
hadn't visited for long time. Neither
he nor Mrs. Peter had used it. and ro
they hadn't kept their private little
paths open.
little way back of the old bramble
bush little Mrs. Potter stepped one side
and motioned for Peter to ioin her.
'There!" she whispered in one of his
long ears. "There. Peter Rabbit
We're you ever so surprised in all vour
NE? And isn't it the very incest sur
prise that ever was?"
Feter looked where she was uointjnr.
Then he gave 9 funny little gasp and
sat down weakly. He was SURPRISED.
There wasn't the least bit of doubt
about that. in fact, there never was a
more surprised. rabbit in all the great
world.
Copyright. 1920, by T. w. Burgess)
The next story: "Peter~Cannot BE.
hn4 L.
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gust prices, and that selections might
be made at once, transactions and de-
liveries to date from August l.
The plan was a success. The public
made selections more leisurely and
satisfactorily. We had time to 90
over the furniture in the warehouse
and put it in frst-class order. De-
hueries 2ceat out steadily and on time.
Courtesy Days are now part of the
August Sale because they enable US
to serve the public better.
Come in today and look around to
your hearts content. Make family
parties of it. Have luncheon with us
and spend the day. Take time to find
the furniture you're sure you want
you're going to live with it all the
rest Of your life-for this is furniture
that lasts lifetime
Outstanding furniture, not upstart
furniture.
Pedigree furniture that traces its
lineage back to the old master design
ers: Chippendale, Sheraton. He9Dle-
white, Adam; and the artists Of the
Flemish, French and Italian schools.
Furniture sound to the hearf Of the wood
that goe5 into it, Of the skilled men and
factories that make it,
See for yourself the Transformation in
our stocks from almost wreck of fur
niture store n late June to ? well-balanced.
fully-8ssortsd collection of all grades now
from simple charming sets of farniture
for a few hundred dollars to magnificent
palatial furniture rising well into thc thou.
sands-all offered at o 10 40 per cent BE-
low The always fair Wanamaker regular
prices.
See for yourself. Shop around Com
pare. Be sure that You get the best you
can for the money you care to pay.
We're all smiles now The furni-
ture is here. In supply that enables
us to open al old-time August Sale
famous the world over.
And somebody said that it couldn't
be done
'Today's the first day.
Will you come?
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Galleries, New Bldg
New-York tribune., 1920-07-22
Lace Curtains, Panels and
Bed Sets-HuLf Price

This is semi-yearly event that
many people who are acquainted with
the unusual values offered look for
ward to eagerly.
All the short lots of opr excellent stock
are cleared at half price This includes cur
one and two of q kind IN panels in bed sets
there single sets and IL some cases two
of kind.
The variety includes
In Curtains-Scrm marqusette voile,
madras, plain net, novelty net, Irish point,
Brussels net, lacet Arabian and others
New-York tribune., 1920-07-22

WASHINGTON, July 2l.--Warm wealth
er prevails west OF tho Mississippi River
ana during "Wednesday the maximum tenn
perature ranged from SO TO 104 degrees,
Valentine, Neb., reporting l02 degrees and
Miles city, Mont, 100 degrees East a;
the Mlss'ssippl River temperatures remain
moderate for the season
thunder showers continued in the South
Atlantic and east Gulf states but there
was no other precipitation except showers
in northern New England and some widely
scattered thunder showers in the West
,, H.nsra!ly far weather will prevail
Thursday and Friday in tho lake region,
the Ohio Valley. the Middle Atlantic
states and New England. While in the
South Atlantic and east Gulf states local
thunder showers VIII continue
Temperatures viii not change materially.
District Forecasts.-E Eastern New York
and southern New England. fair to-day;
to morrow partly cloudy.
Northern New England, partly cloudy
to day and to morrow.
Eastern Pennsylvania. New Jersey snG
Delaware, partly cloudy to-day and to-
morrow; little change in temperature
New-York tribune., 1920-07-22
.
Aero Club Merger Opposed

Henry Woodhouse, one Of the gov
ernors of the Aero Club of America
yesterday filed summons in the Su-
preme Court seeking an injunction
against other governors of the club
to prevent them from continuing the
scheme TO amalgamate with other
aeronautical organizations.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-22
And 100000 OF
Oriental Rugs


Two-thirds of the rugs are direct
importation, personally selected by
our rug expert, who was the first re-
tail American buyer to enter Constan-
tinople after the war ended. He got
the pick.
AS result of this early trip we
have now on hand stock rising we'll
over the half million dollar mark just
when there is a scarcity of Persian,
Turkish, Indian and Chinese rugs in
the market.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-22
Small Rugs

Small Rugs
so Persian Mosoul rugs, average
size 6.3 SO it., $95 grade at S71.
25 fine, silky Khiva rugs, in dark,
rich colorings, average size 6 X 80
it., $3.50 and $135 grades at SS5.
Is fine, silky Khiva and Bokhara
rugs, average size X it., 500 and
500 grades at $3.50.
25 antique and modern Daghestan
rugs, average size 4S X 81 it., $50
and 500 grades at 500.
Third Gallery, New Building.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-22
hese Days OF
Courtesy

grew out of the congestion Of the
usual first days Of the August Sale.
Everybody came at once. Some came
days ahead Of the opening day-to
"look around,' as they said. We
couldn't get enough statesmen. Our
deliveries We're clogged. SO we
started the idea of Days of Courtesy"
announced that all the furniture
would be tagged with the lowered Au
New-York tribune., 1920-07-22

with the First Da
s A: .s Z: X
id thut 1t c0uI
"But he with a chuckle replied
""That maybe it couldn't but he
would be one
"Who wouldn't say so till he tried.
$50, he buckled right in with trace
of a grin
"On his face. If he worried he hid 1t.
"He started to sing as he tackled the
thing
"That couldn't be done and he
did it,
It did seem impossible three weeks
ago to hold the August Sale. We had
lust finished the extraordinary selling
in our campaign to lower prices. In
some things we were almost bought
out.
Our furniture stocks were knocked
into a cooked hat Dining-room fur
niture was shot to pieces. Bedroom
furniture looked as though cyclone
had hit it.
On all the furniture galleries huge
bare spots stared us in the face. Our
warerooms we're almost empty--eX-
cept with sold goods awaiting deliv-
cry.
Freight embargoes still prevented
furniture from reaching New York.
''But we buckled right in
with a trace of a grin"
got permits for cars had them routed
to Brooklyn, Staten Island, Long
Island, New Jersey-any place within
trucking distance Of the store; and
then the embargo was lifted.
IN one don we houled IS truch loads
of furniture samples into the store.
Hauling and unloading night after
night and clay after day-bringing to
our floors samples of S450,000 of
brand new furniture not shown be-
FORE
And now we open the sale with
$575,OO0 Of regular stock furniture;
$780, 900 of special purchases; in
the store and in our warehouses, and
S1,1OO,OOO more farniture on order
and in transit.
Total it up. The figures speak for
themselves. More than two million
dollars Of furniture for this Autumn's
business in this Store alone (Our
Philadelphia store practically dupIi-
Gates the plans.) Half Of it is now
ready for the August Sale; new ship
ments to come almost daily
SO, the housing OF the people in this
eight million circle (according to the
latest U. S. census> may begin at
once-today, July %, the first Day
Of ('Ollrfp pSN
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Flghest e degrees cat 40 n mD;.
lowest, SIS Cat 4 30 a. m).; average. IS
average same date last year. 73: avera &c
same date for thirty three wears "a ~
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warla11laker ?sAugustSaleofFu Furniture
Opens Today with the First Day of Courtesy
s'SOmebOdu snid thut II couldn't be DONE
Straws Show Which
Way the Winds Blow:

Such as swollen business heads, jumping
like frogs from one device to another, fish
ing for trade, not lacking in money but
short of other requisites, forming barome-
ter worthy of study to learn what kind of
business weather to avoid.
Or a woman who cannot sit still long
enough to have her picture taken.
. 1t is not the times that are bad the sun
still shines in the day and the stars at
night; the rainbow the other day after the
rain spanned the heavens more brilliantly
than ever to witness to the Eternal promise ::
while the earth remaineth, seedtime and
harvest and cold and heat, and Summer
and Winter, and day and night shall not
cease"
Secular decision in business, mercantile
and military, continuance in the best things
are the winning field pieces in life's battle,
but quarreling with the times and indc-
cison, never.
These traits are indispensable to make
an artist, scholar or merchant.
Study the barometers of current events
and order your affairs accordingly.
(Signed)
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