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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
Wide-eyed
Amusement

The usual customers are
surprised, and their fervent
response is showing what
they think Of this event.
But the astounded people
who, IN many cases, have
not been able to recover
their equilibrium are those
who, having made mer-
chandising a business, know
the conditions governing
the merchandise world to-
day, and appreciate through
their knowledge Just what
20 per cent. off on an entire
stock means. These are the
confused people who have
not yet decided what to do.
The invitation which has
been extended them to join
IN a movement that is the
greatest constructive effort
that has been made to bring
down the high-cost-of-liv-
ing is being looked at in
Wlde-eyed amazement.
Years spent as an inves-
tlgator in the Retail Mer-
chandise World, assembled
statistics, and recourse to
the accumulated data that
touch most phases of mer-
chandising do not serve to
lessen the marvel of this
epoch-marking event.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10

proven the 20 per cent. dis
count was that the policy
was absolute. and applied
to goods that had been spe-
cially priced, and goods
that had been reduced. In
furniture there had been in
progress q reduction sale Of
special furniture at Is, 20.
and 1873 per cent. off, and
this, Of course, was also
subject to the additional 20
per cent. off. But it is per-
fectly easy to see how the
customer would be dazed by
the truth Of such a great
fact as this.
A man and his wife ex-
anime a cowhide oxford
bag, which had been spe-
cially priced at sgt before
the sale, and when you hear
the man say, 'T know that
the regular price of this
kind of bag is $40 every
where, so it cant be 20 per
cent. off S27," you can un-
derstand the reason that is
back of their surprise when
they are told there will be
20 per cent. off.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
Inspector Henry
Faces Neglect of
Duty Charge To-day
Deposed Police Officials
Case Expected to Go to
Jury Friday; Sensational
Disclosures Promis e d

The trial Of Police Inspector Domi-
Gear" of the 4th Inspection District,
will start at 1890 o'clock this morn
ing before Judge James T. Malone in
General Sessions.
The neglect Of duty charge on which
Inspector Henry was indicted pv the
March grand jury alleges, among other
things, that nearly 100 dsorderly
houses were permitted to operate in
his district with his knowledge and
consent. Since his indictment Henry
has been suspended from the Police
Department and the turbulent affairs
been administered by Inspector Nc
Donald, formerly in command of the
Special Service (vice squad) Division.
Under McDonald's rule there has
been a sudden clamping down of the
lid in the new Tenderloin. Although
there have been no spectacular raids
and little publicity has attached to his
recent activities, Dominck Henrys
successor has taken the roar out Of the
Roaring Forties" and reduced the
illumination of certain sections Of the
x
one candle power.
Several Resorts Close Doors
Several popular resorts within easy
walking distance of the West Sixty
eylGhth Stree. police sta1io |. Inspector
NcOonald's headqua rters, have closed
their doors within the last two weeks.
Two of these were places to which the
attention of the authorities was called
by the Rev. DR.. John Roach Strator.
pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, after
his vice investigs ton.
Many of the Tenderloins wet spots
have been obliterated in the last two
weeks. One saloon on West Forty
eighth Street, known throughout the
Tenderloin as the protected "home of
personal liberty" closed up on Satur-
day night to reopen June | as bak-
cry and lunch room. Another bar near
Columbus Circle, where the Volstead
law seemed to be regarded as scrap
of paper, has had its supply of wet
goods suddenly shut off and is re-
ported to be on the point of going out
of business, while many other resorts
that fourished under the Henry
regime have become much subdued
since Inspector Mcdonald took charge.
Smith to Prosecute Case
James f Smith, Assistant District
Attorney, as a result Of whose vice
probe Inspector Henry, Augustus
Drum Porter, Third Deputy Police
Commissioner. and four detectives
were indicted, will prosecute the
Henry case. He will call about thirty
witnesses. The work of selecting the
jury is expected to be completed be-
fore the court adjourns this afternoon
and the first witness will probably take
the stand tomorrow morning.
While w Bourke Cochran, attorney
for Henry, has given no indication Of
the line of defense he will pursue Il
Is known he is prepared to summon at
least as many witnesses as are called
for the state Despite The volume of
testimony to be offered by both sides
it is expected the case will go to the
jury on Friday.
Since obtaining the Indictment
against Henry, Mr., Smith has been
busy investigating the inspectors Wall
Street operations and is said to be
prepared to make a number of sensa-
tional disclosures concerning them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10

Barely had it been launched,
Just two days before. But
the order came 20 per cent.
off all prices. " Beautiful
and exquisite French lin.
gerie, which had been orig
inally much under the retail
market price for this Rain
bow Sale. was now reduced
20 per cent. more.
The buying world, know.
ing that Wanamaker's is the
storehouse of the worlds
choicest merchandise, and
having long marveled at the
unusualness OF many of
their stocks, which find no
duplicates in this country.
just can't bring themselves
to believe that everything
means everything.
One customer hesitates
before a string of Jade. and
says to her companion. 1T
could not be 90 per cent. off
on that; these things are all
very rare, - and when she is
assured by a saleswoman
that all these goods are SUBJ
ject to 20 per cent, she ban
ishes her surprise only be-
cause Of her great interest
in the goods.
Antiques, which all time
can never produce again,
the loveliest of old English
furniture, wonderful 18th
Century veritable French
pieces, which are so much
sought after, meet their 20
per cent. off with Just the
same sureness as does an
article Of regular merchan-
disc. Rarest Jewels, the
choicest of real laces, the
most ancient and marvellous
pieces of Oriental art, meet
on the democratic ground
of 20 per cent. off, with the
lowest priced necessities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10


ment, under arrest in Chicago for al
legged completely in New Ycrk's bond
plot thefts, involving millions of dol
lars, IS former member OF the Ca
madam Parliament. He was arrested
here in January, 1919, on charge of
conspiracy to rob. made by Michael
ConneAy in connection with alleged
racing frauds at poolrooms in Buffalo
and other places.
After much evidence had been taken,
the trial was interrupted by a writ of
prohibition granted on the ground that
the alleged conspiracy having occurred
IN foreign country the case could not
Court quashed the writ.
kcrement appealed and last week the
Court OF Appeal upheld the decision
or the Superior Court. He is under
bail of $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10

concerning the disposal Of stolen stocks
and bonds
The Glucks, Mr.. Myers said, have
been Of great assistance in unravehng
the bond plot. but have not told ali
they know While neither Mr.. poolino
nor Mr.. Myers would discuss certain
new information that has reached them
III relation to the Binkowitz murder. II
is believed this crime has been linked
up with the organized bond plot, and
that certain persons already mentioned
prominently in the theft conspiracy
viii be shown to have handled some
part Of the S17S,000 worth of bonds
taken from Binkowitz after he was
KILLED. Some Of these securities have
been traced to Cleveland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
Stirs the Pride

No Christmas shopping
crowd was ever like this
The busy areas are not re-
stricted to departments
whose stocks furnish GIT
suggestions. But the inter-
est is as broad and as deep
as this great store. W
kitchen furnishings or
books, pianos or notions
there are enthusiastic buy
ers, who have ceased 70
voice their establishment III
their zeal TO take advantage
of this great event.
It all stirs the pride OF
every American for tnat
wonderful American IN
stitution-
JOHN WANAMAKERS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
Craps Players Host Jailed
Too Much Hospitality. Judge
Rules

There is such thing as carving
hospitality too far, IN the opinion 81
Magistrate W. Bruce Cobb. Who vee-
terday in West Side Court sent Wiljiem
Butler, Of II West End Avenue. to The
Workhouse for ten days and fined each
Of his seven guests IS.
All OF the eight according 10 De
tectlveS Brady and Rotharel wera
Shooung craps IN Buffers home and
at O'Clock yesterday morning had
become 50 enGrossed in the contest
that al the neighborhood could hear
about 1t.
Ihlrty-two other alleged craps shoot
ers arra'gned eefore Magistrate Cobb
.a-nr - L..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10

him, when this 20 per
cent. strikes in, Wancmak-
er's 7r1U be the busiest spot
IN the 2UOrld."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
20 per cent. off

The hardest thing for the
customers to grasp after
they had accepted and had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
From, West Virginia
Some School Girls
Send us this advertisement

st. Hildn's Hail. Churlesto1Un, w. Va, May 6, 1920
Some school girls at table tonight devised this
advertisement for you
woman went to Wanamaker's to buy suit
She bought for fifty dollars, but the twenty per
cent. reduction gave her back ten dollars.
This ten dollars she applied to the purchase of
hat priced at that figure. Again the reduction
saved her some money; this time it was two dollars
She now bought two pairs of Isle hose at one
dollar pair; her saving forty cents This she
invested in a handkerchief.
The eight cents returned to her bought pack
age of invisible hairpins and left cent to buy
stamp with.
The sister of this woman went to another
store and spent fifty dollars for suit, but she
didn't get the hat, the stockings, the handker-
chief, the hsrpins, the stamp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
EUer, White
Sale Goods

And there in the depart
ment Of Women's under
wear, the great Rainbow
White sale is in progress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
Local Official Record-rhe (ol

Highest, 50 degrees "a, 3 .. M: lowest
- cat a. M; average. SIS average same
Gate last year. IS. average same date for
thIrty-three years. 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
Weather Report

Sun rises. 4:44 Arn. sun sets. sol pm.
Moon rises. 1907 a m Moon sets :ss am
The hours given above refer to standard
and not New York City time.
Local Forecast.--Fair 70 day: to morrow
fair and warmer; moderate west and south
west winds
Local Official Record.-The following OF
rctal record shows temperatures during the
last twenty four hours, In com parison with
the COrreSponding data La 81 vear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10

This woman observer
writes:
In the history Of ner-
chandlsing there has never
been anything to equal this
action. So compelling, so
sweeping an act as this
would have astonished the
pre-war buying world,
which had never considered
as a possibility the serious
economic after-war prob
lens that we are confronted
with. But coming now at
this darkest hour, when an
accomplishment of this sort
was an undreamed of pos
sibility. when the upward
trend of prices was the pro-
nouncement Of the authori-
tative statisticians, the buy
ing world is thrilled with
appreciative surprise, and
the selling world is lost in
amaZement.
The impossible has be-
come possible, the unbeliev-
able has become a proven
fact, and the minute the
customers enter the Wanna
maker store the incontro-
vertible truth of proof is
everywhere before them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
Humidity

a 50 p. M. 3S p. M. So
Barometer Readings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10

bStS ~ 'l' fhihS'NiH
Mr. Myers says he thinks he knows
where ArNstejn is i'm hiding, and oN
pressed the belief that the fugitive VIII
soon be in custody. The lawyer sand ne
received "some very wonderful infor-
nation" over the long distance tele-
phone at o'clock yesterday morning,
but declared that to make it public at
this time would be TO defeat the ends
Of justice" He indicated this informa-
ton had to do with the Whereabouts of
Arnstein and other men who are wanted
in connection with the bond thcfts.
of some % these people don't come
IN ard make clean breast Of the
whole story think a few Of them have
excellent prospects of spending the rest
of their lives in Jail" Mr., Myers said.
He said it was his opinion that Furey
and the count were pals and that the
Sornoer could give a 1ot 81 inform alton
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-04

| deposit money is being paid TO the
state treasurer This is due before
July !. Last year only one town paid
up its deposit fund. 1t was Peru, the
amount being S454.ss, leaving 1903
towns which still have the use of these
funds. revision of the allotment
occurs shortly when it is expected
smany towns win pay up the money.
P P. Lamsou of Randolph will re
ceiye notice this afternoon suspending
the use of his automobile operators
license because Of reckless driving. His
car ran into team, killing the horse
and throwing the occupants of the
wagon into the road The secretary
Of state this morning stated that no
report had been received OF the convic-
ton of Samuel Kelson of Bennington
for exceeding the speed limit, but that
an investigation is under way.
Thus far the district highway com
mssoners have made 40 reports of
poor roads in the different sections of
the state and Mr.. Carpenter, a clerk
in the highway department, is prepar-
ing statement which will be mailed
to tourists when they want informa
tion as to bad roads. This means that
If there are bad roads in town the
tourist will avoid that town for they
do not want to travel over poor roads.
In this section there are reports about
the slide in Williamstown gulf, so rods
of road construction in Barre Town
construction OF a bridge in Barre City,
construction Of a wall on Mortified
street in Montpelier and some 10 rods
of construction in Berlin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-04
TURNED IN GOOD SCORE.
Walter Hagan Had rs on Arlington
Engp Golf Course.

Croydon. Eng, June 4.-The Amcri.
can professional golfers, Walter Hayan
and jim Barnes, who will compete in
the English open golf championship,
had their first regular practice in the
Arlington course here yesterday. Two
four ball matches were played, in which
Barnes paired with Ross. the English
professional, while Hagan had Me.
Roome of the Oxford Cambridge golf.
ing society as partner.
Barnes and Ross won the forenoon
round three up and two to play, while
the afternoon match ended all square.
The Americans made much better
showing during the afternoon. having
iamiliarized themselves with the course
on the earlier rounds. This was mar
ticularly true of Hsgan who turned in
score of 10 for the afternoon round
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-04
SIM FEN SECURE
~ MORE POWER
Won Election in County Tyrone in
Ireland-various Election Tricks
Were Revived

Belfast. Ireland, June As IA re-
suit of county and district council cleo
tions, the Sim Fein Nationalist Ali.
ance has won control in County Ty-
rome for the first time. In addition il
has maintained its hold on County
Fermsnagh by majority Of 500.
Keenest interest was taken in these
elections because both counties are in
cluded within the Ulster area outlined
in the Irish bill now. before the Brit
ish Parliament. Various election tricks
were revived. one woman Disgusting
herself and voting as her own moth
or. Another woman is said to have
voted seven times. The failure of the
elections generally in northern Ire
land was due to the ascendancy gained
by the Sim Feiners over the followers
az Redmond
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-04
STAYED IN AIR "a HOURS.
French Airplane Goliath, Broke the
Worlds Record.

Paris. June 4.-The airplane Goliath,
piloted by Lieutenants Bossotrot aRd
Bernard, broke the worlds record fof
continuous flight to-day. The airPlane
was forced 10 discontinue its nonstop
trial only after il had remained in the
air "a hours. 10 minutes. seven see
onds, covering a distance Of 1915 Is
kilometres.
The Goliath also established what
are claimed to be records Tor 1000 and
I 800 kilometres. making the former in
n hours. - minutes and 80 seconds.
and the latter in Ia hours. - minutes
eight seconds.
The fight was made at Etampes.
near Paris The former record for
continuous flight was held by the
German. W. landmaun. who remainos
in the air q hours. - minutes, 40 see
onds in June 1914
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-04
BUMPER WHEAT CROP
Has Been Reported From British In
dia-Argentina Corn Good

Washington. D. c.. June A des-
patehc to the department of agriculture
to day from the international Institute
Of Agriculture at Rome, said the 1920
production of wheat in British India
would he 364 100000 bushels, or 1901
per cent of the 1919 production and
1884 per cent of fve-year average
lal4-l9ls.
The 1920 production Of corn in Ar
gentina was estimated at 25S, 692 900
busl.sls. or 1854 per cent of the 1919
production and 1921 per cent of a FIVE.
year average, l9l4.l9ls.
The condition of cereals on MAY first
was average in Great Britain, Ireland
France. Hungary, Portugal, Egypt and
Morocco. There was drought in South
Italy and in Algeria.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-04
AUSTRALIANS PROTEST.
Against the Removal Of the Anglo
Japanese Alliance.

London, June 4--Renewsl of the An.
glo-Jspanese alliance is being sharply
criticized by the Australian press, says
a Melbourne dispatch 10 the Exchange
Telegraph company. II is suggested
that the terms of the alliance should
include proyiso which would pre-
vent Great Britain from being dragged
into a possible war between China and
Japan. and newspapers there are in
sisting upon the right of Australians
to control domestic legislation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-04
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FURNISHED ROOMS TO RENT At as
Keith avenue ss,s
FOR SALE-A few bushels Of nire C;r-e,
Mountain potatoos r. F. Beard Co
Orange. Vt: tei. 1914 sat2.
GOOD YOUNG HORSES fOR SALE Prom
1000 hs. 20 LOO ms. each J. A. Spence.
Beckisy Hill. saiigs
LOST Few days arn. Knirhts ~ C~,--,b,.
emblem watch charm reward II brought
% rines Office. $50
WANTED - AI-aruund tnschinist. Granite
City Tool Co. tel. sSs-N Sos
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-04
An Illustrator.

What Is an anecdote. Johnny =
asked the teacher.
= short. funny tale, answered the
little fellow
Quite right. aid the teacher. and
nov. Johnny. you may write on The
blackboard . sentence containing the
word
JOHNNY he~itated = minute and then
wrote; a rabbit has four les and one
aueciotc. TIT Bits
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-04
ITALY WANTS MORE.
Believes Its Share of Reparations In
sufficient.

Paris, June 4.-Premier Nitti be-
licves that ItaIy's share in the indemn
ty to be paid by Germany. as fixed by
the peace treaty, is insufficient as Italy
did not participate in the distribution
OF German colonies or in warships
which were surrendered, says the
Mstip. He has been in conference with
Signor Bertolini, chief of the Italian
delegation on the reparations commits.
sion, relative to a revision of the
terms.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-04
LOUISIANA MAY BE s6TH STATE.
Committee Unanimously Reports Out
Resolution of Ratification.

Baton Rouge, La, Nune BY unan-
imous vote the Senate federal resolu.
tons committee reported out a reso-
luton providing for ratification of the
federal suffrage amendment. The
House Wednesday adopted a proposed
amendment to the state constitution
giving women the right of suffrage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-04
MINISTRY or LABOR.
New Department in the Italian Gov
eminent Deereed By King.

Rome. June 3. King Victor I'm
manuel to-day signed decree creating
= ministry Of labor and public welfare.
Signor Abhiatti. minister Of labor. viii
take charge II the new department
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-04
EAST BARRE

Ciothiuz ard Shoes a. reiBrsd prices
e. gaunrsv Barre
Moving r5rtures. Fast Barr orrra
heu-e. tonight Adni-sion- Toe snd
pa, AR ia iucluded-sdz.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-04
Rhy,nes for Rehners.

Let US eount that day lost,
or very poorly spent,
When we don't put the cost
OF sugar up cent.
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-04
BARRE DAILY TINES
Friday, June 4, 1920.
The Weather

Cloudy weather, followed by rain
late tonight and Saturday; moderate
temperature, moderate northeast TO
east winds.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-17

to make out payrolls and other records.
Mr., Holt married Miss Elmira L. Aus
tin of Weston and they had FIVE sons
and one daughter. A son Clinton was
killed in Greenfield, Mass, while work
ing as an electrician. So far as known
the wife and other children are living.
Mr.. Hollis only companion IN his
mountain shack was his violin. He de-
voted much time to writing poetry.
Melting Snow Uncovers Mans Body
Melting SHOWS Sunday revealed the
body of Curtis Houghton, who has
been missing from his home in the
town of Putney more than a month. 1t
was within 80 feet of the house where
he roomed and boarded himself but
was hidden from view of the street by
a depression in the ground. The WON
an who owns the house had gone away
for the winter. Mr.. Houghton, who
was a laborer and who was nearly
blinded several years ago by the ex-
plosion of a cannon charge of powder
had a shock, according to DR.. L. II
Bugbee, who examined the body, and
while on the ground he was covered
with snow which slid from a building
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-17

tirement OF Julius A. Wilcox as clerk OF
the House OF the Vermont General AS
sembly St. Adams man, Roswell M
Austin is in line Tor the Office and has
announced his candidacy Mr.. Aus
tin has had extensive experience as as
sistant clerk of the House and has Civ
EN- efficient and intelligent service
Legislatures in the past have followed
the custom of promoting the first as
sistant clerk to the more responsible
position and with Mr. Austin's ability
well known. it seems certain he will be
elected to the Office.
Brattleboro Loses a Poet
Sidney L. Holt, aged IS, a recluse
during the greater part of the last
several years, having a shack on the
side of Wantastiquet mountain, died
in the Brattleboro Retreat Monday,
following a shock of apoplexy. He
was striking figure, wearing a tall hat
and having black hair which covered
his shoulders. He was born in Weston.
He enlisted in Co. c. 18th Vermont
Regiment in 1862, and his father later
enlisted in Co. B, 9th Vermont Regi-
ment The younger man was detailed