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The New York herald., 1921-03-30
NEW YORK DOESN'T READ,
SAYS MAIN STREET. AUTHOR
Sinclair Lewis Bames the Newspaper Columnist for
Supplying Terse Paragraphs Thus Saving ''the
Tired Business Man. Trouble

inferior 10 the British. but some day the
American novelist will go over to Eng
land and lecture" threatened MI. Sin
clair. Art is like burgundy. 1t is con-
siderably improved by n sea voyage"
The author of one of to-day's best
sellers deplored the fact that a small
group of persons could suppress books
of real merit. ."Tn order 20 get all the
things out of a book that has beer
officially banned you'd have to know al
the bad things before you read it," he
said. "and If you read il / don't see how
II could hurt YOU"
In answer to a question why he wrote
Main Street" the young author. who il
slim. tall and with fair hair parted II
the middle over a broad brow, replied
that it was his country. New York has
its Main street. yet New York Is MOI
Main Street. New York has it's faults
but they are the reverse of Main Street
A stranger can stand up and abuse New
York and get away with it without beins
tarred and feathered."
The New York herald., 1921-03-30
What happened in 1861

In April, 1861 on the day the first shot struck
Fort Sumter, the little ('foosh" called) store
commenced with but one employee to assist its two
BY doing work. and with few ad-
ditonal helpers and the establishing of strictly
price system and return of cash for goods
turned, and with the four cardinal points which
based business, the growth of the business
required more room, though then occupied the
entire six story building from Market Street to
Minor Street.
Then there great disappointment to
We could not arrange the purchase of the adjoining
properties.
Out of this setback came the greater benefits
when bought, in 1874, the old freight station at
Juniper and Market Streets, in Philadelphia, and in
1875 and 1876 remodeled it for what then
sidered by multtudes of people
The New York herald., 1921-03-30

New York may not be provincial. as
Sinclair Lewis, author Of Main Street"
told his hearers in the Town Hall yester-
day that it wasn't. but there are more
people here who read more titles and
fewer books than any other place in the
United States.
The title reading habit he blames on
the rapid transit system and columnists
in the newspapers. who do the reading
and provide terse criticisms for the pub
lie, thereby saving the tired business
man all that trouble.
Mr.. Lewis suggested, however, that
the public read more of its native litera-
ture and thus encourage home produc-
ton and give the American author a
chance to compete with his British
brother. It's because the American
novelist isn't known and appreciated at
home that he isn't recognized abroad,
he said.
We've been thoroughly trained in the
thought that the American writer is
The New York herald., 1921-03-30
TRUCK KNOCKED OUT
HIS CORNET PLAYING
Yonkers Man Places Damages
at $50, 900.

Berthold Sprintzer of Yonkers took
the stand before Justice Young and a
jury in the Supreme Court at White
Plains yesterday and testified that the
principal reason why he has brought
suit for 10000 damages against Griot
e. Fisher of Yonkers for injuries al
legged to have been inflicted by truck
Is that his cornet playing ability has
been impaired. He said that his blow
ing power" has been reduced and that
he no longer can send enough wind into
his favorite musical instrument to pro-
duce sweet tones.
Sprintzer told the jury that he has
been employed as an instructor at the
Hebrew National Orphanage OF Yonkers
for many years. He Is still employed
there. but he added that his job is no
longer permanent and that the directors
may discharge him because he cannot
properly perform his duties.
The accident occurred in January.
1920. A truck owned by the defendant
company is alleged to have run over
Sprintzer. featuring some OF his ribs
near the point where they Join the
spine and leaving him unable to breath
deeply.
The New York herald., 1921-03-30
M u S l
The Schumacher
Ia Great Piano

For 83 years the SHO-
MACKER has been one of the
few leading pianos.
First made in Philadelphia
in 1888, its fame soon spread.
For nearly half century it
was the chosen piano Of every
successive Presidential family
in the White House, and of dip
lomatic social life in Washing
ton.
1t won awards and honors at
every important competitive
exhibition in America.
It's prestige has grown
among musical people through
out the nation, until now its
Rivals are indeed few
and those the choicest pianos
made.
There is a reason for this
prestige Of the famous SCHO-
MACKER piano. It's original
maker was a genius, and those
who now carry on his work
have inherited his musical
knowledge and skill. Persons
who know tone recognized at
once the exceptional quality Of
the SCHUMACHER tone. The
number Of such persons has in
creased, with the general in
crease Of musical knowledge; I;
and with this increase has
grown the demand for so ex-
quisitely satisfying an instru-
ment.
The SCHUMACHER piano is
sold in New York only in the
Wanamaker Piano Salons. 1t
is priced $500 to $3.50; with
the AMPICO reproducing piano
attachment the price is, of
course, a little more.
The SCHUMACHER - like
all the pianos we sell-Chicker-
ing, Knabe, Lindeman, Emer-
son, Marshall e. Wendell, j. c.
Campbell, Auto-piano, Bram-
bach-is sold on convenient
terms of payment, which we
shall be glad to explain.
First Gallery, New Building.
The New York herald., 1921-03-30
i.a22 SOLDIER DEAD COMING.

Major-Gen. John +. Organ announced
yesterday that he had received notice
from Capt Robert T.. Shannon, Regis
tration officer at Hoboleen. that the
army transport Cambria will arrive
April from Calais with 1.222 soldier
dead. including 46o from the Twenty
seventh Division. 536 from the Thirtieth
Division and thirty-eight from the Thir-
ty-seventh Division. Services will be
held AT Pier &, Hoboken, April 7.
The New York herald., 1921-03-30
lines laid down by us
have turned out?
For example

A group Of new spring
topcoats at $50. The tweeds
and cheviots of which they
are made are imported
good tans and browns; and
an excellent variety of her
ringbone effects in gray;
all lined with silk serge.
The models are Chester
field, single and double
breasted, and a loose drap-
ing box model, single
breasted.
Mighty good!
Other topcoats, $40 to
S65; last spring prices
were $50 to $95.
The New York herald., 1921-03-30
1000 more Beacon
Cord | Tres at
close to Half
AU QUATRIEME

The manufacturer said
-"Last time you had
these tires, some months
ago, you didn't have enough
to satisfy the demand. So
we thought we'd take a
chance this time, and
double your order. Do
you want the extra thou
sand?"
DID we? We sold out
last week in two days, and
were wondering what to
do about customers who
came too late.
Now we can satisfy a
few more hundred people.
The New York herald., 1921-03-30
Ampico Matinee

Today's AMPICO matinee
will be given in the Piano
Salons at $50 P. M.
The CHICKERING-AMPICO
Reproducing Piano will repro
duce selections played by AR
THUR RUBINSTEIN, MIS-
CHA LEVITZKI, SERGEI
RACHMANlNOFF, LEO ORN-
STEIN.
EDNA BEATRICE BLOOM
-Soprano-will sing.
First Gallery, New Building.
The New York herald., 1921-03-30
"The New Kind of Store"

Old residents of Philadelphia and merchants
generally living at that time will certify this state
ment that business venture in any city in the
United States created such sensation. 1t
not wholly because the store floor from
Chestnut to Market Streets, from Juniper to
Thirteenth Streets. but the basis of the business
transactions different from any known
in the United States in four respects:
i. store organized in the interest of its
patrons and for their pleasure and comfort equally
with that of it's owners.
2. Prices marked on each article in figures and
prices fixed.
g. Unsatisfactory purchases returnabe, not
for exchange, but for full cash return to pur-
chaser.
4. pre-emnent purpose to collect and MAIN
tain superior qualities of merchandise and to OBJ
tain, by large volume of business, moderation
of prices without substitution of imitation articles
made to undersell the genuine qualities.
..... 6. ,.''...' ',... 9mAmh
The New York herald., 1921-03-30
Shirts of fine
French flannel

Stripes, of course-quiet
blues and lavenders and
grays. Generously cut.
The fastidious man will
not be able to criticise
their finish.
Very appropriate shirts
for April wear. So each.
The New York herald., 1921-03-30
Topcoats Of
First quality

1t is conceded that
makers of mems topcoats
with a few noteworthy
to-be-considered exceptions
put all they know of
style and cloth and work
manship into the topcoats
they make.
Some one must excel.
May we, quite modestly,
express our belief that
none surpass the new
spring topcoats which our
tailors = working along
The New York herald., 1921-03-30
:s: THE SHOPS FOR MEN :::: =:::: e:
One Of our suits
for young men

Blue unfinished worsted.
Three-button coat.
Single-breasted model.
Good notch lapel.
Flap-covered pockets.
$50 the suit.
The New York herald., 1921-03-30
ROBBERS GET 20 YEARS EACH.

Protecting their innocence Giuseppi
Milanesi Of 161 East i04th street and
John viviano. 205s Second avenue. both
ex-convicts. were sentenced yesterday
by Judge John +. Mcintyre in General
Sessions 70 twenty years each in prison.
Both were convicted Of entering res
taurant al 300 East 106th street Jan
uary and robhing the proprietor and
twenty customers Of about $500.
The New York herald., 1921-03-30

JoOK over the Want Ads In to-dsy's Her
aid. Turn back a page,-ddp.
The New York herald., 1921-03-30

Oriental Rugs
$3.50
Today's grade
$3.50 to $75.
Prices a year ago
500 to $125
Sizes of the rugs
5.10x8.5 #. to 7.5x3.7 TT.
So, you see, the oppor-
tunity is a very unusual
one. Which explains why
the number Of rugs is linn
tied to 100.
Rich, silky Mosouls
Dark blues and reds and rose
and tan, used very pleasingly
in medallion centers and all
over designs.
These rugs are of a charac-
ter and size which make them
good throws" for bedroom,
living room or hall for the
warm months.
Third Gallery, New Bldg.
The New York herald., 1921-03-30

NeW York Lower Broadaoay IN front of The Ola
SteUGrt Store fen gears before the Wanaoker bus
ess aOas founded.
A little piece which treats Of
New York and Philadelphia
''Befo' de Wah!'
The entire population of New York City in
1860 was 8o5,358; of Philadelphia, s65,52e.
Broadway and Market Streets paved with
cobble stones.
Stages drawn by two and four horses and horse
the main means of public conveyance in
New York.
The elevated railway was not establishd until
1867.
Bowling Green and Lower Broadway were the
retail center.
There automobiles, telephones, Marconi
telegraphs electric lights electrical machinery,
no Brooklyn bridge Central Park had just been
opened
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11
Dodged Crowd to See Mother First
IFV Nee0cIItcI HTC|'I

SALT LAKE, July 1l.-Jack Demp- soy disappointed the crowd at the depot here to meet him Saturday when he jumped from the train sev- eral blocks away and ran to the home of his mother. Chamber of commerce. bank and public officials were at the station to greet him and Dempsey returned to the depot after he had greeted his mother, to receive their welcome
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11
American League

At Cleveland 2, Philadelphia 4. At St. Louis 12, Washington 3. At Chicago 10, New York g; Is in lings.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11
Says Public Wants Dempsey Whipped
Gy Associated Press)

LEAVENWORTH, Kau., July H. On being released from the federal penitentiary here Saturday, Jack Johnson told newspaper men he would re-enter the ring and try to win the worlds championship from Dempsey.
 "The public wants Dempsey whipped. and the public knows l am the one to do it" the former champion declared.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW DOROTHY DALTON
"Black Is White"

Beautiful Dorothy Dalton in Three Fascinat- ing Roles, the Most Unique, Novel and Com polling Picture She Has Ever Made. A Play With a Twist That's DIFFERENT! If You Met Your Wife Under Circumstances So Different That You Failed to Recognize Her-Would You Fall in Love All Over Again? That's One of the Questions Asked
 Tonight.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11
Olympia Club Wins Invitationai Meet
By Assucia rd pr,ss)

BERKELEY, July II. The Olym pia Club of San Francisco woa tho Athletic Association iuyitational meet wIth {, points, the standing of tn" other clubs being: New York Ath. i,ttc Club, &9; Chicago Athletic Atso- ni~tiou. &3; Illinois Athletic Club and the Boston Athletic Association. II each; Harvard. 10. McGrath of New York put the shot 39 feet 9 inches, 2 new coast record
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11
BRINT0N ACQUITTED
 OF PERJURY CHARGE,
Gy Associated Press)

BISMARCK, July 1l.-J. w. Brin- ton. former secretary to President Townley of the Non-Partisan League, who was tried and convicted on q charge of perjury in connection with testimony given before the house committee Investigating the Bank of North Dakota, was acquitted in the district court on Saturday of the same charge.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11

We hear lot about the entente Cordiale among nations. Here is what Philadelphia writer says about California crews visit to Princeton: The westerners did not carry away victory over the Tigers, but left behind something probably more valuable-a lasting impression of friendliness and esteem in the hearts of the Princeton undergraduates who came to know them" According to report. the sentiment was reciprocal ed by the Bears. And the Bear md the Tiger lie down together.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11

Gus Oliver of Boston, claims the worlds record for hanging on with his teeth. He claims he has hung suspended for 2S minutes. Gus has perfect right to consider this as sport. and we are willing to concede that We have no monopoly in naming what is and what is not sport, but Gus is welcome to his own idea of sport We'll neither dispute the point with him, nor yet take it up for our own recreation and diversion. On the strength of his jaw, Gus has announced he is going to cross Niagara Falls on cable. hanging on by his teeth All We can see in it for us is another record to keep track of.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11
5 PEG A l.

The Next Two Reel Installment of the ALASKAN ENGINEERING SERIES Showing Progress of the Government Rail- road North of Anchorage. Interesting Views of the Country It Is Opening up for Both
 Mining and Agricultural Development.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11
Sporting Notes
SPORT NOTES OF THE WORLD
By FRANKLIN B. MORSE (PaCific Sports Service)

Among the hazards that the play CTS on the Clearwater, Florida, golf links have to contend with are five live alligators. The chief of police issued an utimatum that any player who takes shot at one of these natural hazards will be a candidate for jail. The turnament committee Is trying to figure out how a player is to be penalized in the event that q ball in the event that 1t comes rolling down into his mouth. Those who are familiar with the mouth of an alligator know that it is a target difficult NOT to hit when it is open
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11
Seattle Club Sells Its Leading Pitcher
By Associated Prcss)

CINCINNATI, July II. - Pitcher Geary of the Seattle baseball club will join the Cincinnati Nationals this week having been exchanged for $1O,OOO and three players. Pitch er Brenton and Outfielder See of the Reds go to Seattle at once.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11

It seems to be just one thing after another in the line of interna- tloaal sport competition. Golf is over as well as polo, then came the battle between the French boxing champion and Dempsey, followed on the heels of which in August. will be the international yacht race against Great Britain. Somehow this last event has not had the notice it deserves Four American yachts have been built to conform to Brit, ish rule of measurement. and they will compete against four British craft in series of race. Next year British yachtsmen will visit this country with yachts built for one of our classes rated according to the American rule.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11
Waseda Team Loses Series at Seattle
G3y Associated Press)

SEATTLE. July 1.-The Uni versity baseball team won the series played with the Waseda team, cham pions of Japan, three games to two.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11
Pacific Coast League

At Salt Lake 12, Seattle 2l. Salt Lake 12, Seattle 20. At Sacramento 4, Portland 3. Sacramento l2. Portland 3. At San Francisco :, Oakland s. At Los Angeles 6, Vernon '; F 1T ings.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11

The Coronado summer gold cham rioa.hip has been announced for August IL to l9 inclusive. Play will hr for handsome trophy presented by the Coronado Country Club and is open to members Of all recognized golf clubs There will be aa many flights as there are siXtccns. All flights. except cup flights will be played under handicap. Qualifying rounds. lN holes, will be played on the l5th The first round of IS holes on the 18th and so on up the final 36 holes on the 18th. The en- trance fee has been announced at $2.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11
BASEBALL SCORES
Saturday Games
National LeaCue
By Associated Press)

At Brooklyn ?. Petersburg 4. At Philadelphia 1, St Louis '. At New York 6. Chicago 5.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-11

It is going to be q tough job for any team in the Pacific Coast league to dislodGe the Portlanders from their eltrenched position in the cellar. The von HiuIcnberg line didn't have anything on il for i'm prognubiIi'y. You can't possibly lose more than all the games in series. and this is what the Beavers accom- pl..hri last week.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-07-19
OPERA HOUSE NOTES.

Our August bookings are consider
ed by all movie fans as being the
cream of the film market. Para
mount Aircraft Productions on Mon
day and Tuesday of each week;
Associated First National Exhibitors
great product on Thursday and Fri
day of each week with Fox Film
Corporation Star every other We'd
nesday and Goldwyn Pictures the off
Wednesday.
The Greatest Serial ever shown in
any town in the world "Son of Tar
zan" by Edgar Rice Burroughs in
fifteen chapters, opens Tuesday,
August 2. Our Saturday comedy
show will consist of the very best the
market affords, and incidentally our
Theatre is the coolest place in this
section other than the ice plant. Let
US prove it.
Spend an evening with US and il
you are not entirely satisfied and con-
slider you have been buncoed, kindly
ask cashier for your money back
less war tax-think of it-less war
tax.
Our music with the picture is Gre
ating talk by all strangers within oui
gates. 1t is common thing to heal
them say this is just wee bit bet.
ter than most towns at less money
An automobile guide book speaking
of our new class A road says it's ar
ideal route to the south and tourists
always like to pass through Charles
Town-why pass through? Why not
stop? and they do stop and come in
to see our show and like it so well
they are not afraid to tell us how
good it is. Why surely it makes US
feel glad we are living to be able tt
please those that the opportunity tc
see other shows and still say that we
are far above the average.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-07-19
GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS II
REMOVE HARNESS FROM
HARNESS FACTORY.

Fifty soldiers and thirty army
trucks came to Charles Town last
Friday to seize the United States
Harness Company equipment. The
vanguard was led by the trucks, fol-
lowed by detachment OF soldiers
and process servers carrying loads OF
legal papers.
Camping on the Charles Town horse
show grounds, the soldiers moved to
the A. d. Goetz Harness factory,
where is stored vast supply of har-
ness bought from the government by
the United States Harness Company.
Officials of the company Immediately
got in touch with Washington and
legal advice was phoned back to close
the factory, lock all the doors and
have the employees stand on the out
side. In the meantime, the soldiers
had loaded one truck. After the
doors were locked, no further move
was made and no effort was made to
enter the building and take more har-
ness.
Gel. Forrest w. Brown, was call
ed over the telephone by Attorney
Hogan, Washington, counsel for the
United States Harness Company,
and asked to Immediately get out an
INDUCTION restraining the officers and
Department of Justice officials from
entering the premise or removing the
property or otherwise interfering
with its affairs. Col. Forrest Brown
hurried to Martinsburg and from
Judge j. M. Woods obtained the in
junction. He Immediately returned
to Charles Town and served the in
junction. The army which had been
standing guard around the harness
factory then retreated.
The process servers came from
Baltimore on orders from the Depart
ment of Justice under the claim that
the government had cancelled the
contract existing with the harness
company. They remained in Charles
Town until Saturday evening when
they departed.
The case is now thrown into court
where it will be fought out.
Assistant District Attorneys Byrer
and Campbell came to Charles Town
on Saturday in the interest of the
federal phases of the case, found that
federal representatives, acting under
the authority of the President, had
moved to transfer some of the stock,
and had been stopped by temporary
injunction secured from Judge
Woods, through Attorneys Brown &
Brown, and had thereupon desisted
the movement, only one truck load of
material having actually been moved,
which is also subject to the order of
the court. The matter is in the
hands of the encouragement, and it
was said Saturday morning that the
course of procedure would probably
be announced within few days. No
date has been set for the hearing to
make permanent the injunction, and
the federal officials were not certain
whether the government would pro-
coed to a hearing in Circuit Court or
ask for transfer of the case to
Federal Court
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-07-19
METHODISTS TO BUILD NEW
CHURCH AT MILLVILLE.

Sufficient funds have been collect
ed or subscribed to justify the begin
ming of the excavation on the new
church building for the Methodist
congregation at Millville. The move
ment for the construction of church
there has been under way for some
time.
Besides the liberal support given
the movement by the people of the
neighborhood, the three big quarry
companies whose activities center
there have been most generous with
their donations. Contributions have
been made by the Keystone Lime
stone Company, the Blair Limestone
Company, and the Standard Stone
and Lime Company. The last named
company and the one having the larg-
est number of employees has donated
the site for the new edifice on lot
80 by 1870 feet on the south side of
the county road about 400 yards
east of the Millville station.
Plans for the building provide for
spacious structure of hollow tile
with brick veneering. The main au-
ditorium will be 40 by 40 feet. Ad-
joining IL VIII De room Tor the pr1-
mary department of the Sunday
School and room for the pastor. A
basement under the entire building
will house heating plant, dining and
serving rooms. In the rear of the
auditorium, small class-rooms will be
partitioned off from each other but
opening in front to accommodate
Sunday School classes or to enlarge
the auditorium in emergencies. The
entire cost of the new church is esti-
mated at $4,000. Its building COM
mittee, Messrs. T. w. Wilt, Jr., Ben
Cameron, Robt. L. Hoffmaster,
Charles S. and Arthur Webb, Willis
Hoffman, and Mrs. H. H. Plowman,
expect to have the work completed
by Christmas. Rev. C. E Brandt is
the wide-awake pastor of the Mill
vile congregation.