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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03
Smiling Jeenas' Mutrie Doun,
But Fate Can't Strike Him Out
New Yorks Baseball King of sos, Maker of Giants,
Is Batting in Hard Luck at II, but Spirit That
Won remnants Keeps Him Sunny and Unafraid

Smiling Jeems" Mutrie is still bet
ting on the Giants. Mind" bets, for
he has little money. From the dull
room in the lodging house on Paw
Street, Staten Island, which Is his
home, the veteran totters out with his
cane each day to buy the sporting
editions, and over his frugal supper he
ponders the score of the team he once
directed.
Time was when Smiling Jeems"
owned the Polo Grounds and his nod
made baseball history. He is the
father of the Giants, in fact. He named
them, way back in the sos, and man
aged them and twice led them to the
pennant. To-day he is crippled and
out of luck He has seen only one
game this year.
Baseball gave him both fame and
money; age has taken away everything
except his smile. He is still "Smil
ing Jeems." Seated in his old arm
chair yesterday, with the sporting
pages spread out before him, the one
time king of baseball chuckled over
the prospects of the Giants, tracing
their achievements all over the page
with forefinger that was Knocked
out Of shape in their service nearly
forty years ago. His jaw IS twisted
as result of a baseball injury and
three of his teeth are gone, while he
has broken ribs a-plenty. But his eyes
are as full of fun at seventy-seven
as at seventeen, and he can see to
pick out the scores. so what more, he
demands, can fellow ask?
eyes, | named the Giants myself"
he said with chuckle. sit was per-
fectly natural to call them that. The
boys were all tall in those days, be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03
Horse Betriends Harlem Nice
By Killing Minnie, Siren Cat
He Drags Wagon Over Her While She's Engrossed
i'm Pursuit, and No More Will Her Music Enter
tain Nancy Hanks, Four-Legged Rooster Chum

There was gloom last night among
the happy survivors of the "happy
family which dwells in Thomas H.
Banks's back yard at % West 1881
Street. Minnie, the sleek and intelli-
gent cat which was accustomed to en-
terrain Nancy Hanks, the four-legged
rooster; Butterneggs, the patriarchal
goat; Snootsy, the trained pig, and the
other members of the family with vo-
cal selections. had met tragic death
earlier in the day.
Even humans in the neighborhood
liked Minnie, and used to send over
their mouse traps to Mr.. Banks when
ever they captured particularly plump
and appetizing mice. Early in the
afternoon one Of these lunches had
been sent in for Minnie. and Mr.. Banks
took the rooster and the trained pig
and Bill Skies. the bulldog, who was
Minnie's particular chum, out into the
street to see her catch the mouse.
Butterneggs and the monkey were
left in the yard to cheer UP the gold
fish, who were clamoring and weeping
in their pond because they could not
go to the street. The mouse was lib
Grated and Minnie darted after it
Just gray streak of cat.
So impetuous was Minnie's attack
that she failed to observe peddler's
wagon coming down the street, and to
the anguish and indignation of Nancy
Hanks, Snootsy, Bill Skies and some
twoscore admiring humans who had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03
Bedtime Stories
Striped Chipmunk Explains
By Thornton W. Burgess
Explain mystery oa01y
And all becomes as clear as day.
Striped Chipmunk.

AS they looked at Striped Chip
munk seated on big stone of the old
wall the little people Of the Old
own eyes. They had been so sure that
he had been killed in the great storm
that it was almost beyond belief that
he could be sitting there as merry, as
pert, as saucy as ever.
Peter Rabbit went right over and
touched him. at really is Striped
Chipmunk," said he in voice full of
wonder.
S'Of course it really is. Who else
should it be-" demanded Striped
Chipmunk, looking around the circle
of his friends in a puzzled way.
"But you are dead!" cried Bully
the English Sparrow.
Then everybody laughed. They
just had to, for Striped Chipmunk
was anything but dead as he sat there
with bright, twinklinge eyes. Bully
laughed himself.
Tut, tut, tut, tut! What non
sense!" interrupted Jenny Wren.
Then she turned to Striped Chipmunk.
Have you been playing joke on us ?''
she demanded in scolding voice.
IF you have let me tell you that it
was pour klHO OF JOKE and you
ought to be ashamed of yourself. |
wouldn't have believed it of you.
Indeed | wouldn't"
"Well, dont!" cried Striped Chip
munk, knowing how hard it usually is
to stop Jenny Wren's sharp tongue
once it starts scolding. "Don't be-
lieve it, There wasn't any joke about
it. Somebody or something made me
a prisoner in my own house, and I've
been all this time digging my way
out. I've worn my nails almost off,
and never in my life was so glad to
poke my head out into fresh air and
sunlight as when l opened up my
new doorway few minutes ago"
where is that new doorway p"
asked Peter Rabbit eagerly.
''Never mind, Peter. Never mind"
retorted Striped Chipmunk. That's
my new secret to take the place of nv
old one. What i want to know is.
what has happened? How was
made prisoner in my own house ?"
Then, all talking at once, they told
him about the great storm and how
the lightning had struck the maple
tree iusE above his house and how
it "a dawn the tree and tore great
hole in the ground and Knocked some
OF the stones of the old wall into it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03

cause sf,ioss.t of them were sluggers and
they didn't go in 80 much for speedy
playing then. 1t was day when they
were winning, and / looked out at them
and said: They're giants in playing
and in stature, too Somebody took it
ur and they have been known as the
Gianta ever since. There is nobody
playing to-day like those old sluggers.
mo, don't admit that baseball is
any better to-day than it was then. 1t
is on a better business basis and the
crowds are more lucrative, but don't
think the playing has improved any.
The first game I ever put on in New
York was in 1880, when John B. Day
on the old Polo Grounds, at 10th
Street and Fifth Avenue, and 1000
people came out to watch us-that was
a monster crowd.
1--WE had our troubles, too, in the
good old days, with the fans. Five
times I have been assaulted and more
thar once had to run for my life from
the crowd. Once woman took horse
whip to me- That was not in New
York, though. She didn't like my UNI
piring and that was the way she took
to show me her displeasure. Oh, yes,
lots of women went to baseball games,
even in those days. They'd sit on the
grass by hundreds to watch the home
team play.
"It used to be tough work in ball
club. We weren't petted and doctored
the way these modern impresarios are.
Once I walked five miles up dusty
turnpike to play game-and we de-
feated the other fellows, 1874 to IT!
"They didn't give us any upholstery
to catch the ball, either. My very first
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03
One Libel Action Against
William E.. Moore Dismissed

An indictment charging William c.
Moore, publisher of a market letter,
with criminal libel for alleged state
ments concerning the Mexican Petrol
cum Company, was dismissed yesterday
in General Sessions. Judge Mott sus
tanning demurrer to the Indictment.
Judge Mott refused, however, to sus-
tain demurrer to a second Indictment.
charging Moore with criminal libel for
alleged statements in his market letter
concerning Edward L. Doheny, presj-
dent of the petroleum company. That
charge, the court held, was one for
jury to deliberate upon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03
Police May Blow Safes
To Get Rum Evidence
Hartford Judge Threatens Use
of Explosives to Extract Mois.
ture From Numerous Oases

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. 2.-Safe-
blowing, authorized even if not ex
actly legalized. may be the next kink
IN Hartiord's recent spasmodic attempt
TO extract the moisture from the nu-
merous GASES which refresh both ma
t and strangers. For several days
Chief OF Police G. j. Farrell has had
plain clothes men running around
yaulting bars, fighting with bartend
efs and smelling in sink drains and
sewers. ''
Inc court cases of drunkenness show
no decrease, and though it NAV be
imagination or because momentary at
tention is called with no accurate
means OF comparison, there appears to
be an actual increased number Of
DRINKS lurching along the principal
streets.
= The action of Police Court Judge
solomon E'lsner to-day in threatening
TO direct two policemen to blow q safe
II necessary to obtain evidence is in
sharp contradistinction with the atti
tude of the New York magistrates
who are advising aggrieved New YORK.
accused persons to throw the police
out into the street.
The suggestion of breaking into q
private safe followed raid staged to-
day by two officers, who visited Joseph
bruzzy, Of Spruce Street, where thew
discovered small quantity of what is
alleged to be whisky Bruzzy managed
TO dump most of the liquor, but Kroop-
neck scooped up little which he is
holding as evidence
Bruzzy fatty refused to open his
safe and Judge Elsner later continued
the case until Saturday. After in
sStructing the raiders to place seals on
the safe door, he remarked: ~ shan't
hesitate to order the safe opened with
explosives if necessary"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03
Brooklyn Robbers
Strip Residence of
Van Load of Loot
Blankets Covered Windows
as Burglars Selected Booty
by Light of Sacred Can
dies; Family on Visit

Report of $1,000 robbery in the
home of DR.. Bertram Dowd, of 42O1
Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, was
made several days ago to the police of
the Parkville. Brooklyn, police station,
it became known yesterday. The exact
time Of the robbery has not been as
certaiped, the Dowd family having been
visiting in Saratoga, N. Y, for some
time. No clews have been found in
the large house, which was ransacked
from cellar to attic. According to re-
port, sufficient household articles to
fill large moving van were taken.
The burglars gained entrance to the
house through the cellar. In getting
from the cellar to the first floor the
intruders had to remove a large,
heavily paneled door.
After the discovery of the robbery
the Dowd family returned to Brooklyn
Mrs. Dowd found that every electric
bulb in the house had been removed
from it's sockets. In various rooms of
the house short ends of burned candles
were found. According to Mrs. Dowd,
these were part of supply of blessed
candles which she had. The curtains
had been removed from all the windows
and every outside aperture had been
lCdVily COVS1CO Will UIdIhetS.
The burglars were methodical in
their work and proceeded with evident
leisure from room to room, selecting
the most valuable among the household
articles in the Dowd home and discard
ing others of less value. Detectives,
who were assigned to the case, after
thorough examination of every room,
are reported to have failed to find a
single finger print.
Among the articles taken were four
silver service. sets, two ice cream sets
and number of valuable heavy cut
glass pieces. A large quantity of cloth
ing was also reported to have been
taken. Among smaller objects of value
stolen were number of medals be-
longing to Margaret Dowd, the fifteen
year-oId daughter of DR.. Dowd, who
recently returned from swimming
tour in Australia, which she made in
company with Ethelda Bleibtrey, the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03
PlainfieId Ex-Postmas.er
Backed for Re.urn 10 L

PLAlNFIELD, N. j., Sept. Rep
resentative Ernest R. Alderman, of
plalnfeld, announced to-day that he
had recommended the appointment of
Elias M. Bird for postmaster to suc-
coed Alvin E. Hoagland for the four
year term. Colonel Henry L. Hall, who
also was a candidate for the Office. has
accepted the position of chief of this
division of the Fifth New Jersey Dis
triSt under F. c. Ferguson, Collector
of Internal Revenue, with headouartars
in Elizabeth.
Bird was formerly postmaster here
for sixteen years, and will this wear
retire as freeholder. Hall. who is a
aechanical engineer, was q eonstruc-
ton gLarsernaastcr iii the as.n3- dur
rs the war and had charge Of build
ne the cantonment at Camp Cor
don. Ga.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03
Canlorra Death
Toll Now Fixed
At $50 i'm u. S.
St. Louis Chief of Police
Reports Twelve Murders
in That City Believed To
Be Work of Conspirators
Brother of Victim Here
Calogero Daniele Fled TO
New York When Threat
ened With Similar Fate

Advices from Chief Of Police Martin j.
O'Brien of St. Louis, describing twelve
alleged Camorra murders in that city,
swelled the total of Camorra murders
in all pats OF the county to $50. This
total is more thar conservative, as 200
murders were ttbulated in New York
alone, but Sergeant Michael Fiaschetti,
head of the police Italian squad, said
he did not wish to attribute unsolved
murders t. the Camorra unless it was
reasonably certain the crimes were of
thai type.
Faschetti admits that at least 150
murders arr recorded in which there is
every reason to believe the Camorra is
guilty.
Among the data sent to New York
was report of the alleged murder
and burial of Antonio Daniele forty
five years old, wealthy st. Louis ex-
in May, 1911. Lieutenant William Wal
ton, of the st. Louis detectives, is seek
ing evidence in this murder in New
York and may come here to confer
with Fiaschetti.
At the direction of the St Louis
police, Calogero Daniele. d brother Of
the man slain in st. Louis. employed in
New York in soap factory, and living
here at an address withheld by the
ponce, visited police headquarters yes
terday and conferred with Detective
Fiaschetti. He brought with him u
letter received after his brother dis
appeared.
This letter was received by him in
st. Louis He said that his brother,
one morning said he had an invitation
to go hunting. He left in car. Later
it was found abandoned against fence
Of the Belle Fontaine cemetery in St.
Louis.
The letter addressed to Calogero
Daniele, said in part:
"We have killed your brother and
buried his body in the Belle Fontaine
cemetery. Unless you leave St. Louis
Immediately we will do the same to
you" Calogero acted Immediately on
the letter and fed St. Louis.
The case resembles the murder of
Carmillio Caiozzo, who was shot and
killed while duck hunting near Asbury
Park, N. j: The Caiozzo murder has
been confessed by Bartolo Fontano,
whose revelations to the police have
resulted in wholesale arrests of men
charged with implication in scores of
Camorra killings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03

Then it was one of those stones
that blocked up my tunnel and against
winch | bumped my nose!" exclaimed
striped Chipmunk, and went on to
tell how he had found himself framed
in his house.
What did you do them" asked
Peter Rabbit.
Started a new tunnel in another
direction replied Striped ChipmunI
My, but | have worked! I'ye been
working all day. You see I had to
push back all the earth out of nv
new tunnel and pack it into what was
left of my old tunnel to get rid of t.
had Just finished it when you heard
me and came rushing over here. So
you thought 1 had been killed. 7
don't wonder. | guess the wonder is
that | wasn't. But | wasn't, and here
! am. I'm sorry disappointed YOU
by being alive" Striped Chipmunk's
eyes twinkled with mischief.
1T is the happiest disappointment
we could have had" declared Sammy
Jay, which was very fine speech for
him.
And you've given us the greatest
surprise that ever was" said Peter
Rabbit. Where did you say that new
doorway to your home s?''
IL didn't say" retorted Striped
Chlpmunk. That is something for
you to find out if you can. NV. Pm
glad Pm alivel" -
so are wei" cried all his friends
together.
fcopyrisht- 1921, by T, W. Burgess,
The new story: "striped Chin.
hunks New Doorway"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03

come unlimited to the feast, wheel
passed squarely over Minnie's skull.
1t was the last of Minnie and as
they rushed upon the unfortunate ped
dler. Nancy Hanks sprang upon the
horses back and lacerated the animal
with his spurs. Bill Sykes and Snootsy
sprang repeatedly at the creatures
nose, preventing him momentarly from
boiling, as he gave every indication
of doing when the rooster began dig
ging in.
Men and women dragged the peddler
from his seat and were threatening to
lynch him, when their prisoner tore
himself from their grasp, flung himself
into his seat and whipped up his horse
so vigorously that the animal charged
galloped away towards Seventh Avenue,
with Nancy Hanks perched VIGOROUSLY
though precariously upon his back and
the. pig and the bulldog and the crowd
in hot, though vain pursuit.
Eventually even Nancy Hanks aban-
doned his vengeance and came pacing
back home at his easy and natural
gait. Minnies body lies in state in
the rear of Mr.. Banks restaurant and
children of the neighborhood plan to
hold funeral services tomorrow. Nan
cy Hanks PAGES the back yard in dig
nified manner, his grief mitigated by
consciousness of duty well-performed,
but Bill Sykes walls lugubriously,
Snootsy is inconsolable and threatens
to get the axe and convert himself
tears his beard frantically and the
water in the goldfish pond has risen
perceptibly by reason of the tears they
shed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.--Pressure re :
mains high in the Gulf and south Allan
TIC states and the Ohio Valley, quite low
over the st. Lawrence Valley, low and
railing over the Rocky Mountain region
and rising generally west of the Rocky
Mountains This pressure distribution ha s
peen attended by temperatures above
norma! generally east of the Rocky Noun
Gains and by cooler weather west Of the
Rocky Mountains and in the far North
west.
Within the last twenty four hours there
were widely scattered thunder showers
IN the middle Atlantic. states the Ohio
upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys
and over the western plateau and nortb
Rocky Mountain regions and Texas.
The outlook is for considerable cloudi
ness and local thunder showers over rhe
Northern states east OF the Mississippi
River. except in northern New England.
where the weather Will remain fair. and
generally fair weather Saturday and Sun
day In the south Atlantic and east Gulf
the normal will continue general east Of
the Mississippi River through Saturday
and Sunday.
District Forecasts.-Ea stern New York
and southern New England-Fair TODAY.
local thunder showers tonight or To-
morrow; no. change in temperature
Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Deiaware-Partly cloudy to-day, followed
by local thunder shows tonight ~ ~
morrow continued warm
western Prnnay ivaui;t aud ANt sero NV,
iorh-iartly cloud to day: io-nlur,.,,,,.
local thunder showers. no change in tenn.
peratura
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03
Alleged Absconder Is Held
Offer to Return $500 of
Sd. 600 for Immunity Denied

William Edelstein, Of 1872 Norfolk
Street arrested recently on the charge
Of Samuel Sternberg, fur merchant,
of 1879 Lee Avenue, Brooklyn, that he
had absconded with $4,000, of which he
had returned 81 800 in an effort to have
the case dropped. was arraigned yes
tsrday in the Bridge Plaza Court,
where he was held in $4,000 bail for
examination September 8.
Sternberg charged that he gave
Edelstein and another man the money
TO purchase furs from bankrupt
Manhattan concern, and that both
men disappeared. A few days later
Edelstein telephoned him and offered
To return 81 500 ii he would drop the
ease: Sternberg agreed to this and
n8ade aa appointment. Two detect
iyess accompanied him and arrested
Edelstein.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03
Motors to Send Bronx Fire
Horses Back to Farms Soon

Motorization of the Fire Department
in the Bronx will be completed on
Wednesday when Engine companies Sc
and 10, at 1880 Ogden Avenue and
1929 Briggs Avenue, and So, at 41O2
White Plains Avenue, will be supplied
with motor apparatus and the horses
All the horses will be sent to farms.
More than half the horses bear scars
of service and some of them have sur
vived scores of desperate adventures
in runs they have made to fires.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03
Water Famine i'm Yonkers

;. John J. Blackford, Public Works
Commissioner in Yonkers, announced
yesterday that the water shortage had
become so acute in that city that he
would order the Croton aqueduct
tapped unless rain fell within forty
eight hours. The city of Yonkers would
have to pay this city $133 for every
100000 gallons used, and it is esti
mated that the daily consumption
would be from 100000 to 10000, 900
GALLONS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03

sixteen-year-old Brooklyn swimmer,
and others.
The burglars overlooked or failed
to appreciate the value of several sets
Of surgeons instruments belonging to
DR.. Dowd, which were in the house.
Because Of the great bulk of the
stolen articles, detectives cf tho Park
vile station are at q loss to explain
how the burglars made off with their
loot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03
Weather Report

Figures indicated are standard TIM.
SUN rises. 1884 a. M. Sun sets .6:26n n,
Moon rises. 7:09 a. IN Moon sets. 7:lG D. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03

&O44B&MAS1' @S 3
A new colossus bestrides the world of
German commerce and politics.
To-day in Germany nothing is done in the
way of political, financial or industrial
enterprise without Hugo Stir111ess knowledge
He is the whole of Germany in HIMSELF and he
is quite aware Of the terrible fact.
An ardent admirer of Bismarck and firm
believer in his policy of blood and IRON"
SHINES is as ruthless in his methods for
restoring Germany's supremacy as her gen
erals were during the war
The story of SHINES has been written for
to-norrows Tribune by a man who spent
eight months as one of STIFFNESS advisers and
confidential business men, He spent consid-
cradle time with SHINES in Berlin and at his
summer home in Sweden. He had ample
opportunity to observe SHINES under all
conditions and to form comprehensive idea
OF the University of the Germans enterprises
and of the consuming ambition which is the
handspring behind all the amazing energy of
this man who would restore the Hohenzolerns
to power.
The secrets of this colossus of commerce
are told by j. A. Tillrnan in his story, SHINES,
the New Shadow on the World" that will
appear in the
Magazine Section of
TO-m0rr0w's Sunday
Net1, 0ork Trib111le
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03

Local FOrecast.-Fair to-day local
thundershowers tonight or Tomorrow: no
change in temperature; moderate south
west winds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03

Local Official Record.--'fhe following Of
fetal record from the Weather BuIcau
shows temperatures during the last
twenty -four hours in compa rson with Tho
corresponding date of last vear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03

Highest temperature yesterday 40 de-
grees Cat p. NJ; lowest. 60 degrees (at
a. ND average. 80 degrees; average
Same date last year. 81 degrees: average
same date for thirty three years, 70 de-
grees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03
General Weather Conditions

Barometer Readings
g. M. SG.0s!1 p. m. 3o.O2,S D. m. 90 "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-03
Humidity

s a. NJ. sel1 .. M. ssls p. m.