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Evening star., 1921-05-15
Strand.

Next week. beginning Sunday At
the Strand Theater. the headline fea-
ture will be Messrs. Cantor and
Yates. in The Fortune Queen" .
Evening star., 1921-05-15
''Zizi"

The disadvantage Of a couple get
ting married before, they get ac-
quainted Is the thread with which
Fred De Gresac and Fred Jackson
have woven the story of "Zizi," a
farcical comedy. which Sam H. Har-
ris will present at the National The
ater during the week beginning Mon
day. May 20.
The two principal characters are q
society butterfly and an unimagina-
tive man. After a superficial court
ship, during which they make no ef-
fort to really get acquainted, they
decide to get married, only to find,
after the ceremony. that they arc al
most strangers, with neither knowing
anything about the true character or
temperament Of the other. They de-
eide to call or the marriage before 1t
begins: but q conventional world In
tervenes. Naturally. out Of this di-
lemma there arise no end OF humor.
GUS complications. r.......-
The cast includes Irene Fenwick.
Louis Bennison. ,Carlotta Monterey.
Morgan Wallace. Helen Lowell. Ken
meth Hill and George Graham.
Beginning week after next at
Il. F. Keith's Theater. the principal
attractions will include the Santos
and Hayes Revue, Jane and kath-
crime Leo, Miss Juliet. Val and Ernie
stanton and Hymack. with others to
be announced later.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
New, smart note
in London Hats

The woman who has a
fair for the individual and
every smart detail of her
costume will recognize in
these REDLEAF, London,
sports hats a new and ex-
traordinarily smart note.
One type is of brushed
wool.
in all sorts of lovely plaids
that make use of soft gray
greens and rose and blue and
taupe, and all those colors that
look so we'll with homespun
and tweed suits. 1t is a soft
little affair and it's general
fuzzyness is vastly becoming.
All for the small price of $3.50.
Another more expensive
English hat at $22.5O is
made Of a peculiar braid of
soft cotton and straw,
woven together.
1t is very soft and pliable
and comes in the usual English
sports shape, with narrow roll
brim and round crown. Per
fectly lovely colors-lavender,
beige, purple, blue, jade-green,
peach color and others.
Second floor, Old Building.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Says Fares Will Soar
If Muler's Plan Passes

If the Legislature adopts Governor
Miller's traction proposals fares will
be increased Immediately, DR.. Delos f.
Wilcox, formerly traction expert for
the Public Service Commission, de-
clared last night before the City Club,
65 West Forty fourth Street. Dr.. Wil-
cox is member of the clubs commit
tee on public service, which recently
made public report opposing the Gov
ernor's plans as an attack on home
rule.
"a man must have been born yester-
day not to see'that the Governors plan
means increased fares in the immedi-
ate future" he said. "The Interborough
has not yet evinced any eagerness to
give up it's strangle hold on the net
revenues of the subway. The best
offer it has made is to let the city have
the last cent of an eight-cent fare. The
Governor stresses the fact that the tax
payers of New York are supporting
$200,000,0o0 of subway bonds. The
fact is that the carrying charges on
those bonds amount to less than half
cent increase in transit fares through
out the city. If subway fares go up
elevated and surface line fares will
also go up. To get relief from $10,-
100000 or $12,000,000 of taxes paid to
sustain subway bonds the public would
have to pay several times that much
in increased fares.
"As it stands, the Governors COM
mission plan invites local hostility
where local cooperation is requisite to
the success of any transit settlement
that may be proposed. Without such
cooperation the practical result of the
legislation recommended by the Gov
ernor is pretty sure to be a surrender
of public rights WITHOUT compensating
which has poisoned the relations be-
tween the city and the state for the
last hundred years and distinct
weakening of the forces at work in
New York City, loyal alike in victory
and in defeat, to the ideals Of efficient
civic cooperation through enlightened
government"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
The Annual Sale Of Sterling Silver Begins Today

It affords a choice Of
carefully selected artistic
designs at substantial re.
ductions from established
prices.
This Wanamaker Annual
Sale of Sterling Silver
ware is a service of which
advantage has been taken
for many years.
Those who have wedding
gifts, birthday remem.
brances, or souvenirs Of
Importance to purchase
will find many suggestions
here.
1noSe VINO are planning
to begin housekeeping will
find here rich treasures
that give the home that un-
accountable charm called
personality.
Kmjves, forks, spoons,
etc., 25 per cent. less.
Sets, trays, plates, boaUls,
etc., 25 to 10 per cent. less.
Desk a0are at 25 per cent.
less.
Also - modern English
service sets IN cases, at 25
per cent. less.
Main Floor, Old Bldg.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Ottinger Ridicules HyIa,,
Stand ia Transit Fight

Ex-senator Albert E. Ottinger, of
Manhattan, said last night at the Ma
tional Republican Club that Mayor
Hylan, Comptroller Craig and William
r. Hearst in 1917 were enthusiastic
supporters of the bill which took large
powers from the Board of Estimate
and vested them in the Public Service
Commission.
The horror expressed by Hearst,
Hyian and Craig over Governor Miller's
proposal to extend the powers of the
Public Service Commission is rather
ludicrous in the light of the fact that
TOUR years ago they were loud in their
demand that veto power should be
taken away from the Board of Esti-
mate and transferred to the Public
Service Commission, a matter that was
accomplished that year in bill which
sponsored" said Mr.. Ottinger
The incident is still fairly fresh in
the minds of the people on the upper
west Side, as it related to the proposal
OF the Mitchell administration to put
through the so-called West Side i'm
provemept plan and the abolition Of
Death Avenue, according to plan
entered upon by Mayor Mitchell and the
New York Central Railroad Company.
"a Mr.. Hearst violently assailed the
Mayors proposition and got behind a
measure introduced by myself for de-
priving the Board of Estimate of veto
power and lodging that power in the
Public Service Commission of the 1st
pistrict. The bill was passed and went
10 Mayor Mitchell, who vetoed it. 1t
MAS passed over his leto and in due
sxsme became law.
"The interesting thing about il was
fhat, as | recall it, Mr.. Hearst sent one
ixsf kic cnaeial trains 1oaded with pro.
'fosting Manhattanites, and Judge Hy-
lan went along, too, as the champion of
the rights of the people.
"The main argument for the passage
4oS the bill was made by Charles L.
Craig, then attorney for a West Side
citizens committee and the present
His activity in behalf of
the measure that took away fspm the
Board of Estimate its veto power and
vested it in the State. Public Service
Commission hail vsxy xnuch to do with
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Armenian Press Bureau
Repudiates Local Society

The Armenian Press Bureau gave out
statement yesterday in which it re-
pudiated the America Armenia Society
con behalf of the delegation of the Ar
menian republic which signed the
treaty Of Sevres" and likewise the reso-
luton which the America Armenia
Society adopted Sunday for transmits
sion to the Allied Supreme Council.
This resolution advocated, according
to the Armenian Press Bureau, the
abandonment of the Armenian republic
and the establishment of a government
elsewhere for the four Turkish-Ar-
menian provinces awarded to Armenia
by the treaty of Sevres.
The Armenian Press Bureau says
that the entertainments Society is
"a self-appointed body of eight men,
the majority of whom are unknown
even in their respective communities"
and denies their right to speak for
Armenia. The members of the Amer
ica-Armenia Society are Walter George
Smith, a Philadelphia lawyer; Hamil-
ton Holt, of The independents; H. S.
Huntington, cotton broker; the Rev.
Charles S. MacFarland, the Very Rev.
R. E. Jones, State Senator Runyon, of
New Jersey, and the Rev. Stanley
White
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Bedtime Stories
Spooky Explains Things
By Thornton W. Burgess
To Jump to conclusion is
A silly thing to do
Get at the facts, and mysteries
You'll find are gerry fe1o.
-Spooky the Screech OW

"You will admit, Peter, that living
as near as l do to Jimmy and Mrs.
Skunk ought to know something about
them" began Spooky the Screech Owl.
Peter nodded. "You ought to- said
he. "You certainly are !. near enough
neighbor to know something about
them. With your doorway facing their
doorway, you must see considerable OF
them"
q do," replied Spooky. "That is, do
when they are not sleeping the way
they are now They like the dusk Just
as do, and have eeen them a great
deal during the past year. That is,
saw a great deal of them up to the
time very cold weather set in. haven't
seen them since, but l expect them to
come out any time now. You know
they don't sleep as long or as sound as
Johnny Chuck does"
Don't they? I really don't know
much about them in winter" replied
Peter. 81 know they are not sound
asleep now, for when | was down in
their house one of them stirred a lit
tie and growled. | came out in hurry
then"
"And didn't wait to find out if they
really had grown to be giants" "
chuckled Spooky.
Jimmy and have always been pretty
good friends, but if he should wake
up and find me in his house there might
be some unpleasantness."
There might be-" chuckled Spooky.
eyes, indeed, there might be. can
think of pleasanter places to be than in
Jimmy Skunk's house when / had no
business there. Do you remember what
a big family Jimmy and Mrs. Skunk
had last spring"
~ should say dol" exclaimed Peter.
"There were seven children. / know,
for / counted them. I've often Won
dered what became of them"
Swell, you needn't wonder any long
err" replied Spooky, and his round eyes
twinkled. "They are ali down there in
that house this very minute"
"What? What's that?' exclaimed
Peter, and his eyes opened very wide.
ITS a fact" retorted Spooky. "They
are all down there this very minute,
Jimmy, Mrs. Skunk and their seven
children and the children aSe about al
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Bazaars Of Old
Reproduced at
Big Silk Show
Nubian Slaves and Dancing
Girls, With Background of
Oriental Color, Give Air
Of Bagdad and Damascus
Entire Industry Is Shown
Pageant Depicts Process of
Fiber From Cocoon to
Latest Modes of Fashion

The bazaars of ancient Bagdad and
Damascus, with the gorgeous Oriental
colorings, with Nubian slaves and dane
ing girls, have been reproduced in the
international Silk Show in the Grand
Central Palace, which was opened to
the public yesterday afternoon.
The leading silk producing firms of
this country are displaying their best
products of the weaving and dyeing
art at the show, which is designed to
give the casual visitor a wider knowl-
edge of the extent and processes of
the silk industry than could be gained
by weeks of reading or months of travel
The main floor of the building is
given over to the booths of manufac-
turers, who have arranged interesting
as we'll as beautiful displays of their
fabrics. The mezzanine floor houses
the mechanical end of the exhibit,
where the course of the silk thread
from the cocoon to the finished product
Is shown in detailed process The
crowds around the exhibits showing
native Chinese, Japanese and Italian
girls reeling silks from the cocoons
yesterday afternoon showed that the
Yankee desire to see "what makes the
wheels go round" is as strong as ever.
10 give the public an idea of how
the many different kinds of silks look
when made up into garments a pageant
depicting the birth of silk and ending
with fashion show is staged twice
daily, in the afternoon and evening.
Leading stage and motion picture ac-
tresses have been engaged to wear the
costumes made especially for the show
Consuls from Great Britain, China,
and Japan were guests of honor at the
forty ninth annual dinner of the Silk
Association of America at the Hotel
Astor last night.
In view of the fact that more than
80 per cent of silk export of China
and Japan comes to this country, Ro-
land S. Morris, American Ambassador
to Japan, in his address said that there
was great opportunity for a better
understanding between these three
countries which are bound so closely
together with this great silk cord.
III. q. Armstrong, British consul;
luming c. Suez, Chinese consul, and
Kyo Kumasaki, Japanese consul, also
made addresses. Delegations from these
three countries who are attending the
international Silk Show here were also
guests.
Mrs. Irene Castle Tremain and Hope
Hampton, a moving picture actress,
were the stars of last nights perform
ance of the silk pageant at the silk
show. Irene Castle wore an evening
gown of lavender and Miss Hampton
dinner frock of soft chin-chin blue.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
R% 90 f.
OZntlz99O0tzganIazaN
""(VENlCE)
Decorative ortraits
AU QUATRIEME

Valuable as documents
and beautiful as decora-
tions are the portraits that
are part Of the contents of
the Palazzo Carminati
(Venice)e purchased Au
Quatrieme. Many of these
portraits are amazingly
lovely in their reflection of
the gorgeous 18th Century
in Venice-their represen-
tation of exquisite figures
clothed in fine old stuffs
and adorned with jewels
and laces. Some of these
show remarkable bits of
fine paintings, delicate sur
faces beautifully handled,
nosegays and laces "ex-
quisitely rendered.
A painting Of two 18th Cen
tury Venetian mobiles shows a
mother and daughter, gowned
in gorgeous brocades and silks
and wearing Venetian lace
hsad-dresses, wells and pow
dered hair. In arrangement
and color it is very lovely, and
the high-bred faces against the
rich background are charm
ingly handled.
A portrait of the Marchese
Albergato and her husband
would make a charming picture
for a music room. The figures
are seated by a spinet; the
frame is very interesting ex-
ample Of the carved and painted
frames of the period. Height r
feet II" inches; width, 6 feet
l.2 inch. Price 81, 800.
A pastel portrait of lovely
young girl who wears blue
bodice and large leghorn hat
is suitable for a young girls
room or for a boudoir. Height.
z feet 5 1.2 inches; width 2 feet,
Price $3.50.
"The Portrait of a Servant"
is an interesting document of
the period. It is the portrait
of the "La2key who combs the
dogs He is painted with two
dogs leaping up on him, and ne
holds wide-toothed comb in
his hand. Height, 3 feet 8
inches; width, 2 feet 7 inches.
Price $75.
Fourth Floor, Old Building.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Proposal to Print
Miller Plan Draws
Fire From Walker
Leader Assails Lusk i'm the
Senate When He Offers
Resolution to Circulate
the Governors Message
From q staff Correspondent

ALBANY, Feb. 7.-Senator James j.
Walker, the minority leader of the
upper house, returned to his attack on
Governor Miller's traction program to-
night when Senator Clayton R. Lusk
introduced resolution for the print
ing of 1000 copies of the Governors IS
message to the Legislature on the
transit situation in New York City.
"There may be great demand in
Arkansas for these copies" said SEN
ator Walker, "where the Governor,
two months ago, wrote for the opinions
of the other Governors on a public
service commission act. And yet these
replies, written two months before
Governor Miller wrote his message on
the traction situation here, have been
handed out from the Executive Cham
Der as an Endorsement of the Gov
ernor's Scent fare proposition.
Gwen the reply of Governor Smith,
who ran on fve-cent fare platform,
and who carried the City of New York
by majority of 100000, is incor-
porated in these replies.
"The statement issued with. these re-
plies, that these thirty-five Governors
who made them support Governor Mil
ler's attempt to abrogate the contracts
between the City of New York and the
traction companies, is the last word in
bunk, effrontery and gall"
as this vaudeville performance? :?
inquired Senator Lusk.
fNo. not for New York City," re-
torted Walker. "For US it is tragedy
1t may be vaudeville for the people up
state who gather round pot-bellied
stove in the country store. If it is a
vaudeville, the first act is q Juggling
act, with your name we'll up front, and
the second act is that of prestidigita'
tor who takes rabbits out of peoples
ears, just as you hope to. take eight
cents out of the pockets of every pas
senger in New York City"
The resolution was referred to com
rnittaa.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Smart full-length
weedCoats $50. SO

The woman who is al
ways noted for her IRE
proachable wardrobe finds
that at this time of year a
smart, full-length tweed
coat with adjustable collas,
and either raglan or greM
set-in loose sleeves, is vast
ly comfortable and a really
necessary addition to her
wardrobe for both town and
sports.
She uses this type of coat for
motor and travel, too, and wears
it over her riding habit.
Two models of this type are
S39.50 - raglan sleeves, m
tweeds in black and white,
gray, tan and green mixtures.
Second floor, Old Building.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
First National Bank
Denies Obregon Deal
Vice-President Asserts N. Y. In
stituiion Is Not Negotiating
Mexican Financial Aid


The First National Bank of New
York has not been negotiating with
the Obreg6n government for the re
Mobilization of Mexican finances, nor
has it offered to establish number OF
barks in that country, as provided for
under the proposed new banking laws
of Mexico, according to Jackson e
Reynolds, vice. president.
"There is not word o. truth in
this statement from beginning to end,
said Mr.. Reynolds yesterday, in refer
ring to a special dispatch from The Trib
une's Mexico City correspondent, who
stated that the banks to be organized
by the First National would form the
groundwork of new government
banking system in Mexico, worked out
by President Obreg6n, to dispute the
Carranza banks.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
"WhGt? Whats that?" exclaimed
Peter, and has eyes opened
very aoide.
--Spooky the Screech Owl.

big as Jimmy and Mrs. Skunk. That is
Why you found that bedroom SO full.
They are all sleeping together"
No wonder l thought Jimmy and
Mrs. Skunk had grown to be giants"
cried Peter. 81 never have heard of
such thingi Why, my children leave
home when they are half grown. All
other children that ] know anything
about do the same thing. And you
mean to sit there and tell me that
those seven grown children are still
living with their father and mother %
Il certainly do,' replied Spooky. 81
saw them when they went in for the
winter Every one Of the family was
so fat he toddled when he walked.
They certainly must have big bed
room down there to hold all of them {"
They have" declared Peter. "And
| thought it was just Jimmy and Mrs.
Skunk who filled it!" Peter began to
laugh. Spooky laughed with him, not
at him this time. They laughed and
laughed and laughed. 1t was funny.
Don't you think so?"
Copyright 1921. by T. W. Durgess)
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Today S Sales

A "sale" IN the Wana-
maker sense is the offer of
serUlceable goods at less
than market price.
1t is a signal to the thrifty
to act.
Dining room Furniture -
February sale.
Mattresses in February Bed
ding sale.
Sixth Gallery, New Bldg.
Annual sale of Sterling Sill
Exhibit and sale of Spring
Silks.
Main Floor, Old Bldg.
$24 to $50 lamps for SIG
to $50.
S27 to $11O lamp shades
$18 to S73.
Second Gallery, New Bldg.
Mems Earl G. Wilson $3.50
to S12 shirts for $2.95.
Burlington Arcade Floor,
New Building.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
10 be to any degree
a public man

through your business or
otherwise, by reason of profess
sional duties, or whatever
brings your name or your deeds
into the newspapers, shaves off
much privacy and provokes an
tagonism of the trade and
others.
Like some of the bees, such a
man lives in a glass hive.
The curious observe all he does
and much that he does not do.
He is criticised sometimes as if
he were as public as a "whirli-
gig" on steeple.
If an individual is appointed,
without consulting him, as an
nnpaid member of school
board, or a committee man,
many express wonder why he
"is always contriving to get
himself before the public"
This is written only because
it may be possible that many
splendid men, able to do noble
service to community, are de-
TERED therefrom because of a
possibility of being rnisjudged.
(Signed)
III Na4u<
February 8, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Confortersiin
more than name

Inside the exquisite cover
of silk messaline-in rose
or gold or blue-is soft
lambs wool, evenly dis,
tributed and stitched into
place.
In the light-good to see.
In the night-warm.
Another comforting fact
is the price, $29.50-which
is $3.50 less than it was
earlier in the Winter.
Fourth Gallery, New Bldg.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08

his election few months afterward.
The same with Hylan. These same
gentlemen seem very much outraged
that Governor Miller proposes now
what they advocated then---vesting in
the Public Service Commission impor-
tant functions now enjoyed by the
Board of Estimate. 1t certainly makes
difference whose OK is gored."
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Local official Record.-The follow
Highest temperoture yesterda,

Highest temperature yesterday, II de-
grees Cat 1:30 a ny; lowest "a degrees
Cat 3:3O a. M; average, 3s degrees; aver
age same date last year, "a degrees; aver
age same date for thirty three years. 80
degrees.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
In the February Sale

Matched suites in ma
hogany, walnut, oak; in
S h e atom, Heppelwhite,
Chippendale, Italian, Louis
XIV, Louis XVI. and
Queen Anne styles.
Prices start at $167.75 FOR a
9-piece suite in golden oak,
Colonial style, and go on up,
by convenient steps. to 1869 for
a beautiful Louis XIV. suite.
10-piece walnut suite, Queen
Anne type, $800-February
price, $485.
10-piece walnut suite, Chip
pendale type, $793-February
price, $529.
1O-piece walnut suite, Louis
XVI. type. 1888 = February
price, $52s.5 SO.
10-piece walnut suite, $1448
February price $868.75.
10-piece gray lacquered suite
of Chinese Chippendale design,
$1800-February price 5000.
10-piece walnut suite, $1682
February price $3.50.
10 piece mahogany suite,
Chippendale type, $1757-Feb~
ruary price $117125.
10-piece walnut suite of Ital-
ian type, $1918 - February
price $1278.
10-piece black lacquered
suite, s. $2oOo-February price
10-piece mahogany suite,
Chippendale type, $2788-Feb-
ruary price $186O.50.
10-piece walnut suite, Louis
XIV. type, $4494 - February
rice $3369.
Fifth and Sixth Galleries,
New Building.