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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16
Bedtime Stories
Old Mr.. Toad Decides to Dig In
By Thornton w. Burgess
Who heeds q toar7atng PROVES he's
suise;
He'll not be easy to surprise.
old Mr.. Toad.

The news that Mr.. Blacksnake was
in the garden of Farmer Browns Boy
was bad news indeed to Old Mr.. Toad
There could hardly have been worse
news. And coming as it did just when
he was SO happy and we'll satisfied
with things in general it upset him
sadly. He turned very pale, and for a
minute or two he couldn't find his
tongue.
Are you sure, Peter Rabbit, that it
was Mr.. Blacksnake you saw going
under the board where my home is %
asked Old Mr.. Toad in a voice that
shook in spite of all he could do.
OF course I'm sure" retorted Peter
somewhat indignantly. do you sup
pose could mistake anybody else for
Mr.. Blacksnake ~
"No-o. IL should hardly
think you could" replied Old Mr..
Toad. "Do-do you think he is still
there Peter?"
HE was when left and l came
straight here said Peter. "If were
you, Mr.. Toad. l wouldn't think of
your habits. He knows that YOU Nl's are
out all night and that You return
early in the morning. Ny guess is
that, not finding you there, he will
make himself comfortable and wait
for you. No, if I were in your place
! wouldn't think of going home while
Mr. Blacksnake is in this garden.
Can't you go somewhere else where
he won't think of looking for your"
"Ill have to. I'll have to dig in
somewhere" replied Old Mr.. Toad.
Peter. you won't tell him where
am, will you?"
"sof course / WON'T" replied Peter
fnAi v,%1Vy UVnLsk 1.s~i r
you think I am? What do you sup
pose came looking for you to warn
Old Mr.. Toad looked triae
ashamed. "Of course I know you
won't tell" said he hastily. II ought
not to. have said that. I'm sorry.
And I'm ever and ever so grateful to
you for warning me, Peter. III never
forget it. Pm quite upset by the
news or I wouldn't have thought of
saying such thing. If you'll excuse
me I'll dig in right away. Mr.. Black
snake might happen to come this
way, you know"
Old Mr.. Toad turned and hoped
toward a row of tomato plants, and
he hoped surprisingly fast. He was
IN hurry. There was no doubt about
that. Peter watched curiously. I'm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16

He had just left his place of business
in his automobile and proceeded half
a block west in Twelfth Street when
another machine, moving in the same
direction, blocked his path. In leath-
er bag which he held he was carrying
the money and checks
Siragusa said that he called to the
driver Of the car in front of him to
move aside, but that the driver. in
stead of moving, began swearing. There
were four young men in the car. One
of them climbed out, came back to
Siragusa's car and began arguing. He
suddenly drew revolver, Siragusa
said, and fired. Siragusa collapsed and
the gunman reached in and seized the
money bag and ran to the car ahead.
The bandit then ordered his compan~
ions TO step on it," which one of them
did. The car shot ahead through the
maze Of traffic, narrowly escaped hit
ting several vehicles and sped into
Second Avenue.
Pedestrians jotted down the number
of the machine and gave it to detec-
tives. The police of all precincts of
the city were instructed to make a
search for the car last night. but were
ordered by Police Commissioner En-
right to withhold the name of the
owner of the number of the car.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16

Every s:me Mr.. vassassilopoulous
moved the man who stood guard over
him seized two or three hairs of the
right side of Mr.. Vassassilopoulous' .
mustache, which protruded from the
headwrappings, and pulled them out
In spite OF this punishment Mr.. Vassas-
silopoulous was unable to restrain his
curiosity, and long before the safe
showed any signs of yielding his mus
tache was wreck
Finding their efforts to open the safe
Intellectual, the robbers loosened Mr..
Vassassilopoulous's hands and COM
PEELED him at the muzzles of their re-
volvers to open the safe for him. They
broke open the inner compartment and
took the cash and bonds.
Before departing they trussed Mr.
Vassassilopoulous up again and each
took parting and -rending
tweak at the relic of his mustache. 1t
took him half an hour to free himself
and soak the adhesive tape off so that
he could notify the police of the rob-
berry. His upper lip is painfully swollen
from the mustache pulling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16
Crowds See Auto
Bandits Shoot and
Rob Victim in Car
Machine Swerved to Halt
Business Man, One Robber
Fires and Takes $4,000;
All Flee Into Second Ave.

Benjamin Stragusa, who, with his
brothers, operates the Prudential
Milk Company, 339 East Twelfth
Street, was shot in the shoulder
yesterday afternoon and then robbed
Of $1,000 in cash and checks by four
youthful bandits. The hold-up took
place in front of 311 East Twelfth
Street and at an hour when the East
Side thoroughfare was damned with
pedestrians and vehicular traffic
Siragusa was removed to S.. Mark 8
Hospital. He was unable to describe
the highwaymen, except to declare they
were "boyish looking
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16
Handmade
French Curtains

Beautifully hand made are
curtains of French scrim wolfe
or linen with hand-embroidered
motifs in eyelet and other de-
signs and with real lace inserts,
panels and landings Of cluny,
filet, Bruges and Pointe Venise
laces, $24.50 to $3.50 pr.
Fourth Gallery, New Building.
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Weather Report

Figures indicated are standard time.
Sun ~!ses... 5:07 Am. Sun sets. . 6:53 pm.
Moon rises. 5;32 pm. Moon sets. 219 an,
Local Forecast Fair day; to-mor-
row increasing cloudness. probably fol :
lowed by showers tomorrow afternoon or
night; moderate temperatures: moderate.
shifting winds
Local Official Record. The following o.
fcial record shows temperatures during the
last twenty-four hours. in comparison with
the corresponding date Of last wears
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16

Highest. 20 degrees at y. M; lowest
SS. at $3.50 a. M; average. Go; average
same Date last year, II average same date
for thirty three years. ~ degrees
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16
Humidity
enerni Weather Condltlo,

Nottcf ga ~ S<ttuck (OnuittOHB
WASHINGTON. Aug. f5.---Pressure was
high to-day over the eastern half OF the
country, and it WAS low and falling TO TIE
westward. except In the north Pacific
states. with centers OF minimum pressure
al night over the Canadian Northwest and
rlzona.s showers have occurred within
the last twenty hours IN the plains
;,ates tho Rocky Mountains and north
pluteau regions Tennessee. the eouth At
l. ntlc states and the north portion OF the
Gulf states. Elsewhere fair weather has
: stN s1led.
lernl eratures were below normal al
most generally east OF the Rocky Noun
teins. except in the Gulf and south a.
lanfic states
The Western disturbance will advance
eastward. attended by showers. within the
next tnirty-six to forty-eight hours, over
most Gections east OF tho Mississippi River
except New England However. the
weather will continue fair Tuesday
throughout the northeastern states. Tenn
perature changes will not be important.
District Forecasts York. Southern
New England, Eastern Pennsylvania. New
Jersey and Delaware--Fair Tuesday
Wednesday unsettled, probably showers;
snodera temperature.
Western Pennsyiyania-Fair Tuesday;
Wednesday showers; not much change In
Temperatures
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16
Pictures at
Half rice

ST to $3.50.
Were So to sos.
Lovely colored prints.
Mezzotints-
Colored etchings.
Photographers
Sepia or gray printed
photographs.
Many imported. All taste
fully and artistically framed.
The subjects are various and
interesting-fancy French fig
ures, we'll known European
cathedrals and public buildings,
portraits of well-known person
ages, landscapes, rural scenes,
French village scenes, magma
tive scenes Of family life and
children.
4 remarkable collection Of pictures
10 sell at half price.
Eighth Gallery, New Bldg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16

buy t all curtains
Now? Yes, of course
80. since NC have already such a
varied and interesting collection for
every hind Of pindop in every hind Of
room.
Curtains of fine scrirn
and wolfe
Hemstitched scrim, with i'm
itation filet lace edges, $1.35
pair.
Scrim. with lace motifs in
hens, 1925 pr.
Sheer scrim, with plain hens.
S1.5O to $3.50 pr.
Wolfe, with lace medallions
and elaborate hand-drawn work
trimming, SITS to $1,000 pr.
Scrim and wolfe, with plain
very wide or tucked hens and
drawn hemstitching, 1925
pair.
Of heavy scrim
White. ivory or ecru, with
hand-drawn work and lace
medallion inserts, 1925 pr.
More elaborate, heavy scrim
curtains with imitation filet or
antique lace edgings, and wide
bands Of insertion to match,
$7.25 pr.
Dotted ivory scrim, with i'm
itation cluny edge, $7.25 to
$3.50 pr.
Marquisette curtains
Square flet mesh, with imi-
tation cluny edge, $3.50 pr.
Plain, with imitation Venise
or cluny edge, $3.50 pr.
Plain and novelty net
Plain bobbinette or filet net,
fine and heavy, without edging,
@o.t0 20 9lU.0U pr.
Levers laces. a wide variety
of patterns, at $1,000 pr.
Plain net, ivory or ecr1 with
imitation cluny or tilet lace
edgings, $3.50 to $11.85 pr.
Spotted nets
From fine, dainty point
d'esprit to nets with snow-drop
and large coin spots, all with
imitation cluny and filet edg-
ings, $3.50 to $15.25 pr.
Imported all-over lace
Curtains of Irish point lace
or pointe de Jean in white,
champagne and Arab tints, a
range of very beautiful pat
terms, $3.50 to SOS pr.
Scotch madras
Imported madras, in natural
cream color, or natural with
woven designs in rose, blue and
green - SO lovely they are
hard to choose fronl-with or
without valances, $4.25 to
$3.50 pr.
Handmade
Eranrh C,,rfa;y,e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16
MANY of the new
silks are BLACK

silks are BLACK
Paris says black-for
the street.
Paris says black, for
afternoon.
Paris says black-for
evening.
And black it is.
With touches Of color,
often, but the main theme
is BLACK.
A few Of them
Crepe de chine, 40 in. wide,
$1.95 to $3.50 yard.
Crepe Meteor, 40 in, SO to
$3.50 yard.
Canton crepe, 40 in, $3.50 to
$3.50 yard.
Satin Canton crepe, 40 in.
(satin face with canton crepe
back, $685. to SIS yard.
Brocaded crepe, Sc in, $3.50
yard.
Brocaded Canton crepe, 40
in, S7.85 yard.
Satin charmeuse, 40 in,
$2.35 to 1886 yard.
Soft, good black taffeta silks,
SO in, S1.75 to $2.S5 yard.
Chiffon taffeta, imported, 40
in, $3.50 and $685. yard.
Black satin, So in, from
$1.75 to 1886 yard.
Heavy Duchesse satin, 40 in,
1885 yard.
Crepe faille, 40 in, IS yard.
Heavy Georgette crepe. 40
in, $1.85, $3.50, 1885 yard.
Main Floor, Old Building
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16
II Persian Carpets

M a h Is, Muskabads.
Herez and Gorevans from
our own stock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16
$27.5O
$32.5O
$3.50

No charge for alterations
Very likely many will buy two SUITS one of the
weight and of the heavier weight There
days in winter and cool days in summer
mans wardrobe ought to have in it at all times several
weights of clothing.
The weight fabrics include worsteds unfinished
worsteds cevios cassimeres serges and annel
all half lined
The heavier suits cheviots of superior grade-a
full lined
Burlington Arcade floor New Building
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16
1876 Chinese Rugs

1876 Chinese Rugs
In dark blue, light blue,
tan, old gold. old rose. to-
bacco brown. Half 1920
prlces-a quarter below to-
days prices.
so at $22.5O
Average size, 2x4 feet.
rs at $3.50
Average size, 3x5 feet.
Is rugs at $54
Average size, 3x6 feet.
20 rugs at sos
Average size, All feet.
Is rugs at $125
Average size, 6xo feet.
20 rugs at $275
Average size, 9x12 feet.
80 rugs at $3.50 to $3.50
From 10x13 #. to 12x19 #.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16
Aralz and LeIihan
Carpets

1920 prices were double. 10
days prices are third more
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16
Buy Fall Curtains
Now? Yes, Of course

since nc have already such a
varied and interesting collection for
every lind Of pindop in every kind Of
room.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16

Imported madras, in natural
cream color, or natural with
woven designs in rose, blue and
green = SO lovely they are
hard to choose fron1-with or
without valances, $4.25 to
$3.50 pr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-16

Third Gallery, New Building
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-28
BURGLAR GETS FIVE YEARS
New Yorker Admits Guilt Here and
Is Sentenced

Judge Barnett. in Quarter Sessions
Court, today sentenced Thomas Alberts.
Of New York City, to a term OF three
10 Eve years in the Eastern Penitcn-
tiary after he had pleaded guilty to
burglary. .
The man broke into the home of
R,F. Foster, COOS North Broad street,
on june 20. He was discovered in the
house by Stanton Calhoun.
Annie Lewis, colored. at the request
Of her brother in-law. Benjamin Brown.
Of 1907 North Orianna street. was
paced on probation for two years and
erdered to make restitution of S94 by
Judge Barnett after she had pleaded
uilty to stealing from relatives.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-28

everybody turned and stared, but some
how I managed to get up to q railing.
! just put my hand on the railing
and looked up at the Judge and waited.
His name was Judge Rogers. Such a
kind man. II he had spoken Grossly
to me l never could have gone on
never. cannot bear to be treated
roughly. But he was kind, and he asked
me what was the matter in such kind
way.
80 took courage and just told him
how sick had been, and said I had no
money, and could not get lawyer to
fight for me. told him there was no
one but just mother and to fight And
he sent me to the Legal Aid, and told
them about 1t. The Judge said IL they
can't take care of me he will get n
lawyer who will. We got home at last,
all worn out
The master in the case had reported
in favor of Mr.. Daniels. and the final
decree was about TO be proclaimed when
Mrs. Daniels arose and the proceedings
we're stayed. The case will be sent
back to the master by Judge Rogers FOR
further investigation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-28
place an unnecessary appendage Of the

place an unnecessary appendage Of the
censors' work
There Is, therefore, no provision for
the employment of DR.. Oberboltzer ex
cept through the contingent fund, and
the Auditor General has taken the
ground that he is not warranted in au-
thorizing payment Of n director in the
face of the fact that the place was ex-
pressly omitted by the Legislature. In
this he Is entirely within his rights.
"It certainly must be conceded that
harmonious action Is as necessary for
the success of the Board of Motion
Picture Censors as for any other or
ganization, public or private. As
have said on many occasions, IL is my
opinion that the board is now working
more carefully. more Systematically and
with more uniformly effective results
than at any time since it's creation, and
I am entirely satisfied with the work It
is doing and the plans which IT,. has
made for carrying on the censorship In
the future.
1T Is cooperating cordially with
the public authorities of the State and
our municipalities. and It's wTk has
been studied and commended by inter-
ested parties seeking to establish similar
censorship elsewhere.
"I accept full responsibility for the
makeup Of the board and It's work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-28
HITS SUNBURNED POLICE
No More Extended Vacations Be.
cause Of irrItated Skins

Patrolmen who court sunburn on the
seashore sands as a means of extending
their summer vacations will have to
cool off at their own expense.
Many Of the mon who returned for
duty recently resembled lighted pump
kins and requested post vacations to
have their burns healed. This habit
greatly decreased the working force and
to bring it to halt Superintendent of
Police Mills issued the following order !:
mo members Of this bureau will re-
ceivc pay for time lost becnuse Of sun
burn received while on vacation or of
duty"
In explaining this order Superin-
tcndent Mills said: MANY members
of the bureau have extended their va
cation. some of them deliberately, by
incurring severe cases of sunburn while
on their vacation. Vacations last two
weeks. At the end Of this period some
of the men have been in the habit Of
reporting to Chief Surgeon Owens with
cases of sunburn which necessitated
them being off for several more days
Hereafter men must work whether they
have sunburn or not
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-28
WOMAN GRATEFUL
Z FOR DIVORCE STAY
Mrs. Daniels Was Sick and Ig-
norant Of Law, but Found
Justice
JUDGE WAS VERY KIND

Sitting on the porch Of her sn,al'homc
at .4920 Baynton street today, Mrs
Elizabeth Daniels told her story Of the
divorce case that has so puzzled ner.
The final decree was about TO be
granted John Daniels in Common Pleas
Court No. 2 Yesterday, whcr Judge
Rogers held up the proceedings on the
woman S appeal. She had been in the
hospital, and had 'ackcd both health and
funds to contest the Ease.
Mrs. Daniels is Drcmaturely gray. and
as she talked she tried TO keep her thin
hands from twitching. Her head bears
the scars Of several operations that fol-
lowed blow on the head by baseball
seventeen years ago.
"When ] got back home from the
hospital on June H." she said. II re q
ceived some papers in the mail that
seemed to say there was to be n meet =
ing held in City Hall somewhere on my
divorce case. I puzzled over the papers
for long time and my mother puzzled
over them, but VIC could not make them
out,
Went TO Court
$50 ] took them to lady for whom
SOlh''ilh'S NlI HUuSF"OIh ana SflP dO
vised me to go to court on June 81. So
yesterday mother and started out We
rose early and, after clearing away the
breakfast dishes. We went downtow II
and we were good and early. too, for
we got down at s 80 O'Clock. We
did not know what to do or where to
60 aud we asked lots Of people on the
street. Most Of them turned away and
some tried to help US, but We could not
understand
ut was very warm, and had mother
to take care of. I kept hold of her
arm. and We. wandered around. Then
a kind policeman sent US to City Hall
and another kind policeman in City
Hall told us to go to some room. We
went from room to room. and we we're
SO weary. At last somebody took us
into the courtroom.
ut was very big room. but so
stuffy and hot. And the people were
crowded in so close. So We just sat
there. mother and /. and waited. We
did not know what everything was all
about. After hours, it seemed. heard
my namc called. 1t must be my divorce
case, ! know, and got to my feet
somehow, and asked the Judge not 10
60 on. He told me to come up front.
II was terribly frightened. and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-28
CHARGE
HITS 0BERHOLTzER
Takes Responsibility for Dust.
Ing Censor, Saying He SLAM
dered Board
DECLARES HE APOLOGIZED

"slandcrous" statements regarding
the Board of Motion Picture Censors
prevented the reappointment to that
body of DR.. Ellis p. Oberholtzer. ac-
cording to Governor Sproul.
The Governor has issued n abatement
to this effect, in which he accepts full
responsibility for the present member.
ship Of the board and its work.
Governor Sprouts statemenat fol-
lows:
>" The moving picture interests had
absolutely nothing to do with the re
moval Of DR.. Oberholtzer. AS was well
known at the time. the event being duly
recorded In the public press. a commit
tee OF producers and exhibitors visited
me publicly in Harrisburg and made
some complaints about what they chilled
the 'narrowness' of the Pennsylvania
censorship. ] defended the censors. ms
also did to other critics of their ac-
ton. who objected vigorously TO climi.
nations Of scenes from films produced
from their books.
Oberi,oltzer Not Attacked
"The individual criticisms were largo
ly aimed not at DR.. Oberholtzer. but at
another member Of the board whom 7
rcappointed. No one connected with the
moving picture industry ever asked mo
to remove DR.. Oberholtzer. nor wns any
one in that industry consulted regarding
the appointment of his successor.
at was my intention TO rcappoint
DIR. Oberholtzer' until, at about the
time that his term expired. there was
brought TO me a letter which he had
written to woman friend Of his in
ntni iyin al
vituperative statements regarding the
chairman Of the board and other .ex-
pressions so bitter and indecorous that
7 could not but feel that his usefulness
rs member Of the board had been
destroyed. the letter having come into
the possession of his associates.
CDR. Oberholtzer apologizcd for his
letter but his apology did not restore
conditions of harmony. After much
consideration I appointed Henry Starr
Richardson to place on the board,
suggesting that DIR. Oberholtzer be
given n position where he might ad-
vantageously use his talents by direct.
ing the inspection OF pictures to sec
that the intent and purpose of the law
had been carried out.
Legislatures Action
During the last session Of the Lcgs.
lature bill was introduced proposing
reorganization of the department and
providing for small increases in the
salaries of the members OF the board
VINO now receive less than one half
the salary which is being paid for
similar work in the newly constituted
New York Board of Censors. As the
bill left our Office and was introduced
it contained a provision for the con-
tinuation of the place Of director filled
by DR.. Oberholtzcr. This was stricken
out by the House of Representatives..
have learned at the instance of Phil
adelphia member, who considered the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-28
FAILS TO IDENTIFY
SKELETON AS SONS
Woman Says Clothing on Bones
Found Near West Chester
Is Not Youths
nr1eCTIvES STILL AT WORK

N,s Annie M,Namara. 224o st.
a,hsrs street. failed to identify the
..sletou found recently near West CheS-
-, >, that of her eighteen year -old son
u,n;el WHO disappeared nearly tour
years ago , ,
The beadcss skeleton was found
.,u,d bctwccn a wooden silo and the
~. II building on the farm of j. j..
sm,liy.n. Mt East Goshen. Detectives
~ Cg,euer County believe the man
vas murdered.
a. Mcnamara went to West Ches-
a. Yesterday and examined the shirt
.,.cr, and shoes found on the skcle-
uo'' Sic did not examine the bones.
,en , no, recollection Of the garments
Iio,' by her son when he disappeared
W. W." aid the clothing was not the same.
tns tnsWnNamara was employed as a driver
a. ,bs Adams Express Go. On August
y io17, while returning from work.
10 mst Mrs. Katie Campbell, 2241 St.
z. a,,ans ans street, friend Of his mother. He
..id ber n stranger had offered him
put as n chauffeur at SO week more
s.n % the express company paid him.
'ns1 Mcnamara told Mrs. Campbell he
-. N meet the stranger again at noon
,hs @ following day. He did not toll his
mo,bsr W, of the offer. On August 16,
,o,7 sty be left his team at noon. pre-
.,"~r.bly for lunch. and he has been
missing ever since. -,
Mrs Mcnamara has four other chill.
,,snNNlaryarct. twenty years old. and
d, anrs eighteen. employed rs stenogra-
nhsrs % in Market street department
i,nre. @ Mary. sixteen, n bookkeepcr in
. hardware store, and John, twenty
two
rotbcr ever had" Mrs. Mcnamara. a
.H,r 1-Sow, said today. '"He was always
Mourhtful and on paydays always
brousht me candy or fruit. On the day
Ne disappeared we had gone to church
n have been worrying every day since
No disappeared. 1t would give me some
consolation even to know what my boys
fate was. because il he was alive ! know
he would not have me worrying myself
hck over Lin.