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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-04-23

ness and despair, against back
ground In which the forces of dark
ness had all the best Of it, and he has
made goodness and happiness the vic
tor and has given, at the some time, a
tremendously artistic production. 1t
is sweeping answer to the people
who have argued that in tsory in
which it LOOKED as though happi-
ness was doomed, 1t must BE doomed,
or else the drama misses the fire of
realism and art. Dream Street. in
its bigness and its power is another
Broken Blossoms" but I'll admit
that was glad It lacked the final
tragedy.
The controversy which has ragged in
art and court circles these past
months between the claims of blondes
VS.. those of brunettes seems to have
met with fairly practical decision
in the quotation from prominent
hairdresses. (Which is the most
artisitc?" he echoed. (Which is the
more loyal?" And he shrugged his
shoulders. 81 don't know, LIN sure.
All know is that / get 40 cents an
ounce more for blonde hair than for
dark. That shows which most people
want to be-"
A suit of clothes looked better to
Thomas Shannon, panhandled, than
freedom. He was on the point OF be-
ing released from the Tombs, when he
decided to swap clothes with Fred
Stern, waiting trial for pocketpicking.
and take Storms chances Of drawing
sentence. When Shannon's name
was called for release, Stern, in the
panhandler's shabby clothes walked
out But there isn't much freedom of
choice left in life these days, and
somebody interferred with the mu-
tually-agreeable arrangement.
Anna Sabata, who decided that she
would become a movie star rather
than a waitress, got back her $40 paid
for the lessons which were to be the
open sesame to film fame. Miss Sabata
appeared in court as complainant
against George R. Cole, who had in
senter the ad which lured the $40 from
her savings bank. She had been prom
ised, Miss Sabata declared, position
which would enable her to ride in
limousine. Insteod, she had only been
taught to recite ION Our Wedding
Day." and she was still waitress.
She offered to recite 1t for the court,
but before she go through, 1t was de-
cided that the evidence was sufficient
to>g get her $40 back.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-04-23

lucky will lagain hold her own with
any state.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-04-23

1t is a remarkable fact that the
deepest parts of the sea are in all
cases very near land.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
SENTENCED TO DIE
IN YAROTTA SLAYINC
Raffaele Refuses to Tell OF
Plot as He Hears He Must Go
to Chair in October.

Roberto Raffaele, who was convicted
last Friday Of murder in the first de-
gree in connection with kidnapping and
killing of Giuseppe Varotta. years old,
yesterday was sentenced to die in the
electric chair in the week of October 8.
Judge Alfred J. Talley, in Geneal Ses-
sions, passed sentence. Raffaele was
taken to Sing Sing in the afternoon.
The sentence was held up for an hour
by Judge Ta,,ey while Martin S. Wechs-
Ter. lawyer. and relative Of Raffaele
tried to persuade the prisoner to give
information about the plot against the
Varottas.
Raffaele, who has a cataract over each
eye, and can hardly see, declared that he
had no guilty knowledge of the crime
and that the story he told on the witness
stand about two strangers sending him
to the varotta home on the night he was
arrested was the truth. He received the
sentence without emotion, turned to
Deputy Sheriff Coggey and held out his
hand to be guided back to the Tombs.
Motions to set aside the verdict, for a
certificate of reasonable doubt and an
arrest OF judgment were denied by Judge
Talley.
Before being taken to the Criminal
Courts Building to hear sentence. Raj
faele babe good-by to his aged mother.
With her arms around him. he sobbingly
told her he knew nothing about the
killing OF the child or the kidnapping
Four other men accused In the case
will be placed on trial on September IL.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
ALIMONY OF $4,000
A WEEK Is SOUGHT
Mrs. Laurel Miller Small Also
Makes Application for
$4,000 Counsel Fees.

A high water mark for requests for
alimony was set yesterday when Mrs.
Laurel Miller Small asked the Supreme
Court to grant her $4,000 week all
mony and $4,000 counsel fees pending
settlement of her suit for separation
from Edward Small, theatrical booking
agent and motion picture promoter. Mrs.
Small was once an actress. She lives at
241 West Seventy-second street and de-
scribes herself as an "authoress, poetess.
astrologist and initiate of thaumaturgy
and the Kabbala." She delves in the
occult and once was editor of philo-
sophical magazine.
Argument on Mrs. Smalls motion will
be heard in Special Term to-day. She
alleges her husband makes from $4,000
to $4,000 a week through his various
enterprises in the theatrical and motion
picture world, but has been cruel to her.
has not provided properly for her, and
had to be taken to the Domestic Re-
lations Court before he would pay her
even $50 week for her upkeep.
The Smalls were married December 3,
1912 at Greenwich, Conn. after an
elopement Mrs. Small says she was
only II years old then and her husband
was 20, DuL ucSpitc ilIA soAeh SA'o $3.50
New England booking manager for Mar
Gus Loew theatres.
She claims she started her husband IN
the theatrical booking business and he
prospered until he became one OF the
wealthiest men in II. He branched out
into a number of movie enterprises and
fields allied to the theatrical, all OF
which bring him substantial receipts. she
alleges. One OF the projects he owns,
\ Mrs. Small says, Is Arctic CITY," at
4 Port Henry, y. Y, this being an Alaskan
| village set in the Adirondack foothills
which is rented out to movie companies
! for staging their far north MIN
\ dramas.
| The "thaumaturgy" which Mrs. Small
! expounds, she explained. is the science
OF life. very. very old. and God Himself
was it's founder" It's followers do not
believe in the supernatural but In the
"supremely natural" seeing In what
looks miraculous to others the orderly
working out OF divine process"
The "Ilabbala," Mrs. Small said. Is
ian ancient Hebrew book wherein Is set
forth the wisdom of the Persians, the
Medes. the Chaldeans and all the an
clients. but the key has been lost-the
KEY to science and eternal truth" Asked
what she would do with $1,000 week,
Mrs. Small replied "a New York woman
always finds plenty to do with her
money"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
VETERANS HERE SEEK
TO FIGHT FOR SPAIN
Soldiers Must Go to Africa
Before Enlistment.

! crowd Of ex-service men. most nf
shem out of work. besleged - os.icc
~ the Spanish Consul at 1853 West Four
teenth street yesterday TO enlist in the
Spanish Foreign Legion for service in
Morocco Officials Of the consulate said
their Government had ordered them TO
make no statement concerning enlist
nents.
One Of the men who expects 70 sign
UP said the term OF service was four
years and that bonuses Of 800 were be-
ing offered. together with pay OF 90
cents a day.
Actual enlistment could not be made,
he added, until the prospective soldier
had been shipped TO Africa. as the
Spanish officials did not propose to run
foul OF legal complications here and in
vite trouble with the American State
Department The age limits for recruits
are from IS TO 40. Many former Amer
lean commissioned officers who
served in France are TO get Spanish
commissions, it Is said
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
ACCUSED WIFE SLAYER
LIKENS WOMEN TO SONG
Ncuge5oucr Fears He'll Die
of Broken Heart.

Hugo Neugebauer OF III Mott street.
VINO shot and killed his wife. Rose, last
Friday at the home OF her mother, 1853
West Tenth street. was held without bail
yesterday for examination August 25
on charge of homicide. He was ar
raigned before Magistrate Mancuso In
jefferson Market court
Neugebauer IL said to have written a
letter from his cell on Saturday to De-
tective Figgoli. who arrested him, In
which he said
"a beautiful girl Is like a popular
song. AT first she charms YOU, later she
becomes an old story. Sometimes she
bores you little, but there is always a
haunting something about her that
snatches at your heart Please send up
a black shirt Ask my sister-in-law TO
brina Il Monday in court. please. My
heart is broke. Tell her | am going to
dfet
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
DAUBED WITH KEROSENE,
PRISONER TRIES TO DIE
Loses Eye at Tombs When He
Sets Himself Afire.

Sylvester Crockett. negro longshore-
man, burned out his right eye yester-
day when he poured kerosene oil over
his face and body and then touched a
match TO his clothing in the Tombs.
Crockett was sentenced last week 10
five years In Sing Sing on a charge OF
assaulting Patroiman Otto Metz. Yes
terday he was taken to Police Head
quarters to have his finger prints copied
and was left alone in the finger print
room for few minutes.
There he found bottle OF kerosene.
He smeared the oil over his face and
poured It on his clothing. Then he
touched a match TO himself after tying
a handkerchief tightly about his neck.
When the prison attendants returned
some minutes later Dr. Perry Lchten-
stein. prison physician, extiguished the
flames BY having Crockett rolled in
blankets He was taken to Bellevue
Hospital unconscious.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
<BELMAISON|
Console Tables
Gracefully Complement
the Other Pieces
of 2 Room
zsoooczlLcl1oz, SHslAnzll
or a Room

Console tables, because of
their modest habit Of resting
fiat against the wall and of
curving, gracefully but unob-
trusively outward, are delight
full accessories to the furnish
ings of almost any room in the
house, provided they are Sc
lected with an eye to their har-
mony with the other pieces that
live together there.
Belmaison has learned to
create consoles that keep a
quiet dignity of mien while
serving a great many uses in
the hall, the living-room, the
dining-room, the salon, the bou-
doir.
A Few of Them
Swan-shaped consoles, long
and slender, ostensibly for hall
use, are of painted wood, the
swan-like supports and the
apron in white and gold, the
top beautifully ebonized. Were
1925 each; now, in the August
sale, $125 each.
For dining-room a mahog-
any Sheraton model, with wide
border of inlay, unusually low,
modelled after an English hunt
ing table, where the meats of
the buffet meal after the hunt
were carved. Was $3.50, now
S275.
Georgian consoles, in walnut,
are quietly but beautifully or
nate, with seaweei pattern in
laid in the top, and deliberately
carved and gilded aprons and
legs; three drawers. Were S70O
each. now $3.50.
Tiny little fireside wall con-
soles in Directoire mood have
lovely ebonized tops and slen-
der in-curving supports and
apron in white and gilt paint.
Were $57 each, now $45.
A sofa-or dining-room con-
sole--if you like is extremely
slender and narrow, in walnut,
with pivot drawer at each end
and carved legs. Was $125,
now $100.
Small walnut consoles with
Gabrielle legs, gold landings and
decorations, and curving, ir-
regular front lines, are suitable
for hall or living-room use.
Were $155 each, now $120.
A highly decorated and
gilded painted console is remi-
niscent of the Italian style,
with a latticed apron and
twisted legs. Was S207, now
$3.50. Fourth and Fifth
Galleries, New Building
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
HAIGHT'S ASHES IN FLAG
SCATTERED FROM AIRPL ANE
Wishes Of Patriotic Insurance Man. Expressed in Will
Carried Out by Son-Rose 5000 Feet Over
Long Island Sound.

With his mother, sister ana brother
spectators 1000 feet below, Charles S
Haight. 25 years old. OF 1914 New York
avenue. Brooklyn, rose in an alrplane
over Long Island Sound. and, holding up
an American flag. scattered the ashes
of his father. Charles F. Haight, to the
winds.
Carefully folding the flag. Halght mo-
toned to the pilot that he was ready to
return to earth. and in a few minutes
was back with his people. The family
motored back to Brooklyn.
Charles F. Haight, the father, died
on July 20 at his home in mis- sixty-fifth
year. He was we'll known in life insur-
ance circles, having been for twenty
three years a superintendent of the John
Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany in Manhattan.
He had also been prominent as a
member of the Junior Order of American
Mechanics. He was trustee and past
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
YOUNG ARTIST, TIRED
OF LIFE, Whales GAS
Louis Cohen, Son Of Shoe
Manufacturer, Kills Himself.

For year Louis Cohen. theatrical
shoe manufacturer, living at clio River
side Drive, sought TO induce his son,
Harry. to live at home. But the young
man, an artist who worked with pen and
ink, refused to leave his furnished room
at $50 West Forty-second street. He
wanted to support himself. he said,
through the sale of his drawings. 1t
was an uphill fight Yesterday the young
artist gave It up and ended his life by
inhaling Illuminating gas. On the Dress
ing table III his room was letter which
said:
II am Disguised with the daily. sordid.
monotonous grind. In my heart 1 am
without III feeling for any one. ! feel
that ! am out of place here. where all Is
strife, and what want is peace"
In the room was a letter from Frank
Bacon acknowledging the receipts of a
portrait sketch which he said had been
hung on the wall of his dressing room
and was praised by his friends
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23

MISSING WAR BRIDE FOUND.

Mrs. Antoinette LaRue Kane, reported
missing when she did not return to her
home az 243 West Twenty-sccond street
on Saturday night telephoned yesterday
70 the Hyman-Shevall Company, 715
Broadway, where she worked UP e
Saturday, that she had been out OF
town with friends The firm notified
the police, who had been working on
the theory that Mrs. Kane had been
kidnapped.
Her husband, Thomas. II an ex-ser-
vice man. He met his wife, who is
French, at war benefit in Marseilles.
Her parents are said TO be wealthy
and objected TO the match.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23

councillor OF John Van Arsdale Council
of that order.
HE was intensely loyal to his coun-
try and regretted keenly his inability
to participate actively in the war;" said
Mrs. Helen A. Haight. the widow, yes
terday. "one of his last wishes was
that his ashes be placed in an American
flag and scattered to the winds, as my
son did yesterday. He mentioned 1t in
hsi will. To make sure that II was done
my son. Charles, went up In an airplane,
something he had never done before"
Cremation OF the body took place three
weeks ago at Fresh Pond. On Sunday
Mrs Haight, her sons. Charles and Will
lett and daughter, Mrs. Helen f. Nc
Bride, went by automobile to Mineola.
They proceeded to the Curtis aviation
field and were directed to Casey" Jones
of the Curtiss staff.
Charles S. Haight explained the nature
OF his mission and Jones agreed to take
him up. The ashes were then taken
from an urn and placed in the flag. The
others watched as the airplane receded
into the sky.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
BLACKJACK POLICEMAN
FACES 3 INDICTMENTS
Tighe Pleads Not Guilty tc
Women's Charges.

Patrolman Charles +. Tighe. who on
July % used a blackjack on more than
forty PERSONS in Forty-third street and
Ninth avenue, women and children being
among his victims. was accused yester-
day In three indictments Of assault in
the first and second degrees.
The three indictments, each containing
three counts, were based on complaints
Of Mrs. Emma Lennon OF SCI West Fiji
tieth street, Mrs. Catherine Gayety. 345
West Forty-thlrd street, and Charles b.
Green, 219 East Seventy-third street.
who said they were badly beaten by the
"clubber COP
The indictments were filed with Judge
Mott. who granted to Tighe one week in
which to make the usual motions after
ne had entered plea OF not guilty
Tighe was attached to Inspector Lahey's
personal staff
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
ALLEGED THIEF HELD
AS SLAYER OF PARTNER
Dead Man Said to HaUe Made
Confession.

Samuel Blumenzwcig OF 141S Forty
fourth street. Brooklyn, accused OF hav-
ing shot Philip Berenson OF the same adj
dress last Wednesday night. was held
without bail yesterday for examination
August IS on a charge OF homicide.
Magistrate Mancuso in jefferson Mar
ket court learned from Detectives Nc
Namara and Enright. who arrested
Blumenzweig that Bcrenson had died
In Bellevue.
Just before his death Berenson told
detectives that he and Blumenzweig to-
gether had stolen merchandise from the
firm by which they had been employed
al Al West Fourteenth street. Manhat-
tan. and that the shooting had resulted
from quarrel over the loot The pris-
oner denies the shooting.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
MAN ACCUSED OF KICKING BOY.

Charged with having kicked Vincent
Mulligan, 5. Of 1890 Second avenue, Leo
KonlSel 36, an automobile mechanic
Weighing about 100 pounds and about
six feet In height. was held yesterday
IN $500 bail for Special Sessions by Mag
istrate George w. Simpson Of the York
Vile court
The defendant testified that Vincent
and another boy were playing about his
automobile and when he chased them the
Mullgan boy fell. Witnesses testified.
however that Konkel kicked the boy
after he fell Konkel denied this charge
The boy was taken 20 Reception Hos
pital, where two stitches were taken In
his forehead. II was testified.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
RoEBLING ESTATE s1o,4ao.33..

TRENTON, Aug. pam estate valued
at s10,460,337.i7 was left by Ferdinand
w Roebllng. one OF the engineering
family which built the Brooklyn Bridge.
according to the executors inventory,
filed In court to-day. The largest item
IL $4,000 shares in the John A. Roeb-
ilngs Sons Company, valued at $4,000
900. From his death In March, 1917. till
April last, the date OF the inventory, this
stock yielded $4,000 income.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
For instance

S425 for a DO inch coat-full
flare modelss-large shawl collar.
$695 for a As inch wrap
pleated shawl collar-wide cuff
straight line model.
Hudson Seal Coats
dyed Muskrst)
1895 for a SO inch coat-self
trimmed or with skunk collars
and cuffs.
S205 fer a 40 inch coat-self
trimmed or with skunk or beaver
collars and cuffs.
S595 for 40 inch coat-hare
or straightline model--with col
lar and cuffs of Kolinsky, squir-
rel, skunk, beaver or self
trimmed.
Second Floor, Old Building
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
Third Gallery, New Building
Lou Prices on Fine Bed Sheets

1t only fair tell that there shortage Of GOOD
sheets the time prices will be considerably
higher prices qualities theseree
n The arebe hem
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
At Geneva, in Sight
of Mont Blanc

0t Mont Blanc
forty miles distant we have
often stood and watched the
two rivers, the Arve and the
Rhone, uniting in one stream
and for a long distance each
preserving its distinct color,
one of gray and the other of
blue, until far of they become
so blended that each is lost in
the other or the green ocean.
So it is in human character.
Each individual will keep his
or her distinctiveness until
muddy books and muddy COM
panions and careless habits
destroy the beautiful gifts of
life with which they sparkled
when they started out.
[SigEed1
M MA<.
August 20, 1921.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
Just 4 Days More Of
the August Fur Sale
Away they'll fly before you know it!
Fur Coats at half 1920 prices

= " N0dtS OF Hd1I I5ZU pFICcS
Did you realize that? And what is more-these coats
are fashioned after the smartest Fall models could
find and each is distinguished by Fashion notes that
have received the cachet of those who know
Each coat bears the Wanamaker labe-certifyng as to
the serceabe quality of the fur excellence of the work
manship.
All are attractivey lined in silk.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
Eight Special Groups
ORIENTAL RUGS

Note the exceptional prices ofered-a 6x9 it. Chinese
rug for $685. fine Persian Sarouk about 5x3 it. for $25
Turkish al-wool rug 78x55 it. for $780, hall strip for
$75 small rug 3x4 it. for $2450he lots ought to walk
out in day at these prices.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
Moleskin Coats,
Wraps, Dolmans

1876 for 45 inch wrap or
dolman - straightline models -
with self Tuxedo shawl or monk
collar-mandarin or cuff sleeves.
$3.50 for as inch wrap and
fancy coat, some bloused backs
or cape backs-Tuxedo collarc
Of self, squirrel, Kolinsky or
platinum caracul.
$685. for as inch belted wraps
mandarin sleeves-cuffs, col
lars and side panels, border Of
taupe fox.
AInaEl Seal CoaAa
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
Pillow cases

First Floor, Old Building
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-24
CONFEDERATION OF
BRITISH AMERICA
Being CONSIDERED
(BY Associated Pressl


WASHINGTON. May 24.-Establish-
ment of a confederation of British
America, to include Canada and the
British colonies of the Bahamas. Bar
BADGES, Bermuda, Jamaica, the Lee
islands and possibly British Honduras
and British Guiana, British posses
sions of north, Central and South
America.
The idea Of a united commonwealth
of British America was represented in
the report as further development of
the union which began with the con-
federation of the four provinces OF
Canada in 1857
Refer In Conference.
Reference was had to the confer
ence which was held in Ottawa in
June 1920. and attended by representa-
tices of all the British colonies Of the
Americans for the purpose of drawing
up a trade agreement since ratified by
a majority of the colonies concerned.
Efforts to convert the trade fedora
tion into a political one beginning
with the West Indian colonies and
British colonies and British Guiana
was said to have been recently made
at a meeting at Georgetown, British
Guiana, where the proposal for a uni
versal currency was launched. Gle
menti the colonial secretary. while
agreeing to the idea of a uniform cur
rency stated that he considered the
idea of a political federation between
the west Indies and British Guiana i'm
practicable because of wide difference
between the problems confronting the
various colonies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-24
Sixth District Pythian Sisters
Begin Session Here Tomorrow

mitville; Bernice. 165, Noblesville !;
Glover Leaf, 179. Greentown; Ander-
son, 1SS. Anderson; Valentine, 100. AL
bany; Mercer, 24O, Arcadia; Orestes,
241. Orestes; Straughn, 259, Straughn !;
Frankton, 264, Frankton; Knights.
town, 297. Knightstown; Good Works,
307, Westfield Kokomo, 1865, Kokomo.
Reception committee members are !:
Carrie Ridge, Salhe Fry, Nettie Hark-
ness, Isabelle Kemmer, Nettie Gem
and Ida Huber. Nellie Myers, Maude
Shissler and Anna Aiken will have
charge of the registration. The reso.
luton committee will be composed OF
Melinda Swihart, Elwood; Ella Ward,
Knightstown, and Augusta Pyle, Alex
andria. The press committee includes
Nellie Morgan of this city; Lula
Statesman, of Carmel, and Nina
Marks, of Albany. Decorations will
be arranged by Margaret Shessler and
Gertie kellar. Ushers will be Clara
Wadman, Rena Thomas, Lou Wynn
and Belle Caseley.
Some district officers and state Of
fcerS are expected to be present.