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The Washington times., 1921-12-14
She Insisted That He Be Seated When
He Wanted to Get Off

Taking me by the shoulders, he
turned me around and sat me down
and then made more faces as II he
would burst into tears.
Then he handed q bit Of paper to
the man next to him and the man
burst out laughing.
The poor guy had wanted 70 get
off two stations back.
He hadn't wanted me TO take his
seat at all.
! felt like an onion on ballroom
floor.
got off at the next station my
self. -.
crawled up the stairs on my
hands and knees with my face
buried in bushes.
Amt I siinp?
might have known that It only
takes a guy from anywhere q
couple Of days to learn that he's
entitled TO seat In the subway
and not to give IL up even for u
woman with twins In her arms.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
Rx FAY KING

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE other
night l was hanging to a strap In
the subway, as usual, when nice
Swedish gentleman with great blond
mustache rose gallantly and offered
me his seat.
] protested.
He looked tired and I had been
sitting all day, anyway.
He insisted, although I couldn't
understand him very well.
But I protested.
The idea.
Here wero no end of regular
New Workers. hOgging their seats
and burying their noses In their
papers. Men whose white hands
showed that they had neat jobs
and know better. Not tumble
out OF any Of them. Not that I
care particularly, except that l
hate to see men forget the little
The gentleman from Sweden
was actually going to burst into
tears.
But I thought 1t too good an op-
pOrtunlty to shame some Of the
Wall Street types who treat
woman In the subway 30 differ
emily than they would treat the
same woman In their home.
"Why should you give me your
seat while these other men who
don't work half rs hard as you
do and who belong to New York
sit like dumbeIls? I wouldn't think
Of taking your seat! You aren't
long In this country, and I want
you to like II here. We need peO-
pie like you"
He flopped down into his seat
In . state Of utter despair.
But be no sooner was seated
than he leaped up again.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14

Overheating Of storage batteries is
caused by charging too rapidly or by
not enough solution. The excess heat
causes the plates to buckle.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14

Traditional Gros-
ner quality, work
manship and fit
companions to all
our n a t 1 o nally-
known merchan-
disc.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14

tNOTE-and when we
say pure" We don't
mean tub silk. silk
mixtures or brocaded
JacquardA No inferior
qualities are included
in this offer.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14

Consisting Of Eagle 4
Wilson's crepe de chimes;
heavy satin striped jer-
seys; Schwarzenbach and
Hubers satin striped broad
cloth silks-shaped neck
bands, silk underfacing-
ocean pearl buttons, etc.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
U. s. GUNBoAT SENT TO
PROBE NICARAGUA RIOTS

Tho gunboat Galveston has been
ordered from Balboa, Panama to
Managua, Nicaragua, to investigate
the recent disturbances there which
resulted in several marines being
injured and a number of natives be-
ing killed, the Navy Department an
nounced late yesterday.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
MISSING FRESHMAN
Is REPORTED FOUND
Chicago Youth Who Disap.
peared in Class Rush Said
to Be i'm Connecticut.

Special Despatch 70 THn NEW York HERALD.
CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-The police Of
Evanston were informed to-day that
Leighton Mount, Northwestern Univer-
sity freshman, who disappeared in the
annual lower class rush Thursday had
been found in South Side fiat and was
being held by persons who found him.
Chief Liggett OF Evanston said he be-
lieved the report to be true. 1t received
enough credence to stop the anxious
search through the forest north OF
Evanston and the dragging in the lake
near the scene of the class scrap.
Before the report had general circu-
lation j. L. Mount, the father, said he
expected Leighton would return home
tomorrow. He thought the boys cap
tors would regard the prank as carried
far enough and would release him. Mrs.
Mount had not slept for three nights,
her husband said, and she Is on the
verge of prostration.
There's no more fun in it for any,
body" said Mr.. Mount. III any one is
keeping Leighton away from his mother
he is doing a terrible thing"
In the meantime the case was compli-
Gated by the reported story of girl.
formerly nursemald In the home of
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
ACTOR WED ON IMPULSE
SUES AS HE REGRETS 1T
Wife Drinks, Smokes and
Lounges, Says TONNES.

Samuel Plonsky, known on the stage
as Sidney Townes, member of the
vaudeville team of Bernard and Townes,
began suit in the Supreme Court in
Brooklyn yesterday for divorce from
Edna l.. Plonsky of 2035 Eighty-sixth
street, Brooklyn. Plonsky lives at 1863
Eightieth street, Brooklyn.
Plonsky alleges misconduct with an
other man in Philadelphia between
March and September of this year. They
were married last February ION the i'm
pulse" said PlonslSy. who asserts he re-
grets the impulse
Plonsky said his wife. who had been
on the stage since she was IL. and once
member of the Ziegfeld Follies In Chi
cago, insisted on drinking liquor. smok-
ing cigarettes and lounging around in
bed until all hours OF the day, and on
visiting cabarets until all hours of The
night
His wife wore 500 shoes and threw
them away when they were soiled. and
bought $5 silk stockings. and had other
wise expensive tastes, said Plonsky. Mrs
Plonsky denied all the allegations and
asked for $1,000 counsel fees and SIS a
week alimony. declaring Plonsky has a
contract at $3.50 a week with the Shu-
berts. This Plonsky denied. Justice
Faber reserved decision.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
NAVAL MEN PROTEST
AGAINST WAGE CUT
Brooklyn Officeholders Ad-
dress Employees Meeting.

Several hundred present and former
employees of the navy yards OF the
Third Naval District met last night at
the 105th Field Artillery Armory. Cler-
mont. near Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn, to
protest against the new wage scale put
into effect by the wage board appointed
by Secretary of the Navy DENLY.
The men also declared themselves op-
posed to the discontinuance of the naval
programme and the installation OF the
Ave day week for the navy yard en-
ployees. A resolution was adopted in
which il was contended that the Govern
ment, instead of making the navy en-
ployees bear the burden of the first step
in economy. should push forward the
building and repair of ships In order to
relieve unemployment.
Speakers included Representatives
Michael j. Hogan. Thomas II. Cullen,
Charles G.. Bond, ]. J. Kindred and Les
ter ID. Volk. Others were Fire Com
missioner Thomas J. brennan, Borough
President Edward Riegelmann and Dis
trict Attorney Harry Il. Lewis Of Kings
county. They declared themselves in
favor of "a decent living wage for the
American workingman."
The resolution, which is expected to
be signed by $1,000 employees OF the
navy yards and which will be sent TO
President Harding. sets forth that the
wage cut has been "in apparent disre-
gard Of previous Governmental policies
and without consideration of the fact
that the cost OF living has not been ma
terially reduced
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
TRUCK KILLS CHILD
LED BYlHER MOTHER
Machine Comes Up Behind Pair
Attempting to Cross the
Street.

Clara Sappareiia. years old. was
killed last night when she was knocked
out of tie hands OF her mother. Mrs.
Clara Sapparella of 22i East 1llth street,
at Third avenue and 116th street
by an automobile truck as they were
trying to cross the street. The mother
was guiding the child but failed to see
the truck, which bore down upon them
from behind. Before Mrs. Sapparella
could turn the girl was caught by the
forward wheel and crushed beneath it.
The driver Louis Baron, 81. of sI
Home street. The Bronx. was arrested
on a charge OF homicide and taken to
the East 126th street station.
Joseph Rossie years old. of S13
Railroad avenue. Jersey City, climbed
upon the running board of an automo-
bile truck which halted at the curb
near his home yesterday, and when 1t
started was thrown Off on his head.
He died in City Hospital The driver
was not arrested.
Three persons were taken to st. Johns
Hospital following an accident last
night at Atlantic avenue, near Nostrand
avenue. Brooklyn. when an automobile
skdded and struck an elevated pillar.
William Woodenberg, 70 Albany avenue.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
PROMISES TO CLEAR
SHOOTING MYSTERY
Senator McGorry Says Flana-
gan Is Not the Man.


We have the man who shot Patrick
Dowd." declared State Senator Peter J..
McGarry. Democratic leader in the Bliss
Vile section of Long Island City. yester-
day. in discussing the case of Walter
Flanagan of 81 Greenpoint avenue. ec-
cused Of shooting Dowd, who was = de-
feated candidate for member of Assem-
bly,. on primary day. 1T was not Flan-
agan, who is one of the best fellows in
our section to take care OF himself In a
free for all fight, and never carries .
weapon" he continued.
Senator McGarry said the mystery
would be cleared on Tuesday, when the
whole story would be told before the
Queens Grand Jury. Dowd. on the stand
in Long Island City Court. has identi-
fed Flanagan as his assailant, but the
Senator says he is mistaken.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25

This sentiment was greeted win
cheers. Miss Schneidermann continued
to read the typewriter set or resolu-
tions. which the gathering adopted.
The resolutions called on Miss Mary
Van Kleeck. as a member of President
Harding's conference on unemployment,
to urge the conference to consider
legal eight hour day for all men, women
and minors. and the abolition OF night
work for women in all occupations. to
the end that none shall be overworked
while others starve IN comparative idle
ness; TO urge the conference to call a
meeting OF the Governors and a sepa-
rate meeting of the Mayors to devise
system of immediate active measures
for providing employment at useful
work and for supplying temporary food
and shelter for unemployed women as
well as men, the abolition of all avoid
able seasonal work; a system or un-
employed insurance and the establish
ment of Industrial training for women
with the necessary scholarships.
Miss Schneidermann suggested that
they might start right in giving men
work by building more schools. as there
are almost million children on part
time. she stated.
Miss Rankin, the first woman elected
a Representative TO Congress and now
an officer of the National Consumers
League. said that she knew of girls
riding in box cars because they could
not pay their fare. Mrs. Florence Kel-
ley and Miss Helen Bryan, also of the
Consumers League, were other speak,
ers. Miss Rankin announced that an
other mass meeting for unemployed
women will be held next Saturday
afternoon In Union square.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
ONLY 2 WOMEN SEEK WORK
AT MISS RANKIN,S MEETING
One Is High Priced Welfare Worker, Other Needle
Trades Employee, Who Address Jobless Men
in Place Of Ten Missing Sisters.

The dozen young women stenographers
aNd high class professional workers
whose Jobless condition was 10 have in
spired an employment meeting yesterday
In Union square failed TO appear at the
gathering. 1t was a disappointment to
Miss Jeanette Rankin. organizer. who
had counted on them. She said the
young women probably were lurking
around some nearby corner to see how
the meeting went Off and would attend
later But they didn't.
The committee in charge, Of which
Miss Rankin was the only representative
present. introduced as the chairman "E
=. u. woman who said she had done
welfare work for twelve years and had
up to a Few months ago been earning
salary of several thousand dollars a
year She and Anna Cohen of the
needle trades. were about tho only job
less women there.
The audience was composed mostly
or meE-Jobless ones, too--a few welfare
workers political district leader or
two and policemen who anticipated
something of a riot, An orderly gather
ing stood patiently for two hours listen
ing to speeches by trade unionists and
the presentation of a set OF resolutions
which failed to meet with the approval
or at least one male listener.
Lady" shouted the man when Miss
Rose Schneidermann, president OF the
Women's Trade Union League, read the
resolution, "those won't do you any
good at all. The only resolution you
can pass that will help is for the Gov
ernment to pay wages to every man and
woman who is out OF work"
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
SIS BID FOR ONE KISS,
MERCHANTS SON HELD
Fathers $4,000 Home Is
Pledged for $500 Bail.

Herman Seligman. 22. son OF Morris
Seligman, Wholesale grocer, was held in
$500 bail in the Gates Avenue Court,
Brooklyn, yesterday for trial on Tues
day. He was arraigned on a charge of
disorderlv conduct growing out of an
alleged offer Of SIS for kiss from a
pretty 4oman who says all she wanted
was the privilege of paying S35 for a
fur neck piece.
Morris Seligman secured the bond for
his son with the family residence at 81
Hampton place, Brooklyn, which, he
said, was worth $4,000.
Mrs. Elizabeth Grein on September 21
went to store at Broadway and Suy-
dam street, BROOKLYN. to purchase fur
piece. Seligman Was the salesman, she
said, and told her, according TO the COM
plant:
'I'll give you SIS for kiss"
Mrs. Grein left the store and lodged
complaint against Seligman.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25

owner of the automobile Charles Hanan
and his wife Lillian. of $50 East Forty
eighth street, Woodenberg's passengers,
were badly bruised. The automobile was
wrecked.
An automobile being pursued by De-
tectives McAulifre and Cooney on sus-
picion that II had been stolen was
turned sharply at Eleventh avenue
after running through West Fifty-ninth
street at high speed. and crashed over
against a brick wall. The two occu-
pants were thrown out.
The detectives, arriving in another
automobile, placed the men under ar
rest, and discovered that in sDite OF
the snl&ahup neither was injured. The
prisoners, said 10 be Andrew Doyle,
267 Tenth avenue and James Burns,
236 y7sss Seventeenth street. were
locked up on charges Of grand larceny
at the West Forty-sevcnth street po-
lice station. The w,scked automobile
was alleged to have oeen stolen from
Max Levy OF Cedarhurst, l.. l., at
Avenue b and Nineteenth street.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25

John d. Galbraith OF Evanston. that
young Mount loved her and even had
urged his passion with threats of sui
eide.
"Iie called on me the night before the
class fight" the girl was quoted, land
we went TO the park and sat on n
bench He said to me: Doris. when
got into that scrap tomorrow night you
will never sec me again.
The nurse girls romantic touch. how
ever, was overshadowed later by the
report that the freshman had been
found hidden away in the South Side
flat. Ae
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
HELD AS BROADWAY SPEEDER
Eva Tanguay's Husband Accused
After Collision.

Roscoe Allies, husband &c Eva Tan
quay OF vaudeville fame was held in
500 bail yesterday in Traffic Court for
subsequent appearance following a
ride in Broadway, In which he was al
legged to have driven at terrific rate of
speed. Swerving to avoid one taxicab.
II was charged, Allies ran into another
driven by John Dillon of 1919 Amster-
dam avenue. Arthur Wilson, reporter.
living at the Hotel Biltmore who was
riding in the taxicab. was thrown out
and received severe bruises. He was
taken to Flower Hospital.
With Allies were James Kennedy.
Mabel Berall and another woman whom
Allies said he did not know. Allies said
he had just arrivel from Toledo.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
TRANSIT WORKERS PAY CUT.
Men on Hourly Basis Reduced One
Cent In Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA Sept 24.-Announce-
ment was made to-day that the rate OF
wages of all employees of the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit Company who are
paid on an hourly basis will be reduced
one cent an hour. effective October /.
This will make the wages Of motormen
and conductors 61 cents an hour.
Wages on tie car lines in Philadelphia
are based on the average rates prevail
ing in Chicago, Detroit. Cleveland and
Buffalo. The adjustment announced to-
day was due to a reduction in wages
effective on car lines In Buffalo Au-
gust 10.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
c. J. HICKS WILL SIT
IN EMPLOYMENT PARLEY
Hoover NoW Has Announced
F1fy-one Conferees.

WASHINGTON, Sept. e. - Selection OF
three additional PERSONS 10 sit In the
National Unemployment Conference
which assemblies here Monday were an
nounced to-day by Secretary Hoover.
ss-y s-o:
clarence J. Hicks. New York, assist.
ant to the president OF the Standard oil
company James A. Campbell, Younss.
town, Ohio, president Of the Youngstown
sncet and Tube Company and Charles
y. Babcock, st, Paul. MINI. Highway
Commissioner
Tho list OF members Of the conference
as announced to date by NIr. Hoover
comprises fifty-one names. including
four women. Several more members, II
was said. may be added 10 the It's. be-
Tore the conference convene-.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
CAMPHoR FROM TURPENTINE.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 24.-Prof. p. Cir
audet of the University Of Paris and
I.oyola University. New Orleans, has an
nounced the discovery of a process for
the manufacture of synthetic camphor
from turpentine. Application has been
filed for a patent, which will relieve the
Government from the present Japanese
he states.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
RocHAMBEAU BRINGS 80 GIRLS.

The French liner Rochambeau arrived
from Havre yesterday with thirty
French girls. who are coming here to
study rs exchange scholars in American
universities. They were under the
guardianship of Claude Gill of Bryn
Mawr College. Daniel Gregory Mason,
composer and author. and Miss Mildred
Dilling. a harpist were among the 461
passengers.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
Mayor Offers Solution.

Mayor Hylan dictated the following
letter yesterday to Bird s. Coler, Com
missioner of Public Welfare and also
head of the newly created Industrial
Aid Bureau:
There is money In the hands of the
the chairman OF which is Chamberlain
Berolzheimer. Which i believe can be
used by the Industrial Aid Bureau for
immediate relief.
There is also a fund collected some
time ago. for memorial, amounting in
the neighborhood OF 100000. Consult
with the officers of the American Le-
gion as TO the best purpose to which
This money can be devoted
The first mentioned sum amounts TO
si21. 1.351.4o.
The Mayor failed TO mention that
Henry III. Curran, coalition candidate
'fr the mayoralty, fought the sugges-
tion that the $4,000 be used for war
memorial at this time. Major Curran
wrote letter TO the Mayor which
caused the latter to remark at the
time: Henry Is playing politics again"
Major Curran said in that letter:
There are thousands OF soldiers out
Of a job through no fault OF their
own. When they came back from the
war they got such jobs as were left
over. Ihen came the peTlOu OF lDern-
ployment which is now with us and
the soldiers were laid off and lost
their jobs
The plea which / make to you and
wnich ] urge is that you. as Mayor OF
the city, ask the committee TO devote
It's funds to this present and pressing
need. I hope that q committee OF
three can be appointed to administer
this 10000 st once in the interest OF
the soldier who is out OF luck to-day"
Urbain J. Ledoux. the mfr. Zero OF
the unemployed. announced yesterday
that he would leave here tomorrow
night for Washington. where he intends
TO ask President Harding and Secretary
of Commerce Hoover to publish the
names OF all firms and individuals who
made more than 100 per cent
profit during the war Ledoux
viii take along with him dele
cation OF his jobless followers
whom he refers TO as his human docu-
ments" Ledoux's supreme concor-
diat," in which he expects thousands
of unemployed 10 take part. viii b.
held at o'clock tomorrow night in
central Park. There will be singing
and Ledoux win speak
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
BOSTON pLAsTERERs STRIKE.

BOSTON Sept. 94-Several hundred
union plasterers went on strike to-day
as result of refusal OF demands for a.
whole holiday Saturdays, with conse-
quept reduction of hours from forty-four
to forty weekly Interior work on sew
eral big buildings was suspended.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
PAYROLL THIEF GETS S4,1oo.

CONCORD, N. H.. Sept. 2s.--An armed
man took u s4,100 payroll from the office
OF the American Express Company early
to-day after compelling the night watch
man TO open the safe.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
Stimulates Hopeful Attitude.


power toward its accomplishment" he
said. land ] am eager TO consult with
men at the heads of various CONNER
cial concerns and get the benefit OF
their advice.
The Mayors meeting was called for
the purpose of relieving the distress
due to unemployment, with a secondary
purpose of rousing New York out OF
what appears to be state OF uneasi-
ness at business conditions. and to
stimulate a more hopeful attitude for
the immediate future. The hope is
that the first win result from the
second
Il have no doubt that. like an old
homo week. such as has been success
fully undertaken by a large number
OF smaller communities throughout the
country, a business revival campaign
here would do something toward help
ing the merchants Of this city. Whether
an effort OF this fdnd would perina-
nently relieve an economic condition
and would tend to alleviate the ex-
pected sufferings of the thousands who
now lack employment with winter star
ing them In the face. I am not at
the moment prepared to say.
IF the movement would result in
permanently lowered prices there would
be no gainsaying its worthiness. How
ever. one cannot expect to change over
night an economic state which is the
result of several years of conditions
such as the world has never before
seen.
Mayor Hylan in his address at the
meeting OF Thursday called particular
attention to the fact that what he de-
sired was a non-partisan effort to re-
lieve unemployment, and it is with
this particular injunction in mind that
I hope to call meeting early in the
week
The New York herald., 1921-09-25
MERCHANTS CALLED
TO RELIEF MEETING
Jesse |. Straus Sees Hope OF
AlIeviating Distress of
Unemployment.
HYLAN FINDS : FUNDS
Adopts Curran Suggestion
for Memorial Money Use
to Help Veterans.
JOBLESS MEET TONIGHT
Ledoux Arranges !C0ncOrdiat'
for Central Park-Will Go
to Washington.
JOBLESS MEET TONIGHT

II was announced yesterday that a
conference of the heads OF business
houses, with Jesse Isidor Straus.
president of r. II. Macy & Co, as
chairman, will be called early this
week for the discussion OF the plans
for a buyers week as proposed by
Franklin Simon.
Mr. Straus. who was prevented by
other matters from attending the
meeting called by Mayor Hylan last
Thursday for the purpose OF discuss
ing available means of relieving un-
employment, said yesterday that the
meeting, which will be held this week,
will be devoted to the forming OF some
practical plan for the relief OF existing
conditions.