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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-05
Boxer Held for Stealing
Auto to Attend Bout
Car Breaks Down and DONE
Worry" Message Sent to
Owner Leads to Arrest

Three young men who disappeared
last Tuesday night in the automobile Of
John Durk, of 1913 Morris Avenue, didn't
mind taking the machine without say
ing anything about it, bat they did
mind keeping the owner in constant
state of uncertainty. They sent him q
"don't worry telegram after they met
with en- accident, and this telegram led
TO their arrest.
The three prisoners. arraigned yes
terday before Magistrate Hating and
held in $1,000 bail each, are Frank
Rawson, nineteen years old, OF 1888
Csdgewick Avenue; George Devine,
twenty years old, of 1872 Claremont Ave
nue., and Charles Meaney, twenty year.
old, of 206 West 148th Street.
Meaney is boxer. Rawson and De-
vine are his friends. Meaney had n
bout scheduled last Tuesday night at
Walton. N. Y. but neither he nor his
friends had the railroad fare. So they
took Mr.. Durk's automobile. 1t broke
down near Delhi They got to thinking
about the owner and wired him as fol-
lows: please don't worry. We have
the machine. And please notify In
spector Lahey not to worry either"
Mr.. Durk didn't worry. Neither did
Mr.. Lahey. Detectives were sent to
bring the three young men back home.
TIE automobile is coming by freight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-05
Taxi Kills Lad:
Two Policemen
Hurt i'm Chase
(cc7tin,tod from page onc>

and living at a24 and 435 st. Nicholas
Avenue, respectively
The three girls We're playing on the
sidewalk when Vaslieu's machine, be-
coming unmanageable, climbed the
curb. Mildred was thrown against a
taxicab and instantly killed. Her
playmates suffered decorations and
bruises.
Crowd Threatens Driver
The accident was witnessed by q
crowd and number Of men swarmed
around Vaslieu's car, striking at him,
shouting at him and shouting at each
other. Before he could step from his
car he was jerked to the sidewalk and
the crowd pressed threateningly
around him. Police from the West
135th Street station arrived in time
to save him from a severe beating
He was arrested on a charge of homi-
eide.
Seventeen other persons were in.
jured in automobile accidents in New
York City yesterday.
The body of a boy killed Saturday
night by an automobile on Surf Ave.
nue.. Coney Island, was identified yes.
terday as Arnold Schwartz, clever
years old, of 552 Marcy Avenue, Brook.
Ign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-05

The following answers received are
set forth as typical of the ignorance
or misunderstanding with respect to
current problems" charged:
Samuel Gompers-"Head of ship
builders; "a poet; "labors repre-
sentative in Congress-; Secretary Of
Labor; "head of the strikers; "Min-
lister to France, England and Japan
Lloyd George-"King of England;
"King of Treland"; Ambassador to the
United States"
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge--"Be-
lever in conversations with the dead"
"Ambassador to England; president
of the Senate; English speech
maker; Secretary of War;; writer
on psychic research
The Budget-"A bill of particulars;
Ga booklet for'keeping expenses; news
or announcements"
Sim Fein-"A lawless mob in Rus
sia7; "the Socialists in Ireland; "a
gang of mysterious men,"
The two last Constitutional amend
ments-"Brought us railroads and
stricted immigration"
Peonage-"The murder of en-
ployees"; "a law regarding punishment
of negroes; "the state of a day
laborer"
The Knox peace resolution-"C Called
for an indemnity from Germany;
Sought abstinence from foreign af-
fairs; reduced navy and interna-
tional disarmament"
Charles Evans Hughes-"President
Wilson's private secretary; wants to
conquer Russia"
Charles G. Dawes-"Secretary Of the
Navy"
Senator William E. Borah-"Uncle
SAM"
"Three out of thirty-six juniors in
one state college could not identify a
cartoon of Uncle SAM" the report says.
Would Teach Current Events
Mr.. Barnes finds five lessons for
Labor Day and the new school year" in
the results of the test. These are given
by him as follows:
"Unless schools teach current events,
young people while getting an education
in school and college will put off learn
ing them until after their school days.
instantaneous or long time exposure
to current events; namely, reading or
hearing about them without being tested
on what is understood and digested, will
leave students confused and helpless In
thinking about vital public problems.
"Where current events are studied
and tested young America can easily be
taught how to read, to enjoy reading
and to think straight about critical cur
rent events. Numerous papers came in
from grammar school seniors who an
swered all the most important ques-
tions.
"What thousands of teachers are try
doing we'll, 100000 Aachers in schools
and colleges can do so we'll that what
ever else graduates may lack, they will
not lack training in an analysis of the
moving picture of current events.
mo democracy can expect straight
thinking at election times, and in in
dustrial and political crisis, from pub
lie that is not trained while at school
to read regularly, to enjoy and to think
straight about current events"
The question OF whether the general
public has not less to fear from even
biased histories than from schools
which do not teach current events" is
put forward in the institutes report.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-05
Pastor Says ssDamn Fool''
Is Proper, but Loses Job
Ousted Oregon Clergyman As
serts He Tried to Convey
Practical Christianity
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

PORTLAND. Ore, Sept. 4.--"If a
minister thinks man is damn fool
he has just as much right to say SO
as any one else" This, as expressed
by the Rev. w. T. McElveen, is the
rock on which he split with the First
Congregational Church.
Profanity and roughness" was the
charge brought against DR.. McElveen,
which resulted in request from
church officials that he tender his
resignation.
Dr.. McElveen adnrts that he was
guilty-from the standpoint of the
u|tra-conservative church members on
both counts. But from the standpoint
of a man trying to convey practical
Christianity in a way that would carry
effect, he considers himself guilty Of
nothing except a fervent desire to
make good on his job.
"The issue is simply one of method "
said DR.. McElveen. "Some people like
the -and-water way Of putting
over Christianity, but don't.
Zone Of the charges made against
me is that said some one was q
damn fool. Well, if a man is damn
fool I don't see why minister
shouldn't say SO as we'll as anyone
else. 1t happens to be the only way
in which to characterize certain type
OF man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-05
Bedtime Stories
Striped Chipmunk's New Doorway
By Thornton w. Burgess
Sometimes, as I haze proved By
test,
A thing IN sight is hidden best.
Striped Chipmunk.

Striped Chipmunk, s merry hearted
a little chap as ever lived, is quite as
smart as any Of his neighbors and
little smarter than some of them
He has to be. If he were not he
wouldn't last long. Black Pussy, the
cat from Farmer Browns, has spent
many useless hours trying to catch
him. Probably she will waste many
more hours in just the same way.
Reddy Fox has tried all sorts of tricks
to catch Striped .Chipmunk, but every
one has failed. Several members Of
the Hawk family have been bitterly
disappointed just when they We're
sure they were going to have Chip
munk is smart.
When he was digging his way out
of his home after being made pris-
oner there by the lightning in the
Great Storm Git blocked his tunnel
he didn't know just where he would
come out. All he could do was to dig
and dig along underground until he
thought he was far enough to be clear
of everything and then turn up and
dig his way to the surface and so out.
He didn't much care where he came
out. He didn't intend to use that tun-
mel for the regular entrance to his
home any way. Once out he could
look things over and plan new tun-
mel, with the doorway carefully hidden
under the old stone wall, just as the
old one had been. Then he could fill
up the entrance to this one he was
now digging.
Still. though he didn't really care,
he probably wouldn't have chosen to
come out right where he did had, he
had any choice in the matter. 1t was
right in the middle of path that ran
along between the trees of the Old
Orchard and the old stone wall. Yes,
sir, that is where Striped Chipmunk
came out, and he was surprised and
not a little startled. There, with not
even blade of grass to hide it, was
the little round doorway which was
the only entrance to his home at
present. 1t made Striped Chipmunk
nervous. Anybody who happened
along that way could see it. 1t was
as plainly in sight as it was possible
for it to be.
"This will never do. 1t will never
do at ALL" thought Striped Chipmunk.
ON have to get busy right away ond
dig new tunnel with hidden door
way. will So"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-05
Fight Over Girl
On Boat Ends i'm
Escorts Death
Excursionist Backs Over
board, Falling III Front
of Paddle Wheel, and at
Once Goes to Bottom
Panic Stopped by Mate
Fists Flying, Assailant of Ne
gro Fireman Aboard Poca-
hontas Topples Into Bay

An excursionist was knocked over
board and either drowned or battered
to death beneath the paddle wheels Of
the steamer Pocahontas when three
men staged a fist battle on board that
vessel late Saturday night, it was dis
closed yesterday. The two other al
legged participants in the tragedy were
held on charges of suspicion Of homi-
eide by Magistrate Mancuso in the
Tombs court
The man who lost his life was
George Jones, twenty-five years old, Of
657 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, driver
for the National Biscuit Company
Those held were Thomas Mullady, of
948 Dean Street, Brooklyn, a foreman
loader employed at the Bush Terminal,
and George Ernest Joseph. a negro
fireman on the Pocahontas. Joseph is a
British subject.
According to- stories of witnesses,
Mullady and Jones were members of a
party Of four men and two girls who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-05
Clowns and Animals in New
Broadway Cabaret Circu

An Innovation in broadway cabaret
entertainment viii be seen tonight.
when the Moulin Rouge reopens for
the season. 1t will be circus, COM
plete in all details, with its clowns
wire walkers, acrohats, trained animals
and an experienced ringnaster
''Billy" Arnold is the producer of the
circus and he has assembled com.
pany of thirty performers, including
Ted and Catherine Andrews and
Veronica. Others are Earl Miller, Vera
Gray, Fred Kelly, Madeline La Verne
Kitty Walsh, Tiny Tim and large
chorus.
The "main tent opens at o'clock
with the first performance at 1880
The production Will be repeated al
1870 after The theater.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-05

In April, 1921, there was a complete
register of. 787,129 pupils in element
airy schools. In addition to the I'M
precedented crowding in classes, as
shown in the above report, there were
S3,901 lhildren on part-time instruc-
ton.
Some of the more crowded schools
are shown in the Board of Education
budget estimate which has been for
1922. 1t shows that in Public School
%, at Sanford Avenue and Murray
Street, Flushing, in the Borough OF
Queens, 20 per cent of the pupils were
on part time.
In Public School 4S, at Spofford Ave
nue. and Faile Street, the Bronx, 81 per
cent of the register was on part time
This, however, is far exceeded by Pub
lie School 70 at La Forge Street, Mas
peth, Queens, where II per cent Of the
total register is on part time. An
other school heavily pressed is Public
School 119, at Avenue X and East
Thirty eighth Street, Brooklyn, where
60 per cent of the register is on part
time instruction.
In his report to William l.. Ettinger,
superintendent of Schools, on April 18
last, c. B. j.. Snyder, Superintendent
of School Buildings, set forth that if
contractors did the superhuman TWEEN
ty-three new schools might be opened
in time for the fall term. This num-
Der now has dwindled to nine new
schools and three additions, which de-
pend upon the superhuman attributes
of the contractors.
Burden for Teachers
AS pointed out before, the official
statistics show that when completed
they will provide 1919 new seats, or
a total of 1929 new seats provided
throughout the entire four years of
Hearst Hylan- Tammany power. At the
time that Mayor Hylan was shouting
his slogan: "a seat for every child in
SCHOOL, the Mitchell administration
already had provided 46,10O new sets
Three months ago, when the Hylan
regime was under FIRE because Of I'M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-05
Tennis Player Robbed
In Southampton Home
One of Kinsey Brothers Held
Up by Burglars While a
Guest of Resident
Srecia, Dispatch to The Tr6un

SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, Sept. ..
osman, Lane of the southampton
Police Department into the recent rob-
berry at Mayfelds, summer home of
Howard C. Dickinson. in which dia-
nonH ring, pendant and bracelet were
stoten. it developer that one OF the
Kinsey brothers, California tennis play
ers. who were entered in the recent
Meadow Club tournament, was robbed
recently while the guest of prominent
Southampton family.
Cnief Lane learned last night that
burglars confronted Mr.. Kinsey rs he
lay in bed, covering him with reviewers
while they searched his room for valu-
ables. They secured little aside from
Mr.. Kinscy's watch and chain and a
few trinkets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-05
Porto Ricans
Urge Harding
ToOust Rel,
Islanders at Meeting Here's.
Governor Rides Rough.
shod Over Party Seek;D.
Separation From II. Z
Lively Row at Sessio.
Minority Asserts Protes, !.
Made by Politicians Wbo
Have Lost Their lob

A resolution addressed to Preside.
Harding and Congress. asking n. -
call Of E. Montgomery Reiiy. c.
enor Of Porto Rico, was adopted -.
terday afternoon at meeting in u
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel OF about
hundred Porto Rican residents Of ~
York.
For more than an hour tbs -.
lery rcsounded with angry v,s. g
while the administration OF Goverss
Reilly was under discussion. there - ~
ing present minority of ten vb:,s
protested that the resolution rs,r.
sented the sentiment Of disgrunss5
politicians who had been ousted. Hisss.
and excited gestures featured the -,
bal combat between the two factioos
Separatists Make Protest
Those who sponsored the re.o,.
ton declared that Governor Reilv ~
ridden roughshod over the asp;ys
tons of the Unionist Party. wis
stands for the separation OF Porto Pr,
from the United States, and FL,
seemed to be their particular pr;ev.
ance. e''''
The resolution said in part:
nc iSSiuett OF the united Statss
saw fit to appoint as Governor Of po,,s
Kico citizen from Kansas, who. II
his ignorance of our LANGUAGE er.
tom and our people. is oyerloot,..
favorable circumstances for our isis,s
and our people, and is cornport -,.
himself in his demeanor ami ~
ecutive public expressions, addresses
to the president of the Insular Sers,s;
IN manner unbecoming an Americs,
official.
Suppression of Spanish
Things have come to such a mas, n
Porto Rico, with the behavior Of CIV
ernor Reilly in this regard. that ii,
prejudices are impairing the smooth
course of public business and the mar.
Torrance of his official lahors VIII
equity to all islanders, irrespective q
their political beliefs, creeds or lean.
lngs, all Of which, added to his avowed
purpose to suppress the Spanish Ian.
guage II the curriculum of our schools
are matters Of grave concern TO III,
Porto Rican colony of New York.
The meeting was organized by Cor.
zalo O'Neill, J. j. Ramos, D. Collar
and Rafael Ferrer. Mr. Ramos VS.
chairman, and Mr.. Collazo, as seer.
tary, offered the resolution.
Shortly after he assumed Office tpr
months ago Governor Reilly affirmed
his opposition to any move for Porte
Rican independence, and declared h
would never appoint an advocate o.
independence to any Office. Governc,
Reilly made known his policy in lette'
addressed to Antonio R. Barcelo, pres
dent of the Porto Rican Senate. i
reply TO communication from Seao
Barcelo recommending three names fo
announced he had just commenced 70
"clean bOusp -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-05
Pupils
To Be ON art
Time Sept. Il
CONTINUED from paoo onc>

NSo"uHuoO from pd0o 0hcl
following schools being opened on time
Monday next
Borough of tho Bronx, Public School
38, at ST. AIMS Avenue and Carr
Street, and Public School 81, Crotona
Avenue and lSCth Street with a COM
bined seating capacity of 4,183.
Borough of Brooklyn, six new schools
and two new additions, with a combined
seating capacity of 1O,168.
Borough of Queens, an addition to
Public School SO, seating 348.
Borough of Richmond, Public School
II, at Dongan Hills, seating 500
Sure to Become Worse
1t is expected that Public School SO,
in the Bronx, will open in October with
a seating capacity of 1901. Before the
end of the year there is a possibility
that seven other new schools and one
addition will be opened, giving a COM
bined seating capacity for all the new
schools opened during the Hylan re-
gime of 29,948 sittings. This is all
that can be shown to care for the co.
900 pupils on part time.
! AS a result of the natural progress
sion in the increasing register of the
elementary schools, there will in all
probability be a further increase of
1882 pupils during 1922. This is in
approximately 81 900 this fall. These
figures show how far short the Hylan
building program, taken up so late in
the administration, will go toward re-
| lieving the conditions
The worst coalition during the
Mitchell ministration--which was bit
terly criticized by Mayor Hylan during
his campaign--had 46,4O2 on part time,
or sixty-th out of every thousand.
There was no comparison between high
school conditions in the Mitchell ad-
ministration and those now existing
under the st-Hylan- Tammany re-
gime. High schools, such as Erasmus
Hall, in Brooklyn, and Bushwick High
School are going 'on double time for
the first time in the history of the
Board of Education.
Crippled Children Crowded
A clear conception of the alarming
conditions that existed in the elemen-
tary schools at the close of the last
term is given in the official report of
Eugene A. Nifenecker, director of ref
erence, research and statistics of the
Board OF Education. This shows that
64,131 pupils were crowded into classes
of more than fifty each. The normal
number OF class is thirty-five.
Specially designated classes, which
by their very nature should be limited
TO dozen pupils. were equally crowded
under worse conditions due to natural
defects in che pupils. The report shows
that of two classes for cardiopathic
children, one had thirty-five pupils and
the other thirty three. Four classes of
crippled children were crowded to-
gether in classes of thirty-fve to
thirty nine and eight other classes of
cripples had registers ranging from
thirty to thirty-four each.
There also were large classes of han
dicspped children. One of these classes
in hospital consisted OF forty four
children and another had thirty leigh.
! children.
Foreign children unable to speak
English were herded under the most
Objectionable conditions. One of these
classes consisted of sixty-one pupils,
according to the report. Even one Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-05
General Weather Conditions


WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Pressure has
continued TO fail over the Southeastern
states and the persistent high tempera-
lures over that region have finally disap-
peared. An extensive area of low ba-
roreter covers the upper Mississippi VAL
ley. the region OF the Great Lakes and tn,
Western Canadian provinces and the pres
sure is relatively high in far Western re-
gions
There has been considerable fall in
temperature in New England and New
York and a decided drop over the plains
states and the Rocky Mountain and
plateau regions There were frosta this
morning IN parts OF Wyoming, Idaho and
northern Arizona.
There were local showers and thunder
stoins in the middle Atlantic states. the
Ohio. upper Mississippi and Missouri vail
leys and the region OF the Great Lakes
Heavy local rains fell in portions of Kan
sas, Wisconsin. northwestern Illinois and
vailed in other parts OF the country.
The outlook Is for termination Mon
day of the prevailing warm weather in
tho region Of the Great Lakes, the Ohio
southern plains states, and Tuesday In
the middle Atlantic states and the In
terror OF the south Atlantic and east Gulf
states. There viii be local thunder show
crs Monday in the middle Atlantic states
In the Ohio Valley. Tennessee and the
lower lake regions and by Monday night
in New England and New York followed
by fair weather in these regions Tuesday
In the south Atlantic and east Gulf states
the weather Will be generally fair Mon
day, followed by local thunder showers
on Tuesday. In the upper lake region the
wea Their Will be fair Monday and Tuesday
District FOrecasts.-E Eastern New York
Unsettled local thunder showers to-day
tomorrow fair With somewhat lower tenn
peratures.
Southern New acknowledgements
cloudiness and somewhat warmer. followed
BY showers this afternoon or tonight; to-
morrow clearing.
Eastern Pennsylvania. New Jersey and
Deiaware-Local showers and thunder
storms to-day: tomorrow fair somewha.
lower temperature.
Western Pennsylvania and western New
York-Local thunder storms. followed by
clearing to- day, cooler tonight; to-mor-
row fair with modcrate temperature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-05
Coal Export Remains Dull

According to A. H. Bull & Co.'S
weekly report, 10 indication OF an ia
provement has been noted during TIE
last week in the export coal market
Practically no fixtures were made, ana
the few inquiries that entered herr
did not marerialize. Exporters in gen
eral, though. still seem optimistic abou.
improvement shortly after the holidays
Rates for tonnage TO cover the fss
inquiries were unsteady, due TO the
condition of the chartering market IL
the last few weeks. Foreign owners
are pressing the New York market To-
coal inquiries, and for lack OF saaf
continue to keep their ships tied up
Conditions throughout Europe. South
America, the West Indies and til
coastwise marts show no strikinr
changes. No fixtures were made O.
the last named, but charterers seem Il
be bidding on medium sized cargoes fo'
shipment about the middle Of III
month
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-05

1t wasn't until after Peter Rabbit.
as full of curiosity as ever, started to
hunt for that new doorway that
Striped Chipmunk began to suspect
that that doorway wasn't in such
bad place after ALL Peter looked care
fully along both sides of that old
stone wall and poked his head in be-
tween the stones wherever he could.
Presently he was joined by Chatterer
the Red Squirrel. Chatterer was
so small that he could go anywhere
in the old wall that Striped Chip
munk could. He made a very. thor
ough job of that search for the new
&C orway. He looked everywhere down
under the stones of that old wall.
When he came out Chatterer was
disappointed and cross. 81 don't be-
lieve he has new doorway at all"
said he. ~ don't believe he was made
a prisoner in his home at all. I be-
iieve he was somewhere else during
that great storm. couldn't find a
sign of hole anywhere. How could
he dig a hole and not leave some
sand to show where he had been
digging"
ii don't know" confessed Peter
Rabbit. Johnny Chuck and Digger
the Badger always have lot of sand
on their doorsteps. 1t is mighty
funny, mighty funny"
Striped Chipmunk listened and
chuckled. And suddenly he began to
think better of that new doorway.
He thought still better of it when
little later Peter Rabbit hoped
along that path and right over that
new doorway without even looking
at it.
Copyright. 1891. T. ". Burgesso
The next story: Farmer Browns
Boy Makas Trouble"