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The New York herald., 1921-09-05
ANIMAL
PREHk,RA
Their Fesls
Raymond
and o.

This winter is going to be cold
there's no longer any doubt about 4.
The birds and beasts that live In the
New York biological Park In The
Bronx are standing by the prophets, pro-
fessional and amateur, who have pro-
claimed similar tidings
The squirrels are storing up unusually
large quantities OF nuts. The prairie
dogs. a full month ahead of time. are
carrying food down into their digglngs,
end plenty OF it. Robins and black
birds are hocking together as II pre-
PAIRING for migration.
Old Ebenezer. big black bear, whose
fur coat has grown somewhat patchy
with the years, has been observed look
ing over those parts where his covering
has thinned. and then shaking his head
with an eye full OF nisgiving.
Raymond l.. Ditmars, curator at the
Zoo, said yesterday that although It Is
apparent the animals are planning for
stiff winte-. the misbehavior of the
seasons has deceived them into thinking
that winter Is nearly here. Spring. 1t
will be remembered. came early. and
buds were breaking almost month be-
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
STEEL DOOR IN HOME
FOlLS BOOZE THEFT
Trio Accused of a Plot at Rye
Are Arrested.

John NJ. Morehead or Rye had the
foresight 10 have steel door placed on
guard IN front Of his private stock ut
his home Blandwood. on Forest avenun
For that reason burglars who visited the
place yesterday went away empty
handed. They disdained several thou
sand dollars worth OF silverware
Two Rye patrolmen stopped Axc
Johnson. aged 26. butler Holder Lam
din. 30, and Thomas Cooper. 81. on the
Boston Post road. They had two empty
sultcases In their automobile and. the
police say. valise containing a brace
and bit and two flashlights
Johnson, who formerly worked in the
Morehead household. said, according to
the police, he knew the family was
away over the Labor Day holiday and
decided to visit the wine vault. Whom
they reached the steel door which had
been installed after johnson left. they
gave Il up. he said. All three were
charged with burglary in the second
degree.
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
0NCEE SAM TEST
FLUNKS COLLECIANS
Student Ignorance as to Cur
rent Events Is Dis
closed.

when high school and college stu
dents think Geneva is in italy. that Sim
Fein is a lawless mob in Russia. the
Knox peace resolution Is a plan for re-
ducing armaments, that LLOYD George is
King OF ireland. that sam Gompers is
poet and that Henry Cabot Lodge IS an
advocate of spiritualism. isn't there
plenty of room for educational advance
|ment?''
Thus demands William II. Allen. d.
|rector Of the Institute for Public Ser
|vice, i'm a statement issued yesterday.
He goes .on rt-. ss-y that the public has
less TO fear from biassed histories. grant
ing their pernicious effect, than from
schools that do not teach current events.
The statement is based upon tests made
by the Rcuie4o OF ReuieWs upon 100000
high school and college students. Straight
questions without tricks or catches were
used They dealt with no problems be-
yond the comprehension or grammar
grade graduates. The lowest marks
were per cent. and II per cent. The
highest were IS and 90. The average OF
1880 students was "A per cent
In one State college three of thirty
six seniors could not identify a cartoon
Of Uncle Sam tartists name not given)-
Sam Gompers was variously designated
as labor's representative in Congress. a
poet. Minister to England. France, Japan
and so on. Lloyd George was credited
with being King of Ireland. OF England
and Ambassador to the United States.
Senator Lodge was defined as a writer
on psychic research, a Cabinet member,
Ambassador to England, an English
speech maker. and In one New England
high school only seven out of twenty
one seniors knew anything about him
or ever had heard of him.
Secretary Hughes was set down va
riously as President Wilson's private
secretary and man who desires to
conquer Russia. Budget Director Dawes
was acclaimed as Secretary OF the Navy
Senator Borah was defined as Social
ist Many students knew nothing of the
Eighteenth and Nineteenth amendments.
and numerous bright folks defined peon-
age as murder of employees the state
of day laborer and new law having
to do with the punishment of negroes.
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
SCORE HURT BATTLING
OUT OF LOCKED CAR
Short Circuit Closes Doors and
Starts Panic.

Between forty and sixty persons In a
Bergen street trolley car at Liberty and
Sheridan avenues Brooklyn. became
panic stricken last night when the troll
ley pole jumped OFF the feed wire and
caused short circuit so the doors Of
the car could not be opened. The men
in the car began TO smash the windows
with their fists and climb out and. ac-
cording 20 persons living In the neigh
borhood. women threw their children
through the windows into the street and
then climbed out themselves.
Henry Sanders, the motorman. OF 272
Sumpter street. Brooklyn. was severely
burned on the back Of the neck. The
conductor. Clarence Sticer, OF 1877 Glen
more avenue. tried 10 open the doors as
soon as the crowd began to get restless.
but the push button device would not
work. and before he could use the emer-
gency opener the crowd pushed forward
and knocked him down Between
twenty and thirty persons were treated
by ambulance surgeons for small cuts
on their hands and arms. None was
hurt enough 70 be taken to the hos
pital.
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
GANGSTERS AT BURIAL
OF DEATH CHAIR VICTIM
Keep Police Busy at Services
for Ciordono.

Policemen on Staten Island had 4
difficult three hours yesterday at the
funeral of Angelo caordano. the Tomp-
kinsvil,e baker who went to the chair
Thursday night for the murder or
Giuseppe varazzano in = Broome street
store year ago. Mary Italian gang
sters went over to attend the funeral,
and two detectives from the Italian
squad were present To- help prevent
trouble.
A crowd Of the curious. who wished
merely TO see the body az man who
had been cectrocuted. gave the police
more trouble than any ono else. FROM
noon until o'clock in the afternoon
they had all they could do to preserve
order. Giordano's burial " Fairview
Cemetery took place without interrupt
ton,
1t was one OF the large& Itaiian
funerals Staten Island has seen. one
Of the floral pieces measured 10 feet
by 2.
The New York herald., 1921-09-05

fore their season. Now the leaves have
about reached the end of their summer
life II may be. Mr. Dit,nars asserted.
that we shall have an unusually long
autumn with a protracted period OF
indian summer, or we may jump head
long into an early winter.
The animals. however, are taking no
chances.
In the last few days. they have felt
the heat moro than at any time In the
summer The polar bears. bothered by
warm weather more than most of the
animals. have their big pools for cool
ness. The other bears, the deer and
the kangaroos have been particular suf-
ferers under the rising temperature.
The Zoo has just received from Flor
Ida the biggest crocodile 1t has ever
housed. II measures eleven feet four
inches. and feeds enormously on fish
and meat. with rabbits and chickens as
favored delicacies. The two big pythons
which arrived from India several weeks
ago have not eaten yet, Head Keeper
Toomey says they are about to shed
their skins. and that soon after the
change they probably will be ready to
guip down handsome litter OF pigs.
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
LAFAYETTE CEREMONY
BY CITIZENS TOMORROW
French and Americans to
Meet in Union Square.

French and American citizens to-mor-
row viii pay tribute TO Lafayette and
the sacrifice made In 1918 by Americans
In payment of the debt they owed him.
Ceremonies viii be at the Lafayette
statue In Union Square. Prof. Charles
A. Downer OF the College of the City
Of New York will preside. william
Harvard, United States Attorney. and
Major-Gen. John r.. O'Ryan win be the
speakers.
Among the organizations represented
viii be the Society OF the Cincinnati.
American Legion. Sons of the Revolu-
tion. Order OF Founders and Patriots
OF America. French War Veterans and
British Great Wa- Veterans OF America.
The French Government will be rep
resented by CASTOR Liebert, the British
BY Gloster Armstrong. Delegations
from Belgium, Italy and other allied
Governments are expected. The cere-
monies will begin at half past four.
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
PRESIDENTS PARTY
OFF ATLANTIC CITY
Will Land From the Mayflow-
er This Morning for Day
at Resort.

ATLANTIC CITY. Sept 4.--The yacht
Mayfiower is off shore here tonight with
President Warren G. Harding, Secre-
tary of State Charles E. Hughes and
their wives on board. but the President
and his party probably will not land un-
tir some time tomorrow morning be-
cause of the choppy sea outside the
harbor. The party will spend Labor Day
at this resort, on the Presidents first
visit here since his Inauguration, and
the entire fifth floor of the Ritz-Carlton
Hotel has been reserved for their use.
Preparations for landing the President
and his guests included the use of sub
chaser IL. commanded by Ensign Dona-
hue Tho chaser made several trips
through the inlet during the afternoon to
learn the channel. and late tonight in
response to the flashing of 'blinker'
signals from sea, put out to search for
the Mayflower. In the darkness the
chaser failed TO sight the yacht. Ensign
Donahue is now holding his ship in
readiness for another call.
Besides the President aiiu airs.
Harding and the Secretary and Mrs.
Hughes the Presidential party includes
Senator James 4. Watson OF Indiana,
Representative Frank w. Mondell Of
wyoming. George P. Van Fleet. man
ager Of the Harding publications in
Ohio, and Mrs. Van Fleet; MIR. and Mrs.
Edward Scobey of San Antonio and
Mss Abagail Harding. the Presidents
sister. end his physician. Gen. sawyer.
The party left Washington yesterday
afternoon on the Mayflower, prssam-
ably for a tour OF the Potomac, but this
afternoon the management Of the Ritz
received word to make reservations.
Secret Service men already have ar
rived from Washington and have been in
stalled in the hotel. and II Is understood
that the Presidents secretary. George
II. Christian. is motoring up from the
capital. II was announced tonight that
the first thing the President would do
tomorrow would be to play foursome
on the links of the Sea View Country
Club. The other members of the party
viii be Senator Hiram Johnson. Fred
erick U. Jpham. Treasurer of the Re
publican National Committee. and Alex
ander r. Moore, publisher OF the Pitts
burgh Leader
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
GIRL, SHOT, ACCUSES
YOUTH OF AN ASSAULT
Visitor to Coney Island May
Dice of Hrr Wound.

Suffering from a bullet wound In the
abdomen which may cause her death
Minnie Gebofsky Is years old. OF z6f
Cherry street. Manhattan. was taken 10
the consv Island Hospital late last
night Charles vogel. 10 OF 81 Sheriff
street was arrested. charged with as
sault.
According TO the story told by theI
girl. she met vogel through friends wfilel
on the beach In the afternoon. AS theyl
started for home vogel said that his
bathing suit was in a room at sS6i West
Twenty-second street. Coney Island. and
asked her to accompany him there. Shel
said that she went, and when they ar
rived at the house he asked her 10 como
inside.
The girl said vogel asked her TO go
into room on the second floor and. as
he closed the door. tried TO assault her.
she fought him for several minutes, andI
as she freed herself she said the mani
pulled a revolver and shot her.
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
ILLNESS OF WIFE KEEPS
MAYOR FROM MEETING
Sends Representative and
Goes to Atlantic City.

Mayor John r. Hylan's name was ad-
vcrtised as one of the honored guests In
announcements OF the celebration of the
twentieth anniversary Of the Citizens
Alliance of Queens at Schoitzs Kissena
Park Hotel, Flushing, yesterday, but the
Mayor was not there. He sent Frank
Mann. Tenement House Commissioner.
and telegram explaining that his wife
was III and he could not attend
Inquiry az the Mayors home in Bush
wick avenue, Brooklyn. last night as to
the condition OF Mrs. Hylan was made
unsucccssfully The house was dark and
neiglg5ors said that the Mayor and MS.
Hylan had gone out ~ town for the
week end, az Mrs. Hylan was not feel
ing well. a despatch from Atlantic City
stated that tho Mayor and Mrs. Hylan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jonn II. Sinnott had
reservations at one OF tac nostelries
there for Labor Day
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
PORTO RICAN GOVERNOR
UNFIT, ASSERT NATIVES
Resolutions Sent to Harding
and Congress After Debate.

Resolutions condemning the admins
tration Of Gov. z. Montgomery Reilly in
Porto Rico and protesting against his
continuing In office have been forwarded
to President Harding and both branches
OF Congress. They were adopted follow
ing a spirited debate at mass meeting
OF members of the local Porto Rican
colony in the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday.
a small group. accused of socialistic
inclinations. refused to vote on the reso-
lutions as similar protests had not been
made when predecessors OF Gov. Reilly
had been criticised
Executive public expressions unbecom-
ing on American official. personal pref
udlces impairing the smooth course Of
public business and an avowed attempt
70 suppress the Spanish language in
Porto Rican schools are alleged among
the matters of grave concern for the
Porto Rcan colony OF New York" on
which the action was based.
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
BORROWED THE CAR
BUT ARE HELD IN BAIL
Boxer and Tsuo Friends Were
IN a Hurry.

please don't worry. We have the
machine. And please notify Police In
spector Lahey not to worry either"
This telegram received by John Durk
of 293 Morris avenue. The Bronx. who
had not seen his car for several days
caused the arrest at Delhi. NJ T., OF
Frank Rawson of 1855 Sedgwick ave-
nue.. George Devine OF 1S2 Claremont
avenue and Charles Mcany of eos West
t4Sth street and their arraignment in
MorrIsania court yesterday. according to
the story told there. Magistrate Hat
ting held the trio for examination to-
morrow in $1,000 bail each.
Meany Is a boxer. He had an en-
gagement Tuesday night at Walton. ~
". and no way of getting there. the
court was told SO he and the others
borrowed Durk'5 car without telling
him about IL. Tho car broke down on
the way back. hence the telegram.
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
GIRL FUGITIVES TAKEN
WHEN CHASED BY DOG
Three Surrender, but Fourth
Is Still at Large.

Dogs belonging to hunter chased
three Bedford Reformatory fugitives in
TO the highway near Katonah yesterday
and they we're recaptured easily. One
of the four who escaped Friday night
Is still at large. The search was kept
up all day yesterday, but no trace of
her was found
When the dogs found the three girls
in the woods they began barkI1g furi-
ously and the girls. panic stricien, fed
to the road. They were trying A. reach
the Connecticut line when Mrj Louise
Engle and other attendants cdne upon
them The girls readily s,1rendercd
and were returned to the psfchopathic
dormitory, from which they hdd escaped.
One OF those captured was yarls Clos
son, who engineered the nitbt.
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
BOY KICKED TO DEATH
BIDDING HORSE COOLEY
Runs to Pet Summer Friend ;
Found Dead i'm Stall.

The body Of Colridge Beale. rs. son OF
James Beale OF 100 Washington street.
Peekskill. was found yesterday after
noon In a stall in the barn Of Byron
Travis In Furnance Woods village The
boy had been kicked to death.
During the summer young Beale had
lived on the Travis farm. He became
greatly attached to an old horse and
rode him and played around him daily.
Yesterday as he was leaving the place
he ran back to give the animal fare
swell pat. He approached the horse
from behind and one of the hoofs lashed
al him. He was struck over tho heart
dying instantly.
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
HIS KINDNESS COSTS
S1O5 AND TROUSERS
Helping Neighbor Search for
Collar Button in Baths
Covers Robbery.

Charles Kessler Of 152 Allen street
lost his. trousers and s105 in a public
bathhouse at 133 Allen street on Satur-
day because he sought to help the man
In the next dressing booth find a collar
button. Kessler had finished his bath
and was dressing. he told Magistrate
Renaud In Essex Market court. when
loud and violent expressions came from
the next locker
I've lost my collar button cried the
voice think 1t rolled onto your side
Getting on his knees. Kessler peercd
about the floor. A hand stretched
through the partition. and the voice still
in distress advised: Look over in the
far corner"
Hold your nerve" Kessler replied.
"I'ilGtnd it II It's here
lie kept on looking and then heard a
sudden swishing sound. He looked UP
Just in time to see his trousers. which
he had not yet donned. sail over the top
OF the booth into another stall. fiipped
by the hand of the collar button COM
planning citizen.
The distress then was all on Kessler.
He raced out Of the booth and searched
those nearest him. but they were de-
serted and his trousers and money were
not 10 be found. Nenturing to the
street door OF the baths, Kessler beck
oned to Patrolman John Dolan of the
Clinton street station.
my pants :" kessler exclaimed. MY
money! Oh. Ii Is terrible!''
The search continued. Kessler rushing
about with the policeman. In one Of
the booths they found Charles Sintik
OF 279 Bowery. When Kessier heard
sintik's voice he exclaimed: That's
him He lost the collar button!"
Sintik was arrested but the trousers
had vanished. Magistrate Renaud held
Sintik in $1,000 bail for examination
on charge Of grand larceny, PATROL
man Dolan accusing the defendant Of
having passed the trousers on to con-
federate. Kessler went home In a bor-
roVvad rafncoat
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
WRITES GIRL HE COULD
NOT WIN, ENDS LIFE
Staten Island Man Also Asks
Mothers Forgiveness.

Because he could not have the girl
he wanted, Anthony Steinniitz, 2s. OF
Grant City. Staten Island, put double
barrciled shot gun to his chest yester-
day morning and killed himself.
In his room were found two noter.
One was 10 the girl. and read: Dear
Little One Goodby ! cannot live with
out you. Tony The other was to hts
mother. In which he wrote: sPlesss
forgive me for what I've done. q e
by. Tony
Steinmitz was the proprietor of
garage in Grant City, and supported his
widowed mother and sister. They said
they did not know he had been paying
particular attention 10 any girl. and none
OF his friends In the neighborhood knew
for whom the note was intended.
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
POLICE QUELL UPROAR
IN CONCERT AUDIENCE
Insult to Singer Brings Call
for Reserves.

Some one yelled an insulting remark
in Hungarian last night TO Ernest King,
a singer, during q concert performances
at the Lexington Opera House, in Lex
ington avenue at Fifty-flrst street, and
the audience began TO yell for the in
terrupter to be thrown out. Several
policemen. In the audience tried to quiet
the crowd. but when they failed sent In
call TO the East Fifty-first street sta
tion for the reserves.
The audience became calm when the
reserves arrived, and the man who had
yelled at King was elected. a. We're
several seated near him.
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
c. G. N. Y. ANNOUNCES CLASSES
Enrolment for Might Sessions 20 ne
Open Late in Month.

The College Of the City OF New York
announces that registration for evening
classes viii be held between I.30
and every night between September
10 and %. except September "a. Classes
begin September 30
The colleges first evening session in
1909 had only clio students. At present
four branches have more than 5000
night students. including women. The
four branches are the main building at
Convent avenue and I40th street, the
Commerce Building. Twenty-thlrd 9tfcet
aud Lexington avenue the Boys iiIigh
School. Putnam and Marcy ayohues.
Brooklyn, and IN the Municipal Rlild-
ing. Manhattan.
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
M'NALLY PLEA UP TOMORROW.
Fight for RetrfnI Cor slayer Aided
by wife.

Efforts to obtain a retrlal for Edward
j. McNally OF Staten Island. who was
saved from the electric chair on Thurs
day night BY two weeks reprieve, will
cuiminate tomorrow morning The or
der IL show cause why he should not
get an opportunity to present new owl
dence discovered since his conviction
is returnable In the Supreme Court In
Brooklyn az that time.
The prisoners wife visited him In tie
death house IN Sing Sing yesterday and
with him went over the evidence which
II is said will force his case into fiif-
ferent light. She wassaccompanied by
william c. Casey, Nc'Sallx,sI Rgpey.
The New York herald., 1921-09-05
DANCE DURING SERMON,
SEVEN ARE CONVERTED
But Pillar of Fire Worship
pers Step SingIy.

The dance belongs TO the church and
always fias,' said Bishop Alma White OF
the Pillar Of Fire Church last night in
her sermon IN the church In Sterling
place In Brooklyn. "The devil stole 1t
for awhile and corrupted IL By having
the sexes dance together, but wo arc
putting It back IN the church where Il
belongs. Aud there will be no hugging
of other mems wives here, either"
The sermon was the third OF a series
of nine and during It's entire course
more than hair Of the congregation
danced violently but alone. Afterward
seven men and women came forward
and said they had been converted. one
q them said that for years he had used
methods in his business that ri dis
covered would hava sent him up the
river"
The New York herald., 1921-09-05

Kemp, United States Consul at Bucha-
rest.
The iceland reached Quarantine yes
terday on,y a few nninutes before the
Savoie of the French Line which had
52; passengers on board Arndpg them
we're PVtlle DE- st. Phaile, the French
engineer Mordo Spektor, RUSSIAN
writer and lecturer. and Nine. Jeanette
Firpo. a French actress, who has come
to this country under contract with
motion picture. firm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22
The Best For the Price
No Matter What the Price
LET 'ER BUCK

You don't take any chances when you buy clothes here The
things you pay your money for in cohesgood fabrics good
tailoring good STYLE long service with continued good ooksa
these you here money back you don't them
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ed Mrs Kenneth Pike and Mrs John
Lavoie, Wednesday.
DIR. Lacasse and son of Manchester
visited relative at State Sanitol ium
Tuesday.
H H Washburn was in Warren
Tuesday on business.
Mr. and Mrs Philip Derosia visited
relatives at East Haverhill Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs E H Lewis of Center Haverhill
spent Friday night with her daughter
Mrs Kenneth Pike.
John Lavoie and Kenneth Pike at
tended the boxing match in Plymouth
Friday night.
About a dozen Of the w. w. were
entertained on April list at the home
of Mrs May Fifield.
Mrs H H Washburn was in Warren
Friday shopping.
Miss Marion Little of Lockmere
spent Sunday with C A Caswell's
family.
Leo Lavoie, Louie Belyea and
Blanche and Dora Lavoie attended
the movies and dance at Warren
Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs Earl Ramsey moved in
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to the house with Clifton Whitcher
Monday on High st. Mr. Ramsey is
to work for State Sanitorium.
Mr. Fred Labelle is to move his
family into the tenement vacated by
Earl Ramsey.
Bertha Day of Pike was in the
place Friday night.
Mrs H H Washburn visited rela-
tives in Woodsville Saturday.
Doris Martin of Woodsvilla is
spending the week with her grand
parents Mr. and Mrs H H Washburn.
Mrs P j Glidden spent Monday in
Woodsville.
William Enman has finished work
for Moosilauke Bobbin Co.
Frank Chase was on the sick list
Sunday.
Mrs Leon Gould and Althea spent
Tuesday in Wcodsville on business.
Ezra Brooks of Plymouth was a
guest of Mr. and Mrs Philip Derosia
last week.
Mrs c A Caswell was in Woods
vile on business Tuesday.
There will be dance at Glencliff
Hall on Saturday night, April 9th.
Good music.