The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-01-18
ROBERT WARWICK IN THE |4|h MAN
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New York With only $4,000 a
year for an allowance, one must econ
omize nose unpleasantly in order to
pay the butcher, according to Mrs.
Rushton Peabody. Only by patroniz-
ing Third avenue shops has she been
able to do it, Mrs. Peabody explained
to Surrogate Cohalan when she APP
pealed for an increase in her allow
ance, from the trust fund left by her
first huband, C. p. Seims. She de-
clared that, while her present husband
contributed $500 month toward the
expenses of the household, she has
never asked him what his income is,
because both of the "consnder it pie
bian to discuss money
Thousands of dollars rolled into the
fund being raised to rebuild towns in
the devastated district Of Frence,
when boxes were auctioned off for
Miss Ann Morgan's prize fight. Miss
Morgan is providing the fighters -
Benny Leonard and Richie MITCHELL
and Tex Richard has donated Madison
Square Garden for the event. The auc-
ton was held in the ballroom Of the
Commodore hotel, with Ann Morgan,
Burr McIntoch, Marie Dressler, and
Joe HUMPHREYS as auctioneers. Mrs.
]. Ogden Armour sent check from
Chicago for $500 for so tickets.
Mrs. Fiske is due back in town this
month to open in Wake uD Jonathan
which Harrison Grey Fiske is produc-
ing. The play is written by Hatcher
Hughes, Columbia University pro-
lessor, and Charles Dalton, who sup
plies the practical playwrighting eX-
perience.
Rarely does a ship come in from
Central or South America or from
Africa, but Italian sevedores jump
aboard to make offers for any parrots
the members of the crew may have
brought. Old-time tars always bring
I'D one of more fthe gay birds, for
which they pa yabout $l.25 in the
Southern continents and sell for $40
and SIS here.
It's been a great few weeks for the
statesmen of cheap watches. 81 would
know when a crime wave is on, even
IL deadn't read the papers or bet held
upp myself" said one of them the
other day, who has been selling
watches in New York for so years. Il
have experienced several fthem and
| believe agraphic chart of my sales
on this kind of watch during such
periods would form an unusually ac-
curate record Of public telling. You see'
men are afraid to carry their golden
ones; so they buy these to tide them
selves over"
In the Gold Room" Of the Metro
politan Museu moi Art, has just been
placed one of the great treasures OF
Italian art. 1t Is a wonderful ceiling
painted in 1909 by Pinturicchio, noted
for the action of his subjects and the
brilliantly of his color. The ceiling
was supposed lost for centuries, hav-
ing ben covered by another one 100
years after its completion.
The trustees and friends Of the Col
lege of the City of New York and
Hunter College are hoping that all oil
their students will somehow manage
to look Just as poor as possible during
the soming few weeks. Some one has
started a movement for the abandon
ment of the colleges as one means oil
the city's saving money. The particu-
lar matter under dispute seems to be
whether or not the pupils who attend
them are from well-to-do families
The agitators say them come to col
lege in limousines an dthe trustees
say they are working out Of hours to
keep themselves going while they are
getting an education.
The National Prosperitl Bureau has
opened headquarters in New York, for
the purpose of proving to the public
that the way to prevent idleness and
disorder is to keep the dollar moving
Buy now and put men back to work
is the slogan. "Your purchase keeps
America employed" is what they have
set out to emphasize.
LUCY JEANNE PRICE.
Phoenix, Ariz. - Pedro Dominguez
In whose hehalf the Mexican Covern.