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The New York herald., 1921-11-14
Prepare 'Ad' Stating Their
Case But Lack Cash for
It's Publication.
IDLE PLAYS; NO BREAD
Group From Chicago Offers TO
Work for Highest Bidder
Some Known to Fame.

Among the few who did not devote
the bulk of yesterday to discussion of
the American plan for limiting naval
armaments, were an exceedingly hun
cry sextette temporarily abiding on
the fifth floor of 143 West. Fourth
street. One was a newspaper man,
another an artist, the third the ar
lists wife. the fourth a Hindoo
chemist, the fifth the Hindoo chem
lists wife and the sixth a male play
wright.
They were occupying all the furni-
ture Ca collection of miscellaneous
things that had cost them a trifle
more than $2) and consuming a veal
pie slowly, for it threatened to be
their last pie of any sort unless
things look up a bit and somebody
has job that one or more of the SEX
tette can take. The furniture con-
sisted of a table that once had legs, a
chair that needed but two legs and a
back to be complete. synthetic di-
van that once had been box, bar
rel and the pushing part of wheel
barrow and three soap boxes.
A reporter for THE New YORK HERALD
entered. displaying a letter received by
his City Editor which was at once iden-
tilted by the exceedingly hungry news
paper man--Frank Poeton-as his work.
1t read thus:
1--WE cannot divert enough cash from
- e. 20 11ltx
ing advertisement, but we send 1t on
the chance that goodness of heart will
override business office obstruction to
publication.
Jobs SingIy or in Bulk.
For sale to highest bidder for SER
vices. In bulk or separately in any
reputable capacity of following jobs
Lot of unemployed. all sound in wind
and limb (also appetite).
"1-Newspaper man and publicity ex-
pert of long "blg city" experience.
"2-Artist with pictures on exhibition
at leading New York city galleries. but
not selling.
"3-Chemist Phi D. Research in four
universities dye expert.
'4-Play translator and adapter with
trunkful of unstable and uneatable
MSS.
"5 and 6--Wife of artist and wife OF
chemist, the latter B. A. and specialist
in business practice.
whole group associated on commu-
nifty plan but now without income. What
are we offered?"
Almost Immediately an argument.
between the artist on one side and
everybody else on the other, started over
the harm publicity might work. The
artist declared that some of his pastel
were on exhibition In good galleries her =,
and that the arrangements of those GAL
lciies nigh throw them out if he wa
quoted as saying that these manage
rnents hadn't sufficient business accumen
to sell the pictures.
"They might just as we'll throw then,
The New York herald., 1921-11-14

Mephisto, trained monkey ten years
old and also large part of an animal
show. arrived in the United States yes
terday on board the steamship Ulua of
the United Fruit Line in chains and in
disgrace because of his remarkable ap-
petite for a Cuban wine which has more
kick than all the bootleg hootch in the
country. Mephisto. it was related with
sorrow by Capt. Charles Belts. in whose
charge the animal show travelled. got
drunk and behaved in a scandalous man
ner.
One of Mephisto's stunts in the show
is TO drink out of a bottle. and until
three days out of New York he had
never drunk anything but water and
sugar. But a sailor whose curiosity got
the better of him gave the monkey a
bottle of the wine and the monkey drank
il. He Immediately broke a chain with
which he had been bound to stanchion
on deck, and after that he beckoned
Toto. very young monkey. to his side
and whispered in Toto's ear. Toto at
once picked up the bottle and threw 1t
at parrot and the parrot began to
curse.
This seemed to give Mephisto the
The New York herald., 1921-11-14

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| No money to pay the bills
\ Why this well-todo familys
II income was suddenly cut off
/ These are the facts:
n A York family had receiving steady
4 under Trust Fund administered by
4 exceptionally fine type of business Trustee.
n In the of time, the Trustee died.
II Then, as there oonel legally empowered to
II continue paying income from the Trust Fund,
Il the payments ceased
\ What happened?
Il First long occurred while the Executors of
II the Trustees made formal accounting
n the
Il Next al the persons interested obliged to
A petition court, through legal counsel,
II appointment of a Substitute Trustee. Weeks and
n months dragged by Meanwhile the family funds
Il low Money had to be borrowed under hard
n conditions at frequent intervals
n Lastly, when had examined the ac.
counts the deceased Trustee at length approved
n them. A Substitute Trustee then appointed
Il Weknow case intimately because Columbia
Trust Company the Substitute Trustee appointed
\ The actuald distress suffered by family
serious than the stated facts indicate
would have been avoided had we been appointed
Trustee in the first instance years ago.
Over and over again must say this:
Individual Executors and Trustees die t is
regrettable but inevitable.
The Columbia Trust Company is a corporation
whose work goes continuously. There can be and
interruption-no halting-no uncertainty
If you have a mind that thinks through to final
conclusions, suggest that you let explain in
detail how this Company would unswervingly carry
your wishes when you longer here.
The flouing officers ufu gladly further details.
dorcntoW Office Mr. Warren, idenL o Mr. Judd
IutOFor. Fifth office, Mr.
President Harlem Mr. Baker Manager Al
Bronr office Mr. Berry, Manager
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Member of Fedora Reserve System
The New York herald., 1921-11-14
FOCH WILL BE GUEST
OF OWN COUNTRYMEN
Dinner Arranged by Various
Societies Here.

Marshal Foch will be guest of honor
at the Plaza next Sunday OF the Asso-
citation Generate des Alsaciens-Lo -Lorrains
d d'Amerique, with the cooperation OF the
societe Franchise de Renaissance de
New York, the Federation DO rAlliance
F'rancaise. the Alliance Franchise de
New York. the Franco-American Board
OF Commerce and Industry, the Fedora
ton des Veterans Franchise de la Grande
Guerre, the Soclete National des Pro-
fesseurs Franchise and the Ecole Mater
nellie Franchise.
As the Plaza ballrom Is limited to
800, only the officers and committees Of
the societies and few of the members
will be able to attend
The New York herald., 1921-11-14
ASYLUM DELEGATES
LAUTERBACH LIBRARY
Justice NeWburger Lauds
Trustee of Orphanage.

The Hebrew Orphan Asylum OF the
City of New York. l36th street and Am
sterdam avenue, yesterday dedicated its
ibrary to Edward Lauterbach, a trus-
tee for thirty-nine years. and received
also a portrait of Mr.. Lauterbach to be
hung in the library.
Justice Joseph E. Newburger of the
Supreme Court, president of the institu-
ton. reviewed the services OF Mr.. Lau-
terbach to the asylum. which included
free legal services during the whole time
he has been trustee.
The New York herald., 1921-11-14
BALL; KILLED BY CAR

Backing up to catch ball In Third
avenue near Fourteenth street. yester-
day, Nicholas Salerno. 10 OF 200 East
Fourteenth street stepped in front OF a
crosstown Fourteenth street surface car.
He was knocked down and crushed un-
der the wheels. He died on arrival at
Volunteer hospital.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Ten Commandments Only
Real Religion, Says Rabbi
Presbyterian, in Debate, Holds
Churches Fulfill Mission of
World Regeneration

The two principal speakers yester.
day at the closing meeting of the Satur.
day Discussions, held weekly at the
National Republican Club, West For
tieth Street, were the Rev. DR.. Robert
4. Speer, Presbyterian, who defended
and eulogized Christian effort the
world around, and Rabbi Joseph Silver
man, who attacked sectarianism, saying
that religion has failed to accomplish
the work for which it was instituted
The subject discussed was: "4he
church sector in the battle line of
world reconstruction. Is the church
the moral and social conditions of the
people?"
DR.. Speer, who spoke on the affirma-
tive, said that one needed only to travel
in foreign lands and test the moral
and ethical atmospheres there, and
then return to the United States and
witness the unselfshness and compre-
hensive philanthropy of the churches
and church people to realize that the
churches are doing their work in the
regeneration of the world and doing it
we'll"
eve are so much divided to-day as
when Malachi spoke 5000 years ago."
said DR.. Silverman. "Nations are ar
rayed against nations, races against
races, and even religions are at dag
gers points. Sectarianism is the cause
of the worlds troubles to-day and it
behooves us to get rid of it. The only
real religion in the world is the Ten
Commandments"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
DIR. Thomas Retires in
1922 From Bryn-Mawr
Exclusive College To Be Opened
During Summer to Seventy
Poor Girls and Women
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

opecAt DLSputcH 10 Inc 1Tt6une
PHILADELPHIA, March 26.-Dr. M,
Carey Thomas, president of Bryn Mawr
College since 1898, will relinqush her
position at the close of the term in
June, next year, according to informa
tion confirmed to-day by persons
closely connected with the college.
and others. At that time Dr. Thomas
will have reached the age limit which
automatically will dictate her retire
ment. there being no reasons for the
selection of a new president other r
than that sixty-five years has been set
as the age beyond which no director of
the institution may remain active.
Near the close of Dr. Thomas's
career Is Bryn Mawr's president comes
the announcement of dete rmination
to throw open the doors of Bryn
Mawr College to poor girls and women
industrial workers in order that thew
may obtain the benefits of a higher
education.
The beauties of the Bryn Mawr cam
pus, its gymnasium, its swimming pool.
its clsssrooms and many of it's dormi-
tories and virtually all the advantages
formerly open only to the daughters
OF men of means, ire to be opened to
to working girls during the summer
free of cost. All expenses of such
students will be paid through the main
ttenance of scholarships by the Bryn
Mawr alumna and others, the numbe r
OF the summer students to total
seventy
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Four Named as Chicago's
y Building Graft Ring
Committee Told I
Material Man and 3 Business
AGENTS Split Money Equally

CHICAGO. March 26.-The legisla-
tive joint commission, which is here
to expose alleged building price COM
binations among material men and al
legged graft in the building trades
unions, announced tonight it. had OBJ
tatncd the names OF members of an
educational committee" composed of
four men, who. according to the COM
missions informant, "split the graft
money four ways-between three bust
ness agents, and one material man."
The informant's name is withheld,
but he is said to have been at one time
business agent of one of the build
ing trades unions here.
Scnator-John Daley chairman of the
commission. said graft alone was re-
sponsiblc for the building stagnation
in Chicago, giving no ear to the argu-
ments Of high-priced materials and
dear labor.
A. E. Jessurum, president of the
Chicago Tenants League, which has
started fight in the Legislature to
curb excessive rents, submitted to the
commission a letter signed by former
Chicago contractor. whose name is
withheld; who, charges that the Chi
cago Real Estate Board in 1909 drove
him out Of business because he re-
fused to sell bungalows and cottages
at figure suggested by the Real Es-
tate Board.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Cupid's Column Patron
Held for Mail Fraud
Posed as Girl in Replying to
"Wife Wanted" Ad and Cot
$238, Inspector Saws

J. j. Stewart, an employee of the In
terstate Park Commission, who was ar
rested by Postoffice Inspector Nathan
Noyle on the charge of using the mails
IN the operation Of a scheme to de-
fraud, was yesterday arraigned before
United States Commissioner Samuel M
Hitchcock, who held him in $1,000 bail
Tor hearing next Saturday.
According to Assistant United States
Attorney Maxwell S. Mattuck, H. W.
Thompson ,of North Branch, Mimi, re-
Gently advertised for a. wife in mat
rimonial sheet called Cupid's Column
published at St. Paul, and received by
mail reply purporting to come from
a Miss M. e. Stewart, of 3O2 West
Eifty-fourth Street, New York.
In the letter, which the government
holds was written by Stewart. "Miss
Stewart" represented that she was
twenty-three years old and a college
graduate, possessing considerable real
estate. which was tied up by litigation,
and was ready to marry Thompson
provided he suited her. The writer
suggested that Thompson send her
some funds until she was able to get
$500 from her real estate, and then
she would proceed to North Branch.
Answering the appeal, Thompson
sent on three checks, aggregating 1898,
and when "Miss Stewart" failed to ap-
pear at North Branch he complained to
the postal authorities.
Inspector Noyle says he traced the
checks to Stewart
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Harding Expresses
Wish for Success
OF Irish Benefit
American People Never Will
Be Deaf to Call for Aid
From Women and Chill
dren in Erin, He Declares
From The Trioumc's Washington Bureau

from i ne IftcHnG'5 ny dSHtnOtOn bureau
WASHINGTON, March 26.-President
Harding to-day sent a telegram to
Judge Morgan ]. O'Brien, of New York,
chairman of the executive committee Of
the American Committee for Relief of
Ireland, expressing wish for the sue
cess of the benefit performance for
Irish relief in New York on April 3.
The President sent the telegram in
response to one from the executive
committee asking for "a word of cheer"
from him.
The message from the executive COM
mittee and the one sent by the Presi-
dent in reply were given out at the
White House this evening. They are as
follows:
"New York, March 23, 1921.
"The President.
ITO meet appalling conditions among
the homeless women and children of
Ireland we have arranged a monster
benefit performance at the New York
Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday
afternoon, April 8. This has the i'm
pressive Endorsement Of Herbert Hoov-
er and is part of our nationwide plan
leans of Irish blood have answered the
call of humanity and contributed their
full share in the name of charity. The
call now comes to us backed up by i'm
partial Investigators, showing the pa
thetic conditions of women and chill
dren in Ireland. We ourselves arc sub
scribing thousands and endeavoring to
raise millions for this relief, and ap-
peal to our President to give a word of
cheer that might be read from the
stage on the day of the benefit and
allow us to place his name on cur list
of patrons. Our positive assurance
goes with this appeal that we are non
political and nOn-sectarian and purely
humanitarian in this movement. Our
deepest gratitude will always follow
reply to 1868 Broadway.
Morgan j. O'Brien, chairman; John
D. Ryan, David l. Walsh, Thomas r.
Ryan, Lawrence Godkin, Nicholas F.
Brady, James D. Phelan, Thomas ].
Walsh, Thomas j. Maloney, Edward L.
Doheny, James j. Phelan, executive
committee of American Committee for
Relief of Ireland"
"The White House,
washington, March 26, 1921.
"Hon. Morgan J. O'Brien. chairman.
Executive Committee for Relief of
Ireland, New York City:
~ wish you the fullest measure of
success, not only in the great benefit
performance at the Metropolitan Opera
House Gu April 3, but in every worthy
effort 10 make becoming contribution
on the part of our people to relieve
distress among the women and children
in Ireland. The people of America
never will be deaf to the call for relief
in behalf Of suffering humanity, and
the knowledge of distress in Ireland
makes quick and deep appeal to the
more fortunate of our land, where so
many of our citizens trace kinship to
the Emerald Isle.
"WARREN G. HARDING"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
K. T. Will Drill at Ball
Exhibition Is Part of Entertain'
ment of Anril f

The opening number of the Knights
Templar Charity Ball, which will be
held at the list Regiment Armory on
April 6, will be an exhibition drill by
five of the best drilled companies of
the communicates in the metropolitan
district.
The drill corps that will participate
in the exhibition will be from the fol-
lowing five communicates: Bethlehem,
No SO, Mount Vernon; Empire, No. 66,
Staten Island; Clinton, No. IA, Brook
lyn; Yonkers, No. Al, Yonkers, and
Damascus, No. SO, Brooklyn. 1vanhoc
Commandery's crack drill corps, COM
manded by John p. Adkins, will not
compete with the other communicates
1t has been five years since the
Knights Templar held their last ball,
and extensive preparations are being
made for the reception of the grand
officers of that body. The receipts
from the sale of tickets are to be
turned over to the Soldiers and Sailors
Memorial Hospital now being erected
in Utica, N. Y. by the Masonic fra
ternitv
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
500, 900 for School Inquiry
Classical Courses in Secondary
Schools To Be Studied

4 PRINCETON N. j., March 26-An-
nouncement was made here tonight
that the General Education Board has
appropriated j$60, 200 to conduct an in
vestigation. into methods of classical
education in the secondary schools Of
the country. Andrew Fleming West,
dean Of the Princeton Graduate School
and chairman of the advisory commit
tee which will supervise the work Of
the American Classical League, made
the announcement and said that tho
investigation probably would last three
years and might extend to q study of
conditions in the classics in the Sec
ondary schools Of England and France
:. The purpose of the work will be to
ascertain the condition Of classical
education, determine. its faults, pro-
pose improvements considers plan for
beginning the secondary course two
years earlier, bring available statistics
up to date, and to devise a satisfactory
plan for the future.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Wellesley Club to Give
Final Concert Friday
University Clcc Performers to
Take Part in Affair at the
Waldorf. A atnv.sn

A Aconcert and dance in the grand ball.
room Of the Waldorf Astoria next Fri
day evening will conclude the wirter
entertainment season Of the New York
Wellesley Club. The University Glse
Club, conducted by DR.. Arthur Wood
run, which has been placed at the serv-
lee of the Wellesley semisceiitennial
fund campaign committee, will take
part in the program. Two Of Welies-
ley's songs are among the numbers it
will render: Mrs. ,Westley M. Hunt
heads the entertainment committee.
Among ths patr6nesses Of the affair
are Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes. Mrs.
James Lees Lsidla@, Mrs. Gutzon Borg
!um, Mrs. Richard Billings, Mrs. George
]. Could, Mrs. Benjamin Hafrisoh, Ms.
Samuel Lewisphn. Mrs. George ".
Wickersham, Mrs. Paul ID. Cravath, mrs.
4. Barton Hepburn, Mrs. Bruce vBa rton.
Mrs. Cleveland Dodge. Mrs. Thomas " VI
Lamont, Mrs. Ernest M. Stires. Mrs..
Hiram w: Sibley. Mrs. Guy Tripp. Mrs.
Charles L. Tiffany, Mrs. William Eel
loves Morgan. Mrs. Louis J. Halle Mrs.
Herbert Twitchell,s Mrs. Charles M.
Sears, Miss NJ. Elise Johnston and Misa
Paaletts GuEey. 4. ~ ), y. = :; 4
Tickets for, the concert may be OBJ
tanned at Wellesley headquarters, 27b
Lexington Avenue. - 80 -.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
w Water's Fine and: Girls Go
Swimming OFF Battery
Slip on Lifesaving Suits Over
Frocks. Pumps and Everything
and Hon Right m 3

1t was such a Afine, warm day and
the watex Tapped so invitingly against
the sea12ll at the Battery that t. was
the most natural ching in the world for
two girls to decide to 20 in for q swim.
Nothing was simpler-thanks to the
advertising gentlemen from 4 certain
life saving suit company: All the girls
had to do was to slip on the bathing
suits right over their silk frocks and
patent, leather pumps and wrist watches
and everything, and then walk grace
fully of the the. wall into the water.
And this they did, to the great delight
Of an envious crowd Of sightseers and
Battery summing mothers and small
boys playing baseball on the deserted
wharves. s..f.. ss..l !.
The two girls remained in the water
about fifteen minutes. during which
time they discovered that the spark
ling blue waves carried fine assort!
ment of foggy driftwood and grape
fruit shells, but that aside from these
trifies. it was, as they had suspected,
perfectly lovely day for swim, and
they emerged, just as the advertise
Ments say, ,''as warm as toast"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
FREDERICK w. HEUsTIs

Frederick w. Heustis, an importer
died yesterday at the Presbyterian
Hospital, in his fifty-fourth year. He
came to New York from his home in
Monte Cristi, Santo Domingo, two
weeks ago to undergo an operation.
He was accompanied by members of
his family, who are stopping at the
Senton Hotel, 35 East Twenty-seventh
Street.
Mr.. Heustis was born in Eastport,
Me-, end was educated at the Boston
Latin School, Boston. He entered the
import business when young man and
built up large export and import con-
Germ dealing exclusively with South
American countries.
He is survived by his wife, Constance
Heustis. Funeral services will take
place Tuesday at o'clock from the
Campbell Funeral Church.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Funeral of DIR. HI. ]. Knapp, of
Brooklyn, Takes Place To-day

Funeral services will be held to-day
in the funeral parlor Of N. F. Walker,
at 872 De Kalb Avenue, Brooklyn, for
DR.. Herbert J. Knapp, well known
eye, nose and throat specialist, who
died last Friday in Cumberland Street
Hospital after an illness of more than
two months. DR.. Knapp was fifty-six
years old.
He was born in williamsburg, was
educated in the New York Homeopathic
Medical College and was graduated
from there in 1884. For many years
he was head of the South Third Street
Homeopathic Dispensary. He was as
sociated also with the Cumberland
Street Hospital.
He was a member Of New York Lodge
No. $50, F. and A. M.
DR.. Knapp is survived by, his son,
Herbert, and a daughter, Mrs. Ethel
Pierce. Interment will be in Eyergreens
Cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Plymouth Sets Aside $4,000
More for Tercentenn;a'

PLYMOUTH, Mass, March 2e-The
town of Plymouth at its annual town
meeting to-day appropriated $40 oo0 in
addition to $4,000 previously annro. q.
priated to assist in defraying the ex-
pense of the Pilgrim tercentenary .cele-
bration next summer. The money will
be used chiefly for the entertainment
OF invited guests and of sailors of the
Atlantic fleet and for music and dec
The sum of $4,000 will be devoted to
maintenance here of a camp of Passae
maquoddy Indians as a reminder of the
part friendly natives played in the sue
cess of the Plymouth colony
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Dawes Dimes With Harding
Conference on Soldiers Relief
Scheduled To-day
From TIE Tr;bune,s Woshinoton Bu,

From The Tribunc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March Csc. G..
Dawes, of Chicago, whose recent testi-
mony before, a House, subcommittee
threw him into the limelight, to-day
was called to Washington BY President
Harding to discuss soldiers relief mat
ters, both administrative and legis-
lative. s ...sf. =
Mr.. Dawes was the guest of Presi-
dent Harding at dinner at the White
House tonight. The President has ar
ranged a conference for tomorrow. to
be participated in by Mr.. Dawes, Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy; Colonel F. w. Galbraith,
commander OF the American Legion,
and Colonel Thomas w. Miller, Of Del
aware, Alien, Property Custodian. The
President will participate in it. 1t will
be to talk over the recommendations
which the President should make to
Congress for Legislation for relief of
the veterans, including legislation for
the disabled and bonus legislation. ?
Mr.. Dawes who was formerly Comp
troi!er of the Currency, called on Comp
trollcr Crissinger to-day. 5,D
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Aid Promised War Insane

CHICAGO, March 2s.-William R.
McCauley, department commander of the
American Legion, in a speech tonight
sald that an investigation had shown
that there are more than 400 insane
former soldiers, over half of whom are
border line cascs-men whose norma |
mental state could be restored bv
proper treatment-now being herded
IN with the general run of insane pa-
uents IN the eight state insane hos
pitfalls.
The speaker declared active stems
nad been promised at once to remove
tne insane ex-soldiers from their
present environment and place them
will be housed in cottapes and roca;vs
individual treatment.