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New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Little Jane,' Not Money, Broke
Up Home, Asserts Mrs. Smith
Wife of Ex~Major in A. E. F. Produces Notes in Court
From Girl in Anglers Who Called Her Husband
Dear One'' and Thanked Him for Chocolates

Letters which were read yesterday
at the trial of Julian c. Smiths action
against his wife in the Queens County
Supreme Court for an accounting of
funds left in her charge during his
absence with the expeditionary forces
led to the belief that it was not the
1851 which Mrs. Smith is alleged to
have drawn from her husbands ac-
count that came between them, but 6
certain "little Jane" of Anglers,
France. Mr.. Smith was major at
tached to headquarters at Anglers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith formerly lived
in Douglaston, l.. l. After Mrs. Smith
Anglers, which came to their home af-
ter her husbands return, they sepa-
rated. Mrs. Smith now lives at 141st
Street and Riverside Drive and her
husband at SAT West Fifty-seventh
Street.
Calls Him "Dear One"
The letter, which was in French, was
signed II am your very effectionate and
thanked Mr.. Smith, whom she ad-
dressed as her dear one," for his gen.
erosity to her, promised that her
thought of him always would be faith
full, and said:
"Certainly it would be sweet to me
to evoke our dear but very short mo-
ments together, and it is with feverish
impatience that / each day await the
postman to know whether or not he will
bring me a sweet missive from my
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Bedtime Stories
Peters Curiosity Is Too Much for Him
BY Thornton W. Burgess
Curiosity is quite
Apt to be most inapoEite

No one knows the truth Of this bet
ter than does Peter Rabbit. Peters
curiosity is quite dreadful at times. 1t
has led him into all sorts Of trouble,
and presume it will continue to lead
him into all sorts of trouble. You see
curiosity often becomes habit, a bad
habit, and there is no habit harder to
break. OF course, curiosity has its
place There are times when it is very
But when it becomes habit it is more
likely than not to lead one to do things
ne shouldn't do.
Peter Rabbit was hopping along the
brush grown fence on the edge of
Farmer Browns cornfeld, down on the
Green Meadows. They we're not green
now, but white with snow. All the
Great World was white with snow. Al
least Peter thought it was. Never hav-
ing travelled of course, Peter really
knew very little Of the Great World.
Peter had nothing special on his mind
The fact is he had nothing to do. and
having nothing to do is just about the
worst thing ever. Curiosity always
makes the most Of it and often leads to
mischief.
Presently Peter came to two or three
big rocks along the fence. Between
t"b VI bASoC "ac Hulcy HOW pdlttJ
filled with snow. 1t was the doorway
of the house Johnny Chuck had dug
there in the spring. Peter squatted
and stared at that doorway with far
away look in his eyes. He was thinking
how he had watched Johnny Chuck dig
that home in the early spring, and os
how Johnny Chuck had brought Polly
Chuck there, and how successfully
they had brought up four little Chucks
in spite of Keddy Fox and Old Man
Coyote and others who would have liked
young Chuck for dinner. He remem-
bered the last time he had seen Johnny
Chuck. 1t was on warm day in the
fall and Johnny had been sitting on
that very doorstep. He had been so
Fat that mis- coat had looked az if il
might burst any minute He had sat
there yawning and blinking his eyes
sleepily. Finally. he had turned and
digappeared inside his house. Peter
hadn't aet eyes on him since, nor had
ne found any signs Of him.
Now, an Peter stared at that door
way IT had deserted look. The snow
had half filled IL and had blown quite
far down the long hall. There wasn't
the least sign that any one lived there
or mad lived there for II long time.
1T Is hard TO believe that JOHNNY
Chuck IL down there fast asioep." NUT
tered Peter, as he peercd down Tho long
hall. Il wonder X he really is. Per-
haps after ! saw him that last time
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Doctors Discredit Story
OF Man Found in Belfrv
Bellevue Physicians Declare He
Had Eaten Short Time Be-
fore Being Released

The story Of how he had faced star
vation and death from thirst while
locked for week n the belfry of the
Eighteenth Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, as told by young man who
described himself as Timothv Jones, Of
Binghamton, n. Y, was discredted
yesterday by physicians at Bellevue
Hospital, who, after an examination,
said that the young man had eaten
aood only short time before he was
released from the church tower.
After being questioned at the hos
pitai Jones" adm tied that he had
given an Incorrect name end then
stated that ne vas Harry Mayer; that
ne came from Sheffield, N. j., and that
Ie was a son of Otto Mayer. superin-
tendent Of the Central Leather Works
"a that town.
Hoy the young man gos into the
church tower is still mystery. Sex
'on Crawford. who found him Sunday
morning, said that the man must have
been prisoner in the belfry week.
a.s the door had not been unlocked
sincc the Sunday previous.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Man Seized in
Fight at Club
As Drug Vender
Detectives Knock Ship En-
gineer Senseless After
Alleged Heroin Sale in
Riverside Drive House
100 Ounces Are Found
Part of $4,000 Worth
of Narcotic Struggled
Into the City Yesterday

Charles Mills, first assistant engineer
on ship of the Porto Rican Steamship
Company, was arrested last night ut
the Merchant Marine Officers Club, 1852
Riverside Drive, after fight in which
he was knocked senseless, and was
locked up at Police Headquarters,
charged with illegally selling narcotics.
According to Special Deputy Police
Commissioner Carlton Simon, the pris-
oner is believed to be an important
member of gang which has been
smuggling drugs into New York on
steamships The Special Deputy Com
missioner hopes to obtain information
from him which will result in arrest
ing other members Of the gang and
breaking ap the traffic
$4,000 Worth Brought In
One hundred ounces Of heroin are
said to have been found in a room at
the Merchant Marine Officers Club adj
Joining that in which Mills was arrest
ed. This is said by the police to be
part of $4,000 consignment which
reached this port yesterday on ship
from Southern ports and was dis
tributed, although the police were in
formed of it's arrival and Detective
Kirley spent twenty-four hours hiding
in a coal barge off Quarantine in the
hope OF finding out how the drugs were
taken from the ship.
Detectives were aboard the vessel
before it reached its pier and searched
it thoroughly without finding any con-
traband. Shortly after it had docked
Commissioner Simon was informed
that Mills had some of the drugs and
had gone to the club on Riverside
Drive.
Detectives Higgins, Mooney and
Mooth went there and found him in a
reception room. Higgins entered the
seven and one-half ounces of heroin
from Mills for $3.50. AS soon as this
alleged transaction was completed he
informed Mills that he was under
arrest.
Knocked Senseiess
Mills, an extraordinarily muscular
man, seized Higgins by the throat and
ehoked him almost into insensibility,
it is alleged, before the other two de-
tectives, separated from the reception
room only by curtained doorway,
heard the commotion and entered.
Mills is said to have flung his first as
sailant into a corner and charged his
new ones.
He was met with blow from billy
which sent him reeling to the floor. and
an ambulance surgeon had to be called
t. revive him before he could be taken
TO headquarters.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Tea Experts Assure U. S.
Of Best Brands for 1921
Federal Board, at Meeting
Here, Fixes Standards of
Amnnrfs for Year

The United States Board of Tea E,x-
perts, which is composed of seven
members, met yesterday at the United
States Appraisers stores, in Washing
ton Street, and decided what kinds Of
tea people in this country will drink
during 1921.
Members OF the board sampled all
sorts Of teas, and fixed the standards
which will be permitted to enter the
country.
"The standards which were set as
the lowest" said H. G. Woodworth, of
Boston, chairman Of the board, "ara
considerably higher than those obtain
ing in any other country in the world.
There are various commodities circu-
lating in the United States which
might better be withdrawn. But, what
ever else the people may buy that is
bad, they cannot buy poor tea"
The board is composed of members
from each of the tea ports of the
United States-New York, Boston,
Charleston, San Francisco, Tacoma,
Chicago and St. Paul
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
1t is hard to believe that Johnmy
Chuck is dorm there, fast
asleep" muttered Peter

In the fall he went somewhere else to
sleep. Perhaps somebody caught him.
hope not, but / don't know that they
didn't won't know until Mistress
Spring comes again, unless un-
iess"----- Peter hesitated, then hoped q
step nearer that doorway and tried to
see further down the long hall.
"Of course, if he is asleep down there
this is still his home and ! have no
business in it," continued Peter, still
talking 60 himsclf. But if he has
ieft it or something has happened to
MN, TINS old house is free to any one
who can make use of it, and think
! might use it often. OF course, if |
knew positively that he is down there
asleep wouldn't think of doing any
thlng so impolite as peeking at him.
But don't know and ! want to know.
ihcrc won't be any harm done if Just
go down and make sure. He won't
know anything about it, nor will any
body else. IN feel better to know that
johnny Chuck is alive. ] am sure he
would want me to know"
Still Peter hesitatcd and still his
curioslty grew At last he could stand
1T no longer. He dug out some of the
snow from the doorway Then he
started down the long hall toward
Johnny Chuck's bedroom. All the tims
a small voice deep inside him kent
saying over and over, you have no
business here" and curiosity kept urp-
ing him to 20 on.
Copyright. 1921. BY T. ~. burgess,
The next story: "Pcter Discover.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Vision at Girls Grave
Causes Youths Arrest
Father Says Daughter APP
peared to Him and Suitor Is
Charged With Homicide
Special Dispatch to Tho Yri5uue


PHILADELPHIA, Jan. PA faith
ers vision at his daughters grave led
to the arrest to-day at Bristol, Pa, of
Charles Edwin King jr., twenty one
years old, charged with the killing of
his tiancee, Airline May Stout, at her
home in West Philadelphia, October TO-
Miss Stout. high school girl, seven
teen years old, was found dead on
couch in her home with bullet wound
in the side when her parents and sister
returned home late at night. A pistol
belonging to her father was beside her
with one cartridge discharged.
King admitted he had visited the girl
during the afternoon and said he de-
parted early. He declared himself in
nocent He was not arrested at the
time, as the police believed Miss Stout
had either committed suicide or shot
herself accidentally. The arrest to-
day was made on a warrant sworn out
by the father, Freeman M. Stout, a
government mechanical engineer. The
charge is homicide
81 went to visit my daughters grave
HdIuiudy- ne Salu. nlle tnere AT
line appeared to me in a vision.
"'Father,' she told me, go to see
Edwin. He can tell you all.'
''She told me she had gone to Edwin
several times and tried to induce him
to tell the truth. Oniy few days be-
fore her death Airline told me she was
afraid of Edwin. She said he had made
several threats to kill himself if she
did not marry him at once"
King was brought to this city for a
haa ring
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
General Weather cop,,,,,on

WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-A distuxho
"a .narkcd intensity had Its center to-nirh,
Vstr tnt Now Jersey and another Of moderate
area Of high barometer of great tnapn,tnda
Ii'td lt7 crest north of Minnesota nnd go
other was over the west plateau region." "-
There have been little SHOWS vrt,6in ~
last twentyfour hours In the north 49,, a,.o
io states and the region OF the Great
plains states and central Rocky Nomntat,
regions and rains IN the central Mtssissinnt
valley, the southern plains states nnd the
Pacific states. """ ''o
Ihere has boon marked fall in tenn,
n. ns,ature since sunday night IN the middle
@,,lanlic ana New England states. the re-
s'oi Oh tne Great Lakes and IN the Ohio
Upper Mississippi and Missouri, valinvs'
warm weathcr continued in the south.
WI WI &c 1nir ana cold Tuesday and fal-
ana not quite so cold Wednesday, In tn.
m,aal" Alta ntic statea II will be fair and
unsettled Wednesday. with possibly anow
or rain. In the south Atlantic and "est
dau Gnf a states iy IT VIZ be generally fair Tues
tur". IN Tennessee md the lower Ohio
VALLEY there will be rains Tuesday and
nsonaoiy ..i Wsa,nesd@y; with moderate tenn
perature, white In the upper Ohio valley
and tho region OF the Great Lakes tho
rain wan'n'r o w, snow be unsssted with probably
ana not quite 40 cold Wednesday.
District Forecasts.--Southern Now Eng
and, Eastern New York. Enatorn Pennsyi-
wanna and New Jcrsey-Fair ana continned
cold Tuesday; Wednesday unsettIed. no.
quito cold "
Western Pcnnsylvania~--cloudv rucadav
probably followed by anow Tuesday ntrHf
and Wednesday: not quite 40 cold Wdonca-
day 0-
Western New York Cloudy una oo,.
ttnned cold Tueadny; Wednesday,, proba Div
nnow and not quite so cold.
psiaware--Pnrtly cloudy and uom e.yhat
colder Tuesday; Wednesday unssttied
probably rain or snow. ~'
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25

"This morning I received your little
gift of chocolates. You spoil me- as
though l were a little girl and you
cater to my greed. 1t gave me great
pleasure, for you know that in Anglers
there is an entire absence Of choco-
lates.. | thank you much, dear, and |
see that you have not forgotten your
little Jane l regret greatly not be-
ing able to embrace you again before
your departure, my poor friend. How
far you will be from me and how alone
shall be-
In the second letter "little Jane"
gently rebuked her dear one''-stern-
ly addressing him. in fact, as wicked
expressed that heI devotion to him
might blind her to desirable matrimo-
nial chances.
Detests Frenchmen
She said that no desirable chances
of that sort had presented themselves,
that she 'detested" Frenchmen because
they did not respect their wives, "and,"
continued little Jane" "you know my
character"
Besides producing the letters to be
read in court, Mrs. Smith filed counter
claims against her husband, saying
that he left debts aggregating $417
when he sailed for France, which she
paid, that she paid taxes and assess
ments on their home during his alb
sense, and that the living expenses Of
herself and their three children came
to $4,000, while the total sum she
received from her husband was only
$4,000. The difference, she said, she
paid from her own resources. She is
to take the witness stand to-day.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Wife Asks That Mate of
90 Years BE Imprisoned
Husband, 79 Years Old. Ac.
cused of Being Delinquent
in Alimonv PAYMENTS

Darby and JOAN" with reverse Eng
nsh twist, was staged in the Supreme
N9urt Wra ot+;S;d at White Plains yesterday, when
lnrs. OttlIle Corn, seventy-two ycsra
o.d, asked that her husband. Herman
Corn seventy-nine years old, be locked
up Tor non payment Of alimonv.
The Gorns have been married ffty
t years; Some time ago Mrs. Corn Oh
cruel treatment, and was allowed all
mony and counsel fees. 1t was SET
f1rSh Manh attan that Go Corn owned property in
transferred it to his daughters. NV
Gorn's attorney said that Corn owed
s25l. 1t was decided that he must pay
S2o month until the alimony CLAIM,
is settled. Va
81 don't think will put such an old
nan IN JAIL" said Justice Morschauser
Let's give him chance"
throughout the hearing it was evi.
dent that the separation of the agel
couple would be permanenM
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
NJ. E. Smith, Engineer,
Shoots and Kills Self

Max Everhart Smith, a distinguished
civil engineer, killed himself yesterday
morning in his home, at 10 East Fifty
eighth Street, by shooting himself in
the head and breast. He was seventy
tno years old.
Mrs. Mary Smith, his wife, was
aeated at the breakfast table, waiting
for her husband TO join her, when she
heard two shots fred in his bedroom.
sse found her husband lying on his
bed and .22-cslibrs revolver lying on
zbe floor. In it's chambers we're two
exploded cartridges.
a servant called Dr. II. T.. Guile. Of
2 West Eighty-eighth Street, who pro-
n0nneed Dir. Saith dead. The police
aammonsd the medical examiner. who
@aye suicide ~ the cause of death.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
EsCap'n'' Streeter, Noted
Chicago Character, Dead
Fought Police, Courts and Mil
lionaires for Possession of
Lake Front Strin
Special Disnatch to The yr1bun

Special Dlspdtck to The Tr1buNe
CHICAGO. Jan. 24-Captain George
Wellington Streeter, chief figure in
struggles and founder Of the "Dees-
trict" which he defended for years, is
dead.
The pugnacious, plug-hattcd warrior,
whose long forlorn fight against the
jurisdiction Of the State of Illinois
over parcel Of land on the lake front
was one of the epics of Chicago died
as he would wish to die, on his house
boat in the canal Of East Chicago. It
was from this houseboat that he staged
his efforts to regain the lake shore
property he claimed as his by right of
DOSSeSSiOn
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Three Slightly Hurt When
Ceiling Falls During Opera

A portion of the ceiling or tire Man
haitian Opera House, where Mary Gar
den's Chicago Opera Company opened
its New York engagement last night,
fell during the second act of Norma"
and showered patrons in the dress
circle with plaster.
Three persons were slightly scratched
or cut, according to George Blumen-
thai manager of the theatnr
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Turkish Towels---Saie

At S2.40 dozen-were
S4.20 and S4 S0--weight
about three lbs. to the
dozen.
At $3.50 dozen-were
S8.4O dozen 22x44 in.;
weight So. pounds to the
dozen.
At $12 dozen-were $21
dozen-26x52 in; weight
1912 pounds to the dozen.
First floor, Old Building.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25

Local Official Record-Tba ,a,,.,
record shows temperatures during the lasi
ewenty TOUT hours. In comparison with the
corresponding date OF last year
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
A Reproduction
Louis XIV. Desk
In the February Furniture
Sale. at $ji5-
Was $I3I.75

BELMAISON offers
this really exquisite piece
"a copy of a Louis XIV.
walnut table-desk. 1t is
one Of the very simple
pieces produced early in
the period, with some
what of the same beauti-
full surface and fine cabi-
net work that distinguish
the original old piece, and
the same fine color. it is
in the shape Of an oblong
t a b lie, with beautifully
curved legs and two shall
low draws for holding
letters and papers. The
top is made SO that bro
cade or leather may be
inset to give it further
charm.
This is an example Of
the type of reproduction
furniture that Belmaison
has entered in the Febru-
airy Furniture Sale at re-
duction from 10 to 40 per
cent.
Fourth Gallery
New Bldg.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25

Highest, 34 degrees (nt 3 D. ny. lowns.
10 cat II p. M average. "a: average sam
gate last year. 2S; average same date 1nr
thirty-three years 30 A''
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Weather Report

S,l Snn rises. 5lS an. Sun sets 5:o4 p.r,.
Local. torecast-Fair and continued cold
Soi,9ay; to-morrow fair and not quite so
cold; strong northwest winds "o
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Decorative italian
Terra Gotta Jars
for Your Southern Gardens

r n O s g who
X n o w t n G
charming o | d
g a r q e II S o I
Italy re Ii re
t h c decorative
value of Italian
terra Gotta Jars
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Humidity
Barometer Readings
m 5000 n. m 9n n1ls

d M. 81 l D. NJ. 73 o. m At
New-York tribune., 1921-01-25

The next story: "Pcter Discovers
Johnny and Polly Chuck"
The Washington times., 1921-02-22
Adam and Eva Hit at Shubert-BelaScO

the better. Hidden gems OF manhood
are forced 10 the top. Real woman
hood OF the loving. sacrificing kind is
discovered beneath an exterior most
unpromising. With the nnal curtain
all Is serene among the Kings, grief
only in the hearts OF Andy Gordon. OF
Gordon's livery stabls. and Corinthis.
who used TO be a parlor maid.
There 10 q composed note to this
comedy OF American life. william
BOYD might easily ruin his role as
temporary head OF the King family
by even the slightest suggestion Of
swagger, or OF too much earnestness.
He 10 entirely successful because OF
his repression He leaves something 6
TO his audience, both by word and
gesture, gaining thereby In the sin
certify OF his portrayal.
Molly McIntyre. as Eva, spoiled
child OF a rubber maynate, 10 good In
spots Early In the play she 10 dis
appointing. but as time goes on she
increases her value until she finally
measures up to the demands OF the
authors. However. there Is a certain
something wanting In her delivery,
something present In Boyd's perform
ance that makes his work so good.
The plot Is not novel The re-
generation OF men and women by the
sudden appearance OF poverty and the
necessity for toll, a bitter, bitter medi-
cine. has been seen and heard before.
But In adam and Eva" II Is present
ed In perfect style. The charsoteri-
xations OF Lord Andrew Gordon. Clin-
ton Dewitt and Uncle Horace are
first class. The remarkable changes
In their characters are humorous.
yet truthful.
What more natural than that the
basically manly Gordon should cast
aside his title and go into the livery
business when he finds the rainbow
fading from his sky A fortune hun
ter who is a sport, that's Andy Cor
don. He seemed All ass In the earlier
end. Misfortune had taken from him
the cover OF coddlins lAziness.
What else could Clinton have done
but to have dressed gingerlyw IL 10
quite In keeping with his character
that he should appear In that painful
costume. Yet. at bottom, Clinton's
manhood Ia in sight, disguised by
that regalia.
And Uncle Horace, hypochondriac
for years and years, sponging upon
the good nature OF James King. what
more natural than that he should be-
come an insurance agent.
Moving among them all is the calm
steady Adam Smith who loves Eva
and finally wins her. but much oi
william Boyd's success Is due direct
Iy to the contrast between him and
that trio. Percy Waram. Arnold Lucy
The Washington times., 1921-02-22
DANCE ROMANCE" LEADS
GREAT BILL AT STRAND

The double bill OF vaudeville snd
pictures offered at the Strand this
week Is clean. clever and presents a
number OF acts OF diversified char
acter.
Dance Romance" q revue Of OK
elusive song and dance speeiaities,
with a pianologue added for good
measure, presenting Frank and Mazie
Hughes. with Joe Rampone Al the
piano. is offered as the headline at
traction for the week and proves from
the outset its right TO the position
given on the Dill.
kksxon and Morris. an amusing duo,
give a novel comedy offering of songs
and impersonations OF mannikins en-
a miniature stage. They are closely
followed In the bid for popular favor
by Gates and Finlay. presenting a
delightful singing and talking skit
under the title OF The Instructor
Shirli Rives and Billy Arnold. In a
farce playlet, THE Big sale,' proved
to be the laughing hit OF the bill. An
unusual treat 10 In store in the person
Of Julia Curtis, a singer. whose "Songs
and Impressions were thoroughly APP
preciated.
In the photodramatic presentation
for the week popular win Rogers
again scores by means of his interpre-
tation or the role of Billy Fortune In
Goldwyn's adaptation OF w. X. Light
on's story. water. Water Every
where"