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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06
sTER The FAKE PROMOTERS
American Legion Or Watch 20 petscs
and Expose Organizations Victim
ixinn e. Service Men

The harTieS Wha prey ga public
WuIafhy and the vampires uha az
tGeh themselves 20 eYery legitimate
and worthy camfaiU far ihe relief -
human distress have bsen flying BE-
fioeks behind Ihe tru8giuE army uf f1s-
hunting eA-~erK8re men Tee Hsls -
courts are revealing Tire ssrdid ansra-
ions IT searrs ~ avar5riuus ferSure
ho have heeu eunauctinE usaneF- "a IS
ine campaigns "a get-richguiek ba-
sis ou The nrefense u assisting anems
Tleyed World var veterans some ~
these fy-by-night promoters have
formed large organization. usiaG as
n uIae> veterans who arr themselves
honest. hut have heeu indured rs ar
gent need t. grasp az fhs straw of
5eh which the sHin8ler aauzla~ before
them.
Behind a shield - p.auShUfF. the
promoter sends his money solicitors
. ouf urnn tae pub.ie Needle g. saF.
'lffle 81 fhs mmey raised arsIalg E.
used - assist fhe unemployed "a
service men. The promoter takes goal
rare &C. see char his ueeaunt baass. IL
be- keeps any never rerord tile fuH
amounts which have btsu exrrarre8
from the sympathetic public Au3 H
} D. makes q Trefeuse ~ arcaunf'n- far
the was the maueE is ekraa.lra t.Is
accounting il only eIefer e.uslFle-
rion - fa1sif'ts iufead r. rrseef
The pram. 81 BE- II maae rhe suh-
ieef W inaa ~ ~ raHffe HrIrIaI. The
system hy which D. aTaaHate- H-eeiudes
honesty
These - ludlers often eapy the
names and mefho1s 81 organizations
which are legitimate and hHFe reHu-
table sTa,assrs TIE names the era
uioyuseuf suiudlers select for their or
zHuizafions Only too often inspire pub
llc coundsnre hechuse they NAY easily
he eoufHssI with these - loag-exIst tag
public charitable societies TIE Amer
lean Legion Is constantly un the wateh
10 detect expose and prosecute orEani-
zafions virfimizinE ex-serviee men.
The publ should cume a. know that
any organization osfeuslhly far the
help - unemployed veterans should -
regarded snsraeiously r. n does nat
have ire Lee. on's Endorsement
lean Legion Weekly
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06
NuTICE OI HE AIRING VpoN
PETITION

De- TIE Superior Court uf fhe state
ot Washington in and fos Whit
mar County.
in the Matter 90 rhe Estate ai Rich
aF1 Nen. Deceased
Notice IS hereby given fhaf WIN
iam A SEQ has nied petition ln the
ahu anf-tlea court and u fhe above
eHf.flea matter asking me court TO
fRna and ad5adIcafe who were She
D. - of Rirhard S Teo. deceased
and said petition alll come ou fo he
heard On the 2nfh das Of tauaarf.
i# $50 10000 clock a m 90 the
eaHr Ioam iH tbs court house ~
CoifaN Wash. af which time au per
SONS interested mag appear and show
causa IS any tneg haFe Wis decree
should uof Pc entered adtHdeIHK end
decree u- fhaf Esther Teo vas the
dos oi said deceased. and Elsie A.
rf.grl William a 1fo. NeliYe
Harris and Grace r Feo wefe the
auiF heirs af said deceased
Witness mas hand and seal uI sald
court this -ath dag az December
1927
JOHN ~ NEWNA.
lSeall Clerk of Superior Cos.
aae2 janis
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06

and she WAS the only Fls.leewoman -
the 90 employed IN New YORK who weut
into Nar service.
In 1ulg. 1917 Mrs Tay.or loined a
view York hospital uulf and weff -
Fruee where she was stationed a.
Sarenay Paris. and with mobile ha-fi-
faI Ma. ~ at Tie frenf Her overseas
service tasted twenty months MHs
Taylor - graduate nurse - tie New
1ark l'usf Graduate hospital
one 80 Mrs Tagipr's duties esq fhe
NeW Hu-s uolice force Is finding ~Iast
girls Size cunduc.s a bureau fa- that
purposr and IaEes regular Inspect SEA
taars - aaucp hsHs. ~u8oVies~. caharef-
and other uiaer- where ~lo~f rir.s'
are sometimes found
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06

stale couimander o. hoid e puialc 81
nce. and When NJ Seymnur was laii~d
ufsen Co deriae between the leEisia-
ture and TIE l.ezan D. plnrea rhe
cofnrandershiH hrsr in impe-tanee
Air. seTIueur. q graduate ~ Aale 81
hofh arts aud iaw eniisted IN rhe gen-
neetiem cavalry in 1914 liz sersea
un the Mexican her,ier in 1915 and
later Has caIun ssissilea FIRST Her,
tenant at ths FaattsaurE training
eamu. IT, SERVED la Gunee 49, hat-
TALON adluiani ~ ihe Ous Hunar.1
and Eighteenth h-ld artillery. TAuy
hrst dirisian.
Afrer his refuFu fHam Franee BE- uas
elected state s.Hetar Es was 81 faem-
her a. the military coTamlttrs ~ the
1871 general assembly.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06
90 PUBLICITY MEN IN POST
Nsnabsr q Boosters n s. Rzntin Drew
INT Assures Bscy % Nest 60
fectise Advertisinr.

o. all the 1880 posts u TIE Amer
can Legien n the United Statez and a.
- foreism cuanfrles. the ene that slips
into fhe Ilue-liEhf Nest eften g. fhe
;. Rankin DreH unit ~ NeW FoTk
city. ne faeg that he post has -
publicity men On - roster sheuld 81
plain i all
Named for the nrsf American arzog
- de o. Frauce. sazae 81 TIE cegH-
fry's forsmoss acfare 81 tn leziflmaie
stage sought membership foliewiug
fhelr war exTerlHacszs. Mosiau Fic
fure ufen and fhasf Interested iu fhe
allied amnse1aeuia. aianz sim 8 go
zine ana sacesssfzi. uaEt - iess. rlaT-
arIahfs cnmnlefe Ire nsezsllersf8ir
Tgse posi- ssaEes ar annunl ssaou iH
he New furk hltff.lFune. eaIfiux
rseefanE - 81 Hezziserslir - azze-Hl.'-
: stellar unsL The - TaIblielfy naen
- - rezf SD fls naney = kIrea -
ekarlu
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06

MaFANE kW AN&A ~ MENNANW
Noiire - hereby given that the
Annnal Meeting - - SEoeSkasanka
of Pullman savings and Lean ANao-
stataua wln b. held n she EhamheF
q Commefce rBom iu the CTS Han
80 TIE 80 dag of January is24. a.
leae 3 m.
Al thls meetinx the Board &
Trustees Ger the comiua year wau -
elected and amendments wiil he Of
fered q the foiluwing Articles uf the
bylaws ~ the Association
ART XIII Sec. 4
Arf Az
Art NNI. Sec
Art XXI
IA 8 majority Of TIE stock ISSUED
must es represented 81 the meefinE
.n order % constitute quorum 10 IL
very important that all SfeekhoiaeFa
sad Ia their proxies q theg can not
ne pres nt in person
All proxies should - in she hands
ot the Secretary prsor So the openiug
af ihe mesfiuF
A. n SNYDER.
det GIANTS Secretart
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06
TELEPHONES

THE social life and business interests
of community are very closely
interviewer with its telephone SER
vice; therefore the growth of a tele-
phone system is very closely allied with
the increased activities of the commu-
nifty, PROVIDING, that satisfactory service
is being rendered.
The following figures taken from
our books as of Dec. 81, for the years
indicated are very gratifying TO us, as
they show healthy growth i'm number
of telephones since the war and that toll
service is entering more into the daily
affairs of life.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06

etAkn &ilH1EW ~
the Csmne fieut
hsE1sl ~lre 10 Sc
ce the cm
man 8ersl p ~ ti,e
Connecticut de
Eauusut 81 the
American LREem.
O. which be vas
Ella is last Sep
ten her
be cnsffu.
tim - the -
gin makes h. m
rss far a
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06

az that city Eel un slrn.une
Do she convention MrS. Ware Wus
nominated fog the vice commander
shin - man--gsr ~ r. Wlthr0w -
international Pals Mlnn.-who had
served uffh Mr. Ware ia the ArEoune
forrest
Mrs. Ware Is tie third member ~
her family. in as many generations. 70
serve IS var nuFse Her mother and
grandmother we're volunteer nurses
during the Civil War
While II France. Mrs Ware wrote
e book ~ poems. -Eehoes - France"
which have been widely praised
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06

Mur war a
ul fh
army unrsfn
CORPS Is The first
woman a. Mime
sofa go bold u
fsl state vice
nt ri The
Ame n I ora
Mrs Ware star
% afss o.
81
u lle Ie
u at 1iirua
Muu F gus
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06

ings - Usualiy the
motive F@er te
hind It
Thk - a ~
mm raar ln
Kansas EHtS re-
sauHng Ans D.
Hutfhin-s lsFr-
al hartman f
the third annual
National azeu
flon ~ tle Amer
an Leg ia. un
Ser Whose dlp
f Kansas trf
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06

MS af8au lfu
r q TIRE La
fayete Post uffte
Auerlt an gitgl
New Nwk cts
ufI entirely
4 ueulisrs ~
Nsu 1w police
force Sir TAYLOR
has iasu station
The TlH street
star vn the bu1
n the sr at
White Way Dis
trica for feu years
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06

hold the position
q state adiufauf
q the American
IeCian she Wns
appointed 10 that
Position by rhe
rzHuIaan3I ~ III
Cain ma Tar
uf pdiuz fhe
tm q "a Wr
wneW M1uiant
Ms Aflf1s
Eas me - fh
m fm - ~
E b. tfe erHe
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06

Marble cad granite monuments
and markers cemetery work s. r
kIlham zH- HlaIH St dee8sfunfG
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06
Fine Stationery

Always an acceptable and welcome Gift,
especially If the recipients initials
or address are printed on II
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06
WOMAN IS VICE COMMANDER
Mira Amy Robbins Ware q Minnssota
Is First q Ses to Held oH.ce
IN STATE

Mrs Amy Robbins Ware Robbins
daIe. Nina eho ~erFeI during the
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06
Ole
AMERICAN
@I-I:GOIl0
BOOSTER FOR HIS HOME TOWN
Bert Fsstehings Serves a. General
CHAIRMAN For Lee On az Kan
sza City.

IL there + anything eong "a Tor
fhe good ~ Kansas cts Ber Hutch
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06
WOMAN As STATE ADJUTANT
Mss Fsonorah Sue Glftinps e So
Franeiscc. First e seE %
hzoic Lesion oMtce.

Miss Hanorah sse Glftinrs - san
Francisco. Cal. Is fhe hrsS uonan n
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-06

- hef caungrg auriax the Aurid var.
- 1ssuea ~ Say - geamaneffe
n isl7.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
FRED STONES BENEFIT
SHOW IS POSTPONED

Rain put an end to the Fred Stone
Motor Hippodrome and Wild West
Show at the Mineola Fair Grounds
yesterday before 1t began. but
It will be held tomorrow at the same
hour and place, with every attraction
as advertised, for the benefit OF the
Occupation Therapy Society.
Fred Stones thirty-six horses. brought
over from his Amityville ranch to take
part in the stage coach holdup and
the riding acts. will remain In the
fair grounds stables. ready for to-mor-
row. The stage coach will stay there
too. as will the trucks of the Lambs
Club. the F'riars Club, the National
Vaudeville Association. Madison Square
Garden and the other organizations
contributing acts.
There was excitement when the storm
broke yesterday. Girls and women IN
CAV frocks. residents of the Long ISL
and colonies who are serving on the
committees. had been busy trimming the
grandstand with bunting. dressing the
stands where hot dogs and ice cream
were to be sold, and setting out lunch
for the Boy Scouts and ESQ hungrsr lads
of Keith's Boys Band. The lunch was
the one thing that came off on sched-
ule. Mrs. John T. Pratt. chairman Of
the entertainment committee, Mrs. Cor
nelius J. Sullivan and the others con-
stituted themselves Mattresses.
Tickets sold for yesterday will be good
tomorrow More tickets Will be on
sale at the grounds, and general admis-
sion is ST. An hour of exhibition flying
will be followed by Capt. Michael Dew
lin in his parachute drop. and at 2:io
the show proper will begin, with Annie
Oakley. Mike the trained dog ana all
the rest of the cast
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
MEXICAN PAPERS DROP
SELF-KIDNAPING CHARGE
NolO Accuse American Inter-
ests of Plotting.

MEXICO CITY, July 1 ASSOCIATED
Press) A modified attitude toward the
kidnapping incident of A. Bruce Bie-
laski. former head of the Bureau of
Investigation of the American Depart
ment OF Justice. was noted in to-day's
newspapers, the charge of self abduc-
ton being suddenly dropped IN favor OF
wholesale accusations against certain
American interests as instgators of an
alleged plot to embarrass the relations
between Mexico and the United States
The Government Is continuing It's in
vestigation, and has ordered the arrest
of several persons intimately connected
with the various attempts made to
rescue Mr.. Bielaskl. Mr.. Bielaski does
not appear 20 be much perturbcd.
Reports from Mexico City that A.
Bruce Bielaski, former head Of the
bureau of investigation OF the Depart
ment of Justice, had contrived to have
himself kidnapped by Mexican bandits
In order to embarrass the Obregon Gov
ernment were subjected to flat denial
yesterday by A. 10. Radert. Mr.. Bic
la skis associate in the oil firm of Rich
mond 1evering Co
i've <nown Mr.. BielaslI intimately
for thirteen years and he doesn't do
The New York herald., 1922-07-02

Maqueston, Mr.. and Mrs. William May
Mrs. b. F, McGuckin, Mrs. Matson A.
Sumner. Mrs. John Vanderveer, Mrs.
Joseph w. Lawrence. Mrs. Charles F.
Hubbs. Mrs. Richard c. Kettles. Jr.,
Mrs. Alfred w. c. Arnold. Mrs. George
A. Anderson. Miss Mildred Green. Mrs.
Frederick j. Horne. Mrs. Humphrey J.
Kelly. Mrs. William Dunno. Mrs. George
s. Ellis. Mrs. j. W. Tewksbury, Mrs.
George d. Sparks Mrs. l.. w. T. Cole
man and Mrs. Leon Marie.
The proceeds of the show are to be
given to the Babylon Post A. L. for
the benefit OF its building fund. The
horse show committee consisted of the
Rev. Edward j. Burlin CHAM, chairman;
Mrs. Richard C. Kettles. Jr, secretary
Leon Marie. treasurer; William S. Blitz,
assistant secretary. and Col. NJ. Robert
Guggenheim, representing the American
Legion. Mrs. Charles E. Hubbs was
chairman Of the ladies' committee.
Summaries in Many Classes.
Awards to-day are as follows:
CLASS won by Empress Sequatoeue
farm; Panthea, Mrs. M. Robert GuRgen-
Mackay.
Class L ss sally: sequategue Farm; Santa
CLASS 44-Jumping class open to horses
y Rossse 5ssesntG Mss Of rass hGns she sand
worth; Jazbo. William II. Lockwood and
cI fire re GLOW aS r. Leyentritt
Regan Never Bounce, John Van Neak, and
Laden, Frederick E. Summers.
CIAsS la ELECTROMAGNETIC . type, Myopia. Miss
- CONSTANCE sala Regan.
CLASS 27-Midnight Frolic. Miss Clara S.
baDette and Hoia
Girl. Sanders A. Levinsohn.
CLASS 12.Winona. Miss Clara S. Peck
1%nSant uopper hing, ing r George r Crouch. and Tri
CLASS 3s-First prize by Robert T. Nc
Curdy.. and second prize by Mrs. Humphrey
:; kiely; won by Broadstream. Mrs. John
Q. Eoud; Lucky Strike, Miss Frank A.
Bach. and Radiant, Mrs. G.. L. Redmond
CLASS 4s-First prize offered by Mrs. Will
lam L. Mckee thunters and jumpers in
nairs); Jazbo and Willisden Rosette, by
William III. Lockwood and Miss Grace
Shutteworth respectively won. with Dixie
and Silver Crest second, ridden by Miss
Princess D. N. Goitzine. and Hamilton
Eqrality. Mrs L. A. DePeyster. third.
CLASS 4e-Plattsburg. Nadah and Artillery.
all of 10th Field Artillery.
CLASS 45-Sweepstakes. Willisden Rosette,
Miss Grace Shuttleworth: Carnival Jock,
Byford Ryan. and Silver Crest, Miss Becky
CLASS 2o-First prize offered by Col. c. F.
Lacombe, second by William +. Ketcham-
Lady Chester. Charles f. Butler. won
Sally, Sequatogue Farm, second and
third.
CLASS 50-Artillery and Nadah. first;
Hannibal and Prikles, second, and Platts-
burg and Montauk, third.
CLASS 10-Sally. Sequatogue Farm, won
Lady Chester. Charles +. Butler, second
Cherokee Princess, Miss Janet Mackay
third.
CLASS 4S-silver Crest. Miss Becky Lanier
won: Dixie. Dame, second; Ray OLite,
Miss Ruth Page third.
CLASS 14-Winona, Miss Clara S. Peck
won; Myopia, Miss Ivy d. Madison sec
ond: Blaze, George Crouch. third.
CLASS 22-Midland Pal, Midland Farm,
won: Amber Crest Mortimer b. Fuller
second Cherokee Princess, Miss Janet
Mackay, third.
CLASS 39-Prizes offered by Mrs Charles
+. Hubbs and william X Dick-Silver
Crest. Miss Becky Lanier. won Broad
stream, Mrs. John G. Loud, second; Ray
O'Lite. Miss Ruth Page, third.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
STARVING WAR HERO.
FOUND LYING IN RAIN
Picked Up in Tattered Clothes
in Bryant Park He Faints
Twice.

Without food for three days and so
nearly starved that he was unable to sit
up. man who gave his name as Louis
Fredrow, aged IS. who according to
story he told the police. is a war.
hero, was found lying on a bench in
the drenching rain in Bryant Park yes
terday. When taken to the West Thir-
tieth street station by Patrolman Grant.
who picked him UP. Fredrow tainted
twice while giving information about
himself, and his mind appeared haZy
as to many details of his past. Later he
was sent to Bellevue Hospital fol treat
ment.
He said that he was gassed. she'll
shocked and wounded four times while
serving over seas with the 103d Infantry
of the Twenty-sixth New England Di-
vision and that he received the Croix
de Guerre and the Italian War Cross
for bravery in action. 1t is believed that
he is still suffering from shell shock.
Fredrow was clothed in tatters, which
had been thoroughly soaked by the
heavy downpour, and he appeared thin
and emaciated. Because of the weak
condition and the effects of the poison
Gus gases on his throat his words were
scarcely audible as he tried to tell his
story.
When policemen In the station col
lected 50 and bought coffee and sand
wiches for him Fredrom began to eat so
ravenously that his benefactors, fearing
that his illness would be aggravated,
mad to restrain him.
He told the police that he had no
home and that he passed most of his
time in the park. He said that he en-
listed in the army in Boston and served
until his division returned home and
was disbanded two and a half years
later He asserted that he fought at
Chateau-T -Thierry. st. Mihiel and in the
Argonne.
When he enlisted he left behind him In
Boston a wife, whose maiden name was
Nedeow. and a ten-year-old daughter
Olive. who lived at 81 Pleasant street
he told the police. Since his return
however, he has been unable to fine
them, he said, although he failed to say
whether this was due to his condition
or to the fact that they have disap.
peared. rt
In Bellevue Hospital last night 1t wa:
said that Fredrow's condition was no.
regarded as serious and that he woulc
probably be out by tomorrow.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
ARREST FOR PASSING
SPURIOUS $40 BILLS
Alien Waiter, Friend OF
Blonde, Tried to Escape.

Police believe they have traced the
origin of numerous counterfeit ten dol
lar bills which have appeared recently
in upper Manhattan In the arrest after
a pursuit last night of Vito Morsini, 2S.
a waiter, of 305 East Forty-sixth street.
n immigrant three years ago from
Italy. The prisoner will be tlrned over
10 Federal authorities to-day.
The complainants were David Boehm.
proprietor of a women's wear shop at
1898 Broadway, and his wife, Mrs.
Pauline Boehm, proprietress of similar
shop at 1871 Broadway Both charged
that Morsini offered ten dollar bills in
payment for womens silk gloves The
otes were said to be on the FRS. Ma
tional Bank Of Ozone Park, l.. l., the
name Of which has appeared on other
counterfeit notes seen in Washington
Heights and Harlem.
Morsini was identified by Boekm as
the man who had appeared in his store
a month ago with blonde woman who
had offered a similar counterfeit ten dol
lar bill. but had not been arrested be-
cause the woman wept and pleaded she
did not know II was counterfeit.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
COLUMBIA TO GREET
ENGLISH SCHOLARS
Problems of Teaching Ian
guage Will Be Attacked
at Conference.

Hundreds of scholars from both sides
of the Atlantic will assemble at Column
bia University June 13. II and Is,
1923. 1t was announced yesterday, to at
tend a conference of British and Ameri-
can professors of English. Invitations
have been sent to distinguished scholars
and men of letters. whether within or
without the universities, in order to con-
would be prepared to consider many
important aspects of the study and
teaching of English language and litera-
ture. according to the Columbia an.
nouncement.
A similar conference was held in
London under the auspices Of the Uni
versity of London in July. 1920.
More than one hundred American uni
vcrsities will send delegates to this con-
ference, and nearly two hundred guests
will be invited from Great Britain. Can
ada. Australasia and South Africa.
THE problems Of teaching English
have taken on new aspects in Great
Britain since the war" said Prof. A. II
Thorndike of Columbia. with the in
creasing characterization of higher edu-
cation English is bound to assume a new
Importance and scope in the English uni
versities. Naturally, English scholars
turn to the United States, where during
the last generation processes have been
at work similar to those now apparent
In the older country. The mother tongue
has now become the basis of our educa-
tional system and the most popular sub
ject for advanced Study and research.
'In the field of scholarship this coun-
try has also been very active. perhaps
surprising England In the number and
variety OF publications. However, we
nave as yet very few great monuments
Of research, such as the Dictionary OF
National Biography of which Sir Sidney
Lee was editor, or the oxford Diction-
ary, which Is growing to completion un-
der the editorship of Henry Bradley. In
both countries there has always been a
close union between the study and the
practice OF letters Novellsts, poets and
dramatists, whether or not connected
with the universities, are generally inter-
ested in the study and teaching of our
language and literature"
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
WON 10 POUNDS BY
DUPING AMERICANS
Joker Showed Them Slum in
Stratford, London, as
Shakespeare's Home.

Special Gable 10 THE NEw YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1899, ~ THE NEw YORK HERALD.
New York Hernld Bureau.
London, July 1.
Enthusiasm for Shakespeare was re-
sponsible for n practical joke perpe
trated by a party of gullible American
tourists stopping at the Hotel Savoy
recently. They made ;he acquaintance
of an amiable young man at the hote.
and he volunteered to conduct the party
to the home of the bard.
luncheon was first enjoyed. for
which the American paid. and then the
party engaged two taxlcahs for the trip
60 Stratford After passing through
miles of dirty London streets the two
taxlcabs and their passengers reached
Stratford In East London. Here tho
amiable guide showed his dupes the re-
mains OF house in which he said
Shakespeare had lived and written. 1t
was simply a tumble down cottage, a
-elic Of the days before London had
spread as far as Stratforwd.
The dupes were next taken under the
main street. where the guide pointed
cut, a muddy pool which he said was
ceat and fresh whom Shakespeare
bathAd there. The party returned t.
the hAe much edited and IN posses
sion ofNnany snap shots. A few days
later tAf dupes learned that theft
amlable Aide had won a wager OF f1b
Cor putiingVyer the Joke.