davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
WIFE CAN'T COUNT UP,
HUSBAND COMPLAINS
Annuln,ent Demand Based on
Lack of Arithmetic.

julius Berman, a clothes cutter of
S21 Livonia avenue, Brooklyn. told Su-
prcme Court Justice kapper in Brook
lyn yesterday that Mrs. Sarah Berman
was not qualified for married life be-
cause she knew nothing of arithmetic
and could not therefore handle the
family budget. Berman Is asking the
annulment Of his marriage on the
ground that his wife concealed this dis.
turbing situation from him.
she cannot he trusted with even n
half dollar Berman declares. be
cause she does not know how much to
nay the huckster. and how much change,
IL any, she should receive. The best she
could do would be to open her pocket
book and trust to the peddler's honesty"
To which Mrs. herman replied.
"All the mathematics that Is required
for the wife of a man Of his type Ia to
know how TO buy the bare necessities
of life, such as coal. meats and gen
eral food for the table While 7 am not
an expert in arithmetic, have sufficient
knowledge 10 add and subtract and am
able to buy all the food for the house"
Mrs. Berman lives at Iii Eldredge
street, Manhattan. Justice Kapper re-
served decision on her application for
alimony. ...
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
STORE OR HOTEL MAY GO
ON HIPPODRQME SITE
Rumor Says Largest Theoter
Is to Be Torn DotOn.

The New York Hippodrome at Sixth
avenue and Forty-third street. the
worlds largest theater and the prop
erty of the Forty-third street Realty
Company. may be sorn down and a de-
partment store or hotel erected on the
site. Rumors That this would be done
within the next few months were cur
rent { in real estate circles yesterday.
but officials of the United States Realty
and improvement Corporation. of which
the Forty-third street company Is a
subsidiary, would not confirm them.
Richard G.. Babhage. secretary OF the
United States company. said last night
that there has been talk OF some such
Improvement. but that SO far as he
knows nothing has been determined
upon. At any rate. he said. nothing
viii be done until the close of the pres
cnt theatrical season.
1t Is not expected that the show
which Charles b. Dillingham; is running
At the Hippodrome will close before the
summer. The Hippodrome site runs 200
feet OH Sixth avenue and go feet on
forty-third and Forty-fourth streets.
Building and land are assessed at
g., 400. 900.
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
WHISKY TUNNEL FROM
CABARET TO DRUG STORE
IS Cases Seized in Trail From,
the sRingside.

Detectives OF Inspector Boland's staff
early this morning found a secret door
in the new Ringside cabaret in the base
ment at 753 Seventh avenue. which led
them to the basement Of the drug store
OF Jacob Great at Seventh avenue and
Fiftie.h street. There fifteen cases OF
Scotch whisky were seized. over the pro-
test OF tho druggist. who said the liquor
was for prescription demands. Great.
who is SO. and lives at so st. Nicholas
avenue. and Louis Schwartz. 90, OF 10
West 10Th street. manager OF the
cabaret. were arrested, but were released
on $500 bail
The cabaret was opened Friday night.
Saturday night detectives seized five
quarts of whisky there and arrested four
persons. but the prisoners were dis
charged because the detectives had no
search warrant Returning with a war
rant last night they saw man coming
from the cloak room with three bottles
of gin and eight bottles of whisky. A
section of the wall between the cloak
room and the druggists basement was
found to be pasteboard.
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
SMASH KILLS DRIVER
FOR MRS. w. II. PAYNE
Women Guests in Limousine
Are Hurt Slightly.

Joseph Brundage. 55. a chauffeur,
employed for the last three years by
Mrs. william Henry Payne of the Ho-
tel Belmont. was killed yesterday and
Mrs. Laura Bassett and Mrs Harry
Otis Perley of Detroit. who are guests
of Mrs. Payne were hurt slightly when
n limousine that had been leased by
Mrs. Payne was struck by another auto
mobile and overturned at Fifth avenue
and Ninety-s.xth street
The automobile which struck the
Payne car was driven by Samuel Calm.
a dry goods merchant of 204 New Main
street, Yonkers. He was arrested on a
charge of homicide.
Mrs. Payne. who is 80 years old. was
In her apartment. Her daughter. Miss
Alice Payne, was shopping. William
Henry Payne, who died four years ago.
was chairman of the art committee Of
the Union League Club and owned one
Of the most valuable collections OF
paintings In America
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
J. C.. PENNEY TNSURES
LIFE FOR S., 900, 900
Head of Chain Stores Obtains
NetD 81 500, 900 Policy.

y c. Penney, chairman OF the board
o. directors OF the J. c. Penney Cor
poraton. so Seventh avenue. yesterday
bought 81. 500 coo additional insurance on
his life. Mr.. Penney now carries 5000.
ooo life insurance. on which an annual
premium OF $4,000 Is paid. He is forty
seven years old.
Only three other men carry life In
surance In equal or larger amounts.
according to available records. Rodman
wanamaker's life Is insured for A.5o0.
coo, Pierre du Pont carries f4,0O0,O0O
and John wanamaker. s3,o0o.00o.
The business was~transacted by !. W.
Brill Of Brill & Scott, general agents
for tho Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Company, SIC Fifth avenue The cor.
poration which bears Mr.. Penney's
name is represented in twenty-nine
states BY 3I1 stores dealing in wearing
apparel and known as the Golden Rule
stores Last year the corporations 8
business amounted 10 s5o,oW.0oo
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
PROFESSOR IN EUROPE;
WIFE GETS DIVORCE
Friend Clues Evidence Against
Herbert S. Robinson.


After Justice Morschauser had heard
testimony in the divorce action of Mrs.
Sarah ID. Robinson of Larchmont against
Herbert 8. Robinson. a professor OF
languages at White Plains, yesterday.
he said IT was his custom to have the
defendant produced in court. I'VE
can't get the defendant" said the plain
tifY's lawyer. He IL in Europe" ''Weii.
guess we can't bring him back here
remarked the Justice. Under the cir
curnstances will grant judgment"
One Of the principal witnesses was
Albert Halper OF West Ninety-third
street. friend OF the defendant. who
said he found him registered with 8
young woman at hotel In West
Thirty-fifth street. when called
upon him at his hotel room.'' said the
witness. "Mr. Robinson said he hoped
would be a regular fellow and not tell
his wife"
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
NEW ATTACK SHAKES
BUILDING PEACE PLAN
Independents Assail Lock-
Uood Committee Treaty.

Discord has broken out anew in the
building trades unions Just at the time
when the Lockwood Committee pro-
posals seemed to have succeeded in
promoting harmony. The independent
Bricklayers Helpers Union. through
Pincus Hockstein., its acting general Sec
retary issued statement last night in
which 1t virtually challenged the power
OF the Lockwood Committee 10 force
an amalgamation Of the union with the
International Bricklayers Helpers
Union. which Is the recognized Amerl-
can Federation OF Labor organization.
meeting of the Lockwood Committee
has been called for next Wednesday
and the Independents ask permission to
present their side of the case in open
session at that time.
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
MURDER INCREASE
CALLED APPALLING
Statistician of Prudential In
surance Company Gives
Figures for % Cities.

"The murder record of 1921 is the
most appalling in the history of the
twenty-eight cities for which the data
at the present time are availa ble."
With this statement DR.. Frederick L.
Hoffman. consulting statistician of the
Prudential Insurance Company of
America. begins an extraordinary art-
Gle published to-day by The Spectator.
an insurance Journal
The record makes a glaring con-
trast'' DIR. Hoffman writes. ito the
assurances of those who. in pre- prohibi-
tion times, assured the country of the
salutary effects of the suppression of
the liquor traffic upon the rate of
homicidal frequency. Likewise. the in
Fiction of the death penalty seems to
have had but slight effect as deter.
rent to the homicidal mania which re-
mains as the greatest blot upon the
civilization of the United States. Tor,
looked upon from every point of view.
our national murder record confirms
the outstanding fact of our national in.
difference to the laws of the land. and Il
contemptuous disregard Of the Christian
commandment. Thou shalt not kill
Record OF rs Cities.
THE reckless killing of human beings
goes on at pace in excess of our popu-
lation increase. while at the same time
there are abundant reasons for believing
that the punishment for capital crimes.
or of those guilty of the greatest OF all
offenses against the person. is now
more lax than at any time in our
history"
In 1921. in twenty-eight cities with
total population OF 2055S.170. Shere were
1910 cases of murder. equivalent to
rate of e.S per 10000 of population. In
1920 the record stood at s.5, Or. Hoffman
notes in his survey. and at about tha
same for the five years preceding 1929
These rates represent deaths officially
recorded as having been due to hornl-
eide. and fall short Of the truth. in DR..
Hoffman's opinion, because Of large
number of deaths classified as accL
dents or suicides and which might have
been homicides in part. In seventeen
OF the twenty-eight cities the homicide
rate Increased in 1921.
Memphis. Tenn, maintains its un-
envfable place at the head of the list
with record of 5s.s murders per 100..
600, practically seven times the rate for
the country at large. Hartford. Conn.
holds the happy celebrity Of having the
lowest rate. only IA per 100000. Next
comes Milwaukee. with 36 Boston with
81 and Rochester with AZ.
Rate In Larger Cities.
1T is certainly significant" DR.. Hoff-
man says. that New York city, with its
vast Jewish population and other alien
elements should have n rate of Cnly
So. or about two-thirds the average rate
of the country at large. 9.3. 1t Is even
more significant that the city of Boston
should have a rate of only 81. while in
marked contrast Is the rate for Chicago
Of lis. For other cities the rate IS.
Baltimore. 11.3; Buffalo. as; Cincin-
natl. 15.2: Cleveland. 1913; Dayton,
10.1: Indianapolis, 1925 Los Angeles,
1876: Minneapolis. IL: Nashville. 35.1 ;
Newark. Al New Orleans. 20: Philadel-
phia. 5.1; Pittsburgh, "a; Providence
8; San Francisco. 9.s; Seattle 4;
Spokane. s.6 st. Louis, 17.2, and Wash.
ington, d. c., 1876"
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
PAY AS YOU LEAVE
CAR DEMONSTRATED
Loads and Unloads at Front
and Rear Through
Turnstiles.

The loading and unloading Of passen-
gers at both front and rear doors, slot
machine similar ito those now in use
in the subways for the collecting OF
fares and high speed money changing
machine operated by the, motorman are
features of the new pay as you leave
turnstile car" of the New York Rail-
ways Company demonstrated yesterday
at the car barns. Ninety ninth street
and Lexington avenue.
According to Job +. Hedges. receiver
for the company. "the new car is de-
signed to load and unload passengers
at both ends of the car, and to assure
this being done with comfort and con-
venience 1t Is further proposed to limit
the number of passengers carried ny
each car. The time of loading and un-
loading passengers, and in collecting
fares, should thus be reduced one-haif
for each stop, and since car stops are
very frequent, the time thus saved will
prove very advantageous in offsetting
the time now lost through traffic con-
gestion.
ITO accomplish this. nickel in the slot
turnstiles have been installed at both
ends Of the car, electro pneumatically
operated doors with safety operating
features have been added, automatic
passenger counting devices and change
making machines have been installed,
together with an emergency safety car
stopping device. Passengers are ad-
mitted through the turnstiles at both
ends of the car without detention, for
.he fares are collected through deposit
ing their nickels in the slot when pas
sengers leave the car, having the choice
meanwhile of exiting either at the front
or rear doors
when the number Of passengers on
any car has reached a predetermined
maximum the turnstile automatic
counting machine illuminates car full
sign located on the dashboard at either
oud.
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
JUDGE RULES HUSBAND OFF
STREET WHERE WIFE LIVES
Court Order Will Compel White Plains Man, Separated
From Family, to Crawl Over Back Fences to Re-
port to Police Station as Probationer

will be allowed to see the children, but
not i'm Grand street.
Because he is on probation Ryan Will
have to visit the police station once in q
while and the station is in Grand street
To get there Ryan Will have to climb a
fence In the back yard and go In by
the back door. and II he should awant
to visit the public library. also on
Grand street, he will have to climb an
other fence and get in by side door.
Ryan had been separated from his wife
and was arrested on Thanksgiving af-
ternoon while making his customary
visit to the children.
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
JUDGE CHARGES WIFE
KIDNAPPED CHILDREN
Soufer Says She Also Took
His Bed and Clothing.

Clyde u. Souter. Judge of tho Dis
trlct Court OF Jersey city. who II be-
ing sued by his wife for separate
maintenance. appeared yesterday before
Judge WINNER In the police court at
Kearny. n. j., and swore out COM
plant charging his wife with kidnap-
ing his four children.
judge Souter alleged that when he
returned Tuesday night TO his home at
a. Terrace place. Kearny. he found
that his family had disappeared and
that they had taken everything except
his clothing and personal belongings.
Even the bed had been taken away.
The New York herald., 1922-12-07

Edmund ]. Ryan of Orawaumpum
street. White Plains. who was found
cation on complaint of his wife. was
told by Judge Holden of the White
Plains City Court yesterday that he
must not put his foot on Grand street,
where Mrs. Ryan lives at No. 81. for a
year. Ryan was also placed on proba-
tion for a year and was ordered to pay
his wife $65 a week for the support of
herself and their three children. He
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
Kinney Oner Accepted.

Months ago. when Morris Kinney. n
very well to do citizen of Butler. n. j..
told DR.. Hornaday that he wanted to
do something handsome by the Zoo and
was willing to let Hornaday say what.
the good doctor jumped at the chance.
Knowing that the Cunninghams. brother
and sister. were going gorilla hunting
to the untracked back yard of French
West Africa, DR. Hornaday sent them
a cablegram asking them to capture
alive a pygmy elephant. 1t came about
that way.
The pygmy was put aboard the Presi-
dent Van Buren, at London. with Major
Cunningham himself in charge. The
Major placed the pygmy in a specially
built cage made in two compartments.
one OF which Funny Face used for
sleeping and the other for exercise.
DR.. Reid Blair. veterinarian of the
Zoo. was In charge of the staff which
met the ship and greeted Major Cum
ningham and Funny Face. After n
delay. due to truck going astray
everything went well. and the pygmy
Is happy I'm his new home. at the
threshold of a shining new career OF
amusing the children OF New York.
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
surpHIN JUny orT HOURS.

The Jury before which Harry Sutphin,
editor and political leader has been on
trial in the Supreme Court, Queens.
charged with the mu der OF william
Hermann, retired early in the afternoon
and had FAILED last midnight to reach a
verdict. II continued It's deliberations. .
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
TINIEST ELEPHANT
ARRIVES HERE SAFE
Pygmy Not Any Bigger
Than Pony Installed in
" Bronx Zoo.
HE'S GENUINE RARITY
Funny Face All There as
Pachyderms Go, but
Weighs 300.
GIFT, OF NORRIS KINNEY
Queer Specimen Captured for
Society by Major and Miss
Cunningham.
GIFT OF NORRIS KINNEY

DR.. William T. Hornaday, world IA
nous naturalist and director of the
finest, rarest and most expensive col
lection of wild and tame animals to be
found cnywhere, heard the telephone
bell ring in his Office at the Brony
Zoo late yesterday afternoon, an
swered 1t and promptly hung up the
receiver and his appetite for dinner.
He had Just been informed that Funny
Face. the conservation portion ele.
phant un;oaded only that afternoon
from the United States liner President
Van Buren, had been so delayed in
leaving the Van Buren's Hoboken pier
that it would be impossible for the
little trick pachyderm to get up to the
Zoo until 7 p. M. or after.
Ding the ding ding!" said the great
naturalist with wholly understandable
heat. For he had not been so inter-
ested In the receipt of a new beastie.
so altogether enthusiastic, since that
great day when he rode from City
Island to the Zoo dangling his legs
from the caves Of moving van in
which rode, roared and ragged one Of
the biggest, handsomesr and fiercest
polar bears ever lured into human cap
tivity. Pygmy elephants. almost the
rarest Of the jungle people. so new.
indeed, to the scientific world that II
has been only in the last ten years
or so that their existence as separate
species was credited, are greater catches
than old Silver King. and DR.. Ho-na-
day had made great preparations to
receive the midget. and all to no pur
pose, since he had to run away ut o
o'clock to address a few scientific So
ceties and couldn't possibly tarry to
shake hands with Funny Face.
VIII Have Chance To-day.
Anyway, the enthusiastic Hornaday
will have every opportunity to-day to
make friends with the pygmy. for
socks and weighing a shade under
300 pounds, not a bit bigger than
medium size Shetland pony and whole
lot cutter looking. arrived at the New
York Geological Gardens shortly after
7 o'clock and was put to bed with all
the honors due his rank.
He looks just as "a sure enough. reg
ular eleven-foot he elephant would look
through the little end Of a spyglass.
He's all there, is little Funny Face.
quaint tail like pigs tusks you could
use for paper knives; trunk so tiny that
you might call II steamer trunk II
you felt that foolish large round ears
like palmleaf fans covered with ashes
and little. bright eyes twinkling with
intelligence and amiable deviltry.
He was captured. this diverting ele-
phant child. in the hinterland Of
French West Africa. back of Fernan-
daz, by two extremely interesting peo-
pie. brother and sister. Major f. A.
Cunningham of London. big game
hunter and naturalist. and his sister
Alice. who possesses curious wizardry
in the gentling and training of wild ami
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1922-08-16
.FERNLEY TO HAVE
CANIALOUPE DAY

Fcrnley is extending an invitation to
all Lyon County to come to Fcrnlcy
on September 4th, which has been dcs-
ignated as Cantaloupc Day. On this
day Fcrnley people want to prove to
the world that they can raise the best
cantaloupcs in Nevada and invite you
to come and join with them in eating
Hearts OF Cold. which, will be furn-
ished free TO all who come
A program is being prepared for the
AFTERNOON and the committee i'll charge
promises lots of fun and cantaloupcs
for everyone. In the evening dance
and supper Hearts OF Gold la mode
will conclude the days entertainment
Remember on Labor Day, Sept 4th
all roads lead to Fcrnlcy. Don't miss
this opportunity to visit Lyon County
famous cantaloupc center.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1922-08-16
LEGION OFFICERS
RESIGN POSITIONS

At the last regular meeting Of the
Lyon County Post. American Legion,
held at the club rooms above the Gra-
NADIA Theatre. the designations of Post
Commander ]. 4. Mccarthy and Post
.Adjutant Jas n. Bernard were present.
ed and accepted. Both Mccarthy and
Bernard arc candidates for office. the
former being as aspirant for the AS
scmbly and the latter for the office of
County Clerk and Treasurer, and as
the Legion constitution states that no
officers shall be active political partici-
pants this action as necessary. Vice
Commander Fritz Schacht is now head
OF the organization and has named as
his adjutant, Francis Fox
The following resolution was also
presented and adopted:
Whereas. on account of the coming
election and unfoundcd reports OH the
attitude of the Post, it has become adj
visable for the members Of the Lyon
County Post No. 9, American Legion,
Department OF Nevada to state its at
titudc on political matters, and
Whereas, it is unconstitutional for
any post of the American Legion either
to endorse any candidate for public Of
flee or to take a position on any poll
teal question, and
Whereas. this post has not endorsed
any candidate for public office or ta-
ken any position on any political qucs-
ton; now, therefore, be it resolved
F That this post OF the American Lc-
gion publicly state its stand on this
question by publishing this resolution
in the Yerington newspapers, ::ifs
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1922-08-16
FARMERS TO VISIT
TOPAZ LAKE AUG. q

On Sunday August 9th. farmers in
the South End Center Of the farm bu-
rcau. have decided to make an obscr-
vation trip to Topaz reservoir. Many
farmers in Mason and Smith Valleys
have never seen what the irrigation dis
trict has accomplished at Topaz.
1t is hoped that as many machines
as possible will make the trip, the
more TIE better. and, inasmuch as the
stores are closed on Sunday it is pre-
sumed that good many business men
who have never seen the reservoir.
will make the trip at this time.
The Wellington Farm bureau center
will probably join i'll the excursion. If
you have not seen the reservoir make
the trip and take lunch along. as il
will be sort OF picnic affair
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1922-08-16
MORE WEDDING BELLS

Miss Cecilia Carney. eighteen year
old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Carney.
and Terence Weybournc. author aid
newspapcrmau OF Portland. Oregon.
were squietly. married By Fatchr Cunha
in the parsonage OF the Catholic churcl,
last Saturday. with only the immediate
family present. Miss Mack. of Port
land. and Mr.. Hayes. brothcrin-law OF
the groom acted as bridesmaid and
best man for the couple. The we'd
ding terminated three years ac-
uuailtancc and cngagmcnt'
Mr.. and Mrs. Wcybournc left on
Sunday for honeymoon trip i'll Cali
fornia. They will return to Ycrins-
ton in about two weeks and will then
90 to their home in Portland. ~.
Mrs. Wcybournc graduated last
June from the local high school and
is universally popular in the vicinity.
She is the only daughter in family of
five children, and while everyone re-
ioices at her happiness. it will be many
DAYS before family and friends can be
rcconcilcd to her absence.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1922-08-16
CAMPERS DROWNED IN
MONO COUNTY

While their wives screamed help
lcsslv on the shore 2oc Yards away
Daniel +. Mckenzie and George
Graygoo. employees OF the Standard
Oil Company at Flscnducndo. Los
ANGELES county. drowned in 40 fee
of water when their metal fishing
boat capsizcd i'll Grant lake Saturday
morning. VIII Jcnis was rescued with
difficulty, Mckcnzic's body was re,
covered II feet from the shore.
The three men with Mrs Mckcn-
zie. Mrs. Graygoo and their l2-ycar
old girl, were camping at the lake, sis
miles from Silver lake. Leaving the
women OH shore the men went out
in metal boat, and Graygoo, who
weighs 200 pounds, hooked a trout
which got away. immediately after
he hooked another. and in the ex-
citement the boat shipped water and
sank.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1922-08-16
I. f. RAWSON IS
OUT FOR SHERIFF

In this issue of the Yerington Times
appears the announcement Of Z. t..
Rason as candidate for the Rcpub-
lican nomination for Sheriff and
Assessor.
Mr.. Rawson, served two years as
Clerk and Treasurer OF this county and
proved himself to be a most capable
and conscientious official. He has :;
large circle of friends in all parts OF
the county. In the event of his cleo
ton Mr.. Rawson promises a faithful
discharge of the duties Of the office.
Hc has made study of the property
conditions throughout the county and
probably as we'll qualified as any one
in the county to make equitable assess
mcnts OF property values, which 7
one OF the most important and respon-
sible duties Of any of the county
officials.