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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-24

United States, which has codes Of con-
duct for society as well as the proletariat,
for women of impeccable standing and
reputation to hire perfect strangers to
dance with them.
But many things that are proper in
Paris would be impossible in New York.
Gigolos are one of them. Many a staid
business man who would be outraged at
home If a man spoke TO his wife without
an introduction, has sat complacently at
table in the Dead Rat or Maxim's while
his spouse and daughters waited about the
polished floor in the arms of Jules the
Knife.
Thus, when Mrs. Benjamin Thaw, of
Pittsburgh, New York and Newport,
dropped into her favorite trottery and
summoned the gigolo, and danced off
with him to the latest imported ragtime,
no one of her acquaintance at the neigh
boring tables chattered about it.
But fifteen minutes later when Mrs.
Thaw was discovered at a table in a palm
sheltered corner, her head and arms
slurped across the cloth spotted by
wine from an overturned glass, there
were shouts, screams and excited ques-
tiOns
"Drugged| clipped out the American
who picked up her glass and shifted IT,
And that was the whole story-axcept
that Mrs Thaw's necklace and rings and
bracelets were gone, and she could re-
member nothing that happened after
"Cho-Cho" smiled as she drank her cham
payne after the dance.
1t was easy enough, however, to re-
construct what had happened-the glitter
ing eyes of the gapgster appraising Mrs
Thaw's jewels as he danced with her, his
deft arm steering her to a secluded table,
ha laf NJ hay striF bav
she fell forward, a swift "snip-snip" with
the scissors and busy two minutes with
his fingers - "Cho-Cho" nonchalantlv
strolls OUT with his hat and his overccat
on his arm, his partner unconscious be
hind the palm, and 100000 worth of
sparklers In his pockets.
That story, sitting through the Amer
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-24
The Claridge on the
Champs Elysees Where
Brave Mrs. Thaw Lured the
Apache Jewel Robber
Into a Police Trap.

brother Of Harry Kendall Thaw, slayer Of
Stanford White, inherited more of the
Thaw millions than any of his multi-mil-
lionaire fathers children. And he is cred
tied with building them into greater for
tune than his father bOasted.
For some years Mrs. Benjamin Thaw
lived in Pittsburgh. Later she had a mag
nifcent home at 1916 Fifth avenue and
was leader in the New York 400"
Among her collection of famous works of
art is the madonna and Child" by Botti-
eelli. After the death of her son, Alex
auder b. Thaw, who was Skilled flying in
France in 1918, she sold the Fifth avenue
home and her Newport cottage. Since
then Mrs. Thaw has spent much of her
time abroad.
In Paris, according to tourist gossip,
Mrs. Thaw renewed with double measure
that keen interest in dancing which she
had always displayed whenl as a young
matron in Pittsburgh and later in New
York, she was as popular at balls And tea
dances as any debutaute.
She is radiant figure at all the func-
tions of the social season, and when func-
tions are lacking she is seen frequently,
with other wealthy women of the million
aire American set, dancing at the swank
Ter cafes along the boulevards and in the
Bois.
1t may seem strange to people in the
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-24

lean colony, caused swears and Mysteries.
Apoplectic husbands, who had nodded
good-naturedly over their port while
their wives trotted and tangoed with
agile gigolos, laid down righteous uIti-
matums. And frightened wives and deugh-
ters, who had thought it exciting to dazzle
with diamonds the Apaches who some
times boasted In whispers of Dashed heads
and cut throats in Clicky sewers, now
made haste to check their valuables at
the door or to shake their heads when a
glgolo presented his card.
But the story of the robbery. sensa-
tional though 1t may be, caused only a
ripple, to the buzz of gossip that began
q week later, when it was discovered Mrs.
benjamin Thaw was wearing once more
the jewels she had been mourning as
gone forever"
DO you mean to say the Paris police
actually recovered them?" asked aston.
lshed cynics. That was one version. But
insiders are telling another
According to their story, the American
beauty, instead of kicking up a rumpus
and setting otricialdom by the ears, pre-
tended to make light of her loss. Instead
OF renounc!ng dancing forever, she ap-
peared at flrst one cabaret and then an
other, and danced with this new gigolo
and that one. And to one of these She
casually let slip her desire to meet that
very handsome gigolo they call Cho-Cho."
The story goes that Mrs Thaw's dune
shook his head and shrugged his shouI-
ders. "Cho-Cho" was in retirement. No
one had seen him in weeks. But he was a
susceptible fellow. And he liked Ameri-
cans Perhaps, if madame could advance
five hundred francs to pay the expenses
of finding "Cho-Cho'- he would try
TO make an appointment.
The appointment was made-at an OBJ
scure corner of Claridge's lounge. And
admiringly eXclaim Mrs, Thaw's friends
the lady courageously walked in alone 70
keep the "date" with a man she knew was
desperate, spotted him at a glance, gave
the alarm, and had the pleasure of seeing
the fleeting "Cho-Cho" brought down with
football tackle in the Claridge lobby by
a couple of husky gendarmes. Some of
Mrs. Thaw's jewels were found on hims
Others, too valuable TO be readily dis
posed of were recovered in his den.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-24

RUGGED and robbed In a boulevard
jazzery by the handsome "gigolo"
she was paying to fox-trot with her,
Mrs Benjamin Thaw, society beauty of
New York and Pittsburgh, matched her
woman's wits against the Paris under
world, tricked her dancing Apache into
making rendezvous with her. had him
arrested after n chase through the lobby
OF a swagger hotel, and got back her
stolen Jewels.
This is the amazing story just revealed
by friends of Mrs. Thaw. Her exploit il
the talk of Paris-~frst, because of her in.
genulty and courage, and, second, because
the bold robbery has started "A pauicky
reaction against "gigolos" among Amcri-
can women who "adored" dancing with
these parasites of the Paris cafes and trot.
teries.
"Gigolo" is simply French argot for one
who makes living dancing with excite.
ment seeking women whose escorts nre
too clumsy or too lazy TO shake a foot
themselves. "Tea hound" would be the
American slang parallel for the term if
the 'Eigolo' had not made his dancing
moro of cash paying profession,
~ Paris, boau,tic, Riarritz and other
fluffy resorts the ggolo's fee is ten francs
and sometimes twenty francs per trot. He
7
an entire evening for one hundred francs.
That is the gigoio "union" price, though
in many of the iurid Moutmartre hide
aways bargain rates prevail,
I'm these haunts, where throat-slittinc
and Emroting are not uncommon crimes,
most of the EiPolos are Apaches. But
among the blazing lights of the bouleyards
the gjgolos are slim, immaculate youths,
with the manners Of a chcyalier, the grace
Of Maurice himself, and the speed of sun
strcaks
The gjgolo who suaTled Mrs. Thaw's
jewels was combination Of both, a dark
and interesting Adouis, who, say Mrs.
Ihaw's friends, was known only as echo
Cho' by the fragile butterflies who rlut-
tered in for tea trots and aftor-theatre
tangocs at the cafe which he made his
headquarters.
He was a swagciug, nifty" conversa-
ilon3llsl and AN expert dancer. So why
should Mrs. Thaw have suspected for an
instant that this well-groomed. petted
favorite might be a notorious Apache,
carrying drugs i'm the crook of his palm
and scissors up his sleeve?
II Is readily understandable, however
that among all his beautiful patrons "Cho.
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Cho" should see in Mrs. Thaw not simply
a lady who would pay him handsomely for
an hours trottlng, but O potential victim
for a typical Apache trick-the old game
of knockout drops"
He could have had no doubt that the
pearls around Mrs Thaw's neck, the rings
on her fingers and the bracelets about her
wrists were all genuine. For Mrs. Thaw
is one of the best-nowu members of the
American colony in Paris and one of the
richest.
Her husband, Benjamin Thaw, half
Below, the Priceless Botticelli
Masterpiece, Madonna and
Child" Now in the Collection
of Mrs. Benjamin Thaw
New Britain herald., 1922-05-08

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soviet reply, which Is expected within two days is unsatisfactory to the powers, these people say, another note will be sent to the Russians embody- ing the powers minimum terms and giving the bolsheviki a stated period for consideration and final reply.
 The Russians may spring a surprise by returning favorable answer to the present memorandum, but com- plete acceptance is improbable and the bolsheviki would hardly agree to amendment by France and Belgium of the property clause, which they al- ready regard as one of the most dras- tic conditions laid down by the pow CTS as it compromises their political principle that all property be owned by the state.s
 French Stubborn.
 France has announced through her chief spokesman Vice. Premier Bar thou that she will not go on with negotiations unless the Russians give q categorical answer to the memor- andum. A dilatory reply, which meant merely playing for time" said M. Barthou would bring the instant with lrawal of France. This would include refusal to consider the non-agression pact proposed by Mir. Lloyd George as such a pact would be impossible un- ,ess there was an arrangement with Russia.
 Meanwhile the Italian leaders con- sinue their role of peacemaker and Foreign Minister Schanzer is devoting Ill his time to the problem of fin'd- ing some formula which will satisfy the French and Belgians. Little hope is held out however that this is pos sible and Czecho-Slovakia is said to be leading the way in negotiating a sep lrate economic accord with the bol- iheviki in lieu of the collective agree ment which seems improbable of at- tainment
New Britain herald., 1922-05-08
TARIFF ON CYANIDE
 BRINGS ARGUMENTS
Agricultural Tariff Bloc Lines Up
 for Fight on This Issue

Washington, May S.-The first test of strength of the republican agricul- tural tariff bloc will come in the sen- ate on the issue of whether cyanide is to remain on the free list. The finance committee has made this com modity dutiable in the chemical sched- ue now under consideration.
 Senator Oddie, republican, Nevada, is leading the blocs fight for free cyanide, the only commodity on which the bloc has insisted on free trade Republican senators of the so-called manufacturers group who are inter sted in free raw materials will watch the result of the vote with unusual interest as it will disclose how much strength the tariff bloc really has and what they will have to reckon with when the other items endorsed by this organization come up for action.
 In their effort to oNerturn the finance committee on cyanide, leaders of the agricultural group look for almost solid support from the demo- crats. On the other hand committee members and other republicans not affiliated with the bloc count on the democrats to support them in the
New Britain herald., 1922-05-08

bo simple or elaborate, but they must be attractive.
 Stuffed Eggs.
 Allow half an egg for each serving.
 TWO eggs, l scant teaspoon an chovy paste, 1 dessertspoon vinegar, Lilo teaspoon mustard, tablespoons melted butter, 1 dossortspoon chopped pimento, E teaspoon salt, Is tea spoon pepper, head lettuce, parsley.
 Cover CESS with boiling water and let stand just below the bubbline point for half hour. Pour off hot water and let stand until cool in cold water. Remove shells and cut in half crossr-isc.
 Trim of enough of the round end of the whites to make the halves stand evenly. Put the yolks in bowl with the ancho,y paste. vinegar, mustard, butter, pimento. salt and pepper and work with silver fork till perfectly smooth and creamy,
 Pile the mixture in the whites, garnsh with tiny sprig of parsley and serve on small leaf of head lettuce.
 Egg and Sardinc Appetizer
 Allow half an egg for each person to be served Allow one sardine to each egg.
 Hard boiled eggs, sardines, mayon- naise. match-like strips of pimento, head lettuce.
 Cut eggs in halves lengthuise. Re- move skin and bones from sardines. Work yolks and sardines together in q bowl with a silver fork till smooth. Add enough mayonnaise to make moist and creamy.
 Fill whites with mixture and top with about one-half teaspoon of may onnaise Garnish with strips of pi- nento and serve na small leaf of lettuce.
 Sardines can be covered with oil and kept in a covered bowl in a cool place for several days. The oil may De used in oil salad dressings for vegetables or plain lettuce. Do not ny to use this oil for a fruit salad dressing.
 Pimentos may be covered with weak vinegar and kept in cold place for week. So while these jules use a very little of certain delicacies there need be no waste.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-08

him too often. I don't blame Snow ball at all"
 Send him away, now; or I'll go home" Red threatened.
 At that Johnnie Green drove Snow ball behind the barn. But he wouldn't stay there. He came trotting back to the farmvard in no time,
 "beave him alone! Don't pay any attention to him and he won't touch you" Johnnie advised Red.
 However, that young man was un- easy, But he said nothing more about the matter, And turning to the swing under the big old apple tree he cried, Come on, Johnnie I'll swing you."
 Now, Johnnie Green had swung in that swing thousa nds of times. But il wasn't often anybody WIS willing to stand and push him until he went up, up up high among the leaH branches
 "All right" he said, None of your tricks, now"
 Red only grnned And he began pushing Johnnie. He pushed so hard that for once Johnnie was satisfied Once he thought the swing seat Nllil ItIl oll ll--Nds1 SOluE lO tuID completely over
 The whole thing was most strange It was most unusual Red was al ways ready to be swung. Never had he been willing, before, to swing any body else. So Johnnie Green decided to enjoy the fun while he could. Back and forth he rode in long sweeps.
 Meanwhile Snowball kept edgine nearer. He was behind Red. And all the time Red kept careful eye on him But of this Johnnie Green saw nothing. For of course his back was turned to Red and to Snow ball. too,
 There was no doubt that Snowfall wanted to take hand in the sport or perhaps it would be better to say tf ke d horn. Anyhow he lowered his head now and then, and shook it. And at last he stamped upon the ground.
 Hang tight. Johnnie." Red cried, Here comes the biggest push of all," And he gave Johnnie I mighty shove.
 Then Red waved his tattered hat almost in Snowball's face.
 That vas deadly insult. At least so Snowfall thought. He gathered his legs beneath him, He shot forward.
 Already Johnnie Green had begun his long backward swing.
 For a moment you would have thought Red was going 10 get caught in tight place. Johnnie Green was a most upon him. Snowfall was al- most upon him.
 And then Red jumped. Copyright 1922 by Metropolitan
 Newspaper Service.)
New Britain herald., 1922-05-08
PALACE THEATER

Rudolph Valentino. the famous star of The Four Horsemen," comes to the Palace tonight, Tuesday and Wednesday in his new offering "Mor- an of the Lady Lefty" It is asthrill- ing romance of the sea and has a vivid story of the lives of two peo- pie, one son of society, the other a girl who has been born and brought up on the sea. Dorothy Dalton. plays the role of the girl Moran, and is excellently cast as a daughter of an old sea captain. Ru- dolph Valentino is the son of society, but of an adventuresome type who afterwards is shanghaied aboard a ship with gang of smuggers Other films include new episode of "The Leather Pushers.
 The Keith vaudeville bill for the first part of the week features the American Comedy Four, an excellent comedy and singing quartet that are favortes everywhere; Mykoff and Vanity offer a series of Russian and ballet dances that are original and cleverly done; Officer Hyman is former member of the New York police force who demonstrated his ability as an entertainer at an "Op- portunity Night" in a New York the ater with the result that he was i'm mediately booked over the entire Keith circuit; while the Helen Clark Trio, who bring this fine bill to a close are trio of the most sensation al aerialists in vaudeville. In the very near future the Palace will pre- sent the greatest of all modern pho toplays "Smilin' Through" which features Norma Talmadge. The pho toplay version of 'Smiin' Through" was taken from the stage play of the same name that was played for quite some time by Jane Cowl.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-08
GENOA CONFERENCE
 IS ALMOST ENDED
Will Probably Adjourn This week
 --Outlook Not Bright

Genoa, May (By Associated Press) The fifth week of the Genoa confer ence opening today will see the end of the remarkable conclave, it is gen erally believed. An atmosphere ot gloom pervades conference circles f view of the apparent irreconcilabilitl of the positions of England on one hand and France and Belgium on the other over the terms under which the reconstruction of Russia would be undertaken.
 Admirers of Mir Lloyd George. be- lieve he may yet have some trump card in reserve but in other quarters no such hope is felt. although it is conceded that several deadlocks have been broken where dissolution seemed certain.
 May Suggest Loan.
 Among the reports circulated is one that Mir. Lloyd George will promise a direct governmental loan to the bol- sheviki if they agree to accept the terms set forth in the allied memor- andum. Another is that the confer ence will be continued even if France and Belgium drop out in protest against the recognition, embodied in the allied memorandum of Russias right to hold foreigners property under the soviet nation aization program. Those who pre- dict a breakup think it will take the form of an adjournment. If the
New Britain herald., 1922-05-08
THE RAINBOW'S JEALOUS

Ratine, one of the most popular materials for summer, is shown in more colors than rainbow ever dreamed of-but nature is so limited,
 serpent green and periwinkle blue are the colors of the moment, but one needn't cramp ones style by refusing all others.
 Deep rose, lemon yellow, new blue, torchlight red are only q few of them. Ratine is shown not only in plain col- ors but in gingham checks stripes and temperamental plaids. The styles in which it may be used nre almost end less,
 You may have gathered by now what we started out to say--that your season won't be completed without nt least one ratine frock. Unless it's brilliant color you won't be able to look your mirror in lhe face.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-08
THE SWING.

As Snowbali grew older he began to enjoy fine, new sport. At leas, this sport was new to him. All the old rams had enjoyed it for years. But 1t was not until Snowhall's horns be- gan to grow that he became interested in having fun in this special way
 The new sport was putting Snow ball was careful not to butt any sheen that were much bigger than he was For instance, he never even threaten ed to butt the black lamb who was some months the older of the two And Snowball didn't butt Johnnie Green; for Snowfall was fond of him.
 Snowball didn't feel the same to- ward other boys Other boys liked to tease him. A neighbor's boy called Red was the biggest tease Of them all. He never missed d chance to bother Snowball-unless Johnnie Green objected.
 So it was only to be expected that Snowball should want to butt Red. More than once he had stolen up be- hind Red and butted him as hard as he could butt.
 At first Red only laughtcd. But as Snowfall grew bigeer-and heavier Red no longer found anything to laugh at in Snowba1l's favorite sport Instead of laughing Red was more likely to go 10 rubbing himself where Snowball had struck him.
 "You'll have to get rid of this pet of yours!" Red said to Johnnie Green. That is, you'll have to if you expect me to come to your place any longer"
 II won't get rid of SnoNball," John- nie Green declared. Tt serves you right if he butts you. You've teased
New Britain herald., 1922-05-08
FOX'S THEATER

Tonight the Choral society will give It's annual spring musical festi- val at Fox's and consequently there will be no vaudeville or movies.
 Tomorrow. however, the regular schedule will be introduced once more and the management has secur- ed as a special feature Wet Gold" directed by Ralph Ince, who himself plays the leading role. This story has to do with two parties of ad- venturers fighting tooth and nail for its possession. The trail skins down the Atlantic seaboard, pauses for an exciting race at the Havana track and then plunges, in a submarine. right to the very floor of the ocean where men in grotesque diving suits come to death grips for the treasure.
 The last half of the week brings Norma Talmadge and Eugene O'Brier in "The Safety Curtain"
New Britain herald., 1922-05-08
Birth of Corset.

Birth of Corset.
 Louis XIV was young. He loved beauty. The story is that one of his court favorites, a woman with a beautiful face, was quite deformed about the hips. In order to hide the defect, and yet achieve an effect Of ion of the very small, stayed waist and hip frames.
 'The bouffant dancing frocks of our present debutantes are an echo of this.
 The Fontanges head dress was also fancy of Louis XIV. It was during a fete that . young woman caught her hair on the branch of a tree. In order to hold the disar- ranged locks in place the young wom- and removed her lace garter and put it around her head with her curls puffing loosely out about it.
 Louis liked it and said her hair should always be worn that way!
 Silks Come In.
 Madame Pompadour and Madame DuTsarry. favorites of the court of Louis XN, brought in a period of fancy silks, extremely houffant skirts small waists and general ornateness.
 "It was not until the eighteenth century that the wives of royalty had any influence on fashion.
 ''In the unhappy period which tol- lowed the latter part of the clgh- teenth century clothing became more severe and then appeared the fa!lor- ed suit.
 50 cverythire wc have in fash ion now" Miss T'fapharon says, ''is traceablo to some part of q past ccI- tury."
New Britain herald., 1922-05-08
SUNDAY DANCING IN
 MER|DEN IS BARRED
Hanover Park Manager May
 Decide to Appeal

Meriden, May S.-According to tele- phone notification received here Sat- urday by Manager Henry A. Rosen- thai. manager of Hanover park, Su- perintendent of State Police Hurley ruled that Sunday night dancing at the park pavilion would not be sanc- tioned by his department, and that the application for that privilege would not be granted. This ruling was made after the case had been given two public hearings, one of which was attended by protesting in- Gividuals representing several local organizations. Although he declined to discuss the reasons underlying his decision. Superintendent Hurley said tfat he could see no reason why the tions for operation permits at the same time should not be allowed to run.
 Manager Nlisquoted.
 When interviewed yesterday Man. ager Rosenthal said he had been mis- quoted as saying that he would ap- peal the case to the higher court in Connecticut T never said that" said Mir Rosenthal, but if l am allowed to appeal in this case I shall do so If not the park will conform with the state police ruling and discontinue Sunday dancing" Mir. Rosenthal said that he did not know the exact pro- cedure in the case, but would in day or two.
 It is stated that the local min- isters are pleased with the utate po- lice decision in the case. Rev. P. F. Wolfenden of the Ministers associa- ton reiterated his statement made at the hearing in Hartford that the min- isters were not opposing the privilege of people to enjoy themselves at the park on Sundays, but that they were protesting 'promiscuous public dance halls in general"