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New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
DELANCEY KANE I'LL.
Under Care of Specialists for an Acute
Nervous Disease.

Colonel Delaney Astor Kane is serious
ly i'll with an acute nervous disease at
his country estate Davenports Neck
New Rochelle. His brother-in-law, William
r. 1selin, said last night that Mr.. Kane's
condition was improving and that he was
In no immediate danger. He is i'm care
of nurse constantly and a New York
nerve specialist is treating him.
Last summer Mr.. Kane was taken from
Newport TO a sanatorium at Pomfret,
Conn. but when he grew worse II was
decided 10 remove him to New Rochelle
so that New York specialists could attend
him frequently.
Colonel Kane is known as the father of
coaching in America ard for many years
was president of the New York Coaching
Club He married the eldest daughter of
the late Adrian Iselin Colonel Kane is one
of the descendants of Bishop Kane who
was one Of the first Episcopal bishops OF
the United States. few years ago he
Joined the Catholic Church. He celebrated
his conversion by giving a marble baptis-
nal font TO ST. Gabriers Church OF New
Rochelle
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
SENATE CORRUPT, HE SAYS.
Csurps Power Intended for the House,
Asserts Professor Ford.

That the United States Senate has full
nlIed the prophecy of one Of the Virginia
,tclegates IN ,he constitutional convention
Of 1857. that {; would be more likely 10 be-
come corrupt than the House Of Repre-
sentatives. Was the opinion expressed by
Henry Jones Ford. professor Of political
science at Princeton in lecture al CO.
lumhia University yesterday.
Acting on the belief that the Senate
would very likely fall a prey to corruption.
said Or Ford. THE fathers gave 10 the
House the budget making power. and at
the same time left 10 the Senate the power
- amendment. Using this power as club
,he senate hss blacl1mailed the House and
has become the dominant branch Of our
national legislature The House has lost
the powers which il was intended TO have.
and instead OF being strong and masterful
a has becOmc supine. This state OF affairs
il in direct contrast to that which prevails
constitutional principles as our own.
The tendency in al such governments
j. for the lower house to become auto
cratic l,ut in the United States the House
has gradually become the weakest branch
Il the Legislature. In the great night which
las been tlking place over tie passage 81
tne English budget the House Of Commons
has introduced revolutionary principles and
tb.. I.0rd- VII not dare To- exercise ia auy
a.erfa the power which our senate 50
,,..l, fakes 10 it-ef
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
NEU HINDU DANCES.
Ruth ST. Denis GircS Graceful
Performance.

Ruth 81. Denis introduced Yesterday af
ternoon. a. the Hudson Theatre the first
OF a series OF Hindu dances Her perform
ance was peculiarly graceful and staged in
true and artistic Oriental fashion. Miss
ST Denis attempted daring and difficult
thing and she did II in extremely good
taste.
Accompanying her were several TIlndus.
who took the parts Of markctmen. musi-
clans servants. priests and princess espe-
cially well. An orchestra directed bv Walter
Meyrowitz played weird harmonies. which
together with the stage settings. contrib
uted vastly 10 the sincerity OF the per-
formance.
the last, The Mystic Dance Of the Five
Senses" in two scenes. the first OF which
showed pilgrims and worshlppers gathering
before the outer court OF Hindu temple
In the second scene Miss St Denis was
enshrined as the image Of Radha. wife Of
Krishna, an incarnation Of Vishnu. She
was awakened 10y the strange rites Of the
tennule and came down 20 earth TO dance
the Mystic Dance OF 'he Five Senses
The cobra. or snake charmer's. dance in
q market place. near the Ganges. was
serpentine in it's likeness. The Nautch"
C'The Golden SariD, given in the
dance han of a raJah's palace. was spec
tacular and graceful.
Miss St Denis will give matnees AT 2
y m. tomorrow and Friday. Next week
ste will dance on Monday. Tuesday and
Friday at the same hour.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
IRVING PLACE THEATRE.
Der Biberpelz. -

The stock company at the Irving Place
Theatre produced last night a comedy bv
Gerhsrdt Hauptmann, entitled Der Biber-
pez' C'The Beaver Skin'D. II was an
nOunced as the first performance of the piece
in America. and the lateness of its appear
ance here Cfor il is twelve or fifteen years
old must have been due 10 its inherent un-
suitability to transportation far from its
native atmosphere in Berlin Hauptmann
is known here through plays like Die
Versunkene Glocke." "Hanneles Himmels-
fahrt" and Die Weber" in which are either
poetry highly charged with symbolism. or
powerful protests against social and econom-
ical oppression. der BiberpeIz'' Is neithe-
II is a prose comedy of low life in a Berlin
suburb. and contains no trace of poetry
and no large allowance of huuor.
BEYOND drawing a rich and somewhat
Fs!stafian type Of reprobate old woman,
who steals and sets her family to stealing.
but has enough shrewduess and mother Wit
to deceive the people whom she plumbers
and the sddle-pated magistrate imported
from Berlin. TO keep the suburb in order.
Hauptmann does little more in this piece
than satirize good-naturedIy the seIf-con-
ceit and stupidity % Prussian oficialdom.
There is no dramatic movement and no eli
max of interest in the scenes which he puts
together. There is also a lack OF convinc-
ing humor.
The cast was competent. but the piece is
essentially single character one. and the
stage was held from start TO finish by Mrs
NeuendOr1, S the resOurceful and success
full despOiler Of the village. She was SYM
pathetic in part requiring much force
and delicacy in handling. Horst Bulss
made the fatuOus magistrate almost too
fatuous. Hauptmann's reputation will not
suffer much IL Der Biberpelz'' is never
revived here The full cast was:
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
OBITUARY NOTES.

FREDERICK FAIRCHILD, manager Of
the Western Union Telegraph Company's
office at New Haven. died there suddenly
OF heart disease yesterday. He was a vet
eran operator, having been in the employ
of the company since bOyhood. ard these
years Of service made him widely known.
During the Civil War Mr.. Fairchild was on
duty as an operator In New Haven. His
niece. who was formerly Mrs. Frederick
MacMonnies. was married week ago In
Paris to VIII Lowe. the artist
MRS. ELIZABETH s. HURLEY. supe--
intendent Of the Children's Aid Society's
Elizabeth Home for Girls. died OF heart
disease at the home. No. SO7 East 18th
street. on Monday. She had been In the
service OF the society for hfty-four years.
and In spite OF her advanced age-nearly
eighty years-was active and efficient until
within week OF her death Mrs. Hurley
began her work for the society in the East
River Industrial School in East 10Th street.
In the shanty district then $3.50 known as
Dutch Hill Mrs. Hurley In all the wears
OF her service cared for upward OF twenty
thousand girls. endeavoring 70 teach them
habits OF industry and TO turn them from
evil courses She sent out TO situations
about three hundred annually. trained for
various duties. from laundry work and
dressmaking 10 stenOgraphy and typewrit-
Ing Her influence and training are TO be
held responsible. the officers OF the society
say. for the fact that 1900 women have
led useful lives. Mrs. Hurley was a widow.
her husband. an army surgeon. having died
In service in the Civil War.
FRITZ DICKEL. a 'cross-countrv rider OF
the old school. who. with his brother. Albert
Dickel. owned the old DickeI Riding Aead-
emy. In Manhattan. died yesterday in the
White Plains Hospital His brother was
killed few years ago while out horseback
riding In White Plains Fritz DickeI was
sixty eight years old. and after the death
OF his brother he retired from the riding
academy business and lived on the Dtckel
farm. on the New York Post Road at White
Plains.
MRS. IABTITIA MYERS. wife of the
late Lawrence Myers. died on sunday
afternoon at her home. In FIainneld. -. J.
Mrs. Myers was the daughter of the Rev.
Frederick Hslsey. OF Pisttsburg. y Y.
and sister OF the late Mrs. Hugh Me-
Culoeh- Dor more than forty ysars shs
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Grace Ellison in ''Jacqueline." a new
comedy by Harriet Ford and Caroline
Duer. will follow Kyrle BeIlew In The
Builder OF Bridges AT the Hudson
Theatre on December 8.
Henry b. Harris has accepted a plav
written by Anna Steese Richardson and
Henry Leslie Fridenberg. II is called "A
Mans a Man"
Cecil Lean and Florence Holbrook will
appear soon i'm Bright Eyes" a musical
play adapted from the farce Mistakes
VIII Happen" The piece was written bv
Charles Dickson. Otto Hauerbach ana
Karl HOschna, authors OF The Three
Twins"
Orme Caldara Byron Douglas. Walter
ID. Greene. Louise Closer Hale, Pauline
Durield. Ethel Clayton. George Gaston
Mason Stone. Jerome Storm and others
are some OF the players who will he saan
in Frank Lords new play Ellis Name on
the Door" at the Bijou Theatre next
Monday night.
Hugo Bryk. the German musical director
who arrived here last week will conduct
a series OF NtenneSe musical plays In this
country for the Messrs. Shubert. Herr
Rryk has been conductor at the Operetten
Theatre. Berlin. and the Johann Straus
Theatre. Vienna. lie has also conducted
Al Coyent Garden. London Last nisbt
he saw The Chocolate Soldier" al the
Herald Square Theatre. which he said
Was superior 10 the NteneSse play from
which II was taken
William Collier Will appear in Atlantic
city on December . In q new comedy by
Mrs. Anne Crawford Flexner. called a
Lucky star" he viii present n I'M New
York week later
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
CHARLES BANKS.

Charles Banks. a retired Isw-book pub
Usher. died last night at his home. No.
~ West 10Th street. Until his retirement.
few years ago. Mr. Banks was a member
of the firm of Banks & Bros. which his
father. the late David Banks. founded in
1904
Mr. Banks was born in this city seventy
nine years ago. Shortly after he reached
his majority Mr.. Banks devoted himself
to real estate investments. at which he
amassed a fortune. Later he entered the
publishing firm of which his brother.
David Banks. is the senior member. Mr.
Banks was the founder of the South Side
Sportsman Club. OF Oakdale, Long Island.
He has country home at Pine Neck.
Long Island Two daughters. Miss Zoe
z Banks, and Mrs. Charles ". Belt, OF
Baltimore, survive him. The funeral will
be held at his home tomorrow at II o'clock
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
FAREWELL TO Upton
Iachtsmen Erpect Challenge
after His Return Home.

Commodore Leonard Richards and other
members OF the Atlantic Yacht Club gave
farewell dinner at the Lotos Club last
night for Sir Thomas Upton. who will sail
for home this morning on the Lusitania.
on either side of Commodore Richards. who
presided at the guests table were Colonel
Duncan F. ID. Nenl. of the Royal Ulster
Yacht Club: Vice-Commodore Probst. Rear
Commodore III. G. S. Noble. Secretary r..
W Spier, Treasurer r. A. Brown. Charles
Ludwig. chairman OF the house COM
mtttee; III. Z. Boucher. chairman OF the
regatta committee. and Theodore Wells.
The speakers included Barlow s. Weeks.
vho spoke Of the good fellowship existing
between yachtsmen i'm America and Great
Britain. and Commodore William III.
Chlds. who talked on the possibilities of
racing in the s-metre class. for which
TIE Atlantic Yacht Club has offered a chal-
lenge cup. He said the club in addition 10
Cfering the cup for series of international
races. i'm a cable message sent TO the editor
Of The London Field" had promised 10
build three boats for the competition.
Gherardi Davis i'm a brief address thanked
Sir Thomas on behalf of the club for his
gift of the ShamrOck's mast. now used for
a fiagpole.
There have been many rumors concern
ing the arrangements that Sir Thomas is
seeking TO make for a race for the
Americas Cup In 1911. 1t is generally un-
derstood among his friends here that
Challenge for the cup will be sent after his
arrival in England. One yachtsman said
last night that Sir Thomas had talked with
members of the New York Yacht Club re-
garding the conditions under which a chal-
lenge would be accepted and that he had
received assurances that a challenge. IL
framed along certain lines. would be ac-
cepted.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Free admission ,c tbs M..TopolItan. Museum s1n,
HistCry and the Geological Garden
First hearing bv the legislative committe. on
the new city charter. city Hall, 10 a m
Devotional meeting OF the Ladies' Christian
Union chapel OF the Collegiate Church,
9Th avenue and 4sth street. II
Meeting OF the Rainy Day club Hotel Astor.
y
Benent gale under the auspices OF the Dsush-
ters OF the Revolution. Hotel Belmont.
Meeting Of the Democratic League OF New
York state. Manhattan club. ) D. m
Meeting OF the Unitarian Club OF New York.
Hotel Manhattan. $50 D. m
Dinner for the fusion candidates OF the city
anC county tickets in the recent cam
paign. Republican club. evening
Entertainment OF the New York Southern So
ciety Hotel Plaza. evening
Annual dinner OF the Eleventh Army Corps
Association. Army Of the Potomac cafe
Martin. p. m
,da-esses ON "Finanee" BY Horace White
William NJ kingsley and Claiming Rudd.
West Side Y NJ. =. A. No 3ls West 5Tth
street. 1;45 p. m
Annual meeting OF the Chautauqua County
society. Hotel Manhattan. p m.
Meeting Of the Medico-Lesal Society. Wal
dort-Astoria. ? m
smoker and buffet of the Amherst Association
Hotel Astor. p. m
Woman suffrage mass meeting. Carnegie Hall.
s.I5 p. m.
rr.a Lectures Of the Board ~ Education. &
and Amsterdam avenue. Common Wili
Animals 0f New York state Ernest ~
Ravnes: Public school 1sS. ts5th street
Nest OF Amsterdam avenue Our south
American Neighaors Or William r.
shepherd, East Side House s-ttlement
50f6 street and East River. SICILY ami
t;reers" Dr. Hugh Lowther: CSope-
linton THIRD avenue and sth Strs.,
Les Invasion OF the North" Frank IL
Raughrr. Public Library. No S3I Fsxr
i0th street The Prevention % Tuh-rcu-
Iosis' Or Jonn r. Huber: 81 Bsrtholo-
news HAL No s15 East s2d street
sunshine Chepel No $50 West ,0tb
street 'AlEiers ana Nigeria Mi-s len
nis Pomsrsns " e. a HAIL No :.
west i-sth street. ~Americas Naterws,.
THEW Fast and fresenI Robert Emmst
Ireton.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
OPERA COWIQUE.
LA File dc Nine. Angot" at
the Manhattan
CAsT OF - F1LI.E DE MAnANr ANcn

The special series Of what Oscar Ham
merstein has announced as performances
Of opera comique opened last night at the
Manhattan Opera House before a good
sized audience The opera was LecOd's la
File de Madame Angot," and its charm
ing airs. light and graceful as the society
IT depicts. must have warmed the heart OF
many a gray head whose memory went
back 10 Casino days. before that house had
been given up TO modern musical Contor-
tions.
There is plot to Madame Angot." a
plot with backbone: and the characters
are real-exaggerated Just enough to give
piquancy 10 their actions All throuch
there breathes the delightful spirit Of the
last Empire. a spirit that ;he cruel days Of
II had been unable quite 10 crush. And
il was a spirit that the special company
that Oscar Hammersteln has recruited de-
noted most successfully.
Mile Deormes was the CIairette. and
though her voice is not such as have
brought fame To the Bath street house, her
singing was delightfully."- expressive and
her acting graceful The Amaranthe was
Mile Laya. In less skilful hands the sug-
eestivcness Of her "Nlarchande de warree"
might have lecome offensive. but she sang
ll
in the ascendant
Mr.. I.anbriue as POmpOnnet. Mr.. Devries
as Ange Pitou and Mr.. Nicolay as Lou
chard all entered into the spirit and Mile
Noiba, who sang the part OF Mile. Lange.
showed that she possessed a pleasing voice
that she knows how TO use.
Mr. Alfred Haakmar was the conductor.
and one who impaired 10 the orchestra his
own enthusiasm. The chorus was well
drilled in it's .ctions. bat at times its sing
ing was a little ragged.
The spoken lbretto was much cut. as is
evidently Lecessary for an American au-
dience. Whether this ignorance Of the Ian
guage will prove 100 great a handicap in
class Of opera 10 which an understanding
Of the text must mean much. the future
will tell There were many French peo-
tle in last nights audience. and there was
response TO every point. But the music Is
dsnghtful Musicians have loved il. and
il is hard to see how even Broadway can
he imperyious to its charm.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
The REV. DR.. M. A. M,MANlIs

The Rev. Or. Michael Augustine Nc
Manus. pastor OF ST. Aloysius's Roman
Catholic Church. in Newark died in the
rectory there early last evening from pa
ralysis. He was sixty-one years old DR..
McManus was one OF The best known
priests OF the Newark diocese. was a men,
Der Of Bishop OConaor's council and a dio-
cssan examiner. He was prominent in civic
affairs and was an advocate OF temper
snce. He succeeded the late Rev. Walter
Fleming pastor OF St. AIOysiuss in 1892
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
TO CONTEST AUNT's WILL.
Texas Nephew of Mrs. A. E. Hasbrook
Files Notice.

Robert d. Hasbrook. OF Houston. Tex.
nephew OF Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Hasbrook.
who died on August 10 at Sea Girt. y. j..
filed yesterday at the surrogates ONCE a
notice Of contest of his aunt's will
The testatrix cut of the contestant n
her will, as well as her sister. Mary F.
Bryant. OF Newport News. Va. and her
niece. Anna T. Tooke. OF San Antonio.
Tex. and left practically all Of her es-
tate to Lambert Suydsm. of No. 10 West
3sth street. Mrs. Hssbrook was not re-
lated 10 Suydam. who IL in the real es-
tate business at No. 25 Pine street. re-
ferring to him in her will dated in 1895
as my good friend
The nephew bases his contest on the
allegations that his aunt was Of unsound
mind and that undue influence was used
in inducing her to dispose of her property
as she did.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
CENSUS SECRETARY APPOINTED.

George II. Chatfeld, principal of Public
School 81. Manhattan. has been appointed
secretary of the Permanent Census Board.
This board is created by Chapter 249 OF
the laws of 1905 and consists OF the Mayor.
the Police Commissioner and the City Su-
perintendent OF Schools. The Census Board
is charged with the enumeration Of all per
sons between the ages OF four and eighteen
years and with the maintenance OF a regis
ter OF such persons. showing changes OF
residence. etc. as they occur. In taking
the census small area will be used to
test the efficacy of the plans proposed be-
fore covering the city as a whole.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
PRINCIPAL TALBOT MOVED
Had Been Head of Hoboken High
School for Ten Years.

Lafayette Talbot has been transferred BY
the Hohoken Board Of Education from tine
High School. OF which he had been prin-
cipal for ten years. to School 8. which Is
in the italian section. He is succeeded by
Joseph F. Brandt. who has been moved
from School s. The change was made
yesterday and was the result o, series OF
star chamber sessions neld recently. The
explanation vouchsafed Is purely technical.
that Principal Talbot Tioisted a rule rela-
tive TO text books.
DR. Talbot had a clash With some rnem-
bers OF the board several months ago over
the appointment OF teacher. and the can
didate he was interested I'm was unsuccess-
full.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
LORD CHANCELLOR cAH JAIL.


r-,erybodv in America who has wit
messed a performance Of Gilbert and Sulli-
vans comic opera "lolanthe." or who has
tsken mart in its presentation as anna
,eur will recall the boast which the Lord
.1bsncolor makes therein OF his despotic
poWerf over all young persons who happen
% be wards in chancery. and OF the ter
tEble punishments reserved for those who
oisobey lfm in the matter While the
rIaywrlgh; has made this a subject for
,;diculs. Il is very far from being a Joke
an England. For IL has recently again
been shown that not only young girls bat
,,aen young men. who decline 10 defer %
,,o wishes OF their parents IN the case
- marriage. flirting. or even other mat
- can i,e deprived Of their liberty and
.broUn .nto jail under that terribly elastic
,..-,e ~ contempt Il court" by tho
.,gust occupant of the Woolssck or by
-. ., the iudges % the High Court whom
> ,osx delegate 20 act for him IN the
matter.
re OIL er day q widow II wealth.
., oiue -hat she had some difficulty m
,,.,,roifin, TIE actions ~ her seNcnte' "a
,es--olS son. determined 10 clip his wings
!, ,n ene,fire manner - she uia1' ST
,.or,spt ~ $50 upon hin, nominating tao
,-,s.,.es d, administer tie settlement Al
,,s,,st before fi-e ink va dr. OF her zig
-. -, t.c locunenfs ~hc Instituted
-,o,..sif.s-F i. ti.e count ~ fhsncefg. that
. i, sss. in thc 10 iaiirr'i 'ii 'pnfi,
On tae .reie1t that sc s1s dissatisfied
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
OBITUARY
CHARLES N. cRITTENToN.

San Francisco. Nov. 1s.-Charles y. Crit
tsnton. the New York millionaire. widely
known as the founder OF the Florence Crit
tenton Rescue Homes for Girls. died at the
Hotel Normandie here to-day from pnsu-
monia He was III less than a week. He
was seventy-six years old
Mr.. Crittenton founded seventy-three res
cue homes IN this country and several in
Japan and China. which he named In
memory OF his daughter Florence. at whose
dying request he entered the mission work.
Mr.. CrittentOn was on tour visiting the
many rescue homes throughout the cOun-
try. and arrived In San Francisco ten days
ago.
He was senior member OF the firm OF
Charles y. Crittenton q Co, whOlesale
druggists. OF New York.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
CHARLES n. CAPEN.

Charles III. Capen. who had been engaged
I'm the restaurant business in New York
City for thirty-ive years. died yesterday at
his home. No. 123 West 92d street. from
apoplexy. after an illness of two weeks
He was sixty-nine years old. Mr. Capen was
born in Nantucket Mass. and came to
New York in 1850 He was for fifteen years
treasurer Of the Madison Avenue Presby-
terian Church. resigning only a short time
ago The funeral will be held at his home
on Friday at 10 O'Clock. The burial will be
in kensico Cemetery. He leaves two sons
and a daughter
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17

Charles y. Crittenton was best known 20
New Workers. rs the founder OF the Florence
Crittenton Missions in Bleecker street. in
this city. in New Brunswick. y. J.. and I'm
San Francisco. Sacramento and san joss
Cal After the death OF his daughter Mr.
Crittenton made tour of the world, which
lasted about eighteen months. He visited
every city OF importance in this country, and
established Florence Crittenton missions N
sixty or more. This tour cost Mr.. Critten-
ton s15O. 900.
IL was said that Mr.. Crittenton, who was
estimated TO be worth several million dol
lars. intended 20 spend all his money on
the Crittenton missions.
Mr.. Crittenton began business in limited
way at No. 80 Sixth avenue in 1852. He
gradually increased his trade, and In 1850
he moved TO Nos. lis and III Fulton street.
which premises he had occupied for many
years.
On retiring from active business. in 1892,
efter career Of twenty-eight years, Mr.
Crittenton formed stock company, OF
which he was president.
In 1880 Mr.. Crtttenton was the Prohibit
tion candidate for Mayor OF New York City.
He married Miss Josephine SIosson. Of Law
renceville. Penn.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
MAJOR LoRING w. MUZzEY.

tBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Lexington. Mass. Nov 1s.-Major Ioring
". Muzzey. one Of the oldest residents OF
this city, died at his home here to-day OF
apoplexy. He was sixty-nine years old He
was descended from a family whose mem
bers had fought in the battles OF Lexington
and Concord He himself had a fine record
during the Civil War with the Webster reg
iment, otherwise known as the 18th Massa-
chusetts. His work won for him the brevet
of major. He was prominent in Boston
business and Lexington town affairs