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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-19
NO MORE WHEAT AND
FLOUR MILL CLOSES

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EVERETT. May is.-The Everett
flour mill has been closed because
there IL no more wheat TO grind
The plant will remain idle during
the summer The company owns
several othor mills 10 the North
west, and a atring Of 10 warehouses
in Eastern Washington and lHI
Idaho and Montana, but these are
practically empty
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
FRENCH QUARTET AT MENDELssoHN

The latest of the chamber music quartets to
make serious appeal to the public interested in
this kind OF music, the French Quartet began yes
terday afternoon in Mendelssohn Hall its propa-
ganda of spreading knowledge OF the modern
French composers Ali the members of the quartet.
Joseph Alard piano. Fernand Pinel. viola; Daniel
Ladoux, violin. and Armand LadouK, violonceo.
have had experience in concert work in their
country in England Yesterdays concert was
the first in series OF three which is to be given
this season II is perhaps hardly surprising that,
with a rival attraction in Carnegie Hall, quartet,
become widely known through Identification with
other organizations In their individual capacity
as solosts, had 20 depend almost wholly for its
audience on its friends. condition not unknown to
the infancy of musical organizations that have
preceded 1t.
While yesterdays listeners were not overmany
they gave the nucleus Of enthusiasm and earnest
attention TO the programme, which included three
numbers. Two OF these were comparative novelties
here the trio for piano. violin and violoncelo by
Leon Boellmann. and Faure's Quartet in minor.
In the former, a very elaborate even II not Ia
bored piece of composition. the musicians displayed
at times especially in the first part a lack OF
fnish and ensemble, which may have been the fault
of lack of practice together. Much more precision
and harmony were shown in the Faure number.
Cesar Francks Sonata fOr piano and violin was
the third number on the programme.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29

full thing to contemplate She has developed
the stages from a wilful maiden to a human
hyena, with wonderful skill and variety OF phase
and she mas mastered ali the agencies OF EXPIRES
sion. There is terTicIe intensity in her actins,
especially in ..e awful climax OF the play, in
tensty which, coupled with the music Of the
orchestra, is absolutely nerve raaking to persons
susceptible to music. Her dance is remarkable for
its grace and voluptuous charm. She does not
present the libidinous dance invited by the music
at its outset but pantomime in rhythmical move
and pose, which IS varied as the terpsi-
chorean play Miss Duncan, though with less
Elasticity and eloquence. Through II all she is
vision OF lovelness and If the opera holds place
In the repertory It will be due wholly TO this feat
ure. Yet there were others Of far greater value
in last nights representation. The Herod Of Mr..
Dalmores was a masterpiece, and was the
Jochanaan Of NJ Dufranne. truly noble and. II it
were possible, uplifting impersonation, and one
that was musically transigured To these details
and others there will be opportunities 10 recur
hereafter. H E. h
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
BRILLIANT AUDIENCE AT MANHATTAN.

Larger audiences have been present at the Man
haitian Opera House this season, but no one more
brilliant than that which assembled for the first
performance OF ''Salome" last night By far the
larger part Of It to the theatre in carriages
which. even after the hour scheduled for the be
ginning OF the performances o'clock-stretched
for blocks along 34th street and up Eighth avenue
Despite the excellent arrangements made for
handling traffic, it was twenty-five minutes past
the hour when MI Campanni gave the signal for
his musicians TO begin BY that time plenty OF
good orchestra seats could be had from specu-
lators along the sidewalk. and single seats here
and there in good locations sold for as low as 81
and 81 so apiece.
The ticket purveyors in general found purchasers
for their surplus before the music drama was we'll
under way
Curiosity. perhaps mixed with little expectation
of the sensational seemed to dominate the audi
enoe There were few departures before the fall
ing of the curtain but there a notabls in
crease in the passivity of those present after Miss
Gardens dance. The applause at the close was
perfunctory, although Miss Garden and her asso-
cates and Mr. Campanini were brought before
the curtain some half dozen times. Mr.. Hammer
stein. standing between Miss Garden and Mr. Dal-
mores, bowed his Acknowledgements at the end, but
there were calls for speech and he made
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
TRIBUTE TO CLEVELAND.
WOodrooc Wilson Speaks Of HIS
iSe17Tce to Princeton

Princeton. Jan 2s-Tbe annual report OF Pres
made public to-day. contains tribute to
the late Grover Cleveland President Wilson says:
Mr.. Clevelnnd's death was so great a loss to the
country, deprived many interests and causes OF
his eleTatina counsel and example, that il is hard
what the whole nation felt But he did do the uni
versity special service, and 1t seemed. TO us at
any rate. when he died, TO suffer special loss.
Discussing future dormitory accommodations, the
report says:
There are 345 OF our students outside the dornli-
tories taking their chances in the lodging houses
Of the town. and the buildings will greatly
contribute to their comfort and morale. The
dormitory being provided by the class OF 1877 Will
acconmodate sixty-two students, the dormitory
provided by Mrs. Sage's gift should accommodate
10 students
Interesting statistics presented in the report
the registration Of the university. and President
Wilson says:
Oh the entering students 81 per cent Pres
byterians and q per cent Epscopalians. There
tventy-seveu Methodsts, twenty-five Catholics.
eleven CongregItfonalsts, eleven Jews, nine Dutch
Reformed nine Baptists. eight Ilutherans, five Uni
tarians. two Quakers, one Cniversast. one inde-
pendent, United Presbyterian and one Chris
tian Scientist.
Referring 10 the appointment Of Mayor George
B Mcclellan, IS, to succeed Mr.. Cleveland IN the
Stafford Little lectureship President Wilson speaks
Of :he Mayor who in high positions OF pub
gard for principle like Mr. CIeveIand's own, and
whose gift as writer and speaker especially quail
ify him for the functions of the lectureshp.''
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
TALBOT J. TAYLOR SALE BEGINS
Collection of Furniture Attracts Many to Fifth
Avenue Art Galleries.

A carved oak divan Of the Louis Seize period
with festoons around it, lower raii ana Win loose
cushion in old cut velour. brought the top price
Yesterday at the opening sale Of the Talbot j. ray
Ior collection of French English and Flemish fur
niture sold by order OF Mrs. Jessica Keene Tayior
at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, No. o4S F1tth
avenue p Armour Valentine was the purchaser
and he paid 1915 for IT.
Those present included Mrs. Cornelius vanderbilt
robu Alley Parker Albert Galatin, Cooper Hewitt
Professor Bashford Dean, Mrs. George f. Bliss =
r Alexander Mr and Mrs. Hugh A. Murray, q J.
SNOW J. A Bronder. T. B. Clark, Karl Won ny
6tresbere Robert s Talmadge. Mr.. and Mrs Jo-
sAnh Mcdonald Dr.. Julian II. Gehring, MI anu
Mrs Melville Clark Mrs. Walter Bovine, Mrs. =
l. Barclay and Mrs. c. l. Hudson
Ms + Knight was the successful bidder for
= Iouis Ouinze commode OF tulip wood marqueterle
with ornolu mounts Her bid was SlO- LOUIS
,rre,z. arm chair upholstered in old Flemish tap
sstry was sold to l.. W. Sprague, and LOUIS
ou,rze comulode with ormolu mounts ana caor0-
let legs. was obtained by s Philips Tor a4e Inc
total OF Yesterdays sale was S421. The sale con-
Times at 2. m
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
JAMES ]. kEHOE.

James J. Kehoe. former State Senator and AS
semblynan. and for many years the leader Of the
Democrats of the old 9Th Assembly District.
Brooklyn, died Wednesday night at his home.
NO. 10S Pioneer street For five days he had been
suffering from pneumonia
Mr. Kehoe was born in Brooklyn in 1858 and was
educated in the public schools. He entered poll
tics early in life and succeeded the late Michael J.
Cofey as the leader Of his district serving in the
Assembly in 1902 1908 and 1904. and in the Senate
in 1905 and 1906. Mr. Kehoe was forced out of the
leadership through the reapportionment of the
Assembly districts, and had paid little attention
to politics since He leaves a wife and four chill
dren. The funeral will be held on Saturday
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29

present at big fight at Brighton, when one of the
principals was accidentally killed
In those days people of rank and wealth used to
keep well known pugilsts regularly attached to
their establishments. partly with the view Of keep
ing themselves in good boxing practice and part
!' zoo, because II considered the proper thing
70 encourage in that way the noble art Of sef-de-
renee During the first half Of the reign OF Queen
victoria knowledge OF boxing was considered one
OF the requisite accomplishments OF every man of
plf1h and breeding. The late Lord Granville, who,
as Foreign Minister, was renowned for his al
most Feline suaviy that he used to go by the
or Pussy Granville q superb boxer. and. on
one occasion, when already In the neighborhood OF
Sixty years, administered terrific drubbing to
pury eborer who, while some disorderly meet
ing was in progress IN Hyde Park. had endeavored
10 Oar the way Of the phaeton in which the earl
was driving his wife. Iord Lonsdale IS to-day
one Of the very few peers who is an adept boxer.
Inc late Alexander III, who was extremely fond
OF boxing, had many bout with his brother-n-aw.
Prince Wsldemar Of Denmark, and. with his
nephew Prince George OF Greece, while fl IS gen.
orally understood that the plalady OF the lungs
from which his elder brother. Czarewitch Nicholas
succunbed, resulted from blow received in a
sparrinE match. When Alexander III was in Eng
land. prior TO his accession the throne. staying
with his wife at Marlborough House, he is known
10 have attended number Of hstic encounters with
his brothcr-in-lav. the then Prince OF Wales,
matches being got up for their edihcation.
But the only foreign visitor of royal or imperial
rank for whom entertainment of this kind has been
supplied since then IN London ~as the late Shah
OF Persia who would not rest until bout had
been organized for his benefit IN the royal riding
school at Buckingham Palace. His enjoyment there
or was marred by the iropportane arrival of sundry
prelates and members OF the English clergy, who,
having called upon him IN deputation to express
their thanks for the nberalty OF treatment of
the English missionaries in Persia, had been con-
Quoted by mistake to the riding school, on the un-
oerstandins that he was receive them there They
were Mortified by the spectacle. both combatsnts
oeing oiood-stafned, and for weeks afterward the
newspapers were filled with denunciations of those
court officials who had lent themselves such
baroarous means OF entertainment OF an Oriental
potentate whom 1t was OF Importance to accustom
70 the ways OF civilization.
MARQUIsE DE FoNTENoY.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.

r,. sA,,lss,on to the American Museum OF Na'ui@4
Ffee 151Storv and the Geological Garden
r,o,. ard musical entertainment Tor the 2ell.at OF
III 4ba Mar FISHER Home OF Ne" Jersey "AluotA-
Astoria, 2:3O p m .-- 49,. j,
49,, afternoon OF the National Society OF Ne"
Women. Delmcnico's, 2:SO p m 4.
49,, psv DR. silverman The Natural FtaGe .,
An u1omsn in tho Worlds Progress the aUI-s
Tsarue for the Civic Education OF "olsen DC %
L. Theatre No. Il West 44th street =-oo y ~.
,,,ns Of the Equal Franchise Society. home OF MIS-
SIscksy No 24< Madison avenue, D. m
Meeting o the Womans DenocE@uS N4u''
Astoria, afternoon -,
Ipsrstv Club No. II Madison Square North 10
p. m 80. r-,A p.,ss,-
1r,oruaI dinner of the Lehgh University Ciuo' helh
lhiot. Habsrs No 51 Maiden Lane. $50 p m
,uaI dinner Of the New York University schoo.. OF
Commerce Accounts and Finance fio'ei AS'O''
evening
Dinner of the Peddie Institute. Hotel Manhattan
,r,psI dinner OF the New York Alumni Association & !
Of Phillips Andover Academy IniFefsi'S ~'U' :
p -. vi,
Annual dinner of the Kansas Society OF New fo'S'
waldorf Astoria Z 80 p III
.-+.,nnent and reception OF the MercantlIs agency
M Mutual Benefit Association, Lexington cpe'a
House p. -.
pa,z,,o,I Pobius on Trade Unions and the Home
i"' nnder the auspices of the Peoples lnsttu'e'
Cooper Union.
Rsr az the Knights Of Columbus for the bene-
Az Of The Hospital Bed Fund ana ETeS Empoymsni
SvreaU kssassR square css&sa s;so IN
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
J. Q. A. WARD WINS A POINT.
Oral Testimony in Suit Against Society Of
the Army of the Cumberland

John a Dutton, of Hurry & Dutton. No. rs 'ill-
lam street, counsel for J. Q. A Ward, the sculp-
tor in his SUIT iu the Supreme Court against mem
bers of the Society OF the Army of the Cumber-
land 20 recover s32 800 for breach of contract in
jectins his models Of equestrian statue of Cen
eral Philip II. Sheridan. recently made motion in
the Supreme Court for commission TO examine
orally certain of the defendants who not resi-
dents Of this state. instead OF by Of written
interrogatories. '.--.
Justice Truax. Of the Supreme Court yesterday
granted the motion condition that the plaintiff
pay an allowance for the defendants expenses.
. The defendants, whom Mr. Dutton seeks 10 exam
inc are General Gates P. Thruston, president
Society Of the Army of the Cumberland Nashville,
Tenn. General Henry c Corbin Chevy Chase Nd.
General Michael Y. Sheridan. brother Of General
Sheridan. Washington; ex-Congressnlan' Charles II.
Grogvenor Athens Ohio General James H Wilson,
wilmington. Del; General Franklin G. Smith
Cleveland Park D. c., and General Charles F.
Man1erson, and others.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
LUCIA" AT THE METROPOLITAN.

Lucia di Lammermoor" was sung again last
evening at the Metropolitan Opera House but with
new representative of the heroine Nine Bernice
di PasquaIi, who is American. despite her Italian
name, personated the deceived Scotch maiden OF
Donizettis opera and she showed. as at her debut
here IN La Traviata," that she is familiar with
stage routine, and that her voice is of light and
sufficiently agreeable quality, except as 1t Is
marred by trenlolo of egregious proportions. This
fault least apparent in her singing of the mad
scene. whose vocal pyrotechnics Nine. de Pasduai
conpassed with considerable brilllancy winning the
enthusiastic plaudits of the audience. In the more
dramatic parts OF the opera. the soprano was less
successful. but she acquitted herself, the whole,
creditably. without once attaining distinction.
Mr.. Bonci and Mr.. Amato the Edgardo and
Ashton, respectively, and each sang with his GUS
tonlary art and effectiveness. The conductor was
Mr.. Spetrino
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
BREAKING FAITH WITH TEACHERS.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Breaking faith with the teacher, now
gravely proposed by members OF the Charter
Commission, will a double injury to the
schools. 1t will drive away forceful and
women in the service and will prevent other
efficient workers from entering our schools Under
present conditions large proportion Of the teach
ers are compelled exc out their incomes by night
school teaching other outside employment This
particularly Of those teachers whose salarfes
in the shifting stage subject to the automatic
increases, that iP, have not yet reached the final
salary promised them under the present charter
The breaking OF the implied contract for a fixed
final salary, under which contract they are now
serving for low temporary wage. will, aside from
its aboninabIe injustice. drive the strongest Of
these teachers TO other fields and II will stop-even
the suggestion for the last two years at Albany
has stopped-the coming Of the best class Of men
into this field 1t Will brand city faith
breaker injury TO the schools that future
action Will remedy. BERNARD CRONSON
President Male Teachers and Principals Associs-
tion of New York City.
New York, Jan "a, 1909
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
WRITER'S SEE THE VAMPIRE

number of well known writer's attended yester-
day afternoons performance OF The Vampire
at the Hackett Theatre. among them Richard Wat
son Glider. Edwin Markham. Hamln Garland Am
brose Bierce Percy Mackaye, Arthur Stringer,
Richard Hovey. Miss Ethel Kelly. William Vaughan
Moody. Richard LIE Gallienne and Leonard Van
Noppen. Mr.. Markham made brief speech at the
close OF the second act. in which he said:
/ positively decline speak for the poets. but
7 take pleasure in saying few words for all these
people who write. think that these two young
men. Mr. Wolf and Mr.. Niereck. are TO be con-
graduated at least on having coined new word
in the English language. That word is ''Vamperu"
which is a combination of a vampire, which takes
the idea and the kangaroo which carries 1t away.
| do not question but that there may be
truth in the idea of this drama-some metaphysi-
caI-psychological truth But I one OF those
who believe in the invincible courageous soul-and
I do not think that anything can conquer the de-
terrnined spirit. However. The Vampire Is
real achievement in opening a new psychic prob
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Ofrci,tI Record Foreeast-was gtoI. Jan Is
The Western storm continued In
and extent advancing slowly eastward the centre
now being over The Of precipitation covers
the larger portion the great plains states and the ten
osrare is moderate OF the but falling in
its rear The cleared in the North Atlantic
Coast states. somewhat lower temperature The
Western storm continue is movement eastward an
the area precipitation in its front Will reach the At
Iautic Coast during The rain fail will
high winds with rising temperatures in the Eastern
states and much colder In the West
cold will reach the Appalacnlans oy sat
,trdav rnornnc warnings are displayed on the
straits Of Fuca Cold wave warnings have been
issed for Kansas Northwestern Missouri
Tbe winds along the New England Coast VIII be mod
sste northwest becoming light and variable and shift
sng middle Atlantic Coast light variable
EAST Gulf coast light moderate southe-y; Gulf
coast Hight to moderate south southwest, becoming
varabe Steamers departing Friday for European ports
Will have winds increasing, with rain
10 Grand Banks
Forecast for special L0caIities.-FOr New England.
increasing cIouEiness with rain to-day to
night and on Saturday warmer Saturday: moderate
northwest winds. shifting and increasing
For Eastern New York rain or snow and warmer 10
dsy and Saturday increasing east winds
For Western New York rain and warmer to-osSi sax
urday probably rain. snow and colder
For Eastern pennsylvania rain to-day and saturday
warmer Saturday and northern and western portions
Friday; increasing east winds
For Western Pennsylvania. rain or snow to-day ana
SATURDAY.: warmer Friday: colder SATURDAY.
For Jersey, rain and to-day and Saturday
Ysr tas Distrtas q 0oszas.e pslswa<s sas xA<saad
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
THEREv DR.. CHARLES HAMILTON COON.

The Rev. DR.. Charles Hamilton Coon. pastor OF
the First Reformed Episcopal Church. Madison
avenue and 55th street Manhattan. died from pneu-
mona at o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home.
No. 1oS Hancock street, Brooklyn. He had only
been With the First Reformed Church since De-
cenber l.
Dr. Coon born forty-eight years ago at
Waynesboro, Penn. He was educated at Ursinus
College and Seminary and later became pastor Of
Trinity Reformed Church, Philadelphia, where he
remained for fourteen years. He then became pas
tor Of Emmanuel Reformed Episcopal Church
ceeding the Rev Dr. Forest Bager- After two
years he accepted a call to the Church of the
Reconciliation. Brooklyn and while pastor OF this
church he organized singing society Of hun
dred and eighty members and acquired the name
of the Singing Pastor" From there he went to
the Manhattan church. Ills niece. VINO his
adopted daughter and his wife survive him.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
GERMAN CHARITY BALL.

The entire first floor OF the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel was given over last night TO the annual Ger
man rty Ball. held for the benefit OF deserving
German charitable institutions. The attendance
exceeded three thousand. and the receipts from si
sources we're estimated at about $1,000 The total
amount paid 10 charities IN past years was slsOVU
The ball was opened al 1880 o'clock by Harry l.
Eschwege with Mrs. Francis Drsz The COM
lnittee OF arrangements included representatives.
from the auxiliary committee, the Bachelor Circle
the jung Arion. and 1he Beethoven Bachelors
Among the boxholders ware Adcphus Busch,
AIrs Anna Woerishoffer. Mrs II. + Pogg7nburg
Henry Boettger, John L. Heintz Jacob SieseL
u-,,Itan, n Fischer Herman Ridder George Ehret
Edward II Burghard, William Wicke J. Cnristo-
pher g. Hupfel, r. j. schasfer' schumah sons
Emil L. Boes Herman Frasch. Ad- De Barry
George A Kessler. II. r. Eschwege George =
Boidt Herman sielckeu, Charles a stadleF' JACOB
Ruppert Mrs Albert Weber, George E Sauer
Charles F. Bauerdorf. August Lichow' Alartih
schreakeisen Leopold Schmid and George b
Nicholas
The officers of the ball We're: Harry L Esch-
wese president, Hubert C1lhs, treasurer: bernAro
II Ridder recording secretary; George b Dlehi
ir corresponding secretary
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29

Nathaniel P. WardweH born IN Waterfowl
y. Y, sixty-two years ago, being the son OF n r
and Emma Bronson Sterling Wardwell- He was
educated at wiTiston Seminary. at East Hampton,
Mass. Besides his connection with the WatertOwn
National Bank, Mr. Wardweil vice-presdent Of
the Jefferson Company Savings Bank director
OF the Agricultural Insurance Company, the Farm
ers' National Bank, OF Adams y. Y; the Farmers
National Bank. of Theresa. " Y. and the Carthage
Electric Light Company. He vice-presdent
OF the Brookside Cemetery Association and men,
Der OF the Watertown Golf Club. Mr.. Wardwell. in
1874 married Miss Ellen F. Farwell who, with two
sons survives him.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
NOT A THREAT BY MRS. EDDY

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In The Tribune of January % I quoted
as stating that I consider the recent editorial by
Mrs Mary Baker G. Eddy IN The Christian Sci
ence Sentinel las a warning threat directed at
Mrs. Augusta E. stetson. of New York. Ny state
ment was follows:
while it Is not within my province 10 interpret
Mrs. Eddy's utterances. and every one must form
their own opinion of what she still do not
consider the statements in her recent editorial
threat directed toward Mrs. Stetson- The founda-
ton OF the teachings OF Christian Science has al
ways been the supremacy Of the spiritual, and the
lesson conveyed in Mrs. Eddy's editorial is appn-
cable to every individual Christian Scientist and TO
every Christian Science organization in the world
J. V. DITTEMORE.
Neu York Ian % 1909
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
E,sLropHiLE SOCIETY DINNER.

At the annual dinner Of the Bibliophile Society.
to be held in the Hotel -Astor on Monday evening,
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge will speak, and short
addresses are expected from J. Pierpont Nor
gan George w Vanderbilt John D. Crimnins.
Justice Victor J. Dowliug. Justice Charles H.
Truax William NJ Schnitzer, Henry Harper,
Adrian H. Joline and Francis L. Stetson who are
members of the socisIy-
The Bibiophile Society formed for the study
and promotion Of the arts pertaining TO fine book
making and illustrating and the occasional publica
ton of specially designed and illustrated books for
distribution among its memo
New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
.exr CANADIAN GOVERNOR GENERAL

London. Jan. B--It is reported tnat .he f1snt
-, rohn sinclair Secretary for Scotland, who
,,ar ,ust been raised TO the peersge, will be the
. s c.,,s-nor General of Canada In 1904 he mar
,sed LADY Marjorie Gordon. daughter Of the sew
anth Earl Of Aberdeen. who was Governor uenelAi
of Canada from 1888 to iss aullns "ni'a u'As 1"'
sinclair vss secretary 20 the sssa