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New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
H4NMERSTEIN'S PLAN
Subscription Books for NeTt
Season 4re NOzc Omen.

Oscar Hammerstein said yesterday that
the subscription books for the season 1870 IL
at the Manhattan Opera House. comprising
twenty weeks, have been opened. They will
close on May l. He appealed TO the opera
gong public TO support him IN his efforts
10 maintain competition in the opera field
by the largest possible subscriptions.
Notwithstanding the almost panicky con-
ditlon which prevailed in operatc circles
during the season now coming to a close"
said MI Hammerstein, y have given 10
my subscribers all that circumstances with
in my control permitted me to give, fulfil
ling the promises which made
Hampered and interfered with by a ma
wealth, my position has been and is a most
trying one Every opportunity is grasped
by my competitors TO create a state Of
anarchy among my artists by offers cf
higher salaries and promises of future d.
vancement. the Interior motive being my
elimination from the field. I hardly need
to retterate the often made assertion that
am not in the operate field for monetary
gain. The record of the past Is ample evil
dence of that"
In order TO utilize the services of the
large number Of singers which the presenta-
tion Of his productions demands. Mr.. Ham
neTstein announced that operas would be
given at the ruling prices during the COM
ing season on Wednesday afternoons and
Thursday evenings, in addition to the regu-
lar nights. Saturday evening performances
Will be at popular prices.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
OBITUARY
NEIL BURG ESS.

Neil Burgess who played for 80 many
years in THE County Fair. died yester-
day morning at his home, No. III West 95th
street He had been suffering from
diabetes for more than year. The funeral
will be held in the Merritt Burial Chapel,
Eighth avenue and 18th street. at 10 a. N.
Tomorrow Mrs. Nellie Brigham, the spir-
itualistic medium. will officiate at the cere-
mony. The burial will take place at High
lands. n. J.. where Mr.. Burgess owned a
country house.
Mr. Burgess was born in Boston in ISL
He began his stage career in vaudeville
He PLAYED his first feminine role as Mrs
BENJAMIN Bibbs IN "A QuisI Family"
Later he played IN "Vim-" His first great
success was in the name part Of Widow
Bedott" In the autumn OF 1855 this char
acter, somewhat modified, was incorporated
into The County Fair" which was intro
duced in Philadelphia in October OF that
year Mr. Burgess came TO New York in
the spring OF 1889, playing his new part for
the remainder of the theatrical season In
the fall of 1889 he began an engagement in
The County Fair at the Union Square
Theatre, which lasted for four years For
years after that he PLAYED in The County
Fair throughout the country, either in its
original or abridged form
His wife was Miss Mary Stoddard. who
acted with him in the play that made him
famous. She died two years ago A son
survives Mr.. Burgess
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
YESTERDAY AT THE OPERA.
Carmen, Lucia" ''Tosca' and
Tristan und Isolde the Offerings.

The only event Of special interest in the
opera world yesterday was the appearance
at the Manhattan Opera House for the first
time in two years of Charles Dalnores in
the part Of Don jose, in Carmen" The
part is of the best of this fine singers
representations. He was last night as ef
fectfve as ever, and the Flower Song
brought forth vigorous applause Mile
Cavalieri was the Carmen and Mr.. Du-
frame the Escamilo- Lucia" with Nine.
Tetrazzini and Mr.. Mccormack and NJ.
Samnarco, was the opera in the afternoon.
Miss Geraldine Farrar charmed her ad-
nlfrers again at the Metropolitan in
the afternoon Others admired her. too.
for her courage in essaying a role that as
yet is very much untitled for her. But her
youth and her beauty, and her gracious
ness and her clothes-above all, her i'm
agination-carried the day, that her
Tosca received its tribute OF applause.
Mr.. Scotti was the Scarpfa and Mr.. Bonci
the Cavaradossi. The evening opera was
Tristan und Isolde. with Nine Gadski
as the Irish princess. Mr.. Burrian as
Tristan, Nine. Homer as Brangaene, Mr..
Amato as Kurvenal and Mr.. Blass as
King Mark Mr. Toscanini showed that
German music has no terrors for his
bation
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
VETERAN ATHLETES REUNION
Old Guard Of New York Club Hotel
Astor Proprietor Guests.

Under the battle flags Of the old guard Of
athletics they sang mellow tunes and sinped
old wine. II was q dinner that they will
not forget, those New York Athletic Club
veterans who were entertained by William
c. Muschenheim, proprietor of the Hotel
Astor, the roof of that esta blishuent
last night Laughingly they referred to
one another as ancient athletes but II
was as ancient friends that they appIauded
the speakers and clinked their glasses
II was the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
opening OF their first clubhouse at 55th
street and Sixth avenue. The veterans COM
prise the first hundred of the $500 mem
bers Some of those present last night
have been members since the founding of
the club, in 1865
Mr. Muschenheinl. in a speech OF fine
feeling thanked his friends of a quarter OF
a century for their loyalty and help. and
presented a gold inlad gavel to Colonel
William f. Van Wyck, president of the
veterans Alfred H. Curtis, president of
the New York Athletic Club reviewed the
struggles and triumphs of the organization.
Among those present We're Jennings
Cox General Thomas T.. Watson. Walter
< Wilson, Charles J. McDermott. Howell
II Barnes James E. Sullivan, Barlow
Weeks, James Pilkington. DR. Thomas
harrington and DR. Austin Flint
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
MR. TAFT TO WOMEN
No Sympathy zoith Suffrage
Increment an Washin gtOn.
From The Tribune Bureau. I


Washington, Feb. 19.-President Taft was
the principal speaker this afternoon at the
mass meeting held in Continental Hall
under the auspices of the George Wash
ington Memorial Association TO arouse in
terest IN the raising OF a fund to erect
building In commemoration of the first
President Mr. Taft spoke in favor of the
movement, and said that he hoped that a
building would be erected lat will be able
to stand a blizzard, for that seems to be
necessary in connection with An inaugu-
ration" The President had in mind his
Inauguration last March. when Washington
was visited by a severe storm
When the President referred to the suf-
fragists a litter went over the audience.
He said in reference to them:
II know there are some who live IN this
CITY and think that in some way or other
it has local quality-that they, being
free horn American citizens, ought 10 have
an OppOrtunity to vote. l don't sympa-
thize with that feeling at all. If they
want TO vote they ought to move over 10
MARYLAND or Cincinnati or TO some olner
GOOD Mace They ought to understand
that by living in Washington they are en-
loving privilege which is furnished 20
fha111 ar the expense of the entire nation:
and that they are living IN the caplldi
Citv which is under the care. control ana
direction Of all the people of the United
states through their Representatives. in
the House and that subServlent pooy, IhS
senate of the United States
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

tv-txo years old. died Friday night 1T sn'
home of her son. Charles H Payne. ir
Brook field Road. MontcIair, N J. Mrs
Payne was a native of Rhode Island. She
is survived by another son. A D. Payne. OF
New York.
THE REV FATHER JOHN SCHAN-
DEL. who shared with Dean McNulty. of
Paterson. the honor OF being the oniv
Catholic priest In New Jersey who had
seen more than fifty years active services
IT, the Church. died yesterday at his hons.
in Manning avenue PiainfieId. aged eighty
two. He was born in Rfnbruch. LtIxsr,-
burg. Germany. on November "A. 1898 Es
came To this country In ls4s. was educassa
at St Francis Xavier College. the Coilezs
and Seminary OF ST Vincent Beatty. Penn.
and ordained by Bishop BayIsy In St
Pstrick's Cathedral Newark July = fs5o-
He had many pastorates In New Jerseys
and for tweuty-six years was pastor Of ths
Catholic church az stony HlI1. retiring TN
1904 because Of advanced age
MRS CAROLINE VROOMAN. ot East
Orange, y. =. who died last week at the hons
o. her only surviving child. Mrs Charles
Williams Bath Beach was eizhty-thres
years old She was descendant vas
her husband. Of the Vroor1ans Of Science
tady and of ''Vrooman's Lard" SchoEarfs
County Mrs. Vroomau was contributor
both of poetry and prose 20 the periodicals
of her earlier days Her daughter, Mrs.
Ada Vroonlan Leslie. was the wife Of Al
fred. eldest son of Frank Leslie. founder ~
Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper
HENRY BYRON NEwSON. fifty years
old. professor of mathematics IN the Uni
versity Of Kansas, dropped dead ar Law
renee on Friday night He was graduated
from Wesleyan University. Delaware. Ohio.
and later studied at Heidelberg and Lespssc.
ffsrnanN
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
MRS. WILLIAM LYNCH.

Mrs William Lynch died on Friday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs James J.
Coogan. No. 5ee Fifth avenue. from pneu-
monia, after an illness of ten days. She
was eighty-five years old.
Mrs. Lynch was born in New York City.
her maiden name being Sarah Gardner
She was educated in Mrs Reid's school, at
Broadway and Warren street, at that time
a fashionable section of the city. and later
married William Lynch, who died some
years ago, leaving a large estate, IN which
was included the property now known as
the Polo Grounds. After Mr.. Lynch's death
the estate was administered by James j.
Coogan. the first borough president of New
York City. who married Mrs. Lynch $
daughter
Mrs. Lynch leaves one child Mrs Coo
gan. The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at 1920 o'clock. in the Lady
Chapel of St Patrick's Cathedral The
burial will be private
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
JOHN x. POElL.

John h Poell for many years a clerk
in Bellevue Hospital, died in the City Hos
pital. on BIackwelrs Island, yesterday,
after an Illness of several months from neu-
ritis. Poell was ffty-four years old, and
although he spoke with a Dutch accent and
had a Dutch name. he always insisted that
he was an Irishman, born in Limerick. of
a Dutch father and an Irish mother, and
educated in Holland. Many stories are
told of his good nature and generosity
One Thanksgiving he was told as joke
that his salary had been raised from go
TO $50 a month He went TO neighborfns
butcher and left s. with him, telling him
to use it in supplying any worthy poor
families with food, in celebration Of the
supposed raise. When the trustees of the
hospital heard of this they voted him the
.1T1
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
TILLN4N CONSCIOUS.
Has Condition Reported Slight
IN More Encouraging.

Washington. Feb. 1a.-The condition
OF Senator Tillnlan is n little more en-
couraging to-day. Drs. Babcock ana
Pickford issued the following bulletin at
s O'Clock tonight:
Senator Tillman has not lost any
ground during the day. Temperature
9s-6; pulse, a: respiration. IS. Ine
character of his hearts action is excel
lent He is fully conscious and writes
with his left hand. Bodily functions
normal Outlook more encouraging ti1an
twenty-four hours ago
DR.. J. ". Babcock. who has been Mr.
Tilln1an's personal physician for the last
nineteen years. reached Washington
early to-day from Columbia, s. G. ana
Will remain until the crisis has passed.
Mr.. TIllman to-day recognized those
about him, including Dr. Babcock, who
said; The Senator even smiled when
cracked few South Carolina Jokes
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
CHILDREN pELUGE MARcELlNE.

Marceline, the Hippodrome clown, cele-
brated his "xth'' birthday yesterday at the
big playhouse, and nearly three thousand
children shook hands with him and wished
him all the happy returns of the day. Slips
we're passed through the audience, and the
little ones were invited 10 guess Marcelines
age. Those who guessed right will receive
prizes of tickets TO the Hippodrome and
signed photographs of Marcelne Every
child was given a Hippodrome Primer and
nicture of the clown.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
MRS. MAcKAY Is NOW A BOSS. :
viii Not Be Mere Figurehead Leader
in Womsn's Suffrage PARTY.

The Equal Franchise Society having ar
ranged with rhe Voman's Suffrage party
at the time the latter vas organized. that
Mrs. Clarence H Mackay should assume
rhe position OF boss in the 22d Senate
District. Mrs. MscksT will marshal her
cohorts at the Bedford Park Casino on the
evening Of February u and organize that
section Of the political map
Others who viii assist in getting the ed
District into line are Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Catr the Big Boss" of the Woman s
party: Mrs a. c. Fiske. Frederick Baker
and AIRS. James " Finch.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
MR.. MACvEAGH NOT TO RESIGN
Slight Illness Compels Him to Refrain
from Hard Work

Washington. Feb, 19.-At the Treasury
Department to-day the positive statement
was made that there was no basis for the
report that Secretary MacVeagh was con-
templating retiring from office because Of
ill-health On the contrary, the Secretary
has not talked about such a possibility,
even TO his close friends.
cold in the throat has kept the Secre-
tary indoors now for more than a week.
It affected his bronchial tubes, and. al
though not entirely depriving him Of
speech. made II desira BILE that he refrain
from work He Is gradually recovering his
strength.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

Wis. widow OF James W Coates. aged I9 Eu-
derne n j. on Monday at 80 D. Train
leaves foot Of Liberty St at n;5e. Carriages
in waiting.
FILE-On February 10. 1910. Durward CLAYTON
File son OF Eugene 2. and EN adna D. Fhs.
aged 3 years months
FOLET-On Friday. February Is 1910 Daniel
A. beloved son OF Patrick ]: and Nellie A
residence. No. 175 Nevtns St. Brooklyn, on
Monday, February 81.
FRENCH-on Thursday. February Il. 1910. az
Palm Beach. Fla. Seth Barton French In
terment at Fredericksburg, Va New Orleans
papers please copy
GALL-In Paterson. y J.. on February Il. 1910.
jessie Grant Frazer Gail relatives and friends
of family invited 20 attend funeral services
residence No SO Paterson ave. Paterson. y. J..
az 5 O'Clock. Washington d. 9. Chattanooga
Tenn. and AshevilIe y C.. papers please copy
George H son Of Elise U: Ciariichs ar Wash
ington. n 9 Interrnent Monday, February II
at D
GoEDEClE- suddenly, on Friday. February --.i3, T.
Cscedecee Cnee Heydecksr). widow OF Alvin
Goedecke.
HATToN-on February Il 1910. al Montreal
Carada. Daniel Hatron, aged - years
HENR-On February Is. 1910 William Henry.
Services the funeral psrlors OF Fred RiSeT-
No. go Carroll ST. Brooklyn, on sunday, 2Dth
. 2
HOL4MES-On Saturday February 10. 1910.
C'atherin l. Holmes, aged 81 years beloved
wife Of George T Holmes Funeral from her
late residence No 4O2 Dean St Brooklyn
Tuesday afternoon February 80 at : o'clock
HOvE-At Terre Hauts Ind February II. Of
pneumonia Edward Thorndike Howe. Of Glen
& BLDG MI N b i In bs5 MS a. g si ysas ss rs.eGce
- Wildwood Terrace Glen Ridge. y J. AZ
2:9O o Monday February IL Internen-
private Hartford papers please copy
Esl,-7
1910. James Higgins. at his residence. No II
clifton Place Brooklyn
JONEs-On February ~ Robert Owen Jones.
aged 20 years Funeral from his late rest
dence. No. I94 summit ave Mount Vernon.
y. Y. sunday. February -. 1910 CPrivate)
I-AMBERT-At New Brunswick. y. J.. on FEB
ruary 10 1910 OF pneumonia. George n. Lam
bert Friends invited to attend the funeral az
Christ Episcopal Church. New Br1usItcs'
n J. on February - AT p H.
LYNCH-on Friday. February Is, l. 1910. sara
her age. at the residences OF her daughter. M
Ia-nss D. ,ts Iuosal' , - Sss a. ~ inso
the Ladies Chapel ot St Patricks Cathstrsi
Fifth ave and 5oth 81 Inrernent private
MoRGENRoTH-At his residence, No ste--
ling ave. White Plains. SATURDAY. G. a
Morgenroth, in his 5sth year Funeral ssr-
vices will be held at his late residsncs On
Monday. February q, az ?. m
S996s7d aqTa5I dq Marie Eses eIitr6 aRd son
uAraI services at hts late residence. Nc. e1
Hancock 81, Brooklyn on Sunday, Feb
ruarv 20 ar $50 D. m 11tsrrnenr az CON
venience OF The family
SNITH-Infaut son Of Winthrop d and Mary Y.
smith on Friday. February Is. 1910 as
Llevel1yu PARK Orange. y +
TRAcY-on saturday F.6r4ary = 1910
the list year Of her age Funeral services a.
30. 1881 ProspscJ ave. Platn1sld- N J.. g
Tuesday. February -. az $50 o. m
ELLES-SUddenly, February II, Sarah Jswefs
WsIles. widow OF Leonard r Wsllez- Funeral
Sunday. . = from her late residsccs. No.
IL! Piversids Drive
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
OBITUARY NOTES.

EDWARD HINMAN, father OF Senator
Harvev D. Hfnman. died from pneumonia
Yesterday morning at his home In Pitcher.
Cbenargo County, N Y. after brief i'll
ness Senator Hinmau left Albany
"wednesday night and has been at his
fathers home since that time.
MRS. J. ILENA TURNER. mother Of
Professor Arthur J. Turner, CT the College
of the City OF New York died yesterday at
the home OF her son. Dr. II. J. Turner. No.
o45 North Mountain avenue. Montclair, y.
! Mrs Turner was seventy-two years old.
She was born in Baltimore, and was mem
Der Of tho Society OF Friends in that CITY.
where another son. William P Turner. re-
sides
MRS ANNA WHEATON PAYNE. eigh-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
COUNT Won STOLBERG.

Berlin Feb. 1a-Count lido con Stoloers-
Wernigerode, president OF the Reichstag.
died this evening. after an illness Of one
month. Death was directly due TO pneu-
nonia.
Count Won Stolberg was born at Berlin in
1840 He was life member of the Prussian
upper house. major general, unattached.
and Privy Councillor of the state He
served for period as vice-president OF the
Reichstag and was elected president Of the
House in February, 1907 He was reelected
president in December of that year
Count Won StoIberg was the chief of one
OF the branches of the princely house Of
Stolberg, which in December, 1901, cele-
brated the seventh centennial of its foun-
0ation.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
WASHINGTON. THE MASON.
.Brnther" ". Il. Taft May Attend
Gathering at Alexandria

Alexandria Va, Feb. 19.-Witn a view Of
10 wing tribute TO George Washington, the
Mason unique Masonic gathering Will
meet here on February D The object IS
70 organize a national association to erect
q Masonic memorial 70 washington
Invitations have been sent out by Alex
sndria-W Washington Lodge y, OF which
washington was the first master The sug-
aestion is made that the memorial be in
the shape OF freproof temple, in which
the many Washington Masonic relics may
rr collected. In this temple may be a hall
of fame in which will be allotted space
TO every grand jurisdiction in the United
States 10 erect tablets TO their distinguished
sons
The announcement is made that Broth
err William H. Taft will attend the meet
will be able 10 do SO.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
JAMES GALL, JR.
- -a T-,,un.

TRy Telegraph to The Trfbune.I
Paterson. N J., Feb. 19--James Gall. Jr.'
known nationally as an engineer anu
landscape planter. died last night al MS
country home, in Preakues. from paraly-
sis He started his career as an engineer
with the late Colonel Waring in the lay
ing out of Central Park, in Manhattan, and
Prospect Park, in Brooklyn During tne
Civil War he took part in the Virginia and
Gettysburg campaigns.
When the question Of establishing ma
tionel cemeteries came UP Mr. Gall was
engaged 10 do the work, the first he COM
pIeted being the cemetery at Ficksburg-
He also laid out the national cemeteries
at Chattanooga, Newport News. Gettys-
burg and the Arlington Cemetery, at
Washington. Mr.. Gall had lived IN re-
+irerent for a number of years
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
GENERAL WOODS CONDITION.

Baltimore Feb. 1q-The attending sur
gecn in the case Of General Leonard Wood,
who is in hospital here recuperating
from the effects OF two operations, said
tonight:
''In view of unauthorized statements in
regard TO General Woods condition, II may
De said that he has had an uncomplicated
convalescence from his last operation, and
he should be able to resume his active
Duties Soor7
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
MRS. n. A. CRAM.

Mrs. H A. Cram, mother OF J. Sergeant
Cram the friend and mentor of c. 2
Murphy, died yesterday at her residence
No East 3Sth street She had been i'll
for about week, IL was said at the Cram
bon,a last night, where she lived with a
daughter. Miss Lillian. and a granddaugn-
Ter Miss Charlotte. daughter of the late
Harry Cram
At the home Of J. Sergeant Cram. No. 5
East 9th street II was said that Mr.. Cram
was out OF town, and no information could
be obtained relative TO Mrs. Grams pill
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
DR.. GEORGE n. PALMER.

DR. George H Palmer, a well known
rhysictan Of the Bedford section of Brook
Ivn. died Friday at his home, No q Han
cock street from q cerebral hemorrhage
He was the son Of Dr. A. JUdson Palmer.
for half a century a Brooklyn physician.
and was born in 1852 in the section in which
he died. He was graduated in 1884 from the
medical school Of New York University
and Immediately began practice IN the Bed
ford section He was member Of the
Central Congregational Church and Of the
Homeopathic Medical Society His parents.
his wife, a son and daughter survive him.
The funeral will De held at his home this
afternoon. the Rev DR. Howard J. Chidlsy.
IionaT Church. officiating, and the burial
Iii ha AZ Greenwood Cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
WHlPPLE ON HARTMAN GIFT.

III the Legislature does not accept the
gift OF sl.00o,0oo and ten thousand acres Of
land given by Mrs. Hartman for a state
park IL viii be a crime; it would stand
d perpetual living, tree monument 10 a
great business in this great business coun-
try. said j. ; Whipple. State Forest. Fish
and Game Commissioner, last night. Mrs
Hartman was ore of those who heard
Commissioner Whipple lecture a the Hotel
Majestic on the work of his department
and the necessity OF preserving the forests.
Lantern slides illustrated the address.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
GARLAND ANTIQUES ON VIEW
Sale on Saturday, Following Auction Of
Ladd Collection on Friday.

The James A Garland collection Of an
tidue gold snuff boxes and bonbonieres
which viii be sold next Saturday at J
2 m. Is now on view at the American Art
Galleries from 4. m. until p. m. every
day The 105 pieces are chiefly French
specimens, but they include some Germa n
English and Italian examples. and there
are tfirty-one carved worries that are gen
orally japanese.
The J. B. Ladd group of modern paint
ings and old Chinese porcelains is now on
exhibition al the galleries, until the sales.
on next Friday. The hfty-one paintings
will be sold in the afternoon and the por-
celains in the evening. In the latter col
lection are twenty-four pieces Of japanese
pottery, fifteen cabinet objects and forty
sven norcelains.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
MP. TAFT AT ALBANY MARCH 10.
Two Addresses Planned-President
Will Be Guest of Governor.

Albany, Feb 1e-Governor Hughes has
been advised that President Taft has de-
cided definitely 10 visit Albany on March
-. He will attend a dinner at the Univer-
sity Club in the evening and will be the
guest of the Governor at the Executive
Mansion during his stay.
The President has been invited to ad-
dress a mass meeting which the New York
Anti-Tuberculosis League Is planning 20
hold In the afternoon AT Harmanus Bleeck-
Q Han.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
MRS. THERESA sIDENsERG.

Mrs. Theresa Sidenberg, wife Of Gusravus
Sidenberg died yesterday at her home NO.
As West 56th street, after brief illness
She was born in Greenhelds, Mass, IN 1s4t,
and when eighteen years old married Gus
tav11s Sidenberg. = broker. in this city she
vas interested in many private charities
and was a member OF practically every Jew
iish society in New York City Besides her
husband. Mrs Sidenberg leaves three sis
ters and two brothers The burial will be
in Cypress Hills Cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
SUMTER SURVIVOR DEAD.

Erie. Penn. Feb. 19--James Gibbons. said
to be the last of the little garrison that
surrounded Major Robert Anderson in 1851.
when Fort Sumter was fired upon. died in
this city tonight Gibbons was credited
with sighting the first gun fired by ths
Union forces. For years he had lived
retired life here with his daughter Mrs.
Mary Murray He always wore the blue
army coat and s1ouch hat