The sun., 1910-01-10
TIE BARE-LEGGED MENALKAS
DUNCAN HAS HIMSELF Ar
RESTED TO PROVE MIS- CASE.
HabIusMy Barred Legs and Arms No More
In Danger Than Gerry AEent'SFace
He Says-Greek Consul Won't Inter-
fere-Thc Poly klOt Infant Receives

Iere-Thc Poly slot Infant Receives
Fleni Sikelnaus. Greek actress, and
Andrew Devoias. Greek art student.
who we're arr ested on Saturday in con-
rertion with the unprotected legs OF
Miss Skelnaus's four-year-old nephew
Nenakas Duncan. were discharged yes
tercisy morning in the West Side court.
Menalkas is the son OF Raymond Duncan.
lecturer on ancient Greek music and
brother OF Isadora Duncan. who does
classic dances.
Mr.. Duncan explained to Magistrate
Herbert that he and not the two pris-
oners was responsible for the clothing
Of his child. Agent Ealds OF the Chill
drens society. which paroled Menalkas
in the custody OF his father. suggested
10 the Magistrate that Duncan and his
wife he directed to -clothe themselves
and their boy properly" before coming
10 court again. Mr.. Duncan insisted
that they already were properly clothed
There is nothing immodest in our
dress he sid. This agent is the man
who is not nationally clothed. Our articles
of dress can be washed frequently; our
under garments are of silk and our outer
garments of wool. The tailor made clothes
of to-day, such as this man wears, can
not be washed. They are not hygienic
and are alive with germs.
AS for our bare arms and legs. the
parts Of our body that are exposed are
Injured to cold just as the face and hands
OF this man are. Menalkas never had
cold or other form of disease in his life.
He would be uncomfortable il compelled
10 wear the clothes which some would
force upon him
Mr.. Duncan insisted upon his own ar
rest that the question of whether he
could clothe his son as he wished might
be settled once and for all, So a charge
Of endangering the health OF a minor.
upon which his sster-in-law and Devoias
had been arrested. was entered against
him. His manager. c. ID. Coburn. fur
nished 500 bail for Duncan's appearance
in the same court on Tuesday afternoon.
Menalkas will be arraigned in the chill
drens court this morning on the Juvenile
delinquency charge of improper guar
dianship.
Magistrate Herbert took Mr.. Duncan 8
part in his argument with Agent Ealds
about his clothing
There is no law to what clothes a per-
son shall wear he said. The agent can
not say what clothes the child shall wear.
but must prove to the sa tisfa ction OF the
Court that the child is improperly clothed
or nsufficiently clothed for his comfort
md health"
Four-year- old Menalkas demonstrated
his precocity by discoursing rapidly
and. according TO the court interpreter
correctly in modern Greek and French
with little German thrown in. What
ever the attitude OF the Court toward the
father with his primeval clothing and
woman long hair. it was easy to see that
everybody was for Menalkas.
b. y Botlssi. the Greek Consul Cen
eral in this city. called on Mr.. Duncan
at the Hotel ST. Margaret in tie afternoon
and Mr. Duncan told him his troubles
Duncan himself is an American citizen
nut his sister-in-law and the art student
are subjects Of the, King OF Greece. Dun
can insisted that the Consul General take
40 the arrest of the actress and her friend
with the Greek Minister at Washington
The Consul General said he did n OF
see how the affair could be made an inter
national one. Thereupon Mr.. Duncan
explained how the Grecian Minister could
communicate with his home Government
the latter could exchange diplomatic
notes with the State Department at
Washington and finally Secretary Knox
could drop in on the Greek Minister Some
afternoon and apologize on behalf OF the
American, Government for the conduct
OF the New York Police Department
MI, Duncan declared that Miss Sikel-
naus was in a vermin infested cell in the
West Sixty-eiGhth street station house
for three hours before any Of her friends
vas notified OF her arrest. He said that
she should have been told OF the charge
against her and Of her rights to counsel
and 70 bail
As an indication of the careless manner
~ which the police handled her case MIR.
Duncan pointed out that her occupation
es given on the police blotter was that
OF maid, while as "A matter OF fact she
10 an actress of prominence in her own
country. Mr.. Duncan also said that the
young woman was roughly handled by
the police.
Mr. Botassi declined to give the case
any attention, withdrew TO the elevator
and pressed the button TO go down. Mr..
duncan said he would write to the Min
lister himself and lay the case and the Con-
sul-GeHerals attitude before him. He
cid not see any good to be derived from
having his attorney start proceedings for
false arrest against the police.
Monslkss assisted In receiving callers
~ the afternoon. Looking like the ira
dltlonel pictures of the youngsters Of
tne Stone age. he walked straight up 10
he caller aud held out his hand at arm g
ength to greet him. with how do you do
IN Whichever language of his repertoire
hapDcned 20 be that of the stranger.
Mrs. Duncan in a long. loose. white robe,
glrdled at the waist, lay back in a big
American chair. frankly worn out with
excitement. Those who have watched
Nrs. Duncan have gained the impression
mat she does not get much fun out OF the
aWllYs continuous fancy dress ball.
She ls q MODERN Greek woman.
her husband received his callers in
hls hahltual three-quarter length robe
and -andsis. Yesterdays outer gar
nsnt vas OF silk Of an old gold hue woven
INTO fabric like burlap. IL had a
rough unfinished edge at the bottom.
as It had boon ripped OF the piece by a
eclssQrsiess clerk. As he talked the
W!gsled his toes. His long hair kept
shpnlng forward from its moorings be-
hlhd hs ears and had TO be tucked back
again
While the Consul General was with
us father and mother. Menalkas got
mixed Up with one Of tho water spigots
IN the Iva tn room and was having a lovely