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New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
OBITUARY..
FRANCIS THEODORE WALTON.

Colonel Francis Theodore Walton. known
10 horsemen in England and America as
"Plunger" Walton, and as a manager or
big hotels in this city In the early s0's,
died at his home. No. 622 West Hath street,
Yesterday. His racing coups in England
and his hobby for fasting made him not
able figure in New York life.
In memorable interview on fasting
which he made public about ten months
ago. Colonel Walton said that he was as
old as the Christian era, and that he was
a strong advocate Of perpetual life. He
said that fasting was a cure for all ills,
and that he had decided upon the simple
life after a life that he described as "suf-
fering and hell"
The rank Of colonel was given him by
Governor Curtin of Pennsylvania during
the Civil War, and he served on that Ex-
ecutive's STAFF. He was interested in sew
eral mining projects which he lost during
the mine riots in Pennsylvania In 1877.
Four years later he went to England and
gained international fame by his raids on
the bookmakers at English racecourses.
His successes at the racetracks continued
for several years.
Colonel Walton became lessee Of the
Grand Hotel in this city when he retired
from the turf. His management continued
until 1894. when he failed. Later he man
aged the St James Hotel, in this city. and
the Stockton Hotel, at Cape May, y. j.
He retired from active business life several
years ago, and made his home in Harlem.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
THE DRAMA
"The London FoI|ies" Introduced
at Weber'S Theatre.

The London Follies," which were intro
duced at Weber's Theatre on Friday night,
are not The Follies'' Of Peissier. which
are still on the boards at the Apollo The
atre. London. It is perhaps unfortunate
that they are not. for Pelissiers Follies
through a period Of twelve years or more
have made name for themselves, rising
from the efforts of a few strolling players
at the English beaches to an all evening
entertainment at the Apollo.
OF course. The London Follies" at
Weber's suggested The Follies Of Pelis-
sier." for Norman A. Blume. OF Weber
company, was for several years a member
of Mr.. Pelissier's company. but he is the
only member of the New York company
who has played In the London prototype.
Miss Gwladys Archbutt and Miss Helen
Lalor. however, are young and attractive
"Pierrettes," who have come over from
England to take part in the Weber COM
pany.
THE London Follies'' of New York like
''The Folles' Of London. consists Of three
parts-a number Of specalties. a canned
play). which is a turlesque on a popular
plcCts anu an OTlSIlldl shtlCH
1t cannot be said that the first per-
formance Of Mr.. Blume's company was a
success. The first part Of their entertain
ment-"the minstrel first part" so called
was a success. however. Mr.. Blume sang
In a very agreeable manner the "Cz-Guz-
Goozle Ur,' the lullaby song which has
pleased London audiences for a decade or
more. Miss Natalie Alt, a singer with n
delightful personality and very good voice.
sang charmingly In Moonlight Land.
Mr. Charles Olcott. an American comedian.
gave an amusing satire on n modern
musical comedy. and the entire company.
consisting of eight Pierrots and Pierrettes,
gave an excellent buresque of Spanish.
Scotch. Dutch and Swiss songs. When this
first part Of the programme ended how
ever, the best part Of the performance was
over.
Then followed stupid burlesGue on
The Balkan Princess" called THE Balky
Princess" which reproduced the worst
features Of a none too amusing play. Here
It seems. a mistake was made-another
play should have been selected. Many OF
the points were lost on the audience
large part of whom apparently had not
seen the original.
The third part o. the entertainment was
The Land OF Delft" former LAMBS
gambol. This was too delicate in its satire
TO be appreciated by most of those present
particularly large group of vulgar ana
noisy individuals who sat on the left side
Of the house and made things miserable
for the players and for those in the audi
ence who had 10 sit near them.
This little company, which consists or
some very clever people. should be given
a better opportunity to display their talent.
With a quiet house, a change In the
canned comedy" and n new sketch they
should be successful. The essential Ideas
OF the Follies are good. and they should be
as successful in New York as they are In
London.
The London Follies' company: Norman
A. Plume, George E. Mack. Charles Olcott,
Agostino Baci. Natalie Alt. Laura Jaffray.
Gwladys Archbutt end Helen Lalor.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
HASTY PUDDING GIVES PLAY
E. A. Bemiss Furnishes Sauce
Mr.. Roosevelt Sees Son Act.

Last night, for the first time In sixteen
years the Hasty Pudding Club, Of Harvard
University. gave a dramatic performance
In New York. The annual Pudding show
Is one of the events of the year In Cam
bridge and In the audience that gathered
last night in the ballroom of the Hotel
Astor we're many OF Harvards best known
graduates. among them Colonel Roosevelt.
who occupied a seat well down in front.
He had come TO watch his SON Kermit
make his New York debut as Miss Hilda
Irnogene Pratt. Young Roosevelt wasn't
exactly the star. but what he had 20 do he
did well.
The play was The Crystal Gazer," de-
nominated a musical comedy in two acts y
music by Bowen Barker. Il: book by
James c. Savery. II. and lyrics by Mr.
Savery. R. g. Foster, II, and f. U. Gill
bert. II. The plot was concerning a Mrs.
Henry Higgens, Of Oshkosh. Wis, lady
with social ambitions, who had a daughter
who had two suitors. There was a fortune
teller named Ozab. who was also floor
walker from Macy's. This was about as
far as an ordinary mortal was able 10
guess. but II didn't make any difference
Things went with bang. the jokes were
good and the music far better than that oI
the average college show
But best Of all. there was f. A. Bemis,
who impersonated the lady with the social
ambitions. and his performance was
scream from start 10 finish. II some
Broadway manager doesn't give Mr.. Bemis
an offer within twenty-four hours-well, so
much the worse for the Broadway man
ayers. He proved himself born low come
dian. and one who didn't have 10 resort
either TO horsepay or vulgarity TO obtain
his laughs.
There were others worthy OF mention,
notably K. c. Benchley, as the hair
dresser and z. p. Pierce, as Dorothy In
addition. A. Dana gave "Lariat Dance"
that would have opened the eyes OF cow
boy and that received the applause It de-
served.
The performance will be repeated to-
night.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
OSCAR &. SCHMIDT.

Oscar Egerton Schmidt, who was for
many years prominent as a merchant IN
this city, died about midnight last night at
his house, No. 10 West 93d street. Five
years ago Mr.. Schmidt had a paralytic
stroke. and since then he had been in poor
health He was seventy-two years old and
was the son OF John William Schmidt. a
merchant, and Eliza Gage Schmidt, who
was descended from Theophylacht Gage.
first president OF the New York Chamber
OF Commerce Mr.. Schmidt early chose a
business career and eventually founded the
firm of O. z. Schmidt & Co., at No A
Pine street. At one time he was treasurer
Of the Title Guarantee and Trust Company,
and he also served as general manager OF
the Lawyers Mortgage and Insurance Com
pany He was president Of the board OF
trustees Of the New York O-thopedic DIS
pensary and Hospital at the time Of his
death
Mr.. Schmidt's wife, who was Miss Char
lotte Higbie. died about seven years ago.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
Other Officers Elected.

The others elected were: Nice-president
general. in charge of organization of chap
ters. Mrs. Henry l.. Mann; chaplain gen.
eral. Miss Elisabeth Pierce; recording sec
retary general. Mrs. Howard T. Hodgkns:
corresponding secretary general. Mrs. W.
A Dennis: registrar general Mrs. Gaius
Brumbaugh; treasurer general, Mrs. Will
lam y. Hoover: historian general. Mrs.
Charles Bassett: assistant historian gen.
eral. Mrs Eleanor :. Thompson. and
librarian general. Miss Amaryllis Gillette.
all residents of the District of Columbia
except Mrs. Rassett. of Maryland. and Mrs.
Thompson. of Massachusetts.
Ten vice-president generals were 10 be
elected, but only nine received enough
votes. All elected were Scott candidates,
as also was Miss Harriet I. Lake. Of Iowa,
who. although tenth in point OF numbers.
had ten votes too few TO elect. The nine
declared elected. in the order elected. were:
Miss Sophie NAPLES. Delaware; Mrs.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
PRESBYTERIAN SUGGESTIONS
Feared That Commission s Recommen
dations Will Meet Opposition.

Pittsburg, April 21.-Further recommended
tions 10 the Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, were decided upon at the closing ses-
sion Of the Executive Commission Assem-
bly, here to-day. These recommendations
affect the various boards of the Church.
grouping them in four classes. and provide
that the trustees or directors OF one board
may serve on any other in the same classi-
fication.
The plans. II is said. bring about some
radical changes, and the fear is openly ex-
pressed that the commissions recommended
tons will meet with vigorous opposition at
Atlantic City when the General Assembly
convenes, on May Is.
Under the commissions recomm mendation
the first group will consist OF the Board OF
New York, and the Freedmans Board. OF
Ptttsburg The second group. the Eoard OF
Education. Philadelphia. and the College
BOARD New York. The third group, the
Board OF Ministerial Relief and the Board
Of Ministerial Sustentation, Philadelphia
while the fourth group embraces the Per-
rnanent Board of Temperance Pittsburg,
and the Department Of Church and Labor,
New York.
Another important recommendation OF the
committee is that the budget committee
confer with the boards In New YORK fh'-
adelphia and Pittsburg on a proposed imam
cial campaign for the benevolent FUND or
the Church, 10 be carried on under the
direction Of the commission. Another meet
ing viii be held at Atlantic City on May IL.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
the Russian envoy. He was subseou.n,,v
hanged.
The Heart Of MidIoth;an

Roseneath Castle, which has inc, h.er
almost entirely destroyed by fire. belongs
10 'he Duke OF Argyll. and has always
oeen preferred by his royal wife. Princess
Louise, one of the younger daughters Of
the late Queen Victoria, to Inverary Castle.
which Is the principal country seat Of the
dukes OF Argyll, and is now let bv the duks
10 his brother. Lord George Campbell
Roseneath Castle is an ancient LANDMARK
IN scottish history. picturesquely fronting
Campsail Bay. at the entrance to GareIoch
some OF the most stirring scenes Of Wal
iaces warfare against the English are
identified with Roseneath, which is also
associated with Sir Walter Scott's novel
Ihe Heart OF Midlothian" The castle
seems TO have served for centuries as a.
fortress or the Campbells, but in the reign
OF Charles IL was fitted up by the then
Marquis OF Argyll as a subsidiary resi-
dence 10 Inverary Castle. In 1902 a portion
OF the castle was destroyed by fire. and in
the following year IL was restored, accord
Ing TO the designs of Bononi A feature of
the place, which understand has escaped.
is circular tower, from which a magnifi-
cent view is obtained
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
TEXANS IN A FLOWER FIGHT
Sam Houston Celebration q
Merry Affair in the Plaza.

An Englishman staying at the Hotel
Plaza was astounded and rather disap-
pointed 10 find that none of the Texans
who attended the San Jacinto dinner last
night packed a gun or even knife.
Most extraordinary he murmured.
Not single one with a revolver. and all
from Texas How very oddl'
But even II the four hundred Texans did
not consider the grand ballroom of the
Plaza a suitable place for guns. they had
battle. anyway. and substituted buds for
bullets and flowers for firearms.
Three-quarters of a century ago General
Sam Houston, with 740 Texans yelling Re
member the Alamo!" drove twice as many
Mexicans under Santa Anna off the field
near San Jacinto Bay, and Of late years
the victory has been celebrated in Dallas,
San Antonio. Houston, Galveston, Fort
Worth. up in the Panhandle, down In the
Brownsville country. along the Rio Grande
and in every part Of the great Lone Star
State.
It's always battle of flowers and Mrs.
Clara Driscoll Sewer. the president of the
society. who sat last night at the head or
the IT, shaped table. announced that she
thought IL a much better thing than lot
Of tiresome speeches. The Texans yelled.
the lights in the hall went out. and a big
Alamo and a Texas flag done in electric
lights flashed up. and little Lone Stars
shone in white lights around the balconies,
while from every side came whirling rush
of tiger lilies, sunfowers. carnations. red
roses and all the other hot flowers OF
Texas. and with them rolls and rolls Of
ribbon confetti
The popping Of champagne corks gave the
battle a military sound. Mrs SEWER was
the main target and finished the fight de-
feated and half buried in flowers.
Afterward there was a cotillon, led by
W S. Bryant jr.. Mccall Lanham. Zick
Milaskey and David Crockett-all good
Texas names. The favors were sunfiowers,
axes, gray foxes, cotton bales. lassoes.
cowboy hats. whips. Texas flags, bead
necklaces, drums and bags Of rice, and all
of them figured in odd ways.
A band Of Mexicans in costume and
strumming mandolins and guitars furnished
the music during the dinner that preceded
the cotllon. There were also Mexican
singers.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
WHAT Is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Free admission 20 the American Museum of Nat
ural History and the Geological Garden.
Meeting Of the marlborough Association Of
Women Teachers Normal College . p. m.
Easter festival Of the Little Mothers" Murray
HIN Lyceum, ,. NJ.
uemorial and musical service OF the Old Guard
Grace church. -.3O p m. dinner. Hotel
Plaza. evening.
r,,nner Of the Westches,er County Bar Associa-
tion, Demonicos. p m.
Dirner Of the Delta Phi Fraternity. Hotel Astor
p M.
,,,rner Of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce.
Hotel Astor. p. m
r,rect primary dinner. under the auspices ~ the
ioint committee Of the Direct Primaries As
socafion OF the 18th and 18th Assembly Dis
tricts and the Direct Nominations League II
the l7th Assembly District. Hotel Endlcott
p. m.
D,nner Of the Republican club for Edward r
Cragin. clubhouse. Nos. 81 and SO West
4Oth street. p. m.
s,euben Reunion dinner. Hotel Astor 10 D. m
rree lectures Of the Board of Education %. m +.
Public School ls4. ll6th street. west II Fifth
avenue "CO-Operative Thrift Applied -
avenue and sth street The Greatest Result
of Education" Or Charles r Thwing pres
i5ent II Western Reserve University: Ii
brary No l2i East 5sth street. THE Max
ing Of a Picture" Hamilton A. Wolf. Ii
brarv No 800 West i45th street. ''Thaddeus
stevens" Or Edward Elliott: st Barthoo-
news Hall. 40. 20j East i2d street Trans
mutation Of the Elements Professor WILL
tam IIalock.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
LORD LECONF|ELD
A G. Vanderbilt's Rival on the
Rrinhton Coach Route.

,coryrisht. 1911. by the sren'woou oonipany.
IeconhelG. who is putting next
Nth the original "Old Times" coach on
~. road between London and Brighton oy
~ ~ competing with Alfred G. Wander
-. who for several seasons past has been
,,o his coach between London and
1-,sh,on. is a nephew of Lord Roseoery;
,.ea Ike his father before him. In the
= rise Guards. is unmarried. very rich.
I'D makes his home with his mother both
=. rcndon and at Petworth. his beautiful
place in Sussex.
pe.vorth originally belonged TO the earls
-. FSremont. and was bequeathed by the
.bira and penultimate peer OF that line 10
-. ,ot,,ral son. George Wyndham, along
,.b a large share of his fortune. The re-
.ai,aar he distributed among his other IL
,.,,,roate children. one OF whom, Mary
v.yn6bam. married the first Earl OF
,,,,,ster. son Of King William " and Of
.-s Jordan. In fact. the fourth and last
ri Of Egremont. when he succeeded TO
bie uncle's honors, found his peerage al
,,ost entirely denuded of its possessions
o,d with but little left on which TO main
tain his dignity.
George Wyndham entered the army.
.o~,.e5 throughout the Crimean War, at
.ai,a6 the rank OF colonel. and in 1879 was
.-eated a peer of the realm as Lord Lecon-
.oid His eldest surviving son. father Of
..e ,resent lord. succeeded 10 the title In
ESQ marrying Lord Rosebery's gifted Sis
80 : brother OF the second earl, Percy
-,-v,5barn. died only few weeks ago at
clouds HIS beautiful place in Wiltshire
t5a vas the father Of the Right Hon
Gorge Wvndham. who was Secretary for
r-alsnS and IS stepfather of the Duke Of
westminster. while his three sisters. whose
,o,t-aIt by Sargent described by King
rsvard as picture of The Three
,c~sces " married respectively. Lord Elcho,
charles Adeane and Sir Edward Tenant.
7ord High Commissioner OF the Assembly
&, Edinburgh and recently raised TO the
r,.erage as Lord Glenconner.
The present Lord Leconield was good
6a,l hanpered during the first years after
t,s accession to his fathers honors and
.s.s,es This was attributable 70 an un-
spccessful attempt by the late peer TO get
49, hest ~ the revenue authorities. Like
quite a number OF other members OF the
INNER house OF Parliament. he planned the
evasion Of the terribly onerous succession
duties. popularity known as death duties
~ transferring during his lifetime the bulk
- his estates TO his eldest son. The latter
happened 70 predecease him. and the prop
erty thereupon returned 10 the late peer
who had to pay the full amount OF death
duties as the heir Of his son. When he in
,vrn died and the present Lord Leconheld,
his second son. came into the honors and
estates the death duties. amounting TO
something Ike $4,000. had TO be paid all
over again, much TO the satisfaction OF
tho revenue officials, who naturally laughed
T. their sleeve.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
D. A. r. Heart Beats True.

In thanking the society for her re-eec-
ton Mrs. Scott declared that while the
members sometimes differed in interpre-
tation OF questions Of privilege or points Of
order. when IL comes 10 questions of vital
patriotic principles the D. A. r. heart beats
true"
After to-nights session OF the congress
there was a reception to Mrs. Scott at the
hotel where she has her headquarters
A session Tomorrow morning Will bring
the twentieth continental congress OF the
y. A. Z. 10 n close.
While waiting for the report OF the cleo
ton tellers this morning the fierce wrangle
begun Wednesday morning over the report
Of Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey. chairman
OF the magazine committee OF the national
society, was resumed.
The whole fight was over a question OF
expenses Mrs. Mussey claimed that her
committee under the Scott regime had sue
ceeded in greatly reducing the deficit at
which the magazine had been published.
this deficit having amounted during the last
eighteen years 10 the sum OF $4,000. on
the other hand. the Story faction OF the
Daughters, led by Mrs George T. Small
wood regent OF the District Daughters.
was determined 10 show that the magazine
is now losing more money than at any time
in the history OF the organization.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22

her mother, Eliza Jane Wilder, engaged IN
missionary work in Central India in 1s4s
Mrs. Wilder spent most OF her life in India
end established a record Of sixty years in
missionary work. The Rev. Royal G.
Wilder spent thirty years as missionary
in India
Miss Wilder was born In Saratoga
Springs in 1861. She was graduated from
Mount Holyoke Seminary in 1888. and was
appointed a missionary by the Presbyterian
Board in 1887. She leaves two brothers.
William r. Wilder, of this city, and Rob-
ert P Wilder, who is engaged in mission
gry work
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
RUTHERFORD D. RUsRIGHT.

Rutherford d. Rubright, auditor Of the
Edison Electric Illuminating Company,
died yesterday after a weeks Illness al his
home. No. 1877 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn.
He was born at Corning. n. Y. thirty-five
years ago. learned trade, saved his earn
ings and took a commercial course. His
success as an accountant brought him fire.
quent advancement
After working for firms in the West he
found employment with the Elmira Water
works. afterward becoming chief clerk in
the accounting department OF the Consoli-
dated Gas Company. and later auditor Of
the Westchester Lighting Company Mr..
Rubright was unmarried. His sister and
mother survive him. The burial will be at
Corning.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
LULU CHASER ASKS DIVORCE
Ralph Herr Served with Papers
at Knickerbocker Theatre

Ralph Herr, who is playing the star
part in DR.. De Luxe" at the Knicker-
booker Theatre, was served with papers
for divorce in the Office Of his manager,
Joseph Gates, yesterday by Herman L.
Roth. who represented Mrs Herr who is
better known as Lulu Glaser
Mr.. Roth said last night that no specific
woman was named in the complaint
Mr.. and Mrs. Herr have not been living
together for a year. Mrs. Herr has made
Ter home in house which she built in
Mt. Vernon. and Mr.. Herr has been stay
ing at hotel in this city. Mrs. Herr is
at present on tour in The Girl and the
Kaiser" in which she appeared at the
Herald Square Theatre earlier In the
Season
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
ECONOMIC CLUB TO HEAR EXPERT

Frederick Winslow Taylor. who is regard
ed AS the originator OF the movement nav
ing for its aim the applying OF scientihc
methods 10 business MANAGEMENT ana Tor
a time was president OF the American so
cietv Of Mechanical Engineers. has peen
invited by the Civic Forum 10 ADDRESS
meeting OF the Economic club in Carnegie
Hall on Friday evening, April 2S. Mr.. ray
lor's theme will be Principles and Meth
ods"
Other speakers at the meeting VIII De
John Golden, president OF the United rex
tile Workers of America, on The Attitude
Of Organized Labor" and Frank r. pll-
breth. contractor and builder and author
OF Motion Studies" on THE Theory at
Work" Tickets for the meeting can De
purchased at the office Of the civic Forum
No % West 44th street.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
MRS. SCOTT D. A. R. HEAD
Illinois Woman Defeats Mrs.
Story for President Generally.
OLIVE BRANCH EXTENDED
Defeated Candidate Without Bit
terness-0nly One on Admin
istration Ticket Defeated.

Washington. April H.-Mrs Matthew T.
Scott. of Illinois. tonight was declared re-
elected president general Of the Daughters
of the American Revolution for the next
two years. OF the 1,08 votes cast, Mrs.
Scott received GA. her opponent, Mrs.
William c. Story, Of New York. i66 and
six Of the ballots were blank as TO choice
for president general. The tellers spent
almost twenty-four hours in counting yes
terday's vote, and the result, which, II
was expected. would be announced at the
morning session OF the Congress, had TO
be postponed until tonight.
With Mrs. Scott was elected the entire
administration ticket. except one vice
president general, who received ten votes
less than the number necessary TO elect
and for which position new ballot will
| be taken to-morrw.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
MRS. BELMONT GIVES A FLAG
she Entertains the East Meadow
School and Farmerettes.

Hampstead, Long Island. April 2l-The
silk American flag presented by Mrs. O. H.
p. Belmont 10 the new brick school build
ing Of the East Meadow district was raised
to-day and an address by Mrs. Belmont fol-
lowed. The flag was thrown 10 the breeze
by Frederick Menendez, jr.. and about one
hundred and fifty children sang patriotic
songs. After the exercises the children and
their parents feasted on salad. Ice cream.
cake and other good things. provided by
Mrs. Belmont
Mrs. Belmont had with her a number or
the farmerettes who are being instructed In
farming here. All the residents or East
Meadow were invited to visit her home to-
morrow 10 hear an address by the Rev. z.
Everett Lyon on The Culture OF Bees"