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New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
AT THE VARIETIES.

\ holiday i'll in harmony with the mood
of the auditors was presented last night at
the Colonial, with George EASTWOOD, Eng
lands representative artist. leading the
way. Immaculate in dress and possessing
a personality that invariably travels over
the footlights, George EASTWOOD worked
his way into the affections of his hearers
with q repertory of songs Mon Amour
q charming little operetta. presented by
Amelia stone and Almond Kalisz. was ap-
plaudod by a delighted audience. The Lit
lie Stranger" a stirringly dramatic play
let Of the raceWack. IS effective in ITS nat
uralness.
The holiday Offering at the Alham5ra
afforded a Merry Christmas 10 the army OF
Measure seekers that thrOnged the theatre
at both performances yesterday. Lillian
Shaw. whose delineations Of Hebrew and
Italian character types have placed her ON
= high plane. is the bright light Of a good
hill. Always introducing new numbers. III"
oct Of this "Warfold I'm petticoats with
Bernard trimmings" invariably has a most
delightful freshness and spontaneous in
tercst Surprising in completeness Is Ihe
Annie of Paris" a picturesquo pantomime
tTOG JctiOu IN two scenes, VIII tN.''' amman
Amato az the central figure
The bill OF the present week AT the Fiith
Avenue is "A very attractive one, ahording
plentv of variety. Sidney Drew. Lionel
Uarr,noro and company gave the first
-, ,r.aeutotion Of stalled" to large anf
enthusiastic audience. Another success
was the gypsy violiniste. Nonette. who
has scored many triumphs In the Western
cities Nonette delighted her audience last
rigbt lack Wilson with FrankIyn Bate
and Ada Lane scored with their comedy
AN I-phcavel in Darktown'
Last night at 'Hammerstein's Victoria
Theatre a bill with a number of feature
,c,s was seen. Stellar honors were re-
served for Belle Baker, the singing come
dionne. Miss Baker introduced some new
songs. which met with the approval OF the
audience. Among other star acts was The
Police Inspector" an intensely dramatic
oro-act MAY giving a demonstration of the
working of the third degree.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
EMIL HEROLO.

South Orange, N. j., Dec. % 'opeciap'-
Emil Herold. who years ago was one VI
the bic produce exporters of New YORK
CITY. died to-day at the home of his SON
in.law. Charles X. Stiastny. NO. loS J. AT
view avenue. this village from heart as
ease. He was eighty-one years old.
Mr.. Herold started life in New YORK ntty
four years ago as 2 junkman He after
ward entered the business Of eXportins
produce. and by the time he retired ne hdu
amassed fortune Early in his business
rfe he became connected with the hrin OF
Koopman. Sattler & Co. which was wiped
out by the panic of BLACK FRIDAY lie
became a member of the New York Produce
Exchange in 1852 and was formsryy, ne y,aton m1m- En-
nbarge twelve wears ago he reLlI ed. A
wear , ago he and Mrs. Herold celebrated
their golden wedding. ,-,...,.,, s,,,,.,,.a
Mrs Herold and four daughters surIlNs
him. The daughters are Mrs; St3StniyI SiaiI aHG nf
tha Misses Helen and Millie HEROIC. o.
South Orange. and Mrs. C. William Starck'
of Springfield. Ill There are three sra''''
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
MARVELLOUS GRIFFITH" DEAD
Mathematical Wizard of Vaudeville
Fame Succumbs to Apoplexy.

Springfield Mass. Dec 25.-Arthur f.
Griffith. of Milford Ind, lightning calcu-
lator. who has bewildered vaudeville audl-
ences throughout the country for numoer
Of years by his mathematical wizardry' was
found dead from apoplexy in his bed at
local hotel to-day. 49,
Griffith who was known professionally
as .The Marvellous Griffith" was to nave
gone TO Bridgeport, Conn, to tulhl an en-
to-day. He was thirty-one years
old. Within recent years his peculiar pow
ers have been tested many times by pro-
fessors of mathematics and psychoiosy al
Hazard. Yale Chicago, Indiana and North'
western universities
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
7. !. HAMS GROWS BITTER
Scapegoat for His Brother, the
Ex-Captain, He Declares.
TRIAL COST HIM s25,ooo
Family Ignores Him, He Says
When Asked About Marriage
of the Slayer of w. E. Annis.

Peter G. Uains. ir, once captain IN Tue
army who was liberated from Sing Sing
on october 4 last. after serving a htte
,,,,ro tb.p two wears for killing William r.
Annis at the Bays.de Yacht Club in l9o''
u,ss IN he married at the home OF MS
brother Thornton Jenkins Hams the au-
,tor of sea stories. according TO rumors
yesterday.
r J. Hains, when seen at MS home IN
Rav Ridge. last night said he hao not
seen his brother since Governor DlH par
doned him. and knew nothing OF his az
fairs on November % last eN-Captaih
uains received decree Of divorce from
his wife Claudia Libby Hams Anhis was
named as correspondent
The last l heard from my brother was
twenty DAYS OF so after ne was pardoheo'
r + Uains said. II had invited him TO
Or ont on a duck hunting trip with ME
in nv launch. He wrote me saying he ala
rot ike New York any better than New
York liked him, and thought IT better that
bz remain away from the city for the
nresent The captain was then in Wash
ington with my parents.
II have not heard from him or the gen
eraI my father. since then They have tor-
gotten me. ana ! am uiIouSH Will '"'i'''
was made the scapegoat and pul on trial
for nv life. I went broke, spending all
had earned as a writer, some $4,000. Ny
last 81 600 ! Taid 10 Asa Bird Gardiner for
his services in trying to have my brother
hardened. All I have now is what l earn
from my writings.
Here Mr.. Hams paused and thought
while. Then. with raised voice, he con-
tinued:
Il was made the scapegoat. And my
brother and father have not even thought
10 send me a Christmas card. Since the
Jury acquitted me I have had pretty
hard time Of II. Editors of magazines who
were my .warmest friends have been afraid
to take a story from me under my own
name. | have had TO use a nom de plume
until recently. when two or three maga-
zines accepted stories from me under my
oyyn name. And for all my suffcrinG-you
remember. ! spent six months in jail-this
Is what ] get But I'm through With them
both"
As the author was escortiue his visitor
to tho door. threc-year-old Thornton Hams.
ir.. who was in his nightie. ran to his
father. crying, Papa. kiss mo good night
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
SEND MUSIC SCORE BY WIRE
Theatrical Company's Loss Leads to
Feat Unique in Telegraphy.

Toronto. Ont, Dec. 2j.-A music score
was transmitted by wire for the first time
I'm the history Of teegraphy to-day. it
was sent from New York 10 this city at
heavy cost aud involved the control Of
"A direct wire FOR several hours The
feat was occasioned by the loss Of the
score of the operetta The Opera Ball,
iu which Marie CahiH is playing here
during the holiday week
The loss was discovered when the orches-
ira assembled this morning for rehearsal
The teIegraphic transmission of the dupli-
cate score. which was i'm the hands OF the
music publisher IN New York, required
the translation OF each note. its value and
location at the New York end. and It's
reception and rendering into its original
shape At this end. In this city the con-
ductor of the company sat next 70 the
telegraph operator, and as each page Of
copy was turned over TO him he trans
lated II into the musical language. The
task was finished in time for the perform
aucc tonight.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
viennese fashion. If in no very genuinely
Viennese setting.
CAST OF .E1N wALZERTRAUM."
IRVING PLACE THEATRE
Christmas Bills with New Feat
ures offered.

Christmas week. always n busy time IN
German theatrical circles, was begun yes
terdav afternoon by children's matinee
of the little Christmas piece. "Rosen I'm
Schnee." given for the first time here on
Saturday night
Last night the holiday activity was ap-
parent in a double bill composed of a new
comedy with music by Buchbinder ana
Ravmund called Die Frau GretL' with
an iutarmission number between the sec
end and third acts, which presented Mella
Mars. the Viennese speciality singer IN
some Of her passion descriptive songs
Nine Mars was accompanied on the piano
by her husband, Bela Laszky, a Hungarian
composer.
Mime. Marss pale face, her black hair
done I'm curious fashion, her white sauh
dress. with its green jerkn, and the gilt
terng jewels she wore, made or her an
interesting figure posing against an
enormous duh black curtain that hung IKE
a pail behind her. She has a spasmoulc'
somewhat explosive strength In her actlhs'
Her singing Is expressive of passion, some
times gruff, sometimes soft and lansuld.
This striking young woman has recently
appeared at the Winter Garden, but tor
some reason did not find her audience there'
Last nights audience gave her a rousins
reception.
Perhaps the eye OF the average Amerl-
can music hall habitue is not the eye Oh
the sketch artist. The eye Of the average
European is. And this is required III orue'
to appreciate Mella Mars.
"Die Frau Gretl," which featured Ma
thilde Cottrelly as it's guest player was
a broad farce, whose theme was made rom
a harmless domestic tangle between nus
band and wife Nine. Cottrely, who has
played in English in a number of Broad
way" productions for several years past
found great favor with her audience last
night. She moves lightly through her part
with an ease and lack Of circumstances
distinctly winning. Hans Marlow MADE MS
debut as Franz Brand lie sang Well Ills
acting was conventional.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
PEABODY GIFT, S5OO,OOO
teachers College in Nashville
Must Raise 100000.
70 MARK END OF FUND
,,s,ees Announce Transfer of
s1.S00,000 in Property
to Institution.

.,s-r the final dissolution OF the
peabody Education Fund. the finan-
&c, s.sis OF the great educational system
"a, he's been developing in the Southern
th' for the last forty-five years, the
s~. made a Christmas announcement
uussov Of conditional gift Of 100000
-. nurpose Of establishing the George
!" ~ COLLEGE for Teachers, at Nashville.
and the complete transfer to that
l'.'.,,,ion of property valued at nearly
~. proposed college is the crowning in
ton ~ the chain Of public and normal
'ools begun in 1861 when George Pea
made his first gift to education IN
South. For nearly half a century the
,-,.es Of the fund have co-operated with
~, and state officials in carrying out the
- -. n ,ts maker. In the first years OF
-. administration the trustees gave the
INC Of the fund for the establishment
s stems Of public schools in centres of
.,istion. Later they co-operated with
~ rsrious state governments In working
-. ,bsse systems of public schools, and
-, ,urned 10 the founding Of state nor
Vi scbools in all Southern states for the
.-1,.,rr of teachers. Within recent years
49,. have aided in the development Of state
Ems of rural schools and departments
=, EDUCATION I'm the state universities.
rne forerunner OF the present proposed
.,.,i,ution was created in 1875, and was
~ the Peabody Normal College. The
80 wisdom and care in carrying out the
',.,s Of the founder which built up the
,,srar Southern schools made this insu-
,,,,on m central and leading normal school
:. .bs whole south. and its success, accord
t.e n the trustees, has largely inspired the
,...sr, plan for the college for teachers
=, institution designed to be the final me-
..,-rsl ~ Mr.. Peabody's benefcent service
20 the South.
The trustees have given TO the college
I, sa oDo concurrent with gifts Of money
nv the state of Tennessee, the County OF
rayidson and the city Of Nashville
.rounting 70 $500 as we'll as sixteen
.crss Of and with buildings and appurte-
,,,css ty the University of Nashville. The
announcement estimates the value OF these
ss sE0Oo. These appropriations have been
,lrssdv paid over TO the new college. Now,
In ,he course OF the final dissolution OF the
,rrst the trustees offer TO endow the col
leg. with the additional 10000, provided
,rat within two years from November l.,
AL the college raises the further sum OF
poMON
The alumni Of the Peabody Normal Col
kgs. according 10 the executive committee
have already pledged themselves to raise
rN0DO OF this amount. and are circulating
an annesl for assistance in getting the re-
raInirg Ssl1Ol0
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
A NEW PROCTOR THEATRE.

FT Proctor has decided to build an
o,ber vaudeville house in Albany. The new
neatrs will be constructed on the site Of
bis Bijou Park, IN the West End section OF
ne city. J. W. Morrow, who planned the
Italian garden which is 70 be built on the
iop Of the Fifty-eighth Street Theatre in
bis city. is at work on the plans of the
-sw house. which will be called Proctor S
N,w Theatre. The plans call for a house
seating 400 and costing $4,000.
This Is the fourth house projected by Mt.
Proctor during the year. and he has sew
eral other sites under consideration in other
cities. With the Fifth Avenue Theatre,
the New Proctor's in Newark, the Proctor
Arcade Theatre in Schenectady and the
rev Albany house, in addition to the 1O-
houses which he either owns outright or
hss an interest in now. Mr.. Proctor will
have one Of the largest and most compact
VAUDEVILLE circuits IN this country
Final argument on the appeal by 3. +.
Keith IN the long drawn out suit TO dis
solve the firm of Keith & Proctor and re-
sore % each of the partners his share of
the property Of the combination was heard
On Friday in the Supreme Court OF Maine
a. Augusta F. +. Proctor was represented
By Judge David Leventritt and w T. 5.
Hart Of New York, and Mr.. Keith by a
lorsl attorney
The present argument is on the appeal Of
N-. Keith from tho decision Of last July,
7hen the Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court al Portland awarded the Fifth Ave-
nue Theatre TO +. +. Proctor. and gave him
possession on November I. Arguments
we're completed on Friday. but the case was
taken under consideration. II IS not ex-
pected that the court will give out its de-
rson until after the holidays
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
ONE-WEEk THEATRES.

cinderella" -" at the Academy Of Music
"Tbe Fortune Hunter" at the Grand opera
Horse. the revival of "Pinafore,' at the
Manhattan opera House. with Dc Won
HOPPER and an all-star cast ana Lew
Fields's typical New York musical show
.The Never Homes" have all started
prosperous week The constant attendance
at these one-week houses, where plays
originating on Broadway spend last week
reforo leaving the city or TO run IN WhHe
touring near the city, has proved them TO
be orc Of the most popular sort of play
houses I'm the theatrical field; while the re-
vivaIs Of onetime favorites at the Academy
with good stock company, hea led by the
capable Priscilla Knowles, appeal 10
large theatregoing public.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
OBITUARY NOTES.

: IT, BELL. ffty-four years old a
wealthy -four manufacturer and member
of a Philadelphia firm, is dead IN Denver
from a complicat on of diseases.
WARREN b. STIMSON. well known
railroad man. assistant To President }. H.
p Hugart OF the Grand Rapids lndiara
railway. died suddenly at Grand Rapids.
Mich, yesterday. lie was siXty-three years
old.
: WARNER HUBBARD, FOR twenty
Years connected with the j Walter Thomp-
son Company. died OF Thursday at MS
home. Rldgewood. ~ j. Mr.. Hubbard was
horn i'm Brooklyn thry-seven years ago.
For a time he lived at Pittsheld. Mass.
lie had been actively interested IN clv'e
many wears lie leaves "A wife and one son.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
KINeMAcoLoR PARTIES GIVEN.

Last evening the natural color motion
at the house of j. Pierpont Morgan where
his daughter, Miss Anna Morgan. welcomed
many promineh, friends fOr the unique
showing Mrs j. 4. Morgan, who has
Just returned from Europe. was specially
interested In the Lake Garda, italy" where
she often stays The sunset on the Nile"
Launching of the Steamship Olympic"
"Exmoor stag Hunt" and other features
were shown IN addition 20 those OF the
crownins ceremonies % Kins George and
Queen Mary.
Miss Sarah Cooper Hewitt also gave
Christmas kinemlcolor party Tor her
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
CAST OF ode FRAU GRErL
ue DONNIE CuRlosE" POSTPONED.

on account Of the indisposltion OF Nine
Rita Fornia, whom an attack Of throat
trouble will prevent from appearing in puD-
lie for several days. Mr.. Gatti-Casazza has
postponed the premiere Of lie Donne
C-uriose." from Thursday 10 "Wednesday
evening. January g. The second perform
ance of the opera will be given on Satur-
dav afternoon. January 6, when the COM
noser Ermanno Wolf Ferrari. who VIII ar
rive on the Lusitania on Friday, January D.
will he present In place Of lie Donne
Curiose" on Thursday Madam Butterfly
,yiu no given with Miss Farrar and Messrs
N1ortir and Scott. Mr. Toscanini will con-
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
/ HARPER SMITH.
INV relegraph to The Tribune.

TBy Telegraph to the tribune
,co,,,er,,;lIa \. J.. Dec. 25-After signing
several checks as Christmas presents tor
his servants. ]. Harper Smith, a wealthy
retirod woollen manufacturer, died sud-
dorIy at his home here yesterday. He was
soyentv.seven wears old Mr.. Smith had
been i'll with Brights disease IoH6 u'i'',
He had just drawn check ana preAeiIe'
q ~ his housekeeper. when he staggered
acrose the room 10 the place where his
wife was seated and died in her arms.
Mr. Smith was one OF the richest men III
Now Jersey. with large real estate holdings
l., ,ris and neighboring cities For moro
man forty wears ne was associated with
Einstein Bros, of New York City. In the
panufacturc Of woollen goods at Raritan,
with offices at No. 22l Fourth avehue New
work (itV
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
NEITHER ROOSEVELT NOR TAFT
Colonel Watterson Says Republicans
Cant Elect Either of Them.

Atlanta. Dee 25.-"lf Roosevelt Is put ~
the White House in l9l2 We VIII ncN'r get
him ouI acain except feet first Ills was
the statement Of Colonel Henry Ni't"rSoh,
editor of The Louisville Courler-J"urha''
In commenting on the Republican situation
throughout the country.
Colonel Watterson expressed the heIl'i
that tbe long-looked-for change ot parties
was al hand, but he has MOI ie,i3Ieu nIIs nIs
cbo',o for the Democratic nomination li'
declared that. i'm his opinion, tue l;epubli-
cans could not elect either Roosevelt ui
Taft and said the election "i IN" former
Trseidcnt abrog iting tho thlrd-t"rm tradi-
ton. would be step toward aosolull'h.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
AARON KAHN.

Aaron Kahn. a lawyer. living AT No. 10
West 10th street. died at his home yester-
day from heart disease at the age OF httS-
four years. Some years ago Mr.. Kahn was
associated with Roscoe Conkling, Roger a.
prvnr General Benjamin Butler and others
i'm = wiz contest for the recovery for MISS
Mary Irene Hoyt of the estate OF hgI
father. Jesse IIoyt The estate approNl-
lie was high in Tammany Hall ranks In
carly life. but he never held political once.
ifc Iaav.s two sons ard two daughters.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

'-nission TO the American Museum OF
"sIisl History Metropolitan Museum Of
'i' sn5 ne New York Geological Park
t''oA for lie sailors Of the American battle
'"'y''Ne" Grand Central Palace.
si - Walter Accunto.. on The Laul u
.kieei "a, the meeting of tine amor
'eos S"h'cfI Society so. q West 3olh
"reet. go D. m.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
HARLAN w. WHlPPlE.

Lawrence. Mass Dec. 25.-tiarlaH W.
Whipple. President Of the American Au-
tcmobIle Association, dropped dead OF
heart disease while calling upon colonel Nj.
Decker here late to-day. Mr.. Whipple mace
his home i'm Boston ana Andover. lie was
fnrtN-ciN Years old
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
NEW YORK TO SEE EDDIE FoY.

Boston, Dec. 25.-After seeing tddle roy
appear at the fremont Theatre 'o-uay III
his latest musical comedy over the
River" Charles Dillingham; announced that
Mr.. Foy and the new show would ne the
rext attraction at his Globe Theatre IN
New York, opening there on January :
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
MISS ETHEL BARRYMORE ILL
Unable to Act at Empire Theatre-May
Anpear There Tomorrow.

on account OF illness from laryngitls.
Miss Ethel Barrymore was unable to ap-
pear last night in The Witness for the
Defence" at the Empire Theatre. and the
play was not given
IL Was said by DR.. H. l.. DanIorth, OF
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26

No 49 West sd street her physician 'nd'
he hoped Miss Barrymore wouid pe rec0'
cred sufficiently TO act to-morro" di'e
noon She is with her husband Russell W.
Colt at their home, No. q Gramercy PARK.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26

MAIN OFFlCE-No. 15i Nassau street
UPTOWN OFfICE-No, 1864 Broadway or
any American District Telegraph once
HARLEM OFFICES--No. 15T East l23th street
Nc. 263 West t25th street and No. 2l9 wsst
I2oth street
WASHINGTON BUREAU-Westory Building-
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26

mother. the wife OF the famous inventor al
their home, No. Lexington avenue. Many
guests participated in the enjoyment OF the
pictures.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
INDERTAkERS.

FRANK h. CAMPBELL, 2Ii-3 West 23d ~.
Chapes. Private Rooms. Private Ambulances.
Tel 1924 Chelsea.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
CEMETERIES.

THE MOOpLtNN CEMETERY,
233d ST i}y Harlem Train and By Trolley.
Office. 20 East 23d ST. ~ \.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-26

ALLEN-At New Brunswick. y. J., on Deem
ber % 1911. Edwin Allen. aged e2 years
late residence on wednesday morning, Decein-
Der %. at IL o'clock.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-23
ABoLlSHINc THE POSTAGE
STAMP.

In our day the mail traffic Of large
business concerns has swollen to I'll
gantic proportions, and even the sim
pie labor of affiXing STAMPS requires
a special clerical staff. NO wonder,
saws the Umschau, IF the
problem has been considered how the
stamp could be abolished altogether
without prejudice 10 the interest Of
the pOstoffice, Proposals of this char
acter have not been wanting, as for
instance in Bavaria, since February
l, 1910, large consignments are sim
ply stamped with a postmark at the
postoffice, the operation being carried
out by machinery. In this way the
postoffice has saved the expense for
paper and the printing costs for ten
million stamps, while the business
world has economical time and
money, for affxing stamps to one
thousand letters requires about an
hour and a half of time.
This method of treatment, while
fairly satisfactory, is still primitive.
We can easily imagine a much better
system worked out somewhat along
the lines of a gas or water meter, the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-23
Cleveland, and Frank Smith and JIM
ME Callahan, both of the White Sox
APPENDICITIS,

A reader asks, What is appendi-
citis?' We quote from a medical
magazine: Appendicitis is infamma-
ton of tie appendix, the worm-like
sac that hangs from the large intes-
tine on the lower right side. The
old theory was that seeds of fruit
entered this sac and caused the in
fammation, but this is not now held
rs true. Seeds have been found, but
when foreign pellets are found they
9re almost always of Taecal origin.
The prime cause is masses of imper-
fectly digested, fermenting foods IN
he large intestine, constantly devel-
owing bacteria which spread to the
appendix, where they lodge, its lower
end being closed. 1t is claimed that
the one article most liable to induce
appendicitis is fine wheat -four. The
London Lancet the highest medical
authority in the world, recently gave
stP"etics tending to show that the
great increase in cases of appendi-
citie in Grcet Britain since the intro
duction Of fine ratart flour is due 10
the increased consumption Of whi.e
bread there. The disease, properly
understood, exists long before and
after the painful attack.