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New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
JOHN MALCOLM MossMAN.

John Malcolm Nossman president Of the
j NJ Mossman Company, dici at the
Hahnemann Hospital on Tuesday at the
age of sixty-siX years
Mr. Mossman was born IN this city and
attended the old 18th street pJblic school
lie began his business career in 1870 with
his father, who was a LOCK manufactures
At the age OF nineteen he became part
ncr in the firm of Tcrwiiiiser * Co, SAFE
and lock makers, of Chicago. lie soon be-
came recognized as a great lock expert
and specialist. his services being IN great
demand los architects in the designing and
construction al burglar and hreproOl vaults
safes and tim locks.
Mr.. Mossman Was 50 greatly Interested
in his profession that ne early began max
ing a collection of locks and keys from all
over the world. When this collection be-
came of great value and importance ne
presented II 10 the General Society Of Me
chenic3 and Tradcsmen of this city, oil
which society he was a lie member.
Mr. Mossman built some OF the largest
hank vaults i'm New York and other cities
He was the supervising architect OF the
vaults Of the New York Clearing House
and constructed the vaults for the Mercan-
tile Safe Deposit Company In the EquitaDie
Building, j. L Morgan d Co. ana the
Mutual Life Insurance Company.
MIR Mossman was a member of the New
York Athletic Club, the 81. Andrews SO
ciety. the New York Historical Society, the
Thomas Hunter Association. "A trustee OI
the Hahnemann Hospital director of the
Fidelity Trust Company and trustee Oh
the Maiden Lane Savings Bank. He Is sur
Vived by his wife, Mrs. Evelyn Angus
Mossman. and his son. John Malcolm Moss
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
ACT FOR BIDE-A-WEE HOME
Columbia University Players Give
Benefit Performance of Shaw.

Last nights performance of THE Mys-
terious Miss Apache" being given during
the week in the grand ballroom OF the Hotel
Astor by the Columbia University Players,
was for the benefit OF the new BideA-
Wee Home for Animals TO be opened
next week at Merrick, Long Island. The
farm which the Bide-AWee Society had at
Riverdale, n. J., has been abapdoned, and
tho six acres of new pasturage and build
ings are now being put in readiness TO re-
ceive the two horses, one pony, one monkey.
four hundred dogs and three hundred cats
now at the societys city building, No. 40
East 18th street.
In spite OF the remnant Of winter. which
made yesterday a miserable day for vent
uring even so far as ones own front door,
the ballroom was comfortably crowded,
and II was estimated at the end OF the
performance that about $1,000 would be
netted to the home over and above the ex-
Ienses Of the production. Among the box
holders were Mrs. George Renault, Mrs.
Ulysses Grant, Mrs. NJ. Orme Wilson, Mrs.
John H. Pelll, Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt.
Miss Ida Bliss, Albert Galatin and Mrs.
Harry Ulysses Kibbe president OF the Bide-
A-Wee Society.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
"DIE MEISTERSINGER' SUNG
Otto Goritz Real Star of Wag-
ner's Comic Opera.

Die Melstersinger Won Nurnberg," prince
OF all comic operas, received Its first pro-
duction OF the season last night at the
Metropolitan Opera House. and the mouse
was crowded. "Die Meistersinger' is WORN
that appeals to others than the perfect
Wagnerites for its humor and its melody
are universal, and no Bernard Shaw is
needed to expound its esoteric meanings or
PROFOUND socialistic PHILOSOPHERS that the
composer himself probably never dreamed
Of For Die Melstersinger" Is OF the SOIL,
child OF good old red Mother Earth, d
child whose song and whose laughter are
as spontaneous and as effervescent as the
springs OF earth itself
or last nights cast only the Hans Sacns
OF Herman Well and the Pogner OF Putnam
Griswold were new to New York Mr.. Well
was properly philosophic and sang efrec-
lively, but there was little JUNCTION in his
impersonatlon. lie was an intellectual shoe
maker. but his intellect was dryer than
might have been necessary Mr.. Grlswold's 8
superb voice, with his skill in song, made
his Pogner a figure to be remembered. Miss
Destinn's Eva is always admirable, though
at times a little heavy, while others well
known and justly admired were the DaVlu
OF the lnimltable Albert Reiss. the Koth-
ner of William Hinshaw, and the Magda-
lene Of Mrs Wlckham.
But the real star of last nights perform
ance was Otto Gortz, whose Beckmesser
Is a figure which, for sheer comedy-com-
edy OF figure, OF action, OF sOng-has never
been surpassed on the Metropolitan stage.
The world is broad, opera singers are
many. but of Otto Goritz there is only one.
Mr.. J0rn was In unusually good voice as
Walter, and sang the Prize Song most
charmlngly.
Mr.. Toscanini conducted with lghtness'
with charm. Yith authority. Perhaps there
are I'm the ex?anse of broad humor places
where Mr.. Toscanini's delicacy OF FEELING
refines too much the hearty German laugh'
but in the tenderest passages, above all IN
the love music. his mastership is supreme.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
OBITUARY NOTES.

MRS. KATHARINE STEIGHT, widow or
Francis c. Steight, an old time inspector
~ noIice in New York City. died Yesterday
ot her home No. 1907 Broadway, Bayonne'
aged cighty-hve years.
CHARLOTTE II. CoMsTOCK. widow OF
Nathan Comstock. died Yesterday MT her
home. No 4s7 9th .treet Brooklyn, at the
aga of eighty years. She had been III only
few days. Death was due 10 heart dis
oase She was the daughter OF oliver
cromwell. and was born In Canterbury,
Orange County. n. Y. Following her mar
r,ape TO Mr. Comstock. she came TO this
citv and had lived here ever since. Sne
was a woman of unusual Vltanty, ana IN
epite of her age lived alone and took care
~ her own apartments until a week ago
che leaves a son, Philip Comstock, ana
daughter. Mrs. Elsie o.. Bogert' az whose
ponse al No $50 oxford street. Brooklyn
tbe funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon.
GEORGE y. LEWIS. OF No. 4Si Summer
ovanue Newark, died on Wednesday at his
home after short illness. He had been
orgaeed in the hardware business In Man
rattan for many years He was born In
Grofton Mass, and came to New YORK as
a Voilng man He leaves wife, son; DE-
- pav I,ewis. OF Newark, and a daughter,
Siara r. Lewis The funeral Will be held
to.morrow afternoon at his home.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
MORE THEATRES PLANNED
Cort Theatre Company to Build Two
in New York and One in Boston.

Contracts were signed yesterday whereby
John COrt. the president of the Authors
Producing Company, in association with
Oliver Morosco. Of Los Angeles, Cal; T. J.
Bowes. OF Tacoma. and Peter McCourt and
G. II. Wahgreen. Of Denver. who have
formed themselves into the Cort Theatre
Company Of New York, will build in this
city two new producing theatres for the
regular drama. and one new house of the
same sort in Boston, on Huntington ave-
nue., in the Back Bay district
The New York theatres will be located,
one on 46th street, west Of Broadway, be-
low the Fulton Theatre. on lots 30 10 25O.
and the other on 4Sth street. between Sixth
and Seventh avenues, on lots l3S TO l48. The
first will be known as the Cort Theatre and
the other as the Ellington. The one In
Boston will be called the st. James.
The three new theatres will represent an
expenditure of about 100000 They will
provide a place of production for the plays
Of the Authors Producing Company and
for those Of Oliver Morosco and Edward j.
Bowes. husband Of Margaret Ellington.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
DIVORCE SUIT BY MISTAKE
Woman Almost Gets a Decree
She Does Not Want.

Mrs. Ellen OHara. Of No. 463 Brook ave-
nue.. The Bronx. told Justice Brady yes
terday that her husband. William f.
O'Hara. had obtained a divorce In Reno
New, and had then married again. Two
years ago. when she met him. she said,
he told her about the divorce he had OBJ
tained and about his second marriage. She
had him arrested. and he was ordered 10
pay her alimony She consulted lawyer
who began a suit for divorce. naming the
new wife as correspondent
Mrs. O'Hara took the stand yesterday
and told Justice Brady how it all happened
O'Hara was not there to defend the suit.
When II was all over. friends congratulated
Mrs. O'Hara. who wanted to know the
reason for all the Fluctuations. They toid
her she would soon have her decree.
Mrs. OHara nearly tainted. She said
that. as Roman Catholic. she would not
think OF suing for divorce. She thought
that she was only asking for an increase
in alimony. Her lawyer Will explain the
situation 10 Justice Brady to-day.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
| MANY AT CUTTING FUNERAL
Distinguished Men Attend the
Services at Christ Church.

A largo number Of distinguished men,
representing numerous civic, social and
business organizations OF New York, at
tended the funeral services of William Bay
ard Cutting in Christ Church yesterday
After the services the body was taken to a
receiving vault in Greenwood Cemetery,
where It will remain until the arrival of the
body Of W. Bayard Cutting. jr. from AS
souan, Egypt A double burial VIII tnen
take place. The younger man died two
years ago. while serving as consul
The body was removed from the Cutting
home to Christ Church at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning The Rev. DR.. George Alex
ander Strong, the rector, conducted the SER
vices, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Charles l."
Slattery, rector Of Grace Church. and the
Rev. W. y. Webbe, Of Garden City, Long
Island. The Right Rev. David H. Greer,
Bishop Of New York. pronounced the bene-
diction.
The Union League Club, OF which Mr..
Cutting had recently been elected president,
and the Bar Association sent large deiega-
tions The honorary pallbearers were
Joseph H. Choate, John Mclean Nash, DIR.
Nicholas Murray Butler, George L. Rives,
Colonel William Jay, Francis Lynde Stet-
son. Stephen II. DIN. Thomas Newbold.
George Foster Peabody and II. Reiman
Duval. Among those at the services were
Admiral Cowles, Otto r. Barnard. Howard
Townsend, Granville Winthrop, Mr.. and
Mrs. !. Townsend Burden, Mr.. and Mrs.
George S. Bowdoin, William Rhinelander
Stewart, George b. Mcclellan, Mr.. and Mrs.
John f. Parsons, w. Gould Hoyt Frank A.
Wetherbee. +. W Whitridge, Lewis l..
Clarke, Walter II. Bennett, Lloyd Griscom.
George NJ. Miller and George McAneny.
There were also among the .mourners many
poor persons who had been beneticiaries or
Mr.. Cuttings numerous charities.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
WIFE FIGHTS RENO DIVORCE
Mrs. Percival Sues Husband,
Who Married Miss Casey.

7. A. d. Percivai president of tho Anal
gamated Paint Company OF New Jersey
who obtained decree OF divorce In Reno
New. on February from Mrs. Ethel Mae
Percival, and on February u married Miss
Florence Casey. is now being sued for di-
vorce by the FIRST Mrs. Percival. She says
the Nevada decree is Illegal. PerciYais
mother is a niece Of the Earl Of Strait
Mrs. Ethel Percival made motion yes
t.rday for $500 month alimony and $50
counsel fee. She said her husband was
now sending her $50 a month She named
Miss Casey and two other women in her
suit. The plaintiff and defendant were
married In 1900 and had a home In this city
and another at Westbury, Long Island.
Percival tried in 1910 to get divorce In
Reno. but failed because he had not estaD-
lished a residence in Nevada. Then he
tried again and succeeded.
For the last few years. Mrs. Ethel Perci-
val SAYS. her husband has kept three auto
mobiles and two horses, and has further
amused himself by holding private boxing
matches.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
MRS. BROCK WINS DIVORCE
Freed from Husband Who Sought
Reconciliation with Revolver.

Justice Giegerch signed a decree OF
divorce yesterday in favor OF Mrs. Dorothy
BROCK. who testified in the trial that her
husband. George NJ. Brock. had tried TO
orfect a reconciliation with her by the use
Of a revolver.
Rrock is a member OF the Automobhe
club Of America, and ne was served WIN
napers in the action ut the Hotel Empire
where he went TO live after separatihs
from his wife Mrs Brock went to i've
with Mrs. Rachel Davis, a relative. In
RrookIvn. because she had no funds OF her
own.
Mrs. Brock said her husband called on
her I'm Brooklyn IN ask forgiveness ana
when sho refused to listen to his tale Oh
repentance he fired a shot from a revolver
into the wall. He threatened TO XIII Mrs'
Brock. she said, and then set fire TO the
bed and tried 10 choke her.
Mrs. Brock said she freed herseh from
his grip. and, getting the weapon which
he had laid aside, threw II into court
ward. Next day. she said, Brock returned
found the revolver and renewed his plead
ines for a reconciliation. Mrs. Davis TOOK
the revolver away from him this time.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
LITTLE TIM" LEFT $4,000
Estate of Alderman Sullivan
Mostly in ''Dreamland."

When Alderman Timothy p Sullivan
Clittle TimD died on December q. 1909
he left no will. and his wife, Mrs. Hannah
Sullivan. took out letters of admnistra-
ton. placing a value OF $1,000 on his estate.
Wallace S. Fraser. Deputy State Controller.
filed the transfer tax appraisal OF the es-
tate yesterday. showing it's value was 500
lS6. Mrs. Sullivan received 1886 36 and
Joseph Sullivan, the young son OF the poll
tcian, sll.772 &C.
Alderman Sullivan had sGC7 in the Ger
mania Bank. $50 in the Emigrant Indus
trial Savings Bank and sl37 Sc in the Title
Guarantee and Trust Company. He owned
jewery valued at 500 His securities con-
sisted Of sixty-seven debcnture bonds of
Dreamland par at $1,000, and listed az Of no
value; fifty-eight mortgage bonds OF
rreamlapd valued at sl7.4OO: ten shares OF
the city Theatre. valued at $1,000: fifteen
bonds Of the New York District Water Sup
ply Company. Of no value.
The funeral OF the alderman was one of
the largest in this city in recent years. and
It cost the estate 81. .4Oj His debts amounted
to 500!
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
BEoUEsTs FOR CHURCH WORK
Miss Hannah M. Rockwell Leaves
Money to Methodist Societies.

Many bequcsts to societies associated
with the Methodist Episcopal Church are
made in the will of Miss Hannah NJ. Rock
well, who died on February 25 at her
home, No. 422 Mott avenue
Among them are the Methodist Episco-
pal Hospital. Brooklyn. $4,000; the Ameri-
can Female Guardian Society. for the
Five Points Mission $1,000; the Method
ist Episcopal Church Home, $1,000; the
New York City Church Extension and Mis-
sionary Society. 81 900; the Children's Aid
Society. $500; the Deaconess Home, $1,000;
the Womans Foreign Missionary Society,
$500; the Freedmens Aid and Southern
Educational Society, $500; the Missionary
Society Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, $3.50; ST Christopher's Home,
$500; the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety, $500; the New York Annual Con-
ference, for the benefit OF superannuated
preachers their widows and orphans, $500,
and the New York Annual Conference
Ministers Assistance Society, $500.
The residue Will go TO nephew, niece
and grandniece. A codcil changes sew
eral bequestS 10 relatives and leaves
81 900 to the American Bible Society.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
URGES NURSES TO BE RELIGIOUS
DR.. slattery, of Grace Church, Advises
New York Hospital Graduates.

Thirty-two nurses Of the Training School
Of the New York Hospital we're graduated
last night and received their diplomas from
George L. Rives president Of the hospital
The graduating exercises were held in the
administration building. No. West 18th
street Mr.. Rives, who presided, said there
was a nnisconception in the public mind as
to the nurses sphere and said nurses lad
done a great deal for medicine in pre-
ventive way.
DR.. Slattery, Of Grace Church was then
introduced as the speaker of guiding wcrds
to the nurses. "a word Of counsel that 1,
as an outsider, would offer to nurses Is TO
be professional. but not TO seem profess
sonal." said he. "a nurse should never
allow herself TO get used to sorrow and
death to the point Of getting callous. AL
ways she should have a religious feeling
And when nursing the sick nurse should
have spirit of hope. She should be deeply
religious"
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
MAY ASK ALIMONY ANY TIME
HIGHEST Massachusetts, Court Makes
Important Ruling.
lBy telegraph 70 The Tribune. J

Boston. March 6-Alimony may be
granted to a wife by the Superior Court
even after she has obtained divorce de-
cree and It has become absolute, although
her husband was a resident OF another
state at the time her divorce suit was
heard, according TO a ruling handed down
by the full bench of the Supreme judicial
Court to-day This decision, which Is the
first OF its nature in the judicial history OF
the commonwealth. comes as the climax In
the divorce suit OF Mrs. Helena B. Parker
who obtained a legal separation from John
r Parker. resident of St. Petersburg,
Fla.
The Parkers were married in Massachu-
setts Mr.. Parker returned to this state
from Florida after his wife had obtained
her divorce. and was then served with
notice Of her petition for alimony. Judge
Pierce sustained a demurrer of the hus-
hand which contended that the court had
no right to grant alimony when the hus-
hand was not residing In Massachusetts
when the divorce was granted, but the So
preme Court has overruled him
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
ARTHUR T. TlMPSON.

Arthur T. Timpson died at his home IN
Rochelle Park, New Rochelle. last night.
He was born in New York City siXty-three
wears ago. and at the age OF fifteen enlisted
in tho United States navy and served WIN
the Gulf Squadron during the last Gays OF
the Civil War. In 1865 he loined Company
G, 7th Regiment. y. G. s y. \.
Mr.. Timpson was in Wall street Tor nve
Years and then became connected with the
franc departments Of the New York Gem
tral and Delaware. Lackawanna & western
savings Bank as a charter member and Tor
twenty years was IT'S secretary. He was a
member Of the New York Athletic CluD
and the Harlem Democratic Ciub he Is
e,Irvivsd by his widow and one daughter,
Mrs Florence c. Constantine.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
MRS. STETSON TO TEACH
Announces Herself as a Radical
Christian Scientist.
ATTACKS BOSTON BOARD
Says Healers Should Assume Re-
sponsibility of Gases They
Undertake.

,,.- Augusta F. Stetson, who was ex-
..,r,rnjcate ted from the Christian Science
c,,vrch by the Boston directors OF the
uother Church. the supreme court OF the
~ announced herself yesterday as a
@tsaeher of radical Christian Science" and
az the Arst time since her eXcommunica-
,,on assigned reason as 10 why the oi-
actors had ousted her.
aFor her fearlessness in defending her
..ocbings Of radical Christian Science
Ms stetson was communicated from
~. Mother Church by the Boston board Of
s,rsctors. consisting Of five men," is the
rryv II is put in a statement issued in her
behalf.
IN pamphlet which was given out for
,,blication Yesterday Mrs Stetson takes
;ssue with the statement contained in
latter 10 a New York newspaper. which
pss signed Arthur Farlow," dated Bos.
ton January %. Boston is the headquar-
ters OF Alfred r. Farlow. the head OF the
publicity bureau Of the Christian Science
Church. In his letter Arthur Farlow says:
ar should be understood that Christian
Scientists DO not assume the responsible
,tv Of cases, contagious or otherwise"
To this statement Mrs. Stetson in her
parnphlet enters q fat denial. She as
serts. and backs up the assertion with
quotations from Mrs. Eddy's works, that
christian Scientists do assume the re-
sponsibility Of what cases they undertake
This is not true Of genuine Christian
Scientists" her statement says with ref
erence TO that portion Of Mr.. Farlow's let
Ter. professional authorized practition-
ers Of divine mind-healing who adhere to
the teachings Of Mrs. Eddy as found in
the textbook Of Christian Science, Science
and Health do assume the responsibility
~ cases which are intrusted 10 their care"
Mrs. Stetson believes that in her asso-
citation Of twenty-five years with Mrs
Eddy she gained an insight into the real
workings and theories Of Mrs. Eddy's cult
which now make il her duty to criticise
and contradict where necessary the pro-
rnulgations of the board. which has as
sumed supreme command Of the cult since
Mrs. Eddy's death. She repeated yester-
day her previous assertions that she has
no thought Of trying to establish another
church. which could be construed as
schism, but said she believed it her duty
10 correct what she believes TO be the in
correct teachings of the present governing
board Of the church that Mrs. Eddy
founded.
Mrs. Stetson's portrait in oil, life size.
was put on exhibition yesterday at the
Mcdowell Club, No. 1oS West 55th street.
chester c. Hayes is the artist. The por-
trait is said to be a perfect likeness Of
Mrs. Stetson as she is to-day. In II she
IS standing beside a table on which lie
an opened Bible and a manual Of the
Mother Church. Her right hand holds a
copy Of Science and Health" Mrs. Eddy's
textbook, and the only jewelry she Is
wearing is the crown Of diamonds which
she gave to Mrs. Eddy and which Mrs.
Eddy bequeathed to her when she died.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
WOULD GUST PROFESSORS
Boston Paper Objects to Wellesley
Women's Talks in Lawrence.
fBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.


Wellesley. Mass, March 6.-As the re-
sult of the agitation caused by the appear
ance and speeches made In behalf OF the
7 Lawrence mill strikers by Professors VIDA
n. Scudder and Ellen Hayes. OF the Weiles-
lev College faculty, at Lawrence las'
wednesday, the resignation OF the TWO IN
structors may be requested
.'The Boston Transcript" an an editoriai
to-day states that the professors Should
have resigned before they took the step
they did and now should resign at once as
their attitude is a greater damage to the
college than any good their instruction
might do. II asks If such doctrines as
those urged by the instructors at Law
renee are taught in Wellesley, how many
patrons would permit their daughters to
attend the institution and how many new
ones would let their children go TO col
lege where the rankest socialism. to call
II by no worse name, is proclaimed and per-
mItted."
Both professors stand solidly behind
their remarks.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
JONATHAN BRACE BUNCE.

tBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l
Hartford. Conn. March 6.-Jonathan
Brace Bunce, president of the Society FOR
Savings, which is the largest savings in
stitution in Connecticut, former president
OF the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany and one OF the most prominent cap
italists and directors In Connecticut, died
to-day after few days illness with heart
disease. lie was the oldest graduate oi
the Hartford High School, and at twenty
two years of age formed New York CITY
partnership, Dibble & Bunce. which con-
tinued until 1859. He was quartermaster
general on the staff Of Governor William
A. Buckingham during the Civil War ana
leaves his wife, three sons. including wal
ter H. Bunce, of Los Angeles; three
including Mrs. Howell Cheney
of Manchester; two brothers, William Ged-
ney Bunce. the artist and Alfred c. Bunce'
of Pittsburgh. and two sisters, MIS-
Frances Bryce and Mrs Archibald a.
Wplch.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
zoe,,NER QUARTET CONCERT.

The Zoellner Quartet. composed OF iout
r,bers Of one family, gave a concert
,as, night in Carnegie Lyceum. The pro
,,,.ar,ne consisted of Fosch's sonata
Smat,ro" sindings "Serenade." Op. w. ana
nao,hoven's Quartet in + fiat major op'
:, rrhe soloist was Miss Marion May
contralto. who sang Bemoerg Id .noa'
de Jeanne dare" and lis sno"ine
also two songs by Halle ana T,.,r MacDo~em,
Miss Mays voice is of pleasing qu""'s
and she sang her songs with feehhg a"'
a,,rression. The audience was OF sood S'~e
New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
MARY D. JONES.

Mary D. Jones. who was a nurse for the
Union army in the Civil War. died Tues
day night at her home. No 3 Hart street,
Brooklyn. She was in the l0Sd year or her
age Born in Wales. she came TO TINS
country IN early life and settled In New
England When the civil War broke out
her brother, Robert. went 10 the front ana
was killed in the battle OF Port Hudson,
near New Orleans. on learning of her
brothers. death she went to New orleans
in an effort 10 recover his body She tallea
10 md any trace OF It. but she remained
in New Orleans with the Union army ana
took IN duties as nurse. After the war
she was commended for her work ind re-,
ceived a life pension in 1876 by special
act Of Congress. She lived alone FOR many
years. Her body will be cremateo' IN ac-
cordance with her will, to-day.