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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
RAINY WEEK END AT TUXEDO
Matches at Tennis and Racquets ,
PeII BeatS Ueckscher.

TUXEDO PARK. Jan. Sin spite OF the
Indictment weather to-day large crowd
OF society people still fingers at Tuxedo.
Should the weather be favorable Sunday
the new coasting slide on Lookou, Noun
tain will be put In order and the first con-
test OF the season will take place. There
Will also be skating on the Wee Wan
Lake. with prizes for fancy skating and
waltzing and a hockey match.
Many OF the colonsts who opened their
villas remained over to-day. There were
dancing and music at the clubhouse. pre-
coded 10y several large dinners.
The Tuxedo Tennis and Racquet club
had several exhibition matches in court
tennis and racquets. and the sem.-iin
for this club championship We're played
to-day. c. e. Pell defeated G. Maurice
Heckscher for the club championship in
racquets y. Lorillard. Jr.. and Fulton
Cutting Will play the finals In the club
championship in tennis tomorrow
Mrs Richmond y. Hohson of Washing
ton is here for the week visiting her
iaiher and mother, Mr. and Mrs, George
II. Hull. Miss Juliana Cutting and Miss
Mckcnna are al the Tuxedo club
Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Munroe are enter
tain!ng "A nous" party AT their villa on
crows Nest road, and Mr., and Mrs. Gren-
Vile Kane also are entertaining a house
party.
Among others who are spending Sun
day at Tuxedo are Mr., and Mrs. George
Eide. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Slade. Mr..
ana Mrs. H. +. Robbins. col and Mrs
Thomas Denny, Col. Charles Hayden, Mr..
ana MIS- Lewis O. Morris. Miss Edith
Morther. Mr., and Mrs. stuart Duncan.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Forsyth and NJ
and Mrs. Forsyth Wickes.
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YESTERDAY AT THE OPERA.
Sea, sky and Mr.. CarusO Unite to
Give JOY to Audience.

At the Metropolitan Opera House yes
terday afternoon an audience which made
the walls creak assembled to hear Mr.
Caruso sing "Cielo mar" OF course the
opera was LA Gioconda." and other per-
sons besides the adored tenor were con-
cerned in its presentation. but the above
statement probably fairly summarizes the
conditions. Mr.. Gilly sang Barnabd for
the first time here and put to his record
an entirely creditaDle performance.
Nine. Ober. who only recently gath
cred the role OF Laura into her repertory.
repeated her impersonation, which has
more dramatic than vocal excellence.
Mr.. Caruso was in good state and his
singing evoked the familiar storms of
applause. Nine. Destnn was the 9io-
condd and again demonstrated that this
Is not her best part. Mr.. Didur who
had strangled a woman the previous
night In IL Amore del Ire Re-" was the
Alrise, and tried honestly to poison an
other Mr.. Polacco conducted with skill.
In the evening special performance
of Madame Butterfly" was offered. The
representative or the japanese girl was
Geraldine Farrar while Giovanni Mar
tinelli sang Pinkerton. and Antonio Scott
ShdrpIess. The conductor was MIR. Tos-
canini.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
PLAY IN scHooLH0UsE THEATRE.
Warrington Irving the Only school
with an Adequate stage.

The Washington Irving School Is, ac-
cording to the announcement or the di-
rectors of the Educational Players. the
first public school in this city to include
a practical stage with complete equip
ment OF scenery. lights and other neces-
sary stage appliances. This Is described
by the circular of the Educational Play
ers as "a splendid tribute from the Board
of Education to the ever increasing i'm
portance OF dramatic work In public
schools" 1t is to the Educational Play
ers that the honor of opening this theatre
has fallen.
A dramatic and musical entertain
ment will be given next Saturday eve
ming. Associated with the actors will he
David Names OF the Music School Set
Element, who will conduct the senior or
chestra of nifty players In this perform
ance Mrs Emma Sheridan Fry Is the
head OF tho Educational Players. She
says:
This cooperation for the first time
presents to the public the combined re-
suits of musical and dramatic instruction
under educational principles. for the
methods practised by Mr. Names are
akin to Mrs. Fry's Educational Player
methods. Both encourage sslf-expres-
sion. not self exhibition; neither inclnes
toward professionalism. and both seek
the development of the player AS a human
being"
There will be . dress rehearsal on
Tuesday night
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David Belasco will be the guest OF honor
at the dress rehearsal OF the French
Drama Society next Sunday night at the
Harris Theatre. The plays to be pre-
scented are Les Trois Mosques" and ia
Rafale'' by Henry Bernstein. LES Trois
Mosques Is by Charles Mere and was
acted more than two hundred times
at the Grand Guignol in Paris. Isadore
de Lara used the story as the libretto
for his opera of the same name. The au-
thor presented the stage rights Of the
piece TO Nine. Yorska. who will be re-
sponsible for the production next week
She will assume the leading role In La
Rafals," Other actors will be Jose Ruben
Ernest Perrin. Henri Verneutl, Henry
Bernhey. Adrien Grevin, Rene Widen
stein, Mary Norton, Georgette Passedoit
and Mana de France. The public presen-
tation Of the plays will be given on Mon
day afternoon,
The Century Theatre Club will occupy
the lower floor Of the Gaiety Theatre on
January to see Elsie Ferguson In THE
Strange Woman"
Henry Savage will produce "Sari" a
week from Tuesday at the Liberty
Theatre. This Ia the English, version of
the operetta "Zigeunerprimas" In tho
cast are Mixzi HaJos. Blanche Dufheld,
Charles Meakins Humbird Dufhe and
others. "Omar Khayyam'' will be acted
on the same night at the Maxine Elliott
A"o~ss~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
CUTS HALF HOLIDAY
AT FIRE HEADQUARTERS
AdamsOn Sets Example by
Working All Day-Will
Run to Fires.

Some employees at Fire Headquarters
lost their half holiday yesterday becaus"
of the enthusiasm of Fire Commission
Adamson. The administrative part Of
the Fire Department. in common with the
other city departments quits at ~ o'cloct
promptly on Saturdays
The new Fire Commissioner notifed
some of the STAFF yesterday that they
would be needed during the afternoor
He set the example and returned to heal
quarters after luncheon and worked for
the rest of the day.
Another innovation is that Comws-
sioner Adamson has started going to mr.,
lie began on his very first day as heaD
Of the department.
Few Fire commissioners have a,-
tempted to attend fires They lett IN
fire eXtnguishing business to the W.,
formed men. Francis Lantry when Con
missioner was the only exception in 20
cent years. At one fire he discover.
considerable rotten hose that had be-
bought before he took office. Their ~
"A great fuss and Mayor Mcclellan a,-
cepted Lantrys resignation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
FANCY BALL AT LAKEWOOD.
Mr.. AID Mrs. F. \. Potts Entertain
Picturesque Company.

LAKEWOOD, y. j.. Jan. "A fancy
dress ball was given NJ the Country Club
tonight by Mr. ana Mrs. Frederick A,
Potts. 1t was one of the largest func-
tons of the season. and pierrettes, CO.
lumbines. soldiers. farmers. dainty shep-
herdesses and other quaint figures frol-
licked in the tango and one step
The clubhouse was decorated In green,
with big Christmas trees standing about
and steamers of holly, pine and laurel
wreathed across the walls,
Among those who We're present We're
Mr.. and Mrs. willard T.. Day. Mr., and
Mrs. John f., Pye. Enroll Pye, Miss Adele
Grenet. Miss Constance Grenet. Mr. and
Mrs, Robert {, Morris. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
W. Wilcox. Mr.. and Mrs : X. de For
est. Miss Cassidy Donell. Mr.. and Mrs
william Thaw, Sd. Miss Louise Lynch,
Mr.. and Mrs. Girard Romaine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
GoD0wsKY AND NINE. CULp herr
Polish Pinn mist and Dutch COntrni,'
Come for Tours,

Leopold Godowsky. the Polish pian
and head OF the Meister Schulz in Wen
arrived Yesterday by the French ''',
France from Havre. He will appear q,
night NJ the Metropolitan Opera HoU,
and on Wednesday afternoon in Caruo.
Hall will play with Ysaye the vioNn.-
and Jean Gerardv, the Belgian 'c,l.-
Later he will appear with the lead.
crchestras of the country.
Mime Julia Cup. the Dutch contra
and her accompanst, Conrad Won I
also were passengers on the France. r.
will make n tour of the United S'a',
and Canada.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
NEW PRISON CHARGES LIKELY.
DuNivier Visits IsInOd-GrRN aud
MisMa nm cement Alleged.

Assistant District Attorney DuVivier
who visited the institutions on Black
wells Island on Friday said yesterday
that he was satisfied indictments should
follow the presentation Of evidence to the
Grand Jury. There are two phases that
may call for action by the Grand Jury
outside of the specific complaints for as
sault and death said to haze resulted
from neglect. One IL mismanagement
and the other alleged grating IN connec-
ton with the manufacturing plants.
Mr.. DuVivier said his visit apparently
had been expected. for an effort had been
made TO tidy things~Np. He found two
UP to date washing machines had never
been fully set up after installation two
years ago. They are said to have cost
$3.50 each
Mr.. DuViver also said there was no
disinfecting plant on the island.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
PLANS MORE GRAFT HEARINGS.
whitman 10 Clean II Highway and
Canal Contract Cases.

10 hold three John Doe hearings and two
Grand Jury hearings each week hence
forth. to clean up the accumulated evil
dence concerning graft in the state High
way Department and on the barge canal
contracts. His assistant. John X. Clark.
arranged list of witnesses yesterday to
be called at the John Doe hearing to-
morrow There will be twelve highway
and barge canal contractors. Three
hundred contractors Will be examined in
the graft inquiry.
The District Attorney will move the
trial OF Arthur A. Mclean OF Newburg.
under indictment for receiving "A political
contribution from "A corporation. following
the Schmidt trial. which begins on Janu-
AIRY II.
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GET ALTMAN TREASURES SOON.
Directors Complete
Arrangement with Executors.

Robert W. de Forest. president OF the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. announced
yesterday that practically all arrange
ments between the directors OF the
museum and the executors OF the estate
of Benjamin Altman had been made for
the Altman art treasures to pass to the
museum.
The museum. however. has not obtained
physical possession of the pictures and
will not do so for several weeks. The
pictures and other art treasures OF the
Altman collection will be exhibited tenn
porarily in the museum In the spring.
The directors Of the museum are pre-
pairing now for an exhibition of the en-
tire J. Pierpont Morgan collection OF art
In the latter part OF this month or the
first of February.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
CARD SHARPS GET PRINCES $50,
Then Passengers On Liner Are
Warned-PrOsperi Ends.

Transatlantic card sharps who made
"a round trip to Havre BY the French
liner France picked up little holiday
money aboard
Prince Paul Troubetzkoy, brother in
law OF Amelie Rives. the novelist, was
selected by the sharps as victim. lie
played with them in the smoking room
until he had parted with $50 and hal
noted that the game seemed to be crooked.
Then he went to the purser and the
captain and they warned the passengers.
The sharps were travelling light, with
only hand baggage, and left the pier a
few minutes after the ship locked.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
Record In Iron Ore Production.

WARRINGTON, Jan. 3.-Between IS, 00o,-
600 and 60.000.000 tons of iron ore is the
estimate OF production for 1913 made nv
Il. +. Burchard OF the United States
Geological Survey This Is record
breaker. the largest previous output being
67,0l%,0 98 In 1910. Increases are report ed
In the Lake Superior district, the Birmng-
ham district and New Jersey and New
York, with slight decreases In Pennsyl-
vania and the Rocky Mountain States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04

County Clerk James v. Ganiy of m
Bronx appointed stephen a. NuI.
deputy clerk yesterday, which carrie
il Il salary Of $4,000; Edward y. ut..
son, cashier, $1,000 c, McReynuIds
clerk, s?,5o0, and stephen O'Bricn re
special deputy clerk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
ALTMAN ADDITION TO
DOUBLE FLOOR AREA
Enlarged store One Of the Best
Equipped in All the
World.
COMFORT FOR SHOPPERS
Even the Air Will BE Filtered
and Cleansed in Scien-
tific Way.
COMFORT FOR SHOPPERS

With the completion OF the new Madi-
struction the store OF y. Altman & Co.
will not only be one OF the largest mer-
camille buildings as to floor area in the
world but also one OF the most perfectly
equipped Every modern improvement
known to architectural and engineering
science will be In operation. rendering the
entire building technically perfect as to
light. heat, ventilation, motor power and
distribution Of floor space.
The new addition. like the existing
store. will follow in detail the dignihed
style of the Italian Renaissance. complete
harmony of design and character being
assured throush out. Except on the Madi
son avenue side French limestone i'm
ported direct from the quarries for the
purpose will be used In constructing the
building up TO and including the eighth
floor. the remaining four floors being OF
white brick.
On the Madison avenue side the central
brick above the second floor. the heavy
corner pavilons at each side being OF
French limestone to the eighth floor
there will be large display windows a, the
corners al Thrty-fourth and Thir, t-ffth
streets and Madison avenue. balancing
the corresponding windows on the Fifth
| avenue side of the building, and at the
spacious entrance marques will entend
over the sidewalk 20 the curb.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
where vigilance sIackens.

what | can't understand" said Com
missioner Osborne. us that you consider
the specifications affecting asphalt as a
sacred fetish, but you are not So particu-
lar in constituting the specifications on
the other materials which go into the
roads"
Wasn't Consalus OF the Rob Roy Com
pany an intimate friend OF yours? in
quired Osborne.
admitted Schultz.
AS state official I think you should
have criticised the contractor instead OF
the engineer remarked the commits
sioner.
When William 7. Shine, a Troy con-
tractor was on the stand several days
ago he admitted giving a $500 check con-
tribution to tine R.nsselaer county Demo-
cratic committee The check was made
out to John J. Ryan, treasurer OF the
committee, but S'dine said he could not
find the cancelled check. The records or
the Secretary OF States office show that
the Rensselaer, county committee ac-
kuowledg.d the receipt OF only 5000 from
Shine.
shine produced his check stub book and
this particular stub showed that on Oc~b-
her 81. 1912. Shine had made check
for $500 to Treasurer Ryan. Shine could
throw no light upon the reason for report
ing $500 except that he had asked that
the check Ice not reported at all or that
II be reported in some other name.
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Within the building an increased floor
area OF more than so per cent. will afford
considerable extension of space to every
department. From the first floor TO the
fifth inclusive. each floor will be opened
through from Fifth to Madison avenue
and from Thirty-fourth to Thirty NTH
street above on the floors devoted to the
workroom. storage OF reserve stock. Sc,
the ARRANGEMENT will be different.
The executive and administrative offices
will all be located In the new building.
The general offices will b. on the fifth
floor. Waiting and rest rooms for patrons
will also be on the fifth floor and will be
very much more coninodious than the
present ones.
Separate luncheon rooms and rest rooms
for men and women employees will be
situated on the twelfth tioor and space
has been reserved for a large, completely
equipped modern kitchen. In which whole
some, palatable food will be prepared. to
be served In the employees luncheon
rooms at minimum prices
on this floor too will be the physicians
and nurses quarters. consisting of a suite
OF we'll appointed offices and a small OPP
Grating room for emergency use. Plans
are also under way for the establish
ment of an employees recreation room
on the roof
Increased Elevator Efficiency.
Among the specific advantages to be
noted in the enlarged building will be
the increased efficiency Of elevator ser
vice. There will be twenty two passenger
elevators, ten elevators for the use of
employees, two truck elevators OF I'M
mense size and capacity. and Ave smaller
elevators for private or fitting room use,
making thirty-nine in all
The electric power plant will be one
All the electricity needed in the light
ing.
A system for completely filtering and
cleansing the air will be installed Air
filtration as effected by modern scien-
tific methods not only provides for the
publication of the air. but serves to cool
IL during the warm summer days. every
precaution being taken to prevent moisture
being carried into the building, while
the temperature Is sub jected to automatic
control. so that carefully regulated
supply Of humidined air is assured at all
times.
An interesting feature of the Altman
establishment il the artificial refrigeratine
plant for the safe storage OF furs. The
walls, ceiling and fioor of the storage
vaults are completely encased In cork
sheathing from four to Ave inches thick.
thus nsuring not only evenness of tenn
perature, but absolute protection against
moisture.
The storage plant covers an immense
area, AZ. although the floor space Is
III, ided into compartments. mainly al a
protective measure against fire. the vaults
extend across the entire width OF the
ninth floor Of the building.
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the bottom of the road, said the brush
was sticking UP through the surface Of
the road now. He talked with Contractor
Melius ut the Hampton Hotel In Albany
last month IN the presence Of Connors
and II was at this time Melius told them
that he had been shaken down" for
$4,000 by the Democratic campaign COM
mittee.
w II. Rider, who also lives on the road,
said he had complained to the High
way Department half dozen times and
that nevertheless the road was accepted
after a hearing last November.
Complaints to Albany Useless.
Harrison T.. Pratt, supervisor OF the
town of Chatham testified that he looked
after Melius's business during the winter
months in the vicinity of Chatham
"Melius sent me a check for $3.50 Just
before the last spring election" said Pratt,
and told me ] could use 500 OF II
for political purposes ] kept the check
and returned II to him the next time
I saw him. and he tore II up In my pres
ence.'
Pratt said that he helped to circulate
ss, petition among the residents asking
for "a crushed stone instead of a concrete
road
The only witness before Commissioner
Osborne who signed waiver was Second
Paul schultz. He appeared voluntarily
as u witness to-day with view Of de-
Tending the work done by the Rob Roy
Contracting Company, In which william
r. shields and John Consalus are inter
ested. Schultz insisted that Edward e.
Blessing the Highway Department en-
gineer who had first been designated to
see that the Rob Roy company lived UP
to the specifications in laying brick
pavement ON the Schenectady road. was
transferred because he had had no eA-
perience on brick roads He admitted
that Blessing had been transferred AFTER
blessing had complained of the material
used In mixing concrete.
After this brick surfacing was COM
pleted and the road was opened to travel
the bricks became loose and Blessing was
sent back to the road to regrout 1t. Com
missioner osborne compelled Mr. Schultz
and Engineer Merrick to admit that II
blessing was capable Of do'ns this job
he certainly was capable OF supervising
the construction of the road from the
beginning.
Schultz testified that the pitch hller
used by the Rob Roy Company along the
Schenectady road met the requirements OF
the specifications although objected to by
Engineer Blessing.
The Dermott news., 1914-12-10
AMONG C0L0RED PEOPLE

Items of interest among colorcd
people should he left at the Palace
Drug Store or 1T tins office.
Or Dukes was called to HALEY Tues
day to see 4 patient
Blount 4 Moss have several lot to
give away See them
The Quality Store Is gong out OF
business. Sec their al in this ISSUE
Win Potts of Pine Hlar was guest
Of Oscar Wjiliam- couple of days tins
week.
YIN Tyler returned last week from
Little Rock, where he spent several
DAYS taking photographs
see the advertisement of Rlount u
Mos @ho are offering to give away
several nice building lots, also two lots
for church building
MARRIED Dec /. by Rev /. {.
Smith. Mr. Oscar Williams and Miss
Louie smith Mr. Williams Is head
waiter at Hotel Dermott
Electric lights have been installed in
the new St Paul Baptist Church
This church, which is nearing compile
ton. Is one of the best in Dermott
The colored schools of Dcrmott dis
missed Tuesday afternoon To attend
the lecture given Al the ST Paul
church 10y one of the Profitable
Farming experts
Dr. 5. G. Coleman returned Tuesday
from Holly Grove. where he attended
the East Arkansas Conference Of the
4. NJ. l.. Church He says that part
Of the state is ali right. but that Der
mott Is better. He leaves today for
Shelby, Miss. to attend the North
Mississippi Conference.
Grauimaater J. II. Harrison passed
through Dermott Tuesday with the
remains of his wife. who died suddenly
at Marshall Texas The party was
met here 10y members Of the local
Eastern Star Lodge The remains
were buried yesterday at Wilmar The
following from here attended the fu-
neral. DR.. and Mrs. G. d. Dukes, Mrs
Ford. Mrs Morgan and Mrs. Du-
pree. w. II. Greer and j. NJ. Smith
came over from Wilmar and met the
funeral party.
The Dermott news., 1914-12-10
Whale Fishing.
BY l.. Bartmess.

BY l.. Bartmess
The whaling station on Grays Har-
Dor in the state OF Washington is the
only station of its kind in America
There are several stations on Nancouv-
er Island in British Columbia, and sew
eral companies at San Francisco, Cal.
and Seattle. Wash, that catch whale
and take the blubber from them out at
sea, but they have no factory on land
where they, work up the body of the
whale. 1t is very interesting TO see a
whale worked up at the factory, and
catching a whale is some sport, | thank
you. was oatla the factory in Sep
a whale and working it through the
mill. and while there captain of one
Of the whaling ships came along look
ING for u man to so out on the ship to
help catch whale. SO | jumped at the
chance to 20 for one trip anyway, for
the boys had told me il was great
sport to catch i whale The captain
asked ,ac.ifI had ever been whaling.
told him had not. but that had
been catching grinnel in Arkansas for
EIGHT wears. We'll. ne said a man
that can stand Arkansas Tor eight
year, can stand anvthing. So cot the
fob. and wa. ted to b, aboard the shin
early next morning.
The nczt incoming was SUNDAY and
We steamed out early ON account Of the
tide being fail. and let the shin pass
.ov,q. a bar M the mouth of tho harbor.
/ va, very ANXIOUS to get out to sea.
and | found the whaler iu,t as anxious
To know about Arkansas A. I was to
catch a whale. a.d after we crossed
the ha, to aeeu water there Vas moth
ing more to look cut for but a whale.
So alI.the men gathered around me to
EARN about Arkansas. They asked all
sind. of questions and wanted To know
4 tar aIiigatar4 caught many 81 the
negroes in the cotton fields and if there
really were drinking fountains en- the