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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-25
PA-IN-LAW'S KISS
MAY BIND WEDDING
Chorus Girl Wife Of His Son
Cites It in Fighting An
nulment Suit.
MRS. r. M T N

Whether q f~ather-in-law's kiss is SUI
fcient sanction for the marriage OF q son
under age and whether the sons act In
living with his wife for only one day
after he became Of age made the mar.
rage binding are the questions Supreme
Court Justice oavesan must decide a. a
result Of the trial yesterday Of an annul.
ment suit.
The action was brought by James 8.
HERMANN, wealthy builder Of banks and
other business structures In New York,
against his son Philip, who was IS years
old April Is last. and the latter's wife.
Dorothy Oates Hermann. The young
wife. who IL 20 years old. has been In
beauty choruses for several years. In
the Winter Garden company she met
Mrs. Raymond Belmont. with whom she
has been making her home at 245, West
Fffty-irst street Mrs. Belmont accom-
panied her to court yesterday.
Young Mrs. Hermann testified tina
she married the builders son two days
before last Christmas while she war a
member OF the Watch Your Step COM
pany. h said she only consented to
the marriage because he was we'll spoken
OF by her Harvard friends who intro
duced him and because no insisted on
matrimony.
Mrs. Hermann testified that she met
her husband in a West Forty-ifth street
CAFE with Mrs. Belmont. Then they
dined together. She has been living
with Mrs. Belmont since because II rave
been getting only SIS a week salary. and
q girl can't live alone on that"
Philip begged me at least sixty times
TO marry him." she testified, and one
time I left New FORK TO get him of my
mind. but he followed me. Then finally
he threatened to kill himself because
he said he couldn't live without me, so
] married him to save him."
The testimony showed that the elder
HERMANN didn't learn OF his sons in
tended marriage until an insurance
solicitor called TO arrange about .
policy. The young woman said Then
my father in-law called on me and
warned me not to marry his son. but
after our marriage he called on me
again and said he had no objection to
me as "a daughter -in-law. as he might
have done just wha, his son did at his
ags. Then he asked to kiss the bride
that's me-"
Did he kiss you"'
Certainly. but "A month later he came
n asked me to consent to an annui-
ment l told him ] couldn't think Of
II because ] expected an heir"
Mrs. Hermann testified that her hus-
band called on her -four times after he
reached is years OF age. and each time
remained in the Belmont apartment
over night with her. Her testimony
was c~orroborated by that Of Mrs. Bel
mont.
The young husband called as n wit
ness for his father. testified hat he saw
his wife only twice after April IL last.
when ne was is. Once was on June 8.
after the annulment suit had been
brought. and on that occasion he re-
manned over night with his wife.
Justice Gavegan said that the real
question was whether H~errmann's ad-
mitted visit TO his wife after he reached
Is fulfilled the legal requirement Of iiv-
, ing with her ~ husband aud wife. lie
reserved decision.
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HAS CUT RATE PEW,
FERGUSON CHARGES
Renewal Of Hills Feud Brings
Col. Beecher to Front
in Fray.
PASTOR SUES FOR $780, 900

The controversy involving the Rev.
Newell Dwight Hills. pastor of Piym-
outh Church. Brooklyn. and Frank L.
Ferguson. former chairman of the church
board and business adviser to the minis
ter. was renewed yesterday by both men.
DR.. Hills. having failed TO secure a
court order for a preliminary examina-
ton of Mr.. Ferguson. caused a formal
property said q be withheld by his for
mer adviser The court also ia requested
to appoint a receiver to take over prop
erty claimed by DR.. Hills. but held by
Mr.. Ferguson, to order restoration by
him and to enjoin him from disposing OF
books, papers or property associated In
any way with the plaintiffs affairs. The
Charge Is specifically made that Mr.. Fer
suson received upward Of $780, 900 from
the pastor and still retains a large part
OF Il.
Anticipating the Hills faction, Mr..
Ferguson rave out a long statement ear
lier In the day In which he charged Or.
Hills with violating his word OF honor
In going back on an agreement mutually
made TO arbitrate their differences. In
cidentally the statement contains a bitter
attack on Col. William c. Beecher, who
Is blamed for inducing DR.. Hills TO with
draw from the arbitration pact so that
the matters IN dispute might be fought
to a irish."
Mr.. Ferguson charges that . Col.
Beecher. son Of Henry Ward Beecher.
goes before the church board every year
with . request for one of the best pews
In the church at half price. He also in
Inmates that the Colonel's keenness to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-25
PRISON REFORMERS IN
SING SING INQUIRY
Engage George Gordon Battle
to Watch Westchester
Grand Jury.

WHITE PLAINS. y. y, Nov. 24.-The
National Committee On Prison Reform
has entered the Investigation which the
Westminster County Grand Jury Is con-
Quoting into affairs at Sing Sing.
District Attorney Weeks OF West
chester county had several witnesses be-
fore the jury to-day involving assaults
and other crimes committed by inmates.
That the prison reformers are interested
Is shown by the action of a special COM
mittee headed by prominent New York.
ers In directing that George Gordon Bat
tie appea as an assistant counsel,
1t was reported to-day that the pres
ent Grand Jury has heard sufficient tes-
timony which will lead to the Indictment
OF Warden Osborne on a charge OF a
m~isdemeanor. When efforts were made
to verify this report. the officials de-
clined to comment on the matter. The
Jury adjourned to-day until Monday.
when II Is expected that new indictments
will be handed up.
The witnesses to-day were Superinten-
dent of Prisons Riley, who made the
original charge against the management
Of Sing Sing. Max kleiberg, James Con-
molly and two convlcts,
Corporation Counsel Thomas r. Cur
ran of Yonkers, who had been assigned
20 defend Nathan Kaplan. an inmate OF
Sing Sing. who has been indicted for IA
serious felony, said to-day that he be-
lieved that efforts had been made to
prevent his client telling the truth.
From what l know" said Mr.. Cur
ran, "Kaplan was transferred to Clin-
ton Prison pending trial. ] can see the
reason why. They are trying to pre-
vent him from seeing Warden Osborne.
but hat wouldn't make any difference.
1t seems that they don't give a man
from Sing Sing IA chance, 1t Is all
wrong, When the trial Of Kaplan comes
on I will prove it,
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things which never could he shown on
the speaking stage. still they can never
supersede the human voice nor can they
denote the simple human emotions and
pa ssions e~xpounded In the naturalistic
plays OF the present day.
In general. Shakespeare car he por-
trayed better on the speaking stage
before the camera, except those which
possess the quality I mention. II Ia
in the dialogue hat Shakespeare &c
predominates. Who. for instance. would
like to see Hamlet in the movies:
But there are certain of the great
bard's plays which can be adapted TO
the camer2. One Of them Is Richard
H. which l hope to do with Mr.. Griffith.
This is essentially a play OF pageantry,
King Lear IL another which / be-
lieve suitable for motion picture presen-
tation and Henry VIII is yet another
II consider. however. n the finest
outgrowth Of the spoken drama In rc-
cent years has been the development of
the Russian ballet. This. in my per
sonal opinion. In not even excepting the
moving pictures. powerful as their in
fiuence In and will continue to be.
There is only one obJection to the
movies concluded Sir Herbert laugh
ingly. "and that IL that the people 10 "a
see them and no epigram will dispose of
that"
ON the way over Sir Herbert formed
a warm friendship with Brand Whitlock.
former American Minister to Belgium.
At the ships concert, At which sl6b waf
collected for Dutch and American sea
men charities. Sir Herbert gave rscita-
,ions and Nine. Julia Culp sang.
other passengers on the Ryndam were
Miss Iris Tree. the actors daughter
MIR. and Mrs. Harold g. Kimball,
, Countess Elfriede Taveggi. MIR. and Mrs
Il. W. Morgan, Mr.. n Mrs. Isaac
Lewis, II. ]. Duveen. Joseph j. Duveer
and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur lie Grand
poty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-25
DOUG FAIRBANKS IN
A KNOCKOUT FIGHT
Actor Puts Battling Burke
Down in Third Round, Then
Cops Raid Club.
REALLY REAL? NO.; REEL!

Douglas Fairbanks. actor. burst into
the sharkey Athletic Club. Columbus
avenue and sixty-afth street. last night
and insisted ON challenging Battling
Burke, who had Just knocked out Knock
out Smith, for the middleweight cham
%pionship. a.,
Although Fairbanks, known to his
cronjes as Debonair Doug, was shock
ingly clad, carried a seedy umbrella and
seemed to have emerged from Inc dress.
Battling Burke took him on. The ref
cree. Terry McGovern. told Fairbanks
he could have the diamond starred beit
that Terry got for beating Pedlar
Palmer In 1899. II he toppled Battling
Burke for the count.
Fairbanks did Il. Clean knockout In
the third round. The ringsido crowd.
| mostly members Of the Lambs. the
! Friars, the Players. the Green Room
| Club, including Nat Goodwin. Frank
| Sheridan, James Lackaye, George Beban.
Joseph Jefferson. Charles Lane. Marcus
| Mayer-the regular first night price
light turnout-was naturally delighted.
Joe HUMPHREYS landed Terrible
| Terry's belt to fairbanks. and the per-
sptring hero was about to say that he'd
welcome all corners IA soon AZ he nm
, ished his vaudeville tot when the pesky
police of the West Sixty-eighth street
station raided the place. They knocked
down a door. knocked down n dozen
| ringsiders who tried so crawl out be-
tween the cops legs. made four arrests.
pocketed I'VE towels and a sponge for
evidence and drove everybody except
the prisoners into tho street with their
clubs.
They also smashed n camera that had
Just snapped a picture Of he Ripper
Fairbanks with the diamond belt pal
plating above his trunks. They had to
do II. for otherwise Fairbanks would
have got his picture published In the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-25
TREE PLANS SHAKESPEARE
SEASON HERE IN SPRING

Probably the most interesting an
bohm Tree. the English actor manager.
who arrived in New York yesterday on
the steamship Ryndam. was that he is
formulating plans to give a limited roper
toire engagement of Shakespearian plays
here next spring after his return from
acting in motion pictures in California.
Sir Herbert kept this surprise until he
met reporters in the afternoon at the
Ritz-Carlton. He even neglected to state
that, II his plans carry through. II will
be his first appearance on the American
stage In sixteen years.
Elaborate productions of Henry
WILL" Richard H." and some OF the
more widely known Shakesperian pieces
is wha Sir Herbert said he had In mind
for a New York engagement. In His
Majesty's Theatre. London. he now has
running a production of Henry VIII"
which he characterized as IAN obstinate
success" He hopes to duplicate this In
America
Prtmar1i'', however. Sir Herbert Is In
this country to act for a four months
engagement IN Los Angeles under the
direction OF David w. Griffith in a series
of classical plays. Lest the public get
the impression that this Is his first APP
pearance for the movies" the eminent
.tragedian assured his i~nterviewers that
he Is we'll versed In the ways Of the
camera men. having already done
"Trlby" and Henry VIII" in London.
This naturally led 20 n discussion Of
the art Of the cinema over the speaking
stage and the value OF Shakespeare as
a medium for motion picture expression.
Sir . Herbert has pronounced ideas on
this subject. which he expounded inter-
estingly.
You see" he said. pictures denote
the universal language of silence and.
although they make II possible TO show
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press n the movie play
MS flcture In the Papers" would htys
eonle 10 u uead stop with three rce,,
"~"SAposeu.
ies' every time anything worth ge,.
t,hs eNcited ABOUT happens in this town
since u pressure killed off tho bt,
nres. you hear something clicking behind
you. and turning you behold "A u,yin'
picture camera II there is any 5o,,,,
about what happened last night. To-, Z, ~
said that everything that wen, d, n.m,
presently appear as part OF his pt,,""..'
In the Papers," which the T%rianrIo rr,'
CORPORATION IL producing .nd tih
Emerson IL directing. 'ohh
As the hero Of ,b,s min,
FAIRBANKS was ,oId M. h,sPas, douglas
that beforo he co,ia ,rh..t. 'lu dal
family rood, ho,a ,,o,. my VT The
a on,,,o,,nn- 80. w. 80 OUT ana ge'
-r.u,.namar. 80. nn,'ns 10 make the
Mn,aa, t,,a "a,',on" OF MN. o.
$500 a.. ,u,"o,eo Gown Fort
49, " au'o.'oo,io I'm tuesday he
49, pr at a,iih''c 'lty. Bcfor
n,an, and h.s ou' oi u tehc-
,v,ndou, ", up. ''vu' " hospital
a.. v.. anu now thtt
,,ni.SnaLn Iii - camera IL sinasheI
s"a. wiz go on ana on until lie
"iai,y prevents a tram wreck ana saves
'"s 'iic % ms ia'ner'
ne snarkey A. got Jack pennins.
no' nknow az a tShter. to impersons,e
omun iast night There Were
wv P'e.~l'n'la!,es ana an old time battle
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-25
cHRrrY sullivan HoNoRED.
Retiring Leader NJ "De Ate" Gusst
NJ Followers At Dinner.

Of Followers At Dinner.
The Tammany election district cap
tains and assistant captains Of the
Eighth Assembly District gave a dinner
In honor Of Christy Sullivan. the retir-
ing leader. last night at the Rumanian
Casino. 2SS Brcome street. The last
but one of the once politically powerful
Sullivans bad resigned the leadership to
Max 8. Levine In order to have moro
time to devote to his family and his real
estate business.
The organization iieutenants that had
followed Christy Sullivan for fourteen
years in DE Ate" were particularly
emphatic at the dinner in denying that
Christy had been forced out of the
leadership by Murphy or any man or
by any combination of circumstances.
Christy himself. In the speech he made
thanking his licutenants for a chest of
silver they rave him, said that he wal
retiring voluntarily. but that he was
not quitting politics.
Among the guests were Representative
George W. Loft. Judges Benjamin Hon.
man.. Aaron j. Levy and Leonard A.
Snitkin of the Municipal Court. Magis-
trate Joseph Z. Corrisan. Sheriff ELECT
Albert T.. Smith. Big Tom Foley. Henry
NJ. Goldfogle. John +. Ahearn and Mag
istrate Thomas j. Nolan.
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AMUsEMENrs.

0NcAcpc W. As ~. Bryant %. Evs. $40,
Mats. To-day. Sat. 4 Wed.
CONAN X HARRIS present
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ASKS $1,000, 900 FOR PRISONS.
Riley's Estimates, Above This
Years, VIII Probably he Cut,

ALBANY, Nov. 2+.--John Il Riley. State
Superintendent Of Prisons. estimates
hat It will cost S122,9 800 more to run
the State prisons during the fiscal year
l9l6-1sl7 than was appropriated for the
existing fiscal year. He wants a main
tenance appropriation OF $l,577.9OO for
tho prison department, az against sl.456.-
900 this mai
In addition Supt, Riley asks for spe-
cial supply funds amounting to s62.27s
Gov. Whitman's budget conference, It
10 expected. will considerably reduce
these estimates next week
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Dr. Edward Everett Meyer~, II nose
and throa specialist Of 40 West En-
avenue. who aled suit last saturday
against his mother-!n-law. Mrs, Sally
Kahn OF Dallas, Tex. for alternating the
affections OF his wife. Mrs. Blanche X
Meyers. who is Mrs. kahn's daughter
was sued himself yesterday ny his wife,
Mrs. Meyers is seeking a separation.
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ULIA CULP and Sir Herbert Tree, who arrived yesterday on the
y Holand-America liner Ryndam after q tempestuous voyage. Sir
Herbert plans to appear in Shakespearan repertoire after playing
before the camera.
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If after your Thanksgiving
Dinner you want to pick a
bone with us
"Your money back" to-
morrow or any other day.
Everything men and boys
wear.
Closed to-day.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
Broadway Broadway
at 18th St. THE at saith st.
Four
Broadway Corners" Fifth Ave.
at Warren at <lst ST..
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II think Mr.. Maltbie Is one Of the con-
s%picuously homes public ervan In this
State, he declared hotly. "Your ac-
lions are absolutely disgraceful In all
these things. You draw conclusions as
you did In my case. l have no personal
feeling In this thing at all. but when a
man sits In a semi-judicial position and
gives statements to the newspapers re-
fiecting upon people trying to do their
duty and who have never allowed the
abuse Of their offices by themselves or
anybody else"
Mr.. Polk was interrupted by one Of
the Senator's asides, but finally he again
launched into an attack upon the Sena-
tors inqulsitOrial methods.
You have sacrificed too many repu-
tations In this matter" he said. You
are not dealing with facts and you have
no business to make these statements
10 the press"
Senator Thompson denied there was
any animus In his remarks or his aues-
tons. saying he simply wanted facts.
The committee will resume It's hear.
tngs tomorrow morning.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02
By lady DufF. Gordon ("Lucile''l

signed for such famous dancers as Mrs. Castle and
Florence Walton and others, have tried as much
possible to do Of these extraordinary things,
and suggest that America, II II wants to become
a centre Of fashion, set about to create the same
hunting ground for ideas in New York and Chicago
and San Francisco and the other big cttieg that
exists in Paris Each great city could have its
Longchsmps, its Dieuville andDso on Let your man.
nikins promenade in astonishing clothes TO be
adopted and adapted later by the more sober peo-
pie; let your cabarets and restaurants be filed with
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02

fN one Of my many articles on fashionsmade-
q in-America limited that one Of the reasons
Paris continues to be and has to be the
- centre Of fashion Is Because It is the home
Of the coquette and those interesting little cabaret
folk that one meets In the restaurants and on the
race courses. These people with their peculiar dar
ing are invariably each season the origin Of some
funny. original queer little line or Of some almost
barbaric manipulation Of the hair-something like
"bobbing"-or Of hands with red finger tips, or
chalk white makeup, the new "stubbed" toes, and
goodness knows what else.
But whatever II is, there 1t is. These people with
all their wild ideas invariably start some new line,
invent some new color or some new arrangement
that is Of the foremost factors in the following
seasons note-and sometimes dictates the whole
season.
In America one sadly misses these little people.
There is no here Of Just their type-just as
there Is life Of Just the kind they represent Nor
s It necessary at all that you should have either
long as your own representative dancers and
actresses will take the tip and create these inter
esting things in the same way. All 1t needs is q
spice of ingenuity. originality and daring.
Among the last lot Of stage clothes have de-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02
Lady uf-Gordon Describes the Newest,
oldest Millinery and It's Relation to
the "FaShiOnS That Stick"

Z ADY DUFF.coRDoN. he fs.
mOu 'Lucils" Of London, and
- foremost creator Of fsshiOns IN
the world, writes each week the fashion
article for thu Newspaper, presenting al
that 10 newest and bcs, IN styles for well
dressed women.
Lady Dua-GOrdon's Pans establish
meul brings her into close touch. with that
centre Of fashion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09
REPLY OF TEUTONS
IS NOT ACCEPTABLE

Continued from Page One9
sible for the feeling OF pessiuism. be-
cause it is known that the proposals
originally sent are not satisfactory to
officials here. There is a disposition
however, to await the arrival of the
text Of the note itself, so that the exact
phraseoIogy Of the communication may
he taken into consideration.
Would Curtan American Rights.
Ambassador Gerard's dispatches con
tanning the outline Of the note and
even some of the excerpts from i we're
somewhat garbIed in Transmission and
it IS not altogether certain that all
points made by Germany are clearly
understood as yet. OF the chief ques-
tIons at issue, however. the German
government according to officials of
the United States. is not ready to CON
cede Americans the right TO travel any
where on the high seas on unarmed
merchant ships as contended for in the
last American note. Germany has
suggested that Americans may travel
on belIigerent ships if there is q guar
antee in advance that they carry no
munitions Of war and are uuarmed,
and the vessels are marked in SUCH
way as to be distinguishabIe in the war
zone 70 German submarines, and if
there is notification of the departure
and character OF the ships.
Compliance Would Be Unneutral.
To comply with the suggestions, in
view Of many officials, would be an un-
neutral act on the part of the Amer
lean government, since it is not con
sidered proper to notify one beIIiger-
ent Of the departure Of another bellig-
erent's ship. The proposals made by
the German government would not be
it is declared. if ar
ranged as between a beIligerent in
modus vivendi or temporary ar
rangement concluded merely for
fixed period OF time. There is no in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

dicatton, however. of any disposition
on the part of the allies to separate
passenger and contrsband traffic, but
if proposals made in the form Of sug-
gestions to Great Britain had been con
veyed by the United States, II is be
Heged in we'll informed quarters here
that pressure might have been brought
to bear by the American government
to secure their adoption.
1t is understood that Count Won
Bernaorf, the German ambassador,
has informed his government that the
form of the proposals appear not to
be satisfactory and has urged that if
possible there be an agreement on the
principle involved, leaving for further
the arrangement Of a modus
vivendi or an informal Arrangement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09
LABOR Carnival
DRAWS A CROWD
Midsummer Festival at Exposition
Park Gets Big Attendance on
First Night.
10 CONTINUE ANOTHER WEEP
Plan to Have Attractions Brought to
Twenty-frst Street Next
Monday.

There was a good attendance at the
opening night of the id-summer labor
festival at Exposition park last even
ing. A special feature attraction at
the carnival was a 10 minute wrestling
exhibition between John kilonis, the
middleweight champion and Harry
Brondell OF Davenport. Kilonis Of
fered to give any one present 10 If they
would stick with him 10 minutes.
BrondelI accepted the challenge and
did stick with the champ for the al
lotted 10 minutes. In fact he out
classed the Greek at times. and on two
occasions came near throwing him. All
of the concessions at the park were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

N-t'A4N-A -A4AAEa itA' &c pa ttft++ .'H
and contraband traffic.
President Refuses Comment
Cornish n. H. July 9-PresIdent
Wilson first learned through unofficial
dispatches today Of the delivery 90
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin last
night of the German governments am
swer to the last American note on the
Lusitauia and submarine war .a gem
eraI
The president made no comment
but it was stated that nc probably
would leave for Washington within
few days to discuss the note with Sec
rotary Lansing and other of his adj
vtsers and to determine what position
the United States government should
take.