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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
DESTINN TO WE'D
AS u. s. CITIZEN
Diva Takes Out First Pa
pers-Gilly Seems To Be
the Lucky Man.

Nine Emmy Destinn, Metropolitan
Opera prima donna, is to become an
American citizen. She took out her
first papers at the County Clerks Of
fee yesterday. Also, she announced,
just incidentally, that one Of these
days she is going to be bride.
Whose? Well, that is only partly prob
lematical. for although the singer did
not mention any name, she remarked
that while she admired the American
men very much. the "iucsy man" is an
Arabian. Also. "hc Is an opera singer"
DiHh Gilly is the person who best
fits the description. lie l. a Darytone
at the Metropolitan Opera House when
he is not ! soldier.
But the wedding bells will not ring
so very soon for Nine. Destinn, for the
Arabian is now a war prisoner in Bo-
lcmia. lie is a member of the French
colonial reserves, and when war broke
out he was called to the standard. The
next heard of him he was interned in
bohemia. Nine Destinn did not say
that this was the reason she decided
70 rCnouncc allegiance to Emperor
Franz Josef; also, as matter Of rec
ord, she was born in Prague, Austria.
In Applying for citizenship it became
necessary for the diva to tell just how
many years ago she was born. With
cut more effort than she shows in sing
ing an aria she answered thirty-sIX to
the age query.
Nine Destinn declared that she did
not take out papers so that she could
vote. On the subject OF woman suf
frage she said: Il am positively neu-
trail
81 am not becoming a citizen because
Of the war" she asserted. 81 intended
to take out my papers two years ago,
but | was too busy with my work. 1t
is because | love America. It is so dit.
terent from my own country. So beau
tiful."
If the prospective American citizen
is of the same opinion two years from
now she may have her final papers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
LAYS TRADE SLUMP
TO WILSON TARIFF
Taft Says Unrestrained Reform
Regime Is Starving Capt.
tai to Death.

Ex-President Taft, speaking before
the City Athletic Club, 80 West 54th
ST., last night, assailed Democratic
tariff revision as one of the chief
causes of business depression.
Whether you believe in q protective
tariff or not" he said, you must admit
that the change from the old system
has upset trade and industry and has
made capital timld. A decade ago the
people awoke to the corrupt combine
tion between capital and politics and
they started out for reform. The mo-
mentum has carried reform too far,
and that is what we are suffering from
now overregulation. Once we gave
capital too much. and now we are not
giving il enough"
Mr.. Taft denounced the operations
of organized labor as attempting 10 OBJ
tain for itself the same special privi-
leges granted formerly TO capital.
The biggest lobbyist in the halls Of
Congress- he declared. "is the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. II has
caused some good legislation TO be
placed in the statutes. but il has also
inundated Congress into passing spe-
cial class regulations. Labor ought
not TO be a privileged class"
Another evil in modern politics, ac-
cording 10 the former President. is the
agitation for the initiative, referendum
end recall, which will overthrow the
representative system of government.
Mr.. Taft referred humorously 20 the
experience of 1.-The home Of all fads
and nostrums, Wisconsin, which has
recently defeated a constitutional
amendment for the adoption of the
initiative. referendum and recall Tho
best cure for too much radicalsm, he
said. was to put a reformer in Office
for three or four years.
Mr.. Taft told the City Athletic Club
that the country has no need for three
tgrties and that "it is better TO have
only two parties. majority in power
~ a dissenting minority"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
FLOCKING TO PALM BEACH
Many Arrivals Expected This
Week and Next.
by Telegraph to The Tribune.

Palm Beach, Fla, Feb. 3.-Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Dodge made reservations
here to-day. as did also Mr.. and Mrs.
David Wagstaff, who will bring their
children. Nh and Mrs. Adolph Levi
sohn are coming next week with large
party. f. c. Van Week will arrive on
Saturday. followed a week later by
Mrs. Van Week and her sister. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Sheppard, Mrs. +. II. l..
Slater. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mortimer
and Mrs. H. Whitney McNickar, who
will be accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Robbins, will arrive next week.
Hermann Oelrichs arrived this morn
ing with John Rutherfurd. They told
their friends they had bought a yacht
at jacksonville and would return to-
morrow night to sail her down. Mrs.
Rutherfurd will Join her there.
Mrs. Barger Wallach, of Newport, has
been slightly indispOsed since her ar
rival week ago She was about the
hotel a little while this afternoon, but
is taking all her meals in her suite
and said to-day it was her ambition
to make a rest cure out OF ner season
here if such a thing il possible.
Committing time between Palm Beach
and Miami was cut to an hour and nve
minutes. about half train time. this
afternoon by E. X. Jaquth, an aviator.
A large crowd assembled on the lake
front 10 see him make his departure
at 1920 p. m, and few minutes after
1925, when he landed seventy mi les fur
thcr south. he had his brother here or
the phone to say the trip was ideal
and that he and Lionel Armstrong, who
went with him, would fly back to-mor-
ro,v rnorninC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
J. A. DYCKMAN WEEDS
Brooklyn Man Makes New Or
leans Woman His Bride.
LRg TeIegtaph 70 NJ TlLbule.

New Orleans. Feb. 3.-The wedding
to-day of Miss Susan Brewer Merrlck'
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Thomas Merrick, and Jackson AMMAN
Dvckman. of Brooklyn, was one of the
most brilliant social affairs held IN
New Orleans for several years. Sew
eral entertainments, given in the days
preceding the wedding and IN honor
Of the members of the bridal party and
visitors here for the ceremony, meant q
series of festivities that made the
week one of the most distinctive So
cialy Of the year. The ceremony oc-
Cured in Christ Church Cathedral and
few of the smart world were absent
Seward Webb. of New York. was best
man and Theodore Pratt, OF Brooklyn;
August +. Corier, jr., of New York;
Charles Seyburn Williams and jules
LTfote, of New Orleans; William H..
Taft, jr, OF Texas, ard Zeb Mathew, OF
Long Island, were ushers.
Mrs. Theodore Pratt, of Brooklyn,
formerly Miss Laura Merrick. and a
sister Of the bride. was matron OF
honor. The bridesmaids were Miss
Sadie bowman. Miss Bernice Taylor.
Miss Laura Hall, Mss Mary Orme. Miss
katherine Pratt, OF Brooklyn, and Miss
Flores Howard They wore gowns Of
flesh colored tafFeta made with the new
flare effect skirt and with tulle trim
mings. and carried stats from which
hung baskets overlooking with orchids
and lilies-of -the-yalley. The brides
gown was of white satin with an over
dress OF tulle caught with orange bios
SONS and having n long court train OF
the satin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
MORGAN PORCELAlNS
SOLD, IS REPORT
Duyeen Brothers, 1t IS Said, YET
Collection Sought by the
Emperor of China.

Rumors were current yesterday mat
the Morgan collection OF porceL ANS
sought in vain by the Emperor OF emma
during the lifetime of J. I. Morgan
had been bought by Duveen Brothe.s.
Al present the treasured porce4aths are
the pride Of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art. Guesses as TO price IaHseu
from 81 900 900 TO S60O0,OOO.
Henry Duyeen would only say tnat
he wished the rumor were true. ne
firm had twice owned the collection, ne
said. II was assembled by the Duyeens
and repurchased from Mr.. Garland us
former owner. The firm had been eI-
aiming the collection, Mr. DuVeeh au-
mitted. ,.,:.;.,, 81
At the time Of the loan exhibition OF
the porcelains in Duveen Brothers gal
Ierv the value Of the red hawthorn vase .S,
alone was estimated at 100000. ne
Frperor Of China is reported 70 nave
cent blank check 20 the late ). =
Morgan. asking him 20 sell the p.,ce-
Iairs and fix his own price. Mr.. 'or-
gan refused. a. ,,..,.,
ON January 10, when the Morgan
ostate and the State Controller both
ey,ressed dissatisfaction with the ap,,
nraisgl OF the late fnancler's personal
property. there was talk OF volunteer
committee OF art lovers TO FIX the value
.of the collections. The proposed reap
praissl has not yet been Instituted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
BAlLEYS SALE TO-DAY
Second Consignment of Eng
lish Art Attracts.

One of the features Of the sale Of the
second consignment from Bailey's, Ltd,
of London. to Silo's Fifth Avenue Art
Galleries. the first session of which be-
gins to-day, will be lacquered Ian
duin made for the Prince of Satsuma
and bearing his crest. Another object
of interest is an eight-foot wide lac
ouered division screen from an aristo-
cratic Chinese residence. A number Of
examples of Chinese porcelains, carved
fades and antique English china will
be dispersed.
The Carrara marble busts of MARS
and Minerva which have been on view
with the rest Of the collection, have at
tr- ted much attention. The sale con-
tinues tomorrow and Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
BOSTON OPENS ART
HUSEUM ADDITION
Big Loan Display Feature
of Reception in Evans
Memorial Galleries.
BACCHANTE SEEN
AT THE HUB AGAIN
City Hitherto Has Had No Place
for Large Exhibitions
Of Paintings.

Boston. Feb. 3. The Robert Dawson
Evans memorial galleries for paintings,
an extension Of the Museum OF Fine
Arts, presented by Mrs. Evans in mem
DRY Of her husband, were formally
opened tonight with reception 70
museum subscribers and guests.
Al the ayal focus Of the new wing
Of tho marble group in the Fenway was
MacMonnies's famous Baochante. re-
turned 10 PoSton after punishment
from tho Public Library because min
listers thought she was too scantlly clad
for children 20 gaze upon. From the
library the original statue, which was
given by Charles F. McKim, the archj-
tCct. was sent TO the Metropolitan Mu-
scum. II is q reptile, that Is in the
Art Museum.
Artists are especially pleased by the
heretofore the city has had no place
for large, general exhibitions Of paint
iEgs by contemporary artists.
For the opening display there were
many pictures from Mrs. Eyans's col
lection. They include two by Reynolds,
two each by Ferdinand Bol, Sir Thomas
1 q
and ore each by Nine. lie Brun. Bar
thcl Bruyn, Thomas Gain sborough,
Nierevelt. Natter. Van Ravensteyn,
Pomney, Rubens and Van Dyck. Mrs.
Evans also loaned "Baccante q la
LUne" for the reception.
Pictures from world famous masters,
,cut from other collections, are on
every hand Among seven Sargeants
Is a remarkable landscape, owned by
Mrs. +. Montgomery Sears, and por-
traits Of Mrs. Peter c. Brooks and
Nr. and Mrs. w. c. Endicott, jr. From
Ebcn d. Jordan's private gallery there
is particularly fine Harpignies
landscape Nillets are numerous. and
among them Francis L. Higginson's
peasants Making Hay" is specially
interesting.
The $4,000 Rembrandt which, il
was announced in New York, would
make its Boston debut tonight, failed
10 appear. George +. White contrib
uted Van Dyck of Van Dyck. Mrs
J. W. Longyear loaned Morron's por-
trait Of a young man with smudgy
beard.
There are twelve picture galleries
upstairs in the new wing Of the mu-
scum. Of which Mr. Evans, a Boston
merchant, was a trustee. Downstairs
there are print rooms. Communica-
ton is such that one can enter any
gallery without passing through an
other. Special lighting arrangements
devised by Technology professors and
fadeless hanCings made in England
are some OF the mechanical features
that add 10 the value of the galleries
The wing is of marble in keeping with
the rest Of the art museum and other
buildings in that section of the Fen
way.
Old American portraits, period fur
niture and Colonial silver are shown II
two rooms.
The opinion of the guests tonight
was unanimous that Mrs. Evans's gift
will, in her words, give inspiration tC
our citizens to-day and to the genera
TORS to come"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
SEES WAR AS BIG
BOOM FOR CANADA
r. A. Faulkner. President
Of Toronto University,
LaudS u. S. Acts.
AMERICAN SCHOOLS
TO GAIN, HE SAYS
Speaker at Dinner Predicts Al.
lies Victory and Tells OF
Territorial Aid.

With 500 Of his faculty and student
body enrolled for England's cause,
Pr, sident Robert A. Faulkner. honorary
colonel Of the University Of Toronto
Volunteers. last night spoke Of the new
Canada that Is to spring from the sue
ccssful issue Of the present conflict.
The occasion was the thirteenth annual
dinner of the University Of Toronto
Club OF New York in the college room
Of the Hotel Astor.
I'VE are assured" said Mr.. Faulkner.
that little irritations between Canada
and the United States Will not change
the fundamental sympathy that is be
tween US. This war has done great
deal for the Ang.o-SaNon world We find
profound satisfaction in the fact that
sentiment this side Of the lire is so
favorably neutral.
Germany viii be closed book 10
our students for ten years" he re-
marked in speaking from the eiuca-
tional standpoint. you've been over
GermaniZed in your universities, DR..
Hadley told me to-day up at Yale that
80 per cent Of American graduate
students have been going to Germany.
In the future your graduate schools
viii be thrown on their own resources.
They will have such rapid growth
that unless We keep pace our men Will
be crossing the line"
Mentioning the cloud the war has
cast over his land, the president OF this
university Of 1000 predicted new
spirit that is stirring Canada TO its
DEPTHS. Firm belief in the ultimate
victory of the British empire marked
his address throughout, and the con
viction that this will bring new
Imperialism.
Canada will not be a colony, Canada
will not be an independent nation, 1t
will be a great Canada within the en-
pire to which you of the United States
are related.
Canada is not in this war by force.
We are proud to be able to do what we
are doing. II is not with spirit Of
bravado that we have sent 100000 men
to the front.
ain the first contingent there were
$50 graduates and undergraduates Of
our university. Fifteen of the teach
ing staff are now at the front, and one
member of the board Of governors,
Colonel Mitchell. Two hundred OF our
men are going in the second contin-
gent and more than the necessary num-
Der have enrolled in our volunteers"
Professor c. II. Wright, quartermas-
ter of the university corps, also spoke.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
CONANT, PAINTER OF
LINCOLN, IS DEAD
Artist Who Won Fame
from Smiling Portrait
of President Was ga.

Alban Jasper Conant. who painted
the first oil portrait Of President Lin
coin, died yesterday. For thirty years
he lived at the Studio Building, 81
West 10Th ST., where John La Fargo
worked Here he spent the last hours
of life that nearly spanned CEN
fury, for he was in his ninety-fourth
year. Death, due to old age. was has
tened by severe cold which the artist
contracted a week ago. With him we're
his only two surviving children, Alban
Jasper Conant, jr., and Mrs. c. c.
Smith.
Conant, who won fame rs the painter
Of the famous Smiling Lincoln" which
brought $500 at an auction sale four
years ago, was one Of the links that
connected modern New York with the
past. When he first came to the city
as a young man with $40 in his pocket,
Conant was born at Chelsea, VI. on
September "a, 1921, the son of sign
painter. Until he was seventeen ne
worked on a farm. A year later he and
his brother started away TO see the
world. and landed in st. Lawrence
County. New York, where they per-
suaded their father to come and settle.
Conant entered GouveTneur Wesleyan
Seminary as a student He had never
seen an artist up to this time, but he
continued to paint As this was before
the days of general photography, por-
,rait painting was profitable to GER
tain degree, and Conant supported him.
self by painting his fellow students at
So apiece. Some itinerant artists from
New York fired his imagination and he
struck out for Manhattan by stage and
river boats, as the railroads were
few. He was unable TO maintain
himself, however. and went to Troy as
a chorister at $3.50 year. with TINS
income assured he felt satisfied in pay,
ing greater attention TO his art, and
continued portrait painting, charging
$40 a head But in the end he was
Obliged to give up all and migrate
west He finally settled in st. Louis,
where he stimulated the growing inter
est in art and was instrumental IN
founding the St. Louis Museum OF FINE
Arts.
Here he took up the study OF arch@-
olocv. and became famous for his m
yestigations of the Mound Builders in
the Mississippi and Missouri Valleys.
Up until the very end he was an in
dustrious worker. Only two years ago
he completed a portrait of Lincoln
drawn from memory, representing the
historical figure the world likes best to
imagine, with the care of Office ground
deem into the face. Conant married
twice. His first wife was Sarah NJ.
HAYES, of Chelsea, VT, who died IN
1867. Two years later he married
Brianna c. Bryan, Of San Francisco.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
LECTURES TO AID RELIEF
Eoeber Talks on Whistler at
Artists Benefit.

Considering the condition OF the
weather, the attendance at the lecture
By Arthur Hoeber On Whistler, at Mrs.
II. p Whitney's studio, ; West sth ST.,
Yesterday, was most satisfactory 70
those in charge OF the exhibit Of
pictures for the benefit Of the destitute
families of artists in France. Mr..
Hoeber told many interesting anec-
Gotes Of the artist, and after the talk
tea was served.
Among those present were Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. Newbold Nor
ris, Miss Angelica Brown. Miss Mary
Brown, Mrs. Bertram Winthrop, Mrs.
John u. Alexandra, Mrs. CornelIa Gal.
latin. Mrs. Rogers, the president and
several members OF the Museum OF
French Art, Charles Gay. Mrs. Stuyve-
SAINT Fish and Lloyd Warren. The ex-
hibition will remaia open TO the pub
lie until February i6.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
TOSCANINI PLANS
CONCERT TOUR
May Take Metropolitan
Orchestra and Singers
on American Trip.

Arturo Toscanini will in all prob
ability take the Metropolitan Opera
House orchestra on a tour Of The eouH-
try after the close OF the present sea
son. With the orchestra will go
quartet Of singers from the Metropoi-
tan cons. sting Of Miss Fricda Hcmpel,
Miss Sophie Praslau. Giovanni Marti-
ELI and Pasquale Amato. Nr Toscan-
mini will give In q number Of cities con-
certs OF symphonic music, a field which
u is Understood he has always been de-
sIrous OF cultiyating. lie has made
only one incursion into this field in
America, when two years AGO he led
Petitioners Ninth symphony a. the
Metropolitan Opera House His sym
phony concerts were, however, always
q feature o. the musical season in
Milan.
The announcement OF this concert
tour sets az rest reports that Mr. Tos-
canini would leave the Metropolitan
Opera Company ~ the end Of the
present season. A. one time 10 was
definitely stated that the Italian con-
ductor would not return 90 New York
after the close OF his present contract;
but now that the war has shut him OF
from all possibility o. conducting IN
Europe he has evidently reconsIjered
his decision. Il Is probable that he
will give a concert in New York before
he leaves on his tour, and perhaps an
other upon his return.
The announcement that the quartet
Of artists is to appear Is a reminder
that many OF the Metropolitan singers
will be unable 10 return 20 Europe
this summer. and consequently their
services will be given to the concert
field. None Of the German or Austrian
male singers will return, and the
Italians will find little to DO in their
own country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
PICTURES FETCH S34,600
Leading the Calf Knocked
Down for $4,000.

The first session Of the sale in tho
Hotel Plaza ballroom of the late lcha-
bod Williams collection Of paintings
brought a total Of $4,000 last night
for the ffty-eight pictures offered
A canvas by George Fuller, A. y. A,
Leading the Calf" was bought by W.
". Seaman, as agent, FOR $4,000. He
paid $1,000 for the "Shenhcrdess. Sheen
and Landscape" by Emile Jacque and
Georges Michel. Morning on the
Scheldt," canvas by Paul Jean Clays,
was sold TO S. Taylor for $1,000. and
r. II. Lorenz, as agent, paid $500 for
Nonticelli's Returning from the
Fields"
Knoedler & Co. gave 81 400 for The
Barnyard," by Ryder. and Interior OF
Church at Almaar," By Bosloom, went
to n. NJ Vos for $3.50. The Lotos
Club bought THE Muse Of Music" by
Alden Weir, for $1,000. The sale ends
this evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
EDWARD l.. FERGUSON.

Edward L. Ferguson, one OF the few
steel plate engravers who still prac-
tisel the art in this country, died IN
the General Memorial Hospital early
Yesterday morning from cancer of the
throat. from which he had been suffer
inr for several years. Mr.. Ferguson,
born in Illinois ffty-six years ago, had
made his home in this city for the last
twenty years. He was member of the
Salmagundi Club, serving for some time
AS chairman of the house committee.
His collection Of small paintings by
American artists, which was dispersed
a year ago, was one of the best in the
country
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
NAPOLEON Relics Bring S728.

There was good attendance yester-
DIV al the opening session of the sale
AZ the American Art Galleries OF the
Nine Nidelet collection of books, coins
and medals relating TO Napoleon !. The
total of the session was 1928. George
ID. smith paid $50 ,or a set Of Ca
madam Genealogy' ~ Tanguay in
seven volumes. The sale continues this
afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
Viscount Northland.

London, Feb. 4.-Viscount Northland,
SON Of the Earl Of Ranfurly, a descend.
ant of William Penn. the founder OF
pennsylvania. has died from wounds
sustained at La Bassee. .,o,
Viscount Northland was born in 1857.
He served for several years with the
Coldstream Guards.