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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
FEAR WILSON WILL
CUT OUT RECEPTION
Society Folk Hear New Year
Function May Be Given Up.

Washington, Nov Washington has
abandoned hope that the big New Year
reception-the one function Of the year
when the President shakes hands with
"the plain people"-will be revived this
winter. Expectations were high fol-
lowing the announcement OF the Presi-
dents engagement, but they diminished
when it was announced that the we'd
ding would not take place until late in
December, and as the days go By and
no preparations are made, society has
become convinced that the honeymoon
will extend past the first Of the year
Since Mr. Wilson became ldent
no New Years reception has been held.
for one reason or another, and there
have been many disappointments, as il
is the only time when hundreds OF
citizens have chance TO meet the
President in the White House.
II Is also probable that the reception
20 the diplomatic corps will not be
held this year. Strained relations be-
tween the ENJOYS OF the various war
ring countries make il impossible that
they should all be received at the same
time, and no plan has been devised by
which the function can be made strictly
neutral
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
WIFE GOT STOCK
HELD BY M'CALL
Lighting Shares Trans
ferred When He Become
Commissioner, He Says.

In his testimony before the Thomp-
son Legislative Committee yesterday
Edward f. Mccall, chairman OF the
Public Service Commission, when Is
being investigated by the committee,
admitted that he had held stock in the
Kings County Electric Light and Power
Company previous TO MS public service
appointment. lie added that these had
been. transferred to his wife when he
became a commissioner.
The stock, Judge Mccall said, had
been held in the name OF his court
clerk, John J. Mackin. until the trans
fer. Senator Thompson, late In the
afternoon, inspected the stock transfer
books of the company. Stock to the
amount Of 8S7 shares was entered there
under Mackin's name. There was no
record Of transfer to Mrs. Mccall.
The law of New York State provides:
"No person shall be eligible for ap-
pointment or shall hold the office OF
commissioner who holds any
official relation 10 any person or cor
poration subject TO the supervision OF
the commission, or who owns stocks or
bonds Of any such corporation"
The question of the ownership OF the
stock rose out of Commissioner Nc
Calls examination concerning his &C
ton as Justice OF the Supreme Court
in relation to the Edison Company
franchise In South Brooklyn. The
Kings County Light and Power Com
pany is a subsidiary of this corpora
ton.
In 1910 the city declared the Edison
Company's franchise void and the
Board of Estimate ordered the wires
taken down. The company retorted
with a restraining action against the
city. The case came before Justice Nc
Call for a hearing in December. 1911;
came up again in February, 1912, and
was then postponed TO April. Soon
after the cases second appearance. Jus
tice Mccall discovered that he was
stakeholder In the Kings County Light.
ing Company. and therefore barred
from trying the case. Delaney Nicoll
was then appointed referee. and his
decision on the matter Is still pending.
When reporters called at Judge Nc
Calls home last night, in reference 70
Senator Thompson's statement that
the record OF the transfer did not APP
pear on the books Of the company, u
was learned that the Commissioner had
left town Immediately after the hear
ing was adjourned and would not re-
turn until some time next week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
HORACE MANN BOYS
In ATHLETIC BATTLE
Entire School, as Athenians and
Corinthians, Fights for Field
Supremacy.

Athenians and Corinthians battled
for athletic supremacy yesterday on
the athletic field Of the Horace Mann
School. situated on the heights over
looking Van Cortlandt Park. The Athe-
Man -Corirthian idea, introduced into
Horace Mann by DR.. Virgil Prettyman,
the principal, is new development in
American scholastic athletics.
When Horace Mann School for Boys
removed from Morningside Heights to
its fifteen acres at 246th Street, on the
rise to the west Of Broadway, DR..
Prettyman put into effect his plan. To-
day the school pays as much attention
TO the physical development of its stu
dents as 20 their mental. Every one Of
the $50 boys must give up large part
Of the school day. which lasts from 8
TO o'clock, in perfecting himself in
some outdoor sport under skilled
coaches.
The new school has been divided into
two big athletic clubs, the Athenian and
the Corinthian. The pupil is assigned
by his instructors TO one of these. The
boy is then compelled 10 select some
sport for which he wishes TO train and
is instructed in this as diligently as in
Greek or mathematics. Twice year.
in spring and fall, track meets are held.
Baseball, basketball, soccer. tennis and
other teams are formed in the senior.
Junior and intermediate groups Of the
two clubs. Scarcely q day goes by that
some OF these teams do not meet.
From them are selected the boys who
are TO represent the school In interscho-
lastic contests. Interest in these con-
.tptc hnt ,.,tb ach
youth an athlete in training himself
his interest in sport is not restricted
entirely to watching the oher fellow
play.
will have stamina and virility," DR..
Prettyman said yesterday. This can
not be brought about BY the average
nrivate schools curriculum, which fos-
tors physical laziness and self-indul-
gence.
az the boys do not take interest in
athletics and try TO improve their
bodies they are 'funked out just as
quickly AS though they had failed in
their mental studies"
Outside the big gray stone building
Athenian and Corinthian mingled in
athletic warfare. Large boys, small
bovs. boys in running suits or football
.ogs or nondescript outdoor clothing
nIsved at tennis or called signals or
p,n@ged about the track. A track meet
80 in progress. Several football
eIeyens were practising plays. Still an
o,her crowd was booting soccer ball.
Cnarbss watched the active horde. cor
recting, suggesting, teaching.
Horace Mann was AZ the most strenu-
- nar, OF its days recitations. Being
an Athenian or Corinthisn is harder
,ban being "A mere student.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
HER PILGRIMAGE
FOR HOWE FAILS
Servants Bar Way to Rich,
Says Nebraska Widow,
81. Seeking Help.
LOYAL VETERANS
SEND REMITTANCES
Woman JOurneyed from West TO
Plead for Money to Pay
Off Mortgage.

A broken-hearted little old lady.
eighty-ons years old. is going back
home 20 Nebraska very soon without
She money she hoped to find in New
YORK TO save her old home.
"If | could only have talked to Mrs.
Sage or some of the other rich women
know they would have helped me-
she quavered, sitting last nigh; in the
parlor Of st. Barnabas House, at 3oi
Mulberry Street, "but couldn't get to
them. They are all hedged around
with secretaries, and Mrs. Sage has
what do you call him yes, butler,
who keeps people out.
"Out West We hear great deal
about those rich women of New York,
and Mrs. Sage ! remembered partlcu-
larry, because | was brought up in the
same part OF the country she was.
know II could get talking TO her she
would be glad to let me have the money
TO save my beautiful house. IL isn't so
grand, you know, but it has all the
modern conveniences. My dear hus-
band put them in just two years before
he died. 1t is nice house, and If my
daughter and could get money to pay
off this mortgage we could take board
ers and live very nicely.
There are so many rich people In
New York who wouldn't miss the
money, and 1t would make one old soul
80 happy"
Mrs. Sturtevant is the widow of
Baptist minister, and the little white
house with the modern conveniences
Is in Gibbon, Neb. 1t is the old friends
Of Gibbon who have proved themselves
the friends indeed in her case.
Fifth Avenue and Tarrytown turned
deaf ears to her fearful little story.
From Gibbon, however, has come let
ter telling her to keep up her courage
and come back home just as soon as
she can. Inclosed was money from the
Army Relief Corps, Of Gibbon, with
which to pay her fare.
Mr.. Sturtevant served In the Civil
Var. Among the letters from old
friends was one from man who fought
beside Mr.. Sturtevant in a Pennsyl-
vania regiment at Gettysburg. He wrote
that he could not bear to think of the
wife Of his old partner alone and PEN
niless in New York.
lcSt the OIu lttcilus ~ NV .""''',
are best" she sobbed "My old neigh
bors were having chicken pie supper
for the relief corps just before came
away. little thought then that /
would need any chicken pie receipts:
! thought | was going to get $4,000
from the New York millionaires.
well, hope my story will be les
son TO some other poor people who do
not understand New York. suppose
the people here are just as kind as they
are anywhere, but a stranger can't get
at them"
In addition to the SO from the old
soldiers Mrs. Sturtevant has received
several small sums from persons who
we're touched by her story. Yesterday
The Tribune turned over 70 her 81
from Miss A. Mathewson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
SHOW
BLOOMS CHARM
J.B. Dukes Mixture" One
of Features of Horticult
ural Society Exhibition.

Not only the eye, but the palate Is
impressed with the variety of re-
markable exhibit of flowers and vege-
tables made by J. B. Duke, Of Somer-
vile. n. j., at the New York Horticult-
ural Society's exhibition of plants and
flowers at the American Museum Of
Natural History. ~
The floor in front of the exhibit was
crowded Yesterday. To every sense the
sight appealed. For the gourmand
there were rows of cabbages, cauliiow-
ers. onions, potatoes, beets, turn!ps,
cucumbers, radishes, melons. cante-
loupes, grapes and apples; for the
asthete, great clump of purple
orchids and banks of roses, pinks. car
nations, Easter lilies, ferns and palms;
the softness and delicacy OF chrysan-
themums and rose APPEALED TO the
touch, and the perfume OF the Amer,
can Beauties and the carnations rivalled
those Of Arabia; the gentle purllng OF
tiny fountain in the middle OF tne
mound Of fruit and flowers added the
touch the ear desired.
A monster bush rysanthemum'
grown by Adolph Lewisohn. drew as
"Ahs," as the Duke exhibit. This bush
measures II feet across. and 1,oOO yell
low blossoms hang on its branches.
From distance it looks like huge
yellow mound-a heap of natures gold
still another room holds thrills for
the lover of flowers. In II are massed
orchids of every conceivable shape and
color. There are tiny brown twisted
ones. looking like dwarfs squirting
with digestive pains; there are the
proud big purple ones, the peacocks OF
the flowers; there are the delicate PINK
and white blooms, sort OF horal
Greuze. The combination of the whole
seems sort of huge palette upon
which the hand OF some giant artist
has daubed, mixed and spread his co!ors.
Among the many prize winners yes
terday we're Adolph Lewisohn, Mrs. +:
A. Constable, Of Mamaroneck; Samuel
Untermyer. Edwin jenkins, Of Lenox,
Mass; Mrs. Payne Whitney, Mrs.
Adrian Iselin. jr., of New Rochelle;
Frederick Sturges. OF Fairfield, Conn;
Henry c. Sturges, of Fairfield, Conn;
/ n. Duke, James A. Macdonald, OF
Flushing. Long Island; Mrs. Pauline
Boettger, of Riverdale; George Schle-
ter. and Clement Moore, OF Hackensack.
A special gold medal and cash prize
were awarded 10 the Duke exhibition;
The orchid sweepstakes silver medal
was won by Clement Moore with a
Brasso- Cattleya Marona Superba, ana
the silver medal for the carnatlon
sweepstakes was awarded 10 James A.
Macdonald for his eighteen white car
nations. The total premium il was
about $4,000.
A competition in table decorations
will be held to-day at 3 o'clock Inc
exhibition, according 10 George ';
Nash, secretary of the Horticultural
Society. is one of the best in quality
that has been held in number OF
wears. IL closes tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
BILLY SUNDAY AIDS
SYRACUSE THIEVES
lie Draws the Crowds, Then
They Rob the Homes.

Syracuse. Nov. 5.-While Syracusans
are Aocking to hear Billy Sunday
preach against crime gang of burg
lars are lootIng their unprotected
homes. A score or more ropDerles
have been reported in the last few
nights, with the loot, mostly money ana
Jewels, aggregating about quarter OF
what has been contributed az the Tab
ernacle meetings. This week the rob-
berries have averaged four to hvs
a night. The thieves are working the
cjtv by sections, each nights opera
lions being confined to one particular
district.
Fear Of burglars, however, did not
prevent over 10000 persons from pack
ing the Tabernacle tonight. ABOUT
half this number were high school and
Syracuse University students: sunday
preached 20 them on the quallhcations
necessary 20 success in lie.
"Be like man with the itch" he
said. Make every one scratch that
comes near you. Be live wire.
This morning Sunday visited syria.
cuse University and received rousing
welcome from four thousand students
half of them goods. Later he spoke to
as many as could crowd into the gym
nasium. Chancellor Day took Sunday
on tour Of the grounds and buildings.
The chancellor has become one Of Sum
DAYS shameless. Syracuse admirers.
awe got the university In my vest
pocket" Sunday grinned when he re-
turned home.
Two more cities, st. Louis and Nash
vile, want Sunday to conduct cam
paigns there. He will probably go -
ST. Louis some time N 1918.
To-day's attendance pushed the total
figure past the 100000 mark, with con-
tributions of about $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
F0SS LIBEL CASE DROPPED
Driscoll. Boston Labor Leader, Agrees
TO its Dismissal.

Boston. Nov. BY agreement Of
counsel the criminal libel proceedings
brought against Ex-Governor Eugene
y. Foss by Dennis u. Driscoll. local
labor leader. growing out Of alleged
utterances by Foss when candidate
for the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor were dismissed by District At
torney !. c. Pelletier to-day. Driscoll
alleged that Foss asserted that Driscoll
had sought appointment as chairman Of
the Prison Commission. and had prom
ised If appointed TO call OFF a strike in
the manufacturing plant of which Foss
was treasurer
Mn. Driscoll and former Governor
Foss. through their counsel" said Dis
trict Attorney Peilctier. coined IN a re
quest that no further proceedings be
taken in the DriScoll- Foss charges. In
asmuch as the entire matter arose in
the heat Of political campaign and
both parties have agreed 20 forget :he
incident, the grand jury has requested
me not TO press the case. which have
done"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
URGES SEGREGATION
FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Philippine Expert Says Disease
Can Be Stamped Out.

Albany, Nov. 2.-Registrstion and seq
regation Of persons having tubercu-
losis was advocated as the surest way
of combating the spread Of the disease
before the joint meeting Of the North
Atlantic tuberculosis conference and
the New York State tuberculosis con-
ference at the closing session to-day by
DR.. Victor G. Heiser, director of the De-
partment Of Health Of the Philippine
Islands. He declared that the malady
had been stamped out OF Victoria, Aus
tralia, by that means.
A resolution was adopted by the con-
ferences urging the appointment Of q
national commission 10 conduct inves-
tigation into the social and medical
causes OF tuberculosis and methods Of
prevention.
A committee OF six members was
named to cooperate with the National
Tuberculosis Conference in arranging
for next years meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
TOXIC, ABLAZE,
Halls MIKADO
loshihito Departs for Corona
ton at kioto in Pomp While
City Celebrates.

Toxic. Nov. 5.-Yoshihito, Emperor OF
Japan and l22d head Of the Japanese
imperial house after the first Emperor
Jimmu, whose reign began 1916 years
ago, left Toxic to-day for Kioto TO
make his state entry into the capital of
his forefathers and there formally ac-
cede to the throne OF the Empire Of
the Rising Sun. The monarch was TO
have been accompanied by Empress
Sadako. but the nearness of the period
when her majesty is expected 10 give
birth TO another heir prevented her
from participating in the ceremonies.
The whole city of Toxic is in joyous
fete uneXampled in japanese history
since the triumphant entry of Emperor
Mutsuhito. nearly fifty years ago. Hun
dreds Of thousands Of people are here
from the provinces, most of them 10
remain until the great celebration IN
Toxic at the end OF the month. when
the Emperor returns from Kioto.
Toxic was ablaze with light tonight
in honor of the coronation. which viii
occur on November 10. The Gina the
Broadway Of Toxic, outdid its Occi-
dental counterpart in its most festive
array. There were long rows of paper
lanterns and sun flags, with floral
arches, surmounted by golden phnnlx-
like plants.
A feature of the display was the APP
pearance Of multitude of children, at
tired in the brightest Of kimonos. The
climax of the decorative scheme was a
triumphal arch in front Of the palace,
with a floral pagoda and ornamental
towers. and lighted by ancient torches
Prior to the departure OF the I'M
perial cortege a solemn religious cere-
mony was performed at the imperial
sanctuary in the palace.
The Emperor rode to the railway
station in a coach of regal magniheance
through lines of picked troops from
the Household Guard.
The procession moved slowly by a
somewhat circuitous route, so that it
might be viewed by as many people
and especially by as many school chill
dren as possible.
The Crown Prince, the other imperial
sons, princes and princesses OF the
blood, princes and princesses OF the
imperial house had driven 10 the sta
ton previous to the Emperor and the
ministers of state. elder statesmen.
peers and other dignitaries had done
likewise, in order to receive his ma
jesty and be present at his departure.
The members of the diplomatic corps
who will attend the great ceremonies
at Kioto as the guests of the court
will leave Toxic for the ancient capital
next Monday. in a special train, the
cars having been built for the occa-
sion. They will be received in au-
dience on November 9 by the Emperor
at Kioto.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
TRYVOTERSAGAIN
MRS. GAIT URGES
Suffrage Leader Doubts
Chance of Winning
u. S. Amendment.
STATES RIGHTS IN
SOUTH A PROBLEM
Sentiment There for Individual
Action While Southern Aid Is
Essential for Plan.

Woman suffrage in New York 10
more likely to be attained by another
referendum 20 the voters than by an
amendment TO the Federal ConstitG-
ton, according 10 Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait. chairman of the Empire
State Campaign Committee, who sd-
dressed the members of the Equal Suf-
frage League at the Hotel Aston yes
terday afternoon.
Mrs. Gait said there we're fifteen
Southern states which favor the rights
Of the individual state. II the suf-
fragists could persuade the Legis-
latures of even three OF these states
to ratify the amendment, after 1t had
got the necessary two-thirds vote In
Congress, il would still be necessary
TO get the favoring vote Of the Legis-
latures of all the other thirty-three
states There has never been New
York Legislature which favored SUI
frage. Mrs. Gait added, and only one
willing to refer the question to the
voters.
The general results of the campaign
which ended on Election Day were dis
cussed by Mrs. Gait. She mentioned
the failure Of the suffragists in many
counties 10 canvass the women as TO
their attitude on suffrage until il was
too late to get conclusive figures be-
fore the voters. Some of the difficult
ties with which the women had to con-
tend throughout the campaign were
also taken up.
Mrs. Gait referred 20 Mr.. Root only
once. She spoke OF the "servile obedi-
ence" which men prominent in poll
tics show to their parties. and said:
81 saw our dear Elihu Root actually
burdened at a state convention with
telling his party what it ought to do
and what il ought to think"
In discussing arguments used against
suffrage, Mrs. Gait said: "Our Oppo-
nents claimed that woman suffrage
would add to the cost Of elections. We
didn't know much about the cost, and
so we looked it up. We found that
elections are the biggest, grandest
piece of won't say graft, but profit
we could imagine.
This coming year should be the
greatest for women in the history OF
New York State" concluded Mrs. Gait.
81 believe this defeat is for our good.
We haven't sacrificed ourselves enough,
and the greater the sacrifice we make,
the greater will be the gain when vic
tory comes"
Miss Mary G. Hay. who presided, said
that the suffrage organizations did not
seek the passage of the law allowing
women watchers at the polls because
they were afraid Of fraud. but because
they wished to show in every way pos
sible their serious purpose and their
interest in the vote on the suffrage
question.
There will be meeting Of the city
committee Of the Womsn Suffrage party
at 48 East Thirty-fourth Street on Mon
day morning, Mt 1880 o'clock, to formu-
late plans for the future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
MAILS SHOW TRADE BOOM
Receipts Of Fifty Largest Postoffices
Increased in October.

Washington. Nov. o. Postal re-
ceipts at the fifty largest postofhcess
during October. which collect one-hali
Of the postal revenues, contain inipgI-
tant evidence of healthy and well-dis.
tributed prosperity IN. the country
Postmaster General Burleson announced
to-day. Postal income is aeknowi,
edgod 10 be an accurate barometer OF
business conditions.
"The October returns show substan-
tial increases IN the largest postal CEN
tres in all actions of the United States
The revival Of business is general. not
local or spotty."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
STAG IS HELD IN BACK YARD
Wanderer from Country Strays Into
Bronx.
Lost your stag?

Lost your stag?
There s a stray one in The Bronx
Park Geological Gardens waiting for
some one 10 claim il
Yesterday the animal enlivened what
otherwise might have been dull after
noon in The Bronx by leaping over i
fence at the rear Of an apartment house
az 1873 College Avenue. Unable 20
gain a running start in the limited in
closure. it could not bound out. Chill
dren Of tho neighborhood fed it licorice
while a pntrolmsn from the fremont
station sent for a cage 20 The Bronx
Zoo.
The wandering stag has white tai
and Is about two years old. His pres
ent guardians think he Is an offspring
of some of the nerd that escaped from
Van Cortland Park seven years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
VICTORY FOR JoYLAND GIRLS
Magistrate Decides Performance Is Not
Offensive and Dismisses Complaint.

Ou cnsiNc anu b''""o''
The "Joyland Girls" won a moral
victory In the Yorwille court yester-
day, when Magistrate NcQuade de-
cided that the evidence regarding their
recent performance at the Garrick The
atre was insufficient TO hold the man
agement and members Of the company
on a charge Of presenting an indecent
entertainment.
Max d. Steuer. representing the de-
PENDANTS, told the magistrate that tho
Winter Garden productions had feat.
ured nude limbs for three years. and
that no complaint had been made. ~
TO a picture exhibited in the lobby OF
the Garriok Theatre and 10 which sx-
ception was taken by John ;. Sumner
successor 70 Anthony Comstock, II was
pointed out that the nude inquire was
considered a work Of art IN the Met
ropolitan Museum and In the galleries
Of Fifth Avenue dealers.
Magistrate McQuade heard the tes-
timony Of detectives who attsnded .
performance Of the "Joyland Girls"
and peeped at the alleged Objectionable
figure, representing one Of the female
Characters In a scene from Tho Fall
OF Babylon" He then ruled that the
rerforman ce was not offensive and dis
missed the complaints.
The fate OF the Garrick. as well -
that OF the Olympic, Is now W TO
George n. Bell, Commissioner Of Ii
censes. Both theatres were dark las.
night