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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
MAY INVESTIGATE VAUDEVILLE
Rumor ~ Move Asairst Alleged
Trust Not Vet Confirmed.

Assistant United states Attorney
Claude A. Thompson would neither at
Arm nor deny yesterday the rumor that
the Government intends to include
vaudeville interests In it's contemplated
sherman law action against the alleged
theatrical trust when the news Of the
Governments investigation came out re-
the legitimate drama field would be dis.
posed OF before consideration was given
to the other branches OF the theatrical
business.
Should the Government decide TO pro-
coed on the theory that there is a
vaudeville trust there would he. II Is
said. ample basis In the recent decision
Of Judge Hand Diminishing demurrer
In the Sherman law damage suit brought
BY n q. Marinelfi. Ltd. an independent
London booking concern, against the
United Booking Offices OF America, the
Central Vaudeville Promotion Company
and others composing the so-called
vaudeville trust. Judge Hand held that
the travelling OF actors from state to
state under contracts made by The book
ing companies was Interstate commerce.
I'm the case at bar" said Judge Hand,
in dismissing the demurrer interposed
by the defendants. 'the allegations show
that the defendants are trying to keep
all the first class performers for their
own theatres, refusing to allow them
to act IL they act elsewhere and refusing
to allow other theatres to have the cir
cults performers II they take others.
The necessary inference is that IL the
defendants are successful they will con-
troll all first class performers and sue
coed in monopolizing the supply"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
plays aud Players.

The Forty eighth street Theatre will
b. closed for a week pending the begin
ming of DE Wolf Hoppers season Of
Gilbert and sullivan opera In The com
pany will be Natalie Ait Gladys Camp
bell. Marie Horgan. Alice McComb,
Arthur Adridge. William Danforth.
Herbert wa,erous and John Willard.
THE Woman OF the Guard will be the
first opera sung. Digby He'll will return
to his old part in The Sorcerer" when
that operetta IL reached and Idelle Pat
terson will also be in the company.
Among the operas to be revived are
Pirates OF Penzance." III. NJ. S. Pima
fore" "Iolanthe" and The C;ondolers"
The success OF the revival of "A Cele.
bratcd Case" AT the Empire Theatre
has been SO great that Charles Frohman
and David Belasco have decided to make
the production of well known play
every spring. II will always he played
by company OF stars. The presen,
organization will not be able to appear
next winter In "A Celebrated Case" but
the play will he sent about the country
with other well known actors.
J. r. J. Archibald will lecture On
April, II at Carnegie Hall on the situa.
ton In the German army. Mr.. Arch.
bald has been acting as war CORE
spondent abroad for the last FIVE weeks
A new comedy by Julius Krause the
dramatic critic Of the AbendbIdtt. PRO
fcssor Werner in Klein Deutschland
will be the Offering OF the Irving Place
Theatre next Wednesday evening. The
new play depicts German life in our
metropolis. In the cast are Director
Christians. Heinrich NARROW and Gret,
Meyer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
MISS GERHARDT IN
LIBDER PROGRAMME
Last Appearance Here This
Season of Popular Ger
man Singer.
RICHARD EPSTEIN PLAYS

Elena Gerhardt. me distinguished
German iieder singer. gave her last
recital OF the present season yesterday
afternoon in Carnegie Hall The au-
dience was small The programme com
prsed songs by Franz. Schubert Marion
Bauer OF this city. Roger Quilter. Mrs
II. II. A. Beach. Jensen and Hugo Wolf
Miss Gerhardts tribute to American
composers was graceful and the songs
were we'll received.
The singing OF this artist has not
appreciated In artistic value since she
has been In this country. and when she
returns to Germany sne will doubtless
be told that she owes her descent TO
the lamentable ignorance of the Ameri-
cans. But since this has been said o,
German singers for many years there
need not be any tears shed over IT,
Miss Gerhardt sings very beautifully
at times. in such songs. for example. as
the romance from Schubert's contribu-
tons to "Rosamunde." Here she uses
her lovely mezza voce and brings to her
delivery an admirable repose. Poetic
Interpretation becomes possible when she
sings with confluence and artistic equi-
poise. But In songs which permit her to
use vigorous style and to pour out
huge volumes of tone Miss Gerhardt now
often departs from the methods Of true
art. She sings with manifest EFFORT.
forcing her tones and frequently produc-
ing sounds of unmusical quality. And
worst Of all she much too often IL just
a shade of the pitch.
These shortcomings are regrettable in
deed in singer whose voice is OF such
fine natural type, whose temperament
is palpable and whose understanding OF
the right way to interpret lieder Is &C
often disclosed convincingly. Her ac-
compartments were played yesterday by
Richard Epstein, who added to the en-.
tertainment q most valuable feature.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
KARL BITTER DIES AFTER
SAVING WIFE FROM AUTO
Noted sculptor Succumbs to
Injuries Suffered in Acct
dent Near Metropolitan
Opera House.

The famous sculptor Karl Bitter
died In the New York Hospital at s 30
o'clock Yesterday morning as the result
Of fracture Of the skull and internal
injuries suffered when. escorting Mrs
Bitter across Broadway after leaving
the Metropolitan Opera House, he was
struck by a swerving automobile.
Mrs. Marie Bitter was much improved,
II was said yesterday at the hospital
She owes her life to her husband whose
quick thought and courageous action
threw her sidewise from the oncoming
automobile. But Mr. Bitter was unable
TO save himself and received the. fun
II. pact OF the fast moving car Mrs.
Bitter suffered severe cuts on the side
and many bruises.
The accident which caused the death
OF the sculptor and painful injuries to
Mrs. Bitter was unqucstionably un-
ayoidab At the time the patrons OF
the Metropolitan Opera were leaving
"Jris'' Broadway was clogged with auto
mobile traffic. Mr.. bitter attempted TO
hurry his wife across the street al a
point just south Of Fortieth street. Ed
gar r. James of il6 Madison avenue
was driving ms car Soutn AT tNdt rrlo-
,nent and could not see Mr.. and Mrs.
Bitter because a large Limousine turned
sidewise In front OF his car.
MIR James swerved to the right To
avoid the limousine. and as the Limousine
shot eastward Mr.. and Mrs. Bitter were
revealed squarely IN the path OF Mr..
Jamess car. There was no time to shut
of power or apply brakes. William Hal
stead Van der Poel son-in-law OF
C. X q. Billings was Just about to get
into his own car when the accident hap
pened lie helped place the unconscious
Mr. Bitter and Mrs. Bitter in his car
and H. drove with them rapidly to the
New York Hospital. An examination OF
the injuries suffered by the sculptor con-
WINGED the surgeons that he had only
q few hours to live.
Karl Francis Theodore Bitter was one
of the most celebrated not only or Amer
lean hut of modern sculptors.
Some Of his best known works are
his decorative sculpture contained In
Biltmoie. the residence Of the late
George W. Vanderbilt in North Caro-
lina-thc beautiful sndirons surmounted
hv tho polished steel figures Of Venus
and Vulcan: carved English oak
fricze. forty-five feet long, representing
the Contest OF the Mnstrels" a friezs
stone. representing the Return From
the Chase" the heroic statue Of st
Louis and Jeanne dare and a foun-
tain group In bronze representing boy
stealing Geese"
Among other famous sculptures by his
hand are the decorations for the
, PENNSYLVANIA Railroads Broad stree,
station in Philadelphia. the three
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11

BosroN. Arr'l 10 P"'"t - ucNsuv
IS years old former new ,pauor and u.
atrical man and proiessiora s9tm-..
died of heart disea-" his afternoon an II,
fishing schooner Ieaspr ~ Lroues.,..
Mr. McNallv was curator ~ the B,.,.,
Aquarium
with Charles " Gdrdunr he con, =,
Gloucester to purchase u one o,ed ~. ~
which was captured nv the t.a-or- ~
on N"wfoundland " the pLarg ~
complained of u pain ~ h. ,he-, t1u W.
when he stepped TO IA. dock nf 1rsn
schooner he said, I'm diyyN. catch nv. nv"
with that he r"eled and died WV
McNal, mad manN. long distance
swims W" tried the English h,,rol H..
failed He attempted to SWIM IN
Boston to New YORK and reached y,,Lpinl
a few miles If his goal whou hu We A. fo,lrllIh
To give NJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
FEAST FOR VETERAN PRINTER
Van vliet to Leave "Evening Post"
After 3. Years.

The associates OF Morris Van Vliet.
who has been superintendent Of the me-
chsnical departments of the Eren,n1
Post for thirty-two years, gave him
dinner at Hams on Park Row yester-
day after the paper went to press. Mr..
Van" as he was called, retires from his
active duties on May !. He Is going to
farm near Rochester. y. Y, with
grandson, although his home for many
years has been At Bloomfield. y. ].
Mr., Van Vliet was born at Saratoga
SPRINGS on February T. 1899. and spent
his early life on a farm, He entered
newspaper work on the Wayne sentinel
1t Palmyra, y. Y, as a printer. Then
he went to Kalamazoo, Mich, and as
a .journeyman printer visited most Of
the citiss OF tn. middle West. He served
for two years IN the civil war with the
Third New York Volunteer Infantry. but
reentered the printing trade at the end
Of his service lie went to the Euening
Post In 1883 10 take charge OF the COM
posing room.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
YESTERDAY AT THE OPERA.
Monte melsi and Puccini Entertain
Two Audiences At the Metropolitan

'TAmore del Tire Re- was sung at
the Metropolitan Opera House yesterday
afternoon. An audience OF encouraging
size was present and there was album
dant evidence of interest and even en-
thusiasm. After the strong second act
the singers were recalled dozen times
The performance differed in no essential
matter from those which preceded It.
The opera has apparently made place
for itself in the repertory of the house
and will probably be given for several
seasons. with perhaps the necessary in
tervals for rest and refreshment.
In the evening Geraldine Farrar and
"Madama Butterfly furnished sweet
sorrow to a good Saturday night audi
ence There is no more 10 he said about
the Metropolitan representations OF this
work OF Puccini. II is comforting 70
know that Miss Farrar will be present
next season to imperonate Cio-Cio- San
again and again and yet again. Her in
depreciation OF the role was much inn
proved and is now a real work OF art.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
MANY ATTEND FUNERAL
OF DULANY ROWLAND.
Service in the Church Of the
Havenly Rest. Founded
by His Uncle.

Funeral services for Dulaney How
land son OF the late Gardner o. HOW.
land and formerly general manager OF
the New York Herald, took place yester-
day in the Church Of the Heavenly
Rest, 55i Fifth avenue. which was
founded in 1858 by the Rev, Robert
Shaw Rowland. Mr.. Howland's uncle:
The Rev. Herbert Shpman. rector OF
the church. ofTiciated. his assistants be
ing the Rev. Thomas A. Conover, rector
Of st. Bernard's Church. Bernardsville.
N. j.. and the Rev. z. L. Mathews.
The altar and casket were covered
with floral tributes from relatives and
friends. The church choir sang num-
Der Of Mr.. Howland's favorite HYMNS
including Lead. Kindly Light" "Hark,
Hark, Ny Soul" Lord. Thou Hast
Been our Refuge" and Peace, Perfect
Peace
Among the relatives at the service
were Mrs Rowland, the widow. who was
Miss Marguerite Mcclure. daughter or
the late David Mcclure; Meredith How
land. Jr.. brother Of Dulaney Rowland :;
Mr. and Mrs. Percy r. Pyne. Mrs. James
Russell Solely. Mr. and Mrs. Charles NJ.
Connfelt, Mrs Howard Dickinson, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard -. Gushing and Mr.
and Mrs. Grafton Gushing.
The church was filled with represen-
tatives OF prominent New York families
including Mr.. and Mrs Charles u. Alex
ander, Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence l.. Gil
lespie Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Belts Hill
house. MIR and Mrs. George y. Post and
Miss Harriet Post. Mr. and Mrs. John
4. Hadden. Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott Law
renee. Miss Lawrence. Mr. and Mrs.
James Speyer, Mrs. WILDER A. Blood
good. Robert ". Goelet, James Il.
Townsend. William Rhinelander Stewart.
Edward de Peyster Livingston, Com
mander J. n. Jerrold Kelly of the
Herald, Madison Grant. Maurice Roche.
Richard Irwin, T. Pearsall Field and
Leslie Cotton.
The interment was In the Mcclure
family vault. Calvary Cemetery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11

In curtin, pa When - ,,7.. nj, =.
enlisted az Liouicuarf ,grt ~
Fifiieth Regiment Of Volunteer, ,
PennsNlVania VI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
MRS. CAROLINE CARPENTER.
widow Of wisconsin senator Came
OF Voted Vermont Family.

MILWAUKEE, April i0.--Or the thirty
fourth anniversary OF her husbands
death Mrs. Caroline Carpenter widow
Of Senator Matt Carpenter. died here to-
day. aged ~ years.
Mrs Carpenter was daughter or
Paul Dillingham;. former Governor "
Vermont and member OF Congress. and
sister of william +. Dillingham; senator
of Vermont, She was the mother OF
Paul Carpenter Of Milwaukee. Mrs.
CARPENTER. who WAS born In WaterhurH,
Vt, had held important offices In pa
trio,ic societies. and until her death was
honorary president OF Wisconsin chap
ter. Colonial Danes Of America, and
honorary agent OF Milwaukee Chapter .
Daughters of the Revolution. She will
D.. buried In Milwaukee,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
SENT GOLF STICKS TO WILSON
British Open ch"mpio" Get: Mes
sage of Thanks.

LONDON. April 10. Early last summer
the American Luncheon club entertained
John Wilson. brother Of President Wilson.
and Incidentally asked him To carry home
- the President set Of golf clubs made
by James Braid, the British open cham
pion, and sent by the club.
To-day the club. which had already
received note of thanks from the Presi-
dent. received a letter which said:
keep myself going by playing golf
and the clubs have been Of the greatest
service and pleasure to me. really
sometimes begin TO think that am getting
nut OF the iuffer class.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
Free s,nnsosu-.. birthday.

The anniversary Of the Inception Of
the Free Synagogue. which was founded
by Rabbi stephen :. Wise eight years
ago, will he observed AT a meeting in
Carnegie Hall AZ 1870 ;hs morning
Louis u. Rrandcs Or. John " Finley
Justice benjamin y. Cardoza and the
Rev John Haynes Holmes Of the Church
Of the Messiah will speak
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11

In his career, among them the silver
medal Of the Paris Exposition. 1900 /,
the gold medal of the pan-America n
Exposition at Buffalo. 1901 y gold
medal ~ Philadelphia. tao2. and the
gold medal of the st Louis Exposition.
1904 " was n member Of the National
institute of Arts and Sciences, the Ma
tional Academy and Of the Century Az
ISOLATION.
The funeral will he held Tomorrow
afternoon a, 4 o'clock from the home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
sELWYNs GIVE STAGE PARTY.
ManaGers Entertain Players After
Perform nee At the Hudson.

After the performance OF The Show
Shop at the Hudson Theatre last night
the stage was cleared and the third per-
Torrance Of the day began This hap
pened to be a party given by the Sell
wyns to celebrate some OF the successful
plays this winter,
The party was given to the members
~ their companies appearing in Under
Cover" 1T Pays to Advertise" "TwiA
Beds" THE Lie" and The SHOW Shop"
But there we're many other actresses
present, and indeed there Sere few OF
the current successes not represented
In the gathering. There was a short
play by Douglas Fairbanks to open the
proceedings.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11

Samuel X. Schwenk. Who was
Brigadier-General in the civil war, died
yesterday At his home. 500 West 1Ssth
street. from complications brought on
by bullet wound received IN the battle
of coz Spring About six months ago
Gen. Schwenk Was affected with N,ins
In the left side. which gradually Grew
worse. Every treatment was tried, hut
Gen. Schwenk finally succumbed to
tumor which the bullet had caused
Gen. Schwenk was born on May =. 1872.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
Catholic school Reunion.

The annual reunion in aid of the cath
Ollie summer School Of America will be
held next Friday evening AT the Waldorf
Astoria Resides musi" and dancing
there will he cards in the colonial room
and the palm garden for those who wich
TO play. with prizes for the winners
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
AUTO SHOW IS
BEST In HISTORY
Studebaker Official Says Interest
in Motor Exhibits is In
creasing

The opinion OF the officials who
are keeping open house at the Stude-
baker space at the Automobile show
is that this is the greatest show ever
held in Detroit. How great weight
this opinion carries may be judged
from the men who voice IL. Recog-
nizing the Importance OF the oeca-
sion, practically every official of the
company has been In attendance.
Among those who welcomed visitors
yesterday was +. Il. Benson, vice
president of the Studebaker corpor-
alton.
Naturally | expected great things
of the show" said Mr Benson. but
it has surpassed my expectations
The number of visitors is far I'm ex-
cess OF what believed there would
be, and the interest they have shown
proves conclusively that our belief
in 1915 as a banner automobile year
has not been maintained in vain The
business we have done has been re-
markably good, and this also speaks
we'll for the season which is just
opening The show is better than
any previous one, and we confidently
expeg 1916 TO be better than any
previous year.
~ have heard IL said that the pub
lie interest in automobile shows was
falling on but | fail 10 see it-as
a matter OF fact, think the interest
Is increasing"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
GEER AGAIN VICTOR
IN SUIT WITH FINN

Harrison Geer. attorney. won his
suit for $500 and interest against
Matthew Finn, bond broker. in Judge
Murphy's court Wednesday afternoon.
fhe jury, after deliberaung 10 4fours,
returned verdict for the full amount,
SJ23.26, asked by Geer. who said the
money was due him in payment OF a
loan. Finn said he would carry the
case 10 the supreme court. Il was
started originally in justice court.
more than year ago. The justice
court verdict also was in favor Of
Geer. Finn has maintained that the
entire amount OF Geer's claim was
Offset by sums due him fro mGeer as
commission for bond sales.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
In The Religious World
THE mortal THREE HUNDRED

Midianites was complete-and there
were no brazen Jewish soldiers swag-
gering about. declaring that their
prowess had won the day. Every
body had TO give God the praise for
the wonderful victory.
A Magazine Story.
Nothing could be timelier than this
tale. Our old world, as IL stands on
shaking foundations, needs most of
all TO learn the Gideon lesson OF being
willing 10 win in Gods way, even
If our own vainglorious pride does
have to suffer. The church is not to
succeed by using worldly methods
more shrewdly than the world itself
uses them. Peace for the world is not
to come by the ancient method OF ar.
rogance over-topping arrogance, arma.
ment outweighing armament.
A remarkable story Is told in the
current issue OF The American Maya
zine by Ray Stannard Baker, who
.turne aside for the occasion from his
wonted field as an interpreter OF con-
temporary history, TO a bit OF fiction
in the form OF history as IL may be.
The narrative. dated century hence,
recalls how one OF the victorious
European armies determines to in
wade and conquer America. At once
this country is thrown into two
groups, the war party and the peace
party. The latter, led by woman,
Was at first small and treated with
disdain. The, only way TO meet an
invader. according to all reason and
precedent. is by armed force. But
the peace plan prevailed, the in
vaoers were met and conquered by
non-resistance.
II was the Gideon idea applied to
national affairs. So dramatic and
pertinent is this article that IL is GER
tain TO re.echo In press and pulpit
II is an apt Illustration OF the old,
old truth that God chooses the weak
and the foolish to confound the
mighty.
Enter Billy Sunday.
Within the realm OF organized
religion our day Is seeing a spectacu-
lar illustration OF the Gideon way,
which is simply the way OF letting
the Lord use His own methods. with.
out respect to precedent or worldly
wisdom. A perfectly impossible man
mere baseball player, a log-cabiE
graduate, a speaker OF the lingo Of
the street corner and the workshop,
has been chosen, like the jaw-bone
OF the Samson story, for Staying more
OF the enemies Of righteousness than
have fallen at the hands OF any other
preacher for century past Billy
Sunday, who is now leading an
amazing revival in Philadelphia. has
set the religious world by the ears.
Most OF the large cities OF the land
seem to be calling him TO come to
them with his strange speech and
stranger methods
Now the admitted truth is that no
ecclesiastical council that ever could
have been called would have dreamed
of devising, as the instrument for
calling this, needless day of ours back
TO thought OF God, such plan
and such methods as Billy Sunday
and his campaign. Had anybody, by
a wild flight OF imagination, dared
suggest such thing. he would have