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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30

Of the guests are out looking for
work, J presume"
The actress out-of-work was washing
out something in one OF the bathrooms
She declared that Mrs Cobb had been
very good" 20 hcr
The company ! was travelling with
broke up IN Chicago. and ! GOT back 60
New York with hardly any money, she
said. When ] got down 90 my last
few cents came here with my little
girl IT We hadn't been taken '1 here
! don't know what we'd do
Several tables in the basement dim
ing room were neatly furnished with
cloths and dishes. and A. one of them
a woman sat. eating meat stew and
drinking tea She had como in from
the street and said she was hungry.
we feed all VINO apply Mrs. Cobb
SAID
They have been good 90 me here. 20
the woman testified 81 was hungry
when ] came in, and now feel much
better"
Mrs. Cobb said she was made ill by
the "cruel attacks upon hey and her
adopted brother
Organized charity is al the back 81
this persecution she declared. 81 he
charitable organizations would wipe Us
Of the face or the earth. But we have
a lease Of this house from the owner.
Henry Walters. and the home viii
grow
Mr.. Lawrence exhibited sheayes Of
letters from public men, ambassadors.
Governors Of states. etc. all written
about a year ago and each thanking
him for having put the writer on the
honorary committee OF the American
Club
That would have been wonderful
thing II the war hadn't come and
spoiled IT," Mr.. Lawrence said Nv G
intended TO have clubhouses all over
the world 10 promote the smity of ma
lions. but with most Of the nations at
war Of course the thing cannot be done
now"
Mrs. Cobb showed letter written 20
Nj Lawrence January by Mrs. Au-
gust Belmont, saying that the Vacation
Fund would be glad 10 send destitute
girls TO the home.
This is Exhibit A in our defence.
she said. The fund sent girl here
and we kept her ten days. No, they
haven't sent any since
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
BREAK EXIT RECORD
AT THEATRE BLAZE
Crowd of 5000 Requires
Only 21a Minis. TO Vaoate
Academy of Music.

Three thousand men, women ana
children lef, the Academy OF Music, IN
l.th ST.. in two and on.-half minutes
last night when FIRE wa, discovered
under the stage.
Although smoke could be srelled IN
the auditorium. and the excuse OF the
manager asking them 70 leave vas Cd
viously a sub,erfuge, the huge audi
ence left the theatre without exhibit
ing sign OF panic. 4 majority Of them
we're women and children from the
East Side, Of nervous and escitsoie
natures.
Vaudeville and pictures are being
given A. the theatre. and Nine. slsthia.
mind reader. vas performing a. $50
o'clock. Charles Levine. manager. sss
standing in the wings. An employe tola
him some Of the emergency hgats were
hickering. and an investigation was
made OF the engine room, under the
stage There fire was discovered.
Word was passed among the ushers
20 be prepared 20 expedite the ext OF
the audience. and the manager walked
on 20 the stage and interrupted the
mind reading act. 49,,
we have just discovered little
trouble in the power house ne an
nounced. ct il very slight and wiii
perhaps be fixed in a few minutes, but
we will have 20 turn the nights on
while the repairs are being made We
don't want 10 keep you sitting here 3D.
the dark, so we have decided 10 ass
everybod5 20 leave. There isn't an
danger and you can take your time
An alarm Of fire was sounded a.
soon as the last patron had made ms
exit. and Chief Kenlon and several
companies responded. Great difficulty
was experienced IN getting az the nre'
since the stage Is about midway be
tween Irving Place and Third aV'
and has but one entrance. Immediate
~ in the rear of the stage IS Ismmany
Hall
After vain wait FOR oxygen h,l-
NETS the hremen plunged into the
smoke. A score were overcome, oHt
were revived by contact with the ar
and returned to the engine room. me
fire was eXtinguished with loss OF
81 500.
Chief Kenlon praised the manner IN
which the situation had been handled
hv the theatre men. The IRE. he sSid,
mad been caused By short circuit, ana
had presented a condition not unlike
that afforded by the recent subway
ire.
The Academy of Music is under the
management Of William Fox.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
IN SUIT BUT NO SHOW GIRL
Manager Defends Corespon-
dent in Granville Divorce Case

Bernard Granville. one OF the prin-
cipal actors in Dancing Around a.
the Winter Garden. was understudlea
BY his attorney yesterday IN ui-
yorce suit brought IN the supreme
Court by Mrs. Dorothy Granville MI.
Granville's counsel was in court mercy
20 straighten out alimony difhcuitles'
Granville and mis- wife have been Sc
rated by agreement. lie gives ner Soo
a week c.;i,.
In her complaint Mrs. Granyl!iie E
names Eleanor Christie. Miss nnristle
take IL from her manager Nulism
A. Page is no show girl. She may oe
mentioned as a correspondent ~ a.
vorce case. but she is not sho" girl
Far from il. She is Excitement.
Miss Christie" writes rage ~ho
fears she may be described as now nov.
giri. rs playing one Of the leading
roles. Excitement. in the play ENper-
ence.' AT the Casino Theatre: She re-
ceives a salary Of 500 week ana %, she
has dressing room all 70 herseIi'
Miss Christie Is not a show GIL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30

Daniel Guggenhcim's automobile
crushed the skull Of IGnatio Licsto, SIX
wears old. yesterday. The accident was
IN the ,reschorous angle formed by the
little park az Kcnmare 81. and Cleve-
land Place The mine owner and raN-
road promoter helped lift lgnat!o INTO
the car. which sped TO s.. vincent 5
Hospital.
Ignatio lives At % Cleveland Place:
His father. Giuseppe. has been out OF
work for three months. In that time
he has been able 10 pay no rent. but
his landlord. Jimmie Corco, has nine
children himself and has let Giuseppe
and his brood Of four stay IN their two
rooms. They use only one room, any
how. It's easier 20 heat one room than
two. especially when there are SIX IN
the family and only one bed.
Yesterday afternoon lgnatio and MS
brother Vincent. fourteen years old
vent out 20 pick frewood. Later IN the
afternoon Vincent was 70 sec man
who might give him job
Guggenheim was on his way from ms ms
Office TO his home. in the st. Regis. HIS
chauffeur, Fred Bartsch, went up La
favette st. At the upper end Lafayette
81. IS divided by a tiny fatlron OF
Ground that was set aside as park
two years ago. when Kenmare st. was
onencd. One side Of the park is Cleve-
land Place. The splitting Of Lafayette
ST, makes IT hard to dodge automobiles.
In the last two years twenty-five per-
sons have been killed there and twenty
manned.
II is a good place to look for wood
for there is heavy trucking IN the
neighborhood. and many an empty case
drops TO the street lgnatio and Vim
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
BLAMES THE ATHLETICS
Loss of World S Series His Elk
cuse for Non Support.

Paterson. y. j.. Jan. 29.-The fact
that the Athletics were defeated last
fall in the worlds series was the rea-
son that Joseph Mccain gave to Judge
Klenert for not supporting his wife.
Mccain bet his money on the Phila-
delphia team. and when he lost was
unable TO provide funds for the fam
lily.
the husband tried to commit suicide
because. ne said, Of dependency from
the fact that he did not pick winner.
Since he has tried on two occasions TO
xiii himself because of family spsts.
The Judge gave the couple some faith
erlv advice and psroled McCann IN the
custody Of the probation oficer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
SAYS WHITE CROSS
WON'T LACK FUNDS
Attacks Bring TO Home Aid
Of Many Rich Friends,
Lawrence Ayers.
WON'T GIVE NAMES;
ATLEAST. NOT YET
rnrriture and Cleanup Still the
Need in Mysterious Shelter
for Destitute Girls.

r,srkiVr lawrence. who is the com
-..,,s -thsrs what he called himself
,..,rday Of the White Cross Home
-, destitute Women. recently opened
y .te Pembroke Jones house a. l3
Ne, Sis ST.. g sure that uneNampled
,-osrerity viii result from the FIRE Of
..;,rism roa being directed az the
home -..,,.-.. 81.
g.. sad Yesterday. and has caused
.-.-, ~crr rich persons 20 come 90 our
III am now ir communication With
'.-., interests which vii. enable US 10
l,,s-re Tho WORK and extend 10 through
.-ovs cities No. ] cant give any
mes .ust 81 present. Rut We are
-,.-c on with the work. and Il will be
, ercs- success.
lie house had a barren look, and
.bs only persons in 80 were Ny. Law
.sree and his adopted sister. Mrs. l.. l..
Cobb. -he chef. Mr. Lamb; a woman
rho said she was an actress out Of a
%. and her little girl. Furniture Is
all conspicuous by rs absence.
A Young woman who has made rep
-.stion as the manager Of business
concern dropped IN and, after look
,-ound. her comment on the place was
iust one word.
"IncAiciency.' she SAID.
There we're three dressers IN an IN
-sed room on the top floor. while two
CONS downstairs. containing six cot
.s6s. had but one dresser between
,ber The floors looked unesred for
o.. (rIh egfd she wished some one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
Section Near Grant S Tomb a
Menacing Maze for Pc
destrians, Say
Residents.

further bewilder persons attempting 70
cross over At dusk. when the Drive Is
often crowded with automobiles. flash
ing headlights from four directions.
Converging at one spot, are confusing.
I. was under similar circumstances that
Miss Lingg and her companion. MISS
Flora Smith. another student at Teach
ers College. were run down BY the car
owned by Mortimer {. Addoms. At -.
Luke's Hospital Yesterday II was said
that Miss Smiths skull was fractured
hut that she had fighting chance for
her life.
Many Pass Danger Point
On fine DAYS there is constant
stream of people crossing Riverside
Drive at the danger point. The path
below Grants Tomb is a favorite rem
dozvous for nursemaids and their
charges. The bridlepath begins az that
MORT. and nervous horses. becoming
involved in the whiring maze OF speed
ing autos, often become unmanageable.
In the neighborhood are Columbia Uni
versity. Teachers College, Barnard, the
Union Theological Seminary, the
Horace Mann School and several PR
vate educational institutions.
Along the river is the walk, which -
n fayorite one for the students. bu' 10
reach it they are required TO cross
Riverside Drive.
No traffic policeman has ever been
known TO take post where the roads
divide below the tomb. il was declared
Yesterday by persons living near by.
That. they explained. accounted for the
reckless fashion in which the cars
flashed BY. Just at the junction there
is rise in the ground. and to climb II
chauffeurs invariably increase speed.
The eight miles an hour ordinance is
apparently dead letter.
When approaching from up the river,
the fact that they are going down NIL
invites the automobile drivers % coast,
and because the decline Is not steep
and brakes are seldom applied the
automobiles whiz past the crossing at
an alarming rate.
Persons interested in seeing the
menace to life that now charsctcrizes
the spot ended believe that traffic
policeman stationed there by day and
an isle Of safety. lighted at night,
would lessen the danger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
From THE PRESS"

with the III paintings forming
the lchabod 7. Williams collection
hung on the walls Of the American
Art Galleries, those handsome
rooms once more assume their ira
ditional appearance of sheltering
such a group of art works as they
have been renowned for these
many wears. Moreover, the pict-
ures themselves, whether regard
ed singly or as whole, are OF
such marked Individual excellence
and Of such a general even quality
Of tone that 20 wander through the
rooms merely as n spectator is 10
have the pleasure that comes from
visiting either a fine private gal
lcry or special corner Of public
art institution
THE pictures will remain on free
view until the mornings Of the two
evening sessions and ought 10 be
seen by every one taking an inter
est in the older expressions Of art
as a kind of refreshment of the
spirit distressed by so many cur
rent denominations in the way Of
new art"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
MAN DIES AS AUTO
HITS TREE in SKID
Woman Is Dragged 100 Feet and
Left by Speeding Car Near
MineOla Court.
ry r.,s-.pl 70 tn. T-bla'

Stamford. Conn. Jan. %. Arthur
Gardner, a hotel employe, was killed
instantly and Jesse Yochres. chauffeur
for Charles II. Baker, real estate
dealer. of New York. was badly bruised
when the Baker automobile. IN which
they were speeding over the Boston
Post Road skiddcd. struck tree and
turned over. in Noroton, early to-day.
Both men were pinned beneath the car.
Garden City. Long Island, Jan. 29.-
Mrs. Mary Ann Lee, siXty-nine years
old. was struck by a racing automobile
last night in front of the courthouse, at
Mineola. and was dragged for more
than one hundred feet The machine
never slackened speed.
Mrs. Lee was employed by Mrs. john
II. Sudan here as a trained nurse and
companion. She mad rib and many
small bones broken and contusions all
over her body She Is the owned OF
considerable property in Hampstead
where she lived for many years.
George Baries. of 5a5 West 4Oth ST.
was arrested yesterday as the cnauf
feur who ran down and injured Mrs
Sarah Cross. siXty-three vars old, OF
9O6 Eighth az. He was charged witt
felonious assault. After driving Mrs
Cross several blocks from the scene o
the accident Baries ousted her and LEI
her sitting on the curb. He gave he
a quarter before he made off.
Edward Power. chauffeur Of Alfred
Aarons. a theatrical man. appeared
yesterday in Flushing police cour
against James Hogan, twenty year
old. of 302 West l06th ST., Manhattan
charged with felonious assault an'
operating an automobile when lntoXl
Gated. The case was adjourned unit
+ next Wednesday.
Power was driving Mr. and Mrs
Aarons. Mrs Henry Brady, Frederick
Jackson and Mrs. Florence Peck, whel
the car driven by Hogan ran int
them. Mrs. Brady was so badly in
iured that she was confined 10 he
hom~ for more than a month. Tn
others received minor injuries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
WON'T FIT UP DOVE COTE
Mother of Eloping Bridegroom
Sends Out Debt Warning.

Mrs. Alexander F. Gair, Of 322 East
nth St. Brooklyn, announced yestef-
dsv that she will not be responsible
for debts contracted by her son; Rus
sell A. Gair. seventeen years old, VINO
eloped on November 81 with Miss Mar
jorie Foote. of $40 East 18th 81. botn
the Gair and the Foote families are
well known socially IN Brooklyn.
II had been brought 20 her attention.
Mrs. Gair said. that her son was Mt
ting up an apartment in Manhattan
and ordering all bills 20 be sent 10 her.
The couple were married in Trenton.
Mrs. Gair learning Of the marriage
only recently. Her objection TO the
union, it was stated, IS based on the
youth of her son and his wife. The
brides father is G. L. Foote. jr, an
advertising man. CARS father is re-
tired real estate dealer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
MEN IN VASSAR PLAY
Local Associate Alumna Give
The Road to Yesterday

Time turned backward in its flight 10
the year 1903 at the Century Lyceum
last night. IL was THE Road 20 Yes
terday." the play by Beulsh Maria Dix
and Mrs. T.. G.. Sutherland. in which
Minnie Dupree starred so successfully
some years ago.
The play was given BY the New York
Branch of the Associate Alumn@ Of
Nassar College for the benefit OF the
Intercollegiate Bureau Of Occupations.
And If you don't know what that Is you
should. for it's an agency 10 place in
telligent and highly trained young
women in posts that count. It's in the
Sage Building. at 1870 East 22d 81.
All the old atmosphere Of jenkins and
iackboots and ruffs and rogues was
there. and Lord StrsngevOn. the vii
lain-h snapped the lash Of his whip
about the ankles Of Lady Elizabeth
Tyrrell as devishly as ever.
Miss Moore. who never got 10 be
really Lady Elizabeth. but was still
Elspeth Tyrrell, and sought for steak
and French fried potatoes in 1903, as
we'll as for a hero because he's al
ways in the book and Miss Fatmsn.
the gypsy. Black Malens. stood out well
in the cast. Mr.. Rail- and Mr. Griggs
PLAYED the hero and the villain inter-
estingly.
Mrs. Sarah Cowell LeMoyne coached
the PLAYERS. II was said last night
that men in Vassar alumni plays was
new departure. The cast was:
Eleanor Ierensou Irene Miles ....... Ehnor ryhre'
Naiers Ie,en son EIinor Fstmsn ..... Black Mslsns
Harriet Phelps. Melsnie A'ery GoodJ Phelps %
The Red swan
VIII Ierenson . Lloyd Robinson win NJ The
Fesfi-,
lack Grestorsr ... Victor r. Rail-. Retofmsdo "a
Norsh Gillas .. Estelle Mulqueen Mother GllsH
noiig Fouls Gabrielle Elliot ............. Dolls
ElSpeth T,rrel . Agnes ID Moore Lady Elizabeth
ryrrrll
.d,,r Tonpsins waiter p Sachs Tomkin lie
Tsps'ei
k.n,lm Paulion L. : Gusss Henelm Psslei.
Lord Strsnge'or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
TRAFFIC TRAP GETS 43D
VICTIM IN TWO YEARS
Daniel Guggenheim Auto Park Death Curve Fract
ures Skull of Sx-YearOld Boy Hunting
Firewood for Destitute Family.

cent were searching diligently. for the
day was cold and their mothers little
stock almost gone The Guggenhelm
car was bowling along al an even, safe
pace. Ignatio spied a derclict packing
case. Ii lay Just beyond the point Of
the hatiron. He dashed forward.
Vincent had taken his eye. from his
little brother for a moment. He tried
in vain 10 seize his arm and stop his
reckless sprint Vincent knew the dan
gers of that corner. lie was too slow.
As he lurched forward he saw the big
automobile flick Ignatio aside with its
mud guard. lgnstio rolled into the
gutter and lay still In his hand was a
fragment Of the box he had sought.
Vincent could not believe that the
glancing impact had injured his broth
err seriously. He was telling Ignatio
he wasn't hurt when the imposing
automobile returned Mr.. Guggen-
helm saw at once that the boy was
badly hurt. He bundled him into the
automobile and FASTENED TO a drug
store in Spring St. picking up Traffic
Policeman Stobbe on the way.
Wasting little time at the drug store,
the car turned and made for St. Vim
cents Hospital Stobbe rode in front
and sounded his whistle constantly.
II is about two miles and half from
the drug store to the hospital. 1t took
the improyised ambulance about four
minutes. H. was found that lgnatio's
skull was fractured but that ne ght
still be saved.
Vincent went back to tell the bad
news. When he got home il was too
late 20 keep his appointment with the
man who might have job for him.
SO Vincent went out again to look for
wood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
Lee Made Mine Director.

Denver. Jan. 30 President j. b. Wei
bern OF the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company announced late to-day that
Ivy L. Lee had been elected director
of the company. taking the place oil
jerome ID. Greene. resigned.
Lee has been mentioned in the Ben
yer and New York hearings before the
! oderal Commission on Industrial Re.
lations as the man who prepared
pamphlets on the Colorado coal miners
strike for distribution by the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company. As director
Of the company he is considered a per
sonal representative Of the Rockefeller
interesiA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
CHOSEN FOR NEW COURT
Whitman Starts with A. J
Rodenbeck, of Rochester.

Albany. Jan pa. J. Rodenbeck. OF
Rochester, has been chosen by Cover
nor Whitman as one OF the members
OF the new Court of Claims, the Gov
ernor announced to-day.
Among those who have been Endorsed
10 serve with Rodenbeck are Deputy
Attorney General Wilbur W. Cham
beers. Of Mount Vernon. and ex-senator
Ralph W. Thomas. Of Madison County,
the Governor said.
Although the law restoring the old
Court Of Claims. which the Governor
signed last night. does not provide for
Democratic representation on the
court. the Governor said to-day ne un-
doubtedly would appoint al least one
member from that party.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
BY Roysl Cortissoz in THE TRlB-
LINE"
Of this City

UNE
"Thc traffic In pictures Is so con
slant nowadays. especially IN the
auction room. that as one collec-
ton follows another II rarely oc-
ours 20 us 20 give any thought 10
the collector. He is an unknown
quantity. and We learn very little
about him from the things displayed
for SALE They rank, IN gooo
many instances. rather as the 1ur-
nish ucs' Of his house than as
WORKS OF art once really loved by
man with a hobby. 1t IS doubly
refreshing, therefore. when nne
collection Of pictures also repre-
sents q personality. We know notn-
inc about the late lchabod /. Will
isrs. whose pictures are now on
view A. the American Art Galleries;
bur We feel as though we mad
known him for years, because only
man with point OF view OF ms
own could have brought tnese
treasures together. Writ large
across the walls IS the story OF
noble enthusiasm. He had good
taste. and he had the friendly coun-
sci OF the late Daniel Cottcr. VINO
seems. indeed. 10 have sold nm
most Of his paintings. The result
Is remarkable ensemble. recall
Ing the old days OF the Dana Mary
Morgan. Spencer, and other great
collections.
"It contains a group OF excellent
old Dutch masters, landscapes
chiefly. but IL is through its mod
ern pictures that il takes US cap
tive. pictures of an era which
seems remote indeed from the pres
ent dav. with its so-cslled prob
lens and discoveries They are
old fashioned. no doubt, according
to some phil sophies. But they are
eloriouelv beautiful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
Kenyon Alumni Dine

Alumni of Kenyon College held their
annual dinner last night A. the Broad
vav Central Hotel State Treasurer
James l.. Wells, Of the class Of '6i,
was the guest OF honor. and J. Van
Vechten Olcott was POSTMASTER. The
speakers included William +. Pciree'
president Of the college, !. Brooks
Levitt and Earl ~ Bsb's. Fifty grad
yates we're present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
From THE EVENING POST

"Thc lchabod r. Williams col
lection Of paintings. now on view
a. the American Art Association
Galleries. Madison Square South, IS
by no means the usual group OF
French Barbizon paintings. aug
mcnted by thc work of the Amer
cans directly inspired by TINS
school which have been the iash-
ion with many American collect
ors While a number Of the eX-
amplcs belong 20 the two groups
so much in favor with the col
lectors Of an earlier generation
there arc a sufficiently large num-
Der Of canvases that do not come
under this head 10 add scope and
variety 20 the collection. But a
point more especially 20 be noted
Is that the collector. even IN choos-
Ing works By the fayorites, does
not appear 10 have selected them
In accordance with the fashion OF
his day. but rather for the md
vidual quality IN the particular
picture which appealed directly TO
him"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
From THE SUN"
From THE HERALD"

THE collection is notable not
only because of the famous names,
both European and American, ap-
pearing in the catalogue. but also
because OF the uniform high quail
ity Of the pictures. regardless Of
the artists names"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30

motor and horse drawn vehicles use
Roth st. as the most convenient line to
Morningside av. Cars turning into
Riverside Drive at that point and
speeding out of it 10 20 across town
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30

however. for automobiles headed north
cutting across the l20th ST. plaza and
taking the road to the left OF Grants
omb.
To add TO the confusion a. that point