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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
WORK On NAVE TO GO ON
Bishop Greer Explains st. Johns Ca
thedral Project

Bishop David II. Greer said last
night that the suspension Of work on
the nave of the Cathedral OF 81. John
the Divine, on Mornngside Heights,
was only temporary, and that construc-
ton would be resumed within few
months.
1--WE have had other similar sus-
pensions Of work." said Bishop Greer.
at has been our custom not to attempt
more than we had money for, and when
our building fund is depleted We stop
the work and wait until we have col
lected more"
Bishop Greer said that plans had
been made through which II is be-
lieved sufficient funds would be col,
lected TO complete the nave, which Will
cost between 100000 and sl,b00,OOo.
He refused, however, to say what these
plans were.
There are some things" he said
(which it is not necessary to tell the
public. We intend going ahead and
building the cathedral, and when 1t IS
completed it will be without a cent OF
debt"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
BERNHARDT TO AID BLIND
Noted Actress to Appear Here for
Sightless Heroes OF Allies

Noted Actress to Appear Here LOT
Sightless Heroes of Allies
The first performance given in New
York City next month by Nine. Sarah
Bernhard will be for the benefit Of the
B. F. B. Permanent Blind Relief War
Fund for Soldiers and Sailors. 1t Will
take place in the ballroom Of the Hotel
Biltmore December 8. Nine. Frances
Aida, Of the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany, and other musical artists have
also donated their services to help the
blind soldiers of the Allies.
The seats and boxes for the benefit
will be auctioned at the Biltmore next
Friday afternoon, with prominent oper.
attic singers and actresses as the auc-
tioneers. The auction will be preceded
bv tea, with Mrs. George A. Kessler
honorary secretary of the fund, as
hostess.
Among the patrons and patronesses
Of the benefit will be Mrs. John Aston
Mrs. 0. II. p Belmont, Mrs. Henry
Clews. Mrs. Otto II. Kahn, Mrs f. w
Whitridge, George J. Gould, Otto II.
Kahn. Mortimer L. Schif, Elihu Root
and Henry c. Frick.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
OLDEST ACTRESS is SO
Mrs. Fife Ellsler viii Celebrate Her
Birthday Tomorrow

Mrs. Efiie Ellsler, the oldest living
actress, will be ninety-three years old
tomorrow In other years it was Mrs.
Ellsler's custom TO talk with reporters
on the approach OF her birthday and
tell Interestingly Of the days of Booth
and Mccullough. She was unable TO
do so yesterday because of illness.
Mrs. Ellsler lives with her son-in-
law, Frank Weston, at Nutley, y. j.
She retired from the stage in 1878,
after a successful career lasting prac-
tically ffty-four years. She began at
the age of nine months, when she was
carried on" in the arms of Francis
Weems, a popular actor of the day, in
p play called James Baby" at the old
Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.
One Of Mrs. Ellsler's last parts was
Gretchen in Joseph Jetferson's rip
Van Winklc" Child's parts, farce,
comedy, tragedy, melodrama, even pan
tomime Mrs. Ellsler played them all
i'm her day. For years her family had
been Of the profession and her training
for II was widely varied. Edwin Booth
called her the greatest Portia when she
played with him in the Merchant OF
Venice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
J.C.GARK, NOTED
AS CLOWN, DIES
Succumbs at 80 to Break
down Caused by Re
ligiOus Work

Long Branch, n. J., Nov. 19.-Cap-
tain John Crum Clark, the oldest liv-
ing clown, who was knocking 'em off
their seats with the Dan Rice circus
way back in 1s49, died here to-day.
He was eighty-two years old.
Religion, which he embraced in his
fftieth year, was the indirect cause OF
his death. With the memory of many
lurid circus days to spur him on, he
was an indefatigable worker in the
Methodist Church and an exhorter Of
no mean ability. In December, 1914,
his religious work brought about
breakdown from which he never recov-
cred.
But until he fell asleep for the last
time Captain Clark never believed
that he would not recover his health;
six doctors have told me ! would
never live to be seventy" he would say
with a chuckle, "but I've lived TO see
'em all buried"
Before he settled at Long Branch
to spend the remaining years OF ms
life Captain Clark had varied expe-
riencc. =,
He ran away from his home, in New
York, at sixteen and Joined the Dan
Rice show, and for twenty years there
after toured North and South Amer
lea and Europe. During this time II
was his boast he filed every position
on the circus payroll but ticket taker
His specially was broadjumping, and
he became professional champion OF
the world by defeating William King
the then champion, in 1854.
For thirty years after his retirement
CAPTAIN Clark ran an express business
at Long Branch. He leaves a son and
A daughter. He was member of the
Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights Of
Pythias and the Order Of the Eastern
Star.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Anna Held at the Casino
Flora Bella" Moving
to 44th Street

Anna Held and Follow Me-" an
rounced as the successor to "The
Flame" at the Forty-fourth Street
Theatre next week, will instead be
brought to the Casino. The piece is a
musical show by several German au-
thors, one or two American adapters
and an assortment of composers, and
will mark the return of Miss Held to
the legitimate stage. after an absence
of several years. "Flora Bella" now at
the Casino. will be moved TO the Forty
fourth Street.
In Follow Ne" Anna Held will take
Up the work recently laid down by
"Civilization" and "War Brides viz,
stopping the war. Mr.. lnce's lin was
finally compelled TO leave New York
with its mission unfulflled, and the
sponsors of "War Brides" admit that
that picture was filmed too late TO
have the desired effect. In Follow Me"
however, Miss Held will call the
warning countries sharply to task, and
wise Wall Street investors look for
decided break the morning after the
premiere.
The professional matinee of Captain
Kidd, Jr.," announced for Friday, has
been advanced TO Thursday to avoid
conflict with the Mackay testimonial at
the New Amsterdam.
Vivian VESSEL. who has been play
inc the chorus kirl in Nothing but the
Truth" retired from the cast on Sat
urdav 10 ioin the new Shubert musical
production, Girls viii Be Girls" She
will be succeeded by Helen Barnes.
As a step in the direction of dramatic
unfit the Messrs. Shubert have decided
that the girl ushers in their theatres
will hereafter be of the same general
appearance and uniformly attlred.
An extra matinee Of "Pollyanna" will
be plaved at the Hudson on December
I the day following Thanksgiving.
Otto Hauerbach, who has been insist
ing that "The Silent Witness would
return 10 New York sooner or later was
further indicated yesterday, when the
production and players duly arrived IN
this city. The play closed until fur-
Their notice on Saturday night.
Mary Shaw will be in the cast of the
childrcn's plays to be put on during the
HOLIDAYS for matinees at the Conan q
Harris.
Police Commissioner Woods will at
tend to-nieht's performance of Fixing
sister" for the purpose of witnessing
the raid of the auction bridge party by
the police. and il is expected that com
mittees from the card manufacturing
companies will attend later IN the week
III Wv G.. s. X.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
Buried Under Soil of Old Home
He Treasuredin Trunk ST Years
p, ..her Hnck Died Dreaming of German Town OF His
Birth and Earth He Brought Oversee in Youth
Helped Fill His Grave

live over again the day they filled the
chest. Their marriage was then still
thrilling event Of yesterday. Chris
TOPPER was young and stalwart and
brave. and their steamer tickets were
bought and on the morrow they were
20 leave their native village for the
New World.
at is sad to leave" Christopher had
said, as he drove his spade into the
soil. "but we will take the earth Of
Kehdig Bruch with us wherever we 60,
and when We die, We shall be buried
in il. Is it not so, liebchen ?"
And the girl had laughed as she
helped MIN, pouring double handfuls
of the warm earth into the open chest
That was the chest over which the
worn old couple now dreamed.
Buried Under German Soil
With the war came the knowledge to
old Christopher that he would never
look again upon the pleasant streets
OF which ne had dreamed. Yet as his
strength waned his longing for home
increased. Only few days before he
crept 10 his bed for the last time he
had sat for hours beside the chest
which held all of the fatherland, that
now remained to him.
Christopher A. Hinck rests in the
earth OF Montclair cemetery, but he
lies with the soil OF Germany about
him. Before the coffin was closed yes
terday his wife had the chest brought
TO its side. Then with her own with
cred hands she poured half OF its con-
tents in about the body OF her husband,
even as u girl more than a half cen
truy ago she had poured this same soil
into the chest and had laughed at her
young husbands talk of death.
When she goes TO join him again the
chest will stand empty. She will lie
az his side in all that Iemains on this
side Of the Atlantic of the soil of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20

is called upon to defend Alice Ward.
who has killed his best friend. Dace
Whitlock. in self-defence, he refuses.
II Is only after his wife tells him
their daughter is TO be tried for muir
der that he consents 70 defend her.
In his address TO the jury he tells
Of his relationship TO the prisoner and
says the murdered man richly deserved
his punishment. The judge was most
obliging and allowed Steele to take
his daughter in his arms and present
her TO the Jury. As gentlemen, they
could after that do nothing against her.
Valeska Suratt is at the Academy in
Jealousy" 1t would perhaps be more
fitting to say in paroxysms Of Jeal-
ousy. She sneers. laughs. Kisses,
curses, raves and tears her hair IN
jealousy. and when she is finally de-
tected by her husband and thrown out
on the front lawn she loses her rea-
son, and is apparently about to be
destroyed by the gods. Her husband
should have known better than TO
trust woman who would wear
white skirt with life-sized blackbirds
stencilled on il. Her husband was
tbFI MdibiH, pldstN W w oiNoi a."
When he decided that he had had
enough Of Valeska he showed his first
spark Of intelligence.
Nsleska was Anne Baxter. who mar
ries for money, and then proceeds 10
separate the man she loves from his
wife. She makes it appear TO Roland
Carney that his wife had spent the
nigh. at a roadhouse with villain
named Randolph Parsons. Then she
writes an anonymous letter and sends
Randolph to climb up Agnes's balcony
and compromise her. Randolph is
forced to make a hasty exit, however,
and a portion of the balcony gives
way, dashing him to his death. He
lives just long enough TO exonerate
Agnes. Anne goes on trying to win
the man she once spurned for his lack
Of wealth. hut all she does is to &C
complish her own ruin. II. L.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
PASTOR ATTACKS FUNSTON
Baptist Resents Restrictions on Border
Religious Services

General Funston's refusal to permit
revivals in the camps of the troops
along the border was attacked last
night by the Rev. DR.. Frank ". Good
child, pastor of the Central Baptist
Church, who preached last night upon
General Funston's Rule Against the
Baptists."
DR.. Goodchild acknowledged that the
general said he would allow the Bap-
lists 70 preach TO his men II they said
nothing TO arouse his troops religious
emotions and attempted nothing in the
way Of revival, but added that It was
impossible for a Baptist 20 preach un-
der these conditions.
ave apparently have a government
that does not protect American citizens
anywhere" he said. "and | shall advise
our young men in the army, when they
leave it, not 20 fight to protect a gov
ernment which will not protect me-
would YOU"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20

complaint a police captain came in and
said the board members were judges
of their own acts. Mr.. Hillquit as
serted that when he demanded what
was meant by that-if it meant that
the board was receiving instructions to
ignore all his protests against alleged
fraud-the captain clustered a bit ana
ii meant we were all American citi-
Gems"
Al this the crowd laughed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20

Favorita" Mr.. Middleton, who was
also in good voice. sang most sppro-
priately "Why Do the Nations 80 fu-
riously Rage" from "The Messiah
and also Largo al fsctotum."
Richard Hagemsn conducted the
orchestra, and gave most effectively
the overture 10 lie Roi d'Ys' and
Lists "Les Preludes.'
Nine. GuiIbert Inimitsble
Nine. Yyette Guilbert gave another
Of her nimitsble recitsls in the even
ing at the Maxine Elliott Theatre. A.
il is worse than useless 10 gild the NY
so is il with praise Of Nine. Guiloert-
She is unique and unspproschsble, one
Of the worlds supreme artists. Sne
was assisted last night in one OF her
numbers by chorus. Miss Emily
Gresser, a young violinist not unknown
to US, played very we'll. indeed, two
groups of short numbers.
A. the Harris Theatre Max Sanders
gave his fourth musical Taking part
we're the Tollefson Trio. Miss Mary
Ball. soprano. and Roger De Bruyn and
MERGED de Pima. The audience was the
largest that has yet attended one o.
these concerts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
WHAT IS GOING on TO-DAY

Free admission % Tie American Museum o.
Maud HistOV Vsa COulMdi iaik Museum
1ud tie Aquarium
Lecture % SIS. Madeline l.. Stevens on Youth
and The cry Street" before the Iauca-oi
Srclol o. tle hes YORK STATE Woman SUE
rage Parry. healQutriefs, ~ iHA Avenue,
% NJ Justice lfahklin chase HOW on
Giving the Children a Chance" p. m.
I1euire by Miss Anna Barrows on "fle Prepa.
ration - FOods FISH. Flesh and row
lecture nan. Academy Of Music Brooklyn.
=. m
Di,rer Of the Canadian Cub Of New York ior
Sir Robert l.. Borden. Premier % Canada
Uotel Bitmono. ! p. m.
Meeting q the Resl Estate Ownen' Protective
Association. Hotel Majestic. Els .. m.
Address b. DR.. Robert Gnmshew N Personal
Triciency," Young Aen's Chrisu1n AssOcia-
ton. 1888 East Eighty sixth Street. SIS p. H.
Public lecture by Alice saizer Burse on Motor
Adteflturos OF Tie Mexican Border" head
quarters o, the Political Equality Association
Is East Torynrs Street. 8 80 p m.
Public lectures o the Board q Education. s.l5
ment" hy Professor william T. Guthrie
Wsshlngton Irving High school. lning Place
slrtscuth and Seventeenth slreris Tramp
iisson' Public school s. iiudsou AND Grove
streets Light Phenomens by Professor !
iSrlns Arnss,d rseo ssacoi q 1872 sSs
" * O. &. Public school 80. gss Es.,
Firy seventh street ms SEAN turbine
Ts.c, and Norfolk Street,. Shock. Wounds
H'eediny. Buns AID frpeufes," BY Dr..
George l. MsylU. Public School ~. 1874
S,,.ef and WAdSwOTth Avenue; 'thins's
t,s,l.,iirr Umpire ny Ian &. Hannah.
p'b9~ schooi les 235 West l0Sth street [.
sTfsnoe Ths Land. the People and ne Coy
.r,-s,, py A FrAnsin Ress. Public a.
srs.y ii9 Tar Ninety -siith Street; hesutl-
nj ce,iooN by " Robert Goes. itlgip
ian Tiity siIth Street ara broadway How
a.. ard Nssaxines Are Illustrated ~
',si.. "a (rsd~ick ~ CoiumDA's Han.
as We, Twsn,y nih stFeS. The hroq 1, -
chys.,.t Morris Ilisn School. i6eth street
- p,stoo Road South America by Mia
Adelsids r. Allsron. i,sehc scaoo. 90 i.slh
rmss'' o. a. T,eoins vita rennysoo . 81 Ms
~, I<sse. Publc Fchool 80. ByADt and
w. i,enues. moth ~ l72d strcs,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20

Tho little town of Kehdig brueh'
mo-, Hamburg, in Germany always 'ay
.. houond the mortal vision OF
ySs A. Hinck. His fading eyes
,ooted out indiGerently upon Ihe s,ee '
s,reets and new houses OF Mo,''.'".'
He had lived and had TAKEN al
, -, % and prominent place IN the
hOnD, there for years. 1t was tnere
.Ta, hi, wife had borne him cn''oren
ma So and she had reared them ms
con Ernest c. had been "0"''
Mayor.
Christopher Hinck felt proud OF TINS
and vet often when he looked out upon
,ho p,easant leafy vista beyond the
window pane he saw instead a coboled
street and square stone houses with
red tiled roofs, and a clean swept mar
ket square where red checked peasants
laughed together and clattered over
the cobbles on wooden shoes IN the
bright German sunlight; mat was
home. That was Kehdig brucn, Where
he had been born; kehdig bruen,
which he had left 70 seek ms fortune
in the New World hity-seVen years
ago.
Trunk Held Last Tie TO Home
And then sometimes when the old
.vas were dim, and the longing more
bssrtbreaking than usual Christopher
Winck would steal away to the attic
md onening a heavy chest that stood
there. plunge his hands deep into its
contents Perhaps his wife would find
him there. and sitting down at his side
over the open box the two wou dream
together Of days long past and kehdig
Bruch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20

CURTIS-0n Saturday, November IS,
at her residence in New York City,
Mary Alathea Curtis, eldest daugh-
ter of the late Chief Justice William
Edmond Curtis and Mary A. Curtis.
Funeral services will be held az
Watertown, Conn.
DISBR0W-At his residence, 322 West
10Sth ST., on November Is, 1916, Ben
jamin Newton Disbrow, husband OF
Josephine Louise Disbrow and son OF
the late Benjamin Newton and Sarah
Haviland Disbrow. Funeral private.
Kindly omit flowers.
NORRlS-Henry Selden Norris, NJ. d..
aged SO years, Sunday, November 10.
after a short illness. at his residence,
10 West 49th ST. Funeral services at
the Church of the Heavenly Rest,
46th st. and Fifth av, Tuesday, No
vember Fl, at $3.50 p. m.
POST-On November 10, Edmund Bo-
dine Post, aged rs years. Funeral
services Tuesday, Z p. m, at 39l Cor
vent av., near West i47th 81. Inter
ment private.
SPRAGUE-Carleton, son of the lat
Eben Carleton Sprague and Eliza
beth II. Williams, OF Buffalo. y. Y.
at his residence. 1870 East 9th ST..
New York City. Notice Of funeral
hereafter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
DR.. HENRY S. NORRIS
Former Guardsman and City Hospital
Physician Dies After Brief Illness

DR.. Henry Selden Norris, sixty-eight
years old. died yesterday in his home.
10 West Forty-ninth Street. after e
brief illness.
DR.. Norris was a former. member o.
the 7th Infantry, New York National
Guard. and Of the Veterans Associa-
ton Of that regiment He began his
career as an inferno in Bellevue Hos
pital and later became attending ply
stefan at the City Hospital, on Black
wells Island. He was a member OF
the Union Club. New York Yacht Club.
Century Club and st. Nicholas Society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
Bride Found Dead; Husband Held

Bordentown, n. j., Nov. 19.-Mrs.
Bertha Cook. twenty-three years old.
was found dead to-day in her kitchen
at 229 Spring Street. A shotgun charge
had torn off the back of her head Ed.
ward Cook, TO whom she was recently
married, was arrested pending the re-
suit of the inquest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
ASKS BILLION TO AID FRANCE
Myron +. Herrick Makes lmpassioned
Appeal TO Nation for Sister Republic

fpy Telegraph to Tho Tribune
Philadelphia, Nov. l9.-Myron 1.
Hcrr1ck, former Ambassador to France.
asked the people of the United States
fer $1,000, 100000 to aid the wounded
and homeless Of their sister republic
and TO reclaim the land that has been
torn and blackened by war. Mr.. Her
ricks request for this gigantic sum
fer France was made at the home Of
Nh. and Mrs. Edward 7. Stotesbury
before two hundred of Philadelphia's
best known citizens.
The former ambassador made an
imprisoned appeal for France. He
spoke Of the gratitude which this ma
tion owed TO France, at a time when
she was fighting Frances present ally.
"Iot us coordinate all our charity
organizations. appeal TO our capital
lists, our bankers, our fnanciers and
the people OF the United States" he
said. Let us even break the law,
only for once. in the accomplishment
of this great work"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
Red Cross Seal Contest Begins

The National Association for the
study and Prevention of tuberculosis
has announced its third annual coun,
trvwide competition for honors and
remnants TO be awarded the cities and
towns showing the largest per capita
soios of Red Cross seals. The villages,
towns and cities will be arranged in
ZEN groups. according to population
IA q nennant will be presented to the
'',inrer in each group. The states Will
W. divided into three classes, according
to nonulation. and banner Will be
ojvan the winner in each class. New
YORK won the state prize last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
COLUMBIA MAY WIDEN WORK
Extension Teaching Head Urges Found
ing of Correspondence Courses

The Extension Teaching Department
Of Columbia University will broaden
It's work still further, if the recon-
mendation included in the annual re-
port Of James c. Egbert, its director
is followed and correspondence courses
are established.
The extension department now gives
courses in Bridgeport, East Orange,
Freeport. Jersey City. Passaic, Pater-
son. Scranton. Springfield (Mass),
Stamford. Trenton and Yonkers.
at is my opinion says It's director
that the university can render even
broader service than IT now accom-
plishes without interfering with the
financial interest OF the various schools
which il is now maintaining
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
WILLIAM THOMSON DEAD
Brother Of Explorer Lived II Years In
Far East Before Coming to America

William Thomson, a retired bust
ness man OF Lancaster, Penn, died
Thursday at his residence, West
Ninety-fourth Street, this city.
Mr.. Thomson was born in Aberdeen.
Scotland. When young man he spent
seventeen years in the Far East with
his brother, John Thomson, the dis
tinguished explorer. He came TO this
country about thirty years ago, resid
ing in Lancaster. He removed 10 New
York about ten years ago.
His surviving children are Miss lsa-
belle Thomson, Alice Page Thomson.
Emily Newland Easton, Charles l..
Thomson and William A. Thomson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
S25O,0OO Fire at Roscoe, N. Y

Roscoe, N. Y, Nov. l9.-Fire de-
stroyed the entire business part OF this
village early to-day, with a loss esti.
mated at $4,000. More than dozen
buildings and residences were burned
including the Roscoe National Bank.
the Faubel House, the Beaverkill House
and theatre. The village is a summer
resort of Sullivan County.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
SANTA CLAUS BUSY ALREADY
Association Plans TO Have More
Christmas Trees than Ever


Christmas Trees than Ever
Santa Claus is going TO be buster
than ever this year if the plans of the
international Santa Claus Association
are carried out There will be more
Christmas trees displayed throughout
this country than ever before and
more gifts will go to poor children
who mail letters to Santa Claus, Icicle
Avenue, North Pole.
At meeting Of the board Of gov
ernors OF the Santa Claus Association
in the Woolworth Building yesterday
il was decided TO begin a campaign to
extend the use of Christmas trees as
"A symbol of peace in period of war
One thousand children, II was an
nounced, have already written letters
TO Santa Claus. The association gets
these from the postofiice and turns
them over TO individual donors, who
see that the requests are fulfilled, II
nOssible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
New Northern Bank Dividend

Albany. Nov. 19-With the approval
Of the Supreme Court OF New York
County, Eugene Lamb Richards, State
Superintendent Of Banks, is paying an
other per cent dividend TO the de-
positors of the defunct Northern Bank
Of New York City. Checks amounting
TO S275,5o0 have been mailed TO the
l6, 500 creditors Of this bank.