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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-18
r. HEYWOOD BROUN.

aTurn 20 the Right" saved the week
to-us Only the other night we left
, plsyhouse with the disquieting words
81 the heroine ringing in our ears.
Leaning against the old well the lady
rpn,inated loudly as TO whether
,bs real boobs of the world lived in
tbs citv or the country. She did not
sfem 10 know and her doubt was in
fictitious.
Opr fears were swept away last
r;rht in the second act OF the new
,isv by Winchel Smith and John +.
Hazard. In that act two city bred men
TOOK sl25 out of the deacon's safe,
sid him the money for a debt and then
nicked his pocket. As long as our
frooks are with US nobody need des-
nsir Of the supremacy Of the city
NJ Smith and Mr.. Hazard have OBJ
served that the rural play is pleasing,
and also the drama of the underworld.
They have combined these two staple
fvpes of American drama. Crooks in
clover" would do nicely as title. Much
~ the show is amusing. The second
act in particular. is uproariously funny.
In spots the piece drags and its sentl-
mental touches are fearfully false. The
NAV has as many moods as a sensitive
alcoholic. Sometimes II weeps into its
beer. and again it losses the dishes
around. Criticism Of it on the basis
Of sny technical standards is impossi-
bic. for the play is alternately comedy,
melodrama and farce.
But once we have expressed our
critical horror of the more or less
formless product we wish to confess
that il has long stretches which are
delightfully."- entertaining and amusing.
Joe Bascom gets out of Jail after
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-18
Seven Innings Make an Outing,
Friar Jim Corbett Is Apprised
Heavyweight Loses Honor to Light as Rival Clubmen
Clash on Glenwood SHAREHOLDERS Actors
Rise Early for Annual Clambake

doubling in the fat mans race, and
awarded himself third money. This
number was won by the corpulent E. G.
LYMAN, with Victor Moore a close Sec
ond. In fact, he lost by only eight
pounds.
ArdelPs Practice Perfect.
FRANKLIN Ardell, who has recently
been running from vaudeville to musi-
cal comedy and from musical comedy
to the drama, had no trouble in win
ming the l0O-yard dash. Other con-
testants, however, complained that he
had had too much practice. The OBJ
stacle race was won by Marty Samp-
ter, who was conceded to be one Of
the biggest obstacles ever taken along
on a Friars' outing.
Lay Friars who happened to be in
the clothing business or the cut glass
line had contributed a number Of val
liable prizes, which we're appropriately
presented by Mr.. Mann. After making
the speeches, in which he included a
number Of quotations from his recent
successes, Mr.. Mann permitted the ball
game to be called. That was where
the argument began.
The contestants were the Friars and
the Lights latter. the new Free
port Theatrical Club. When Captain
Sampler Of the Friars started to page
his ball team he found only three
members, including himself, had re-
ported for duty. The rest. it appeared,
had Jobs. Charles Winninger, expert
pitcher, turned out to be on the road
with 1.-THE Cohan Revue" and Willie
Collier, second string pitcher, is re-
hearsing in a new comedy. Sampler
made the best of things by putting
Erving Meyers in to pitch. with JACK
Gleason catching and a lot Of bush
everybody predicted disaster.
Lights Accept Heavyweight.
Now, it happened that the Friars and
the Lights had met twice before. and
on those occasions the Lights were
trimmed Desiring to be on the safe
side. the Friars insisted on Jim
Corbett's umpiring. Corbett is a
Friar, but none Of the Lights had ever
been a prize fighter, so they accepted
him. Ed Hall started to twirl for the
Lights.
All went well until the sixth inning,
with the score Is to 8 in favor of the
Friars. Jim pulled raw one against
the Lights, and there was some grum-
bling. Then he called a Friar out when
he had had only four strikes, and the
Friars got mad Both sides rushed at
him madly. If Jim Corbet had still
held the championship it would have
changed hands right there. Eighteen
men would have divided it among them.
Following a general fight, Mr.. Corbett
decided to resign. and good Light was
elected umpire. In the seventh inning
the Lights made seven runs and won.
Thereupon the game was called, on the
general theory that seven innings make
an outing.
A large number of clans came out
second best in the succeeding encounter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-18
NO SENATE
SUFFRAGE VOTE
Senator Thomas Says Anthony
Amendment Will Go Over.

Iron The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Aug. l7.-There will be
no vote on the Federal suffrage amend
ment, Senator Thomas, of Colorado,
chairman of the Senate Woman Suf-
frage Committee, announced to-day
following a canvass Of the upper
House, which revealed the absence OF
half dozen suffrage members. Mr..
Thomas informed Mrs. Frank VI. Roes-
sing, chairman of the Congressional
committee Of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association, Of his
view that as adjournment is now ex-
pected before all Of the suffrage Sem
ators return to Washington II would
be useless to force vote on the
amendment at this session.
Mrs Roessing, who also has made a
D =, with the same idea IN view, agreed
with Senator Thomas. and no effort
will now be made By either Mr.. Thomas
or the women TO force vote.
How about the threat that II Presi-
dent Wilson did not put through the
Susan B. Anthony amendment before
election he would be fought by the
women at the polls" Mrs. Roessing
was asked.
"The National Association has made
no such threat" Mrs. Roessing replied.
$50 far we have been strictly nom
partisan. What action we will take,
even about individual candidates, must
be determined az our convention, which
meets az Atlantic City September g."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-18
new KIND OF RAIL
WILL SAVE LIVES
New York Central Expert
Discovers How to Pre-
vent Interior FiSSureS.

The danger that often turks in steel
rails that are apparently sound has
been eliminated after scientific expert
ments extending over thirty-eight
years, according to an announcement
made yesterday through A. II. Smith,
president of the New York Central
Lines. interior transverse assures"
hidden away in an eighty pound rail,
often fail TO reveal themselves in re-
Spouse to the most exacting scientific
tests. They are likely to crop out un-
expectedly, however, and cause the
rail to snap like a toothpick just in
front of a speeding train.
DR.. Plimmon H. Dudley, chief of the
New York Central's scientific staff,
has discovered sure means of remov-
ing this greatest menace to the safe
operation of trains, according to Mr..
Smiths announcement. Detailed re-
suits of DR.. Dudley's experiments will
be made public for the benefit of the
industry.
Two hundred and five persons have
been killed, 1871 injured and property
worth s3,967,lSS destroyed in the last
fourteen years in railroad accidents in
the United States due to broken rails,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-18
WILSON MAY SIGN
IMMIGRATION BILL
Reported Unwilling to
Take Responsibility
of Veto.
SENATORS TO SHELVE
CORRUPTION ACT
Agree to Delay Action
Upon the Owen
Measure.
From The Tribune Bureau J

Washington, Aug. IA report that
President Wilson might not veto the
immigration bill, despite his objections
to the literacy test, should it be passed
by Congress and put up to him again,
caused much excitement among sup
porters Of the bill to-day.
Senator Hardwck, of Georgia, said
he had word from Chairman Smith OF
the immigration Committee that he
proposed to force a vote on the Dill
before adjournment. To this Senator
Borah, of Idaho, said he welcomed the
suggestion, but would like to know
what the Democratic caucus had done
about it.
81 would like to know" he said,
whether we are being ruled by King
Caucus or a majority of the Senate"
Efforts of Senator's to discover If
there was any truth in the report that
the President might sign the immi-
grafton bill this time did not throw
much light on the situation. From
Senator to Senator, however, passed
the report that the President would
not take the responsibility on the eve
of the election of vetoing a measure
apparently favored by such tremen-
dous majority f the people.
Senator Ashurst (Democrat), who Is
up for reelection, made a strong plea
for the passage of the bill, threaten
ing that if it were not brought up he
would move to take it up himself.
81 have been up and down the 10000
square miles OF my state he SAID,
"and Ihave found it volcano in con-
slant eruption in favor of this protec-
ton to our labor. ! cannot believe that
there is any politics in this measure.
We are going to have vote at this
session"
Administration Senate leaders, con-
fronted by the determination OF
Senator Owen TO press his corrupt
practices bill at this session. made an
agreement with the Republicans to-
day which they believ will clear a way
for passage of the shipping and
revenue bills, now temporarily blocked
Ii was believed that Senator Owen
might move to take up his bill at any
time, and that enough Democrats
would vote with the Republicans
against the motion to defeat it.
Under the same agreement vote on
the shipping bill probably will be per-
mitted by the Republicans tomorrow
or Saturday.
The day passed without progress on
the shipping or revenue bills. Senate
and House conferrees on the naval bill,
however, put that measure into the
final form in which it will be sent TO
the President for his signature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-18
MAN OF MYSTERY
FLED BY WINDOW
Dashing Signor on Look
out for Bremen Skipped
from Sheepshead Hotel.

The entrance of Giro Possenti into
the circle of summer boarders at the
Beau Rivage, a hotel at Sheepshead
Bay. was the signal for a change of
tempo about the entire establishment.
The dashing signor was the life OF the
place. The men folks voted him a
good fellow, the women said he was
charming and Peter Gallotti, the pro-
prietor-ah, his hotel afforded nothing
too good for fellow countryman!
Many a long talk they had in their
native Italian.
Then strange stories began to fly
about regarding the gallant Signor Pos
senti. His conduct appeared bit
mysterious. He would sit for hours
at his window, with a powerful marine
glass levelled over the waters of the
bay and the ocean beyond. Then he
would repair TO the hotel roof with his
glass and often stay until dark. At
night he took long excursions in a
powerful motorboat. He invariably
went alone, sometimes not returning
until daybreak. One day Gallotti
learned his guest spoke not only ltal-
ian. but German and French as well.
The story got around that Possenti
was looking for the submarine Bremen.
Possenti became visibly excited one
day when a report that the Bremen
had been seen in adjacent waters was
received at the hotel.
Yesterday Gallotti found Possenti's
room vacant. Ii bore traces of hasty
departure via a window to boat in
the bay. Papers were scattered about.
There were mariners maps of New
York harbor and clippings in German.
English and Italian relative to the
Bremen and the Deutschland.
To the guests it is a battling disap-
pearance; to Gallotti, no-for the man
Of mystery. he says. left behind an
unpaid hotel bill of S34.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-18
HIKE NO LONGER
DROPS N. Y. MEN
Only a Handful Fall Out
on Second Day of Big
Border March.

McAllen. Tex, Aug. 1.-THE second
day of the big infantry hike made a
better showing for the 14th New YORK
Regiment and the list kept up us
opening stride.
The Sd Regiment marched from
Pharr to McAllen on its hrst Day .
hike. with only one man dropping out
Of $40 who started. He was i'll be-
fore he left camp.
Only five men dropped from heat IN
the 14th, against twenty-nine yester-
day. and three Of the five were men
who were knocked out the day before
The rest are all with the regiment
In the fist four men fell by the way
side and of these only two cases were
attributed to the heat.
The 14th will march from Sterling s
Ranch. at Monte Cristo, in the morn
ing for La Gloria, where combat e@-
srcises will be held. The lis. VIII
march into the camp the l4tn leaves
at Sterling's. There General Stotes-
hurry expects to pay both regiments,
and 10 nav them in cash instead OF
checks. He paid the Sd at the END OF
its march to-day. The 7th was paid
for July this afternoon by the Federai
paymaster. :. nrov;no
one of the most remarkable features
of the concentration of the New YORK ,n
troops. General Organ gave out sta
tistics to-day which show that on July
27 the sick rate was at its highest ana
was then only .0276. On August l u
was .O245 per cent and on August IA
it was down to .Ol23.
Some excitement was caused To-Day
nv a fire in hay on the track opposite
headouarters. The fire call was
sounded and the provisional headquar,,
tiers company turned out. nay vanuea
at s2AOO was burned, but the soldiers
saved the contents of several cars by
nushing the cars out of the way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-18

serving year and returns to his
family in the country. who never heard
OF his plight. He Vomes Just in time
TO discover that the wicked deacon is
going to turn his mother and sister
cut of their home. While he is pom
dering over the problem of how to
raise $l25 to thwart the deacon two
crook friends happen in.
IL is the safe cracker who remarks
when told of the pressing need for
Sl25; "ls there anybody in this town
that has Sl25?'
No sooner does he learn where this
sum is TO be found than he gets il.
The theft causes difficulties, but every
thing comes out all right when the
Bascom family suddenly discovers that
there is fortune in making peach
jam.
The end is little pathetic. The
best pickpocket east of Chicago and
one of the most expert safe crackers
in the country throw in their lot with
the land. Sensitive fingers lose their
cunning with nothing more to do than
gather peaches for the Bascom jam.
The fun of the far-fetched play lies
in the delightful work of William +.
Meehan as Mugs, the pickpocket. lie
is ably seconded by Frank +. Nelson,
who takes the part of Gilly, the accom-
modating safe cracker. Forest Winant,
who can do real, true acting, is some
what handicapped by being chosen to
play one of the characters who merely
furnish sentimental relief. Ruth Ches-
ter gives an excellent performance as q
lovable white-haired old lady. Edgar
Nelson is amusing as low-comedy
country youth who puts the jam upon
the market.
Just what the country is coming TO
we can't imagine. What with crooks
and milliners it seems hardly safe any
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-18
Alien Miners in Mexico
Must RenOunce Rights

Mexico City, Aug. IA decree is
sued to-day provides that all foreign
ers who intend TO acquire public or
mineral lands or who seek permission
TO explore oil lands, timber lands or
fisheries must make a declaration be-
fore the Department of Foreign Re-
lations that they renounce treaty
rights and are to have only the same
privileges as Mexicans.
They are to incur the same obliga-
tions as Mexicans and TO renounce the
right TO demand protection Of their
governments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-18
BRYAN'S SPRIG OF OLIVE
Willis IN HEAT OF FIGHT

Washington, Aug. 17.-William Jen-
nings Bryan, it developed to-day, has
sought unsuccessfully to settle the
railroad dispute by the application Of
a temporary truce plan.
Mr.. Bryan telegraphed pleas to heads
of the various brotherhoods and the
President, asking that his plan be put
into effect. 1t would provide for a
truce of one year. during which time
the contentious of both sides to the
controversy would be investigated
thoroughly by commission and a set
Element attempted on it's findings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-18
w. w. Van Loan Says Wife
Asked "Other Man" to
Watch His Money.
GOLF COURSE LEADS
TO DIVORCE COURT
Clubman Asks Freedom
and in Another Suit $780,
600 from Mining Head.

William W. Van Loan, a cotton clerk,
brought suit against Charles W.
Saacke in the Supreme Court yester-
day, asking 100000 for the latter's al
legged alienation of his wife's affections.
Saacke is president of the Stewart
Mining Company and former associ-
ate of the late F. Augustus Heinze,
Van Loan has also sued his wife for
divorce.
Both men are members Of the Fox
Hills Golf Club of Staten Island,
where the two families used to meet
Saacke is married and has two chill
Gren.
Is Not Man Of Wealth.
Although Van Loan. who used to
live with his wife at pip Dorchester
Road. Flatbush, moved in the same
social set as Saacke. he is not wealthy.
lie is employed by the Brettell e. Bray
Company. cotton merchants at 339
Broadway, where his salary is said to
be Slb week. On the other hand
Mrs. Van Loan, in asking for alimony,
yesterday told Justice Delehanty her
husband owned stock of the Fifth
Avenue Bank and had real estate in
this city and on Long Island. He al
legged that Saacke supported Mrs. Van
Loan at Salt Lake City, since she
left her home, and at Saratoga, where
she now is.
Van Loan complained of the marked
attention" which the copper man paid
his wife. At the golf club dances they
continually danced together. he said.
Also, against his protest. she wore a
gold New York Athletic Club pin,
which, Van Loan says, the "other man"
gave her.
Mrs. Van Loan is an ardent horse
woman. Usually she went riding with
Saacke, her husband alleges. This,
too, brought objections from the hus-
band, not so much because she rode,
but because of her attire. which in
cluded a pair of white duck riding
breeches, which, Van Loan said, fitted
her snugly."
Censured for Raid.
All protests failing, Van Loan
watched his wife's home. His suit for
divorce is based on what he and his
witnesses observed when they raided
the house, where the plaintiff says he
found Mrs Van Loan and Saacke.
what right have you to break into
my house," is the way his wife greet
ed him. Van Loan AYERS.
81 did not expect you to send me a
card to call" was his reply.
"You could have come to the front
door and we would have let you in. in
stead of coming through the window
like pack of thieves" Then, turning
to Saacke, says Van Loan, his wife
dear? Look out for these thievesl"
Justice Delehanty reserved decision
before he awarded counsel fees Mrs.
Van Loan would have to show that
she needed aid from her husband.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-18

By the simple process OF not going
to bed Wednesday evening approx
mateH $50 members OF the Friars'
Club, with divers guests, assembled at
the corner of Thirty-fourth Street and
the East River at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning and embarked upon the
Friars' annual outing and clambake.
The festivities, ranging from 10O-yard
dashing to clam eating, were partici-
patcd in by practically all the actors
of the city who are so unfortunate as
not to be rehearspg in new produc-
tions at present.
The outing took place at Glenwood-
on-the-Sound, Long Island, and it is
certain that neither Glenwood nor the
Sound will forget it for quite while.
Matters began leisurely, due to the
fact that the Friars were inclined
to be somewhat diffident in the carly
morning hours. As the noon whistles
blew, one actor was heard to remark
tina. it certainly seemed strange to be
cruising around in the middle Of the
night like that. As the afternoon wore
on, however, things happened.
Louis Mann Elects Himself.
The steamer on which the Friars en-
barked was announced to sail for Glen
wood at 10 o'clock sharp, and there
fore broke away from the dock at
exactly ten minutes to eleven. Louis
Mann was in general charge. 1t is
true that there had been no concerted
or unanimous demand on the part of
the Friars that Mr.. Mann should be in
charge, but Mr. Mann graciously
waived all formalities. Gathering the
other actors about him on the deck
Mr.. Mann solemnly assured them that
he had played to s2,l3s in. one night at
Waco, while Sarah Bernhard herself
had been able to do only Sl,232. At
this point the company adjourned to
the bar.
By the time Glenwood was reached
the Friars had Gained down Mr.. Mann
by requesting him to give an imitation
of one of the clans at a clambake, and
the serious business of the day was at
tended to. This consisted of foot races
and swimming events. In the hundred
yard dash. for example, there was a
brisk competition between will Rogers
and Jim Corbett to see which could
find the shadiest spot from which to
view the encounter. Sam Ii. Harris
won by appropriating the largest tree
and announcing that Klaw & Erlanger
had booked him there for long run.
The chief judge of the athletic events
was Louis Mann. He was slightly as
sisted by George Beban, William Muir
ray and George S. Dougherty, former
Deputy Police Commissioner. Mr.
Dougherty proved his versatility by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-18
2 BROTHERS, 2 SISTERS,
AUTO RIDES, MARRIED
Lonesome Bachelors Insure
Themselves Against Solitude.

Early this spring the MiddIesworth
brothers. Leroy and Henry, of Rock
Vile Centre, n. Y, became lonely, with
a big house all to themselves, bought
an automobile. and began taking the
De Mott sisters, Helen and Millicent,
riding. Yesterday they insured them
selves against any recurrence OF ioneil-
ness by marrying the young women.
Leroy, twenty-one, took to himseii
Helen. nineteen. Henry, forty-four and
widower, married Millicent, twenty
seven. They started off in the auto,
mobile for joint honeymoon, and Will
begin housekeeping together in Man
haitian when they return.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-18
TERROR AND GLOOM
COVER LONG ISLAND
August Crop of Salt Marsh Mos.
Quitoes the Cause.

There is terror in Canarsie Gloom
shrouds the towers and battlements OF
Forest Hills. and night and day the
burghers Of Bay Head sit in solemn
council. For some insectiyorous Paul
Revere has spread the news that to
summer brood OF salt marsh mo-
qutoes will grow wings on or aboo1
August 81.
Scouts sent out by the frantic eiti-
zens brought back news that the Au-
gust crop OF pests will far exceed
July's and would do credit even to
New Jersey. There are six thousand
acres Of undrained land along the bay,
and every pool and swampy hole is
filled with wrigglers. The ditehins
contract to drain this land is pro-
crossing as rapidly as possible, but
there is no hope that il will reach COM
pletion this year.
Citronella in Canarsie is at as high
. premium as beefstesk in Berlin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-18
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Edward Abeles, in "A Pair of
Queens "Pollyanna' Coming.

H. II. Frazee, who makes a practice
Of never letting day pass without en-
gaging another actor, yesterday &C.
9uired Edward Abeles for the cast OF
IA Pair of Queens" This farce, which
has already been seen in Chicago, VIII
reopen at Atlantic City next Tuesday
and come into New York during the
following week 1t was written, or
course, by Otto Hsuerbach.
The Hudson Theatre will begin the
new season on September 10, with
"Pollyanna" as the attraction.
Helen Freeman, having failed to find
the Nine O'Clock Theatre after a an.
gent search of the East tlftles, Will
begin on the West Fifties tins morning.
The entire proceeds of to-night's per-
Torrance at the Palace will go 10 the
insurance fund of the National Vaude-
Vile Artists, Inc. Marshall Montgom-
cry and either the Doyle-Dixon or the
Tinney- Corbett combination viii be
added to the programme, and Willard
Mack will throw in a speech.
Henry Ford, il is announced. IN
tends TO nominate Thomas II. lnce as
a candidate for the Nobel peace prize
as a result OF his production OF Civ
ilization." If this plan fails, II is I'M
derstood that Mr.. Ince will compete
for the Nobel literature prize, basing
his claim upon the golden signature
on the curtain of the Criterion The
atre.
Winthrop Ames has decided to use
the revolving stage in all productions
made at the Little Theatre this sea-
son, but announcement is made that
the speed limit will be strictly en-
forced.
Eugene Walters new play, The
Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come,
will begin its season in Boston on Sep
TENDER 1.
Max MARGIN attended last nights
performance Of Cheating Cheaters'
at the Eltinge Theatre. q. 5. n.