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New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
SHYLOCK SCENE
PLAYED IN HELL
Booking Agents and Producers
the Actors Sentenced by Green
Room Club Satan.

The actors had their revenge whole
dramatic punches OF it-last night az
the Greenroom Club, in Forty-seventh
Street, when they watched an amateur
performance of the court scene from
THE Merchant OF Venice" The anna
teurs were booking agents, who had
many times claimed their ) per cent Of
the actors salary, and producers, who
In the past had tried % teach tho
actors how 70 act.
The setting for the play was a BIT
unusual. The action took place in hell,
where Satan, an old actor, greeted tho
newcomers. There had been some kind
Of an accident along Broadway: proba-
bly, the street had cayed into the new
subway one sunny day about noontime,
and the population OF hell was sudden
Is increased by John &. PEBBLES, Ham
ist NcLaur!n, Phil Lang, John Cor
man, Dr. George ". Lewis, Billy
Grady. Max Plohn, S. Jay Kaufman
and Ralph Stewart, jr. Because no
other torture nearly so adequate and
terrible could be though Of by Mr..
Satan. they were sentenced % play
THE Merchant Of Venice"
They played il, and. moreover. they
got away with it, Never has 100
pound Portia spoiled the plans Of Shy
lock with as much grace AS did Max
Plohn last night After the original
opening TO the piece the scene was
acted according 10 Shakespeare. Each
entrance was greeted with shouts and
cheers, ana those who came 20 laugh
stayed TO applaud.
The occasion was special one, a
beefsteak dinner In honor Of Howard
Chandler Christy, the illustrator. Two
other sketches were presented. The
first was OF war times and was by
Lester Lonergan. IN the cas- were Mr.
Lonergan, Franklin Searight and Hor-
ace Ashburne The second sketch was
b. Harold Selmau and IN the cast, be-
sides The author. were Wright Hunt
ington. Joseph Green and Harry Fra
zier Others wlo entertained the party
were VIII Oakland. the Steiner Trio
and Karl Jorn. Frank Boroeck was
the official host.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
SAY TAFT WILL NOT BE
CONVENTION DELEGATE
Friends Believe He Fears Aliena-
ton of Moose Faction.

Hartford. Conn, Feb. g. Ex-Presi-
dent Taft has relinquished any ambi-
tion he might have had to represent
Connecticut in the Republican Ma
tional Convention at Chicago next
June, reports from New Haven init
mate. Professor Taft, who has been
prominently mentioned as delegate
at-large from Connecticut. SAID to-
night that he didn't care 20 comment
on this or any other political topic.
at is so difficult 70 give an intervie"
without all the necessary quallhcatlon
that shrink from seeing ny views in
print" he explained. -
Il IS believed that Mr.. Taft realizes
thai his election as a delegate might
alicnate wavering Bull Moose in Con-
necticut and create other difficulties at
the convention. A prominent Republi-
can said tonight that he thought Pro
fessor Taft ought 10 attend the con
vention and by his very presence aid
the Bull Moose amalgamatlon.
Colonel Isaac ". Ullman. Of New Ha-
ven. close friend Of Professor TAFT,
wants 20 70 20 Chicago as delegate from
,he Sd Congress District, and Joseph +.
Hubincer. president o. New hayen's
Chamber of Commerce. Is also can
Qldate.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
TEIPER MUST FACE
MAGISTRATE TO-DAY
Sheriff VIII Prefer Charge
Grand jury TO Act.

Buffalo. Feb. 6. John Edward Teiper
will be arraigned tomorrow morning in
connection with the murder of his
mother and brother a week ago on the
Orchard Park Highway.
Teiper's arraignment. II is under
stood, will be before a magistrate. and
the charge against him will be sworn
TO b. the Sheriff. District Attorney
Wesley {. Dudley will also present evil
dence to tho grand jury which is ex-
pccted TO make a special report within
twenty-four hours.
Teiper received his brother Charles
and his father-in-law, a. p. Newton. to-
day in MS cell at the Erie County jail
lie seemed cheerful and confident that
his story that the murders we're com
mitted by a highwaymsn will be es-
tabished
Miss Grace !. Teiper. the third vic
tim of the attack. is still in a precari-
Gus condition. She had sinking spells
to-day, and her attendants said that
there was less hope for her recovery
than at any ;ime since she was taken
20 the hospital.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
GIRL, Is, A PRISONER
FOR DAYS, SHE SAYS
Kidnapped, Drugged and Locked
In Room. Police Are Told.

Marion Artrcss. eighteen years old,
told the police OF the West 125th Street
station yesterday an exciting tale Of
being Kidnapped in taXicab, druggcd
and locked in furnished room in Man
haitian for several days. Her father.
Joseph Artrcss. Of Teaneck. y. j.. who
with his wife Is in the clown and aero
bat business with Barnum & Bailey, re-
fused 10 add anything TO the girls
story.
The police quote the girl as saying
that on Thursday she had been visit
ing her aunt. Mrs. Mabel Duran. Of 265
Union Street. Jersey City. and was re-
turning home. when two young men of
fered 10 take her in a tsXicab TO the
Fort Lee ferry. She accepted their Of
fer. 4 handkerchief was thrust down
her throat. She awoke in furnished
room somewhere downtown"
The men threatened 70 kill her II she
raised an outcry and forced her to
drink the contents of small bottle.
They repeated the process continually
until yesterday morning, when She
awokc and found herself alone. She
escaped and ran fifteen blocks. she said,
before finding policeman.
In Tcaneck officials are investigating
the theory that il was al clopemont.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
BRAIN CUT, HE LIVES
Man Loses Top of Skull in Nentilstor,
but Surgeon Saves Him.

Binghamton. y y. Feb. & One Of
the most remarkable cases in surgical
history developed to-day when Andrew
C.inane, who for nearly a week has
been lying in the City Hospital with a
lacerated BRAN. believed TO be fatally
injured. regained consciousness and
viii recover Monday evening Guinane.
while attempting TO open ventilator
window in n lode dance hall. was
struck on the head by a ventilatlng
shaft MAXIM several thousand revolu-
tions per minute The shaft shaved
OF q portion of his skull. lacerating the
brain. Te was rushed 10 the hospital
and Dr.. L. s. Kahn removed a portion
of the broken skull, part of which had
been lost on the floor Of the lodge hall.
The surgeon found the right lobe OF
the brain had been sliced. The wound
was carefully dressed, although it was
thought the patient did not have a
chance for life To the surprise Of the
surgical staff. uinane not only h. ID
his own. but gradually gain~d, until
to-day he recovered consciousness and
recognized relatives. spe~king with
them. The surgeons say that although
the patient Will recover, he may be
mentally impaired. His case Is being
watched with interest by the medical
profession of the state.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
SAVE SCHOOLS, BRADY'S PLEA
Rockefeller Behind Fle1ner and fos-
dick. Education Board Is Told.

Peter J. Brady, secretary Of the Con-
ference of Organized Labor on Indus
trial Education, continued yesterday
his fight to forcethe retirement OF Dr.
Abraham Flexner and Raymond b.
Fosdick from the Board of Education
on the charge that they represent the
"Rockefeller interests" In an open
letter mailed to all members of the
board Mr. Brady says:
To-day you will have to decide
whether the public school system OF
our great city is to be handed over to
the Rockefeller interests or whether 1t
is 10 remain free for the full beneht
Of all the people. Don't fool yourself
into thinking that il IS not the Rocke-
feller influences which are manipulat-
ing the secret meetings that have been
held for the purpose Of eleeting the
new officers of the Board Of Education:
Won't you. in justice 70 yourself and
TO the public school children. announce
your vote and who your candidates
are? ?"
TOO ridiculous 10 talk about said
Mr.. Fosdick when the letter was read
10 him over the telephone.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07

mittce. has been out of Auburn about
year and a half, but he has not for
gotten the fellow inside.
"The idea OF this experience meet
ing" he said. sis to bring the dis
charged convict into closer relation
ship and understanding with the busi-
ness world. The outside members
have had their troubles getting a job,
when they got out. and planned this
meeting to make the way easier for
the Industrious chaps now within
prison walls have a job nov as a
clerk. Ny employer knows that | have
done time. but no one else in the Of
fee knows it. I'm willing to let 1t be
known next Monday night for the sake
Of helping others, who VIII leave
prison
David Howard. out Of Auburn six
months, and who has passed the time
shaving and massaging faces and cut
ting hair in fashionable shop up
town. said:
There will be fellows speaking on
Monday night who never made
speech in their lives. unless II was one
Of about four words, and that before
a Judge. "Not guilty. your honor,
is about the sum and substance OF
their public utterances."
On the platform |ch the sixty mem
bers Of the outside league will be
Thomas Mott Osborne. DR.. George ".
Kirchwey, Charles F. Rattigan, Adolph
Lewisohn. Judge W. II. Wadhams, Mrs.
Anna P. L. Field. Miss Alice Preston,
Miss Clara White, DR.. +. Stagg Within
and Spenser Miller.
Richard NJ. Hurd. president Of the
Lawyers Mortgage Company, will act
as treasurer Of the Welfare enterprise.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
TALMAN QUITS RUTGERS
Football Star at Alumni Dinner Takes
All Blame for "Flunking."

Captain Eddie Talman. last years
star on Rutgers football team, left the
college last night after assuming all re-
spo7sibility for having "hunked." But
he left several burning ears on the fac
ulty because Of remarks at Saturday
nights alumni dinner in Newark.
"I will never be able TO say that am
a Rutgers graduate" he said, In a
choked voice, when he was called upon
by the toastmaster for a word OF fare
we'll "There is no one but myself 20
blame, however. deliberately cut sew
enty periods. | have finished my col
lege career. had a chance TO make up
NV marks, but one professor stuck out
against me and | wasn't permitted 10
do it. But my heart always Will be
with Rutgers"
Charles ". Mason. bankruptcy ref
cree and a member Of the class OF 81,
followed him and accused the faculty
of a lack Of sympathy with students
who spend much of their time in attn
letic training.
Talman il going TO Australia.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
Children Eager to Add to
Marjorie Sterrett's
BattleShip Fund.
BRIDGEPORT SCHOOLS
MAY JOIN CRUSADE
Five and Ten Dollar Bills from
GroWn-Ups Rapidly Multiply
Tcn-Cent Pieces.

True blue American children, cspe-
cially the girls, who can never grow up
20 be soldiers, have been thrilled by
the prospect Of a great battleship
built by the boys and girls. Marjorie
Stcrrett's dime. which she earned wip-
ing dishes. started last Thursday the
fund to build a battlcship, and already
that fund has been multiplied by 3Sl.
Marjorie could scarcely wait yester-
day to ask how the battleship fund was
growing. She had a book in her lap,
and had been trying to read. but CON
tinually. she said. in blur over the
pages. she could see a giant gray bat
tleship slipping out of the dock amidst
the cheers Of thousands OF children,
and ploughing its way out to sea, pre-
pared to lick all creation, like John
Paul Jones did
Children are sending dimes, and
grown-ups, touched b. the child patriot
ism. are sending checks TO make up
for the poor children who can't send
even a dime. Marjorie herself read
ev ~ letter that came in yesterday
A ten-year-old girl with an idea for
organization writes from Bridgeport,
Conn: 81 am very much interested in
J helping to build the battleship America.
! | know that it will take n good many
dimes. and Will be necessary to have a
leader in every section, and, althougn
am only ten years old, III be glad 10
act as leader for Bridgeport. If the
Board Of Education is willing, | VIII
have q leader : 'ected from each school.
Il have two sisters. Marjorie ana
, Barbara. and we are each sending
JANET SEELEI."
The next letter. from Jefferson, y. y,
running crookedly across the page,
said: "Dear Mr.. Editor: ] saw IN the
papers that little girls and boys are
sending dimes to build battleship.
Papa saws that is bully. so I am send
ing three dimes for myself, Brother
Harold, and Baby Gerald. am telling
all the other boys and girls, too, and
hone with all my heart that you sue
coed. Hurrah for the America! From
ELIZABETH HEWLETT, age seven.
?. 5. Dad sends q doll =, too"
THE America" wr' cs another.
"vhen she rests at anchor in our har-
Dor. | want to feel that something IN
THAT great mass Of steel was contributed
bv me. and also my wife. my two sons.
and my sons wife. ] inclose check for
So. Yours truly.
WARREN II. BRISTOL"
Two and a half year old James Al
! balt Hands is to be part owner of the
( America. too. for Mrs. Alice Pearee
sends a dime for the true blue
youngster.'
a Newark mother writes: THE dear
little girl in Brooklyn has shown US a
wonderful way TO help. lnclosed find a
+ dime for each ancestor Of a little girl
whose first words taught her shall be
America First Sincerely, A MOTHER.
Five dimes were inclosed.
Another letter says simply: 81 am
irclosing a dollar for Marjorie Ster-
rett's battleship. Yours truly, OLIVE
=. PENNIMAN, 80 West fifty-hrst
Street"
note comes: 'Tnclosed find check for
s.. contribution TO the bat ship fund
started by your paper
The contributors, so far. are;
'arjorie Sterrett, 10 cents; Mary
Hammond. 10 cents; Robert j. Cory,
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
EX-COnviCtS to Talk
TO Aid Friends Inside

II isn't an easy thing for fellow
to get up in public and tell the world
that he is an ex-convict. but that Is
what dozen men are going to do At
Carnegie Hall on the evening OF FEB
ruary II.
They are not doing it for themselves
but will make the sacrifice for the
good OF the guys on the INSIDE AZ
Sing Sing. Auburn. Folsom, Joliet and
wherever in these United States a man
is confined by the state.
Final arrangements for the expert
ence meeting that's what the ex-con-
victs call il were made yesterday NJ
the home Of Madeline z. Doty, SO
Washington Place, by four "gradu-
ates" of Auburn and Sing Sing. They
comprise the executive committee OF
the outside branch of Thomas Mott
Osborness Mutual Welfare League.
Hire of the hall will cost $500; there
is no guarantee that the price will
be forthcoming, but the Welfare FOLK
expect TO raise the money by the sale
Of sixty boxes. Otherwise, no admis-
sion charge will be made.
c. T. Allen, chairman of the com
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
GIRL ON SLED HITS TREE
Miss Charlotte Thomas, of New York
Hillside Student. Seriously Hurt.


South Norwalk. Conn. r b. 6. Miss
Charlotte Thomas. daughter OF William
c. Thomas. Of 22 West l36th Street,
New York City, junior at the fashion
able Hillside School for Girls, was
seriously injured IN coasting acci,
dent Saturday night, when her sled
crashed into an elm tree at the foot OF
quarter of a mile incline near the
school. Her rieht jaw and nose were
fractured and deep gashes opened IA
u'as taken TO the school Her father
is here. accompanied by Or. L; : Pot
ter. of New York, vi H. attending her.
on Miss Thomas's Sled was Miss
Ruth Turner. Of Hampton institute,
Va. primary teacher of the school.
who was chaperon for the party Of
students Miss Turner was bruised
but not seriously ht-'
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
Prison Reform Benefit
TO Public, Says Osborne

Thomas Mott Osborne told members
of the morning forum in the Mount
Morris Baptist Church, Harlem, yester-
day that, contrary 70 the popular no,
ton. he was not primarily interested
in prison reform for the sake Of pris-
oners. but for the sake Of the public.
Mr.. Osborne described the temper in
which discharged men have been wont
TO leave prisons. and also the physical
conditions obtaining in prisons, by
which tuberculosis and many similar
ailments are contracted Discharged
men and women pouring themselves
back into the American public IN such
vast numbers. in such temper and with
ailments Of many kinds. are menace
Of tremendous possibilities.
Mr.. Osborne was introduced by the
Rev. G.. r. Van dc Water, OF st. An
drew's Church. The warden was
cheered.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
MARJORIE'S BATTLESHIP.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Dear Sir: | read in your
paper every morning a lot
about preparedness. My
grandpa and great grandpa
were soldiers. If | was a boy
| would be a soldier, too. But
| am not. so ! want to do
what | can to help. Mama
gives me a dime every week
for helping her. ! am send
ing you this weeks dime to
help build a battleship for
Uncle Sam. I know a lot Of
other kids who would give
their GRAND money if you
would start a fund. | am
thirteen years old and go to
Public School 9. Brooklyn.
Truly yours.
MARJORIE STERRETT.
800 St. Johns Place. Brook
lyn.
February ?. 1916.
i am true blue American
and ! want to see Uncle Sam
prepared to lick all creation
like John Paul Jones did.
p. S.-Please call the bat
tlcship America.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
r Fassett Relieved OF
distress He Sought 10
Lessen by Spending.
RARBER GOT a RING;
MATTRESSES $50 TIP
National Products Heads Good
Time. Started by Sl,OOO,OOO
Vision. Ends in Asylum.

,.. ,.,-,l,. of
4 sheT'H !U'! .'""' "' w. w. ., ", =
mi,honaires' '"'.'0'' -.
worth. owner o. = 'eC "''""""'
,..rs,-r. and George T. Wilson, VICE
- .ho Foritablc Life As
TIeS0e"' ,,
scrsrce society mas o'''7''u '''"'"'
=. ;,eo~-notcrt Lawrence T. taSsctt,
,,,..... ,,,,,.,,,,- money so fast
vfo sal" "' ,,.
list be was k'''..'N -''s '''' .'''
Aside from this it was clear case.
a. ,renist testified that Fassett. who
re. oresidcnt Of the National Products
c,es suffering from manic
O'-i' IT,, ,,.or, .t~o,
ce7Tess''e
s.eces 20 this form o. INSANITY tNe
.-..;srst said when man IS dc
sF, ~, Ia ,s clste5 and whom
pIess'"'
lie Is normal
Fsssett seemed 20 be normal "hen
:. vss spending money, Of which he
,.Y..,s =. had an inexhaustible sup
.,...a ,,.L,, r;S;rc
yly. lie was most e-ated "hen flu'nE
sbout 10 q taNicao, TOT which he spent
- .-.., A~~-st - October last. lie
>'v' 4'''- "a, 60 ho,.;,,,.
$50 was ~ " f~,, 49,,
gwen 3 IS p4-',- a '-'S .t.. 80,
NsniueAee..'. /" D.',,. ,,.S,,.L o~So~c5 Coz.
lssse't 800 a... ''.N y, -
ne oaI9el' ~ .i...- -. -
81 esCn. - ..a. or+br,-,-I Le sncr+
seq case ""' 80 7Ct,,,-.ti .iI,s
rscn none! ., '"0N -. "''. -. .obod,.
sc ID o'ntI l-'' 49, -.
seems 20 nave Co+I' NV. - -,,.,' alc
s-!'E'As s'-o.-
Gives Waitress sou Up
Neil =. Towrcr. p lawyer, of Albany,
s-d 3 rephow Of Fassctt. was witness
b. t-e proceedings before Wilbur
-,--s-,o-e sitting as commissioner
- .be iv~y "lfr. Fassett told me
-. -,e.,r,. money so fast he was
....,~9 fr,-r+erc4." Towncr testified.
g. V5,so- foreman Of the jury panel.
;..,e3 ovor ~ Nr. Woolworth and
,,,Ts5 O. h~oat smile. NJ. Woolworth's
,-.ys VA ivs- AS broad. while other
...-..~,.- e'to errearcf amused and in
',-.3~i~,s
Ton.rc- .o'5 ~ n visit he made 20 his
w.. N-.-.-,te. where no rebuked
~I.-' o. .',..-s,.s,-sr.a Fassett
Isss," .,.'...'5 ,,,, s.o oo0 an
saa ne "4- .- '..-s -to. Io vas
1,le-@' -,,''-,-' ~. ~1o5 - and +ben
s,"s b.-t 90 Nov. York
zoP w.. .,.-',..;o, v.s 81 ballucina-
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07

ance Of Sl9l2O. which was later I'm
creased by other deposits. On Octo-
bcr Ia the account showed n balance Of
S9.76.
Fassett bought furs for Sl.2t0 and
jcwelry FOR SlSs. lie now owes Jack 9
Sll9 and tho Hotel Marie Antoinettc
$500 About all he has left are 200
shares Of United States Rubber, valued
az S2l 400. and go shares Of the Ma
tional Products Company. whose par
value is 500. but whose actual value is
prohlcmatical since the Withdrawal Of
FasSctt from the presidency. The con
Germ also owes him Sl.557. Fassett is
now in Bloomingdale Asylum and n
committee will be appointed for his
property.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
WHITMAN NOT IN 1916 RACE
Denies Even Rumors He Wishes to
Gain Vice-Presidency

Governor Whitman said yesterday
there was not the slightest truth in the
story from Columbus. Ohio, SATURDAY
that he had met Senator Burton az
Youngstown last week and had agreed
20 take the nomination for Vice-Pressi-
dent if Burton got the nomination for
President.
The Governor said he favored Jus
tice Hughes for the head of the ticket.
For himself, he would be content with
a denomination "if the people were
satisfied with his stewardship thus
far"
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
GIRL SAYS FATHER BIT HER
Rescued by Relatives, She Has Him and
Stepmother arrested.

Hackensack, \. j., Feb. s. 6.-Tony
Cionntonio. forty-fve. and his wire,
Marie. thirty-seven. Of Palisades Park:
we're arrested to-day on complaint Of
Mary Cionntonio, twenty, who charges
her father and stepmother with eN-
treme cruelty.
Relatives living in Fort Lee, who
rescued the girl after learning Of the
abuse, brought her TO Justice Paul
Puprs, OF Hackensack, and showed
marks or her shoulders and arms where
her father and his wife had bitten her.
The GIRL SAYS she was kept from school
and was often bound with ropes for a
day az time.
Miss Cionntonio says the i'll treat
ment began shortly after her father
married the second time. The accused
were bailed to await action by the
grand jury.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07

81. The First Ten, $40; Doris f. Hap
good, 10 cents; Melville Lewis, 10
cents; Frank L. Law. $40; Philip f..
P..cher, 10 cents; Anna Ckeson. 81;
Edward Loncman. 81 Janet Seeley. 80
cents; Florence Fisher, 10 cents; anony-
nous. 10 cents; Paul Brooks, So; II. T..
Partree, 81, Eva B. Wilson. 10 cents;
Warren H. Bristol, s.; James Albert
Hands, 10 cents; Elizabeth Hewlett,
Sl.3O; A Mother. 30 cents; Katharine
Greycs. 10 cents, and Olive +. Penni-
man, 81.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
OLD FOLKS RESCUED AT FIRE
Carried Out By Mafron and Volunteers
At Ocean Grove.

Asbury Park, y j.. Feb. Fire this
morning wrecked the Methodist Epis-
copal Home for the Aged, AZ 50 Clark
Avenue, Ocean Grove, and the lives
Of fourteen inmates were in danger.
Firemen and volunteers carried the old
people out.
The fire was discovered by the ma
tron, Mrs Mary F. Hudson. who. with
the assistance Of nurse. succeeded H.
getting some OF the inmates TO the
street
Mrs. Susan Galloway, ninety-two, 10
critically III 'as result OF tho sx-
poxura-
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
BLUES:

Oxford and navy, admiral. Glen
Ridge. cadet, marine. national, corn
flower, phlox. rivera, Pacific, cher
abim and indigo.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07

Crepe meteor crepe failles, pussy will
low crepe, mogado'es. repps, poplins,
grenadines, armorS, brocaded crepes
and weaves, faille silks and very effec-
tive Oriental Weaves.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-07
COLORS:

Bishop purple, hello. prunelle, pum grape
drop pansy mauve. amethyst, cataube, violet,
emerald, reseda, cinnamon, garnet, VINE, ruby
cardinal. steel. pearl also in white, smoke and
black