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H. C. FRICK TO ENLARGE
HIS HOME ART GALLERY
Addition Is Needed to Hold
Collection. Said to BE- Worth
$4,000. 900.

Henry e. Fr.ck is to enlarge his AIT
Ia .lery 10 accommods .e better tn. won.
derful collection OF paintings, statuar>
and porcelains which he owns. The
value OF his collection is known Onlv
to Mr.. Fr.ck but II i commonly re-
ported TO have cost him $4,000, 900.
His present gallery. next 10 his home
AZ Fif.h avenue and Seventy-frst street.
extends along Seventy-frst street. The
addition will be similar 10 1t in archl.
tectura, effect and will he probably Atty
feet wide and 100 feet deep. with the
addtlon the art treasure house will ex.
tend 22j feet along Seventy-rrst street
Mr.. Frick has already spent $500, 900
on his New York home, which occupies a
site goo bv l75 feet. formerly covered
by the Lenox Library. Carrere 4
Hasting. who designed the home, are
preparing sketches for the addition. The
property for the addition WAS purchased
last October by Mr. Frick from a
builder. II was acquired through
Harold g. Thornc. vice-president OF the
Bankers Trust Company.
Mr. F'rick has been collecting his art
treasures for twenty-five years and HI
has some of the most notable painting,
in America. He has pictures by Franz
Halls. Rembrandt, Ruysdaei and Var
Dyck in his early Dutch and Flemish
masters. His early Italian masters in
clude examples OF Guard, Veronese ant
a Titan. lie owns NelasQuezs "Phili,
w" and other early Spanish masters
His early English masters include paint
ings by Gainsborough. Iioxarth. Law
renee. Raeburn. Reynolds, Turner ant
Romney.
Two years ago Mr., Frick acquire,
three paintings by Whistler, A yea
ago an article in the American Art Neu
! said that his collection numbered onl
about 100 pieces, but that 1t had NOR
distinctive examples than any other pri
yate collection in America. II was sal
that Mr.. Frick had arrived to MI tn
place in the art world which was occu
pied by the late J, r. Morgan.
Mr. Frick is believed to have been tn
purchaser Of many Of the Morgan paint
ings and of Mr. Morgan's collection q
porcelains at "A price placed all the wa
from $500. 900 to sI.OO0,0 900.
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DANIELS SCOLDS HIS
EDITOR FOR WAR ADJ
Wires Sizzling Repriinand for
Publishing British Call
to Americans.
-----.-------.
CABINET EAGER TO SEE IT
Gregory Believes "Americans
Are Not Too Proud to
Fight"
CABINET EAGER TO SEE IT

WAsHiNGroN. Feb :J --Whether or
not any new international complications
are threatened by the publication In Sec
retary OF the Navy Daniels paper, the
Raleigh NeUs ond Obserrer. ~ \ page
advertisement calling on Americans to
cross the Canadian border and enlist In
the American Legion there are complca-
tons a plenty in the editorial rooms of
thu Nsus and ObScrrer
The reason IL one which will appeal 10
Park Row. for Secretary Daniels sent
over the wires 70 Raleigh to-day one OF
the hottest call downs" managing
editor ever received from the owner ~ "a
paper. II ran something like this
Am Informed by the New York SrN
that In our issu. Of last Sunday We ran
a page 'dd calling on Americans to en-
list In the American Legion Of Honor
being formed in canada. am as'ounded
that YOU should ever nav, pc mitted such
a thing to appear. Ney-r l"t such a
thing happen again
The Secretary plainly was upset TO.
DAY over tn. Advertisement, although he
reiterated that he Was not in actiy,
charge OF the paper at present. When
the matter was called TO the attention
OF the state Department it atoused muct
! amusement. oihcials askcd eagerly foi
| copies OF the paper containing the "ad,
several Cabinet officers also demanded
copies saying. smlliugly. that they would
! Cabine, meetings with this gross viola
| ton Of neutrality
Meantime Secretary Daniels H. await
] aIt,n,
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Thompson Asks Removal
of$lO, PSCLaqvyer
G. S. Colemans Poor Memory Arouses Senator; Who
Says He Will Lay Committees Record on Admiral
Realty Co. Suit Before Bar Associations


The hearing before the Thompson legislative
committee yesterday
Chairman
s. Coleman
chief counsel to the commission.
his lay before the
Bar Assoca
the committees record the Admiral Realty Companys suit
TO the constuonaliy of the dual subway contracts.
THRDA the Thompson committee reported that
the the nerbooughs so-caed
disclosed calling heulest
full perhaps by the District Attorney
Qugg explained what services he rendered
year Gillespie $500 check he received and told of
which nothing. He
had with which
Thompson committee is Interested
L. Quackenbush the In,erboough counsel
% Senator Thompson as a conscious blackguard
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gard To their language ~ ontario fet
long before confederation the teaching
oi French had been legalized in THIS
province. As early as 1901 the French
Canadians obtained from the Ontario
Council Of Public Instruction the privi-
iege OF engaging teachers who could give
instruction ia French. BY 1s60--seven
years before confedera tion-the French
certificate of qualification from Lower
Canada was accepted IN Upper Canada'
and five years later Use OF Frencn
text books authorized a. Lower Canada.
Quebec. was permitted. Dr. Egerton
Ryerson, famous in Canadian history as
an eduCationist. was responsible for the
decisions which thus established the
french language IN what Is now On
;ario. These arrangements survived the
changes brought about by confedera-
tiun; and they were Sill further de-
ycloped IN favor OF the French N 1872.
and again In 1883, when the county
councils within whose Jurisdiction there
were French settlers were authorized
10 appoint examiners III the French IAN
vuaSe.
Question No New one.
In 1855 there arose great asiia-
ton among the English people OF the
province to restrict the use OF French
, In the schools. II was based on the
ground that its use initiated against
The proper teaching OF English. For
more than twenty years TINS contro'
versy ragged. growing always in inten-
sity. until in 1911 the ontario Eo'ern-
ment conducted an investigation into
| the French-Engllsh schools. found them
| inefficient, conducted In some cases con-
! trary Ia Government regulations. and
. N hut is
Regulation II. Briefly this regulation
required English to be taught In French
or bilingual schools from the begin
ning OF the course and be the language
! OF communication and instruction after
D the first two years. and special In
spectors were appointed to see that the
! .naCtments were enforced. The Gov
ernment. however. did not propose the
removal of French from the schools
+ Il might remain the language OF COM
munication and instruction during the
first two ears and could he retained
as such even later where circumstances
in the judgment Of the inspectors re-
duired. Moreover after the first tive
years it was in all cases u compulsor,
subject In the curriculum. 10 he tauxh
for no; more than one hour u day. Th'
whole policy was sincerely intended Il
better the position OF English in thu
schools without destroying French.
The French Point Of View.
but unfortunately it was not sO in
terpreted by the French Canadians IL
either ontario OF Quebec. They re
fused to accept the regulations. threat
ened ioverDnent inspectors with vio
lence and willingly forfeited in the cas-
of nearly 200 schools the aid OF III
provincial money grant. The agitatio
, against the regulations continued an
was accontuated to the point Of violenC
when the ontario Government son,
. months ago took the administration ,
the catholic and biliu:ual schools OF O'
continued OF Third Page
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AST0R HAS A NARROW ESCAPE.
SL,Iiuht GLASS IN - Foot Fall
Crashes at Ills Feet.

PALM BEACH, Fla. Feb. 25.--Nincent
Astor had a narrow escape here to-day.
He was passing beneath skylight sew
enty-hve feet above the roiunda "f his
hotel when glass fell At his feet with a
tremendous crash. Some OF the pieces
weighed more than pound, having
yc,ocity sufficient to kill a man The
glass passed close to Mr. Astor's face
and in = second more he would have
caught its fun force,
The Astor yacht Nond arrived to-day
and will leave for Havana tomorrow.
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Revoh Threatened BY
the French in Canada
Restriction of the Teaching Of Their Language in the
Schools Causes Refusal to Pay Taxes
Until Demands Are Met


OTTAWA. Feb. aj.--Racidl discord,
been a sinister influence in Dominion
politics. Is again threatening the national
solidarity OF the Dominion In the past
fortnight the surface agitation Of On
tario French Canadians against the pro-
Hncial regulations restricting bilingual
teaching in the schools has spread with
ominous rapidity. revealing itself as a
question probably second only in ma
tionai import TO the great war. This
national significance is strikngly illus
trated in combined effort OF ontario
French Canadian priests to prevent re-
cruiting among their people. In the de-
cision OF 1900 French citizens of Ot-
tawa 20 pay no taxes. Federal. provincial
or municipal. unless and until their de-
mands are granted in threats of blood
shed by one OF the most prominent BIZ
lingual leaders; in monster mass meet
ings of French Canadians addressed bt
their parliamentary representatives, an"
In a memorial signed by every French
citizen in Ontario to the Federal Gov
ernment demanding that the provincial
act restricting the French language h,
disallowed
French Canadian I ntted.
Evidence that the Ftenca people II
Ontario are backed by the full power oi
their two million compatfiots IN Quebe,
! is found in the remarkable. and TO Ca
madam statesmen disturbing. fact that
80 Il. Rs1s. IA
I Assembly of that province pass bill
by a vote OF ~ 10 J authorizing th'
/ municipalities OF Quebec ~ vote sun
.up to > per cent. of their gloss receipts
, 10 support the iich; for French lights
! in ontario. And the proof of this SUP
port is emphasized in action alread!
taken by French Canadian firms in Cue
bee and Montreal to boycott Ontari'
! manufacturers.
To get "A proper perspective Of what th
B French Canadian agitation for certain
educational ii-hts in ontario means
il necessary 10 go back as far as III
treaty OF Paris after the conquest o
Quebec That treaty. among other things
guaranteed to French Canadians III
right 20 retain their customs and In
free exercise OF their religion. This ha
been and is interpreted BY French Ca
nadians as "A constitutional right to hav
French taught in the schools wher
French are In the majority as laneuag
of public instruction. II is 30 recognize
in Quebec. 1t has long been sub
ject Of controversy in ontario. Mani
toba and other English speaking prov
inces, and the rise and fall OF Min
istries have more than once been due
the bitterness of the issue.
The British North America act .
..,f, .l.I t,.a "a 4t..RG II nn
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Mr. Quigg said he could not recall
what Kind Of checks they wee or on
what bank they We're drawn. and he was
excused while T II Gillespie. vIcc-prrs
dent of the company and son Of I \.
Gillespie. took IN" stand. NIr. t!uigg sat
down Al some distance. bat soon moved
closer, announcing that he was some
what deaf.
What did the portion of this 5000
charged 10 general expense represent 80
asked Mr., Moss.
1t was the portion that thought be-
lune"d to the I. \. Gillespie COMPANY
"p.d YOU tell Mr. Morse, the COM
mlttrrs accountant. that
II told him that / saw MIR 0uiSe
about the pipe line COMPANY
What ald you tell MIR Morse about
general expense
Il don't recall
Perlcy Morse WAS then called To the
stand ana asked To tell what young Gil
Iospie had said to him.
lie told me that II was ihou, this
time ,ha, the Thompson committee MAS
appointed and that Mr.. Quigg was more
or less familiar with the members of tN,
! Leg slatur. and that Quiss advised hls
father aoout this committee
MIR, Morse has refreshed my mem
orN." interrupted MIR. Gillespie. Il now
| recall that l." asked me II general eN-
ronsr had anything Ia do with the
I Thompson committee. told him that
/ my father had had talks with Mi Quigc
and that they may have had something
to do with this committee
"Who suggested, Mr., Morse said
| senator Thompson. that general en-
pense had something to do with this
! committee
MIR. Gillespie did. was surprised 10
/ hear him say that. because the COM
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100 KILLED IN BERLIN RIOT'
Amsterdam Paper Says Cavalry
CHARGED RrbelIiOus Crowd.

NVrCIUT HOTF VfFpUT'H III TIIE STN
AMSTERDAM, via London, Feb. 25.--
The Echo Rolgc states that there was n
serious revolt in Berlin three days ago.
Cavalry charged mob of citizens
and Il Ia reported that more than 100
were killed.
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Miss Smitn as a grl was abroad a
good deal with her mother, and long
before her eugagcuu ut she made up her
mind that tn. double form of marriage
ceremony was tn ideal form. Il was
she vino suggested the contract mar
riagr to Victor StdrZ"nSki after their
engagement. and he also liked tn. IDA.
So Justice Scudd.r performed tn" civl
ceremony and acknowledged the con-
tract Just before the Rev. Or Percy
Sti,kncy Grant of the church OF the
Ascension. assisted hv the Rev br.
Moore Of Schenectady, performed IN"
religious ceremony I'm the chapel Of 'he
Neltin school at the Sev"n'y-fourth street
address Tn" fun vested choir ~ pr.
Grants church sang the wedding music.
Victor StarzensiN is grandson of
Count Victor Sttr2enski, VINO was IA
nous Polish patriot and General lie
was bonn IN this country. is an engineer
for the General Electric Company. and
does not ordinarily use the title OF
Count. although he is entitled 10 do so
His wife IL "a graduate of the Neltin
School and 81 Bryn Mawr.
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VATICAN INVESTS IN LOAN.
Fuuds In Austri" and Germany
withdrawn, Rome Hears.

uour. Feb. 25.--It Is understood here
that the Vatican Investments In German
and Austrian securities have been with
drawn and the money reinvested IN the
Italian war loan, The explanation IL
,hat the dividends on the latter are more
easily ashed here.
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been banging away until tn. white hair
of Mr.. Uuigr was one with the fog in
IN. room and senator Thompson an-
uouurel A recess for few moments.
Their, were two OF three more eNplo-
,ions
Now YOU are "a amous." remarked SEN
,,oi, Thnupsuu
II didn't need that" replied the wit
ness
yh. vourher was again taken M. It
showed th., ON the GllI.spi. hooks the
g. ,oo vas divided I'm canal amounts 10 the
t,,.t Jersey Pin. Company. New York
DISMISSAL COMPANY and general eNpensa
"'rher. was nothing in writing to- cover
,hia rr,l snctiouo'
"Oh. YES There was a great deal OF
,nrr,suoud.nc-"
"What was the date of the last
l.,.er,"
81 don't know"
Was that the only money YOU re-
c.iy.dp"
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The funds Of the Holy See have for the
most mart been invested in first class Sc
curIties, principally English and French.
or placed in reliable banks. Very little
money. SO far as In known, has been
Invested in Germany or Austria.
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Four ways "a Get Married.

IuIr lIINs Uf sOl.UlIZIU IUr a ullTf I1ge
Nv. sci f,r,n In ,b, dnu.stir relations
1,v Lus, b, may b,. Jons hv , clergy.
,,,,, 49,. ,h. ,...,d..,, az IA. so,i.tv for
I,,ni.,, ,.,,i,,,,,. .,,,J ,, , N,vn-
pa,.,'i,. ,t,,,r,,,,,, ru, N,.is,,,,s
-, .,i 80, ol,... ,,,.,,t.tr,t.
-,
'm''"' 'H -.
Wv" W ''''''' -,
J"s''' "' '"e P''''' ''" '""''''' ~
means OF "i''"h ,"'r't'
Ihe contract Wn't pe s'sh"d oI po'h
CONTRACTING pdfll"t ana az "aHt '"o
witnesses ana a'hHo"Ieht.i oN theh' III
me same manner IN whi'h "A r"il es'a'c
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WEEK END OuTINGS-PINEHuRS
southern piss. tamden---laroiina kesortA
Ooif, Tennis. Se1board Air Line, 1lsi Bway
ADJ,
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Delicious DeerfOOt Farm Sausage.
They cost more-try them and see why
Made at the farm. ScuthborOugh. Moss
Adv.
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Much Interest show

A
t.r.st iu the proceedings when Nj.
oui-g Was called TO III. stand His first
remarks w-,- .n - low a tone that they
could ice heard with difficulty across the
counsel table. and upon a request from
tn. n.W spaIirt men that he SPEAK lYude'
th, great a,ceirIatul replied without
snil. that D., mad ~ IDEA there MAS any
interest ~ wnat u. had I" say.
Il iuNItru MIR. Quigs to attend. saId
Nj Moss because of a letter when "e
sent to Ia" ucw SpapciS aud TO senator
Thompson and from Hh.th 1t appeared
that n" wanted to make All explanation
Il a che : iur $500 winch lac received
from Nj Gillespie.
1T dd mot 80 appear corrected MI
OUigg II said taeie was no moment
~ time since your accountant ran across
tn. check when you might INt have as
,cItalu.d precisely what the business was
that this ,hcck related 10 10y calling me
ou the telephone. but | viii explain.
~ day OF :wo before Mr. GILLESPIE
sent In, ChcCIi To- me ne asked me to nave
luncheon with him At the Lawyers CIuh
met him. and We talked about two
matters. his contract with the 'N! Tor
the diSpusitiuu of garhdg" ana - Sahl'a-
,iuu system of s"wurr disposal hr mao,
kn,~u as the Rcnsca-Wurl screen.
There was 10 definite employment AZ TINS
time. only i general discussion. hut a
day or Two later he sent me TINS check
{ Tho dat. u: the check is January -
1917
II. s,u; to ,nr his contract with the
cit, IA tn. garbage matter and many
papers and | Went over tn" law OF t"'
( malt-r AS closely a. | could and talked
! with NJ. Cravath about II, advising him
/ that an action lay against the city. II
was not brought. and that was the Ind
, uf the matter
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W. r. GREGORY EXPLAINS.
Declares " ,lsOn VIII Find out
How People stand.

The follow ing telegram was sent by
THE Sun to William 7. Grego,,, whose
name appears in the page advertise.
men; published in Secretary hn!els's
paper. the Raleigh NsTs and Obssrrcr.
William !. Gregory.
LsdmtnDfOH. ontario
Sun would he glad 10 PRINT any
statement YOU may care 10 make on
publication in American papers Of
American Legion advertisement.
THE SIN.
THE SrN from Mr Gregory:
I.EAMiNGToS. Ont. Feb ei.--Tha
writer is an American citizen haillng
from the grand old state OF North car
olina, residing in Canada for the pas;
several years Have no official come,
ton with the militia department who
are correct in telling !ou that they have
no knowledge OF my activities on behalf
OF Great Britain and her brave anc
chiyalrous allies. and their preseI:
struggle 20 save the demoCracies o'
Europe and OF the world.
Full page advertisement appearlng
last sunday in the Raleigh y. e. N'Cs
Gnd Observer. owned by the Hon Joscphus
Daniels. Secretary OF the Navy IN Nj
Wilson'S Cabinet i'm the ,;rccnborO
other Southern papers, was for the pur-
pose OF giving the utmost publ, ity to
German atrocities as we'll as TO snow
to the world that Americans are not q
nation of people too proud 10 fight
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COUNTS BRIDE GETS
CONTRACT WEDDING
Miss smith Goes Through
Three Ceremonies in Marry
ing Starzcnski.
ONLY ONE OTHER WAY
Union by Agreement First
Recorded Here in Five
Years Under Law.

~ the iinc in the County Clerks
Office Yesterday OF contract OF mar
riace II became known that Miss Hilda
Sprague Smith. daughter OF the late
Charles Sprague Smith. director Of the
Peoples Institute. and Coun; victor
StarzeIski adopted this unusual form
of agreement when ther were married AZ
leo West seventy fourth street on No
vember | last. There also were civ.
and religious ceremonies.
Contract weddings aJe customary IN
some European countries. but rare m
the United states. although made pos
sinje by III. domestic relations law III
New York When the secretary of SUI
;,r.ni- Court Justice Scudder of Brook
lyn, vino performed the civil mar
riag- la this ease and then signed his
name ON the back OF the contract TO
give /; l-gh force. Went TO the New
York County Clerks office to Tile the
document he was told by AN official
there thar q, rouli not be accepted.
This official had never heard Of a con-
tract marriage. But Justice Scuddei =
clerk advised him to- look up the law.
| This vaa done and after a search the
County Clerks man found marriage
contract which Wa filed iiN" year. ago,
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I,lOO "BOrn In 4. -"

The tables are turned. Half a century
ago. in the awful tragedy OF the civil
war in the United States. many thou
sands OF Canadians crossed the lines. en-
listed In American regiments and fought
for freedom and humanity on all IN.
great battlefields OF the republic To-
day a new battalion n being organized
In the Dominion, the Ninety-seventh Of
Canada. composed wholly. throughout its
ranks. OF men born Within the United
States.
These men. more than l,lOO officers
and men, are enllstng for overseas SER
vice in the army OF Canada on the
battletields Of Europe. They viii he
known as the American Legion. and they
also in their turn will fight for the ever
sacred rights OF freedom and humanity.
with Belgium In the assassin's grip.
with Poland under the oppressors heel.
with Serbia crucified with Armenia
slaughtered and with democracy the
world over menaced by despotsm. Is
IL any wonder Americans are crossing
the border to join Canadians under tho
! Union Jack. as Canadians once crossed
| to Join Americans under the Stars and
! Strpes? The American Legion In Can
adas army will he pledge of North
America to the worlds democracy.
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| for one am sick and tired Of having
people ask me whit do YOU suppos.
your President viii do now Another
ship has been torpedoed and many Of
your American citizens have been ruth
lessIy slaughtered" Nj answer to them
now is Hats of to the American l.--
sion." Americans of the North Amcri-
can continent ar" not too proud to fight.
AZ President Wilson is presently going
to find out.
Fighting blood is thicker than safety
first diplomacy. The Kaiser isn't wise
to this yet. but he will be, and when
that time comes Mr.. Wilson will prob
ably welcome the chance to explain -
him that the American Legion in one
breach OF neutrality over which he had
no control. Now. IN case there should
be by chance or mischance any res 70
dent, Won Bernstorff agent or hyphen-
ated spy who happens to be In search
OF information about the American
Legion and should want the concise. de-
tailed and complete reports In good
shape, suitable for filing by the Imperial
German Government in Berlin. let him
hand In what follows with the compl!-
ments OF Lieut. col. Jolly and officers OF
the Nine ty-sevenih Battalion Canadian
Expeditionary Force. which is one of five
battalions that will form the America II
brigade which has been authorized