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New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
Railway Executives Oppose
Suggested Cut in Salaries
Commerce Commissions Plan Might Save 100000
Year. but Would Mean Loss of Ability Worth Much
More Is Plea; u. S Control Desired

Board pointed out that railroad Off
cialS are Ike public officials. special
marks for solicitations and demands for
subscriptions for charities, public vol
untary enterprises and all those nu-
merous special civic efforts of one kind
and another that are financed by popu-
lar subscription.
No Attraction in Civil Service
Largely because there are no great
salary rewards in public life tho Civil
Service personnel is one or medIocrity.
Exceptional men of limited private
means cannot afford 20 enter govern
ment employ. and there is a prejudice g
natural In a democracy against giving
government positions 20 those who can
afford 20 live beyond their salaries. The
obvious thing 20 do-and the demo
cratic thing is 10 pay men holding re-
sponsible government positions so lib
orally that the civil service would be
an attractive career for bIg men. But
large salaries are the fodder Of dcma-
gogucs and the boGey Of the taxpayer
We may expect, therefore, that gov,
eminent ownership Of tho railways
would mean mediocre executives
and therefore mediocre manage
went and interior service. While %
il not thought that there is any danger
OF serious consideration of government
ownership at this time. II rs TO be
feared that any degree Of government
control that involves control OF, or
governmental responsibility for, rail-
way financing Will be followed inevi-
tably by a policy that would save dol
ars and waste brains.
Private Cars Criticised
Along with the suggestion concern
ing salary amputation tho Interstate
Commerce Commission made another
suggestion which will meet with popu-
lar approval. even though IL is a rather
trivial matter. The commission polite
lv irtimated that when IL was so high
lv desirable TO husband motive power
il was something Of scandal that the
private cars of officials were being so
extensively used as means of social
enjoyment and luxury.
This is, practically, a matter of small
importance, but IL is a fact that the
travelling public. whose common COM
forts and Injuries are being curtalled
by the eXigencies Of war, should feel
a little resentful at the sight OF pala-
tial private cars being attached TO their
trains, not for the convenience OF Of
ficials. hard at work while in transit,
but for the diversion and pleasurlng
and social shining Of wives, daughters
and friends.
The railways pleaded some slight
guilt in this respect, but asserted that
the abuse Of official private cars was
more conspicuous than frequent"
1t is safe TO say that this conspicuity
will not be noticeable hereafter.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
Count d'Hendecourt

DANIELSON, Conn, Dec. 21.-Count
Edouard Emile Auguste Sargent
d'Hendecourt, ffty-tWo years old, p
member Of a prominent family Of the
old French nobility, died in a board
ing house here to-day. He came to
Danielson about twenty-six years ago
and had worked in mills and on farms,
going under the name OF Edward Sar-
gent He was a classmate at a jesuit
college in Amiers, France, of Count
Boni de Castellane. His father was
major on the French general staff
during the Franco-Prussian War. and
he himself was an eX-officer Of a
French zouave regiment and saw seven
years service in Algiers and China.
His mother, Countess d'Hendecourt,
died about year ago. Word OF his
death was sent to-day 20 q sister liv-
ing in Versailles. France.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
Music
Fritz Kreisler Given Warm
Greeting at Concert in
Aeolian Hall

Fritz Kreisler was back again in the
concert hall last night as first violin in
q new quartet, the other three mem
bers OF which were Mr.. Kneisels as
sociates last season. Ine new organiza-
ton was giving its first recital in
Aeolian Hall, and was greeted by the
large audience with unrestrained en-
thusiasm.
The programme was composed Of
three Of the great quartets Of musical
literature, Mozart's in { major. Schu-
bert's in A minor. and Beethoven's IN
f major. Opus SO, No. /. The last was
played with full regard for its impress
sive dramatic qualities.
Mr.. Kreisler by no means plays
solo" in the new combination, yet by
his extraordinary beauty of tone seems
sometimes unduly 10 dominate the en-
semble. Mr.. Willeke's cello is at times
a little rough, and Mr.. Let's violin
needs more vigor and accuracy II 1t is
fitly to partner the distinguished in
strument opposite it, Besides, there
were frequent indications that the en-
remble was not yet quite at home with
itself. Yet on the whole the tonal elo-
ouence and the interpretive vigor were
so distinguished that these minor
faults are hardly TO be remembered.
Mr.. Kreisler will serve as salutory
pacemaker in those respects in which
the Kneisel ensemble has sometimes
fallen short in the past.
1t was clearly evident last night that
much OF the applause was intended as
an expression Of admiration and friend
ship for Mr.. Kreisler, whose attitude
has beer above reproach during the
late controversy" which was too often
marred by discourtesy on the part "
the plaintiff. Mr.. Krcisler's share If
the receipts from this series Of con-
certs, il may be added. are to be DO
mated by him to the Musicians Founda-
tion, in aid of needy musicians.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
LIP. P.Gratacap,Dean
Of Museum, Dies
Was Curator of Mineralogy
in Natural History
Institution

Members Of the staff Of the Ameri-
can Museum Of Natural History ala
not learn until yesterday that Louis
Pope Gratacap, dean Of the curator' Oh
tho institution, had died at his nome
163 Bement Avenue, New Brighton
Staten Island, on Wednesday.
For tho last twenty-seyen years MI
Gratacap has been curator OF miner
alogy in the museum. He had been
a member Ct the staff for forty-one
years.
Born in Brooklyn in 1850, Mr. Grata-
cap received his primary education in
the public schools and was graduated
from the College of the City Of New
York In 1859. He then studied at the
School Of Mines. Columbia University.
and later did research work IN geology
and mineralogy.
His connection with the museum goes
back to the tire wnen the humble be-
ginning Of the present vast collection
was housed in what is now police
station at the Central Park menagerie.
He became assistant curator IN min
cralogy there in 1876. In 1900 he was
made curator OF mineralogy and later
also headed the department Of con-
chology.
His WORK in public education Mt the
museum was especially noteworthy.
The artistic arrangement Of minerals
in the institution is one OF the ex-
amples Of his skill as an interpreter
Of Nature.
He was the author Of several books,
among them Geology of the City of
New York." popular Mineralogy," "A
Woman Of the Ice Age" and THE Ger
tainty Of a Future Life on Mars"
Mr.. Gratacap was unmarried and
lived with his brother Thomas. The
funeral will be held to-day from Trim
ity Church.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
Stuart-Brown

Miss Agnes Mildred Brown, daughter
Of the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Arthur Jud-
son Brown. was married yesterday in
the Madison Avenue Presbyterian
Church to Harold Coe Stuart, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Marshall Stuart,
Of 80 East Thirty-ninth Street. the
brides father and the Rev. DR.. Henry
Sloane Coffin officiating. A reception
followed at the home OF DR.. and Mrs.
Brown, 981 Park Avenue.
The bride was escorted by her
brother, Arthur J. Brown, and given
away by her father. Miss Eleanor
Brown was maid OF honor and only
attendant. James Marshall Stuart, jr.,
was his brothers best man. The ush-
ers were the Rev. Robert VI. Russell,
jr.; Lieutenant Elliott 4. Brown, u. S.
R.. the brides brother; Richard Pier
son Beverly Douglass, william j.
Barnes, Frank II. Mann and Frank Bah
bott, jr.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
Advice for Farmerettes

The farmerette now has an advisory
council to look out for her, formed yes
terday afternoon at meeting of wom-
ems organizations called by the Wom-
ans National Farm and Garden As
sociation, at 600 Lexington Avenue.
This council will take up Immediately
the question of training the women
farmers in time for next years crops
and will also establish itself as a me-
dium through which New York State
farmers can get the women workers.
Miss Martha Van Rensselaer,. leader
of home economies for New York State,
represented the food administration and
outlined the project. She urged that
the question Of housing the girls be
thoroughly taken care of. and sug-
gested that a trained dietitian be sent
with each unit of girls, so that they
might not have their time and strength
used By cooking their own meals.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
George F. Roesch

Assistant District Attorney George
F. Roesch. formerly justice of the
Fourth District Court and for many
years Tammany leader OF the Seventh
Assembly District, died yesterday in St.
Francis Hospital Of heart disease He
was sixty-two years old. In the twenty
FIVE years in which he supported Tam
many. Mr.. Roesch held many Offices.
He was member of the Assembly and
in 1890 became State Senator. For SIX
teen years, beginning in 1898. he was a
District Court justice. In February.
1916, Mr.. Swami made him an Assistant
District Attorney. He leaves his wife
and three sons, George F.. Eugene and
Joscpn
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
Bv Theodore NJ. Knappen

PITTSBURGH. Dec. 2l.-A very
Nsek shadow Of coming event
.s.,b an good railroad men hope
p-,,.se,cc viii cnbargo-was cast q
..r. while ago across tho railway
...s br the Interstate Commerce
r,~-.ss.on. The commission, with
w. cve--ueh use o. courteous eest-
,-es suggested that now was a good
.~e 10 reduce Tho salaries OF the
chief railway executives.
p. was intmatcd that, iuasmuch as
,,.r,ax Harrison, president Of the
cog.tcrr Ra.ltay and chairman Of the
psrvsvs War Board, had seen 81 to
-e5vce his salary IN the time of the
Sov.h's crca: distress following the
,-tl-esk OF ttc war in Europe. now
tr.e OF national trial was very
.-or.tous moment Tor all railway
s,ccgtivcs 20 trim their salaries in
,Ec forms o. major operation.
n is needless 20 say that the sUgges-
.or was not received with applause
srproachirc an ovation.
Instead -t was accepted as token
n the way the government would be-
e1r 10 establish its idea Of efficiency
q f. should take control OF the rail-
ways.
Might BE Costly to Railroads
4 sweeping reduction Of executive
.sIarics might save, throughout the
rstior. as much as $1,000 uO0o-and cost
.Se railways the loss Of ability worth
rsry times that amount annually.
There is scarcely = successful railway
.,ecutiyc In America to-day who could
not enter other employment at larger
salary than the railways are paying
bin.
Mos. executives have not yielded to
temptation, first. because they love
,beir work. and, second, because they
fsel that 20 quit the railway service
row is something like dcserting IN the
fsce OF the enemy. But neither love
ef work nor very keen sense of pa
triotic duty would keep all of these
valuable men iu the railway service II
their salaries were TO be sweepinGly
reduced Human nature is fairly preva-
iert throughout humanity.
Government ownership would. with
ont doubt. mean the reduction Of rail-
wav salaries 20 the mediocre level Of
,te general run Of salaries paid by the
roverrmcnt. which arc notoriously so
low that poor man cannot afford to
accent an executive position In Wash
,rr.on. or. In fact, in any large city
beesuse the official position always en-
torees larger personal expenditures.
In replying 20 the Interstate Com
rsree Commission the Railways War
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
White House Pickets
Parade Here To-day

Fifth Avenue will have a chance 20
see for itself Just what the white
House pickets looked like and now
they acted before they were arrested1,
Beginning to-day, the pickets Will
parade the Avenue every day until
January Z. This is the date OF the
mass meeting they have arranged az
Carnegie Hall IN the interest or tne
FEDERAL suffrage amendment, which IS
70 be voted upon BY Congress on Jan
uary 10.
All the women who will parade to-
Cay have served their time in prison.
They will be led by Miss Lucy Burns,
o. Brooklyn, and others in the line
viii be Miss Vida Milhollsnd, Mrs.
PAULA jacob, Miss Julia Hurlbut, Mrs.
george Odell. Of Washington, d. C.;
Mas Hazel Hunkins and Miss Vivian
rleree. The pickets will leave the
eeeadquarters at l3 East Forty-hrst
greet at II o'clock. and will repeat
me Performance at 4.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
Opera
Boris Godounow" Repeated
at Metropolitan Opera
House

"Boris Godounow" was repeated last
night at the METROPOLITAN Opera House.
The only new member of the cast was
Basil Ruysdael, who replaced Andreas
Seeurola in the part Of the drunken
monk. Mr.. Ruysdael gave a most anus
ing impersonation, besides singing the
music with fine effectiveness. Mr.. Ruys-
dael is a buffo Of marked merit, who
might be heard with pleasure more
often than he is.
Others in the opera were Mr.. Dldur'
Nine. Delaunois, Lenora Sparkes, kath-
leen Howard, Angelo Bads, Leon
Rothier, Paul Althouse, Louise Homer,
Albert Reiss and Lila Robson. Dir.
Papi conducted.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
Mrs. Hartman in Inquiry

Mrs. oliver Hartman. head OF the
Junior Patriots of America, was a WIT
ness Yesterday before the grand jury
investigating alleged irregularities in
collecting patriotic and charitable
funds. Mrs. Hartman has informed
Assistant District Attorney Kilroe that
her name was forged TO many letters
sent to wealthy men and women of the
city soliciting subscriptions, for which
a heavy commission was exaeted by
the collectors.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
South Is Lined Up
Against Suffrage

SAVANNAH. Dec. 21.-According 70
Representative J. ". Overstreet' OF the
lst Georgia District, the entire Geol-
gia delegation in both houses OF Ooh-
gress will vote solidly against tht
woman suffrage amendment when thaI
measure comes up FOR consideration on
the reconveuing Of Congress on JAM
ary 3. lie says they feel tnat 'hS
women Of the South, especially lhose u
Georgia. do not want the ballol. ..
Not only the Georgia Delegation, Du'
practically all Southern deIega'Inous'
will vote against the amendmeh'' N'P
resentatiye Overtstreet says.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
Plays and Players

Some malicious person who hasn't
the good Of the Century Theatre at
heart has sent to all the newspapers a
notice stating that the theatre is about
20 close Messrs. Dillingham; and Zieg-
field EXPRESS themselves as very an
moved by this unsolicited addition TO
their press department and beg that
the public be not deceived in the mat
ter.
"Odds and Ends" viii entertain on
Saturday afternoon all the poor chill
dren in New York who have written
letters TO Santa Claus. These missives,
many Of them pathetic, were turned
over by the dead letter Office to the
Santa Claus Association, which in turn
passed them on TO Lillian Lorraine.
Giving the party was her idea.
Lord and Lady Algy" opens tonight
AT the Broadhurst, and the press rep
resentative is firm in predicting the
audience 20 be one Of the most distin-
guished Of the season, according 20
custom.
Ethel BARRYMORE will set the clock
ahead half an hour Monday night, for
the curtain will arise at O'Clock on
The Lady Of the Camellias, better and
more briefly known on all one-nlght
stands as Camille"
John Charles Thomas, who has one
NJ Inc most promising voices in oper-
eta. has listened 20 vaudeville's en-
gazing whisper. Forsaking a May
time" company, he will begin a tour IN
the two-a day next week.
Vera Michelens, Of "Flo-Flo," has
been writing epigrams, and no one, can
do anything about 1t. Three samples:
"A woman's dress is only the surface
indication Of her character and tenn
perament; it's her lingerie that tells
the story"
MANY leaf has been turned in the
book ~ fashion since the days Of the
first and only leaf"
"A true test Of love is trousseau-
less bride" . D
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
Funeral of Maestro Romei

Funeral services were held at st.
Patrick's Cathedral yesterday forenoon
over the remains of Maestro Francesca
Romei. assistant conductor and must
cal secretary of General Manager Gil
ul.o Gatti-Casazza, of the Metropolitan
Opera Company. who died last Tues
day. The large attendance included
nearly all the members of the COM
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
Art
Interesting Exhibitions Are
Shown at Montrose Galleries
and Mcdowell Club

An exhibition of water colors by sew
eral we'll known American artists is
now on view at the Montrose Galleries.
All OF the pictures, however. are not
IN water colors. A few are in pastel.
There arc also decorative panels in
painted wood b. Elmer Macrae and one
painted and carved by Charles +. Prem
dergast. Reynolds Beal's Regatta St..
Regis" is a brilliant impression Of sea
and SKY with white sailboats. Arthur
Dow has two delca.ely suggested i'm
pressions Of the Massachusetts coast,
while Elliott Daingerfeld has taken
moonlight and mist for his themes.
The pastel drawings on brown paper
by Thomas W. Dewing are charmingly
suggested in this elusive medium.
Childe Hassam is we'll represented in
his puerto del Sol. Toledo and Fifth
Avenue-April Morning" while the
quiet beauty Of IIoratio Walkers color
schemes is shown in his pastoral
scenes.
Several other artists are we'll repre-
sented In this interesting exhibition,
which will close December 81.
At the MacDowell Club Yesterday
there opened an exhibition Of paintings
by group Of artists mostly American
women.
A large and interesting range Of sub
jects is shown, and many and varied
are the styles OF painting, from the
realism OF Miss Kathleen Houlahan's
Portrait" in gray. rose and black. 10
Miss Louise Tompkins's impressionistic
portraits and Bernard Gussow's Ce-
zannesque landscapes and figures
The Portrait OF Miss Cotton" by
Lillian Cotton, presents the lady in soft
grays, with green fan: her Portrait
of Mrs. Alexander Biddle" Is also a
pleasing color scheme in black and
gold. An attractive picture by Anna
d. Irving is THE Sketch Class" show
ing group of women in many colored
smocks, all painting breezily on a hill
side.
Other exhibitors of note are G.. l..
Berg, Alne Bernstein, Amy Londoner,
Rosalie Manning and Edith Reynolds:
The exhibition will remain open until
December 80
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22

pany. The Rev. Fathers DAILY, Quinn,
Slattery and Hammer officiated, and the
Cathedral choir, directed by Professor
Mex Ungerer, sang Perosis Requiem
Mass.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
Miss Charlotte Riker to Wed

Miss Charlotte L. Riker, daughter o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew l.. Riker, VIII
be married to Hoyt Perry SATURDAY
afternoon, December 29, az Fairfield
Conn
New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
Drama
Three Heroines Decide Their
Fatcs in a Spliced
Drama

yes or No." play in three acts.
prologue and epilogue, by Arthur Good
rich. presented by G.. NJ. Anderson and
Lawrence Weber az the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-20
SAFEGUARDS AMATEURS
EMERGENCY AMENDMENTS BY
CITY BASEBALL COMMISSION
Leaders ia Amateur Baseball Pro, id,
Tor contingencies That May Result
From ConScrfptiOn Measures

Members of the Amateur Commission
OF Richmond took mail vote last
week aud 1t was unanimously agreed
l" amend certain rules in the bylaws
aud constitution OF the commission
ihc amendment was made according 10
TIA" bylaws OF the commission, which
CIV" me right to amend the rules by
the consent OF tWo-t thirds ma jority
me amendment deals with payers
on local teams joining the army and
IN" vote as taken before the conScriD-
ton age had been decided upon and be-
iott IL had been dehnitciy decided
Whcn CONSUMPTION MAS to commence
me Tact that a majority OF local anna
t.urS either are beyond the cunscrip-
tion age or are married now makes the
amendments unnecessary, hut IL IL
hardly probable that they will be
withdrawn. as the commission wishes
TO safeguard the interests of all the
teams.
The CONSUMPTION bill will not have
any material effect upon the playing
season 81 the local teams. as all OF
the leagues Will have completed their
schedules by the second Saturday in
August. However. the bill may ma
tcriaiiN affect the intcrcity series.
which starts the FIRST Saturday in Sep
tcmoer, ~ conscription will begin just
IN the midst OF the series.
The amendments TO rules and -
AS adopted in full by the commission
are as follows:
Provided, further. Tina, any team
plaNing under The Amateur Commits
HIpII' using cIouS ~ men, VINO nave lett
TO Join the colorS of our country to
prevent that team from putting Il COM
pl"te nine on tho field. Will be per
united to sign enough players up to
the limit of fifteen. To complete that
team. prior 10 the playing OF game.
The contracts OF such player or play
crS must show that such player or
players were signed for this season
only, and must he signed by both Of
the managers and the umpire 10 this
effect.
This rule will only apply where men
have left TO join the colorS In that in
icrral OF time between Wednesday
preceding Saturdays game. and Sat
urday's game in which such player or
players participate.
The sanction OF either the president
or the secretary of the league must
first he obtained before such player or
players viii! he permitted to play.
my manager taking advantage OF
this rule will be subject TO II fine as
we'll as forfeiture Of the game
Md rule -. AS follows:
Amy PLAYER signed under tho com
mission. who leaves 10 join the colors.
Will he registered as suspended "
Should such player return at any fu-
'urc time during the playing season
aud desire 10 play again his services
shall! be considered as belonging to the
team and league with whom lie was
pla wing at the time OF his dcDarturc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-20
JAMAICA RESULTS

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