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New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

wounded during q heavy bombardment
in front line dugout When the gas
attack began they stuck to their posts.
regardless of personal peril, until they
were overcome by fumes. They died
later in hospital.
Hedley H. Cooper was born in Adrian,
! Mich, and at the beginning of the war
was rector Of St. Christopher's Epis-
copal Church, Oak Park, III. He re-
signed to become n chaplain of the list
New York Infantry On February l he
went abroad as n war secretary for the
Young Mems Christian Association with
the American forces in France. He
was thirty-one years old and unmarried.
Halliday Smith formerly was a clerk
in the Union Square Savings Bank, and
had been a member of the 7th Regi-
ment, N. Y N. G., for three years previ-
Gus to the war. He was disqualified
for military service on account of q
dislocatior of the shoulder.
Eager to be of service at the front,
Mr.. Smith enlisted as Y. M. C. A. hut
secretary last November. He was born
in East Orange, N. j.
The Paris dispatch also mentioned
the heroic work of two American women
in the recent heavy fighting near Sois-
sons. One is Miss Maria Heron, a
sister-n-law of William Howard Taft,
former President, and the other Miss
Jane Taylor Bowler. Both are from
Cincinnati. For many weeks the foyer
toned, had been bombed every clear
night, but the women refused to desert
the soldiers dependent upon them for a
bit Of happiness between the battles.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Blind Children
Depict Fairies
In Stage Exhibit
Assume Dramatic Roles
Portraying Imagery They
Have Never Seen

Every seeing child knows the game
of "make- e-believe."
But the children of the Lighthouse,
at III East Fifty-ninth Street, where
sightless little folk go every Saturday
for play, have just learned that de-
lightful game, which is a strange
imaginative pastime when one has
never known the guides of picture
books and memory pictures.
Fifteen little Blue Birds at the New
York Association for the Blind showed
yesterday at the Lighthouse Eat home"
how we'll they could invent things
which they had never seen. Elves,
fairies and fairy children, according to
the way they seem to sightless kiddies,
tion of Rose Red and Snow White
Each child gave the directions for de-
signing her own costume.
II think a dwarf ought to be all
dressed in red" said Elizabeth Knesel,
eight years old, who was cast for the
villain in the piece. "And he ought
to have long white beard and bag
of jewels" And so ne had. Snow
White, as played by Ethel Herren. 17S
East Third Street, who has been blind
from birth. was not bit frightened.
and wore her long yellow hair down
her back, with wreath on her brow
like a real princess. Rose Red
otherwise Sarah Newfeld, 200 East
Ninety seventh Street-could see just
a tiny bit and led the other children
about the stage.
The dramatic training of these binn
children, begun last Christmas, is
based on the newest ideas in child edu-
cation. Already they are becoming
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Premier Hughes Here
To Decide Isles Fate

A hint of the Importance of the
secret mission to London of Prime
Minister Hughes of Australia was
given yesterday by one of his suite,
who told correspondents here of Brit
ish papers that the censor would not
pass to England any reference to the
purpose of Mr.. Hughes's mission.
The Premier received a delegation
of newspaper men at the Harvard Club,
where he is staying. One of the mem
bers asked Mr., Hughes, "Is it proper to
ask about your mission to England?"
Mr.. Hughes gave diplomatic reply
that indicated his lips were sealed and
one of his suite broke in to say that
even if he spoke the censor would not
pass his remarks out of the country.
Previously, however, Mr.. Hughes had
said Australia would fight to prevent
any of the islands of the South Pa
cihc being held by predatory nation.
Many of these Misunderstanding sta
tions and submarine bases-were
wrcsted from Germany by Japan at
the outbreak of the war.
1t was reported, although Mr.. Hughes
would not discuss the subject, that his
mission to England has to do with the
final disposition of those islands at the
end of the war
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Harvard Shocked bv
"Lampoon's" Satire

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 1.-The
Harvard authorities are considerably
shocked over the license taken by the
"Lampoon" in its current issue in
holding up to ridicule some of the
universitys staff.
The satiric attack, in imitation of
Burke's "Peerage," is called "Lampy' s
Peerage of Cantabrigia, or the AL
manac of Goats" President Lowell is
introduced as:
.'His Most August and Flighty
Majesty (by Grace of the Over
peers), King Prexy the Twenty
sixth, of the Dynasty Of Boston and
the House of Lowell"
The titles of the 'Prince of Pre-.
cawshion, Sultan of Bloodblud, anc
Ruler of Bath Nights for Freshmen
are also given to President Lowell. His
armorial bearings are described as
"cod fish and bean impaled on Puri-
tan outlook, quartered with coronet
and bauble in a back bay"
President Emeritus Eliot gets this:
ELIOT
Charles William, the Old Pre-
tender, Dowager Emperor, Duke
Dodo, Maudln Fellow, Renowned
Ubiquitous Chancellor of the Order
of the Brown Derby. CREST: Fall
en-. ARMS: Classic bust shattered
on Five Foot Shelf. Seat,
Weybac.
There are perhaps two dozen noble
men and women in the "peerage," in
Guiding the Rev. DR.. Fitch, Dean Boody
of Radcliffe, and Major Henry Lee
Hicginson,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Hopes Incident Will Make
Mayor More Willing to
Aid Federal Government
Far Above Draft Age
When Told Army Needed Him
He Entered Service at
Once, He Says

Dr. Thomas Hayes Curtin, Assistant
Medical Examiner, whom Mayor Hylan
refused to grant leave of absence to
enter the Medical Reserve Corps Of
the army, referred yesterday to the
Mayors explanation of his case as
"about as consistent as usual" and
declared the only interest he has in
the incident now is the hope that the
Mayor, Influenced by public opinion,
will be more inclined to aid the Fed
eral government"
$50 the Mayor thinks should have
waited for the draft?" said DR.. Curtin.
"Well, l might have waited a long
time, for l am forty-one years old"
The Mayor in his statement issued
Friday explained that he had not used
DR.. Curtin 'shabbily,' because the lat
ter had not been actually drafted or
requested to serve by the government
when he made application for leave of
absence, without pay, from the city.
tiations with the government.
III had been semi-officially informed" j"
he said, "that there was serious
shortage of eye specialists for war ser
vice. Unwilling to withhold my SER
vices, l went to Washington and laid
all the facts before the Surgeon Gen
erals Office. 1t was a question whether
my services were needed more by the
nation than by the city. I said / was
not anxious to sever connection with
the work l was already doing unless
there was an actual need for me in the
army. The reply was: You are actu-
ally needed now And l acted accord
ingly;
II have no desire to enter into any
controversy now with the Mayor as
my time is taken with more important
matters. AS for the Mayors statement
it is about as consistent as usual and
is not at all surprising. Apparently
one must be actually drafted in order
to get any consideration from the city
administration. The only interest l
have in the incident now is the hope
that the Mayor, influenced by public
ouinion, will be more inclined to aid
the Federal government"
DR.. Curtin asked for no pay from the
city during his leave of absence, al
though his position in the Medical
Corps will bring him $500 less a year
He resigned his Office in the city ser
vice when the Mayor refused to grant
him leave of absence.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Chorus of 10000
In Last Rehearsal
For Thrift Fete
Sousa Predicts Musical
Treat Of a Lifetime at Polo
Grounds This Afternoon

The chorus of 10000 voices, the band
Of principals who are to appear in
elijah" at the Thrift Festival at the
Polo Grounds this afternoon answered
to the baton Of Lieutenant John Philip
Sousa in a final rehearsal at Madison
Square Garden yesterday before an
audience Of conductors and musical
critics.
~ believe that music lovers who at
tend the festival are in for the musical
treat Of their lives" Lieutenant Sousa
said afterward 1t is one of the big
gest musical events that Sousa has
ever had hand in.
Next in importance to Lieutenant
Sousa is the weather man. He pre-
diets clear skies and light southerly
winds.
Although thousands of seats have
been sold, there VIII be plenty of room
in the grandstands for late corners.
The size of the production guarantees
to those in the top row the same ad-
vantages enjoyed by those in the
boxes. The gates will be thrown open
at 80 D. NJ. and the performance will
begin at three.
1t will be worth while to arrive
early, for before the beginning Of the
oratorio De Wolf Hopper will auction
Lieutenant Sousa's baton, the buyer to
receive not only the prize. but the
amount of his bid in war stamps. Two
hundred naval reservists from Pelham
Bay, with their band, will march on
the field, and the chorus will follow
them to the tune of "Semper Fidelis."
Mme Frances Aida viii open the
singing programme with "The STAR
Spangled Banner" in which the band,
chorus and audience, 10000 altogether,
will join. During an interval of the
oratorio Leon Rothier will sing LIS
Marseillaise.
Among the principals of the oratorio
are Sophie Rraslau, Marie Sundelius,
Betty McKenna, Oscar Seagle and
Charles Harrison. Tie chorus is COM
posed of singers from leading choral
societies and colleges. The subsidiary
conductors who will be grouped
around Lieutenant Sousa are Tall
Esen Morgan, Louis Koemmenich, Ed
ward G. Marquard. c. Mortimer Wiske,
Carl Helm and NJ j. Corcoran.
All the proceeds of the festival are
10 be devoted TO war thrift propaganda
in New York.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Katherine Stinson
Completes Flight
From Chicago
Lands at Sheepshead Bay on
Last Lap From Bing-
hamton

Katherine Stinson, the twenty-year-
old Texas avatrice, completed the final
lap of her Chicago to- New York aerial
journey at 4:30 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon. Her flight was made from
Binghamton, N. Y, where she had
detained by two accidents and she
alightcd at the Speedway at Sleeps
head Bay before 5000 motor "fans"
who had gathered for the 10O-mile
Harkness handicap race.
Spectators at the race saw tiny
speck emerge from the northern skies
and sweep toward the big wood speed
way. Professional announcers in
formed the crowd that it was Miss
Stonson on the final leg of her long
and adventuresome trip and there were
tremendous cheers as She encircled the
field, pointed the nose of her little BIZ
plane into the wind and banked to
earth.
On the tail of her rakish craft was
a bright red cross and the figures "1O6"
were painted boldly on the wings of
the machine. Miss Stinson stepped to
the track, clad in blue skirt and vel
low leather Jacket, and was introduced
to the spectators.
Later she talked with Mayor Hylan,
whose automobile was parked in the
infield. while fleet of motion picture
men gathered about them. BY flying
without stop from Chicago to Bing-
hamton, N. Y, where an accident be-
fell her in the shape of broken pro-
pellor shaft, Miss Stinson broke the
American nonstop flying record and
by her successful finish yesterday
brought the first mail that ever has
been sent from Chicago to New York
by aeroplane.
AS the motor meet concluded yester-
day Miss Stinson climbed the air and
it was announced that she was to fly
to the government aviation field at
Mineola, Long Island.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

gnd T ace Of each and all Of these hotels oend
1ho chdrge at hone chaps "n the
zoe 100 cap through servng consider
6noaO that yoWre 0come, truly sooday
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Benefit Planned for
Dobbs Ferry School
Musical and Tea on Brown Es-
tate, Springhurst, Satur-
day Afternoon

A musical and tea for the benefit of
the Music School at Dobbs Ferry, will
be given at Llewellyn Hall, on the
estate of Mrs. Franklin @. Brown,
Springhurst, Dobbs Ferry, on Satur
day afternoon. from $3.50 until 7
o'clock. Mrs. Brown is chairman of
the committee, and other members
are Mrs. Maitland F. Griggs, Mrs.
Albert Shaw, Mrs. Henry Willard, Mrs
H. V. D. Black, Miss Caramai Carroll,
Mrs. Stanley Brown -Serman, Mrs. AL
fred Rossin, Mrs. David Luke, Mrs
Conrad H. Matthiessen, Mrs. Frederick
Trevor Hill, Mrs. Carroll Dunham,
Mrs. Henry Brooks, Mrs. Joseph Glen
denim, and B. M. Sheppard, principal
of Dobbs Ferry School. The musical
director is Miss Winifred Rogers.
Stages will meet the trains at Dobbs
Ferry, leaving the Grand Central Sta
tion, lower level, at 2:10 o'clock and
will stop at the Dobbs Ferry Library
at o'clock for local passengers.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Mrs. keppel Barred
From! Testifying in
London Libel Suit
Court Refuses to Permit In
dividuals to Refute Ir-
relevant Statements

LONDON, June AT the reopening
of the trial of Noel Pemberton- Billing,
on charge of libel preferred by Maud
Allan and ]. T. Grcin, manager of the
Independent Theatre. to-day, Justice
Darling ruled that it was impossible to
allow any individual to come forward
to refute statements made by the wit
nesses which really were not relevant
to The issue before the court.
Mrs. George Keppel who was pres
ent, according to her counsel, to deny
on oath that she had been in Holland
since the outbreak of the war or had
seen DR.. Richard Won Kuehlmann, the
German foreign minister, and other
German statesmen, therefore left the
court.
An attorney, on behalf of the War
military history and medical records Of
Captain Harold Sherwin Spencer, who
gave startling testimony when exam
ired before the court. He said these
records would "show the true charac cter
of that Witness" The judge also dis
allowed this. as the doctors who signed
the certificates are ont of the country.
Lord Alfred Douglas, who said he
regretted having been associated with
Oscar Wilde when the latter wrote
"Salome," was the next witness. He
said he considered the stage direction
OF Wilde's "Salome" as Objectionable
and disgusting. He said the fact that
such q play was produced and special
prominence had been given to the name
Of the author was likely to appeal
strongly to the immoral.
Asked whether he regretted having
met Wilde, Lord Douglas replied: II do,
to my most intense honor. Wilde had
diabolical influence on people. He
h,yDdr wears -
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Reception to Labor Mission

At the session of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in St. Paul, next week,
a public reception in honor of the
American labor mission to Europe will
be held, it was announced last night
by the American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy. Members of the mis-
sion, Governor Burnquist and Samuel
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Alliance With Teutons
Secuted by Terauchi

LONDON, June 1.-There is little
present possibility of an alliance be-
tween Germany and Japan, Premier
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Mayor Insists Controller
Put Himself Squarely
Before Public
"Patriotism the Issue"
Declares Men in Control
Should Be Prevented From
War Prohteering

Mayor Hylan yesterday wrote to b. Is.
Odell, Ice Controller, suggesting list
Of prices for ice this summer which, in
the Mayors opinion, would afford an
adequate profit to the dealers and ire
duce very greatly the burden on the
consuming public"
The Mayor asked the Ice Controller
to place himself "squarely before the
public as standing for fair and rea-
sonable charge to the consumers. The
Mayor declared his administration was
anxious to cooperate with the Ice Con-
troller if he would offer a fair basis on
which to cooperate. The letter said
"The City of New York, through its
Department of Markets, offered to dis
tribute a quantity of ice at price
much less than the price fixed by you,
the sale and distribution of which l
am informed you have prohibited.
Backs Commissioner Day
"The price suggested by the Commits
sioner of Markets, who had this in
mind, offered adequate return to all
concerned in production and distribu-
ton, and would have saved the con-
Stunning public as against the price sug-
gested by you in the first instance, a
great many million dollars. If you
would declare the maximum price of
ice $4 at the bridge, S5.25 to the pedler,
delivered on the sidewalk; $3.50 for the
ice cream dealer, delivered; $3.50 for
the butcher, delivered; $3.50 or 50 to
the domestic consumer, delivered, and
$3.50 to $40 to the Office consumer, de-
livered, these prices would be adequate
to give all returns necessary, and yet
WOULD reduce very greatly the burden
on the consuming public.
"This administration is anxious to
aid you, but we want you to offer US q
fair basis on which we can cooperate.
1t is my personal feeling that the ice
TRUST should not have the first consid-
Grafton, but that the poor of the city
should receive it.
Is Patriotic Problem
eff the men who control the ice stu
alton could be made to realize that this
is a human problem first and finan-
cial problem second, they would not
only be performing their duty to hu-
manity, but also would be performing
an unparalleled patriotic service to
their country at this time.
Lee proAteering is despicable at any
me. but particularly so when our
ountry Is at war, and ice dealers
guilty of such practices should be
driven out of business and their names
placed on public roll of dishonor"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

less shy and more self-possessed ufdsr'
the new means Of self-expression'
About fifty girls, ranging in age from
six to seventeen, take the training
every Saturday under the direction Of
Miss Alma Guy. This is the second
play which t1ey have given. The lines
are spoken spontaneously by the chill
dren, who learn no set parts, but hear
the story once or twice.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Mrs. Loftes Wins at Putting

The women's putting competition at
Montclair Golf Club yesterday was
won by Mrs. w Ii. Loftes. The
sweepstakes winners in the three
classes were: Class Al. B. Hall, SO,
9-74; Glass B-J. B. Smith, 90, 1872,
and IN Class C. Il. C. Never. "a, 25-69.
Evening star., 1918-03-04
HOSPITAL WORKERS
READY FOR DRIVE
Emergency Canvass Teams
Prepared to Battle 0biec-
tions in $50, 900 Campaign.
D. C. INSTITUTION IDEAL

Every one Of the zoo canvasserS in
the campaign for the ffty-thousand-
dollar Emergency Hospital mainte-
nance fund will be fully Informed about
the reasons for the need of this fund, so
that they may talk inteiligently to
'-prospectS'' for contributions
These canvassers are to be organized
into twenty teams of ten men each.
headed by leaders in the professional
and business life of Washington. The
executive committee has prepared
dope sheet containing information in
answer to the question, why do We
need s50.00O?" which will be put into
the hands of the canvassers.
Portions of this dope sheet which
are of general interest were made pub
lie last evening by Clifford L Johnson,
campaign manager. In part. il states:
The Emergency Hospital represents
the rearest approach to true char
table hospital of any institution in the
city. 1t is open every hour of the day
and night. prepared to render medical
and suEical assistance TO every one who
needs il. 1t never turns away a patient
from its doors 1t has no choice in the
selection Of its patients, so far as its
free work is concerned. and the only
exception to this is contagious dis
eases.
Evening star., 1918-03-04
$4,000 Use Dispensary Yearly.

The dispensary treats about $4,000
cases a year. This year probably +0.-
600 viii be treated in this one depart
ment alone. our wards are continually
filled with patients unable TO pay. who
are receiving the best medical and sur
gical aid.
Economy in the care of the sick
and needy can be exercised only to
certain degree-beyond that it ceases
to be helpful, and even may be harm
full Therefore. charitable institutions
can never be made self-sustaining un-
less they enjoy large endowments.
The institution is doing A wonder
full piece of war work in prepar-
ing doctors, nurses and orderiies
for war purposes. Already the Ener-
gency Hospital has contributed large
quotas of doctors and nurses who are
in actual war work.
"Another feature is the fact that to-
day Washington is crowded with about
100000 new residents. many of whom
are brought daily to the institution by
ambulance or private conveyance for
speedy medical and surgical attention.
Evening star., 1918-03-04
Institutions Work Doubled.

The -astitution's work has almost
doubled so far as the care of free
cases is concerned. At the rate estab-
hshed during 1917 the Institution will
perform 100 per cent more charity
work during 1918 than in 1915. The
compensation received from the gov
ernment for charity cases is far less
than the amount expended by the in
stitution.
To illustrate: the government pays
$1.50 per day for all cases remaining
IN the hospital The actual cost of
these cases to the institution is not
less than SO per day. The institution
receives 80 cents for each ambulance
call, whether il be within three blocks
or five miles In order to take care of
this work. IL is necessary TO have two
AmbUlances and four ambulance driv-
ers. working twelVe-hour shifts. One
can readily appreciate that, with the
wear ana tear on the ambulances, cost
of maintenance and labor. large
deficit occurs in this department.
Evening star., 1918-03-04
SMALL FIRES ARE REPORTED
Damage to B. & 0. Bridge Charged
to Sparks From Burning Brush.

Sparks from a brush fire are believed
TO have set fire to the bridge of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
crossing Canal road near Chain bridge
yesterday morning. Several ties and
stringers were burned. causing a loss
of So. The fire was extinguished by
No. ) engine company.
An overheased furnace was response
ble for a fire that occurred in the resi-
dence OF Samuel Sullivan. AZ II street,
yesterday afternoon about $50 O'Clock
No. engine company eXtinGuiShed the
fire after SEQ damage had been done.
No. } truck company extinguiShed 1
small fire in the house uf Joseph
Thomas. 3529 r street. about 12:4J
o'clock this morning. The fire was
caused by 4 gas stove becoming hot
and isniting the wooden frame on
which it rested. only s. damage re-
suited.
Evening star., 1918-03-04
LITTLE GIRLS AID RED CROSS.
Make $40 in Profit From Sale of Elk.
pert NeedleWork.

imbued with desire TO aid democracy :
cause. two eight-year-old girls succeed
ed in earning $40, which they have con-
,ributed to the Red Cross fund These
two girls are Grace l.. Nollaud and
Ruth l. Miles. cousins.
During the Ped Cross campaign re-
Gently they adopted Il plan suggested
by their mothers. Each mother do
mated Il dollars worth OF material. and
after articles We're made from this
material they We're sold. More material
was bought. and so On until each girl
had succeeded in earning s. profit,
which they turned over for the Red
Cross fund last week.
Evening star., 1918-03-04
GAS KILLS OMAR FOX.
virginian Victim of Accident in
D. C. Rooming House.

Omar L. Fox. fifty years old, Lees
burg. Va. was accidentally asphyxiate ed
by Illuminating gas in a room at $40
street yesterday morning. His body
was found on the floor resting against
the door. and Coroner Nevitt said he
thought the roomer fell there while
cropping about in the dark to find the
door. He probably was SO much affect
ed by the gas that he was unable to
make an outcry.
find employment and expected to go to
work early this week. 1t is believed
that he accidentally left key to the
gas fixture open when he retired Sat
tifcate of accidental death